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Pacified (2019)
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Original name: Pacificado
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tati, an introspective 13 year old girl struggles to connect with her estranged father, Jaca, after he is released from prison in the turbulent wake of the Rio Olympics. As Brazilian Pacification Police battle to maintain a tenuous occupation of the surrounding Rio favelas, Tati and Jaca must navigate the clashing forces threatening to derail their hope for the future.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, atmospheric, melancholic
Plot:
father daughter relationship, prison, life is a bitch, favela, family drama, coming of age, teenager, teenage girl, family relations, parents and children, dysfunctional family, teenage life, social problems, relationship problems, adolescence, family problems, ex convict, poverty, estrangement, urban violence, social conflict, introspection, realism, resilience, hopes ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and melancholic films with plots about life is a bitch, social problems, family problems, relationship problems, coming of age, family relations and dysfunctional family mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Pacified: Before the Rooster Crows (2016), Resisting Life (2006), Gringo (2016), What the Night Can Do (2020), My Small Land (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Teenager Carmín lives in a mountainous village in the center of Puerto Rico with her tough and conservative grandmother. Her mother left for the US without her. The arrival of her father, after long years in prison, eases Carmín’s profound ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, psychological
Plot:
coming of age, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, family problems, dysfunctional family, forbidden love, living with parents, relationship problems, divorced parents, family relations, tragic love, parenthood ...
Place:
puerto rico
Similarity:
100%
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:
60s
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Omar and Esperanza return to Monterrey after a doctoral stay in Quebec, while making economic and emotional efforts to stay in Mexico, a job offer comes up in San Antonio, Texas. Standing before unsecure and terror conditions that rein upon the ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tension, road movie ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, border crossing, secret past, family problems, confronting the past, tragic past, new job, society, social problems, family relations, life is a bitch, social misfits ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico, san antonio texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Luana is a 12-year-old girl struggling to grasp the world collapsing around her, as her parents separate and her estranged Grandfather falls ill. It takes one unlikely person to help her find her way.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, independent film
Plot:
social problems, grownups, adolescence, female protagonist, society, life is a bitch, teenage life, social issues, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage protagonist, teenager, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, poignant ...
Plot:
kurd, refugee, family drama, immigration, social problems, social issues, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, teenager, female protagonist, adolescence, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When David's sister returns home after a long absence, their complicated past comes back to haunt them.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
incest, brother sister reunion, sex with sister, seductress, moral dilemma, forbidden love, making love, sick mother, suicide attempt, family problems, dysfunctional family, getting home ...
Similarity:
100%
465
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Malu — a mercurial, unemployed actress living with her conservative mother in a precarious house in a Rio de Janeiro slum — tries to deal with her strained relationship with her own adult daughter while surviving on memories of her glorious ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, character study, motherhood, family drama, poverty, family problems, family relations, social problems, relationship problems, kids and family, problem ...
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The possibly devastating impact of the Trump administration crackdown on immigration, for one Bay Area family.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
immigration, family drama, immigrant family, mysterious disappearance, changing lives, social problems, life is a bitch, teenager, teenage life, lifestyle change, disappearance, teenage girl ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
san francisco, bay area
Similarity:
38%
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210
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Faced with the trials and obstacles of life, the tight-knit community of Ste-Adeline has always remained united. But this time it's in shock and will have to face a situation that will confront the inhabitants with their contradictions. At the ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, social, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage girl, teenager, social commentary, small town, hypocrisy, community, secrets, family drama, life, adolescence, social issues ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn’t want her to leave. Stuck in time, ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, estranged father, father and daughter, relationship problems, father, family problems, parent child relationship, family relations, life is a bitch, social problems, relationships ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Catherine is a teenager going through adolescence just as her parents are getting a divorce. Her social life is no better as bullies and boys add to the pressure of growing up in the chaotic '90s.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
parent child relationship, teenage girl, divorce, relationship problems, mother daughter relationship, family relations, teenage protagonist, adolescence, grownups, adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children, teenager ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Wandering around the streets, Sejin, a pregnant teen, gets to know Juyeong and reunites with Jaepil and Sinji. The four musketeers go through a series of misfortunes, bumping into masochistic/sadistic characters and experiencing the brutality and ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
homeless teenager, pregnant teenager, troubled teen, poverty, teenager, social problems, life is a bitch, teenage pregnancy, coming of age, teenage life, social misfits, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
33%
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:
father son relationship, family drama, adolescence, coming of age, youth, orphanage, absent father, father and son, father, catholic orphanage, family problems, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gina, 15, lives in a city on the edge of the forest. She admires her father, unpredictable and whimsical, able to take his children at night in the woods, even to forget them. Jimmy's more and more frequent skids end up alarming his wife ...
Style:
captivating, dramatic, teen, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
mental illness, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, family relations, mental institution, coming of age, female protagonist, grownups, family drama, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family problems ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tensions rise when a doctor (Daniel Veronese) pressures his teenage son to follow in his footsteps.
Style:
emotional, realistic, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
coming of age, father son relationship, double life, parents and children, family relations, family problems, small town, under the surface, teenage life, dysfunctional family, identity, family drama ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mixing fiction and reality, filmmaker Mark Webber tells the story of a man who returns home from prison and attempts to rebuild his life in his impoverished Philadelphia neighborhood.
Style:
semi autobiographical, disturbing, psychological, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
father son relationship, addiction, character study, substance abuse, realism, family drama, family problems, dysfunctional family, eccentric family, parents and children, politician, political activism ...
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A girl who went missing after an accident returns 10 years later and reunites with her grandmother.
Style:
emotional, disturbing, psychological, captivating, heartfelt ...
Plot:
grandmother granddaughter relationship, elderly, mother love, family problems, lost, criminal, juvenile delinquency, troubled youth, gang, life is a bitch, youth gang, granddaughter ...
Place:
jeju island
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Film Revolves around 12 year old kid, who has some physical disabilities. Due to this, his life becomes abnormal. Thus, film portrays his life incidents.
Style:
gujarati, emotional, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
disabled child, urban, child protagonist, physical disability, empathy, handicapped, adolescence, teenage protagonist, relationship problems, disability, teenager, problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
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462
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Elaine and Ed Kendall have more than their share of grief and suffering. Once a young couple in love they now struggle for a sense of stability in their Staten Island home. Their eldest son is suffering from the physical and psychological effects of ...
Style:
emotional, disturbing, captivating, heartbreaking, melancholic ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, secret, family secret, family drama, domestic drama, ptsd, grief, family conflict, family problems, life is a bitch, marital problem, family relations ...
Similarity:
32%
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:
32%
729
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After getting laid off, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
homelessness, single mother, female protagonist, poverty, social problems, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family relations, relationship problems, poor family, family problems, social issues ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years old Lucia is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father Kaido, a graveyard keeper, can hardly ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
father daughter relationship, daughter, children, family problems, changing lives, kids and family, social problems, teenage life, family relations, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, teenager ...
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Shadows and Faces tells the story of a young girl who is separated from his shadow puppetry performer father during the ethnic conflict between Cypriot Greeks and Cypriot Turks in 1963.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, historical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
ethnic conflict, father daughter relationship, village, separation from family, female protagonist, family relations, father and daughter, social problems, cultural conflict, parents and children, life is a bitch, child protagonist ...
Place:
cyprus, turkey
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Colombian director Víctor Gaviria melds stark realism with nail-biting thrills in this story about a teenage girl who is kidnapped and forced into marriage with a ferocious shantytown thug.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
rape, forced marriage, domestic abuse, family relations, relationships, violence, relationship problems, male female relationship, violent, life is a bitch, forbidden love, family problems ...
Place:
colombia, latin america
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
South of the Moon is the story of a young boy and his uncle, one dealing with the complexity and confusion of adolescence, the other with the pain and torment of regret.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot:
coming of age, uncle nephew relationship, teenager, relationship problems, life is a bitch, teenage life, social issues, relationships, uncle, social problems, family problems, little boy ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Marcia always thought her overachieving daughter Zoey was the dream child. But then she discovers that her perfect teen has a not-so-perfect drug addiction. Marcia and her ex-husband go through plenty of denial as their daughter spirals out of ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, psychological, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
drug addict, rehabilitation, drug abuse, introspection, drug dealing, doctors and patients, teenage life, going straight, life is a bitch, hopes, couples, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Germany, France, Somalia, Qatar
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living in the outskirts of Djibouti city with their teenage son, Mahad. However, they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive surgery to treat a chronic kidney disease. Guled is already ...
Style:
emotional, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
illness, family problems, social problems, money problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, fighting illness, needing money, life is a bitch, realism, resilience, sacrifice ...
Place:
africa, somalia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A haunting, violent tale of a youth lost in an uncaring world, Bullet Collector is visual, nightmarish masterpiece. A shy 14-year-old boy, disconnected from home life and school, and sent to a hellish reform school, eventually lashes out on the ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, visual, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
character study, innocence lost, unsettling, loneliness, coming of age, reform school, alienation, isolation, teenage crush, combat, teenager, teenage life ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
31%
157
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Hakim and Latifa fled the Algerian civil war in the early 90s. They live since in the Jura, with their two daughters: Nedjma 14 years, and Leila, the eldest, left to study hair in Paris. Three days before Christmas, Nedjma receives a terse SMS from ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic
Plot:
father daughter relationship, missing daughter, family drama, relationships, sister, family problems, family relations, relationship problems, life is a bitch, social problems, immigration, character study ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A high-school girl who lives in a rural town in Japan struggles to define her own way in life. To help her impoverished family she works as a video fetish performer which leads to problems for her and her family with a criminal underworld.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, desperation, high school, poverty, problem, teenage life, life is a bitch, social problems, teenager, money problems, japanese girl, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
31%
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