Movies like The Last Bus 2021

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The Last Bus (2021)
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The Last Bus (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Scotland to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. It's an incident-fuelled nostalgia trip and his encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon. Tom is totally unaware and to his surprise on arrival at Land’s End he’s greeted as a celebrity.
Style: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, road movie
Plot: travel, old man, life is a bitch, senior citizen, road trip, loss of wife, loss of family, last wish, elderly man, loss of spouse, old age, country, deceased wife, retirement home life, road

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and sincere films with plots about life is a bitch, travel, road trip, family problems, family relations, social problems and female protagonist mostly in Drama, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Last Bus: Edie (2017), Road to La Paz (2015), Romantic Guide to Lost Places (2020), A Country Called Home (2015), The Pebble and the Boy (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Edie (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: To try and overcome a lifetime of bitterness and resentment, an older lady decides to climb a mountain in Scotland.
Style: psychological, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, inspirational
Plot: senior citizen, road not taken, old woman, guide, mountain climbing, nature, elderly, ambitious woman, elderly woman, ambition, direction and purpose, elderly man ...
Place: scotland, scottish highlands
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100%
 6.9
 838
Road to La Paz (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Netherlands, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Sebastian is unemployed, finding pleasure only in his old Peugeot. He got married to his girlfriend Jazmin and having no income, he starts a job of a private ride service. One day, a regular customer, Jalil, an old Arab man suggests a long distance ...
Style: road movie, intercultural, captivating, sincere, psychological ...
Plot: car, dog, journey, road trip, cultural difference, culture, spiritual journey, cross cultural relations, travel, survival, coach, vintage car ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Romantic Guide to Lost Places (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Benno and Allegra: he's over fifty, English, and drinks like a fish; she's twenty years younger, a travel blogger with lots of imagination. They both live off their lies and have no intention of stopping now. Next-door neighbors who had ...
Style: road movie, captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: travel, unlikely couple, relationships, couple relations, romantic relationship, love and romance, husband wife relationship, chance meeting, road trip, introspection, self discovery
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
A Country Called Home (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her ...
Style: sincere, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: death of father, alcoholic father, road trip, friendship, lifestyle, travel, changing lives, father daughter estrangement, female protagonist, lgbt, family reunited, reunion ...
Place: texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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The Pebble and the Boy (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: John Parker, a 19 year old from Manchester, embarks on a journey to Brighton, the spiritual home of the Mods, on an old Lambretta scooter left to him by his father.
Style: road movie, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: coming of age, fashion, road trip, fashion industry, escapades, empire fashion, adolescence vs adulthood, travel, haute couture, grownups, rock music, football hooligan ...
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
The Mourning Forest (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A caregiver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.
Style: sincere, psychological, captivating, aesthetic, independent film ...
Plot: retirement home, forest, travel, sadness, old man, cross country trip, relationships, male female relationship, family problems, relationship problems, life is a bitch, old age ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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French Tour (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Far’Hook is a 20-year-old rapper. Following a violent dispute with a rival, he’s forced to leave Paris for a while. His producer, Bilal, suggests that Far’Hook acts as driver for Bilal’s father, Serge, on a tour of French ports, following in ...
Style: road movie, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: road trip, friendship, intergenerational friendship, unlikely friendships, rapper, relationship problems, cultural difference, travel, culture clash, generation gap, black, arab
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Mr. Pig (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story: On a mission to sell his last remaining prize hog and reunite with old friends, an aging farmer abandons his foreclosed farm and journeys to Mexico. After smuggling in the hog, his estranged daughter shows up, forcing them to face their past and ...
Style: road movie, sincere, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: road trip, human animal relationship, friendship, pets, animal human communication, social problems, human relationship, black, foreclosure, estranged daughter, sick father, love
Place: mexico, indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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The Continent (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A road movie that follows three young men yearning after their ideals.
Style: road movie, captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: road trip, marriage crisis, crisis, self discovery, family in crisis, relationship problems, life is a bitch, family problems, marital crisis, introspection, travel, island
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Balance, Not Symmetry (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An American student living a privileged existence at Glasgow School of Art faces the unexpected death of her father. Consumed with her loss, she finds herself re-examining both her life and inner circle.
Style: captivating, psychological, suspense, disturbing
Plot: loss of family, family problems, self discovery, changing lives, life is a bitch, lifestyle change, loss of father, bereavement, dysfunctional family, female protagonist, student
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Five Nights in Maine (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and grief over her daughter's death.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: guilt, grief, family problems, loss of wife, african american man, african american, mother in law, loss of daughter, countryside, village life, family relations, life is a bitch ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
One for the Road (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Three octogenarians set out on a trip in order to fulfill the dying wish of a lifelong friend, in spite of the disapproval of their families and the limitations of their advanced age. Along the way, they find themselves embroiled in a series of ...
Style: humorous, sincere, satirical, captivating, road movie
Plot: elderly, last wish, elderly man, group of friends, escapades, desire, friends, travel, bucket list, wish fulfillment, wish come true, road trip ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Desert Bride (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Teresa’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to accept a job far away. On her way, she loses her bag, causing her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, road movie
Plot: traveling salesman, journey, travel, changing lives, road trip, family relations, male female relationship, lifestyle change, female protagonist, relationships, lifestyle, latina ...
Time: year 2017
Place: buenos aires argentina
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42%
Paths of the Soul (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story: PATHS OF THE SOUL follows a group of Tibetan villagers who leave their families and homes to make a "bowing pilgrimage" — laying their bodies flat on the ground after every few steps — along the 2,000-kilometre road to Lhasa. Though ...
Style: suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, road movie ...
Plot: pilgrimage, travel, pilgrim, relationships, faith, life is a bitch, social relations, society, wildlife, family relations, yoga, religion ...
Place: tibet, china
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36%
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 245
Azzurro (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Italy, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story: 75-year-old Giuseppe De Metrio has spent 30 years in Geneva, as foreign worker for the Broyer company. Upon retirement, he returned to Puglia, Italy, where his family had continued to live. His only grandchild, 7-year-old Carla, is blind. The whole ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, sincere, captivating
Plot: blind child, old man, blind character, blindness and impaired vision, sick child, kids and family, grandfather grandson relationship, family problems, visual impairment, family relations, elderly man, sick ...
Place: italy, switzerland, geneva switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.1
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Changeover (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A girl grieving the horrific loss of her parents moves in with relatives, who try their best to welcome her into the family.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, relationship problems, family relations, loss of father, post traumatic stress, family life, life is a bitch, loss of family, family problems, uncle niece relationship, loss of mother ...
Place: north carolina
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 8.5
 32
Auntie Duohe (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story: After losing her kin in the wake of the Second Sino-Japanese War, a Japanese girl in China stays to live with a traditional Chinese family.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, sincere, psychological
Plot: loss of family, life is a bitch, war, loss of family member, society, family life, family problems, social problems, bereavement, girl
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
My Father's Violin (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Through their shared grief and connection to music, an orphaned girl bonds with her emotionally aloof, successful violinist uncle.
Style: sincere, suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: music, musician, musician's life, relationships, uncle, family relations, violin, girl, orphan, violinist, life is a bitch
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Forgive Us Our Debts (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Threatened by creditors, a newly unemployed man agrees to work for a debt collector, but soon discovers his deal with the devil has unexpected costs.
Style: captivating, sincere, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: society, life is a bitch, life philosophy, violence, adaptation, redemption, money, rivalry, escapades, lawyer, politics, debt collector
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.5
 55
Insight (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Pavel Zuev has to start his life over from darkness after he looses his sight. The young man has to learn again how to eat, walk, wash himself, do simple housework, and even how to look out of the window without seeing anything. All connections to ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, sincere
Plot: loss of eyesight, blindness, blind man, blindness and impaired vision, relationships, life is a bitch, visual impairment, social problems, hopes, starting over, male female relationship, blind character ...
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30%
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 20K
Kodachrome (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last lab in the world that can develop them before it shuts down for good. Along with Ben's nurse ...
Style: road movie, captivating, sincere, disturbing, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: road trip, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, art, parents and children, rivalry, destiny, society, hopes, friends, obsession, career ...
Time: 2010s
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30%
The Art of Travel (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: High school grad. Conner Layne is about to marry his first love, but when wedding plans fail, he goes solo on his honeymoon to Central America, finding adventure with a ragtag group of foreigners who attempt to cross the Darien Gap in record time.
Style: captivating, realistic, psychological, sincere, bleak ...
Plot: travel, self discovery, adventurer, escapades, canceled wedding, friends, prank, youth, wanderlust, survival, disaster, nature ...
Time: 21st century
Place: latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Identifying Features (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Magdalena, a mother in search of her missing son, meets Miguel, recently deported from the US and looking for his mother. Together, they make their way through the desolate and unforgiving militia-ridden landscapes south of the border.
Style: disturbing, captivating, social
Plot: u.s. mexico border, road trip, criminal syndicate, syndicate, travel, family problems, surrealism, mother son relationship, life is a bitch, criminal, social problems, uncover truth ...
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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The Return (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense
Plot: tragic event, ex convict, troubled past, tragic past, social problems, dark past, murder, recovering alcoholic, problem, life is a bitch, confronting the past, mental health
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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 1K
Cold Brook (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Two ordinary guys in a small town embark on an extraordinary adventure, risking everything for a stranger in need.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, sincere, psychological
Plot: friendship between men, getting home, travel, small town life, male protagonist, self discovery, lifestyle, society, road trip, black, african american man, town ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 5.7
 33K
Cry Macho (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Mike Milo, a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder, takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.
Style: captivating, sincere, psychological, disturbing, road movie ...
Plot: cowboy, bad mother, parents and children, father son relationship, redemption, father and son, family relations, travel, competition, old man, kidnapping, horse ...
Time: 2020s, 70s, year 1978
Place: mexico, mexico city
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 5.9
 360
Ride (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: One Sunday in May, at home with Carolina, the hours are counted. The following Monday will have to publicly adhere to the collective emotion that overwhelmed a small community on the sea, a few kilometers from the capital. Mauro Secondari left, a ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: mother son relationship, fatal accident, bereavement, life is a bitch, loss of family member, loss of spouse, female protagonist, tragedy, loss of family, family problems, kids and family, loss of husband ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
A Rose in Winter (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story: The true story of Edith Stein, a German Jewish philosopher and feminist who converted to Christianity and became a nun, and died in Auschwitz to became Saint and Martyr, the Patron of Europe with the name Saint Theresa Benedicta of the Cross.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: holocaust, civil rights, society, lifestyle, jewish woman, civil rights movement, social problems, female protagonist, life is a bitch, women's rights, world war two, journalist ...
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Poppy Shakespeare (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot: mental disorder, hospital, mental illness, public health, life is a bitch, mental institution, social problems, patient, mentally unstable, female protagonist, social work, recovery
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Life and Death in the Warehouse (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
Story: Follows Megan, who in a desperate attempt to keep her new job at a Welsh warehouse, presses Alys – who is pregnant – to get her "pick rate" up, putting her and her baby at risk.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense
Plot: pregnant woman, workplace, job, worker, life, threat, new job, female protagonist, life is a bitch, social problems, coworker, economist ...
Place: wales
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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