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Parallel Roads (2016)
501
Original name: Rumbos paralelos
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gaby, Fer's mother and Silvia, Diego's mother, live their lives happily, until one day, due to Diego's kidney disease they find out that the kids were switched at birth. In order to save Diego’, both mothers end up in a legal battle to see who will have the custody of which kid.
Style:
emotional, captivating, disturbing, heartfelt, tense, realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
motherhood, mother son relationship, family drama, biological father, illness, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, problem, family problems, child illness, search for father, fighting illness, family secret, empathy, custody battle, sadness, courtroom drama, intimate, ethical dilemma, fatherhood, reconciliation, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Parallel Roads
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, emotional, realistic and psychological films with plots about family drama, family relations, family problems, family secret, intimate, parents and children and life is a bitch mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Parallel Roads: Asees (2018), Peaceful (2021), The Last Blossom (2011), Bad Hurt (2015), Mom, I'm Okay (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
punjabi, motherhood, mother son relationship, relationships, mother, family drama, bonding, problem, family relations, parent child relationship, life, family problems ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A son in denial of a serious illness. A mother facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor fighting to do his job and bring them to acceptance. The three of them have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to ...
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poignant, emotional, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
illness, family drama, terminal illness, male female relationship, family life, kids and family, relationships, family relations, living together, family problems, nursing, parents and children ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
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462
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Elaine and Ed Kendall have more than their share of grief and suffering. Once a young couple in love they now struggle for a sense of stability in their Staten Island home. Their eldest son is suffering from the physical and psychological effects of ...
Style:
emotional, disturbing, captivating, heartbreaking, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Story:
Sasaki Ryohei (Yamada Ryosuke), the second son of the Sasaki family, is a high school student who lives in Shimane. He has just been chosen to be the vice captain of the youth soccer club. Setting his sights on participating in the prefectural ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, captivating, tear jerker, medical drama ...
Plot:
father son relationship, brain tumor, terminal illness, illness, family bonds, family drama, resilience, family problems, parents and children, sick father, athlete's life, dysfunctional family ...
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86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Ashok makes a surprise visit to Los Angeles to visit his estranged son, the two begin a journey to mend their relationship until Sid discovers that his father has actually come in search of an old flame. A heartfelt and humorous exploration of ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, semi serious, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family relations, haunted by the past, parents and children, unfulfillment, under the surface, estrangement, bittersweet, thirtysomething life, woman, father son relationship, relationships, family drama ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Switched Before Birth follows Olivia Crawford and her husband Brian, who after multiple miscarriages, numerous failed IVF trials and stretching themselves to the limit financially, finally receive the joyous news that she’s pregnant with twins. ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, tear jerker ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An 8-year-old boy tracks down his father.
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
coming of age, father and son, family life, parents and children, family drama, introspection, haunted by the past, bittersweet, estranged parent, child protagonist, search for father, fatherhood ...
Time:
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Place:
barcelona, spain
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77%
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908
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of a woman on the outskirts of the city who lives with her husband and child, but the story of their lives changes.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family drama, affair, husband wife relationship, lifestyle change, problem, relationship problems, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, changing lives, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
76%
218
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A U.S. soldier comes to Korea and tracks down his biological father in jail.
Style:
captivating, emotional, tear jerker, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father son relationship, biological father, military, family drama, prisoner, family problems, relationship problems, jail, uncover truth, parents and children, soldier, search for father ...
Similarity:
75%
396
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
With her husband away indefinitely, a young mother struggles to nurture her son in the face of poverty, isolation and incarceration. FLUTTER explores the truest love on earth-the love of a mother and child.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, independent film, melancholic
Plot:
parent child relationship, family drama, mother love, fighting illness, child illness, mother child relationship, family problems, marijuana, illness, motherhood, criminal, visual impairment ...
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75%
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Silvia, a single mother and a lawyer, is implicated in a corruption scandal. But in addition to trouble at work, she is also facing a more crippling problem: her mother’s cancer has returned. While she is forced to face up to her mother’s ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
single mother, cancer, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, corruption, lawyer, family drama, fighting illness, family relations, illness, life is a bitch, problem ...
Similarity:
74%
402
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A wealthy entrepreneur enters his daughter's life for the first time and wows with riches, forcing her to decide if she would rather live with her foster parents or him.
Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, serious, sentimental
Plot:
daughter, love, parents and children, custody, family relations, entrepreneur, family problems, single parent, estrangement, custody battle, family drama, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The night before Jack (Gil Bellows) is slated to begin a five-year prison sentence for murder, his wife, Melanie (Jennifer Beals), and assorted siblings gather for a dinner to bid Jack farewell and good luck on his trip up the river. But the party ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, haunted by the past, family problems, estrangement, couple relations, family secret, sibling rivalry, family drama, conflict, parents and children, regret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, tense
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, emotional, disturbing, dark ...
Plot:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, romantic drama, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
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723
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, dramatic, realistic ...
Plot:
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158
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, emotional, realistic, tension
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
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62%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, disturbing, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, intense ...
Plot:
family drama, fatherhood, missing child, family problems, marital problem, relationships, unhappy marriage, marriage crisis, dysfunctional family, family relations, relationship problems, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
chile
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54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, touching, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
palestine
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, emotional, medical drama, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
motherhood, choice, female protagonist, parenthood, infertility, mother, pregnant woman, sacrifice, pregnancy, woman, ethical dilemma, mother love ...
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50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Kaan has difficulty getting a higher position in his work where he has built a good career. While he was occupied with his wife, children and his work, he has pretty much neglected his father. Until one day he is obliged to take care of him.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, sincere, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, relationship vs career, family problems, parents and children, family relations, kids and family, relationships, relationship problems, care, family life, father and son ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When her husband has a mental breakdown and goes missing, a determined woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement of compassion towards those in need and inspiring a city.
Style:
emotional, touching, entertaining, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
mental illness, homelessness, missing person, fishing, husband, son, social issues, compassion, mother son relationship, empathy, family drama, family relations ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Portugal, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, neo noir, captivating, thrilling, social ...
Plot:
motherhood, female protagonist, adoption, adoptive mother, dysfunctional family, family life, foster home, life is a bitch, mother son relationship, social problems, adopted son, social issues ...
Place:
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