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71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
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Original name: 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
71 scenes revolving around multiple Viennese residents who are by chance involved with a senseless gun slaughter on Christmas Eve.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, sincere, thought provoking, serious, tense, art house, social, controversial, contemplative ...
Plot:
news report, murder, misfit, social misfits, refugee, down on your luck, breaking point, immigrant, chess, mass murder, minimalism, puzzle, teenager, psycho, student, mental disorder, suicide, destiny, bank, revolution, nihilism, trippy, human relationship, big city, existentialism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place:
austria, germany, vienna, lebanon, europe, bosnia, turkey ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, disturbing and bleak films with plots about society, murder, misfit, psychological drama, violence, deadly and suicide mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance: Benny's Video (1992), Code Unknown (2000), The Seventh Continent (1989), Early One Morning (2011), Hello Herman (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A 14-year-old video enthusiast is so caught up in film fantasy that he can no longer relate to the real world, to such an extent that he commits murder and records an on-camera confession for his parents.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, serious, art house ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
murder, psychopath, obsession, video store, society, atrocity, killer child, child murders a child, human nature, introspection, found footage, extreme ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
austria, egypt, germany, bosnia, europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Romania
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, thought provoking, cerebral, cynical, intellectual ...
Plot:
alienation, social differences, life is a bitch, society, misfit, breaking point, social decay, homeless, existentialism, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, refugee, depression ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
germany, france, kosovo, europe, africa ...
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Chronicles three years of a middle class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, only troubled by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence however, they are actually planning something sinister.
Style:
disturbing, depressing, serious, controversial, heartfelt ...
Plot:
nihilism, dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, alienation, quitting a job, mental disorder, society, philosophy, family life, suicide, depression, death ...
Time:
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Place:
austria, germany, europe, australia
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Monday morning. Paul Wertret, 50, heads off to his job as a manager at the International Credit and Trade Bank. He arrives at 8 o'clock on the dot, as usual. He enters a meeting room, takes out a gun and kills two of his bosses. Then he locks ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, psychological, sincere, non-linear ...
Plot:
bank, introspection, losing-it hero, unlikely criminals, rivalry, workplace, road not taken, workplace situations, boss and employee, murder, suicide, business ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in the not so distant future, in Any Town USA, sixteen year old Herman Howards makes a fateful decision. He enters his suburban school and kills thirty nine students, two teachers, and a police officer. Just before his arrest he emails his idol, ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, serious, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, iowa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, bad guy wins, home invasion, torture, sadism, torment, family in danger, husband wife relationship, evil wins, violence, holiday horror ...
Time:
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Place:
austria, germany, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
canada, nova scotia, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Director Eva Sørhaug (Cold Lunch) reveals the rage and violence lurking beneath seemingly tranquil domesticity in her bold and uncompromising sophomore feature.
Style:
tense, disturbing, bleak, contemplative, serious ...
Plot:
family problems, family relations, danger, violence spree, domestic disturbance, divorce, violent content, under the surface, breaking point, rape, killing, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A compilation of episodes from the lives of several of the amateur actors' (who are 'bad teens' and the homeless of Seoul) own experiences, this film sheds light on the dark side of Korean society. Feeling alienated and persecuted, ...
Style:
anthology, postmodern, experimental, controversial, non-linear ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
urban, drug abuse, illegal drugs, strong violent content, kids in trouble, realism, juvenile delinquency, society, youth, violence spree, lifestyle, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
seoul, korea, asia
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23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Kalle, en kille i 18-års åldern har hamnat lite snett i livet. Han umgås mest med främlingsfientliga personer. Carlos är en kille i 16-års åldern, han har bott i Sverige större delen av sitt liv med sin mor och hennes äldre bror. Hans pappa ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, bleak, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
skinhead, nordic, european, immigrant, racism, murder, investigation, society, law enforcement, urban, city life, job ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, stockholm sweden
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22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Koistenin is a sad sack, a man without affect or friends. He's a night-watchman in Helsinki with ideas of starting his own business, but nothing to go with those intentions. He sometimes talks a bit with a woman who runs a snack trailer near ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, sincere, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
finland, europe, scotland, argentina
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
After nine years in psychiatric detention Theo, who has brutally assaulted and raped three women, is released. Living in a supervised community, he connects well with his social worker Sascha, finds a job at a print shop and even a girlfriend, ...
Style:
bleak, psychological, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, rape, mental illness, couples, love and romance, life is a bitch, hopes, guilt, love letter, moving, mental disorder, lgbt ...
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21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, realistic, disturbing, serious, gloomy
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, finland
Similarity:
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Country: Sweden, Finland, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, eastern europe, warsaw poland, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Austria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Similarity:
19%
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, black and white, serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada, montreal, france, quebec
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, USA, UK, France, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Norway
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France, Austria, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Austria, France, Germany
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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