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Falling Awake (2009)
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young singer-songwriter from the Bronx falls in love, but finds it difficult to escape from the violence in his environment.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, rough, emotional, romantic drama, melancholic, independent film, sexy, soulful
Plot:
fall in love, follow your dream, musician's life, social decay, life is a bitch, love and romance, social differences, society, family problems, artists and showbiz, hopes, urban ghetto life, bittersweet, dream, aspiration, urban, coming of age, underdog, songwriter, survival, violence, neighborhood, poverty, street life, class struggle ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and emotional films with plots about love and romance, fall in love, urban, society, couples, life is a bitch and hopes mostly in Romance, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Falling Awake: 37: A Final Promise (2014), Four Corners (2013), Crush (2009), Downtown Express (2011), Aaron Loves Angela (1975). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A rocker makes a pact to kill himself on his 37th birthday. 12 weeks before the release of his final album and the end of his life, he meets and falls in love with a woman who has a dark secret of her own.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, touching, romantic drama ...
Plot:
redemption, introspection, bittersweet, fall in love, musician's life, haunted by the past, love and romance, music band, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, suicide, rock star ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Directed by Ian Gabriel, “Four Corners” revolves around a 13-year-old chess whiz drawn into the Cape Town’s well-known child-gang culture. Touted as the first film to delve into the 100-year-old war between South Africa’s so-called Number ...
Style:
tense, rough, serious, captivating, crime drama ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
coming of age, social decay, teenage life, gang, prodigy, life is a bitch, society, urban ghetto life, kids in trouble, parents and children, youth, gang violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa
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87%
595
Genre: Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Five short love stories, which become a statement of the directors about love. A shoemaker, a reporter, a pavement hooker-in, a psychiatric patient and a young man released from prison are the main characters of the film, heroes in a time of no ...
Style:
realistic, touching, art house, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
working class, impossible love, young lovers, looking for love, love affair, hopes, life is a bitch, fall in love, society, mentally unstable, starting over, love story ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sasha is a young Russian violinist on a scholarship to Juilliard, living with his affectionate but overbearing father, a cellist determined to manage his son's career. While Sasha prepares for a critical recital that will launch him on a path ...
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, realistic, independent film
Audience:
date night
Plot:
fall in love, musician's life, follow your dream, culture clash, self discovery, family relations, hopes, love and romance, parents and children, lifestyle, music band, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Aaron and Angela, two young adults living in the Harlem ghetto of New York City, are deeply in love with each other. The only thing standing in the way of their love is their families. Aaron is black, while Angela is Puerto Rican, and neither family ...
Style:
grim, serious, realistic, intercultural
Audience:
teens
Plot:
blaxploitation, interracial love relationship, black, interracial romance, power of love, black love, racial issues, prostitute, interracial relations, tragic love, star crossed lovers, profanity ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s
Place:
new york, harlem, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The tragic struggle of an undocumented Latino family in Los Angeles after they have sent their eldest son to war.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
gang, immigrant, teenage life, family relations, urban ghetto life, life is a bitch, parents and children, society, coming of age, love and romance, social problems, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, south america, los angeles
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background.
Style:
sincere, touching, sentimental, serious, crime drama ...
Plot:
interracial relations, friendship, culture clash, street life, social decay, tragic love, social differences, opposites attract, unlikely couple, musician's life, racism, love affair ...
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
60%
147
Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
"The Gods" is a modern day 'Romeo and Juliet', where Mikey James, a street hustler raised on the streets with his two brothers, goes to work for the Fasano family, as he desperately tries to find a way out of his hustling life ...
Style:
romantic drama, suspenseful, crime drama, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
star crossed lovers, forbidden love, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, relationships, love story, couple relations, rich and poor, male female relationship, love and romance, love affair, fall in love, romantic relationship ...
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to escape a life of crime living ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
ex convict, redemption, murder, father son relationship, friend, jail, death, father and son, son, father son estrangement, father son reunion, family conflict ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When his dancer partner, Mia, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing contest
Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
disability, follow your dream, lifestyle, human spirit, couples, dance school, against the odds, society, contests and competitions, hopes, ambition, dancing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Julian (Álex González) and his friend Luis (Miguel Angel Silvestre) are two neighborhood boys who are part of a gang of violent neo-Nazis, led by Solis (Javier Bardem). After start training in a gym, Julian is transformed gradually thanks to the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, erotic, psychological ...
Plot:
racism, fall in love, boxing, male pubic hair, gang, athlete and trainer, redemption, starting over, society, neo nazism, nazism, nationalism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Love is Elsewhere is a 2008 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Vincent Chiu.
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, romantic, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
relationships, love, relationship problems, love interest, in love, problem, love affair, couple relations, love story, love and romance, fall in love, romantic relationship ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After an ex-ballet dancer's life is turned upside down after receiving devastating news, a chance encounter with a charismatic dancer marks the start to a fragile friendship that might turn into something more profound.
Style:
touching, light, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
fall in love, opposites attract, moral dilemma, haunted by the past, follow your dream, hopes, dancer's life, bittersweet, friendship, society, ballerina, twentysomething life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
46%
361
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Ty, Hector, and Bao are close friends in a tough section of Boston, where they're called "the PG-13 crew." They're 14, decent kids with few skills who've bailed out of school. A small gang of older tough guys, led by Marcus ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
gang, black, gas station, optimism, urban ghetto, friends, kids in trouble, realism, society, drug dealing, criminal heroes, dealing with death ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
massachusetts, boston
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The film follows Will Fletcher, a musician, and Eve Fisher, who works in a pub where he is performing, during one night in London. After Will has saved Eve from a drunken customer at closing time, they stay up all night together, meandering through ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, sincere, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
tragic love, destiny, love and romance, fall in love, musician's life, lifestyle, hopes, unfulfillment, teenager, girl, soul mate, conversation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, britain, london, europe
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
"Chris Marshall met the girl he was going to kill on a warm night in early June, when one of the colleges in Oxford was holding its summer ball." A chance meeting with Jenny at an Oxford party leaves seventeen-year-old Chris with hope for ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, psychological, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
vengeance, fall in love, couples, tragic love, betrayal, social differences, gangster, revenge, young romance, loss of innocence, teenage protagonist, oxford ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
44%
3K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two youngsters try to find joy after they lose out on love and their need for a mutual trust to sustain love and happiness.
Style:
romantic drama, psychological, romantic, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
relationships, love, trust, young love, romantic relationship, love interest, love affair, love and romance, male female relationship, loss of lover, couple relations, love story ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
210
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Find Love is the story of two strangers who aren't looking for love but find it anyway. It is a Twenty-Four hour romance ride that truthfully captures that first feeling of falling for someone.
Style:
romantic drama, independent film, light, romantic, entertaining ...
Plot:
first love, connection, intimate, love story, relationships, romantic relationship, in love, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, couple relations, looking for love ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different ...
Style:
emotional, hood, stylized, light, intense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
gang, womanizer, lone hero, single parent, african american, black, blaxploitation, gangster, unlikely friendships, urban, organized crime, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south central los angeles, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In a post-September 11th world overflowing with fear and hate, two Latino teens discover that sometimes the only thing that can keep them from drowning is love.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
coming of age, immigrant, family relations, society, youth, parents and children, teenager, post september 11 2001, love, opposites attract, african american, young love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.
Style:
realistic, captivating, sentimental, emotional, touching
Plot:
ballet, ballerina, life is a bitch, opposites attract, orphan, love and romance, society, hopes, ambition, dancer's life, doctors and patients, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
forbidden love, love, love and romance, social differences, parents and children, couples, family relations, life is a bitch, fall in love, slum, favela, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, latin america, brazil
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A group of friends who each have to navigate their own destiny, growing up on the bustling streets and neighborhood of Isale Eko, Lagos.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, crime drama, realistic ...
Plot:
gang, group, street life, bandit, urban setting, criminal gang, urban ghetto, life is a bitch, urban ghetto life, city life, youth, gang violence ...
Place:
nigeria
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Below the streets of New York is a dark and dangerous world hidden in the shadows of abandoned subway tunnels and miles of forgotten infrastructure. When a young documentary filmmaker goes into these tunnels to uncover the unseen stories of the ...
Style:
bleak, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, rivalry, danger, police, tunnel, secret place, murder, violence, found footage, homeless, imaginary, culture clash ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad take on the title characters in a modern adaptation of the timeless classic, Romeo and Juliet. This Broadway stage production is being broadcast in movie theaters.
Style:
emotional, captivating, realistic, serious, romantic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
forbidden love, interracial relations, true love, parents and children, tragic hero, youth, tragic love, couples, fall in love, young lovers, family relations, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
For years, Doug Collins has been wading through a routine unsatisfying job and an increasingly miserable relationship. After his girlfriend moves out, Doug pushes himself to live a more fulfilling life starting with a trek to the summit of Mt. ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, independent film, psychological ...
Plot:
couple relations, breakup, starting over, follow your dream, unfulfillment, couples, buddies, hopes, self discovery, personal growth, character study, mountain ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tanzania, usa, new york
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Luke Perry stars in this surprisingly moving adult drama about a devoted husband whose wife (Francie Swift) is dying of cystic fibrosis. Because of her rare blood type, she can't get new lungs, so Perry begins a frantic search to find a donor. ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, independent film, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, terminal illness, child illness, infidelity, love triangle, woman in danger, couples, transplant, family problems, love and romance, unfulfillment, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A group of office employees find themselves in a fight for survival against a ruthless local gang after a long week of work.
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, social, dark ...
Plot:
social issues, criminal gang, small town, social decay, society, urban, violence, gang, survival, isolation, social realism, murder ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A teenager who dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer has a romance with a boy from the wrong side of town.
Style:
touching, sincere, serious, romantic, realistic
Plot:
swimming, canceled wedding, fall in love, social differences, teenage life, youth, hopes, society, love and romance, parents and children, family life, working class ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A Mexican teenager whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are disrupted when his mother dies. He's smuggled across the border with the promise of a better life but is instead sold to a sweatshop in downtown LA.
Style:
realistic, tense, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
soccer, human trafficking, coming of age, illegal immigration, border crossing, social injustice, child labor, slave trade, life is a bitch, child, resilience, trauma ...
Place:
los angeles, mexico
Similarity:
32%
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