Best movies like A Wish for Giants
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Plot Summary:
Sophie, a young volunteer, meets her kindred spirit in Roxie, a girl with a life threatening medical condition and a unique wish to meet Bigfoot.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, psychological, tense, sentimental, psychotronic
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The Cleaner (2012)
Plot Summary:
A forensic cleaner, responsible for the removal of human corpses, has never been able to relate with people or life. Suddenly, he will become accountable for an 8-year-old orphan who has been left behind in the middle of a mysterious epidemic crisis in Lima.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Peru
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: stylized, atmospheric, touching, serious, tense, contemplative, independent film
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Letters from the Big Man (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sarah Smith, an artist and government hydrologist, sets out on a post-fire stream survey in a remote part of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness of southwestern Oregon. In the course of her journey through this ancient and ecologically diverse land, she unwittingly finds herself interacting with a sasquatch man, and a mutual curiosity ensues. As their friendship deepens, Sarah must take bold steps to protect his privacy, as well as her own.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 220
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, sincere, captivating, offbeat, independent film
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Quixote's Island (2011)
Plot Summary:
A workaholic businessman provides well for his son San, but the emotional neglect since his mother died a few years ago grimly affects the shy knave. In San's heroic daydreams, a cool father leads him into modern Quichote exploits, yet even those tend to turn sour. Slipping, like his grades, into rebellion and school incidents, San, who just went on a fugue, becomes the prime suspect after a schoolgirl turned novice drug slut has been beaten into a coma. The clueless police and irresponsible school staff will probably blame San. Her friend, a regular drug harlot, is the worried-sick father's only lead to find San and the truth, and shamelessly exploits that.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Belgium
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, tense, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, realistic
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A Boy Called Po (2016)
Plot Summary:
When David Wilson's young wife falls victim to cancer, he is left a single working dad with the sole responsibility of caring for his sixth grade son with autism. Patrick, who prefers to be called 'Po,' is a gifted but challenged child who was very close to his mother and unable to communicate his own sense of loss. As father and son struggle to deal with life after mom, they each begin to withdraw into their own worlds. David into the high pressure job he's close to losing and Po drifting away from the school where he's bullied into his magical fantasy world, the Land of Color, where he's just a typical carefree boy with a rich cast of other worldly companions. The growing divide between father and son and the challenges of single parenthood of a special needs child threaten to separate David and Po permanently. Based on a true story, the bonds of love between a grieving father and son are tested in the most real way in Po.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, captivating
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Realive (2016)
Plot Summary:
Marc, a successful, ambitious man, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and is given a few months to live. Unable to accept death, he decides to cryogenically freeze himself. The love of his life is devastated. Seventy years later, Marc becomes the first cryogenic resuscitated person in history. But this doesn't happen in the idealized way he dreamt of.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Belgium, Spain, France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, rough, captivating, mind bending, realistic, surreal
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Mark's Secret to Eternal Life (2013)
Plot Summary:
18-year-old Mark wakes up in a parallel world where no one knows who he is - not his family, friends or girlfriend - and discovers that he and all the people he loves will soon die a painful death.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, touching, sentimental, sincere, captivating, futuristic, independent film, contemplative
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Namiya (2017)
Plot Summary:
Based on Keigo Higashino's international bestseller The Miracles of the Namiya General Store comes director Han Jie's take on the fantastical novel. TFBoys' Karry Wang stars as Xiao Bo, one of three orphans on the run who take refuge in a derelict corner store. Once there, they find a mysterious letter seeking advice, leading to an emotional adventure through time and unexpected connections with their own past.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 622
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, sincere, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
Plot Summary:
Not only is Kamakura-based Masakazu Isshiki a mystery novelist, but he is also a good detective himself. His wife Akiko and he are acquainted with all manners of creatures and gods who are of, from or passing through the town. Dealing with and tackling his cases means he can use all the help he can get.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, art house, anime, detective
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The Beautiful Fantasy of Final Purpose (2020)
Plot Summary:
A small town, a flower of Amancay, a topaz of the most beautiful color and a broken family.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: psychological, bleak, captivating, suspense, dark, suspenseful, independent film, student film
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Party Talk (2015)
Plot Summary:
Four creative and sexually confused high school seniors are forced to deal with their sense of isolation while attending a booze-soaked party in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative
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The Witch Princess (2020)
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, tense, captivating, suspense, stylized
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The Advent of Mebiar (2017)
Plot Summary:
Fritz (Nick Huber), Snark (Jacob Lyngle), and Bubbles (Griffin Strycharske) are thrown into a mysterious cryptozoological cult event and must stop the rising of an ancient, monstrous being.
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Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychotronic, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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Until We Meet Again (2022)
Plot Summary:
A woman finds her new house is haunted by the ghost of a young pianist.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, tense, sexy, contemplative, romantic, unusual plot structure
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Kate Can’t Swim (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Kate’s best friend Em returns from abroad with a surprising new lover, they embark on a reunion vacation with their partners, but the peaceful getaway quickly becomes emotionally complicated.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 220
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, psychological, sexy, sentimental, touching, unusual plot structure, independent film
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For the Good of Others (2010)
Plot Summary:
Diego is a doctor so used to working in extreme situations that he has immunized himself to others' pain. He has switched off from his work, his partner and his commitment as a father. Over the course of a disturbing meeting, Diego is threatened with a gun. Hours later, he can only remember the sound of a bang and the strange feeling of having being hit with something more than a bullet. Diego has to take an irreversible decision which will affect his own life and that of his loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, tense, suspenseful, social, mind bending, bleak, serious, psychotronic
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Four Hours (2011)
Plot Summary:
Unhinged gangster Capone (Paul Bibb) walks into a bar with accomplice Tung (Peter Peralta,) with the plan of stealing the contents of the safe. The situation gets complicated when they have to wait four hours to get the code to the safe. For Capone it's a job, for Tung it's a lifeline. To ensure that they get the code, Capone and Tung hold feisty barmaid Charleene (Alexandra B. Harris) and lovable loser Bob (Amar Adatia) hostage. Will Capone and Tung get the contents of the safe? Will Bob and Charleene get out of this alive? One thing is for sure, it is going to be an interesting Four Hours!.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, captivating, suspense, independent film
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The White Angel (2007)
Plot Summary:
Beyaz Melek’ filmi; bir aşkın öyküsüdür.Bu aşk öyküsü, iki insanın birbirine duyduğu aşk değil, bir grup insanın hayata ve birbirlerine duyduğu aşkın ve sevginin hikayesidir.Filmde, doğudan batıya, mekteplisinden köylüsüne, gencinden yaşlısına sevginin her türlü motifi hem duygusal hem de esprili bir dille anlatılır.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental, serious
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Feed (2017)
Plot Summary:
Olivia and Matthew Grey, 18-year-old twins born into a world of privilege and high expectations. There are almost no boundaries between them - even their dreams are connected.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, tense, sincere, captivating, suspense, disturbing, cliffhanger, teen
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Muse (2017)
Plot Summary:
A painter's life is forever changed when a mythical and deadly spirit from Celtic lore – a Leannán Sí – becomes his muse and lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative, fairy tale
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Tag (2015)
Plot Summary:
Billy is the self-designated leader of a group of teenagers living in a shelter. Jacob and Rae, Billy's oldest childhood friends, live there as well as part of "the family". Billy has an AIDs-like virus, which he has passed on to his blood brother Jacob. Billy and Rae are boyfriend and girlfriend, much to the dismay of Jacob who has always loved Rae from afar. Billy's philosophy of life, and how that interfaces with having a deadly virus, comes to a head when Billy and Jacob compete in a very unique game of "Tag", with the future of Rae and "the family" dependent upon the outcome.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative, grindhouse, independent film
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Clayton & Claudia (2015)
Plot Summary:
Claudia Noon is a struggling booker for a local talent agency in Dallas. While working hard to find her actors work, an old crush from her high school years, Kent Bergman, shows-up at the agency looking for representation. It is obvious that Kent doesn't remember Claudia and for good reason. The two instantly fall in love with one another. After weeks of dating, Claudia fears the worst... she fears Kent might leave once he discovers who she really is.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, gay cinema
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Chicken (2015)
Plot Summary:
RICHARD, 15 with learning difficulties, longs to put down roots but his restless and destructive brother, POLLY, needs to keep moving. When the land they live on is bought by a new landowner, and the electricity supply to their caravan is cut, their already precarious living conditions get even worse. Then a chance meeting with the new landowner's daughter, 17 year old ANNABEL (Yasmin Paige), leaves RICHARD besotted; whilst POLLY befriends the guys who run a seedy traveling fair. Richards optimistic view on life becomes increasingly difficult to maintain as Polly's abusive behavior worsens, family secrets are revealed, and he is torn between loyalty to his brother and his first true friend in ANNABEL. For better or worse, Richards life is about to change forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, sentimental, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative
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Boys On Film X (2013)
Plot Summary:
Boys On Film presents the tenth volume in the world's most successful short film series. All boundaries will be broken as Boys On Film X promises to take it further than ever before, showcasing eight of the most sexy, unique and brilliant new short films, including: Jacob Brown's "Blinders" starring Nathaniel Brown, Byrdie Bell, and Luke Worrall; Fabio Youniss's "A Stable For Disabled Horses" starring Daniel Swan and Daniel Simonsen; Antony Hickling and Amaury Grisel's "Little Gay Boy, ChrisT Is Dead" starring Gaëtan Vettier; Till Kleinert's "Boys Village" starring Benjamin Thorne and Andrew McQueen; Lukas Dhont's "Headlong" starring Jelle Florizoone and Thomas Coumans; Evan Roberts's "Yeah Kowalski!" starring Cameron Wofford and Conor Donnelly; William Feroldi's "Inflatable Swamp" starring Francis Beraud and Paul Huntley-Thomas; and Dominic Haxton's "Teens Like Phil" starring Adam Donovan and Jake Robbins.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sentimental, romantic, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Sleeping Beauty (2014)
Plot Summary:
The beautiful Aurora is cursed into everlasting sleep by an evil witch for a crime she didn't commit. The brave Commander of the Guard, William, embarks on a quest inspired by both love and loyalty to free the doomed princess. He travels into the dark forest where he encounters a friendly elf that helps him on his quest, a dangerous wizard with no love for royalty or evil, a deadly assassin, and a ravenous creature that preys on human flesh before the final confrontation that will determine Aurora's fate.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, tense, captivating, suspense, contemplative, psychotronic
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Witch Hunt (2021)
Plot Summary:
In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: captivating, scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, slasher, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Monsterz (2014)
Plot Summary:
A somber paranormal thriller that offers an original, exciting variation of the tale of two men with supernatural abilities, locked in a duel to the death. A battle between a man who can control people with a stare, and the only man he cannot control. When their fate cross, the survival battle begins. The two men with inevitable fate, who will survive?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, dark fantasy, weird
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Dawn of the Crescent Moon (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of college students travel to a small Texas town to research the Legend of Blood Lake, an obscure folktale forged by events surrounding the horrible massacre of a Comanche village.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, supernatural thriller
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Snow in August (2001)
Plot Summary:
In a world filled with hatred, their only hope was magic. Believe and anything can happen.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, atmospheric, emotional, psychological, serious, captivating, realistic, contemplative
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Of Boys and Men (2008)
Plot Summary:
Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, sentimental, captivating, touching, serious, independent film
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Face 2 Face (2016)
Plot Summary:
Over a series of video chats, a teenage outcast reaches out to his childhood friend, but finds that behind the veneer of popularity and a seemingly perfect life, she hides a disturbing secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, light, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, scenic, cyber