Movies like The Red Thread 2008
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The Red Thread (2008)
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Original name: 赤い糸
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.
Style:
psychological, captivating, romantic drama, melancholic, teen, heartfelt, nostalgic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, grownups, friendship, unrequited love, teenage life, young love, coming of age, teen romance, couple relations, teenager, teenage love, relationships, romantic relationship, teenage girl, spirituality, couples, dysfunctional family, male female relationship, relationship problems, family problems, teenage protagonist, adolescence vs adulthood, first love, love triangle, high school life ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Red Thread
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and melancholic films with plots about coming of age, relationships, teenager, adolescence, teenage life, couple relations and slice of life mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Red Thread: Looking Up at the Half-Moon (2010), LOL (2008), Georama Boy, Panorama Girl (2020), Heart Beats (2021), Life without Sara Amat (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Two 17 year old teens are hospitalized for different reasons. Ezaki suffers from Hepatitis A, while Akiba is due to a weak heart. The relationship between these two hospital patients soon blossoms into romance.
Style:
thrilling, romantic, anime
Plot:
hospital, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage love, teen romance, male female relationship, relationships, romantic relationship, love story, love and romance, couples, illness, love affair ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
LOL is a web series exploring teen relationships, drug use and social networks. It premiered on Blip on 29 November 2008. There are 20 webisodes in total, ranging between 2 to 5 minutes in length with the last webisode being 10 minutes long. The ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
relationships, peer pressure, teenage love, teen romance, social issues, teen angst, teenage protagonist, social problems, teenage life, male female relationship, couple relations, adolescence ...
Place:
manchester, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Shibuya Haruko is a high school student living in Tokyo. One night, she is instantly smitten by Kanagawa Kenichi, who is lying prone on a bridge. But Kenichi becomes far more interested in a girl he impulsively hits on, Mayumi, over the ...
Style:
teen, psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teen romance, adolescence, couple relations, love affair, teenage life, relationships, male female relationship, teenage protagonist, teenager, teenage love, relationship problems, family problems ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When Tsukasa was a middle school student, she had a crush on transfer student Hayato and even confessed her feelings to him. She was turned down by Hayato. Now, Tsukasa and Hayato are classmates in high school. Hayato treats Tsukasa as just a ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, thrilling, psychological, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
school, young love, crush, high school, first love, classmate, friends to lovers, high school romance, high school life, teenage protagonist, in love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Pep, a 13-year-old boy, is in love with a girl from his grandparents village, Sara Amat. One summer night Sara disappears without a trace. After a few hours, Pep finds her hiding in his room. Although Pep knows that the entire town is looking for ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, romantic drama, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
double life, escape, coming of age, teenager, young love, first love, grownups, adolescence, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, lie, couple relations ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Mariana (15) is annoyingly in love with the school's badboy, Ali2, but he is occupied with the only blonde in Romsås.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
young love, adolescence, teenager, friendship, youth, cultural difference, teenage life, teenage love, love and romance, friends, crush, coming of age ...
Similarity:
35%
412
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This story is set in the "in-between" time of a girl's life, when she is no longer a child and not yet a woman. We open with our heroine, Maeve, putting on her new snow white bra, and stepping out into the world as a young woman. She ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
13 year old, schoolgirl, first love, teenage girl, adolescence vs adulthood, grownups, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, unrequited love, fall in love, teenage life, in love, couple relations ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Luana is a 12-year-old girl struggling to grasp the world collapsing around her, as her parents separate and her estranged Grandfather falls ill. It takes one unlikely person to help her find her way.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, independent film
Plot:
social problems, grownups, adolescence, female protagonist, society, life is a bitch, teenage life, social issues, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage protagonist, teenager, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When a white lie leads to unexpected results, Chen Chen and Zheng Yuxing forge a deep friendship and must face the harsh realities of growing up.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, summer, friendship, coming of age, campus, personal growth, relationships, male female relationship, star crossed lovers, relationship problems, teenage life, teenager ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A teenage girl and her boyfriend set off on an eventful road trip up the coast of California hoping to figure out the meaning of love and life.
Style:
retro, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, motorcycle, teenager, young love, road trip, self discovery, friendship, adolescence vs adulthood, relationships, grownups, problem, love affair ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The story of coming of age. No restrictions. Exploring without limits. A new student, Lana comes to the most favorite high schools in Jakarta. Her innocent and fresh beauty catches the eyes of the young guys there, especially the school’s bad boy, ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, friendship, high school, adolescence, male female relationship, relationships, couple relations, relationship problems, couples, in love, fall in love ...
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Heaven Burns follows a young man as he attempts to navigate first love in a backdrop of suburban adolescent drug addiction.
Style:
sexy, thrilling, psychological, captivating, romantic drama ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
addiction, love affair, drug abuse, couple relations, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, relationships, coming of age, first love, youth, adolescence ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A nostalgic, coming-of-age story of identical twin sisters who share every aspect of their lives with one another, until one day a boy walks into their lives and puts their strong bond to the test.
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, captivating, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
twin sister, twins, coming of age, love triangle, sisterhood, family relations, relationships, male female relationship, grownups, relationship problems, sister sister relationship, sister ...
Place:
southeast asia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two high school students form an intense connection as they navigate the challenges of discovering and expressing their truest selves.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, transsexuality, relationships, problem, grownups, adolescence, teenage protagonist, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, self discovery, life is a bitch, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
16-year-old Joy is crazy about skating... and Marc. But which of them poses the greater danger ?
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, romantic drama, emotional ...
Plot:
teenager, adolescence, female protagonist, teen angst, skating, coming of age, problem, relationships, male female relationship, in love, love affair, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Lee Ok Rim is 15 years old. She likes imaging and has bright personality. She is very frank about her feelings. She also knows that she is pretty and uses that. At home she is the second child who is placed between an older sister who studies well ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, adolescence, high school life, high school, love triangle, coming of age, schoolboy, children, teenage protagonist, school, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gina, 15, lives in a city on the edge of the forest. She admires her father, unpredictable and whimsical, able to take his children at night in the woods, even to forget them. Jimmy's more and more frequent skids end up alarming his wife ...
Style:
captivating, dramatic, teen, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
mental illness, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, family relations, mental institution, coming of age, female protagonist, grownups, family drama, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family problems ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A student grieving the loss of her parents joins an extracurricular club and becomes entangled in a romance with a classmate who has secrets.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
secrets, teen romance, problem, love story, relationships, male female relationship, undercover, love interest, relationship problems, couples, secret, couple relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school completing an exam they either missed taking or failed. By the end of the day, they find their own values, betrayals and love within themselves and their ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
classmate, adolescence, self discovery, coming of age, friendship, high school, school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage protagonist, relationships ...
Similarity:
27%
265
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sawako enjoys taking photos of older men and making scrapbooks with them. Although the men she has dated have always been older than her, she has been unable to speak well with her father and they have grown apart.
Style:
romantic drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic ...
Plot:
self discovery, sexual awakening, problem, relationships, romantic relationship, love story, couple relations, love interest, love, relationship problems, love affair, love and romance ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
On the first day of school for third-year junior high student Nakahara Sawako (Kitano Kie), her father (Haba Yuichi, Off Balance) announces that he is quitting his teaching position and absolving from all parental responsibilities. For Sawako, this ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective
Plot:
family drama, dysfunctional family, female protagonist, adolescence, coming of age, slice of life, high school, teen romance, mental health, high school life, resilience, intimate ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Story:
Two years after the story of "Ruri no Island" aired in April 2005.
Ruri ( Nariko ), a second-year high school student who has been living and growing up on the island, heard from Ruri's class teacher that Miyahara suddenly moved to ...
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, romantic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
first love, coming of age, island life, ocean, love story, couple relations, romantic relationship, relationships, love interest, love and romance, relationship problems, teenage love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Ana throws her life on the Instagram and other social networks, where she posts pictures, videos and short animations, together with witty (and lucid) texts. Ana is going through a strange moment. In addition to going through the family conflicts ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, coming of age, social media, female friendship, friendship, self discovery, instagram, identity crisis, adolescence, character study, teenage love, relationships ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Moldova
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Anishoara is a 15 years old girl from a small village in Moldova. Her village is situated in a picturesque valley between rolling hills. Life seems calm but archaic alone with her old grandfather Petru and her little brother Andrei. In summer she ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, disturbing, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, teenager, village, first love, village life, female protagonist, coming of age, teenage life, teenage girl, teenage love, teen romance, life is a bitch ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
While working on clipart with her schoolmates, 17-year-old Beijing high school student Liu Weiwei develops a crush on her art teacher.
Style:
captivating, romantic, melancholic, entertaining
Plot:
teacher student relationship, unrequited love, male teacher female student affair, relationships, teenage love, coming of age, crush, teen romance, high school, fall in love, in love, couple relations ...
Place:
china, beijing china
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
During the summer, thirteen-year-old Sofia moves to the country house, where her cousin Cristina is waiting for her to spend the vacations. During these days of games and discoveries, the two will be immersed in a love triangle with a man almost ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
love triangle, coming of age, sexual awakening, adolescence, loss of innocence, grownups, male female relationship, love story, relationships, teenager, female protagonist, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The touching story of a teenager who cannot feel and has nothing to live for until he learns to find meaning through love and loss.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic, existential ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, alienation, love, relationships, coming of age, love and romance, couple relations, social problems, life is a bitch, love story, teenage life, love affair ...
Similarity:
24%
168
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nora and Leo, 16, live in the same town, in the same suburbs, go to the same highschool, but everything opposes them: their social backgrounds, their families religions, their everyday lives. Yet, they fall in love at first sight. But from a theft ...
Style:
romantic drama, psychological, captivating, romantic, thrilling
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenager, love, love story, romantic relationship, relationships, male female relationship, in love, teenage love, love interest, love at first sight, love affair, adolescence ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Six high-school classmates, three boys and three girls, coming from different strata of society, who have each their own problems in their respective families and escape from their homes, deciding to live together on their own with the help of an ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, slice of life, runaway teen, teenage love, social problems, relationships, grownups, male female relationship, adolescence vs adulthood, living together, social issues, lifestyle ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Takako's high school has a unique tradition. Every year, the school's 1000 students walk 80 kilometers in 24 hours. As this is her final year of high school, Takako decides to work up the courage to talk to her stepbrother You, whom she ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, sincere, reflective ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
classmate, high school, coming of age, self discovery, youth, adolescence, classmate classmate relationship, hiking, relationships, schoolboy, schoolgirl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
23%
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