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Hirugao (2017)
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Original name: 昼顔
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Set 3 years after the drama series. Kitano Yuichiro comes to give a lecture in the town where divorcee Sasamoto Sawa now lives quietly. The two meet again and their love story continue.
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, romantic
Plot:
teacher, love affair, relationship problems, marital problem, relationships, forbidden love, adultery, family relations, tragic love, male female relationship, family problems, husband wife relationship, love story, marriage, dysfunctional marriage, love interest, troubled marriage, suspicion of adultery, couple relations, con artists, forest, infidelity, waitress, unfaithful husband, cheating on husband
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and romantic films with plots about love affair, relationships, relationship problems, male female relationship, family relations, family problems and love story mostly in Drama, Romance and Horror genres. Some movies like Hirugao: HARU (2014), Do not Tell me (2016), Layla Majnun (2021), Summer in Portugal (2013), The Silent Storm (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Young-Woong is a psychiatrist (Kim Kyeong-Ik). He has been married to Soo-Hyun (Jin Hye-Kyung) for 10 years, but their love has waned and they now feel indifferent towards each other. One day, Soo-Hyun's daughter Haru (Ayaka Tomoda) appears ...
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
marital problem, marriage crisis, love story, family problems, love interest, forbidden love, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, crumbling marriage, male female relationship, doctors and patients, troubled marriage ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
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Lena is happily married. From the strange man in the S-Bahn but such a pull goes out that she gets involved in a spontaneous infidelity. The stranger, Martin, also thought that the marriage with his wife was completely safe. Nevertheless, what ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
While in Azerbaijan, Layla, an Indonesian scholar, falls for Samir, an admirer of her work — but her arranged marriage stands in the way.
Style:
captivating, romantic, disturbing, psychological, indonesian
Plot:
forbidden love, marriage, husband wife relationship, relationship problems, family problems, love and romance, couple relations, marriage crisis, male female relationship, love story, fall in love, love affair ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Portugal
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Workaholic hotel architect effectively drifted apart from his family. He interrupts the latest, Moroocan project to spend a holiday with his wife Liane in Lisbon, but is delayed. Friendly local interior decorator João, a widower, enjoys hosting ...
Style:
captivating, psychological
Plot:
love affair, adultery, cancer, relationship problems, seduction, male female relationship, romantic relationship, marriage, forbidden love, relationships, love story, love triangle ...
Place:
portugal, lisbon portugal
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with them.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, enigmatic
Plot:
romantic relationship, love triangle, love interest, romantic triangle, family problems, marital problem, marital crisis, male female relationship, love affair, island, husband wife relationship, love and romance ...
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Story:
Life is simple for Sasamoto Sawa, a young housewife, but when the adulteress Takigawa Rikako moves into her neighborhood, so too does a new world of sophistication and sex. After Takigawa is nearly caught in the act, Sasamoto covers for her during ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, psychological, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
extramarital affair, infidelity, forbidden love, adultery, relationship problems, relationships, love story, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, female protagonist, tragic love ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Accompanied by her lover, Suzanna, 40, views a Riviera beach house for her family's summer vacation. This day, this break in her routine, in this new house, will mark a turning point in her life. Based on the Marguerite Duras play of the same ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
unhappy marriage, secret lover, forbidden love, affair, dysfunctional marriage, relationship problems, male female relationship, love affair, love triangle, family problems, couple relations, adultery ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Following six years of love, longing & togetherness, Arun and Divya start to drift apart.Will their love endure their differences, or does love really need to endure so much?
Style:
romantic drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
relationship problems, abusive relationship, problem, family relations, relationships, love story, male female relationship, love affair, marriage, love and romance, marital problem, couple relations ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Sonoko enters a traditional Japanese arranged marriage with Amamiya facilitated by her parents the resulting union is loveless including the functional and goal-oriented sex.
Style:
captivating, romantic, entertaining
Plot:
japanese woman, husband wife relationship, love and romance, loveless marriage, relationships, love triangle, romantic triangle, male female relationship, couple relations, love story, romancing partners, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
post world war two, 1950s, 1940s, 50s
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41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The film is the filmed version of Pál Závada's novel of the same title, which was first published in 1997 and soon became a bestseller. The story takes place during World War I and afterwards in a small town in south-eastern Hungary. It tells ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense
Plot:
world war one, forbidden love, relationships, family problems, marital problem, husband wife relationship, love triangle, dysfunctional marriage, love affair, war for independence, relationship problems, family relations ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The shock of her fiance's sudden dissolution of their relationship causes university student, Miki, to lose her voice. While recuperating in a hospital in her hometown of Hakodate, she learns of the tragic life of her deceased mother, Kaoru, ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot:
cheating wife, infidelity, family relations, husband wife relationship, relationship problems, forbidden love, love triangle, relationships, male female relationship, romantic obsession, marital infidelity, unfaithful girlfriend ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Singapore, Taiwan, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. ...
Style:
erotic, psychological, captivating
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. He later learns that she is set to marry his close friend Cheenu.
Style:
captivating, tense, romantic drama
Plot:
forbidden love, unrequited love, love triangle, tragic love, relationship vs career, in love, unfulfilled love, love affair, relationship problems, troubled marriage, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family relations ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gabby's picture perfect marriage to Elliott is jeopardized when she meets Matt, a handsome younger man who ignites a fire and desire within her. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
cheating wife, forbidden love, temptation, relationship problems, marital problem, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, love interest, family problems, love affair, family relations, love triangle ...
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40%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Film about a young heir to a toy company who has gotten a young lady pregnant. But were they unknowingly related to one-another?
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, romantic drama
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
marriage, family drama, family bonds, marital problem, relationship problems, family relations, love and romance, husband wife relationship, love affair, small town life, problem solving, couple relations ...
Place:
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Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A wife who feels suffocated by her husband's incessant attention hires a psychologist to make him fall in love with her so that she can separate from him.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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east asia
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38%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
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38%
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, independence, empowerment, strength, resilience, marriage crisis, personal growth, life is a bitch, marital problem, dysfunctional marriage, family problems ...
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Country: Indonesia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic
Plot:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
A seemingly happy marriage begins to dissolve when the husband's faithfulness is called into question, and both spouses become tempted by other desires.
Style:
captivating, psychological
Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
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Story:
A housewife's self-identity is challenged when her husband cheats on her and moves out of the apartment. To help pay for her mortgage, she rents out a room in the apartment. The new tenant just so happens to be tall, handsome, and rich.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
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312
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Nava tries to convince her sister to get back with her husband, while her own fiance is cheating on her.
Style:
captivating
Plot:
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Place:
iran
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
On a snowy night, little Seon-mi is diagnosed with hemopoietic dysplasia. Years pass and Seon-mi, who has now become an adult, has overcome her pain and is adjusting to the adult world. Having decided to use her talent to become a perfumer, she ...
Style:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, romantic drama, realistic
Plot:
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Place:
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36%
194
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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