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So Different (2009)
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Original name: Så olika
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Single mother Lotta and her younger sister Sanna are both successful in their different jobs, and are living very different lives, but are attracted to men who are their opposites.
Style:
psychological, captivating, satirical, semi serious, thrilling
Plot:
single mother, opposites attract, sibling relationship, relationships, sisters, family relations, single parent, satire, lifestyle, sister sister relationship, family drama, personal growth, slice of life, female friendship, bittersweet, gender roles, love, dialogue driven
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, thrilling, psychological and satirical films with plots about satire, relationships, family relations, slice of life, family drama, lifestyle and bittersweet mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like So Different: Apartment Troubles (2014), Dim the Fluorescents (2017), Writer Padmabhushan (2023), Weepah Way For Now (2015), I'll Go Where You Go (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two codependent roommates, on the verge of eviction, flee New York for the promise of sunshine in Los Angeles where their friendship is tested by a chance at fame, a fortune teller and an amorous wealthy aunt.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, art, female friendship, friendship, needing money, money problems, lifestyle, financial problem, female protagonist, escapades, friends, identity crisis ...
Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A struggling actress and an aspiring playwright pour all of their creative energy into the only paying work they can find: role-playing demonstrations for corporate training seminars. When they book the biggest gig of their careers at a hotel ...
Style:
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Plot:
satire, playwright, role playing, struggling artist, actress, relationship vs career, character study, female friendship, ambition, improv, behind the scenes, slice of life ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Padmabhushan, a 25-year-old aspiring writer based out of Vijayawada and his middle class family, hopes to achieve greatness one day, or at least fame. When he falls for someone who loves his work, there comes a twist in the tale.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, motivational ...
Plot:
family relations, writers, aspiring writer, satire, relationships, lifestyle, coming of age, slice of life, personal growth, self discovery, family drama, small town life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Elle and Joy spend their last week before their next music tour wandering through the heart of Laurel Canyon, whiling away carefree afternoons with their friends as they plan for their own going away party.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, psychological, cliffhanger
Plot:
dysfunctional family, sibling relationship, sister sister relationship, sisters, family problems, grownups, life is a bitch, relationships, family relations, adolescence vs adulthood, party, female protagonist ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Vali and Mina are two sisters who are polar opposites, pushed apart by life’s hardships and trials. One is a singer, a dreamer and emotional. The other is a therapist, distant and rational. Their loving father has finally found the perfect ...
Style:
satirical, disturbing, psychological, captivating, heartfelt ...
Plot:
sisters, family drama, sibling relationship, reconciliation, family relations, singer, satire, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, sister, family reunited ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
THIS IS HAPPENING tells the story of an estranged brother and sister (played by James Wolk and Mickey Sumner) forced to go on the road together to track down their fugitive grandmother (Cloris Leachman). What begins as a comedic tale of a broken ...
Style:
road movie, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
road trip, family drama, sibling relationship, relationships, self discovery, satire, eccentric family, estrangement, estranged brother, estranged sister, estranged family member, family relations ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After learning an irreversible truth, Camila, Teté and Margo must abandon their busy lives to come up with a plan to end their mother Rosalinda's life.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, satirical, captivating, tragicomedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sisters, mother daughter conflict, mother daughter relationship, moral dilemma, family drama, family relations, relationships, conflict, dysfunctional family, sick mother, sister, family problems ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Alva wants nothing more than to become a parent together with boyfriend Nico, but it's just not happening. Meanwhile, her sister Ellen has three children with husband Alex — and dearly wishes she hadn't.
Style:
psychological, emotional, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, parenthood, family drama, lifestyle, husband wife relationship, wanting a baby, sister sister relationship, family problems, sister, relationships, male female relationship, family relations ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Miss Shetty is a feminist who wishes to spend her life as a single. But on the other hand, Polishetty wanted to be in a committed relationship. How they connected and what happens in their life is the main crux of the film.
Style:
romantic comedy, thrilling, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
feminism, love, love and romance, couple relations, love interest, lifestyle, love affair, couples, family relations, feminist, relationships, male female relationship ...
Place:
india, london
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A car is left in the care of a genial landlord, who along with his wife, driver and villagers, gets very attached to it. Will they be able to handle it when the car is taken from them?
Style:
sentimental, heartfelt, emotional, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
love, vintage car, village life, nostalgia, slice of life, family relations, satire, car, couple relations, husband wife relationship, automobile, relationships ...
Place:
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501
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Kosuke is 31, and tired of his hometown where nothing happens. On a whim, he departs for New York with dreams of making it big. 6 months later, he straggles home... defeated, and saddled with debt. Awaiting him are his old friends, a caring sister, ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
food, restaurant, father son relationship, family drama, relationships, parents and children, family relations, satire, comedian, family conflict, family problems, small town life ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
In town of Margate, Eldest sister Trish is pregnant and expecting a girl baby. Her sisters Clare and Leila rally around her with their mum. But other sister Mel makes an unexpected return threatens to destabilize the entire family.
Style:
thrilling, satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Sakiko is a typical teenager in many ways. She hates her divorced father, who chases after every skirt he sees. She does not know, if she will ever be loved by the other sex. When her dad suddenly inherits a lot of money and becomes really lazy, she ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ambitious overachiever Hanna just needs one more kid before her life is perfect. Instead, her baby daddy unexpectedly dumps her. Suddenly, she finds herself without a place to live, job or family. With every fiber of her being set for victory, Hanna ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two Chicago couples struggle to keep their love alive when secrets and long-simmering resentments rise to the surface.
Style:
satirical, thrilling, semi serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
couples, character study, secrets, realism, husband wife relationship, marital problem, satire, lifestyle, secret, relationship problems, couple relations, relationships ...
Place:
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Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, semi serious, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Living in matchbox apartments and working mundane jobs in New York City, three sets of urbanites struggle to connect with each other and find love in the digital age.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 148 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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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heart-broken ex-boyfriend, who she can't stand.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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129
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A single mother named Maria unespectedly inherits an hotel from her deceased father, where she will find the truth about her past while she tries get the business going.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, relationships, problem, family problems, family relations, satire, resort hotel, family business, hotel, business, hotel manager ...
Place:
caribbean
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a struggling comedian reluctantly returns home for the holidays, not only must she deal with her eccentric family, but she ultimately faces a life-changing decision about her special-needs brother.
Style:
independent film, family comedy, semi serious, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
special needs, christmas, dysfunctional family, holiday, sibling relationship, relationships, family relations, family life, christmas spirit, changing lives, relationship problems, christmas season ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
À travers les yeux de Julie, 'Histoire de famille' relate le chemin parcouru d'une famille québécoise durant la Révolution tranquille des années 1960.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, historical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
lovers on the run, family drama, family life, lifestyle, eccentric family, satire, relationships, family relations, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, identity, coming of age ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Six estranged sisters decide to take part in a Mangalgauri competition, and reunite at their childhood home to practice. They must overcome their past and face their struggles head-on.
Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, semi serious, thrilling ...
Plot:
sisterhood, family drama, sister, estrangement, satire, sisters, eccentric family, family problems, sister sister relationship, family relations, estranged family member, relationships ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Follows the lives of a group of women who let their hair down in more ways than one at Letty's, a vibrant and bustling hair salon in Toronto's Caribbean community. Novelette, Letty's smart and capable owner, has the answers to her ...
Style:
sitcom, captivating, thrilling, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An advocate of sex, but not of marriage, bachelor Daegyu (played by singer-turned-actor Im Changjeon), 26, produces bootleg music albums for a living. One day, he comes across a plucky, nine-year-old boy named Jeon Ingwon (played by Lee Inseong) who ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, satirical, interesting
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Story:
Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty (2004) Ramankutty (Jayaram), a teacher in the village school is known as "salperu" (i.e. good reputation). Ramankutty's uncles- Narayanan (Janardhanan), Madhavan (Jagathy Sreekumar), Velayudhan (Laloo Aalex) ...
Style:
satirical, thrilling, semi serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
teacher, family drama, village life, reputation, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, love affair, forced marriage, satire, family problems, relationship problems ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage "Waiting for Godot."
Style:
satirical, semi serious, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In 1974, during the height of the recession, a Japanese Korean family relocates to Tokyo to raise money and seek better treatment for their ill son.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, semi serious, dramatic ...
Plot:
family drama, family relations, social satire, satire, brother sister relationship, lifestyle, family life, relationships, social commentary, working class, poverty, identity ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After falling off the roof at a New Year's Eve house party, Owen decides that it's time to make some wholesale changes in his life. Over the next year, he quits drinking, re-enters his estranged son's life, reignites old friendships, ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
christmas, personal growth, redemption, second chance, father son relationship, relationships, changing lives, romantic relationship, lifestyle change, love story, family relations, male female relationship ...
Time:
2010s
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