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A Mouthful of Air (2021)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Julie is a new mom and children's book author, who escapes into the bright Crayola-colored world of her creation in order to leave behind the darkness caused by her post-partum depression.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, touching
Plot:
depressed woman, postpartum depression, psychoanalysis, husband wife relationship, fear, family relations, parents and children, family problems, writer's life, tragic past, writers, female writer, psychological trauma, female protagonist, women, courage, choice, disease, pregnancy, depression, book, sexual abuse, mental illness, daughter, family drama ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and suspense films with plots about family relations, family problems, parents and children, life is a bitch, family, husband wife relationship and relationships mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like A Mouthful of Air: Fathers & Daughters (2015), The Fallout (2021), Yesterday's Children (2000), Paper Covers Rock (2008), Paper Spiders (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
Style:
touching, captivating, suspense, sincere, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
writers, father daughter relationship, nervous breakdown, sex scene, father, single father, death of wife, childhood trauma, family drama, family relations, emotional breakdown, kids and family ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
Style:
suspense, emotional, disturbing, teen, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, school shooting, teenage life, psychological trauma, post traumatic stress, family problems, social problems, tragic event, teenager, high school student, lesbian love, teenage crush ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jenny Cole lives with her husband and son in middle America. She is pregnant and starts to have very vivid dreams about a small city that has a big church. She then starts talking to her mother about it and her mother shows her some drawings she ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, sad, historical drama, mystical
Plot:
family history, love, ancestry, family relations, parents and children, family secret, relationships, puzzle, uncover truth, sleeping, rabbit, loveless marriage ...
Time:
year 1932, 1930s
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Samantha is recovering from a suicide attempt and ready for a fresh start in life. She has to fight for the custody of her daughter.
Style:
sincere, psychological, emotional, touching, serious ...
Plot:
parents and children, custody, mental illness, family life, starting over, hopes, family relations, family problems, mother daughter relationship, depressed woman, rock paper scissors, suicide attempt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
coming of age, paranoid schizophrenia, mental disorder, mother and daughter, mental illness, mental health, grownups, life is a bitch, family problems, moral dilemma, parents and children, paranoid ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Suzanne McBride is excited to spend her birthday with her family. It will be the first time that her three adopted daughters will be together in years. This seems like a great time for a family reunion, but the sisters are each wrestling with unique ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
family reunited, confrontation, mother daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, mother daughter reunion, sisters, family problems, family relations, family secret, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A disoriented and vulnerable woman, overburdened with daily life problems and more: her belongings are impounded, her cosmetics shop has been closed down, and her children's future is unknown. The children's vitality draws a sharp contrast ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
children, depression, life is a bitch, depressed woman, absent parent, single parent, family problems, parents and children, dysfunctional family, mother, nudity, home alone ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A childless couple struggle in the aftermath of a sexual assault leaves the woman pregnant.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
couples, sexual assault, husband wife relationship, relationships, family problems, life is a bitch, family relations, marital reconciliation, pregnant wife, violence, marriage, pregnancy ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young couple in love: Rebecca (32) and her boyfriend Julian (34) are expecting their first child and are full of pleasant expectation. As Rebecca gives birth to a healthy boy their luck seems to be perfect. But instead of the unconditional ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
postpartum depression, depression, family problems, motherhood, kids and family, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, problem, family relations, male pubic hair, male nudity ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, art house ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
family problems, family life, lifestyle change, lifestyle, changing lives, patriarchy, relationship problems, parents and children, husband wife relationship, post soviet, problem, woman ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
middle east, indiana, tbilisi, georgia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
Style:
disturbing, entertaining, captivating, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
family relations, divorced mother, street life, female protagonist, relationship problems, relationships, parents and children, eccentric family, family life, family problems, choice, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense, art film
Plot:
female protagonist, relationship problems, life is a bitch, self discovery, lifestyle change, family problems, passionate kiss, mental health, anxiety, mental illness, bare chested male, childhood memory ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, spiritual, independent film ...
Plot:
death of husband, widow, double life, secret, family secret, family life, family relations, family drama, family problems, husband wife relationship, european, women ...
Place:
dover england
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
BLIND SPOT is a story about the grey zones in mental illness; the blind spots hard to discover, as experienced by a mother realizing her daughter struggling with far worse issues than she realized.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense
Plot:
childhood trauma, mental illness, depression, psychological trauma, mother daughter relationship, psychotic, psychology, mother and daughter, relationship problems, family problems, parents and children, social problems ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Fast-paced and powerful drama set in the high-octane world of the City of London.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, sex comedy
Plot:
infidelity, female protagonist, relationship problems, court, court case, legal action, lawsuit, relationship vs career, boss and employee, male female relationship, family relations, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, parents and children, family in crisis, youth, car accident, grief, accidental death, society, love, dealing with death, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A successful, young writer's first pregnancy is overshadowed by her complicated relationship with reality.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense, existential ...
Plot:
pregnancy, female protagonist, pregnancy and birth, writers, lifestyle, social climber, unplanned pregnancy, problem, male female relationship, family relations, writer's life, mental health ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman is faced with a choice to fight for her life or sacrifice it for another. After years of infertility, a newly-expectant mother is diagnosed with a life-altering disease.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, medical drama, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
motherhood, choice, female protagonist, parenthood, infertility, mother, pregnant woman, sacrifice, pregnancy, woman, ethical dilemma, mother love ...
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A highly successful upper middle class woman with a loving family has her seemingly “perfect” world turned upside down when the hidden secrets from her past suddenly resurface, forcing her and her beloved mother into a painful examination of ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, recovery, female protagonist, family relations, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, confronting the past, mother daughter relationship, tragic past, dark past, woman in danger, family in danger ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, quarantine, isolation, family drama, lifestyle, disagreement, mother and daughter, family conflict, living together, parents and children, family relations, family problems ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
recovering drug addict, mother, massage, drug addict, drug, drug addiction, heroin, family relations, rehabilitation, parents and children, problem, mother and daughter ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
23%
311
Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Seyi, a 24-year-old Nigerian-American, works on Wall Street. Desperate to succeed because of his outsider status-due to class and race-he commits a crime, insider trading, which brings his entire world crashing down on him. Seyi's troubled ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
interracial relations, nypd, insider trading, uncover truth, crime investigation, love affair, family problems, family relations, investigation, police investigation, marital problem, crime solving ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A family reunion aboard a ship becomes a turning point in the life of 39-year-old engineer Markus. When his son Adam (4) gets a little cut after going to the bathroom with his grandmother Renate, Markus recalls for the first time what his mother did ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, serious, psychological
Plot:
sexual abuse, rape, parent child relationship, domestic violence, family secret, childhood trauma, dysfunctional family, mental illness, repressed memory, psychotherapy, child abuse, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French expats in New York.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, touching, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
mother, love, immigration, mother love, career, mother son relationship, couples, love and romance, women, friendship, husband wife relationship, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The awkward, distant, and wounded three sisters gather at their hometown for their father’s birthday. However, on the day of the party, there is a big mess because of their little brother Jinseob’s abnormal behavior, and the past of the three ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
family problems, sister sister relationship, family relations, sisters, relationships, life is a bitch, confronting the past, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, women, troubled past, tragic past ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Clover is finishing a veterinary course when her brother dies and she is called home to her family's struggling Somerset farm.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, captivating, life affirming
Plot:
parent child relationship, grief, family relations, father daughter relationship, family farm, family problems, parents and children, family tragedy, flood, tragic event, relationship problems, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
mental illness, schizophrenia, mental health, family relations, family problems, human spirit, mental disorder, ptsd, illness, suicidal, psychology, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mixing fiction and reality, filmmaker Mark Webber tells the story of a man who returns home from prison and attempts to rebuild his life in his impoverished Philadelphia neighborhood.
Style:
semi autobiographical, disturbing, psychological, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
father son relationship, addiction, character study, substance abuse, realism, family drama, family problems, dysfunctional family, eccentric family, parents and children, politician, political activism ...
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
22%
430
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia, France, UK, Latvia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A headstrong young woman is married to land baron. Her feelings for her son's tutor becomes a complex web of unrequited love.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense, period drama
Plot:
love interest, family problems, star crossed lovers, husband wife relationship, forbidden love, relationships, love triangle, fall in love, love affair, family relations, marriage crisis, relationship problems ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
soviet union, russia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Rosario Castellanos is an introverted university student who doesn't seem to belong to her time. In the early 1950s in Mexico City, she is fighting to have voice heard in a society run by men. She is about to become one of the biggest female ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, art film, hispanic, period drama
Plot:
biopic, social relations, society, relationships, lifestyle change, life is a bitch, male female relationship, female protagonist, social problems, family relations, changing lives, writer's life ...
Similarity:
22%
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