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The Story of Ong-nyeo (2014)
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ong-nye had a world of men wrapped around her finger, until, one day, a horrific injury leaves her handicapped, and she retreats to the mountains. But one man may break her loneliness.
Style:
psychological, erotic, captivating, thrilling, atmospheric, dramatic, art house, independent film, intense, period drama
Plot:
loneliness, female protagonist, eroticism, character study, relationships, loner, seductress, male female relationship, social problems, relationship problems, lifestyle, couple relations, mountain, isolation, solitude, healing, recovery, resilience, longing, rehabilitation, tragic past, female empowerment, survival, forbidden love, obsession ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, thrilling and melancholic films with plots about relationships, relationship problems, male female relationship, female protagonist, isolation, loneliness and couple relations mostly in Drama, Mystery and Romance genres. Some movies like The Story of Ong-nyeo: Aloners (2021), In Front of Your Face (2021), Love After Love (2020), My Sister-in-law's Job (2017), Jane (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: China
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional, compassionate ...
Plot:
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Time:
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534
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Greece, France, UK, China, Singapore
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
greece, liberia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
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172
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic, queer cinema
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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26%
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Country: Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Finland
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Story:
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Duration: 117 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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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: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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