Movies like Daughters 2020
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Daughters (2020)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two women are flat-mates and friends in Tokyo. One is an event manager and the other works in the world of fashion marketing. The result shows that one is pregnant one day. The woman decides to give birth out of wedlock. It is a major decision, which is the harbinger of not just a change in their lives, but also their relationship.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, melancholic, intense
Plot:
friendship, pregnancy, east asian woman, women, relationships, neighbor, pregnant woman, girl next door, female protagonist, neighbor neighbor relationship, couple relations, female friendship, single mother, motherhood, city, choice, conflict, independence, realism, city life, identity, slice of life, decision, parenting, intimacy ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
tokyo, japan
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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 slice of life, coming of age, female protagonist, relationships, identity, friendship and intimate mostly in Drama, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like Daughters: Happily Ever After (2016), Good Stripes (2015), Girl (2012), Imagine I'm Beautiful (2014), The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When Heather and Sarah Ann were growing up they told each other every secret. But Heather left their small town on the last day of high school vowing never to return. Forced to come back when her father becomes ill, the young documentary filmmaker ...
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Midori Mantani and Masao Minamisawa are both 28-years-old. They have dated for 4 years, but their relationship seems to be just going through the motions. They think about breaking up. At that time, Midori becomes pregnant. Midori and Masao decide ...
Style:
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Plot:
relationships, pregnancy, wedding preparations and rituals, wedding planning, male female relationship, couple relations, love affair, problem, wedding, pregnant woman, unplanned pregnancy, troubled marriage ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
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107
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
"Girls" follows four beautiful women and depicts the troubles found in their love lives and work place. Yukiko Takigawa (Karina) works at a big advertising firm and has a good looking boyfriend. Seiko Takeda is married and has no children. ...
Style:
emotional, realistic
Plot:
women, friendship, female friendship, gossip, relationships, workplace, single mother, dating, fashion, motherhood, career, slice of life ...
Place:
tokyo
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24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hoping to leave behind the trauma of her mother's death, a young woman moves to New York City, where she becomes close to her similarly haunted roommate -- until a disturbing revelation changes everything.
Style:
psychological, emotional, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female friendship, grief, trauma, friends, changing lives, hidden truth, bereavement, neighbor neighbor relationship, relationship problems, women, tragic past, troubled past ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Unable to accept being dumped by her colleague, Takako quits her job and moves into the used bookstore owned by her uncle, Satoru, in Jinbocho. Despite her initial lack of interest in novels, Takako is slowly drawn into the world of books as she ...
Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
bookstore, workplace, dumped, personal growth, slice of life, changing lives, relationships, lifestyle change, library, relationship problems, life, librarian ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
23%
706
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ferro and Cate, two kids trying to get to grips with an unplanned pregnancy, their families (rebellious Ferro’s hospitable, ‘normal’ family, and level-headed Cate’s unhinged, atypical one), exams at school, friends and a general lack of jobs.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, romantic drama, poetic
Plot:
pregnancy, slice of life, coming of age, pregnant wife, male female relationship, lifestyle change, couples, lifestyle, pregnant woman, relationships, couple relations, changing lives ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hanako Haibara was born and raised in the city of Tokyo. After she gets dumped by her boyfriend, while in her late 20's, she goes on blind dates to find a man to marry. Miki Tokioka was born in a province. She studied very hard and entered a ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, realistic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
relationships, feminist, dating, relationship problems, female protagonist, breakup, couple relations, lifestyle, everyday life, female friendship, personal growth, realism ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Eli has four children, an unemployed husband and a job with an almost impossible commute. Vale is single and makes ends meet by working in clubs as a dancer. Tied by a profound emotional bond of true sisterhood, the two women's lives are two ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
friendship, female friendship, social issues, struggle, sisterhood, everyday life, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, life, women, female protagonist, girlfriend, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
22%
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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:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Rei Iwatsuki moved from her hometown Kōchi to Tokyo to pursue her dreams. On arrival, she found a job as a waitress in a restaurant and met guitarist Ryuuji Shintani. Ryuuji liked her voice and invited her to join his band as the vocalist, The ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, intercultural, melancholic, period piece ...
Plot:
friendship, dream, girlfriend, female friendship, relationships, lifestyle, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, family relations, relationship vs career, group of friends, best friend ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo, new york
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on a 2016 novel by Mana Sakura, “The Lowlife” shows the stories of three women who work in Japan’s adult video industry .
Style:
captivating, independent film, melancholic, contemplative
Plot:
porn actress, japanese schoolgirl, female protagonist, adult film industry, sex work, women, erotica, relationships, social problems, life, mother daughter relationship, family relations ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
21%
90
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Martina gets pregnant from her selfish boyfriend. Without knowing exactly what to do, she travels to Berlin to find her own father, the one she never met.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
pregnancy, self discovery, female protagonist, identity, pregnant woman, lifestyle change, changing lives, unplanned pregnancy, introspection, life is a bitch, motherhood, journey ...
Place:
mexico city, berlin germany
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Sabina and Esther's relationship is pushed to breaking point when international exchange student Annie comes to stay.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
lesbian love, exchange student, women, lesbian couple, female protagonist, relationships, couple relations, lesbian relationship, lesbian, gay love, love affair, couples ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Four girls unknowingly experience the happiest days of their lives during an uneventful best-friend trip to Belgrade.
Style:
road movie, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
female friendship, road trip, job, friendship, coping, women, girlfriend, workplace, female protagonist, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, female best friends ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
belgrade, italy, serbia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Kristin counts down the days to her high school graduation, when she'll finally get to leave her small town and her manipulative sister behind, for the New York of her dreams. Everything is perfect, and the local paper has promised to publish ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, light, melancholic, independent film ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, lgbtq, personal growth, adolescence, escape from reality, swedish, female protagonist, self discovery, women, youth, lesbian, friendship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york, scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Not Waving But Drowning is a chronological look at growing up, formed from two different stories. The two sets of friends represent the American dilemma between what you have known and what you hope to know; the tear between longing for the past and ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, atmospheric, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, adolescence vs adulthood, starting over, female friendship, coming of age, personal growth, character study, society, couples, small town, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother ...
Style:
sincere, serious, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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20%
142
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. ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional, compassionate ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, transsexual, desire for fame, lgbtq, couple relations, tragic love, life is a bitch, women, unrequited love, unlikely friendships, relationships ...
Time:
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Similarity:
20%
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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:
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Similarity:
20%
215
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
A heartwarming urban adventure following straight-laced Leah as she meets an unpredictable stranger and falls back in love … with life.
Style:
independent film, life affirming, emotional, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
High school senior Saimon is headed for college, and his buddy Tada Takashi will take over his family's factory. Takashi is fed up with being surrounded by guys and heads off with Saimon on a journey to find the love of his life. Takashi goes ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, road movie, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, high school, self discovery, male bonding, friendship, identity, youth, graduation, relationship problems, love affair, social problems, relationships ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, captivating, thrilling, psychological, reflective ...
Plot:
motherhood, female protagonist, woman, family relations, parenting, newborn baby, domestic drama, mother child relationship, family life, family problems, kids and family, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
basque country, spain, iberian peninsula
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Three friends in their mid-20s struggle to navigate their professional and personal lives, colliding head on with the messy, hilarious and dreadful growing pangs of adulthood.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot:
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Place:
new york, los angeles
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
L stopped enjoying life as a little girl. She flees abuse at the hands of her adoptive parents and heads for the big city. There, L's life is wrecked by a string of bad relationships, and she takes the fall for a friend who commits murder and ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, love, loneliness, character study, psychological trauma, relationships, love story, love affair, love interest, mature, city life, alienation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Álex and Cata, two young women who live on the outskirts of the city, a desolate place full of empty stores and ramshackle bars where dreams end up fading, have been preparing their escape all their lives.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
poverty, moral dilemma, escape, social realism, social problems, money problems, women, female protagonist, poor, lifestyle, dysfunctional family, choice ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Yuko Morimiya is a high school student and she lives with her stepfather Morimiya. Morimiya is her third father. Her mother, Rika, is a free spirited person and has remarried several times. She disappeared from Yuko's life at a certain point. ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, emotional, tear jerker
Plot:
relationships, stepfather, family drama, family secret, female protagonist, family relations, parents and children, family problems, daughter, lifestyle, kids and family, family life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Inspired by the Puranic story of Abhimanyu and his mother Subhadra, the film portrays the relationship of the protagonist with her baby, before and after it is born.
Style:
psychological, emotional, thrilling, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
motherhood, pregnancy, relationships, birth, parenthood, female protagonist, grief, mother love, mother child relationship, parent child relationship, love affair, woman ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, social media, pregnancy, blackmail, twitter, personal growth, honesty, life is a bitch, unplanned pregnancy, social issues, life, social network ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
18%
173
Genre: Drama
Country: Cyprus, Israel, Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chara’s family is everything to her, and yet she sometimes ponders a life without them. When she strikes up a hesitant friendship with a young girl, she is inexorably forced to confront a painful past and to answer a burning question: Is ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
motherhood, domestic drama, character study, identity, female protagonist, gender roles, intimate, realism, family secret, trauma, friendship, intimacy ...
Similarity:
18%
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:
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