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Loves Her Gun (2013)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Allie moves to Texas and embraces the slower pace of life and gun culture. She tries to maintain healthy relationships as the weapons she uses to protect herself lead her to a paranoid withdrawal from life.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, mumblecore, independent film
Plot:
starting over, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, danger, hopes, unfulfillment, weapons, coming of age, on the road, down on your luck, strong female presence, woman in danger, life turned upside down, female nudity, skinny dipping, cult, female full frontal nudity
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
texas, usa
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Most similar movies to Loves Her Gun
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and independent film films with plots about hopes, life is a bitch, society, starting over, family relations, haunted by the past and introspection mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Loves Her Gun: The Citizen (2012), The World Made Straight (2015), Where the Road Meets the Sun (2011), Violent Blue (2011), Look, Stranger (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, uplifting, psychological ...
Plot:
hopes, starting over, immigrant, society, 9/11, urban, immigration, rivalry, xenophobia, green card, perseverance, identity crisis ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would bind him to the past.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
civil war, starting over, haunted by the past, social relations, life is a bitch, friendship, danger, family relations, mountain, coming of age, youth, hopes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
north carolina, usa, appalachia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Singapore, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A drama centered on a man dealing with the aftereffects of being in a coma caused by a car accident.
Style:
realistic, tense, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, starting over, introspection, immigrant, society, life is a bitch, hitman, estrangement, friendship, friends, unfulfillment, womanizer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Katarina is a music teacher obsessed with an unfinished symphony. She worries about her brother, Ondrej an introverted inventor whose financiers are reputedly shady and dangerous. Then one day, her ex-husband Pietro shows up in her house and locks ...
Style:
serious, realistic, cynical, surreal, psychological ...
Plot:
female nudity, obsession, murder, dishonesty, sexual relations, losing-it hero, captivity, confined, danger, disorder, mute or deaf, social misfits ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Slovenia, Serbia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A psychological portrait of a woman traveling home in a war-torn world.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
on the road, hopes, life is a bitch, escapades, getting home, survival, danger, society, wartime life, introspection, dystopia, runaway child ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
193
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Reclusive writer takes aspiring actress under his wing.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
hollywood, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, love and romance, unfulfillment, hopes, writers, aspiring actress, rivalry, society, down on your luck, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
25%
295
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Francine is released from prison and settles down in a small town. She is unable to regain a foothold in society and turns to animals for comfort.
Style:
serious, sincere, realistic, captivating, independent film
Plot:
starting over, workplace, workplace situations, hopes, pets, society, working class, small town, antisocial behavior, ex convict, animal lover, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lachlan MacAldonich is a self-described “lazy Scotsman” and former guitar player for a once-popular 1990s rock band. No longer famous, he now lives a comfortably numb existence working on an organic farm outside Los Angeles. He drinks himself ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
music, haunted by the past, deportation, musician's life, introspection, life is a bitch, estrangement, society, drug, young love, musician, dancing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
24%
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582
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
After John’s absent father is struck by a stray bullet, Primo takes it upon himself to verse the young boy in the code of the streets—one founded on respect and upheld by fear. A member of the Bloods since the age of twelve—both in the film ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
gang, juvenile delinquency, urban ghetto life, haunted by the past, adolescence vs adulthood, society, coming of age, teaching the ways of the world, ghetto, gangster, violent content, drug dealing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of friends travels to the beach to encourage Jason, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. The journey is rooted in nostalgia and desire for a meaningful farewell, although the friends avoid the subject of Jason's illness. Some time ...
Style:
sentimental, serious, emotional, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, buddies, terminal illness, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, friends, dealing with death, fighting illness, illness, relationship problems, travel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jimmy Wayne Collins finds himself adrift in Memphis, Tennessee. Forced to return home to the piney woods of Southeast Texas, Jimmy will face his imprisoned brother, his dying father and the demons he left behind.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, family relations, estrangement, homecoming, introspection, small town, unfulfillment, lifestyle, profanity, bar fight, ambition, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, memphis, tennessee
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
AJ Manglehorn is an aging, ordinary guy in a small town. He nurses his sick cat, squeezes out a conversation with the local bank teller every Friday, and eats at the same place every day. But there is more to Manglehorn than meets the eye: he’s ...
Style:
sexy, serious, psychological, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
loneliness, starting over, small town, haunted by the past, elderly, aging, hopes, mental disorder, father son relationship, dating, locksmith, twins ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Nate's little brother and hippie dad depend on him for literally everything, but the well-meaning, small time pot dealer Nate wants nothing more than to run away with Nikki, the love of his life, and get out of Texas.
Style:
realistic, tense, suspense, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug dealing, haunted by the past, danger, family relations, family problems, teenage life, save the day, on the run, drug dealer, love, rivalry, mob boss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A week in the life of a young drug addict.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, mumblecore ...
Plot:
drug addiction, addiction, downfall, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, lifestyle, drug dealing, hopes, fired from the job, drug use, going straight, prostitute ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A call girl goes to a priest to confess a sin she hasn't committed yet: she plans to kill herself on her next birthday. Then she disappears and he goes looking for her, enlisting the help of an ad hoc congregation of troubled souls along the ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
woman in danger, prostitute, priest, forgiveness, redemption, obsession, society, clergy, illegal prostitution, sin, catholic priest, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, minnesota
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A New York City-set drama of interlocking stories which occur over a 36-hour period.
Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, gloomy ...
Plot:
human nature, city life, estrangement, redemption, introspection, hopes, addiction, unfulfillment, lifestyle, multiple storylines, family problems, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Lisa's husband, Bill, abuses her. With her sister's encouragement, she takes their three kids and leaves her husband. Bill keeps interfering with Lisa's attempts at a new life. She gets an order of protection against him, but the ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
abusive relationship, murder, danger, starting over, life is a bitch, domestic disturbance, hopes, family relations, injustice, family problems, woman in danger, family in danger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly.
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapped, hostage, marital abuse, abuse, battered wife, abusive husband, obsession, hostage situation, abusive relationship, family relations, family problems, starting over ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An alcoholic man refocuses himself on putting kids through college via 4H and FFA scholarship donations. Guiding him is a spiritual figure he calls "The Bearded Man".
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
starting over, support group, hopes, alcohol abuse, mysterious stranger, college, friendship, society, rise to the top, lifestyle change, changing lives, alcoholic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ronah's life unravels when she starts working with a new client, Johnny.
Style:
sexy, serious, psychological, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
life turned upside down, prostitute, women, female protagonist, couples, society, sex, female nudity, doctor patient relationship, sex therapy, psychotherapy, woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young woman who lives in a desert trailer park must choose between caring for her hapless father and sick friend or fulfilling her own destiny.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic, gloomy
Audience:
teens
Plot:
destiny, love triangle, self discovery, starting over, life is a bitch, love and romance, youth, hopes, introspection, coming of age, basketball, erotica ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
las vegas, usa, new mexico
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Argentina
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
During a stopover in Buenos Aires on her way to Chile, 31-year-old Maria recognizes a nursery rhyme. Maria doesn't speak a work of Spanish, but without understanding what she is singing, she remembers the Spanish lyrics. Disturbed and thrown ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, contemplative, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
self discovery, redemption, family relations, protecting from truth, parents and children, uncover truth, adoption, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, hopes, society, monkey ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
An insomniac actress is facing the waning days of her career, when her niece pays a visit to her Malibu house.
Style:
mumblecore, realistic, serious, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, self discovery, midlife crisis, artists and showbiz, introspection, actor's life, unfulfillment, aspiring actress, beach house, nude women, global warming, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, malibu california
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A successful businessman attempting to resurrect his life buys and boards a dilapidated sailboat.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, emotional, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
starting over, self discovery, friendship, hopes, haunted by the past, small town, redemption, father daughter relationship, death of wife, society, bittersweet, elderly ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Liberia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
‘What do you want?’ asks the trade union leader, to which the men respond as if with one voice: change! Life is hard work on Liberia’s rubber plantations and wages are meagre. Nothing has changed for generations, but now the workers are ...
Style:
contemplative, captivating, serious, realistic, independent film
Plot:
workplace, immigrant, realism, society, starting over, hopes, workplace situations, poverty, haunted by the past, new life, strike, plantation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
liberia, new york, africa, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A petty thief's mentoring of an apparent orphan takes a profound turn when he kidnaps the boy from a foster home and drives him cross-country to his sister's house in Texas.
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
adoption, friendship, family relations, custody, on the road, introspection, petty criminal, redemption, hopes, road trip, boy, foster home ...
Place:
new york, usa, texas
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Having cheated on his wife, Giulio, a municipal employee, moves out, but has to find a solution on how to still support his family, and himself.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, parents and children, breakup, couples, life is a bitch, downfall, unfulfillment, job seeking, down on your luck, adultery, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different backgrounds try to make a new life for themselves, in Jamaica in this gutsy drama from ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
deportation, culture clash, homecoming, immigrant, life is a bitch, hopes, society, starting over, injustice, rivalry, self discovery, blaxploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
jamaica, africa, england, canada, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, uncover truth, family relations, danger, parents and children, under the surface, disorder, life turned upside down, secret, women of color, african american, black girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Drama - When Zak and his girlfriend Delphina visit his estranged father in the Catskills, they find him suffering from dementia and inadvertently uncover a dark family secret from WWII: an impossible sacrifice Zak's grandfather (Eli Wallach) ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, holocaust, life is a bitch, memory loss, estrangement, parents and children, deportation, uncover truth, jew persecution, past, world war two, elderly ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
20%
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