Movies like Winter Solstice 2003
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Winter Solstice (2003)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend Horace, and friendships of good neighbors. Tragedy upsets her newfound tranquillity, and she takes refuge in a rambling house with a new gentleman friend in Corrydale. But the group proves to be greater than the sum of its ill-fitting parts, and as the solstice passes, and as Christmas approaches, the healing power of love, begins to work its magic. (Filmed at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland)
Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, melancholic, contemplative, reflective, nostalgic
Plot:
christmas, ex boyfriend, holiday, friendship, healing, grief, loss, companionship, small town, relationships, romantic relationship, family relations, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, love affair, male female relationship, relationship problems, family problems, uncle niece relationship, love story, winter, loneliness, countryside, mourning, bittersweet ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, emotional and disturbing films with plots about relationships, male female relationship, love affair, love story, couple relations, small town and intimate mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Winter Solstice: A Christmas Winter Song (2019), A Distant Cry from Spring (2018), Sugar Times (2001), Classic Again (2020), Summer Blooms (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Clio befriends Fred, a homeless former jazz singer down on his luck. They form a special bond over music, and Clio, having just lost her own father, helps Fred reconnect with his own daughter, just in time for Christmas.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, uplifting, feel good ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, hopes, heartwarming, love story, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, love affair, relationship problems, musician ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Distant Cry from Spring (TV Movies)
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
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90%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Carly heads to a small town to lead a church choir at Christmastime, facing her first holiday season without her mother. While there, she connects with a man back in town after serving in the Army.
Style:
psychological, christmas special, thrilling, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, church choir, holiday, small town, christmas romance, male female relationship, relationships, love affair, choir, singing, female protagonist, christmas spirit ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Miguel is a child that loves her neighbour Ángela and enjoy working in the pastry-cook's shop of his family. He don't tell Ángela his feelings, and when they grow Ángela marry with another man and has two sons with him, but she ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, romantic, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
relationships, unrequited love, love triangle, romantic friendship, love and romance, love affair, male female relationship, love story, romantic relationship, couple relations, true love, family problems ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In a love triangle that miraculously mirrors her mother's romance years ago, a young woman let's her heart lead.
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love triangle, relationships, love interest, love story, love affair, family relations, romantic relationship, romantic triangle, romantic rivalry, star crossed lovers, couple relations, relationship problems ...
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, romantic drama
Plot:
teacher student relationship, relationships, grief, melancholy, male female relationship, love story, love, couple relations, family problems, love affair, life is a bitch, love interest ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Leo, a young Japanese college student, travels to Hawaii and eventually falls in love with Maray, an older Japanese-Caucasion woman.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, romantic drama, heartfelt ...
Plot:
biracial, older woman younger man relationship, in love, lifestyle, fall in love, relationships, love story, society, relationship problems, social relations, love, love affair ...
Place:
hawaii
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Mira Varma takes pride in her family's business of making fruitcakes, despite the decline in its popularity of once being America's most-gifted holiday confection. When Mira's parents decide to hire Brady Phillips and his high-powered ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, family business, holiday, heartwarming, christmas spirit, coping, male female relationship, family relations, relationships, husband wife relationship, love affair, life ...
Similarity:
81%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gabby's picture perfect marriage to Elliott is jeopardized when she meets Matt, a handsome younger man who ignites a fire and desire within her. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
cheating wife, forbidden love, temptation, relationship problems, marital problem, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, love interest, family problems, love affair, family relations, love triangle ...
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Hayley accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with her sister’s new in-laws, her seemingly perfect holiday takes a turn when Luke, Hayley's brother-in-law's brother, unexpectedly shows up. Still harboring a grudge against Luke for ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
christmas, christmas season, holiday, sabotage, male female relationship, love story, changing lives, relationships, love affair, female protagonist, relationship problems, lifestyle change ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Shuichi had a motorcycle accident 4 years ago. Because of the accident, he lost the last year of his memory. One day, at a friend's wedding, Shuichi has a fateful meeting with Yoshimi. They enjoy happy times together and Shuichi thinks about ...
Style:
poignant, emotional, melancholic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, memory loss, amnesia, motorcycle accident, loss, love, illness, bittersweet, male female relationship, love story, relationship problems, amnesiac ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 187 min.
Story:
Operating a Television Network from Vancouver, Sardar Jasbir Singh Grewal, arranges the marriage of his only child, Simar, with Mulhapur-based, Inder Veer Singh, the son of his friend, Arjun, much to the chagrin of his snobbish wife, Kuldip. Simar ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
punjabi, love story, couples, diaspora, family problems, coping, male female relationship, love interest, life is a bitch, unfulfilled love, love affair, relationships ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india, canada, vancouver
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dew, a young computer programmer, takes refuge in Chiang Mai. There, she is reunited with Ton, whom she met during her aunt's funeral, and discovers that he is the love of her life. Sadly, Ton is plagued by a brain tumor and passes away ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, thrilling, heartfelt ...
Plot:
bereavement, asian, grief, death, loss, family relations, relationships, love and romance, male female relationship, life is a bitch, love story, couple relations ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Genevieve Harper makes the most out of raising her two siblings after their parents' tragic accident. At just 24, Viv has devoted herself to providing her family with the best life possible, sacrificing her own dreams along the way. When Trent ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, romantic, heartfelt ...
Plot:
baseball, siblings, family drama, female protagonist, male female relationship, love interest, romantic relationship, relationships, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, in love ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman intensely believes her husband will recover from a coma during the holiday season.
Style:
psychological, emotional, thrilling, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
coma, female protagonist, love, family drama, holiday, love affair, male female relationship, life is a bitch, marital problem, husband wife relationship, family problems, family relations ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin — any more than he is the cruel, moody boy ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
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Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Taylor, a journalist, and Luke, in the military, share a special bond that grows between them over the course of several Christmases that they spend together and apart.
Style:
romantic drama, disturbing, entertaining, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, christmas spirit, holiday romance, couple relations, relationships, romantic relationship, love story, love affair, male female relationship, satire, love interest, long distance relationship ...
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76%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Although a lowlander, Marco is a robust fellow. He is now working as a farmhand for mountain farmer Alois in a remote Swiss alpine village and, even at the regulars’ table at the local inn, people are slowly learning to appreciate this iced tea ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In a town where everyone believes in UFOs, a bus driver named Sam lives out his daydreams by making special radio programs for the passengers who ride his bus. A heartwarming story of a physically challenged but outgoing girl named Kate who falls in ...
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, romantic, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
separation, relationships, mother and daughter, mother daughter relationship, family problems, family relations, dysfunctional family, social problems, relationship problems, breakup, life is a bitch, family life ...
Similarity:
75%
535
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
A young man tries to rebuild his life after losing his family in the 1999 Yalova Earthquake.
Style:
emotional, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
trauma, grief, loss, family tragedy, searching for the truth, family problems, life is a bitch, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, dysfunctional family, family relations ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
August 2020. The lives of three young professionals intersect in the post-pandemic lock-down Ibiza where they will try to overcome their personal tragedies, rediscover themselves and move on.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, dramatic, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, beach, relationships, grief, male female relationship, relationship problems, love affair, destiny, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, recovery ...
Place:
ibiza
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
"Say Hello for Me" is a love story and talks about three people's childhood friendship and their reunion after 15 years of separation.
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, lovers apart, love triangle, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion, love story, couple relations, lovers reunited, male female relationship, romantic relationship, reunited friends, romantic friendship, couples ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
love, male female relationship, love affair, husband wife relationship, couples, love story, love interest, relationships, relationship problems, love and romance, couple relations, problem ...
Place:
london, scotland
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A grieving daughter discovers a red envelope from her mom that contains a final request: for her to complete a Christmas Checklist of twelve activities before Christmas, the last one being “Find Love”.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, semi serious, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, bucket list, holiday, relationships, love affair, christmas spirit, satire, couples, christmas season, desire, heartwarming, hopes ...
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Four days before Christmas, Elizabeth Athens receives a voicemail from a number she doesn’t recognize. On the message, a man she doesn’t know makes one final plea to the love of his life for a second chance.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, satirical, captivating, romantic
Plot:
christmas, holiday, second chance, romantic relationship, love story, lifestyle change, male female relationship, relationships, changing lives, love affair, couples, satire ...
Place:
washington state, seattle
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ben and Maura have been married for years, and they are in a rut…so much of a rut that they are contemplating if it would be better to live separate lives. That’s when their two teenage children step in and scheme to try to get them back ...
Style:
romantic drama, romantic, captivating, heartfelt, sentimental ...
Plot:
marriage, family drama, family bonds, marital problem, relationship problems, family relations, love and romance, husband wife relationship, love affair, small town life, problem solving, couple relations ...
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Lucy Mortimer, a successful attorney who returns with her mum to their old Christmas getaway - the Winterleigh Resort - which is on the brink of closing down for good. Much to her surprise, Lucy is reunited with her childhood Christmas dance partner ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, romantic, disturbing, feel good ...
Plot:
christmas, love story, holiday, holiday romance, reunited friends, romantic triangle, lovers reunited, couples, hotel, dancing, love interest, dancer ...
Similarity:
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