Movies like Lara 2002
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Lara (2002)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life.
Style:
psychological, sincere, captivating, period piece, independent film, period drama
Plot:
female protagonist, meditation, actress, dictator, changing lives, dictatorship, lifestyle change, career, celebrity, historical figure, coping, lifestyle, historical character, glory, self discovery, fashion show, glamour, muse, identity, celebrity culture, theater, melancholy, legacy, nostalgia, modeling ...
Time:
1950s, 60s, 1960s
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
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Most similar movies to Lara
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, period drama and period piece films with plots about biopic, lifestyle, celebrity, coming of age, female protagonist, showbiz and ambition mostly in Drama, Biography and Music genres. Some movies like Lara: The King (2007), Elis (2016), Bardot (2023), Archie (2023), Tim Maia (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
270
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, game show, period drama
Plot:
biopic, controversy, glory, media industry, showbiz, celebrity culture, lifestyle, celebrity, life, pop culture, loneliness, ambition ...
Time:
60s, 1950s
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
95%
2K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of the energetic and pulsating singer Elis Regina since her arrival in Rio de Janeiro at age 19 until her tragic and early death. Despite all the difficulties, success comes fulminant and the life of Elis Regina gained ...
Style:
tragic ending, dramatic, intense, emotional, period drama
Plot:
biopic, singer, career, legacy, celebrity, tragedy, female protagonist, cultural icon, music industry, tribute, showbiz, addiction ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
rio de janeiro
Similarity:
87%
868
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 303 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of the French actor Brigitte Bardot and model from 1949, when she first appeared on the cover of a magazine, to the birth of her son in 1960.
Style:
psychological, captivating, dramatic, emotional, period drama
Plot:
biopic, fame, actress, actor's life, glamour, modeling, direction and purpose, lifestyle change, female protagonist, lifestyle, aspiring actress, model ...
Time:
1950s, 60s
Place:
paris france, france, french riviera
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The life and times of silverscreen goddess Rita Hayworth.
Style:
emotional, period piece, costume drama, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, actress, showbiz, female protagonist, biopic, glamour, glory, nostalgia, character study, relationships, identity, rise and fall ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
81%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
The four-part drama series will tell the story of Cary Grant’s life, from his humble beginnings as Archie Leach in Bristol, England to the Hollywood leading man he became.
Style:
captivating, period piece, costume drama, melancholic, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, celebrity, hollywood star, actor, movie star, glory, career, lifestyle, legacy, ambition, transformation ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 1950s, 1940s, 60s
Place:
los angeles, england, bristol
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, emotional, tragic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
singer, biopic, music, drug, musician's life, life story, historical figure, historical character, social problems, lifestyle, musician, celebrity ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 80s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, usa, new york
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
The story of the life of the actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, romantic drama, period drama
Plot:
hollywood, divorce, mother daughter relationship, biopic, fame, celebrity culture, ambition, glamour, showbiz, legacy, identity crisis, actress ...
Time:
1940s, 60s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Western
Country: Brazil
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he falls in love with, the Odaleia (Nanda Costa). After the birth of his son and his wife's ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, captivating, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, singer, biopic, longing, musician's life, life, rising to stardom, musician, price of fame, glory, lifestyle, historical figure ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
brazil, northeast brazil, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The trip makes Pedro conquer his fears and face his life from a personal point of view. He goes back in time and relives outstanding moments of his ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, absurd, period piece ...
Plot:
latin american history, brazilian history, prince, historical figure, royal family, self discovery, historical character, society, life philosophy, taunting, boat, male pubic hair ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The life story of Claudinho e Buchecha, greatest icons and most successful duo of the Brazilian funk melody in all time, showing how the rhythm and poetry of the periphery conquered Brazil.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, semi autobiographical, inspirational ...
Plot:
biopic, musician, music band, musician's life, lifestyle, music, legacy, music industry, tribute, favela, community, coming of age ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The sierras of southern Brazil, 1963. The son of an French man and a Brazilian woman, Tony is a young man with a profound love of cinema and poetry. After graduating from college he returns to his small town in rural Brazil, to find out that his ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, reflective, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
search for father, teacher, father son relationship, coming of age, lifestyle, relationships, life is a bitch, family relations, school teacher, personal growth, family drama, identity ...
Time:
60s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
55%
82
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The life story of Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves, told from her childhood days in the countryside of Rio de Janeiro all the way to her stardom.
Style:
captivating, psychological, inspirational, costume drama, dramatic ...
Plot:
biopic, aspiring actress, family relations, female comedian, irreverent, female protagonist, family problems, life is a bitch, relationship problems, abusive father, dysfunctional family, problem ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
53%
278
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Berkeley is the story of Ben Sweet, an eighteen year old boy who comes to UC Berkeley in 1968 to study accounting and avoid the draft. There begins an odyssey through sex, drugs, rock and roll, and political activism which turns his world upside ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, historical drama, indie film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, teenager, drug, youth culture, counterculture, political activism, coming of age, vietnam war, rock and roll, lifestyle change, changing lives, teenage life ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Talk show host Wendy Williams executive produces the biopic on her life, revealing the highs and lows she has experienced throughout the years. Wendy has made herself the go-to source for great celebrity dish on her hit talk show, The Wendy Williams ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, semi autobiographical, inspirational, intense
Plot:
talk show, scandal, biopic, fame, celebrity, price of fame, controversy, slice of life, desire for fame, aspiration, ambitious woman, lifestyle ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Dramatization of the life of Italian actress Sophia Loren who plays herself during adulthood and also that of her mother Romilda Villani.
Style:
period piece, emotional, dramatic
Plot:
biopic, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, glamour, autobiography, resilience, legacy, motherhood, family drama, intimate, female empowerment, hollywood ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
49%
16K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri.
Style:
factual, sentimental, touching, captivating, telegu ...
Plot:
tragedy, biopic, secret marriage, movie star, celebrity, fame, rivalry, bittersweet, career, friendship, historical figure, ambition ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The supposed story of superstar Marilyn Monroe's death...as told by a "friend" of hers. Watch flashbacks from "Goodbye Norma Jean" as it leads up to the night when Marilyn Monroe died.
Style:
sad, melancholic, period piece, psychological, psychotronic ...
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, death, flashback, behind the scenes, celebrity, celebrity culture, speculation, glamour, nostalgia, travel and leisure, loss of innocence ...
Time:
60s, 1950s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The ugly duckling of a fraught middle-class household has her life turned upside-down by the arrival of a handsome German exchange student, in this caustic, absurdist satire of petit-bourgeois family life from Dutch director Michiel ten Horn. (TIFF)
Style:
captivating, sincere, psychological
Plot:
coming of age, self discovery, taboo, loss of virginity, family problems, family relations, relationships, dysfunctional family, lifestyle, foreign exchange student, introspection, life philosophy ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, sincere, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
poet, writer's life, life turned upside down, artists and showbiz, disorder, writers, novelist, life philosophy, relationships, historical character, lifestyle, historical figure ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
new york, britain, usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to ...
Style:
sentimental, period piece, romantic, melancholic, factual ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
movie star, historical figure, fame, biopic, impossible love, actress, hollywood, celebrity, actor's life, love story, nervous breakdown, ambition ...
Time:
50s, year 2011, 1900s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, california
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, whose lives were forever changed by the glitz, glamour, and the darker side of show business.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
drug addiction, celebrity, hollywood, child star, rising to stardom, price of fame, notoriety, showbiz, relationship vs career, glory, social issues, film industry ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A portrait of the life of Tita Merello, famous Argentinian singer and actress.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
tango, actress, female protagonist, female singer, rags to riches, mother daughter relationship, musician's life, rising to stardom, celebrity, musician, music, life ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When a mother returns to her musical roots, she rediscovers the passion of her youth, and finds a way to connect with her troubled youngest son.
Style:
heartfelt, captivating, sincere, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, female protagonist, teenage son, family relations, mother, teenager, lifestyle change, musician, relationships, bonding, family drama, self discovery ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, teachers and students, disabled child, relationships, lifestyle, changing lives, family relations, lifestyle change, parents and children, horse, female protagonist, donkey ...
Time:
year 1900
Place:
paris france, rome italy
Similarity:
43%
107
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A biopic of seminal 20th century artist Leonard Foujita, a contemporary of Picasso and Modigliani, who was famous for mixing up European and Japanese styles.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, intercultural, avant garde ...
Plot:
artist, biopic, painter, art, painting, relationship problems, artists' life, family problems, social problems, world war two, modernism, identity ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
paris france, japan
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Paulo Coelho is the world’s most translated living author, his books having sold over 165 million copies. But he was not always the inspirational global phenomenon he is today. Like the heroes in his spiritual classics THE ALCHEMIST and THE ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing
Plot:
hopes, writers, writer's life, follow your dream, rising to stardom, life, lifestyle, historical figure, biopic, relationships, historical character, creative process ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
The story of the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee following him from Hong Kong to America and back again. Movie edit made from the 50 episode Chinese television series with the same title.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, action packed ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, master warrior, direction and purpose, militant, fight, film history, autobiography, historical figure, glory, historical character, movie star ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 1950s
Place:
hong kong, usa
Similarity:
40%
169
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
After fleeting marriages to Henry Fonda and William Wyler, Margaret Sullavan found contentment as the wife of producer Leland Hayward (Jason Robards) and as the mother of three. Or so it seemed, until the marriage crumbled, the children rebelled and ...
Style:
period piece, reflective, melancholic, art house, moody
Plot:
biopic, autobiography, family drama, dysfunctional family, broadway, celebrity culture, hollywood, mental illness, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, glamour, showbiz ...
Similarity:
38%
675
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Ivan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn't know he exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world. Based on ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, indie film, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenage protagonist, teenage life, social problems, teenager, life is a bitch, relationship problems, self discovery, grownups, young adult, high school, identity crisis ...
Place:
palo alto california, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Portugal, Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Marta and Manu are two Brazilian actresses that decide to move to Moscow to study the Stanislavski method. There, wrapped around a complex love triangle, they must overcome their differences to survive in a different country.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
love triangle, brazilian abroad, relationship problems, romantic triangle, female protagonist, society, girlfriend, foreigner, life is a bitch, romantic relationship, immigrant, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
37%
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