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Pernille (2021)
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Pernille (2021)
Original name: Pørni
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway
TV show
Story: Pørni is about the dilemmas that you end up in when you, to the best of your abilities, try to do the right thing for your loved ones, and yourself. In that order. Pørni has two daughters with a jerk of an ex who has moved to Copenhagen, who focuses mainly on himself.
Style: psychological, sincere, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
Plot: teenage daughter, family relations, parents and children, family life, lifestyle, coping, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, mother daughter relationship, social problems, female protagonist, relationship problems, family problems, single parent, problem solving, social issues, dilemma, women, nordic, coming of age, aunt nephew relationship, female nudity, child, single mother, female full frontal nudity ...
Keyword: norwegian

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and satirical films and TV series with plots about lifestyle, family relations, family problems, social problems, parents and children, relationship problems and female protagonist mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Pernille: Everything Will Be Fine (2021), Special Honors (2017), A Boy Named Flora A (2017), Norwegian Cozy (2011), Strangers (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Everything Will Be Fine (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: A separated couple live together for their child's sake in this satirical dramedy about what it means to be a good parent and spouse in today's world.
Style: semi serious, captivating, psychological, disturbing, satirical ...
Audience: kids
Plot: marital problem, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, divorced parents, family relations, parents separation, husband wife relationship, marital crisis, lifestyle, satire, parent child relationship, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Special Honors (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
TV show
Story: Laura, 21, is determined to earn her High school diploma, just like anyone else. Except Laura is a bit different. She has Down syndrome. As she faces her own difficulties, she must also deal with the doubts of her loved ones and the occasional ...
Style: satirical, disturbing, psychological, sincere, captivating
Plot: coping, fighting illness, ambition, lifestyle, down syndrome, social issues, problem solving, social problems, direction and purpose, ambitious woman, female protagonist, handicapped ...
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
A Boy Named Flora A (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A 28-year-old layabout begins to re-examine his life when his dysfunctional family assembles to pay respects to a dying grandmother who won’t pass on.
Style: captivating, light, entertaining, humorous, sincere
Plot: relationship problems, family problems, parents and children, family life, coping, lifestyle, kids and family, financial problem, family relations, dysfunctional family, social problems, marital problem ...
Place: taiwan
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Norwegian Cozy (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 330 min.
TV show
Story: Norwegian Cozy focuses on the broken and dysfunctional Broch-Hansen family. The central character is the 36 year-old Georg, who has just split from his partner and goes back to live with his father Frank. His younger brother, Terje, creates Internet ...
Style: satirical, captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: father son relationship, family problems, kids and family, family relations, social problems, satire, eccentric family, love affair, relationship problems, family life, dysfunctional family, couples ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Strangers (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Eun-mi is just like any other woman her age, with the exception that she gave birth to her daughter, Jin-hee, while she was in high school. Living under the same roof as Eun-mi is no different for Jin-hee than raising her own daughter, and it's ...
Style: thrilling, satirical, semi serious, captivating, psychological
Plot: parent child relationship, mother daughter relationship, single mother, mother and daughter, family life, living together, lifestyle, family problems, kids and family, relationships, satire, relationship problems ...
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Tangle (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the tangled lives of two generations of two families. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009. It is written by Fiona ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense, psychological
Plot: family problems, troubled marriage, relationship problems, social problems, husband wife relationship, generation, parents and children, eccentric family, family life, marital problem, lifestyle, politician ...
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Hiccups and Hookups (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
TV show
Story: A recently separated single mother, her commitment-phobic and successful younger brother, and her smart but confused teenaged daughter - all of whom make a sweet, unconventional family of three try their best to handle dating, relationships, and ...
Style: sitcom, entertaining, semi serious, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot: family relations, living together, mother daughter relationship, eccentric family, brother sister relationship, single parent, lifestyle, dating, male female relationship, single mother, family life, teenage girl ...
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63%
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Oh Hell (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Follow Helene, who is in her mid-twenties and who is not nicknamed “Hell” for nothing. Her life is anything but relaxed, Helen jumps from one job to the next and privately she keeps stumbling into big and small blunders. Sometimes she wishes she ...
Style: satirical, psychological, captivating, semi serious, thrilling
Plot: guilt, family problems, guilty conscience, family relations, dysfunctional family, social problems, relationships, relationship problems, lifestyle, male female relationship, parents and children, kids and family ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Single Drunk Female (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: A public flame-out at a New York media company forces 20-something alcoholic Samantha Fink to seize the only chance she has to sober up and avoid jail time: moving back home with her overbearing mother, Carol. Back in Greater Boston, Samantha ...
Style: satirical, semi serious, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: mother and daughter, drunkard, female alcoholic, mother daughter relationship, lifestyle change, family relations, problem, coping, family life, addiction, satire, female protagonist ...
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62%
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Woman (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: After the accidental death of her husband and being deemed ineligible for welfare, Koharu struggles to care for her two children.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, dorama
Plot: single mother, woman, family relations, motherhood, mother daughter relationship, family problems, female protagonist, mother daughter estrangement, parents and children, life is a bitch, social problems, mother and daughter ...
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61%
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 35
Go! Mrs. Go! (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Go Bong-sil is separated from her husband by death and almost comes to bankruptcy when she becomes a writer for the best seller.
Style: captivating, psychological, humorous, disturbing
Plot: family relations, changing lives, social problems, lifestyle, relationship problems, society, female protagonist, housewife, family problems, social relations, lifestyle change, sea
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Wang’s Family (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Wang Subak, the eldest daughter of the Wang family, had married into a wealthy family. But after her husband Ko Minjung goes bankrupt, she and her family have to move back into her parents' home. Second daughter Hobak is also having financial ...
Style: satirical, disturbing, captivating, semi serious, psychological
Plot: family relations, large family, eccentric family, parents and children, family life, social problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, financial problem, money problems, satire, society ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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My Only One (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: A woman's life gets twisted one day because of her biological father who shows up after 28 years of absence. He had been thoroughly hiding his identity, afraid that he might be an obstacle in his daughter's life. The father and daughter ...
Style: light, romantic, disturbing, captivating, dorama
Plot: biological father, couple relations, love, relationships, family relations, family problems, father daughter relationship, changing lives, parents and children, father and daughter, relationship problems, lifestyle change ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
 5.5
 637
Golshifteh (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story is about four women with multiple problems.
Style: satirical, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: relationships, satire, social problems, family relations, family problems, family conflict, conflict, social issues, women, relationship problems, persian
Place: persia
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
 7.9
 18K
Better Things (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.
Style: sincere, light, humorous, sitcom, touching ...
Plot: single mother, dating, family relations, mother daughter relationship, family values, female protagonist, lgbtq, parents and children, family life, motherhood, mischievous children, relationship vs career ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The chance of my life (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
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Story: Yonca is a young mother in her mid-twenties who is trying to hold on to life with her little girl Sare. On the one hand, she is struggling with the difficulties of life alone, on the other hand, she is dealing with the custody case filed by ...
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot: single mother, relationship problems, relationships, changing lives, mother daughter relationship, family problems, husband wife relationship, family relations, lifestyle change, lifestyle, male female relationship, family life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Wagle Ki Duniya (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Three generations of the family live together, who share all their happiness and sorrows. Follow the story of this family as they bring laughter to each other's lives and will make your heart melt. A new generation of the old critically ...
Style: funny, entertaining, feel good, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: large family, life, family relations, three generations, father son relationship, family problems, family life, parents and children, satire, lifestyle, father daughter relationship, humour ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Two Thousand Acres of Sky was a TV drama which aired on BBC Television from 2001 to 2003. It is also syndicated in the United States on PBS. It was created and written by Timothy Prager. The Executive Producer was Adrian Bate. The show takes place ...
Style: thrilling, satirical, captivating, semi serious, psychological
Plot: lifestyle change, changing lives, satire, parents and children, female protagonist, single parent, social problems, village life, single mother, family problems, countryside, kids and family ...
Place: scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Odd weeks (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: single mother, relationships, male female relationship, female protagonist, single parent, looking for love, romantic relationship, love and romance, love story, relationship problems, couple relations, lifestyle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 7.4
 267
A Family Story (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Four people born on the same day. All four are about to live the most important day of their lives. While Cem is preparing to celebrate his birthday with his wife, Reyhan, Reyhan's birth pains begin. Even though there is a risky birth, they ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: dysfunctional family, family relations, male female relationship, lifestyle, father son relationship, social issues, husband wife relationship, relationship problems, family problems, social problems, multiple storylines
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
My Unfamiliar Family (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A family must deal with the unresolved emotions and misunderstandings that deeply affect their relationships with each other. From the mother that wants to graduate from her marriage, to the daughter who discovers her husband's well-hidden ...
Style: dorama, thrilling, thought provoking, psychological, captivating
Plot: family relations, sibling relationship, family problems, parents and children, kids and family, family life, relationships, social issues, social problems, relationship problems, lifestyle, marital problem ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 5.9
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Autodefensa (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Berta Prieto and Belén Barenys write, together with Miguel Ángel Blanca (Magaluf Ghost Town) this series about the vital moment of a generation, of which five episodes will be screened. Autodefensa is about two friends who have a great time ...
Style: thrilling, satirical, captivating, psychological
Plot: female nudity, lifestyle, social issues, female protagonist, satire, relationships, social problems, couple relations, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, society, women, girlfriend ...
Place: barcelona
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
My Mom's Penguins (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: This is a story about commitment and dedication to one's talent which resonates with the difficult topic of the mother's love deficit that is relevant for many.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: foster child, teenage life, teenager, lifestyle, family problems, parents and children, family relations, child, psychology, adolescence, mother son relationship, father son relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Unkind Ladies (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: This drama features the women of three generations and the people around them. Ma Ri grows up as a good teacher of this generation where there is no true mentor. Hyun Sook, who has been a troublemaker, realizes the love and support of her family. ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: family relations, mother daughter relationship, women, intergenerational friendship, three generations, female protagonist, single parent, mother and daughter, generation gap, lifestyle, relationships, changing lives ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Villa Bella (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Three women from different walks of life, all struggling with various personal issues, come together as caretakers at an elderly home.
Style: sincere, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: women, social worker, society, social problems, introspection, retirement home, social issues, workplace, relationship problems, self discovery, female protagonist, retirement home life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Frayed (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: A wealthy London housewife is forced to return to her hometown in Australia, where she's forced to confront her past and the reasons that caused her to leave years ago.
Style: satirical, semi serious, disturbing, entertaining, sincere ...
Plot: getting home, mother daughter relationship, hometown, family relations, confronting the past, troubled past, family life, homecoming, housewife, female protagonist, satire, lifestyle ...
Time: future, 80s, year 1988
Place: australia, london, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
 6.9
 55
Kate Brasher (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kate Brasher is an American dramatic television series that was broadcast by CBS. It premiered at 9:00pm ET/PT on Saturday, February 24, 2001 and was cancelled after six episodes. The title character was the single mother of teenaged sons Daniel ...
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: single mother, parents and children, family problems, relationships, lifestyle, needing money, female protagonist, money problems, family relations, life is a bitch, single parent, social problems ...
Place: california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Rosebud (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Hyun-ah is listed on top ten of TV audition program with talented voice and attractive appearance. The reason why she is in this show is to be shown to her mom, Jang-mi, who has been separated for over 10years. Jang-mi used to be a potential singer ...
Style: satirical, captivating, sincere, disturbing, psychological
Plot: unplanned pregnancy, lifestyle, single parent, satire, musician, female protagonist, parenthood, mother daughter relationship, money problems, single mother, family problems, parents and children ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
 5.7
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Meet (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: A remake of Zee Sarthak’s Sindura Bindu. Despite her efforts to provide for her family, Meets disregard for societal gender norms and her nonconformist job as a delivery agent make her an unsuitable girl in the eyes of her family.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: gender, lifestyle, social problems, female protagonist, neglect, family relations, gender equality, family problems, social issues, gender roles, relationship problems
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Wonderful Times (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Vyprávěj je český televizní retroseriál vyráběný v koprodukci České televize a společnosti Dramedy Productions. Natáčení začalo v roce 2009 a první díl s názvem Od začátku byl uveden na programu ČT1 v pondělí 31. srpna 2009. ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, satirical, semi serious, captivating
Plot: family life, socialism, politics, lifestyle, family relations, social problems, relationships, parents and children, nostalgia, husband wife relationship, society, three generations ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: czechoslovakia
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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