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The Man Who Drew God (2022)
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The Man Who Drew God (2022)
Original name: L'uomo che disegnò Dio
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The rise and fall of a blind artist who has the extraordinary gift of making true-to-life portraits just by listening to human voices, and of becoming a TV-junk star. A fable on the need to rediscover the miraculous power of dignity in a world where media's noise has solved the problem of man's imperfection simply by removing the problem itself.
Style: captivating, poignant, art house, melancholic, suspenseful, fable
Plot: rise and fall, artist, painter, blind man, artists' life, blindness and impaired vision, society, social problems, blindness, lifestyle, social issues, slice of life, blind character, performer's life, celebrity, fame, dignity, celebrity culture, character study, moral dilemma, exploitation, miraculous event, tragedy, supernatural ability, alienation ...

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Most similar movies to The Man Who Drew God

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, melancholic and art house films with plots about social problems, character study, urban, slice of life, intimate, lifestyle and identity mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Man Who Drew God: Insight (2015), La rabbia (2008), The Same Storm (2021), The Listener (2022), Tommaso (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Insight (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Pavel Zuev has to start his life over from darkness after he looses his sight. The young man has to learn again how to eat, walk, wash himself, do simple housework, and even how to look out of the window without seeing anything. All connections to ...
Style: psychological, emotional, sincere, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: loss of eyesight, blindness, hopes, relationships, blind man, disability, personal growth, empathy, life is a bitch, starting over, social problems, male female relationship ...
Time: 2010s
Similarity:
95%
 4.8
 172
La rabbia (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young director years old, lives with a girl. Active part of the Intellectual society, he represents perfectly the union between fear and determination, that changes deeply his way of understanding the world that surrounds him. His only aim is to ...
Style: independent film, disturbing, psychological, reflective, art house ...
Plot: filmmaking, self discovery, director, actor, surrealism, creative process, lifestyle, social problems, life philosophy, filmmaker, existentialism, character study ...
Similarity:
60%
 6.2
 108
The Same Storm (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Style: psychological, captivating, melancholic, art house, anthology ...
Plot: quarantine, virus, deadly virus, loneliness, isolation, character study, social isolation, lifestyle, social relations, society, social problems, multiple storylines ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new york
Similarity:
55%
 5.6
 825
The Listener (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes ...
Style: emotional, heartfelt, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: social issues, volunteer, telephone call, social problems, empathy, social worker, loneliness, compassion, mental health, relationship problems, trust, character study ...
Similarity:
54%
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 2K
Tommaso (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, UK, USA, Greece
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Tommaso is an American expat film director living in Rome with his young wife and their daughter. Disoriented by his past misgivings and subsequent unexpected blows to his self-esteem, Tommaso wades through this late chapter of his life with an ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, realistic, sincere, melancholic ...
Plot: family relations, character study, parents and children, creative block, life philosophy, existential crisis, midlife crisis, society, disorder, couples, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time: 2010s
Place: rome italy
Similarity:
53%
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: As NBC's hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" proves a long-running hit for a network desperately in need of one, its young stars: Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato face all sorts of trouble off-camera. Gary battles with his ...
Style: sitcom, disturbing, psychological, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot: family conflict, behind the scenes, african american, television, biopic, fame, parents and children, social problems, lifestyle, career, slice of life, children ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 90s
Similarity:
52%
 6.4
 205
Princess (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Princess is a young illegal immigrant from Nigeria who sells her body on the outskirts of a big city. Like an Amazon on the hunt, protected by her friends, she moves through a pinewood that stretches as far as the sea, an enchanted forest in which ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot: sex trafficking, prostitution, human trafficking, female protagonist, illegal immigrant, african, exploitation, resilience, street life, illegal immigration, trauma, poverty ...
Place: italy
Similarity:
51%
 6.3
 70
Narcissus (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Narcissus (from Greek Narkissos) shares the root nark-, with narcosis and narcotic. All these words have the same origin in the verb narkaō – to intoxicate through a strong smell. I was particularly interested to find out why a handsome and ...
Style: psychological, captivating, melancholic, art house, stylized ...
Plot: cellist, introspection, greek mythology, vanity, self discovery, lifestyle, social problems, relationship vs career, obsession, self destructing, myth, character study ...
Place: lithuania
Similarity:
45%
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 6.2
 294
Broke (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A disgraced sports star and gambling addict attempts to turn his life around with the support of his number one fan.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional, melancholic
Plot: gambling addiction, redemption, working class, gambler, second chance, lifestyle change, athlete's life, social issues, gambling, changing lives, problem, social problems ...
Similarity:
43%
A Beautiful Soul (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An R&B singer snagged by the trappings of superstardom loses his way and turns his back on his church and faith-filled beginnings. Tragedy strikes, leaving a chance for redemption in its wake. But with rebirth, first comes death.
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, psychological, inspirational ...
Plot: redemption, introspection, self discovery, musician's life, one more chance, lifestyle, hopes, celebrity culture, religions or cults, showbiz, hip hop, ambition ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Similarity:
43%
Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion? (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 58 min.
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Story: Mattias is a 30-something gardener living in Norway, whose idol is Buzz Aldrin, second man on the moon. Following a series of personal and professional disasters, Mattias finds himself lying on a rain-soaked road on treeless Faroe Islands with no ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, poignant, art house ...
Plot: male protagonist, psychiatric ward, mental illness, anonymity, existentialism, identity crisis, character study, humanism, loneliness, lifestyle, socially awkward, social issues ...
Similarity:
41%
Where the Shadows Fall (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Nurse Anna and her assistant Hans work in an old folks’ home that was once the orphanage where they were imprisoned as children, and they still seem trapped in time and space.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: investigation, genetics, trauma, human rights, memory, social problems, genetically altered, genetic experiment, intrigue, society, science, secret ...
Time: 20th century
Similarity:
38%
Taipei Suicide Story (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 45 min.
Story: A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die.
Style: art house, poignant, melancholic, existential, psychological ...
Plot: suicide, hotel, loneliness, isolation, guest, receptionist, intimate, character study, introspection, mental health, desperation, road not taken ...
Place: taiwan, taipei
Similarity:
37%
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Little Q (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Little Q is an aspiring guide dog, training to be a guide for the blind. Soon Little Q is partnered with Bo-ting, a renowned pastry chef who’s losing his sight. But Bo-ting is irritable and reluctant, constantly losing his temper at those around ...
Style: emotional, captivating, disturbing, psychological, tear jerker ...
Plot: dog, blindness, human animal relationship, friendship, loyalty, owner dog relationship, seeing eye dog, blind man, human dog relationship, lifestyle, slice of life, blind character ...
Place: china, east asia
Similarity:
37%
52-Hertz Whales (2024)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Mishima Kiko was exploited by her own family. When she was little, her mother neglected her. After her mother remarried, Kiko was abused mentally and physically by her mother, stepfather, and younger stepbrother. She didn't belong to this ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, heartbreaking ...
Plot: domestic abuse, abuse, trauma, domestic violence, neglect, bullying, dysfunctional family, social problems, life is a bitch, traumatic past, violence, family problems ...
Place: japan
Similarity:
36%
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A Broken Life (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Max Walker is a suicidal man who selects an aspiring young filmmaker to record the end of his life. On the agenda for his last day on Earth: telling off his old boss, confessing some of his deepest secrets, and maybe even finding redemption.
Style: emotional, psychological, realistic, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot: redemption, friendship, mental health, vengeance, introspection, midlife crisis, unfulfillment, obnoxious boss, deadend life, hopes, filmmaking, character study ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
Similarity:
36%
Slave and courtesan (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Côte d'Ivoire, Guadeloupe
Story: A small group of people meet in a guest house lost in the middle of nowhere. Disconnected from everything, each will try to understand his destiny. Trapped by the past, they each have to find the key to their existence, like « shadows walking ...
Style: melancholic, philosophical, art house, poetic, atmospheric ...
Plot: destiny, character study, isolation, existentialism, redemption, memory, alienation, secrets, identity, moral ambiguity, haunting, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
36%
An Encounter with the Messiah (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The Woman with the Issue of Blood, or as we call her in our film, Maria. She was arguably the most well-known, nameless figure in the bible. A woman who suffered for 12 years with an incurable disease. 12 years of doctors telling her that they can ...
Style: religious drama, serious, inspirational, emotional, reflective ...
Plot: faith, miraculous event, hopes, faith healing, faith based, redemption, spiritual journey, compassion, sacrifice, forgiveness, urban, perseverance ...
Similarity:
36%
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Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: 1926: While on tour promoting his latest movie "Son Of The Sheik", Rudolph Valentino, the Hollywood silent screen icon, suffers a sudden collapse and is hospitalized at the New York Polyclinic Hospital. After an emergency surgery, ...
Style: detective, dramatic, silent, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: nurse, death, cemetery, hospital, deaf, mysterious death, flashback, hollywood, fame, biopic, life & death, police detective ...
Time: 1920s
Place: new york
Similarity:
35%
We All Want What's Best for Her (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A middle-age woman recovers from a serious car accident.
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot: introspection, rehabilitation, accident, starting over, family relations, estrangement, hopes, unfulfillment, couples, trauma, recovery, character study ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain, catalonia, europe
Similarity:
35%
 6.4
 17
Come and Go (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, Malaysia
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Tourists, foreigners and outcasts converge on the streets of Osaka in this sprawling ensemble drama by Japan-based, Malaysia-born filmmaker Lim Kah Wai. His eighth feature explores the lesser-known aspects of the Asian melting pot city through the ...
Style: multicultural, thrilling, psychological, captivating, intercultural ...
Plot: asian, refugee, immigrant, urban, relationships, social problems, lifestyle, social issues, diaspora, outsider, identity, slice of life ...
Place: east asia
Similarity:
32%
Pete on the Way to Heaven (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In the small town of Kandalaksha, Petya lives out a fantasy life as a traffic cop. He has a holster, a wooden gun, and the locals humor him by following his "orders." When a convict escapes from a nearby prison, Petya joins the manhunt as ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, comedy drama, independent film, dark comedy ...
Plot: escaped prisoner, police, police officer, social problems, runaway, society, social relations, fighting crime, small town life, role playing, small town, slice of life ...
Time: 1950s, 50s
Place: siberia
Similarity:
31%
 6.0
 183
God Calling (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 120 min.
Story: When Sade, the central character suffers a personal tragedy, she is taken on a journey of self-discovery and faith which transforms the lives all those around her. God Calling shines a spotlight on modern day spirituality by imaginatively exploring ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, religious drama, emotional ...
Plot: faith, christianity, redemption, self discovery, god, religious, crisis of faith, social problems, spirituality, religious faith, belief in god, female protagonist ...
Place: africa, nigeria
Similarity:
31%
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Knowing Aaron (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story: After witnessing a traumatic event as a child, Aaron is now haunted by hallucinations. He spends much of his time alone, endlessly drawing as a way to cope with these dark images. Though this has gone on for years, as he gets older it becomes harder ...
Style: stylized, psychological, bleak, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens
Plot: coming of age, schizophrenia, murder, tragedy, sanity, artist, brother brother relationship, hopes, society, craziness, drawing, trauma ...
Similarity:
31%
 5.2
 241
A Family (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Vincent was born near Paris, but has cut off every link with his roots. Maria, fifteen years younger, grew up in Ostia, but no longer sees her family. Together they form a couple that does not seem to need anyone. They lead a secluded life in ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense, crime drama
Plot: surrogate mother, human trafficking, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, relationships, life is a bitch, relationship problems, marital problem, social problems, secret, male female relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
31%
 7.5
 1K
Manamantha (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story: Sairam, an assistant manager in a supermarket treads on an unethical path for a promotion, leading to dire consequences. Gayatri a thrifty housewife manages her middle class household. Mahitha's friend, a street child goes missing and she goes ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, anthology, suspense ...
Plot: social issues, lifestyle, social problems, love affair, family relations, relationships, middle class, slice of life, moral dilemma, social realism, urban, everyday life ...
Time: 2010s
Place: india
Similarity:
30%
Memories of Overdevelopment (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Cuba, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: An intellectual leaves the Cuban revolution and 'underdevelopment' behind only to find himself at odds with the ambiguities of his new life in the 'developed' world. A portrait of alienation, of an outsider with no clear-cut ...
Style: captivating, serious, atmospheric, thought provoking, surreal ...
Plot: idealism, fighting the system, self discovery, state affairs, hopes, redemption, rebelliousness, rebellion, society, lifestyle, politics, introspection ...
Time: 21st century
Place: cuba, japan, latin america, utah, paris france ...
Similarity:
30%
The Death of John L. (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Zbigniew Gasior, a thirty year old singer, is a youth idol. Despite fame, money and success with the ladys, he can't neglect the emptiness in his life. The shattered dreams of his friends are not really a help, to ease his existential pains.
Style: period piece, bleak
Plot: loneliness, singer, character study, fame, celebrity, introspection, showbiz, alienation, identity, male protagonist, melancholy, existential crisis ...
Place: poland
Similarity:
30%
 6.5
 4K
Paradise (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An Indian tourist couple arrive in the hill country of crisis ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. But, when things take an unexpected turn, conflicts deepen revealing cracks in their relationship.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot: marriage crisis, relationship problems, intrigue, crisis, couples, social problems, introspection, betrayal, isolation, awkwardness, slow burn, tourism ...
Place: sri lanka
Similarity:
29%
 6.0
 396
Copperman (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Despite his adult age, Anselmo behaves like a child and takes up the role of a superhero called "Copperman."
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, touching, thought provoking ...
Plot: superhero, autism, childhood, follow your dream, dream, life philosophy, parents and children, dreaming, lifestyle, coping, social problems, compassion ...
Similarity:
29%