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Nadia, Butterfly (2020)
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
While young and in her prime, Nadia decides to retire from pro swimming after the Olympic Games; to escape a rigid life of sacrifice. After her very last race, Nadia drifts into nights of excess punctuated by episodes of self-doubt. But even this transitional numbness cannot conceal her true inner quest: defining her identity outside the world of elite sports.
Style:
psychological, captivating, melancholic, art house, independent film, existential
Plot:
self discovery, female protagonist, introspection, swimmer, olympic athlete, self doubt, identity crisis, athlete's life, character study, life is a bitch, changing lives, professional sports, moral dilemma, lifestyle change, olympics, coming of age, retirement, intimate, isolation, twenty something, youth, nostalgia, female nudity, male nudity, body image
Place:
canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, melancholic and art house films with plots about intimate, coming of age, female protagonist, self discovery, character study, introspection and slice of life mostly in Drama, Sport and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Nadia, Butterfly: Mist (2017), Balance, Not Symmetry (2019), The Fall of Sparta (2018), When the Light Breaks (2024), Disfluency (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Martina gets pregnant from her selfish boyfriend. Without knowing exactly what to do, she travels to Berlin to find her own father, the one she never met.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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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:
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Plot:
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Place:
scotland
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90%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
quebec
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
iceland
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90%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Jane fails her final college class, she returns home to her parent's lake house where she comes to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lake, trauma, getting home, life is a bitch, character study, coming of age, self discovery, healing, mental health, intimate, acceptance ...
Place:
michigan
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110
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
refugee, female protagonist, boxing, father daughter relationship, struggle, resilience, perseverance, female boxer, boxing training, boxer, lifestyle change, coping ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
88%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
self discovery, transgender, lgbtq, desire for fame, relationship problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, relationships, coming of age, identity crisis, character study, acceptance ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
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677
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, romantic drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, introspection, nature, lifestyle change, changing lives, relationships, new life, escape, loneliness, identity, travel ...
Place:
thailand, japan
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353
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, Belgium, Lebanon
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, surreal ...
Plot:
female protagonist, identity, memory, homecoming, self discovery, introspection, life is a bitch, family relations, relationships, trauma, haunted house, family secret ...
Place:
lebanon
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
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85%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
female protagonist, secret, character study, lifestyle change, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, intimate, city life, minimalism, slice of life, sibling relationship ...
Place:
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143
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, contemplative, thought provoking, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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549
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, romantic comedy, romantic ...
Plot:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, dramatic ...
Plot:
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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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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, dramatic, serious, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Hungary
Duration: 97 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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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama, Sport
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
madrid
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Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, existential ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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israel
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460
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A well-known Neapolitan writer returns to his hometown after a long absence and encounters an old friend known as Caracas. Caracas, once a neo-fascist skinhead, is now converting to Islam.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
homecoming, integration, muslim, character study, back in hometown, life, changing lives, lifestyle change, ethical dilemma, neo fascism, moral ambiguity, introspection ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
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Similarity:
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