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Jane (2016)
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Original name: 꿈의 제인
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. Sohyun feels happy and at peace. But her happiness does not last long. There is something wrong with Jane’s health.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, melancholic, compassionate, art house
Plot:
female protagonist, transsexual, mother daughter relationship, lgbtq, desire for fame, relationships, women, unrequited love, life is a bitch, tragic love, male female relationship, relationship problems, unfulfilled love, suicide attempt, couple relations, unlikely friendships, loneliness, abandonment, empathy, bittersweet, friendship, illness, motel, desperation, tenderness ...
Time:
year 2016
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, melancholic and emotional films with plots about relationships, relationship problems, female protagonist, male female relationship, intimate, bittersweet and slice of life mostly in Drama, Romance and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Jane: The Story of Ong-nyeo (2014), Mike (2022), Love Talk (2005), Chakram (2005), Koepek (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ong-nye had a world of men wrapped around her finger, until, one day, a horrific injury leaves her handicapped, and she retreats to the mountains. But one man may break her loneliness.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, erotic, dramatic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, loneliness, eroticism, character study, relationship problems, loner, lifestyle, seductress, social problems, male female relationship, relationships, couple relations ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Sarah, a free spirited young girl looking to surgically reassign her gender and Antony, a once exuberant but now a dejected and dispirited young man. What will happen when they meet?
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:
india
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47%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A lonely masseuse Sunny is reluctant to have an intimate relationship because of her painful memories of the past. Ji-seok comes to LA with a vague wish to meet his ex-girlfriend and becomes a roommate with Sunny. Young-shin, also known as Helen ...
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, sincere, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
relationships, intimate, healing, loneliness, female protagonist, love story, ex couple relations, male female relationship, troubled past, love affair, couple relations, new neighbor ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Parimal is a woman trapped in a man’s body who runs away from home and joins a ghetto of eunuchs as Puti and sings at traffic signals to earn money. There she falls in love with Madhu, a delivery boy with a Chinese restaurant who moonlights as a ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
lgbt, transgender, lgbtq, desire for fame, trans woman, self discovery, relationships, social problems, problem, life is a bitch, relationship problems, identity crisis ...
Place:
india, kolkata
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, disturbing, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
unfulfilled love, life is a bitch, identity crisis, tragic love, unrequited love, suicide attempt, suicidal tendency, love, relationship problems, suicidal thoughts, female protagonist, suicide threat ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
london
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Chakram (Prabhas) is a foreign returnee and has a dream of building a hospital at Pulivendula. He is in love with his colleague, Lakshmi (Asin Thottumkal) who studied with him abroad. But leaves her half-way through after he realizes that he was ...
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological, medical drama ...
Plot:
tragic love, illness, cancer, couple relations, male female relationship, getting home, relationships, troubled past, physician, confronting the past, medicine, homecoming ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
This program features three digital short films by Asian filmmakers. Singapore veteran filmmaker Eric Khoo's NO DAY OFF (39 min) records the life of a maid who leaves her husband and baby for Singapore. Darezhan Omirbayev's ABOUT LOVE (38 ...
Style:
anthology, captivating, art house, independent film
Plot:
unrequited love, isolation, loneliness, couples, love story, tragic love, love and romance, love affair, unfulfilled love, life is a bitch, couple relations, relationships ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006
Place:
singapore, thailand, kazakhstan
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ordinary day in the megacity of Istanbul: Ten-year-old Cemo sells paper tissues in the streets, Hayat is controlled by her husband and transsexual Ebru sells her body. All three have a secret love and they do everything that satisfies their ...
Style:
anthology, psychological, suspense, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
social criticism, humanity, longing, loneliness, street life, social issues, unrequited love, tragic love, social relations, unfulfilled love, urban setting, multiple storylines ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Middle aged housewife Kim In-Hee's mother-in-law has Alzheimer's disease, her physician husband is always tired and indifferent to her needs and her children has become wayward. For her family, Kim In-Hee has devoted her life as a ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
illness, family drama, terminal illness, male female relationship, family life, kids and family, relationships, family relations, living together, family problems, nursing, parents and children ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Story:
A story of the unrequited love. Kwan's love for Riam grew fonder while her love for him seem to fade as she was taken to Bangkok.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, poignant, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
unrequited love, longing, separation, lost love, heartbreak, love affair, couple relations, male female relationship, love story, tragic love, in love, relationships ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.
Style:
psychological, captivating, sincere, emotional, sensitive ...
Plot:
friendship, dealing with the past, relationship problems, widow, relationships, male female relationship, life philosophy, family problems, social problems, loneliness, companionship, grief ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In an alternate world where hearts are made of objects and suppressing emotions is self-care, a lonely woman rips out her own heart for the man she loves, only to discover that he has run away with it.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic, surreal ...
Plot:
alternate reality, female protagonist, unrequited love, relationships, self sacrifice, sacrifice, loneliness, love story, male female relationship, problem, relationship problems, heartbreak ...
Similarity:
30%
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 ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, grownups, friendship, couple relations, teen romance, teenage life, coming of age, young love, unrequited love, romantic relationship, relationships, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Lisa is a young designer from Paris. She is starting to work as an independent designer and she wants to make a fashion show. A friend of her, a girl named Hêlin persuades Lisa to make the show in Diyarbakir, telling her that in there you can find ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
fashion show, fashion model, fashion, fashion designer, model, fashion industry, couple relations, life is a bitch, jealousy, tragic love, jealous man, infidelity ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The seventeen year old 'Yeong-jae' was safely sent away to the group home 'Isaac's house'. He is old enough to leave now, but doesn't want to go back home to his irresponsible father.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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27%
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
relationships, crumbling marriage, unfulfilled love, tragic love, dysfunctional marriage, unrequited love, troubled marriage, breakup, crush, male female relationship, love story, relationship problems ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student, encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
secret, art student, grief, coming of age, loss, summer, female protagonist, relationships, life is a bitch, self discovery, beauty, intimate ...
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Distant Cry from Spring (TV Movies)
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
26%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
relationship problems, marital problem, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, marital crisis, family relations, tragic love, dysfunctional family, breakup, male female relationship, relationships, travel ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
trans woman, transgender, transsexuality, motherhood, family drama, desire for fame, character study, lgbtq, relatives, relationships, instinct, transsexual ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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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%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
russia, moscow russia, soviet union
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A Beijing professor returns to his stomping grounds for a friend's funeral. Reflecting on the past, he meets a tea shop owner who sparks feelings of love in a time of pain.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, reflective ...
Plot:
mourning, memory, nostalgia, past, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, romantic relationship, troubled past, male female relationship, couples, love story ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An omnibus film of the romances and breakups of five couples: Soo-jin works in a cafe in Seoul. One day, she receives a call at work from a Polish man in Rotterdam, who tells her the story of his missing fiance. Eun-hee shows up one night and blames ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, disturbing, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
breakup, heartbreak, couple relations, relationship problems, relationships, unfulfilled love, romantic friendship, tragic love, unrequited love, love story, marital problem, broken heart ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
friendship, pregnancy, east asian woman, women, relationships, female protagonist, neighbor, girl next door, couple relations, pregnant woman, neighbor neighbor relationship, female friendship ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
25%
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
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A mother who just lost her only hope, daughter, made a critical decision. On that day, she happened to live a life which the time goes back to one day before every day. During the time traveling, she gets the second chance for her life.
Style:
emotional, disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
suicide, grief, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, second chance, mourning, suicide attempt, relationships, problem, introspection, male female relationship, relationship problems ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Greece, France, UK, China, Singapore
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jacqueline, a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island where she tries to survive, then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour guide and together they find the resilience ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
hopes, friendship, refugee, connection, character study, love story, male female relationship, lifestyle change, changing lives, relationships, love interest, couples ...
Place:
greece, liberia
Similarity:
24%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from their lives. Is she writing what she hears or is she hearing what's been written?
Style:
melancholic, psychological, contemplative, reflective, captivating ...
Plot:
guest, creative process, secretly observing, antisocial behavior, lifestyle, cafe, socially awkward, intimate, ambiguity, slice of life, female protagonist, everyday life ...
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24%
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