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Never Steady, Never Still (2017)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Style:
psychological, sentimental, touching, tense, sincere, suspenseful, crying
Plot:
parkinson's disease, gay, male female relationship, weakness, support group, best friend, drug use, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, sexual awakening, supermarket, women, cocaine, christmas, dog, ice hockey, fight, prostitute, winter, loneliness, police officer, police, snow, sex scene, teenage girl ...
Place:
canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, psychological, realistic and serious films with plots about family relations, father son relationship, female nudity, cigarette smoking, gay, male nudity and teenager mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Never Steady, Never Still: Genesis (2018), Noel (2004), Wonderland (1999), 1985 (2018), Sparrows (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Three teenagers are shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, anal rape, first love, coming of age, teenage love, love, gay teenager, lgbtq, gay love, girlfriend boyfriend relationship, open relationship, lgbt ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospital with Alzheimers. She feels sorry for another patient and meets his visitor. Meanwhile, Nina ...
Style:
touching, humorous, emotional, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
christmas, love and romance, hopes, angel, parents and children, couple relations, holiday, winter, new year, jealousy, christmas eve, gay interest ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; Debbie, a single mom, entertains men at the hair ...
Style:
realistic, erotic, touching, sincere, talky ...
Plot:
working class, loneliness, life, multiple storylines, existentialism, parents and children, couple relations, society, relationships, sister sister relationship, missing person, making love ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
london, los angeles, england, europe
Similarity:
90%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.
Style:
psychological, unusual plot structure, disturbing, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot:
aids, gay, gay interest, closeted homosexual, christmas, homosexuality, hiv, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, stand up comedian, gay slur, homosexual ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
texas, dallas texas
Similarity:
90%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Croatia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík, She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, suspenseful, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, absent mother, sex scene, small town, childhood friend, gay, older woman younger man sex, female nudity, alcoholism, nudity, boyhood, lgbt ...
Place:
iceland, reykjavik iceland
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two brothers on different life paths, a gay waiter with a crush on an eligible bachelor and a drug addict in a twisted dependent relationships with his girlfriend, reunite to mourn the death of their mother.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, brother brother relationship, addiction, family relations, family problems, death in the family, estrangement, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, sexual attraction, death of mother, male pubic hair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
89%
619
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two Nova Scotian teens who hit the road in July 1976 accompanied by the laconic ghost of (the still-living) Andy Warhol.
Style:
sexy, captivating, contemplative, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, road trip, gay interest, little boy, father son relationship, boy, mental illness, runaway, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, love and romance ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
nova scotia, nova scotia, canada, canada
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After her mother's death, New York City fashion designer Lisa Rayborn (Natasha Henstridge) returns to her hometown and family farm. Due to a weak economy, her brother Jim (Harry Hamlin) has converted the family business from a cattle farm into ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
dog, family relations, farm, small town life, pets, animal life, small town, ambition, competition, holiday, teenager, adoption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
88%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young woman living on the fringes of society becomes intoxicated by a stranger who overwhelms her quiet life.
Style:
erotic, captivating, psychological, disturbing, crying
Plot:
sexual attraction, female masturbation, male female relationship, social misfits, changing lives, relationships, lifestyle change, love interest, female protagonist, outdoor sex, supermarket, masturbation ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A man's terminal illness reunites him with his estranged brother.
Style:
serious, touching, sentimental, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay, life is a bitch, drug abuse, unfulfillment, family in crisis, haunted by the past, death in the family, aids, lgbt, brother brother relationship, death of father ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
87%
533
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A separated couple meet again after 10 years when the body of their missing son is found. Amid the guilt of losing a loved one, they hesitantly move toward affirmation of life, acceptance of death, and even the possibility of reconciliation.
Style:
realistic, psychological, touching, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
female nudity, couple relations, couples, dealing with death, choir, husband wife relationship, police, funeral, letter, male pubic hair, male nudity, pedophile ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
quebec, canada
Similarity:
87%
591
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Life on the Rock never seemed easy, but for Mitsy it is especially rough. The teenager has been abandoned by her mother, a particularly unfit parent prone to both the bottle and the sex trade. She is left to be brought up by her mercurial ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, touching, crying
Plot:
sexual abuse, dysfunctional family, prostitute, dog, promiscuous mother, teenage life, parents and children, family relations, family problems, estrangement, single parent, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
newfoundland, canada
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Set in New York and New England (but filmed in Newfoundland), Behind the Red Door stars Kyra Sedgwick as Manhattan-based photographer Natalie Haddad, who enjoys success with her strangely gloomy and foreboding camerawork. When her agent and best ...
Style:
serious, psychological, touching, sincere, realistic
Plot:
aids, family relations, photographer, secret, self discovery, love and romance, estrangement, family life, terminal illness, haunted by the past, siblings relations, parents and children ...
Place:
newfoundland, boston, america, canada, new york
Similarity:
86%
381
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Martin moves around Buenos Aires at night, picking up guys, going to clubs, scoring drugs and having sex. Sometimes he’s paying and sometimes his trans sex-worker friend or another woman takes him along for a threesome.
Style:
sexy, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
drug use, sex, gay erotica, gay, aimlessness, drug, orgy, threesome, gay lead character, casual sex, sexuality, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The story of two brothers who, even though they have absolutely nothing in common, open a bar together that quickly becomes a regular hangout for nighthawks. Despite the success, they must soon face up to the difficulties inherent in running a ...
Style:
sexy, touching, sentimental, psychological, captivating
Plot:
brother brother relationship, sex scene, baby, husband wife relationship, car, money, infidelity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, alcohol abuse, cafe, smoking, cocaine ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Donnie Rose went to prison for beating a young man so brutally it left him handicapped for life. Nine years later, Donnie is out. He's a different man with only one place to go: back home to the same violent and racist neighborhood that created ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, crying
Plot:
racism, foe turned friend, prison, boxing, interracial sex, redemption, interracial relations, starting over, grudge, athlete's life, society, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, nova scotia, canada, nova scotia
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, unemployment, couples, male prostitution, family relations, male full rear nudity, sex worker, hidden identity, family problems, life is a bitch, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
europe, finland
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Kuwait, Jordan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi (Melkar Muallem), divorcée Muna Farah (Nisreen Faour) leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of ...
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
brother in law sister in law relationship, immigrant, single parent, job seeking, starting over, culture clash, society, social relations, hopes, family in crisis, arab israeli conflict, financial problem ...
Time:
year 2009, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
palestine, illinois, middle east, usa, israel
Similarity:
86%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Belgium, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with ...
Style:
emotional, dark comedy, stylized, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gay, dysfunctional family, coming of age, family problems, family secret, loneliness, family drama, parenthood, youth, society, lifestyle, loss of son ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
atlanta georgia, seattle
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Lauded Quebec filmmaker Rodrigue Jean (Lost Song) takes a fearless, unflinching look at the reality of addiction in this tough-minded docudrama set in the bleak milieu of hustlers and junkies in Montreal.
Style:
realistic, touching, disturbing, bleak, serious
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, male pubic hair, male prostitute, gay sex, drug addict, prostitute, life is a bitch, misfit, drug abuse, junkie ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, montreal
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of Ruby, 13, determined to grow up fast after her mother runs away to become a movie star, leaving Ruby with her hopelessly rural father.
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, emotional, teen ...
Plot:
coming of age, closeted homosexual, teenage girl, single father, sexual awakening, father daughter relationship, teenage sexuality, family relations, ambition, blind ambition, teenage life, rebelliousness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, newfoundland
Similarity:
85%
279
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Antoine, 13, spends the summer vacation with his parents in a rented cottage on an island in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence River. His neighbour, 17-year-old Anna, is an enigmatic and lively young woman. Antoine begins to experience the first ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Plot:
coming of age, sexual awakening, youth, teenage life, teenage love, family relations, parents and children, bittersweet, teenage boy, teenage girl, nude young male, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
85%
166
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Follows the journey of Natalie "Honey Bee" Sorensen, an underage truck stop prostitute trapped in a human trafficking ring until she is transplanted into foster care in remote Northern Ontario and forced to confront her identity.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
teenage prostitute, prostitution, prostitute, teenage girl, human trafficking, forced prostitution, child prostitution, child trafficking, teenage prostitution, teenager, life is a bitch, problem ...
Place:
ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
85%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Thirteen-year-old Jesse wants to be an artist, but believes that his mundane middle-class Toronto life has left him unprepared. After reading a book on what it takes to be a "true-artist", he sets out looking for risk, ecstasy, wildness ...
Style:
contemplative, touching, unusual plot structure, psychological, independent film
Plot:
coming of age, photographer, family relations, teenage boy, school, father son relationship, homosexual, alcoholic, male female relationship, boy, artist, high school ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot:
friendship, last wish, grief, road trip, memory, life, family relations, male friendship, self discovery, parents and children, partner, last will and testament ...
Time:
year 1989, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london, australia, california
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mathieu Roy's L’Autre maison is an intimate and powerful family drama featuring three generations of great Quebec Actors. Marcel Sabourin plays Henri Bernard, an 86 year-old man with a failing grip on reality. His sons, a jet setting middle ...
Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
alzheimer's disease, family problems, dysfunctional family, aging, family relations, estrangement, memory loss, parents and children, elderly, father son relationship, love, brothers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A young would-be writer is forced to confront her past upon the return of her angry, wayward brother.
Style:
f word
Audience:
teens
Plot:
first love, canadian woman, past, stocking, angry father, underage drinking, secret, drinking problem, guilty conscience, teenage daughter, suicide of mother, single parent ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Morvern Callar wakes on Christmas morning to discover that her troubled boyfriend has committed suicide, leaving behind the unpublished manuscript to his first novel and a sum of money intended to pay for his burial. Instead, Morvern attempts to use ...
Style:
erotic, talky, psychological, serious, touching ...
Plot:
self discovery, christmas, writers, desert, friendship, supermarket, life philosophy, road trip, friends, couple relations, best friend, twentysomething life ...
Time:
year 2002, 90s
Place:
scotland, spain, ibiza, europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia, France, Slovakia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A couple embark on an early vacation. Left alone, their children cut loose until the boy gets caught for skipping school and things take an unexpected turn. Boasting exquisite camera work, the film is also unforgettable for its wholly original ...
Style:
sentimental, poignant, captivating, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
lost dog, brother sister relationship, dog, teenage boy, vacation, mother son relationship, family relations, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, shipwreck, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
central europe, prague
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
What We Have is is the tale of Maurice, a prisoner of his past who is unable to connect with the people in his new Northern Canadian small town, a community that is only too ready to welcome this European misfit into their arms.
Style:
sentimental, touching, melancholic, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay teenager, lgbt, gay lead character, tutor, male nudity, lgbtq, gay couple, love and romance, gay relationship, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
85%
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