Movies like Orca 2020
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Orca (2020)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Eleven people, isolated from the outside world, communicate via screens. A son wants to hold the hand of his suffering mother. Love grows. A mother has abandoned her family. A therapist finds himself at the edge of ruin. A daughter connects with her parents.
Style:
melancholic, tense, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating
Plot:
pandemic, family relations, epidemic, loneliness, quarantine, isolation, society, family drama, human nature, friendship, youth, parents and children, humanity, husband wife relationship, life philosophy, mother son relationship, alienation, mental health, longing, character study, claustrophobia, mother daughter relationship, intimacy, therapist, slice of life ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, psychological, captivating and realistic films with plots about family relations, isolation, character study, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate and minimalism mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Orca: Dearest Jane (2015), Light of My Eyes (2001), The Falls (2021), The Same Storm (2021), Girl (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young girl learn to accept love and change, after being sent to live with her uncle in Indiana.
Style:
psychological, touching, contemplative, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
acceptance, small town, uncle niece relationship, friendship, husband wife relationship, death, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, love, family relations, personal growth, family drama ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, sentimental, touching, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
isolation, bittersweet, unlikely criminals, family relations, gangster, custody, single parent, single mother, character study, longing, loneliness, unrequited love ...
Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy, venice, europe
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, quarantine, isolation, family drama, lifestyle, disagreement, mother and daughter, family conflict, living together, parents and children, family relations, family problems ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Style:
psychological, captivating, melancholic, art house, anthology ...
Plot:
quarantine, virus, deadly virus, loneliness, isolation, character study, social isolation, lifestyle, social relations, society, social problems, multiple storylines ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
61%
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149
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young mother is forced to face the truth of her past life as her daughter approaches adolescence and strives for new freedom.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family problems, female protagonist, domestic drama, society, father daughter relationship, mother and daughter, relationship problems, family relations, life is a bitch, claustrophobia, coming of age ...
Similarity:
58%
376
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
All summer long, a group of people circumnavigate each other. A group of people who are so close and yet so alienated from one another. Their isolated holiday home is the site for a resurgence of smouldering conflicts and lifelong illusions that ...
Style:
psychological, melancholic, contemplative, art house
Plot:
domestic drama, family drama, relationships, character study, children, isolation, alienation, summer vacation, family secret, intimate, repression, bittersweet ...
Place:
east germany
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Élise lives with her 10-year-old son Léo, whose father is deceased. She has a chaotic relationship with Paul her lover. They go from happy moments to intense feuds. Élise introduces him to Léo and in time, they get to know and appreciate each ...
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
love affair, family relations, parents and children, couples, pregnancy, single parent, breakup, love, friends, character study, single mother, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
54%
194
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a twenty-something couple go away to the desert of Joshua Tree to quit smoking together their relationship is tested. We share the torture the couple put themselves through but learn smoking is a metaphor for their addictive relationship.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
smoking, couples, addiction, quitting smoking, couple relations, lifestyle, family problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, self discovery, isolation ...
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
During a global pandemic, Laszlo isolates himself in his apartment. He avoids any kind of human contact. Until one evening the new neighbor Zoe rings at his doorbell with unforeseen consequences for both of them.
Style:
psychological, contemplative, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
pandemic, isolation, loneliness, character study, quarantine, introspection, urban, intimate, mental health, claustrophobia, single, slow burn ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Scott a 22-year-old blockbuster actor has to find a girl whom he has a strange connection with before it's too late, while his mom catches a new strange virus.
Style:
psychological, emotional, melancholic, heartfelt, tense ...
Plot:
isolation, pandemic, uncertainty, claustrophobia, mother son relationship, urban, family drama, loss, memory, obsession, intimate, mental illness ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Bulgaria, Hungary, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A retarded 55 year old man loses his mother, his only support and care. A Gypsy girl with questionable past joins him on his desperate cross border journey during which they develop a friendship and "come of age" - each their very own way.
Style:
road movie, poignant, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
friendship, empathy, character study, self discovery, loss, grief, coming of age, bittersweet, intimate, loneliness, mourning, identity ...
Place:
hungary
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Teresa changes her vacation plans to spend the summer with Ani, her mother. Living together day and night after so many years is not easy for either of them. Accustomed to living alone, it is difficult for them to agree on even the small things of ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, old woman, family drama, relationships, family problems, parent child relationship, social problems, female protagonist, relationship problems, women, problem, mother and daughter ...
Similarity:
51%
368
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
One Sunday in May, at home with Carolina, the hours are counted. The following Monday will have to publicly adhere to the collective emotion that overwhelmed a small community on the sea, a few kilometers from the capital. Mauro Secondari left, a ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic
Plot:
fatal accident, death, mourning, grief, loss, loss of family member, life is a bitch, bereavement, loss of spouse, family relations, family problems, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as ...
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
obsession, unrequited love, heartbreak, love, japanese woman, female protagonist, relationships, couples, fall in love, family relations, relationship vs career, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, UK, USA, Greece
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Tommaso is an American expat film director living in Rome with his young wife and their daughter. Disoriented by his past misgivings and subsequent unexpected blows to his self-esteem, Tommaso wades through this late chapter of his life with an ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, realistic, sincere, melancholic ...
Plot:
family relations, character study, parents and children, creative block, life philosophy, existential crisis, midlife crisis, society, disorder, couples, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
45%
628
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
As miscommunication and temptations abound, a couple's once-passionate marriage slowly unravels, narrated through humorous dioramas.
Style:
psychological, anthology, captivating, dark comedy, art house ...
Plot:
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695
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, relationship problems, family relations, male female relationship, romantic rivalry, love affair, parents and children, romantic triangle, love triangle, relationships, romantic relationship, family problems ...
Place:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
indie film, melancholic, road movie, slow cinema, black comedy
Plot:
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Place:
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42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Marco, a cynical and ambitious young lawyer, lives in Bari with his partner Martina and their eight-year-old son Mateo. Martina had left Chile and moved to Italy when she met Marco. Their relationship has run its course, however, and Martina longs ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, intense ...
Plot:
family drama, fatherhood, missing child, family problems, marital problem, relationships, unhappy marriage, marriage crisis, dysfunctional family, family relations, relationship problems, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
chile
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, bleak, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
longing, isolation, quarantine, intimate, character study, neighbor, relationships, social relations, romantic relationship, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Second part of the trilogy
Style:
contemplative, melancholic, indie film, art house
Plot:
character study, conflict, infidelity, isolation, intimacy, bittersweet, slice of life, loneliness, everyday life, road trip, escape, minimalism ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
southeast asia
Similarity:
40%
864
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
prison, hopes, parents and children, life is a bitch, couples, family relations, husband wife relationship, drug smuggling, everyday life, family drama, society, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Two ex-lovers meet after a long time and their romance gets rekindled briefly. Though they ensure that their newly-found love shouldn't affect their respective families, one of them believes they are meant to be together, leaves the life of ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, love, ex couple relations, longing, second chance, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, marital problem, family problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, relationship problems, male female relationship, family relations ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
After seeing a UFO, a man and his skeptical wife are forced to confront their relationship issues.
Style:
romantic, captivating, independent film, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
ufo sighting, alien encounter, husband wife relationship, couple relations, relationships, family problems, love and romance, relationship problems, couples, family relations, male female relationship, romantic relationship ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Qi Ming is a handsome boy and he is also a top student at school, but Yi Yao is a so-called bitch on everyone’s lips. Qi and Yi grew up together and they have been maintaining a good relationship. However, everything is interrupted and changed by ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, sentimental, unusual plot structure, thought provoking ...
Plot:
bullying, high school, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, suicide attempt, aids, friendship, youth, first love, childhood friend, fall in love, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
china
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mexico City, 1960. Aurelia lives happily with her family. Just before the birth of her third daughter, her husband dies in an accident. Years later, Leonor, the oldest daughter, has quit her studies to help her mother support the household. Beatriz, ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, captivating, art house, melancholic ...
Plot:
alienation, surrealism, family drama, grief, family problems, family relations, estrangement, family life, kids and family, parents and children, mother daughter relationship, life is a bitch ...
Time:
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Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A sequel to Love Mocktail. Revolves around Aadi after the demise of his wife Nidhi. How does he move on from such a loss?
Style:
romantic drama, reflective, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love story, loss of spouse, bittersweet, grief, bereavement, problem, love affair, life is a bitch, love interest, loss of wife, intimate, slice of life ...
Place:
india, kannada
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Chen Mo, a bar owner, listens to his customers' heartbreaks and helps them navigate their lives during their hard times while dealing with his own tragedy.
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
loss of loved one, trauma, grief, assistant, confronting the past, lifestyle, troubled past, loneliness, memory, healing, bittersweet, bar owner ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A 13-year-old girl deals with the issues brought about by her family's high-priced son.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, father daughter relationship, adolescence, family drama, tragic past, female protagonist, troubled past, traumatic past, family problems, family relations, life is a bitch, loneliness ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
The novelist Shiga Naoya lives with his wife Haruko and their 4-year-old daughter Saeko. He is paranoid about Saeko’s health, making her wear heavy clothes even in summer in order to prevent her from catching a cold. Their child before Saeko died ...
Style:
melancholic, tense, atmospheric, bleak, art house ...
Plot:
paranoia, pandemic, epidemic, influenza, isolation, mistrust, grief, suspicion, family drama, loss, humanity, class conflict ...
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