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The Grounds (2018)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Calvin, an alcoholic wastrel, is forced to find a new job after he is fired from his grounds-keeping job at a golf course. After scaring away other potential applicants, he is hired to tend the grounds of a beautiful hillside mansion by Julie, the personal assistant to the owner of the home. Jack, heartbroken and suicidal, has refused to leave his property since his wife left him for a past love a year prior. On the night Jack decides to end it all, a drunken Calvin accidentally interrupts his boss' suicide attempt. Calvin convinces Jack that it's not worth it to kill himself when he has the means to continue living his reclusive lifestyle indefinitely. The two bond over their shared inclination to numb and preoccupy their minds rather than confront the pains of their past. When they can no longer run from their problems, their wills, and friendship, are truly tested. Written by 282 Studios.
Style:
psychological, captivating, satirical, thrilling, emotional, melancholic, independent film, bleak, dark comedy, existential
Plot:
friendship, alcoholic, suicidal, suicidal tendency, loneliness, suicide, self destructing, drunkenness, character study, alcoholism, substance abuse, friends, rich and poor, alcohol abuse, changing lives, relationship problems, satire, lifestyle change, suicide attempt, isolation, grief, escape, weed, slice of life, bittersweet ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, satirical and thrilling films with plots about satire, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, friendship, redemption and character study mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Grounds: Thoppil Joppan (2016), Hudson (2019), Abby Singer (2003), Mediterranean Fever (2022), Walking Distance (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Joppan's failed romance excuses him to be an alcoholic. Hoping to start a new life, he seeks out for some love but would fate favor him this time?
Style:
comedy drama, captivating, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
alcoholic, male protagonist, relationship problems, satire, slice of life, contract, lifestyle change, changing lives, problem, small town, unrequited love, alcoholism ...
Place:
india
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95%
285
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A man embarks on a trip with his estranged cousin Hudson to spread his late mother's ashes. They meet an unusual woman along the way and their simple road trip turns into a dysfunctional adventure.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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78%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, France, Cyprus, Qatar
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, satirical, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
friendship, obesity, photography, changing lives, relationships, satire, photographer, lifestyle change, photograph, obese, friends, isolation ...
Time:
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Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
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64%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A lonely artist brings a young drifter back to his tiny apartment to live with him. Between his obsessive tendencies and her non-stop drinking, something strange happens: they start to care for each other.
Style:
psychological, sexy, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
drifter, loneliness, character study, male female relationship, couple relations, love story, changing lives, relationships, lifestyle change, bonding, relationship problems, love affair ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
An anthology of New Yorkers at their wit's end.
Style:
anthology, dark comedy, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, life is a bitch, city life, loneliness, desperation, slice of life, existential crisis, intimate, working class, survival, resilience, bittersweet ...
Place:
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56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, dark comedy, black comedy, tragicomedy, captivating ...
Plot:
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56%
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
51%
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Country: Taiwan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, thrilling, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
50%
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Country: China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
china
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, psychological, existential, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
berlin germany
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Country: Romania
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, comedy drama, disturbing, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, changing lives, love, coping, fighting illness, satire, friends, love interest, travel, lifestyle change, personal growth, male bonding ...
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310
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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