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Caged Birds (2020)
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Original name: Bis wir tot sind oder frei
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Barbara Hug is a young radical lawyer fighting Switzerland's antiquated prison system in the 1980s. Walter Stürm is in and often escaping out of jail becoming known as the Jailbreak King. When the two meet an unlikely alliance is formed.
Style:
psychological, tense, romantic, touching, emotional, talky, eighties
Plot:
impossible love, against the odds, lovers, young lovers, con artists, fight, feminism, freedom, fighting the system, female protagonist, ambition, existentialism, border crossing, on the run, social justice, life philosophy, escape attempt, police brutality, daredevil, social decay, unlikely friendships, love and romance, love, self destructing, love affair ...
Time:
80s
Place:
europe
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Most similar movies to Caged Birds
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out romantic, emotional, touching and psychological films with plots about young lovers, love and romance, couple relations, love affair, love, couples and lovers mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Caged Birds: Eduardo and Monica (2020), Cocoon (2020), Mistrust (2018), Bliss (2021), All We Have (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
On an unusual day, a series of coincidences lead Eduardo to meet Monica at a party. A curiosity is aroused between the two and, despite not being alike, they fall madly in love. In 1980s Brasília, their love needs to mature and learn to overcome ...
Style:
romantic, talky, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
lovers, relationships, young lovers, love and romance, first love, love affair, couples, love, love interest, fall in love, teenage love, youth ...
Time:
80s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto the scene, a friendship blossoms. Nora instantly falls for her, opening up a whole new world ...
Style:
emotional, touching, psychological, talky, romantic ...
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian romance, lesbian, lesbian interest, coming of age, sister sister relationship, skinny dipping, summer, young lovers, first love, love, love and romance ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Happy, beautiful and independent, Veronica enjoys being a mistress. No commitment, no strings and she never has to be vulnerable. She has carefully laid every brick in the walls of the fortress surrounding her heart. She's safe and having a ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, talky, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
true love, romantic relationship, stand up comedian, young lovers, mistress, bookstore, couple relations, love and romance, love interest, fall in love, love affair, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
91%
610
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two sex workers meet in a Berlin brothel. In a place where the female body is a commodity, they experience moments of happiness. A feisty love story about attraction, fears and self-determination.
Style:
sexy, erotic, talky, romantic, emotional ...
Plot:
lesbian, lovers, lesbian interest, lesbian sex, lgbtq, female objectification, young lovers, prostitute, female nudity, prostitution, love, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
88%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Andres and Natalia met by accident, she wasn't impressed. In time they gravitated toward each other. But Paulo, a troubling figure from Natalia's past felt otherwise.
Style:
romantic, emotional, talky, indie film, touching ...
Plot:
relationships, love, love and romance, fall in love, love affair, lovers, couple relations, young lovers, couples, janitor, memory, meet cute ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A long love story, seen through the memories of one young couple. The journey through the years of two individuals, united, divided, happy, unhappy, deeply in love, or in love with others, in a single stream of emotions and shades of feeling. Over ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, psychological, touching, romantic
Plot:
male nudity, young lovers, sex scene, beach, love, female nudity, dancing, flashback, love and romance, couple relations, love interest, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
17-year- old Lena falls in love with Eva, her older brother's new girlfriend. With a lot of witty dialogue "Between Summer and Fall" tells the story of how two people slowly grow close to each other even though they were not looking ...
Style:
romantic, talky, touching, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, love triangle, lesbian sex, lesbian romance, lesbian teen, family relations, love, lgbtq, love affair, fall in love, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Nagata works as a writer and director for theater company Oroka. His work has not received positive responses and ticket sales has not increased. Making things worse, his relationship with the theatrical troupe is not good. Nagata feels lonely. One ...
Style:
romantic drama, talky, psychological, touching, romantic
Plot:
true love, lovers, young lovers, japanese girl, love and romance, love affair, friendship, love story, teenage love, fall in love, teenager, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Winona Applegate is on the fast track to becoming a celebrity chef, already running a very successful bistro in Pittsburgh. With nerves building, she leaves for New York to audition for her own show in front of television executives. Unfortunately, ...
Style:
touching, emotional, romantic, psychological, humorous
Plot:
festival, couple relations, lovers, young lovers, love, friendship, couples, love interest, love story, fall in love, love and romance, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, canada
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Katarina, a Norwegian nurse in London, embarks on a passionate affair with a fellow immigrant nurse that suffers the consequences of unresolved mental health issues from the lovers' secret pasts.
Style:
romantic, psychological, emotional, captivating, talky ...
Plot:
mental health, bipolar disorder, love affair, romantic relationship, love and romance, couple relations, fall in love, relationships, lovers, love interest, love, young lovers ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A-Cheng collects debts for a gangster and doesn't skimp on violence, but he can also be merciful to those who deserve it. He has a crush on Hao-ting, the daughter of one of the debtors, but he only knows the underworld and so embarks on a ...
Style:
emotional, romantic, touching, psychological, talky ...
Plot:
love, young lovers, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, debt, friendship, teenage love, youth, couple relations, relationship problems, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A woman wins her sister a Beverly Hills wedding and gets a surprise of her own.
Style:
emotional, talky, touching, romantic, psychological
Plot:
bridesmaid, marriage proposal, wedding planner, lovers, young lovers, wedding, engagement, sailor, sister sister relationship, family farm, couple relations, friendship ...
Place:
oregon, beverly hills
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the 1990s, two girls and a boy enter a booming society with the hope of fulfilling their many dreams.
Style:
psychological, talky, romantic, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
boy, dream, couple relations, love and romance, youth, coming of age, teenage love, love, lovers, couples, teenager, young lovers ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
An independent project, an intimate play evolving around three main characters: an adult woman, her mother and her female lover. Two days in their lives occur in two opposing setting, everyday life in the demanding metropolis of Santiago and a ...
Style:
emotional, touching, talky, romantic, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian, mother daughter relationship, lesbian relationship, single mother, swimming, family relations, sailing, sailboat, single parent, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, boat, couple relations ...
Place:
chile, santiago chile
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On the night before Yuet's wedding, best friends Nam and Yuet recall their time together in school, when they shared a relationship that was more than friendship, but also perhaps not quite love.
Style:
emotional, touching, talky, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lgbt teen, teenage love, first love, love, lesbian romance, love and romance, lgbtq, love story, couple relations, lesbianism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A single mother in London's Camden Town hears music when she meets a handsome stranger with a past. But she's not sure she's ready to open her heart.
Style:
romantic, psychological, touching, talky, emotional ...
Plot:
true love, unrequited love, young lovers, black, couples, love and romance, love, single mother, couple relations, love affair, relationships, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, indiana
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Hayley stumbles upon a bundle of letters with an engagement ring from a mysterious sender, she decides to respond to him with her own alias, and with it start the anonymous correspondence that will change her life forever.
Style:
humorous, emotional, romantic, psychological, talky ...
Plot:
lovers, young lovers, love story, surprise visitor, mother daughter relationship, wedding ring, business partner, competition, love, ex girlfriend, love and romance, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
62%
702
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four buddies attend a class taught by a love guru who leads them to question their romantic attachments — until her hidden agenda comes to light.
Style:
humorous, talky, psychological, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
lovers, young lovers, love, friend, teaching, friendship, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, love triangle, couples, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In the midst of a freezing winter on the island of Sylt, Cem comes across Jesús, who is on the verge of committing suicide. The two young men become fast friends, with their friendship unexpectedly threatening to develop into something more. Cem ...
Style:
sexy, touching, tense, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
mental illness, eating disorder, male nudity, lovers, couple relations, young lovers, love, gay subtext, gay, love and romance, gay interest, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
60%
117
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, Norway
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Psychologist Eliska contacts musician Martin with a request for him to perform at an event on mental disorders. Their intense relationship ends with Eliska's suicide, which will resolve long-lasting pain without cause. She flew through ...
Style:
emotional, talky, romantic, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
psychologist, lovers, love affair, young lovers, female psychologist, illness, memory, grief, musician, love and romance, couple relations, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
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Story:
Seemingly perfect from the outside, Shinkai Akira was exhausted from worrying too much about how to be perfect. Nemoto Kousei is amicable and popular with women, but he trusts no one and views everything with a cold heart. The two of them, who ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, touching, emotional, talky
Plot:
single woman, bachelor, employee, japanese woman, love and romance, love interest, fall in love, young lovers, love affair, relationships, couple relations, lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Belgium, UK, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An Italian man looks back from his jail cell on his youthful exploits as a political extremist with understanding, candour and remorse.
Style:
exciting, serious, sincere, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
hopes, politics, fighting the system, idealism, rebellion, love and romance, danger, blind ambition, state affairs, society, youth, rebelliousness ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man finds out he's in an open marriage.
Style:
psychological, emotional, touching, humorous, romantic ...
Plot:
open marriage, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, love and romance, family relations, fall in love, love, relationships, youth, couple relations, love affair, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
51%
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204
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
While struggling to cope with the death of her boyfriend, a young woman begins to form romantic feelings for her new supportive female friend.
Style:
tense, romantic, psychological, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, death, love and romance, youth, society, lesbian interest, couples, love interest, lesbian romance, love, lesbian couple ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China, France
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Country girl Yu Hong leaves her village, her family and her lover to study in Beijing. At university, she discovers an intense world of sexual freedom and forbidden pleasure. Enraptured, compulsive, she falls madly in love with fellow student Zhou ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, touching, emotional, sexual ...
Plot:
true love, longing, politics, political protest, rebelliousness, idealism, political unrest, road not taken, social differences, college life, youth, society ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, europe, asia, germany, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Rino Sakuragi (Yuna Taira) is a high school student. She is good friends with Ren Kiritani (Alan Shirahama) who attends the same high school. They have been close since their middle school days. Rino holds special feelings for Ren Kiritani, but she ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, romantic drama, psychological, talky ...
Plot:
youth, japanese schoolgirl, japanese girl, als, teen romance, high school, love, love affair, couple relations, relationships, young lovers, lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
49%
165
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Justine is a young woman with a fierce intelligence but an equally strong appetite for self-destruction. She finds herself suffocated within a world that makes little sense and where alcohol is the only escape from her view of a hopeless future. ...
Style:
psychological, romantic, talky, emotional
Plot:
lesbian interest, lesbian relationship, lgbt teen, chance meeting, lgbt, shoplifting, alcohol abuse, hopelessness, absent parent, lesbianism, love, lesbian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brighton
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
4th installment Based on the best selling novel from by Sylvain Reynard.
Style:
sexy, emotional, romantic, psychological, talky ...
Plot:
true love, young lovers, lovers, love, love and romance, love story, couples, fall in love, relationships, family relations, love affair, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Melike Candan a star in the 80s, now cleans toilets at a bar where one days he meets Gökçe Yücel, who has big hopes for the future.
Style:
sexy, melancholic, psychological, talky, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
true love, flashback, young lovers, love, family relations, fight, female protagonist, showbiz, character study, fame, couple relations, love affair ...
Time:
80s, future, 21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A coming of age story about an awkward teenage boy who falls in love with the girl next door, who he soon discovers passed away the year before from Cystic Fibrosis, and he's in love...with a ghost.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, sentimental, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
supernatural romance, ghost, young lovers, death of lover, impossible love, love, girl next door, teenager, coming of age, couple relations, love and romance, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
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