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Violet (2021)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, art film
Plot:
female protagonist, relationship problems, life is a bitch, self discovery, family problems, lifestyle change, passionate kiss, anxiety, mental health, mental illness, lie, screenwriter, self doubt, overcoming fear, female executive, emotional abuse, filmmaking, death of mother, childhood memory, individuality, fired from the job, panic, self loathing, house fire, bare chested male ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and suspense films with plots about family problems, female protagonist, relationship problems, life is a bitch, family relations, relationships and husband wife relationship mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Violet: The Russell Girl (2008), Paper Spiders (2020), Camila Comes Out Tonight (2021), She Walks (2015), Changeover (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Sarah Russell, a 23-year-old aspiring medical school student, visits her loving family to share some important news, but instead finds herself attempting to finally confront a difficult period from her past.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, getting home, ex boyfriend, confronting the past, family relations, relationship problems, relationships, family problems, christmas, guilt ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
coming of age, paranoid schizophrenia, mental disorder, mother and daughter, mental illness, mental health, grownups, life is a bitch, family problems, moral dilemma, parents and children, paranoid ...
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When her grandmother becomes seriously ill, Camila is forced to move to Buenos Aires, leaving behind a liberal public high school for a scholastic, traditional private institution. Suddenly a senior without any friends, and with her single mother ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, family relations, family problems, relationships, life is a bitch, grownups, lifestyle change, changing lives, latinx lgbt, tattoo ...
Similarity:
87%
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:
74%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A girl grieving the horrific loss of her parents moves in with relatives, who try their best to welcome her into the family.
Style:
emotional, psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
mental health, uncle niece relationship, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, loss, grief, family drama, post traumatic stress, family life, loss of father, loss of mother, family problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Claire Smythson, wife of the renowned abstract artist Richard Smythson, is plunged into a late-life crisis when her husband is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and is in danger of not completing the paintings for his final show.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
painter, artist, marriage, dementia, marital problem, marriage crisis, illness, changing lives, family in crisis, family relations, life is a bitch, lifestyle change ...
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Müzeyyen is a 22-year-old high school senior living in Antalya who spends most of her time with a posse of misfits. She lives a drug-fuelled, highly troubled life outside the norms of society. When her long-lost brother Ali decides to visit her ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
drug, society, relationship problems, family problems, life is a bitch, drug addict, family relations, drug abuse, drug addiction, social relations, male female relationship, female protagonist ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ava and Thomas live--to outside eyes--the good life, complete with a child and a lovely home in Los Angeles, but something is lost. Ava has placed her acting career on hold to play the mother and good wife, while Thomas' job as a fashion ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating
Plot:
marriage, couples, family relations, family problems, male female relationship, marital crisis, relationship problems, marriage crisis, marital problem, husband wife relationship, relationships, life is a bitch ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lissa, a twenty-year-old girl trapped in rural Pennsylvania, grapples with sex, drugs, love and loss. When a possible pregnancy forces her to take a hard look at her life, both her and the structure of the film mature, illuminating a brighter path ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
sexual promiscuity, lifestyle change, pregnancy, promiscuity, mother daughter estrangement, promiscuous woman, loss of father, life is a bitch, drug abuse, drunkenness, drug use, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Departing for college, Abbie leaves her parents and brother who has autism and is non-verbal. As she explores her independence and sexuality, she's torn between her new life and her love for her brother.
Style:
lgbt cinema, disturbing, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
lgbt, sexual desire, relationships, relationship problems, family relations, family problems, female protagonist, life is a bitch, love affair, brother sister relationship, forbidden love, woman ...
Similarity:
58%
311
Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Seyi, a 24-year-old Nigerian-American, works on Wall Street. Desperate to succeed because of his outsider status-due to class and race-he commits a crime, insider trading, which brings his entire world crashing down on him. Seyi's troubled ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
interracial relations, nypd, insider trading, uncover truth, crime investigation, love affair, family problems, family relations, investigation, police investigation, marital problem, crime solving ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet life she’s always desired: she works and she is deeply in love with her husband Stefano, even if he doesn’t always have a job and they both need to ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, satirical
Plot:
unhappy marriage, pregnant woman, marital problem, pregnancy, relationship problems, money problems, changing lives, lifestyle change, family problems, fired from the job, loss of job, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An American student living a privileged existence at Glasgow School of Art faces the unexpected death of her father. Consumed with her loss, she finds herself re-examining both her life and inner circle.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
bereavement, self discovery, loss, grief, female protagonist, loss of family, changing lives, life is a bitch, loss of father, dysfunctional family, family problems, lifestyle change ...
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
52%
204
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" is the life motto of 30-year-old Agnieszka. After serving five years in prison, Agnieszka flees Poland for Germany in an attempt to start over. In Munich she meets the lonely 70-year-old Madame, ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
older woman younger man, relationship problems, age difference, middle aged, love affair, love story, life is a bitch, middle aged woman, star crossed lovers, female protagonist, fall in love, in love ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set in the Mojave Desert, the film follows a broken-down comedian playing clubs across the Southwest, working his way to Los Angeles to meet his estranged daughter.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, surreal ...
Plot:
comedian, father daughter estrangement, identity crisis, estrangement, family problems, estranged daughter, creative block, midlife crisis, actor, career, relationship problems, hipster ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Julie is a new mom and children's book author, who escapes into the bright Crayola-colored world of her creation in order to leave behind the darkness caused by her post-partum depression.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological, touching
Plot:
depressed woman, postpartum depression, psychoanalysis, husband wife relationship, fear, writer's life, family relations, parents and children, tragic past, family problems, writers, psychological trauma ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on a stage play of the same name by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, the story follows Cassandra, who is portrayed by the two women, expressing the opposing voices that exist inside the modern woman's head, during a 48-hour period as she ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
funeral, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, mentally unstable, life is a bitch, family relations, family problems, male nudity, male pubic hair, female nudity, bicycle, flashback ...
Similarity:
48%
296
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A portrait of the myth of maternity around the story of Pepa and her daughter, who are evicted from their home and forced to wander for a place to live with no support network.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot:
female protagonist, homeless woman, homelessness, motherhood, social problems, slice of life, parenthood, life is a bitch, mother child relationship, little girl, homeless, nightclub ...
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
South of the Moon is the story of a young boy and his uncle, one dealing with the complexity and confusion of adolescence, the other with the pain and torment of regret.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot:
coming of age, uncle nephew relationship, teenager, relationship problems, life is a bitch, teenage life, social issues, relationships, uncle, social problems, family problems, little boy ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, art house ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
family problems, family life, lifestyle change, lifestyle, changing lives, patriarchy, relationship problems, parents and children, husband wife relationship, post soviet, problem, woman ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
middle east, indiana, tbilisi, georgia
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A highly successful upper middle class woman with a loving family has her seemingly “perfect” world turned upside down when the hidden secrets from her past suddenly resurface, forcing her and her beloved mother into a painful examination of ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, recovery, female protagonist, family relations, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, confronting the past, mother daughter relationship, tragic past, dark past, woman in danger, family in danger ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An executive manager, his wife and his family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all their lives. Philippe Lemesle and his wife are separating, their love irretrievably damaged by pressures of work. A successful ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
marital problem, marital crisis, family problems, life is a bitch, coworker, relationship problems, relationship vs career, divorce, psychiatric patient, husband wife relationship, resistance, birthday ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman breaks things off with her boyfriend but finds out the universe has other plans. Desperate to move on, she is forced to literally relive the memories they’ve shared together. Pin-balling through time and space, she attempts to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
relationship problems, marital problem, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, marital crisis, family relations, tragic love, dysfunctional family, breakup, male female relationship, relationships, travel ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, sad ...
Plot:
tragedy, violent, church, forgiveness, mass murder, parents, grief, multiple perspectives, mental disorder, relationship problems, backfire, bereavement ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jina is the top employee at a credit card company call center. She avoids building close relationships, choosing instead to live and work alone. One day, her irritating next-door neighbor who would attempt to talk with her is discovered dead, ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
lonely, loner, alone, call center, loneliness, changing lives, social problems, lifestyle change, living alone, social isolation, social issues, life is a bitch ...
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inspired by True Events An abused wife and mother to a young boy escapes her violent husband and heads for California with her son. She soon learns that her husband has accused her of kidnapping and the law is in hot pursuit. Now a fugitive, she ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, captivating, tense
Plot:
life is a bitch, family problems, relationships, parents and children, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, marital problem, man hits a woman, violence, husband wife relationship, false accusation, runaway ...
Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ahmet, who had recently lost his wife and little daughter in a traffic accident while he was away with his lover, is a prominent person dealing with "head work". As someone who does not care for anybody and does not knuckle under ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, art house
Plot:
loss, loneliness, family problems, adultery, adulterous husband, loss of wife, loss of child, lifestyle change, changing lives, lifestyle, lonely, lovers ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Croatia, Brazil, USA, Slovenia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A teenage girl decides to replace her controlling father with his wealthy foreign friend during a weekend trip to the Adriatic Sea.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating
Plot:
teenage girl, coming of age, friend, family problems, teenager, relationship problems, control, parents and children, father, grownups, father daughter conflict, diving ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
While her husband struggles to keep his restaurant in business, a mother of three lands a job as an assistant to a powerful, but sexually harrassive realtor and brings herself to fight back.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
sexual harassment, husband wife relationship, employer employee relationship, family problems, career change, relationship vs career, money problems, financial problem, relationship problems, forbidden love, female protagonist, moral dilemma ...
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Anne hasn't been the same since the jump. While skydiving for her best friend Sarah's bachelorette party, the 27-year-old felt focused, free, above it all. Back on the ground, the pressures of her daily life threaten to overwhelm her.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, independent film, tension ...
Plot:
mental health, female protagonist, skydiving, existential crisis, character study, anxiety, lifestyle, social climber, job, relationships, relationship vs career, relationship problems ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
38%
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