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The Brutalist (2024)
133K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 216 min.
Story:
Fleeing from post-war Europe in 1947, a visionary architect and his wife settle in Pennsylvania where a wealthy and mysterious client changes their lives forever.
Style:
epic, bleak, saga, crying, tense, depressing, serious, intense, pretentious
Plot:
architect, architecture, immigrant, library, holocaust survivor, strong sexual content, sex scene, male rape, oral sex, husband wife relationship, female nudity, world war two, hand job, sexual assault, rape, drug addict, lawyer, cat, church, african american, refugee, patron, foreigner, black american, visionary ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, post world war two, year 1953, 20th century, 80s, year 1947 ...
Place:
venice, pennsylvania, philadelphia, italy, israel, hungary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, bleak and sexy films with plots about female nudity, male nudity, nude, life is a bitch, sex, female full frontal nudity and pornography mostly in Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like The Brutalist: Paradise (2004), The Brown Bunny (2003), The Night Porter (1974), Bread and Roses (2000), Miss Rose White (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
145
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an astronaut. Or at least he was convinced he did by his wife, a Cape Canaveral groupie at the time Bobby was with NASA. Now they have built up ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
televangelist, extramarital affair, faith, marriage, husband wife relationship, hypocrisy, infidelity, reverend, businessman, wealth, father son relationship, money ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bud Clay races motorcycles in the 250cc Formula II class of road racing. After a race in New Hampshire, he has five days to get to his next race in California. During his road trip, he is haunted by memories of the last time he saw Daisy, his true ...
Style:
controversial, road movie, sexy, independent film, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
sex scene, longing, road trip, controversy, sex, prostitute, unsimulated sex, drug addict, rape, redemption, explicit sex, lovers apart ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, las vegas, new hampshire ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In this unsettling drama from Italian filmmaker Liliana Cavani, a concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, serious, sexual, controversial ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, sex, nazi, hotel, eroticism, sexual perversion, guilt, bdsm, haunted by the past, sexuality, public nudity, holocaust ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, post world war two, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
hungary, vienna, germany, frankfurt germany, italy ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed ...
Style:
realistic, political, melancholic, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
labor union, immigrant, politics, working class, janitor, relationships, deportation, fighting the system, working conditions, attorney, cleaning lady, union ...
Time:
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los angeles, usa, mexico city, tijuana mexico, guatemala ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Rose White (Sedgwick) is a modern young career woman in post-World War II New York City who has largely relegated her Jewish heritage to scrapbooks and memories. Born in Poland but fortunate enough to escape the country before the Nazi occupation ...
Style:
emotional, touching, serious, realistic, crying
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, family relations, bittersweet, solace, society, misfit, human spirit, introspection, starting over, siblings relations, haunted by the past ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 1940s, post world war two, 50s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The real-life story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor imprisoned in the notorious Auschwitz death camp of World War II.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
holocaust, concentration camp, holocaust survivor, wartime life, world war two, auschwitz, anti semitism, genocide, human spirit, life is a bitch, starting over, nazi ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
hungary, europe, usa, poland
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20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
Style:
depressing, realistic, emotional, heartbreaking, bleak ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, holocaust survivor, survival, pawnshop, concentration camp, haunted by the past, flashback, self harm, redemption, life philosophy, against humanity ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york, usa, germany, manhattan new york city, israel ...
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20%
689
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The director of Sue continues his exploration of the theme of lonely women lost in the big city with Fiona, which goes one step further and exposes the wasted lives of whores and junkies in New York. The story of Fiona and her mother told in eight ...
Style:
erotic, independent film, neorealism, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
unsimulated sex, lesbian sex, sex crime, sexual content, oral sex, mother daughter incest, lesbian cunnilingus, striptease, society, prostitute, girl, stepfather stepdaughter relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, tel aviv israel, israel, california ...
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the ...
Style:
melancholic, talky, serious, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
writer's life, single father, family bonds, writers, book, family problems, introspection, love and romance, dealing with death, parents and children, family life, siblings relations ...
Time:
year 1996
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey, london
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising the child. Sherry's family, especially her sister-in-law, doubt Sherry's ability to be a ...
Style:
independent film, bleak, cult classic, sexual, depressing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
parole officer, drug abuse, fondling, prison, drug addict, orgasm, mother daughter relationship, support group, addiction, oral sex, starting over, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2006, 70s, 21st century
Place:
delaware, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
19%
3K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, depressing, intense ...
Plot:
fascism, catholicism, youth, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, unemployment, starving child, sin, society, family problems, parents and children, family in crisis ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, ireland, liverpool, middle east, europe ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Embittered widower, Ludvik, spends his nights transporting illegal refugees in his van from Croatia, across Slovenia, and into Italy. The young and inexperienced Rudi acts as his helpmate. Together they become a well-trained duo who almost every ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
refugee, friendship, immigrant, widower, van, life is a bitch, working class, criminal, border crossing, smuggling, chess, motorcycle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
balkan, former yugoslavia, italy, slovenia, croatia ...
Similarity:
19%
107K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tracy is a normal 13-year-old trying to make it in school. After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before ...
Style:
tense, sincere, emotional, teen, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, friendship, drug addiction, addiction, peer pressure, teenage protagonist, dysfunctional family, underage drinking, teenage girl, teenager, self harm ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, y2k, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, venice beach california
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19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, grim, cult classic, dark comedy, psychedelic ...
Plot:
addiction, drug, drug addiction, drug abuse, existentialism, dialogue, recovery, dark humor, heroin, redemption, drug addict, apocalypse ...
Time:
70s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, chicago, phoenix arizona, iowa, mexico
Similarity:
19%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a gritty retelling of the Dickens's classic, Twist takes Oliver and the Artful Dodger out of the poorhouse and onto the streets, where junk is the currency and hustling is the game.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, crying ...
Plot:
male prostitute, kids in trouble, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, sexual relations, youth, drug abuse, lgbt, pimp, addiction, apprentice, society ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada, quebec
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hardcore American racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant ...
Style:
disturbing, emotional, bleak, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
skinhead, judaism, racism, anti semitism, neo nazi, nazism, hate, politics, identity crisis, fascism, violence spree, anger ...
Time:
year 2001, y2k, 60s, 20th century
Place:
israel, new york, usa, argentina, germany
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A struggling American writer and a fellow American expatriate begin a sordid affair among the chaos and discord of 1940 Paris, France on the brink of World War II.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sexual, sensual, postmodern ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male nudity, sexually dissatisfied wife, erotica, nudity, art, obsession, temptation, world war two, infidelity, lesbian sex, poetry, threesome ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
paris france, england, france, europe, new york ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Madame Olga is the owner of a luxurious brothel in London, England. One of the brothel's new clients, a young man, falls in love with her. He wishes to have more than sexual relationships with the woman.
Style:
sexploitation film
Plot:
lgbt, female pubic hair, exploitation, male nudity, bare chested male, female nudity, male full rear nudity, erotica, sexploitation, sex, womanizer, bare breasts ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless ...
Style:
disturbing, depressing, bleak, serious, rough ...
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug use, drug, heroin addict, drug addict, heroin, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, death of pet, life philosophy, couple relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new jersey, california
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
italy, france, netherlands, paris france
Similarity:
18%
533
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A separated couple meet again after 10 years when the body of their missing son is found. Amid the guilt of losing a loved one, they hesitantly move toward affirmation of life, acceptance of death, and even the possibility of reconciliation.
Style:
realistic, psychological, touching, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
female nudity, couple relations, couples, dealing with death, choir, husband wife relationship, police, funeral, letter, male pubic hair, male nudity, pedophile ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
quebec, canada
Similarity:
18%
11K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Style:
clever, bleak, cult classic, independent film, controversial ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
racism, jazz, renaissance, racial injustice, american history, racial discrimination, trial, female nudity, friendship, murder, anarchist, unrequited love ...
Time:
year 1981, victorian era, 1900s, 1910s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, eastern europe, harlem, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The movie follows Joe (Dallesandro), a heroin addict, throughout his quest to score more drugs. The episodic plot occurs over a single day and centers around Joe's problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend ...
Style:
independent film, erotic, controversial, surreal, disturbing ...
Plot:
male nudity, drug addict, masturbation, welfare, pregnancy, bare chested male, male prostitute, infidelity, drug, female nudity, male pubic hair, circumcised penis ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
18%
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303K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a ...
Style:
sexy, stylized, erotic, cult classic, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
sex, porn industry, drug abuse, multiple storylines, addiction, drug, cocaine, adult filmmaking, adultery, drug addiction, voyeurism, nudity ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1997, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sex, politics and American culture are mixed into a combustible combination in Now & Later. Angela is an illegal Latina immigrant living in Los Angeles who stumbles across Bill, a disgraced banker on the run. She takes him in. Through ...
Style:
sexy, contemplative, talky, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
explicit sex, bisexuality, sexual intercourse, coitus, making love, naked man, sex scene, erotica, erection, repression, free love, poverty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nicaragua, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, gloomy, serious, sexual, bleak ...
Plot:
nudity, sexual relations, couple relations, drug abuse, couples, twentysomething life, life is a bitch, cheating boyfriend, naked breasts, drug addict, female pubic hair, teacher student sex ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
18%
765
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Beaty, a prostitute, and Emory, a lighting/sound technician, fall in love while working at the same London cabaret, but their relationship isn't easy.
Style:
anime, independent film, serious, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
prostitute, prostitution, female pubic hair, stripper, murder, drug dealing, nightclub, eroticism, cabaret, gangster, immigrant, nudity ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, France, Germany
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A nurse from the Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Both are looking for work, a new beginning, an existence, struggling to believe in themselves, to find a ...
Style:
sexy, thought provoking, erotic, serious, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
illegal prostitution, female nudity, female masturbation, immigrant, voyeur, au pair, life is a bitch, starting over, self discovery, job seeking, hopes, misfit ...
Time:
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Place:
ukraine, europe, austria, central europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City.
Style:
controversial, realistic, cult classic, depressing, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
friendship, fish out of water, dream, loneliness, friendship between men, marijuana, flashback, sex, sexuality, homosexuality, homelessness, prostitute ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 60s, year 1969, 50s ...
Place:
texas, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, florida ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a ...
Style:
sexy, factual, sentimental, melancholic, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
art, fashion, artist, biopic, bare butt, addiction, destiny, drug addiction, couple relations, painter, cowboy, mentor ...
Time:
y2k, year 2006, 60s, 70s, 20th century ...
Place:
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Similarity:
17%
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