Movies like A Man of His Time

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   La Vénus électrique

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 122 min · Comedy · Drama · History

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   Artist Antoine has lost all inspiration and slipped into alcoholism since the death of his wife Irène, a loss he blames himself for. Suzanne is a penniless sideshow performer pretending to be a clairvoyant, whom Antoine consults in a bid to connect with Irène. Antoine’s dealer Armand, desperate to keep Antoine from falling apart, urges Suzanne to keep the ruse alive. She stages a series of improvised hypnosis sessions, claiming she can channel Irène in exchange for having her debts paid by Armand.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Fly Me Away

   Similar atmosphere

   2021 · 93 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Thomas, a blasé young man, spends his nights in clubs and his days in bed. Until his father, Dr. Reinhard, fed up with his son’s escapades, cuts him off completely and forces him to take care of one of his young patients. Mar- cus, 12, was born with a serious congenital disorder. He lives with his mother in the poor suburbs of Paris and spends his days either at the hospital or in a center for sick children. This encounter will disrupt their lives and change them both, profoundly and forever.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   La Belle Époque

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 115 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true love through a company that allows customers to return to the time period of their choosing.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   A Man in a Hurry

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama

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   The story revolves around Alain, a busy businessman who is always in a rush. In his life, there is no room for spare time or family. But one day, he suffers a stroke, which makes him lose his grasp of language and use one word in place of another.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   Just the Two of Us

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 105 min · Drama · Romance · Thriller

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   When Blanche meets Grégoire, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Together, they relocate. For Blanche, far from her family, from her twin sister, Rose, a new life begins. But little by little, she finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   Return of the Hero

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 90 min · Comedy · History

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   France, 1809. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   The Student and Mister Henri

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Because of his wavering health, Monsieur Henri can no longer live alone in his Paris appartment. Particularly grumpy, he ends up nonetheless accepting his son Paul's suggestion that he let one of his rooms out to a young female student. Far from falling for her charms, Henri uses her to orchestrate utter family chaos...

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   See You Up There

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 113 min · Crime · Drama · War

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   In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard saves Albert, although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   BPM (Beats per Minute)

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 143 min · Drama

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   Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of saving their lives as well as the ones of future generations.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: Les Films de Pierre

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    An Officer and a Spy

    Same studio

    2019 · 132 min · Drama · History · Thriller

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    In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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