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Ida (2013)
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Ida (2013)

Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an …d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)

Themes:
murder of parentsreligious faithmurder of familydyingmemoryfuneraldrunkennessfeardrinkingreligionsuicidedeathmurder
Locations:
jewish cemeterycatholic churchgas stationfarmurban settingrural settingwoodsbathtubcemeterysnowhotelforestchurchbarhospital
Characters:
suicide by jumping out a windowasking for forgivenessaunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipcatholicjewwaitressreference to godjewishchristiansister sister relationshippriestbabymusiciandancer …female protagonistboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships (See All)
Period:
1960sworld war two
Story:
digging a gravesaxophone player45 recordingsign of the crossunmarked gravemurder confessiononly childfemale judgefamily secretlooking at oneself in a mirrordeath of auntsplashing water on one's faceunearthed skeletonpersecution of jewsapplying mascara …communist societymusical combopacing the floorreference to mary magdalenesoviet occupationhuman remainsconfronting the pastpaternostercrossing oneselfnunneryabandoned by mothermagistratestained glass windowdead sonvowkiss on the cheeklord's prayerjumping out a windowmother superiordoorbellcomradestreetcarstalinismrosarynightgowncircumcisionveildressingcircular staircasenazi occupationlighting a cigaretteshrinebare feetsoupknocking on a doorlatinsaxophonedrunk drivingrabbiconventjazz musicdiggingstairwaysocialismpost world war twohandshakeprayingvodkasnowingpolandshovelanti semitismsufferinggypsystreet lifehitchhikerorphanageskulldenmarklistening to musicrecordingloss of virginityrecord playerredheadtrusttragic eventcrossstatueon the roadsuitcasemicrophonevirgingraveconfessionmarriage proposalpainsearchbathchildnunapologyjudgeeatingwomanold manbandcandleorphanreference to jesus christlettersecretdrinkmirrorcar accidentfoodsongshowersingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditycharacter name in titlebare chested maleone word titlef ratednuditysexkiss (See All)

Woman In Gold (2015)
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Woman In Gold (2015)

Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.

Themes:
memoryfuneraldrinkingdeathmurder
Locations:
cemeteryhotel
Characters:
aunt niece relationshipjewjewishsister sister relationshipbabydancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
world war two
Story:
female judgelooking at oneself in a mirrordeath of auntkiss on the cheekcircular staircaseknocking on a doorrabbistairwayhandshakeanti semitismlistening to musicrecordingrecord playertrustapology …judgewomanold manletterdrinkmirrorsongsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All)

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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to  …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)

Themes:
feardrinkingreligiondeath
Locations:
bathtubsnowchurch
Characters:
catholicjewreference to godjewishchristianpriestboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Period:
world war two
Story:
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My Left Foot (1989)
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My Left Foot (1989)

Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)

Themes:
drunkennessfeardrinkingdeath
Locations:
catholic churchhospital
Characters:
catholicpriestbabyboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
diggingstairwayshovelstreet lifelistening to musicrecordingrecord playermicrophonemarriage proposalapologyeatingcandlereference to jesus christdrinkmirror …foodsongsingingphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlesex (See All)

Philomena (2013) is one of the best movies like Ida (2013)
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Philomena (2013)

When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin ar …ranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged. (Read More)

Themes:
memoryfeardrinkingreligiondeath
Locations:
catholic churchcemeterysnowhotelchurch
Characters:
catholicwaitressreference to godchristianpriestbabymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
crossing oneselfdead sonconventstairwayprayingcrossgraveconfessionsearchnunapologywomancandlereference to jesus christsecret …drinkfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographcharacter name in titleone word titlekisssex (See All)

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Biutiful (2010)
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Biutiful (2010)

Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as  …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingmemorydrunkennessfeardrinkingreligiondeathmurder
Locations:
woodscemeterysnowforestchurchbarhospital
Characters:
asking for forgivenessbabydancerboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
looking at oneself in a mirrordead sonsufferingstreet lifetrusttragic eventcrossmicrophonegravemarriage proposalpainapologyeatingcandleorphan …drinkmirrorfoodshowersingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditybare chested maleone word titlekiss (See All)

The Witch (2015)
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The Witch (2015)

New England, 1630: William and Katherine try to lead a devout Christian life, homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness, with five children. When their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail, the family begins to turn on one another. 'The Witch' is a chilling portrait of a … family unraveling within their own sins, leaving them prey for an inescapable evil. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingfearreligiondeathmurder
Locations:
farmrural settingwoodsforestchurch
Characters:
asking for forgivenessreference to godchristiansister sister relationshipbabyboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Water Diviner (2014)
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The Water Diviner (2014)

After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.

Themes:
drinkingsuicidemurderdeath
Locations:
hotelchurch
Characters:
priestmusiciandancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
looking at oneself in a mirrordead sonkiss on the cheekcircumcisionknocking on a doordiggingstairwayhandshakeshovelstreet lifeskullcrosssuitcasegraveapology …old manbandcandlesecretdrinkmirrorfoodsongshowersingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingmale nuditybare chested malenudity (See All)

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Brooklyn (2015) is one of the best movies like Ida (2013)
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Brooklyn (2015)

In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)

Themes:
drinkingdeath
Locations:
catholic churchcemeterysnowbar
Characters:
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Story:
looking at oneself in a mirrorcrossing oneselfsnowinglistening to musicloss of virginitytragic eventcrosssuitcasegravemarriage proposalapologyeatingwomanold manband …reference to jesus christlettersecretdrinkmirrorfoodsongsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlekiss (See All)

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)

Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingmemoryfeardrinkingsuicide
Locations:
catholic churchsnowchurchhospital
Characters:
aunt nephew relationshipcatholicreference to godpriestdancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

Adam ('Tom Hiddleston' (qv)), an underground musician, reunites with his lover for centuries ('Tilda Swinton' (qv)) after he becomes depressed and tired with the direction human society has taken. Their love is interrupted and tested by his wild and uncontrollable little sister ('Mia Wasikowska' (qv …)). (Read More)

Themes:
dyingmemoryfeardrinkingsuicidedeathmurder
Locations:
hospital
Characters:
sister sister relationshipmusiciandancersingerhusband wife relationship
Story:
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Chocolat (2000)
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Chocolat (2000)

When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcome …d. (Read More)

Themes:
religiondeath
Locations:
catholic churchrural settingcemeterysnowchurchbar
Characters:
catholicchristianpriestmusiciandancerfemale protagonistboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
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Goya's Ghosts (2006) is one of the best movies like Ida (2013)
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Goya's Ghosts (2006)

The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.

Themes:
drinkingreligiondeath
Locations:
catholic churchchurch
Characters:
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The Painted Veil (2006)
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The Painted Veil (2006)

This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)

Themes:
dyingdrunkennessdrinkingdeath
Locations:
bathtubhospital
Characters:
catholicbabydancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Adore (2013)
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Adore (2013)

Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)

Themes:
memorydrunkennessfeardrinkingdeath
Locations:
cemeteryhotelbarhospital
Characters:
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Story:
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The Sessions (2012)
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The Sessions (2012)

At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)

Themes:
funeralfeardrinking
Locations:
catholic churchbathtubhotelchurchhospital
Characters:
catholicjewreference to godpriestboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) is one of the best movies like Ida (2013)
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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making.

Themes:
drinkingsuicide
Locations:
gas stationsnowbar
Characters:
waitressreference to godjewishmusiciansingerhusband wife relationship
Period:
1960s
Story:
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All Good Things (2010)
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All Good Things (2010)

A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.

Themes:
dyingdrunkennessfeardrinkingsuicidemurderdeath
Characters:
jewjewishdancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Dark Places (2015)
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Dark Places (2015)

Libby Day is a lifeless woman who survived the massacre of her family in their farmhouse in the countryside of Kansas when she was eight. She's been living on donations and lectures ever since. Thirty years ago, the police believed that a satanic cult was responsible for the murder of her mother and … two sisters, and her brother Ben was convicted with her testimony in court. Today, however, an acquaintance, Lyle Wirth, invites Libby to visit "The Kill Club", where amateurs investigate famous crimes, and she finds that they believe Ben is innocent. Libby needs money and, in return, accepts to revisit the slaughter of her family and comes up to the painful revelations and the ultimate truth. (Read More)

Themes:
murder of familymemorydrunkennessfeardrinkingreligionmurderdeath
Locations:
farmrural settingbar
Characters:
aunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipreference to godsister sister relationshippriestdancerboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
looking at oneself in a mirrordoorbellknocking on a doorlistening to musictrusttragic eventcrossconfessionapologyjudgeeatingwomanorphanreference to jesus christletter …secretdrinkmirrorfoodphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekisssex (See All)

The Tree Of Life (2011)
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The Tree Of Life (2011)

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)

Themes:
memoryfearreligiondeath
Locations:
urban settingwoodsbathtubcemeteryforestchurch
Characters:
catholicwaitressreference to godchristianpriestbabymusicianboyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Dressmaker (2015) is one of the best movies like Ida (2013)
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The Dressmaker (2015)

Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.

Themes:
memoryfuneraldrinkingsuicidemurder
Locations:
rural settingbathtubcemeteryhotelchurch
Characters:
dancerfemale protagonistboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
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Nowhere Boy (2009)
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Nowhere Boy (2009)

The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)

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funeraldrunkennessdrinkingdeath
Locations:
cemetery
Characters:
aunt nephew relationshipreference to godsister sister relationshipbabymusiciandancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Period:
1960s
Story:
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)

Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingmemoryfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingsuicidedeath
Locations:
gas stationsnowbarhospital
Characters:
waitressmusiciandancersingermother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Killer Joe (2011)
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Killer Joe (2011)

Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)

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Locations:
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Volver (2006)

Raimunda, her daughter Paula and her sister Sole travel from Madrid to the windy and superstitious village of Alcanfor de las Infantas to visit the grave of their mother Irene, who died years ago in a fire with her husband. Then they visit Irene's sister Paula, an old senile aunt that raised Raimund …a after the death of her parents that insists to tell them that Irene is alive and living with her; later, they go to the house of her neighbor and friend Agustina, who gives a support to Paula. They return to Madrid, and after a hard day of work, Raimunda meets her daughter completely distraught at the bus stop waiting for her. When they arrive home, Paula tells her mother that she killed her unemployed father Paco, who was completely drunk and tried to rape her. While Raimunda hides his body, Sole calls her to tell that their beloved aunt Paula has died. The next morning, Sole travels alone to the funeral, and when she returns to Madrid, she finds her mother hidden in the trunk of her car. She brings Irene to her apartment, where secrets from the past are disclosed. (Read More)

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Lovelace (2013)
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Lovelace (2013)

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August: Osage County (2013)
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August: Osage County (2013)

Violet Weston ('Meryl Streep' (qv)) has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol. She's a difficult woman to deal with and her husband has finally had enough. Violet's family gathers including middle daughter Ivy, youngest daughter Karen (with her new fiance), eldest daughter Barbara (with her  …separated husband and teenage daughter), and her sister Mattie Fae (with her husband and son in tow). A family tragedy causes tensions to run high and secrets to come out. The Weston women will be forced to examine themselves and their lives whether they want to or not. Welcome to Osage County, Oklahoma in the sweltering heat of August. (Read More)

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The Master (2012)
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The Master (2012)

Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.

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memorydrunkennessfeardrinkingreligion
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hospital
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Period:
world war two
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My Own Private Idaho (1991) is one of the best movies like Ida (2013)
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My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)

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Doubt (2008)
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Doubt (2008)

It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear-based discipline. The winds of political change are … sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequences. (Read More)

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fearreligion
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Period:
1960s
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Legend (2015)
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Legend (2015)

The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni …e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)

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cemeterychurchbar
Characters:
reference to goddancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Period:
1960s
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An Education (2009)
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An Education (2009)

In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working  …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)

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drinking
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Period:
1960s
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Lars And The Real Girl (2007)

In this comedy, Lars Lindstrom is an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. But sex is not what Lars has in mind …, but rather a deep, meaningful relationship. His sister-in-law is worried for him, his brother thinks he's nuts, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they've always loved. (Read More)

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The Flowers Of War (2011)
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The Flowers Of War (2011)

In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John ('Christian Bale' (qv)) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he fin …ds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. (Read More)

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church
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priestsinger
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world war two
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A Man Called Ove (2015)
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A Man Called Ove (2015)

59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)

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A Hologram For The King (2016)
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A Hologram For The King (2016)

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High-Rise (2015)

Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.

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Dreamgirls (2006)
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Dreamgirls (2006)

Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early  …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)

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Period:
1960s
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The White Ribbon (2009)
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The White Ribbon (2009)

From July, 1913 to the outbreak of World War I, a series of incidents take place in a German village. A horse trips on a wire and throws the rider; a woman falls to her death through rotted planks; the local baron's son is hung upside down in a mill; parents slap and bully their children; a man is c …ruel to his long-suffering lover; another sexually abuses his daughter. People disappear. A callow teacher, who courts a nanny in the baron's household, narrates the story and tries to investigate the connections among these accidents and crimes. What is foreshadowed? Are the children holy innocents? God may be in His heaven, but all is not right with the world; the center cannot hold. (Read More)

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)

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sister sister relationshipboymother daughter relationshipmother son relationship
Period:
1960s
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Birth (2004)

Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the  …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)

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The Grand Illusion (1937)
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The Grand Illusion (1937)

During 1st WW, two French officers are captured. Captain De Boeldieu is an aristocrat while Lieutenant Marechal was a mechanic in civilian life. They meet other prisoners from various backgrounds, as Rosenthal, son of wealthy Jewish bankers. They are separated from Rosenthal before managing to escap …e. A few months later, they meet again in a fortress commanded by the aristocrat Van Rauffenstein. De Boeldieu strikes up a friendship with him but Marechal and Rosenthal still want to escape... (Read More)

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No Reservations (2007)
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No Reservations (2007)

A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)

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cemeterysnowhospital
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Tokyo Story (1953)
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Tokyo Story (1953)

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.

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Locations:
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Characters:
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Don't Look Now (1973)

John and Laura Baxter are in Venice when they meet a pair of elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be psychic. She insists that she sees the spirit of the Baxters' daughter, who recently drowned. Laura is intrigued, but John resists the idea. He, however, seems to have his own psychic flashes, seei …ng their daughter walk the streets in her red cloak, as well as Laura and the sisters on a funeral gondola. (Read More)

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The Reader (2008)
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The Reader (2008)

THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna love …s being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (Read More)

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Locations:
bathtubcemeterysnowchurchbar
Characters:
asking for forgivenessjewmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1960sworld war two
Story:
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Before Sunrise (1995)
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Before Sunrise (1995)

American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How … do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away? (Read More)

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Locations:
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Characters:
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Downfall (2004)
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Downfall (2004)

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores  …these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. (Read More)

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Locations:
snowhospital
Characters:
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Period:
world war two
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Hunger (2008) is one of the best movies like Ida (2013)
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Hunger (2008)

Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost  …limit. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingmemoryreligionsuicidedeathmurder
Locations:
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Characters:
catholicpriestbabyboymother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Giant (1956)
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Giant (1956)

Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)

Themes:
funeraldrunkennessdrinkingdeath
Locations:
catholic churchfarmcemeteryhotelbarhospital
Characters:
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Period:
world war two
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