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I Love You, Daddy (2017)

When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to handle the situation.

Directed byLouis C.K.

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    Hard Truths

    Strong story similarity

    2024 · 97 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  2. 02

    While We're Young

    Strong story similarity

    2015 · 97 min · Comedy · Drama

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    An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 03

    Fatherhood

    Strong story similarity

    2021 · 109 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    The Meddler

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    2016 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama

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    With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  5. 05

    May December

    Strong story similarity

    2023 · 117 min · Drama

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    Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
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  6. 06

    As Cool as I Am

    Strong story similarity

    2013 · 92 min · Comedy · Drama

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    In a small American town, 16-year-old Lucy is left to largely raise herself, managing the household while her immature mother works and her father is away in Canada for months at a time. As her parents' emotional distance intensifies, Lucy explores her own sexuality with her childhood best friend, Kenny.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 07

    Carrie Pilby

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    2017 · 98 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 08

    Almost Friends

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · 105 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

    Why it connects

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

    Strong story similarity

    2018 · 91 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: father daughter relationship and independent film
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    Carnage

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    2011 · 80 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

    Why it connects

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