Movies like The Flowers of Evil

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The Flowers of Evil (2019)
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The Flowers of Evil (2019)
Original name: 惡の華
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A high school student steals the panties of a girl he likes but is witnessed, which sets off a chain of events that send his life and the lives of others around him out of control.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: high school, school, relationships, schoolgirl, blackmail, relationship problems, manipulative woman, blackmailer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, manipulative behavior, sexual blackmail, femdom, teenage girl, live action
Place: japan

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Most similar movies to The Flowers of Evil

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and romantic films with plots about relationships, teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, school, relationship problems and schoolgirl mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Flowers of Evil: My Teacher (2017), Strobe Edge (2015), Komi Can't Communicate (2021), Dangerous Liaisons (2022), Nisekoi: False Love (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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My Teacher (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Hibiki Shimada, a normal 17-year-old high school student, still does not know how to fall in love—although surrounded by love "experts"—until one day she realizes that she's fallen in love with her hot and nice 26-year-old ...
Style: romantic, captivating, psychological, disturbing, shoujo ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: teacher student relationship, teenage love, unfulfilled love, fall in love, love interest, teen romance, love story, teenager, teenage girl, relationship problems, in love, love affair ...
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95%
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Strobe Edge (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Ninako Kinoshita has never been in love until an encounter with the school's most popular boy, Ren Ichinose, leads the two to befriending each other. Ren's patient and kind personality is a far cry from his unapproachable idol status at ...
Style: shoujo, disturbing, psychological, captivating, romantic
Plot: love story, love triangle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, schoolgirl, falling down, classmate, teenage girl, teenager, japanese teenager, love affair, teen romance, romantic triangle ...
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87%
Komi Can't Communicate (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: It's Shouko Komi's first day at the prestigious Itan Private High School, and she has already risen to the status of the school's Madonna. With long black hair and a tall, graceful appearance, she captures the attention of anyone who ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, semi serious, captivating
Plot: high school, student, love, school, friend, self doubt, teenage life, social problems, japanese schoolgirl, slice of life, schoolgirl, antisocial behavior ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Dangerous Liaisons (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The innocent Célène might be falling in love with popular surfer Tristan at her new school. But she has no idea that, in actuality, she’s the object of a cruel bet between Tristan and Instagram influencer Vanessa.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Audience: teen drama
Plot: instagram, teen romance, teenager, school, intrigue, unrequited love, wager, relationships, fall in love, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, deal ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Nisekoi: False Love (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Raku Ichijo (Kento Nakajima) is an only son and a high school student. His father is the leader of yakuza group Shuei-gumi. Raku Ichijo doesn't like to fight and he studies hard. His dream is to become a public official. One day, he passes the ...
Style: romantic, captivating, entertaining, light, anime
Plot: schoolgirl, high school, yakuza, teenage love, love and romance, love affair, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fall in love, school, relationships, in love ...
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64%
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Scum's Wish (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Seventeen-year-old Mugi Awaya and Hanabi Yasuraoka appear to be the ideal couple. They are both pretty popular, and they seem to suit each other well. However, outsiders don't know of the secret they share. Both Mugi and Hanabi have hopeless ...
Style: anime, captivating, romantic, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Plot: school, relationships, mature, obsession, high school, teacher student relationship, teen romance, couples, love interest, unrequited love, couple relations, youth ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Asuka High School March! (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Nao Yoshino is a girl who fails the entrance exams of her target high school. She winds up enrolling in a technical high school called Kenritsu Asuka Kōgyō Kōkō, also known by the nickname "Asukō". Out of the 148 entering freshmen, ...
Style: captivating
Plot: high school, classmate classmate relationship, school, high school life, schoolgirl, teenager, teenage girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, japanese schoolgirl, relationships, male camaraderie, teenage life ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Sky Of Love (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: During her freshman year in high school, Mika Tahara (Yui Aragaki) loses her cellular phone, but later finds it in the school library with the help of an unknown caller. Throughout the summer, Mika and the mysterious caller continue to communicate, ...
Style: romantic, sweet, bad ending, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot: terminal illness, love story, teenager, first love, high school, high school student, schoolgirl, love, friendship, opposites attract, teenage girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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60%
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Sundome 2 (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A teenage girl transfers to a new high school. She and a boy in the class join the same school club and during one of the activities she confides in him that she was previously a male. Later admitting that the sex change was a lie, she agrees to ...
Style: disturbing
Plot: sexuality, girl, schoolgirl, teenage life, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, deception, school club, teenage love, teenage girl, teenager, adolescence ...
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57%
Chihayafuru Part II (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story: After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, anime, shoujo
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, japanese girl, sport, game, teenager, teenage life, rivalry, contest, championship, relationship problems, competitor, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A high school girl and boy are part of the student council at a pricey school. They have a crush on one another, but have kept it under wraps so far. With awareness and an inkling of what the other one feels for each the challenge becomes to make ...
Style: funny, romantic, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Plot: schoolgirl, school, couples, teenage love, love and romance, high school life, love affair, schoolboy, fall in love, romantic relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Sugar & Spice: Fûmi zekka (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Recently graduated from high school, 17-year-old Shiro (Yagira Yuya) decides to put off college and work at a gas station instead. Shy and introspective, Shiro understands he is at a turning point of his life, but is unsure of what lies ahead. ...
Style: romantic, disturbing, captivating, psychological, sweet
Plot: love story, first love, filling station, gas station, relationships, workplace, love interest, coworker, couple relations, male female relationship, fall in love, relationship problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Demon Covered in Scars (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Mai (Rika Adachi) is a high school student. She attends a new school and there she meets her classmate Shino (Manami Enosawa). Shino was bullied by Mai's friends back in their middle school days. Table have now turned.
Style: tense, captivating, psychological
Plot: bullying, bully, japanese schoolgirl, life is a bitch, school, high school life, teenager, teenage life, new student, schoolgirl, teenage girl, social problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Machida's World (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: High school boy Machida is a loner who is not particularly good at his studies or extracurricular activities. He does seem to have his heart in the right place however. When he is injured at school instead of the school nurse at the infirmary a ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, romantic, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, classmate classmate relationship, teen romance, couple relations, teenage love, teenager, in love, love and romance, romantic relationship, teenage life, love interest ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
A Teacher's Obsession (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A high-school English teacher becomes dangerously obsessed with a star athlete who needs academic help.
Style: psychological, tense, captivating
Plot: lesbian subtext, teacher, high school, manipulative woman, female protagonist, couples, society, school, teenage girl, teenage life, teachers and students, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Happy Old Year (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 113 min.
Story: While decluttering her home, a woman's hefty house renovation leads her back to the past when she uncovers her ex-boyfriend's belongings.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, sad
Plot: ex boyfriend, female protagonist, memories, relationships, ex couple relations, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, confronting the past, relationship problems, cleaning lady, moral dilemma, homecoming, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: japanese teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend boyfriend relationship, japanese girl, couple relations, bullying, relationship problems, love interest, life is a bitch, love affair, relationships, apartment
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Silent Forest (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Hearing-impaired teenager Chang Cheng transfers to a school for children with special needs. However, the world of the hearing-impaired doesn’t seem quiet at all. When Chang witnesses the game taking place in the last row on the school bus, his ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: school, gay, relationships, changing lives, teenager, mute or deaf, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, gossip, problem, suspense, game ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Ugly Duckling (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: After confessing her love in elementary school to her crush, Maewnam is literally crushed when he rejects her in front of all his friends. He calls her ugly and it's at that moment that she decides to wear a box on her head. Maewnam is really ...
Style: captivating, psychological, romantic, disturbing
Audience: teen drama
Plot: love story, relationship problems, teenage life, couple relations, adolescence, teenage protagonist, youth, teenage love, love and romance, teenager, romantic relationship, teenage girl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
My Sister, My Love (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: It is a taboo story about love and incest between twins. Its not about sex, its about the feelings the two have for one another and how society views them.
Style: disturbing, romantic, touching, psychological, serious
Plot: incest, forbidden love, brother sister incest, unrequited love, tragic love, friendship, teenage boy, teenage girl, incestuous relationship, brother sister relationship, broken heart, dating ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Life (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 36 min.
TV show
Story: Adapted from Keiko Suenobu's manga "LIFE," this drama delves into the dark side of high school life. The story focuses mainly on bullying, but the manga also touches on subjects such as self-mutilation, suicide, and rape. Kitano Kii ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: bullying, friendship, high school, friends, social problems, romantic rivalry, family relations, teenage life, life is a bitch, relationships, relationship problems, schoolgirl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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You, I Love (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Rin, Yuu, Koyomi and Keita are friends in high school who live in the same apartment building. Rin and Yuu like each other, but they don’t tell each other, until Kazuma shows up.
Style: sexy, sentimental, unusual plot structure, captivating, touching ...
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, japanese school, teenage girl, japanese teenager, high school, shyness, classmate, neighbor, teenager, couples, couple relations, fall in love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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40%
 5.4
 183
Yuriko's Aroma (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 74 min.
Story: 30 something year old Yuriko (Noriko Eguchi) works as a aromatherapist at an aroma salon. She uses essentials oils and her hands to soothe her client’s inner well-being. Yuriko also has a secret she can’t tell anyone; She gets incredibly turned ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, erotic
Plot: older woman teenage boy relationship, sexual arousal, odor, love interest, perfume, love story, relationships, employer employee relationship, workplace, forbidden love, in love, fall in love ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Psycho Prom Queen (2018)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Following the suspected suicide of her friend and fellow teacher, Julie Taylor is hired to take over the senior math class for the last few weeks of school. It's been a difficult year for Julie and this is a fresh start for her and her teenager ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, cult film
Plot: female teacher, high school prom, manipulative behavior, teenage life, social problems, mother daughter relationship, teenager, manipulative woman, suspense, high school life, teenage girl, competitor ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Boys Over Flowers 2 (2018)
Genre: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The setting of the drama takes place 10 years after the F4 graduated from Eitoku Academy. Edogawa Oto is the daughter of a former company president. Her life completely changed after their family business went bankrupt. Her fiance is Hase Tenma, the ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Audience: teen drama
Plot: school, high school, high school life, teenage life, teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, rebellious youth, rich and poor, relationships, escapades, schoolgirl, lifestyle ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Moment at Eighteen (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Coming-of-age drama about 18-year-olds, taking a realistic look into the moments of their lives, moments that all of us might have experienced at one time or another. Ong Seong Woo plays Choi Jun Woo, for whom loneliness has become a habit. Though ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: first love, youth, adolescence vs adulthood, grownups, lifestyle change, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, slice of life, teenage life, teenager, self doubt, adolescence, lifestyle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story: In the inner chambers of the Shugun's castle, 3,000 men attempt to vie for the affection of the female shogun. Based on the 4th-6th volumes in the manga series "Ooku" by Fumi Yoshinaga.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, romantic
Plot: shogun, intrigue, empire, relationships, suspense, samurai, superhero, matriarchy, edo period, alternate reality
Time: 17th century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Apricot Groves (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Armenia, Iran
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Aram, the Iranian Armenian youth who has immigrated to the US in childhood returns to Armenia for the first time to propose to an Armenian girlfriend Aram met and lived with in the US. Aram sees many cultural, religious, and national differences on ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: lgbt, cultural difference, relationship problems, male female relationship, culture clash, culture shock, love interest, couple relations, cross cultural relations, homecoming, love and romance, family relations ...
Place: armenia, yerevan
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Queen's Classroom (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Queen's Classroom is a live-action Japanese television drama about Maya Akutsu, a new teacher at Hanzaki Elementary School who strives for perfection and punishes her students in unorthodox manners. A 12 year old student, Kazumi Kanda, has ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: school, female teacher, teacher, teachers and students, female protagonist, suspense, relationship problems, life is a bitch, relationships, high school life, teacher student relationship
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 5.8
 436
Felix and Lola (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Félix, operator of dodgem cars in a fairground, becomes obsessed by one of his customers, a mysterious young woman named Lola. Félix soon discovers that Lola is running away from her former boyfriend, a singer who continues to taunt her. Lola asks ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: relationship problems, obsession, couple relations, couples, male female relationship, romantic obsession, relationships, flashback, singer, love, murder, carnival ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%