Movies like Patients

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   The Intouchables

   Strong story similarity

   2011 · 113 min · Comedy · Drama

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   A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: Gaumont

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   The Specials

   Shared cast

   2019 · 114 min · Comedy · Drama

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   For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have lived in a different world—the world of autistic children and teens. In charge of two separate nonprofit organizations (The Hatch & The Shelter), they train young people from underprivileged areas to be caregivers for extreme cases that have been refused by all other institutions. It’s an exceptional partnership, outside of traditional settings, for some quite extraordinary characters.

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

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   Bye Bye Morons

   Strong story similarity

   2020 · 87 min · Comedy · Drama

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   When 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously ill, she decides to go looking for a child she was forced to abandon when she was only 15. On her madcap bureaucratic quest she crosses paths with JB, a 50-year-old man in the middle of a burnout, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist prone to overenthusiasm. The unlikely trio set off on a hilarious and poignant helterskelter journey across the city in search of Suze's long-lost child.

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

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   Macadam Stories

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Improbable encounters bring tenderness, laughter and compassion to a world of urban alienation.

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

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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
   • a closely matched era

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   Sink or Swim

   Shared cast

   2018 · 122 min · Comedy · Drama

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   40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.

   Why it connects

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

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   My Summer in Provence

   Strong story similarity

   2014 · 105 min · Comedy · Drama

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   In the wake of their parent's separation, three siblings spend the summer in the south of France with their estranged Grandfather. In less than 24 hours, a clash of generations has occurred between the teenagers and the old man. During this turbulent summer, both generations will be transformed by one another.

   Why it connects

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

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   Consent

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 119 min · Drama · History

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   In 2013, Vanessa Springora recounts how she found herself under the influence of a famous writer. In 1986, she was 13; him, almost 50. The victim of a triple predation: sexual, literary, and psychic, there's more beyond her individual story. She questions the excesses of an era, and the complacency of an environment blinded by talent and celebrity.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: CNC, La Région Île-de-France

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   The Best Is Yet to Come

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 117 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Following a huge misunderstanding, two friends always decide to tackle everything to make up for lost time.

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

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    All Your Faces

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    2023 · 115 min · Drama

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    Since 2014, France's restorative justice programmes have offered a safe space for supervised dialogue between offenders and victims. Grégoire, Nawelle, and Sabine, victims of heists and violent robberies, agree to join one of these discussion groups alongside offenders Nassim, Issa, and Thomas, all convicted of violent robberies. Meanwhile Chloé, a victim of childhood sexual abuse, prepares for dialogue with her own agressor after learning he has moved back into town.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a principal cast member

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