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Footnotes (2023)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Harkening back to the apartment movies of the 1970s, "Footnotes" is the story of neighbors and near total strangers, Will and Apurna. When they begin spending lock-down together in the wake of the 2020 pandemic, what starts as a platonic convenience quickly develops into something more. But when a solo trip home to her small New England town puts a strain on their newfound connection, Will and Apurna are forced to reckon with what they mean to each other. Are they friends? Lovers? Or just more forgotten footnotes...
Style:
realistic, psychological, exciting, bleak, serious, captivating, independent film, romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
isolation, longing, quarantine, neighbor, character study, intimate, relationships, pandemic, romantic relationship, love affair, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, social relations, couple relations, soul, loneliness, slice of life, minimalism, self discovery, everyday life, uncertainty, roommate, bittersweet, slow burn, getting home ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
new england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, melancholic, psychological and realistic films with plots about relationships, male female relationship, love affair, couple relations, slice of life, bittersweet and intimate mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Footnotes: Love in Dangerous Times (2020), Love Talk (2005), Hand (2022), Sweet September (2015), Brampton's Own (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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