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Gook (2017)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a struggling women's shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend their store—and contemplate the meaning of family, their personal dreams and the future.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, black and white, tear jerker, tearjerker
Plot:
brother brother relationship, businessman, black girl, korean american, brother, racism, social justice, friendship, coping, life is a bitch, social problems, family business, friends, racial discrimination, blacks and whites, black, friend, black history, interracial, ethnicity, blaxploitation, african american, dead child, unsimulated sex, shoe store ...
Time:
90s, year 2017, 1990s
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Most similar movies to Gook
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, psychological and suspense films with plots about life is a bitch, friendship, black, social problems, friends, society and family relations mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Gook: Across the Line (2015), Burning Sands (2017), This Town (2007), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Lucky Life (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, unusual plot structure, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
african american, friendship, male nudity, black, black lives matter, racism, blaxploitation, rivalry, society, friends, one against many, courage ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
san francisco, california, north america
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot:
racism, racial discrimination, ice hockey, career, racial issues, racial tension, race issues, racial segregation, social issues, racial prejudice, racial injustice, black man ...
Place:
nova scotia, canada, canada
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
brotherhood, university, black, danger, murder, youth, society, friendship, disorder, death, greed, obsession ...
Time:
year 2017
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
This Town is in part a social commentary, giving us some scary insight into todays youth but also reflecting the points of view of different generations. At heart, the movie asks the viewer to decide if these characters are right or wrong in their ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
older man younger woman sex, womanizer, social problems, multiple storylines, friendship, city life, family relations, social relations, relationships, small town, society, friends ...
Similarity:
91%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only ...
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
civil rights, racism, african american, friendship, coming of age, teenage life, racial segregation, children, american south, abuse, interracial relations, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, year 1964, 60s
Place:
indiana, africa, usa, south carolina
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of friends travels to the beach to encourage Jason, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. The journey is rooted in nostalgia and desire for a meaningful farewell, although the friends avoid the subject of Jason's illness. Some time ...
Style:
sentimental, serious, emotional, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, buddies, terminal illness, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, friends, dealing with death, fighting illness, illness, relationship problems, travel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, tense, contemplative ...
Plot:
african american, racism, labor union, interracial relations, injustice, rise to the top, ambition, fighting the system, life is a bitch, rebellion, workplace, dishonesty ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
america
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Centers around four friends who met while in high school and are bonded by an event that happens. Fifteen years later, they are suddenly forced to all come back together when one of them faces a crisis.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
friends, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend, black, reunited friends, women, crisis, lifestyle, family in crisis, women's issues, love story, sorority ...
Similarity:
89%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to ...
Style:
independent film, psychological, thrilling, captivating, social ...
Plot:
fisherman, boat, fishing, brother brother relationship, fishing boat, brother brother conflict, family relations, tourism, surrealism, brothers, relationships, problem ...
Place:
cornwall
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to ...
Style:
hood, crime drama, realistic, serious, rough
Plot:
black, cancer, ex convict, gang, blaxploitation, ghetto, retirement home, terminal illness, couples, friends, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After their family emigrates from Colombia during the summer of ‘99, a metalhead science prodigy and his deviant younger brother do their best to adapt to new lives in America.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, period piece
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
brothers, family relations, immigrant, american dream, coming of age, immigration, immigrant family, family drama, social problems, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
88%
3K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Olivia and Matthew Grey, 18-year-old twins born into a world of privilege and high expectations. There are almost no boundaries between them - even their dreams are connected.
Style:
psychological, touching, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
anorexia, eating disorder, youth, love, hospital, hospitalization, life is a bitch, adaptation, illness, mental illness, redemption, society ...
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Raised by a single mother, a bullied 17 year-old girl seeks guidance from her best friend and the girl's older sister.
Style:
captivating
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, lesbian, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, lgbtq, bullying, social problems, single parent, single mother, teenage girl, teenage protagonist, friends ...
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Paloma, the new girl at an esteemed prep school, is drawn into the daily aggressions of warring senior class factions. She joins the Spades and becomes friends with the Spades’ leader, an enigmatic and scheming cheerleader named Selah.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleader, boarding school, school, black, high school life, teenager, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, drug use, teenage girl, power struggle, fight for supremacy, underage drinking ...
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Romania
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Yusuf and his best friend Memo are pupils at a boarding school for Kurdish boys, secluded in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia. When Memo falls mysteriously ill, Yusuf is forced to struggle through the bureaucratic obstacles put up by the ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thought provoking, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
illness, tragedy, boys' school, friends, friendship, child illness, fighting the system, race against time, sick, boy, child, resentment ...
Similarity:
88%
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:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, uncover truth, family relations, danger, parents and children, under the surface, disorder, life turned upside down, secret, women of color, african american, black girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high school teacher and the civil unrest that followed the ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
racism, murder, social differences, introspection, life is a bitch, society, discrimination, social decay, injustice, small town life, small town, murderer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
87%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
An illegal Chinese immigrant and her teenage daughter are held captive in their home after a stranger breaks in.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot:
prostitution, mother daughter relationship, changing lives, illegal prostitution, family relations, lifestyle change, prostitute, family problems, mysterious stranger, mother and daughter, life is a bitch, relationship problems ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of friends attempt to successfully complete a list of tasks assigned to them as the "Shovel List" by their dead friend.
Style:
emotional, captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
friendship, friend, last wish, coming of age, loss, grief, problem, friends, loss of brother, bonding, bereavement, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Qatar, Argentina, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In a mountain town, where corn and poppies grow, the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground to escape the threat of being stolen. Ana and her two best friends grow up together, affirming the bonds of their friendship and ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
drug cartel, friendship, drug, social issues, social problems, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, organized crime, teenager, city life, friends, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Place:
mexico, south america
Similarity:
86%
123
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
For Marisol Rivera, a first generation Mexican-American, college is everything she's worked toward. She spent mornings cleaning horse stalls and evenings studying. Now, with a scholarship in hand, she's ready to leave Southwest Texas and ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, heartbreaking, emotional ...
Plot:
coming of age, on the run, immigration, social problems, grownups, social issues, life is a bitch, racism, illegal alien, adolescence vs adulthood, racial injustice, identity crisis ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Tommy, a talented Puerto Rican painter living in the South Bronx, befriends Allen, a white kid who's faced constant harassment since moving to the neighborhood with his single mother, Susan.
Style:
rough, serious, disturbing, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
kids in trouble, lifestyle, gang, friendship, urban ghetto life, life is a bitch, prodigy, redemption, drug dealing, vengeance, police corruption, human nature ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south america, new york, usa
Similarity:
85%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and their apparently idyllic family life collapses. Their mostly absent and irresponsible mother is not ...
Style:
captivating, black and white, entertaining
Plot:
children, pedophilia, siblings relations, family relations, parents and children, social issues, social problems, life is a bitch, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, drinking problem, life ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of falling victim to racial hatred, the soldier joins forces with his fellow prisoners and rises up ...
Style:
independent film, inspirational, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
prison, racism, african american, black, time travel, exodus, sergeant, army life, society, hopes, soldier, buddies ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
In 1921, friends and train porters Junior and Zeke find their unbreakable bond stretched to its limits when tragedy inspires them to take conflicting paths to a better life.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
black cast, labor union, social problems, black american, civil rights, social issues, civil rights movement, black people, labor leader, life is a bitch, race issues, racial stereotype ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A deeply personal story about the strength of family, the complexity of friendship, and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, semi autobiographical, period drama ...
Plot:
high school friend, grandparent grandchild relationship, relationships, social problems, direction and purpose, grownups, family problems, adolescence vs adulthood, lifestyle, dream, childhood, boy ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
85%
239
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Secrets: Tarron is a successful, married businessman who risks losing it all when a sexy new hire comes to his company. As his wife struggles to keep her family together by all means necessary, Tarron’s world is tested and shaken to its core.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
infidelity, adultery, unfaithful husband, businessman, secrets, black, adulterer, male female relationship, family problems, sexual attraction, husband wife relationship, family relations ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Fumiya owes 5 million yen to a female load shark for a gambling debt, while having affair an with Mrs. Hosoi who offers him 5 million to murder her husband. Fumiya has no choice but to kill Mr. Hosoi. Unfortunately he's see by a neighbor. In ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
bondage, gambling debt, slavery, gambler, money problems, life is a bitch, male female relationship, social problems, relationships, cheating wife, female nudity, bare breasts ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Nasser, a 30-something Parisian with a troubled past, returns to Paris after some jail time. Margot, his probation officer, urges him to work at LE PRESTIGE, his brother's bar located right next to the Moulin Rouge, in the heart of Pigalle - ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
brother brother relationship, criminal, con artists, brother brother conflict, ex convict, bar owner, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, brothers, life is a bitch, ambitious man, black ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
85%
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