Movies like Melancoly Baby

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   Mélo

   Strong story similarity

   1986 · 112 min · Drama · Romance

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   In 1920s Paris, violinists and lifelong friends Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are happy with their lives, although Marcel has become famous and Pierre has not. Pierre is married to Romaine, a stylish young flapper. However, Marcel meets and falls in love with her, which Marcel little suspects.

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   A Woman Under the Influence

   Strong story similarity

   1974 · 155 min · Drama · Romance

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   Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.

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   White Wedding

   Strong story similarity

   1989 · 92 min · Drama · Romance

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   A philosophy professor has an illicit affair with one of his students, a bright yet troubled girl who lives alone.

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   The Discreet

   Strong story similarity

   1990 · 94 min · Drama · Romance

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   There is an author who has been dumped by his girlfriend and has no inspiration for a next novel. In an attempt to find a solution to both crises, he, along with his publisher friend, decides to seduce a young woman with the singular purpose of keeping a diary of the seduction and then dump her before publishing the book about it. Unfortunately he falls in love with her.

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   Charles and Lucie

   Strong story similarity

   1979 · 98 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   An old and poor couple, Charles and Lucie, scrape by working as a concierge and an untalented antique dealer, respectively. But one day, their dreary daily routine is disrupted by the surprising news that they have inherited a luxurious house in the South of France.

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   Nathalie Granger

   Strong story similarity

   1973 · 83 min · Drama

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   With little or no embellishment, filmmaker Marguerite Duras offers a simple, often wordless chronicle of a woman's day. She and her friend are seen doing yard work, talking about their families and receiving the occasional visitor. The brightest spot in the day is when a washing machine salesman comes to call.

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   Spoiled Children

   Strong story similarity

   1977 · 113 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.

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   The Secret

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   1974 · 102 min · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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   A stranger enters into and forever alters the life of a couple. He claims to be pursued by certain authorities who intend to prevent him from disclosing a secret that only he holds, whence the title. Is he lying, or insane - or is he telling the truth? Who, if anyone, is after him? And what *is* - the secret?

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   My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days

   Strong story similarity

   1989 · 110 min · Drama · Romance

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   Lucas has invented a new computer language but at the same time he has been informed about his strange terminal illness during which he has been gradually losing his memory. Shortly after that he meets Blanche who acts as a medium in a bizarre traveling show. Dying Lucas follows her to the sea resort where they spend together several days and nights.

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    Une glace avec deux boules...

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    1982 · 94 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A film about a pair of sisters, whose parents are divorcing after their father leaves their mother for a younger woman, and who plot together to try to repair their fractured family.

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