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Genesis (2018)
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Original name: Genezis
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The three stories within Genesis explore the notion of family: a woman in her late thirties rediscovers the faith she lost as a child; a mother goes to extreme lengths to ensure that her daughter is saved from the fate she was forced to endure; a Roma boy’s family are killed and the perfect world of his childhood is destroyed.
Style:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, disturbing, bleak, emotional, poignant, art house, dark ...
Plot:
faith, roma, gypsy, murder, mother, belief in god, woman, child, female protagonist, murder of family, religious faith, murder of a family, racism, motherhood, grief, loss, hate crime, trauma, intimate, survival, religion, justice, community, haunting, slow burn ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
hungary
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aline never managed to get closure from the death of her 17-year-old son in a street fight. When she sees the assai- lant recently released from prison, she decides to cook up a plan to avenge her dead son. Things go unexpectedly as she gets to know ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, brutal, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
revenge, grief, prison, life is a bitch, murder, death of son, murder of family, vengeance, brutality, fighting the system, violence, character study ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Armenia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
armenia
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75%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After 27-year-old Karmen's father dies, the security structures of her previous life start falling apart, as her relationship with her half-brother Viktor also deteriorates, and she faces the darkness and emptiness of the universe.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, poignant, existential, dark ...
Plot:
grief, female protagonist, loss, dysfunctional family, mourning, young adult, character study, secrets, identity crisis, betrayal, isolation, trauma ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
67%
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299
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine and it follows Emma Maddox as she returns to her hometown years following the mysterious death of her brother, Mikey. As she reconnects with his best friend Tommy, the two rekindle their flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
redemption, revenge, small town, problem, bereavement, life is a bitch, lie, getting home, investigation, betrayal, friendship, coastal town ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The story of the rebuilding of their lives by the survivors of the disaster caused by Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, particularly focusing on the struggles of a mother who lost their children.
Style:
emotional, heartbreaking, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
typhoon, survivor, disaster, resilience, bereavement, natural disaster, aftermath, trauma, mourning, grief, loss, survival ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A child disappears from his parents sight in a mysterious but haunting forest after a punishment.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
missing child, parents, forest, lost in the woods, disappearance, mysterious disappearance, vanished man, parent child relationship, family drama, punishment, isolation, loss ...
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62%
Genre: Drama
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, poignant ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
new mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Faced with the trials and obstacles of life, the tight-knit community of Ste-Adeline has always remained united. But this time it's in shock and will have to face a situation that will confront the inhabitants with their contradictions. At the ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, social, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage girl, teenager, social commentary, small town, hypocrisy, community, secrets, family drama, life, adolescence, social issues ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Norway
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young woman, and her last memories of the five people who loved her most, recalled while experiencing a catastrophic event.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
memories, female protagonist, death, memory, relationships, love story, male female relationship, love affair, lifestyle, trauma, loss, grief ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA, Romania
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A captive daughter endures around two decades of abuse at the hands of a sadistic father. One day, destiny presents her with an opportunity to break free.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
father, child abuse, female protagonist, trauma, psychological abuse, domestic abuse, locked in a basement, locked in, captive, despot, brother sister relationship, father and daughter ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Haunted by memories of her broken marriage and a fight with her daughter, a woman joins an intense self-help retreat when her vacation goes awry.
Style:
psychological, emotional, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, divorce, trauma, past, retreat, self discovery, personal growth, self-help, woman, memories, painful memories, secret past ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, dramatic, contemplative, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Divina is preparing for her daughter Rowena’s 13th birthday when she hears shocking news: her daughter has been attacked by a crocodile, her body still missing. As Divina searches for the body of her daughter in the marshlands of Agusan del Sur, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, touching ...
Plot:
search and rescue, crocodile, death of daughter, tragedy, missing person, animal attack, mother and daughter, girl, loss, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, grief ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Months after disappearance, the mother of a missing daughter begins her own increasingly irrational investigation.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Duration: 104 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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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Duration: 74 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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sibling relationship, addiction, grief, family drama, trauma, female protagonist, character study, mourning, family secret, traumatic past, confrontation, identity crisis ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, poignant, bleak, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
family tragedy, loss, mourning, father son relationship, grief, character study, family drama, migration, social realism, adaptation, intimate, urbanization ...
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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