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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Matúš is a talented musician, who left his successfully developing career, when his adoptive mother fell ill. After her death, he’s living with his stepbrother Dávid and together they go through life, each in their own way. While Dávid takes ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, emotional, reflective, independent film
Plot:
everyday life, self discovery, slice of life, brotherhood, bittersweet, intimate, grief, loss, ambition, minimalism, regret, sacrifice ...
Place:
eastern europe, vienna
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A story about some people on a very long train talking about something with other people.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, philosophical, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
passenger, journey, dialogue, train, relationships, confined space, slice of life, character study, everyday life, travel, isolation, minimalism ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
An intimate portrait of a woman's mental confrontation and drifting between dream and reality after experiencing loss.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, contemplative, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
mental health, grief, character study, intimate, female protagonist, loss, loneliness, memory, isolation, confrontation, identity, minimalism ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A director fumbles through a self-inspired play in an attempt to reclaim his creative integrity.
Style:
independent film, art house, experimental, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
creative process, character study, self doubt, ambition, theater, minimalism, realism, obsession, regret, urban, director
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A guy tries to find outside what he is unable to find inside.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, existential ...
Plot:
introspection, character study, self discovery, identity crisis, problem, meaning of life, lifestyle, cause and meaning, loneliness, intimate, journey, slice of life ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An estranged father and son spend the day ambling around a cemetery, wandering the wilderness, searching for family, and stumbling through disharmony and heartache.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, dramatic, serious, harsh ...
Plot:
father son relationship, son, father, father and son, cemetery, character study, estrangement, family drama, family relations, alienation, parents and children, estranged son ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The atmosphere is dreamlike, the characters have no name, neither the streets. Teheran is the only character whose name is constantly evoked. A lawyer, as many others, works and lives alone in his apartment, which is both his office and his home. In ...
Style:
art house, melancholic, psychological, surreal, existential ...
Plot:
loneliness, isolation, mysterious stranger, alienation, identity crisis, symbolism, minimal dialogue, intimate, moral ambiguity, minimalism, cold, rain ...
Place:
iran
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
When Eric pays an escort, Veronica, for 60 minutes of her time he intends to use this opportunity to convince her to quit this line of work. But Veronica is no damsel in distress and what ensues is a verbal battle of wits as sparks fly and the pair ...
Style:
realistic, romantic, captivating, twisted, romantic drama ...
Plot:
escort, prostitution, tragic event, love and romance, prejudice, life is a bitch, society, couples, love interest, secret, call girl, character study ...
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Genre: Documentary, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Actress Lola Herrera and her ex-husband, actor Daniel Dicenta, face the camera with honesty as they tell each other what they needed to about their professional and personal lives.
Style:
emotional, sincere, minimal cast, art house, psychological ...
Plot:
theater, conversation, character study, actor, intimate, confession, realism, honesty, intimacy, relationships, single, minimalism ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
During the Second World War, following an ambush carried out in a fort by German troops, Eugène, a French soldier, finds himself trapped underground. Now fighting for his survival, his destiny will play out alongside that of another survivor and ...
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, french soldier, soldier, ambush, survival, military, wound, battles, wartime, fight, war, trap ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Charismatic Nolan Bentley wakes up in the middle of a remote forest, tied to a tree with no recollection of how he got there. With his time relentlessly running out, a mysterious stranger appears and he must finally reckon with the demons of his ...
Style:
suspense, mysterious, psychological thriller, tense, dark ...
Plot:
struggle for survival, mysterious stranger, forest, memory loss, amnesia, isolation, survival, confrontation, trauma, paranoia, dark past, escape ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Parvaneh's father is in prison for theft. Farhad, a young teacher who is her father's ally, is in touch with Parvaneh from time to time to do some of Iraj's work. One day, Farhad expresses interest in Parvaneh and invites her to visit ...
Style:
melancholic, suspenseful
Plot:
prison, female protagonist, moral dilemma, social realism, family bonds, poverty, secrets, longing, branding iron, intimacy, minimalism, slow burn ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Following the death of a family member, a mother and son experience mysterious events which distort their sense of reality and make them question their sanity.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological horror, psychological thriller, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, grief, family drama, loss of family member, psychoanalysis, problem, psychological manipulation, paranoia, isolation, mourning, supernatural horror, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Lithuania, Spain, Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Dancer Elena and sign language interpreter Dovydas meet and form a beautiful bond. As they dive into a new relationship, they must navigate how to build their own kind of intimacy.
Style:
romantic drama, independent film, art house, reflective, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
asexual, bare chested male, sign language, dance, character study, minimalism, female protagonist, male protagonist, performance art, lgbtq, identity, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.
Style:
thought provoking, black and white, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
exile, joseon dynasty, fisherman, lifestyle, life philosophy, society, social misfits, relationships, literary, biopic, friendship, island ...
Time:
19th century
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299
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Marion faces Paris at night with a feeling of vulnerability linked to the loss of her sister. She crosses paths with Alex. Their encounter will evolve at the rhythm of their wanderings through the city, like a journey through the night.
Style:
realistic, psychological, social, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
teenager, night, journey, mourning, grief, loss, male female relationship, sister sister relationship, family relations, wandering, death of sister, death ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Called for a job interview, four candidates go through a dark, mysterious, brutal test to get the job.
Style:
dark, intense, tense, mysterious, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
mind game, human nature, moral dilemma, mature, claustrophobia, competition, survival, manipulation, power struggle, suspicion, minimalism, character study ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When his right-hand man and only mate has to go away for a few weeks, Georges - an ageing film star - is given a substitute, Aïssa. The disillusioned actor and the young female security guard forge a special relationship.
Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating, semi serious, melancholic ...
Plot:
coach, wrestler, female wrestler, frustration, loneliness, character study, assistant, satire, relationships, friendship, companionship, slice of life ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Adrift in their broken-down space shuttle with little hope of rescue, two astronauts argue over whether they're better off spending their remaining days as friends or something more.
Style:
melancholic, dramatic, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama ...
Plot:
astronaut, space shuttle, isolation, love, space, spacecraft, couple relations, male female relationship, human in outer space, relationships, couples, outer space ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Making his living from gardening and farming in the land he inherited from his father, Hasan tries to get rid of the power pole that is going to be installed in the midst of his land. His impending voyage to Mecca for pilgrimage leads to soul ...
Style:
captivating, reflective, contemplative, dramatic, sincere ...
Plot:
pilgrimage, muslim, agriculture, gardening, spiritual journey, introspection, religious faith, father son relationship, family relations, belief in god, fight for justice, fight the power ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Shirley and Roy in the middle of an impending Covid lock-down and a personal financial crisis, leave their Mumbai home for Shirley's home in Pala where her father Ittyavira stays. Roy soon finds that her home is not what he thought it is.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
family drama, social problems, family problems, life is a bitch, relationships, family relations, problem, family secret, secrets, inheritance, homecoming, quarantine ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Spain, Lithuania, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A sound designer has to rethink her whole life when her sight and hearing start to get out of sync.
Style:
thrilling, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, character study, family problems, problem, mental disorder, life is a bitch, isolation, mental health, intimate, visual impairment, introspection, identity crisis ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A prison drama where an old mobster and a prison guard must find a way to coexist so that imprisonment can become less so, and perhaps reveal the paradox that is behind the very concept of captivity.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, existential, contemplative ...
Plot:
prison guard, confined, prison, prison life, lgbt, white trash, jailed, social misfits, society, life is a bitch, jail, prison sentence ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Nahal is around thirty and in her fourth month of pregnancy. During a routine check-up she learns that her baby has died and she now faces a curettage abortion in two days’ time. When she tries to address the subject, neither her mother nor her ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, sad, art house ...
Plot:
miscarriage, pregnancy, rebellion, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, family relations, society, estrangement, strong female presence, stillbirth, women's issues, loss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A man lives alone in Istanbul. He makes a living doing odd jobs for several people, but dreams of being a singer.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, independent film
Plot:
dream, loneliness, male protagonist, character study, ambition, singing, working class, housekeeper, struggle, introspection, urban, aspiration ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
SUPERWORLD is a story about God and the world: a world whose heroine WORKS the till and a God we never see nor hear, but whose presence we feel throughout the film. Lead actress Ulrike Beimpold delivers a remarkable, moving performance as a woman ...
Style:
melancholic, ambiguous ending, slow cinema, surreal
Plot:
character study, existential crisis, middle aged woman, female protagonist, midlife crisis, isolation, hallucination, alienation, slow burn, minimalism, crisis of faith, small town ...
Place:
austria
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three people are trapped in a room with no windows, no doors, and no memory of how or why they are there. They must figure out the mystery of what is happening and how they are connected.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, intense, mind bending ...
Plot:
confined space, amnesia, claustrophobia, memory loss, trap, mind game, identity crisis, character study, puzzle, isolation, paranoia, single ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A drama of two aging women who live a solitary life collecting discarded items from a nearby town. One day they return home to find a young girl knitting a red sweater in their house. Each time the girl finishes her dress, she promptly unravels it ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, art house, captivating, light ...
Plot:
obsession, surrealism, life turned upside down, elderly, social relations, uninvited guest, loneliness, solitude, female friendship, aging, rehearsal, isolation ...
Place:
japan
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607
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany, Lithuania
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Architect tries to escape the city life and build a house of is dreams far away in the forests between the trees...
Style:
melancholic, scenic, captivating, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
loneliness, forest, friendship, angst, escape, love and romance, existentialism, life philosophy, self discovery, isolation, character study, identity ...
Place:
lithuania
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lena owns a forgotten bar next to a highway where the trucks zip by but rarely stop. She is eight months pregnant and has been abandoned by her former lover, Colonel Mattos, of the São Paulo police. One day, she meets Vilela, a former policeman ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, art house
Plot:
pregnancy, isolation, loneliness, claustrophobia, character study, abandonment, survival, moral ambiguity, hopelessness, existentialism, minimalism, symbolism ...
Place:
brazil
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