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Lover for a Day (2017)

  • Drama
  • Other
  • 76 min
  • 16 age guide
  • ★ 6.2/10 from 88 ratings

After a bad breakup, a college-aged Parisian moves into her father's flat only to discover that he is living with his new girlfriend - a young woman her age.

Directed byPhilippe Garrel

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  1. 01

    Last Summer

    Strong story similarity

    2023 · 104 min · Drama

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    One summer, a French teenager who has been living with his mother in the city moves in with his estranged father’s family in the countryside, where he clashes with his stepmother.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared production studio: SBS Productions
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  2. 02

    Three Friends

    Shared cast

    2024 · 117 min · Comedy · Drama · Other

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    Joan is no longer in love with Victor, but it pains her to feel she is being dishonest with him. Alice, her best friend, reassures her: She herself doesn’t feel passionate about her partner Eric and yet their relationship is smooth sailing. She has no idea he is having an affair with Rebecca, their mutual friend. When Joan finally decides to leave Victor and he disappears, the lives of the three friends and their relationships are turned upside down.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  3. 03

    Blue Is the Warmest Color

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    2013 · 180 min · Drama · Other

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    Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.

    Why it connects

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

    Along Came Love

    Strong story similarity

    2023 · 123 min · Drama · Other

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    1947. On a beach, Madeleine, a waitress in a hotel restaurant, mother of a little boy, meets François, a rich and cultivated student. The force of attraction that pushes them towards each other is commensurate with the secrecy that each carries. If we know what Madeleine wants to leave behind by following this young man, we discover over time, what François is desperately trying to flee by mixing Madeleine's fate with his.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  5. 05

    Down by Love

    Strong story similarity

    2016 · 110 min · Drama · Other

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    A man, a woman. A prison director, his inmate. An impossible love, 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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  6. 06

    For a Woman

    Strong story similarity

    2013 · 110 min · Drama

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    After the death of her mother, Anne makes a shocking discovery: an old photograph casts doubt on her origins and leads her to discover a mysterious uncle who lived with her parents after the war. As she lifts the lid on a long forgotten family secret, the young woman learns that her mother once succumbed to an amorous passion that was as intense as it was short-lived...

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared theme: infidelity
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  7. 07

    Love Songs

    Strong story similarity

    2007 · 90 min · Drama · Other

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    Ismael and Julie, in the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice. When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love. For Ismael, this means negotiating through the advances of Julie's sister and a young college student – one of which may offer him redemption.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  8. 08

    Mommy

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    2014 · 138 min · Drama

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    A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    The Accusation

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    2021 · 138 min · Drama

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    The Farels are a power couple: Jean is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire an essayist known for her radical feminism. Together they have a model son, Alexandre, who is a student at a prestigious American university. During a brief visit to Paris, Alexandre meets Mila, the daughter of his mother’s new partner, and invites her to a party. The next day, Mila files a complaint against Alexandre for rape, destroying family harmony and setting in motion an inextricable media-judicial machine that posits opposing truths.

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