Movies like Dust 2005
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Dust (2005)
2K
Original name: Пыль
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The genre of the film DUST could be called fantastic realism or existential drama with elements of the fantastic. Dust means the haste in which people live. Dust is a common misconception, the natural clogging up of the brain. Specks of dust how scientists perceive people, scientists who think they know more than anyone else about the universe.
Style:
surreal, psychological, contemplative, serious, clever, philosophical, thought provoking, art house, allegory, mysterious ...
Plot:
introspection, physical appearance, misfit, social misfits, deadend life, a vision, gender, living with parents, ufo, existentialism, existential crisis, alienation, symbolism, social commentary, isolation, identity, metaphysics, minimalism, memory, absurdism, deaf, nihilism, city life, small town, kgb ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
russia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out art house, surreal, psychological and experimental films with plots about isolation, minimalism, identity, memory, alienation, existential crisis and symbolism mostly in Drama, Sci-Fi and Comedy genres. Some movies like Dust: Generation P (2011), Ward No. 6 (2009), Hard to Be a God (2013), Killed by Lightning (2002), People in Places (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, mind bending, thought provoking, cult classic, offbeat ...
Plot:
marketing, manipulation, advertising, transformation, magic mushroom, political corruption, secret society, creativity, lsd, subconscious, satire, unfulfillment ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
russia
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Russia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Four parts and four travels to the sea, four crossed short stories: Love, Friendship, Respect and Cooperation. Heroes of each of the short stories arrive to seaside town, and go through turning fragments of their life...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, mockumentary ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
russia, crimea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, sincere, touching, intellectual ...
Plot:
mental institution, mental illness, isolation, human nature, confined, misfit, doctors and patients, society, estrangement, social misfits, doctor, mental disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia, soviet union
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case ...
Style:
surreal, black and white, philosophical, serious, art house ...
Plot:
distant planet, renaissance, medieval, murder, human nature, horse, moral dilemma, society, planet, mental disorder, execution, humanity ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 2010s, year 2013
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Country: Russia, Netherlands, Switzerland
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
An anthropologist investigates the origins of human evolution. She had suffered a mental trauma during her childhood when her father, a submarine captain, died during the war. This trauma periodically destabilizes her condition. The ghosts of a ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
anthropology, childhood trauma, evolution, trauma, tragic past, life & death, female protagonist, symbolism, memory, haunting, existentialism, father daughter relationship ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
This kaleidoscopic film weaves together approximately 20 fragmented scenarios that offer a view of contemporary Spain, drawing conclusions about the persistence of the human condition, strangeness, and the chaos within relationships. Starring Raul ...
Style:
anthology, art house, non-linear, experimental, contemplative ...
Plot:
relationships, alienation, social commentary, character study, ambiguity, slice of life, city life, existentialism, isolation, bittersweet, realism, dark humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil, Chile
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A man who is tormented by his intuitions and by dreams goes away to find answers to his discomfort. Revelations are made to him along his path, until he meets his soul mate and is prepared to the Blue Desert.
Style:
experimental, psychological, existential, philosophical, mystical ...
Plot:
self discovery, desert, life philosophy, revelation, symbolism, transcendence, introspection, self awareness, serendipity, relationships, human existence, meaning of life ...
Place:
chile, brazil
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world.
Style:
contemplative, serious, thought provoking, realistic, anthology ...
Plot:
mass murder, genocide, armenian genocide, society, identity, social commentary, magic realism, modern life, alienation, loneliness, isolation, urban ...
Place:
latin america, armenia, south america, portugal, brazil ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
La Possibilité d'une île is a 2008 film directed by Michel Houellebecq, loosely based on his 2005 novel The Possibility of an Island.
Style:
existential, melancholic, contemplative, philosophical, art house ...
Plot:
cloning, clone, human clone, identity, identity crisis, isolation, alienation, loneliness, dystopia, existential crisis, adaptation, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
future, 2000s
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A complex and fascinating experimental exploration of time and identity. ‘Anti-Clock is a film of authentic, startling originality. Brilliantly mixing cinema and video techniques, Arden and Bond have created a movie that captures the anxiety and ...
Style:
experimental, psychological, avant garde, non-linear, existential ...
Plot:
suicide, identity, psychological experiment, memory, surrealism, alienation, doppelganger, paranoid, rehearsal, mental illness, obsession, haunting ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A filmmaker continues shooting his film after his funding is pulled.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, gender, gays and lesbians, dying, filmmaker, filmmaking, character study, lgbtq, memory, homosexuality, morphine, loneliness ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland, Russia, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Created under a “manifesto” whose directives would make Lars von Trier shudder, this three-part film might look on paper like an exercise in forced hipness. Fortunately, its directors – Harmony Korine (USA), Alexsei Fedorchenko (Russia) and ...
Style:
experimental, contemplative, offbeat, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
motivational speaker, lifestyle, society, multiple storylines, experimental narrative, visionary, enlightenment, metaphysics, character study, alternate reality, nihilism, haunting ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.
Style:
art house, surreal, thought provoking, psychological, philosophical ...
Plot:
murder, social satire, post soviet, accusation, absent father, victim, dark humor, experiment, murder investigation, meaning of life, monologue, poisoning ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from their lives. Is she writing what she hears or is she hearing what's been written?
Style:
melancholic, psychological, contemplative, reflective, captivating ...
Plot:
guest, creative process, secretly observing, antisocial behavior, lifestyle, cafe, socially awkward, intimate, ambiguity, slice of life, female protagonist, everyday life ...
Similarity:
33%
584
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.
Style:
anthology, psychological, captivating, semi serious, surreal ...
Plot:
omnibus, problem, symbolism, fate, relationships, supernatural, obsession, dark humor, identity, isolation, visceral, underground ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, bleak, psychedelic, art film, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
soviet union, ussr
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32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, psychological, thrilling, absurd, art house ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
winnipeg, tehran, quebec, montreal
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
stalker, post apocalypse, dystopian future, surrealism, psychokinesis, dog, wish come true, trippy, human nature, distopia, escapades, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
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Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Paula, a young supporting character, studies at the Main Character School and dreams on graduating to become a lead.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, dystopia, identity, social issues, life, social problems, lifestyle, female protagonist, freedom, self discovery, class struggle, bureaucracy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A decade after a catastrophe destroyed his family and their farm, momentous news from home compels an exiled young man to embark upon an intense and surreal journey through the broken and beautiful margins of contemporary Britain.
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, contemplative, visually appealing, captivating ...
Plot:
homecoming, journey, on the road, family relations, society, haunted by the past, family problems, self discovery, nature, trauma, isolation, memory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Several story threads about consciousness and perception intertwine in this film by video installation artist Daniel Cockburn.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, semi serious, art house ...
Plot:
archive, female protagonist, loneliness, secret, estrangement, job, consciousness, identity, memory, choice, haunting, obsession ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.
Style:
reflective, existential, melancholic, bleak, philosophical ...
Plot:
suicide, memory, existential crisis, symbolism, loss, midlife crisis, self discovery, guilt, flashback, mature, regret, isolation ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An eternal landscape from the Yesilcam.
Style:
atmospheric, contemplative, heavy, meditative, art house ...
Plot:
memory, isolation, loneliness, reflection, symbolism, character study, minimalism, women's issues, absurdism, landscape
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As a young man's life spirals out of control, he tries to regain focus by seeking out an offbeat hypnosis treatment. Things take a turn when the girl from his dreams starts to appear in real life. While he tries to unlock the mystery of who she ...
Style:
psychological, surreal, sentimental, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
memory, magic realism, hospital, brain, life, couples, love, secret, doctor, identity, hypnosis, relationships ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minutes films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs. An experimental project made by filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami in the last three years of his life.
Style:
experimental, anthology, slow cinema, poetic, philosophical ...
Plot:
painting, minimalism, reflection, photography, meditation, filmmaker, director, photographer, meaning of life, film industry, memory, life & death ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
middle east, iran
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Tunisia
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In this French tour-de-force a young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than is needed to minimally sustain life. His increasingly automaton-like behavior is coupled with a strange clarity of insight about the world around ...
Style:
experimental, art house, artsy, existential, contemplative ...
Plot:
nihilism, existentialism, depression, loneliness, minimalism, introspection, existential loneliness, boredom, loser, time travel, lsd, trauma ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Five scenarios in which people have trouble distinguishing truth from illusions. Each segment reflects the motto of Voltaire's Candide: "Optimism is insisting everything is good, when everything is bad."
Style:
thought provoking, anthology, reflective, surreal, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
satire, irony, frustration, absurdism, social commentary, paradox, deception, bittersweet, existential crisis, moral ambiguity, mental disorder, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
serbia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on real events, in 1972 Juan and José are two textile workers from Tarrasa, Catalonia (northeast to Spain) who meet during an UFOs' convention. Both share their passion about the paranormal, specially about UFOs. In these years where was ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, bleak
Plot:
ufo, uncover truth, odd couple, obsession, social misfits, riddles and clues, misfit, danger, alien encounter, space and aliens, suicide, mentally unstable ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
spain, barcelona
Similarity:
31%
773
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
An eleven-year-old boy observes his neighborhood as its surface orderliness rots away.
Style:
atmospheric, contemplative, melancholic, art house, psychological ...
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, neighborhood, loss of innocence, isolation, minimal dialogue, childhood memory, social commentary, alienation, minimalism, intimate, slice of life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Mix-mastering history, the paranoid thriller, the documentary and the landscape film, pic tells of very different fates for two sets of brothers in oppressive Philippine settings.
Style:
experimental, art house, political, surreal, psychological ...
Plot:
paranoid, political repression, memory, social commentary, family drama, brothers, identity, loss, military, trauma, resistance, fate ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
31%
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