Movies like Flora and Son
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Flora and Son (2023)
16K
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musician, and harmony for this frayed Dublin family.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, independent film, interesting, f word
Plot:
teenage boy, single mother, singing, father son relationship, pawnshop, 14 year old boy, musician, mother son relationship, music, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, changing lives, relationship problems, family problems, single parent, lifestyle change, friendship, singer, theft, baby, female judge, babysitting, juvenile delinquency, dancing ...
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, los angeles
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Most similar movies to Flora and Son
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, captivating, humorous and realistic films with plots about friendship, singing, family relations, song, musician, singer and dancing mostly in Comedy, Romance and Music genres. Some movies like Flora and Son: Sing Street (2016), Begin Again (2013), Once (2006), Yowis Ben II (2019), Sueño (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
107K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Style:
sweet, teen, touching, lyrical, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, teens, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, coming of age, music band, musician's life, rock and roll, teenager, singing, bullying, dream girl, adolescence, teenage boy ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 2010s, year 1985, future ...
Place:
dublin ireland, ireland, london, nebraska, england
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95%
175K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.
Style:
inspirational, romantic, sincere, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, musician's life, love story, female singer, musician, infidelity, love, singer, father daughter relationship, relationships, music and dance, coping ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new jersey
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78%
125K
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sexy, independent film, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
music, musician's life, love, street musician, pianist, love and romance, musician, friendship, singer, young lovers, love story, recording studio ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe, london, czech republic
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Evelyn and her son, Ziggy, seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, disturbing, comedy drama ...
Plot:
musician, political protest, parenthood, mother son relationship, teenage boy, teenager, teenage love, family problems, social problems, life is a bitch, parents and children, mother and son ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Recently dumped and facing eviction, a musician pins all his hopes on securing new gigs – but getting his band's groove back won't be so easy.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, semi serious, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
friend, money problems, music, musician, satire, lifestyle, musician's life, relationship problems, male female relationship, couple relations, family relations, social problems ...
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
56%
635
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Mexican immigrant new to Los Angeles enters into a love triangle with two very different women.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, freeze frame ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love triangle, family relations, love and romance, couples, relationship vs career, single parent, lifestyle, musician's life, unfulfilled love, family business, fall in love, father son relationship ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, latin america, mexico
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter's trip to the ...
Style:
thrilling, romantic, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
boy band, passionate kiss, older woman younger man relationship, older woman younger man, age difference, single mother, 40 year old, tattooed man, sexual attraction, asking someone out on a date, age-gap relationship, singer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
southern california, south of france, manhattan new york city, new york, chicago ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A woman has a romance with a past his prime musician revered by a man in her life.
Style:
thought provoking, romantic, humorous, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
fandom, musician, infidelity, english countryside, museum, love triangle, music, pregnancy, rock musician, father son relationship, dysfunctional relationship, obsession ...
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In small town Tennessee, a ne'er-do-well man (Knoxville) wrestling for control over his fading golf club is reunited with his estranged daughter, a 14-year-old musical prodigy.
Style:
touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
parents and children, single parent, workplace situations, family relations, rise to the top, businessman, redneck, long lost daughter, volunteer, bad father, redemption, estrangement ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
tennessee, usa, australia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The everyday struggles of people trying to bridge two cultures, as well as their attempt to find happiness in their new homeland. Tere (Cherrie Pie Picache), mid-forties and single, hosts a dinner for a friend visiting from Manila, Lorna. Invited ...
Style:
queer cinema
Plot:
gays and lesbians, activist, materialism, maid, socialite, marijuana, accountant, conservative, cynicism, publisher, sadness, aids ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, manila philippines, the philippines, new york
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A married couple who received a divorce settlement lose their memories in an accident. With amnesia, they fall in love again, so their families try to restore their memories to finalize the divorce.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
amnesia, male female relationship, relationships, husband wife relationship, love affair, memory lapse, marital problem, memory loss, second chance, married couple, couples, repressed memory ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females ...
Style:
independent film, cult classic, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
musician, working class, music, rock and roll, profanity, singer, friendship, rock, blues, bittersweet, rock music, young couple ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, england, europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A woman at rock bottom must find her way across Los Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, dark comedy ...
Plot:
adultery, sarcasm, musician, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, friendship, breakup, absurdism, party, dream, engagement, hung over, instagram ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
santa monica california, venice beach california, los angeles
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Chile, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs.
Style:
sexy, melancholic, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
middle age romance, dancing, dating, middle aged man, dysfunctional relationship, drinking, ex husband ex wife relationship, breakup, friend, lie, friendship, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 2019, year 1986
Place:
los angeles, las vegas
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
There are many things in life that could do a number on a man's masculinity. Lenny Babbitt has his identity and manhood challenged when his wife Tracy leaves him for a female doctor named Iris who has been treating their autistic son Isaac. ...
Style:
romantic, sincere, captivating
Plot:
lesbian, autism, breakup, husband wife relationship, lesbian mother, family problems, marital problem, dealing with the past, family relations, relationships, love and romance, lifestyle change ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
On a trip to her hometown, workaholic Ally reminisces with her first love Sean, and starts to question everything about the person she's become. Things only get more confusing when she meets Sean's fiancé, Cassidy, who reminds her of the ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
interracial romance, ex boyfriend, relationships, male female relationship, ex couple relations, family problems, relationship problems, female protagonist, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, couple relations, self discovery, love story ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.
Style:
frightening, touching, sincere, humorous, psychological ...
Plot:
writers, widow, musician, folk singer, sex scene, family relations, love and romance, music, couples, death of husband, friendship, bookstore ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, maine
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jose Stern, an erstwhile indie-rocker relegated to playing children's birthday parties, is on the verge of turning 40 and at a crossroads in his life.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
musician, indie rock, musician's life, marital problem, husband wife relationship, relationships, marriage crisis, crumbling marriage, family problems, relationship problems, changing lives, family relations ...
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
If they missed Beatles' first appearance in the U.S.A. they would hate themselves for the rest of their lives! So six young girls from New Jersey set off even though they don't have tickets for the show! The journey is full of surprises ...
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
the beatles, rock and roll, obsessed fan, music, friends, obsession, rebellion, radio, hotel, desire, irreverent, rock ...
Time:
year 1978, 60s, 20th century, year 1964, 50s ...
Place:
new jersey, usa, new york
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Ped (Jirayu La-ongmanee) was a shy boy who had never listened to music until introduced to the world of Pop and Rock by would-be childhood crush Ern (Nattasha Nualjam). Ern soon left for Bangkok, however, and it is six years later in their final ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious, touching, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
rock band, musician, fall in love, guitarist, music band, ambition, friends, music, romantic relationship, teenage life, love affair, relationships ...
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival. Set in 1960's Ireland.
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
musician, rivalry, prodigy, rising to stardom, opposites attract, ambition, musician's life, music band, family life, relationship vs career, rise and fall, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2003, 60s
Place:
ireland, europe, england, liverpool, brazil
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Barry Munday, a libido-driven wage slave who spends all his time either ogling, fantasizing about or trying to pick up women, wakes up in hospital after a freak attack only to find that his testicles have been removed.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, offbeat, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
castration, family relations, pregnancy, doctor, self discovery, eccentric family, meet the parents, couples, disorder, fatherhood, male female relationship, childbirth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
An ensemble cast telling 10 stories with intertwining characters. One story is about a father and son who are dating the same woman . Another features a woman who long ago gave her baby up for adoption but is now being blackmailed by a documentary ...
Style:
sexy, semi serious, dark comedy, clever, psychological ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
sexual relations, closeted homosexual, multiple storylines, dysfunctional family, relationships, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, lesbian couple, male female relationship, abortion clinic, gay son, abortion ...
Time:
year 2005, year 1983, 21st century
Place:
phoenix arizona, los angeles, california
Similarity:
32%
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700
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tony gets fired from his job. He's not really sad about this because he prefers writing songs and playing the guitar. He meets the drummer Charlie and they decide to start a band, although Tony is afraid of playing in front of other people. He ...
Style:
independent film, not serious, realistic, offbeat, humorous
Plot:
rock and roll, coming of age, monkey, rivalry, friendship, ego clash, ambition, music, artists and showbiz, music band, lifestyle, musician's life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
north carolina, seattle, usa, south carolina, alabama ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up by a fellow graduate.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
cheerleader, lgbt, high school, friendship, psychopath, student life, looking for love, high school life, singleness, twentysomething life, adolescence vs adulthood, anniversary ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When Agnes Browne's husband died, she discovered something amazing... Herself.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, humorous, melancholic, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
poverty, working class, children, terminal illness, friendship, death, justice, family drama, best friend, happy ending, single father, childhood ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 60s, year 1967
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe, boston
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After her marriage comes undone, Soof has to re-invent herself and get her tumultuous life back on track.
Style:
disturbing, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
family relations, food, divorce, family problems, love and romance, relationships, marital problem, male female relationship, changing lives, love interest, love triangle, chef ...
Similarity:
31%
73
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Ireland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Set in and around the male and female toilets of a Dublin jazz bar. A drama concerning the trials and tribulations of two lowly paid toilet attendants and the people they serve.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, multicultural, biting ...
Plot:
immigrant, workplace, lifestyle, looking for love, working class, social differences, unfulfilled love, friends, social misfits, society, life is a bitch, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, czech republic, russia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When a large Iranian-American family gathers in New York City for the patriarch’s heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered and catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
mother, secret, mother daughter relationship, daughter, female protagonist, family relations, mother daughter estrangement, alienation, satire, family problems, relationship problems, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.
Style:
mockumentary, romantic comedy, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
wedding, tennis, wedding planner, competition, nudist camp, magazine, dancer, husband wife relationship, couple relations, rivalry, magazine editor, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
london, wales
Similarity:
30%
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