Movies like The House by the Sea

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   Gloria Mundi

   Same director

   2019 · 107 min · Drama

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   Daniel leaves prison. He returns to Marseilles where Mathilda, his daughter, has just given birth. Nicolas, her spouse, a self-employed driver, is exhausted while Mathilda is a sales assistant on a trial basis. But, one night, Nicolas is assaulted by taxi drivers determined to reduce unfair competition.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • several principal cast members

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   Out of Season

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 116 min · Drama

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   Mathieu lives in Paris, Alice in a small seaside resort in Western France. He is a famous actor, about to turn fifty. She is a piano teacher in her forties. They were in love fifteen years ago, then separated. Time has passed. They each went their ways and slowly healed. When Mathieu goes try to overcome his melancholia in a thermal spa, he stumbles upon Alice.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 3 Cinéma

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   And the Party Goes On

   Same director

   2023 · 106 min · Comedy · Drama

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   In Marseille, Rosa, 60, dedicated her life to family and politics with the same sense of duty. Everyone considers her unwavering, until the day she falls in love with Henri. For the first time, Rosa is afraid to commit. Between the pressure of his family, politics and a desire to indulge in her feelings, the conflict is difficult to sustain.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • several principal cast members

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   The Thieving Magpie

   Same director

   2025 · 101 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Maria, who's not as young as she used to be and who helps people older than her, is living from hand to mouth. She can't quite accept her precarious situation and steals a few euros here and there from all those lovely people she looks after with such devotion, and who adore her for it… But after an accusation of abuse of a vulnerable person, Maria winds up in police custody.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • several principal cast members

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   The Brigade

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 90 min · Drama

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   Bénédicte Meursault, a female firefighter, has just been transferred to a small fire brigade in the South of France. She is welcomed by Philippe, 45, the wise captain of the brigade. Soon after being introduced to the men, the young woman jumps into action. Unfortunately, while rescuing the victims of a terrible car crash, she does not find one of the injured who was ejected thirty meters away. Now the man is in hospital in a coma and he may die because of her. Completely upset, Bénédicte decides to resign but Philippe dissuades her from doing it.

   Why it connects

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

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   Summer Hours

   Strong story similarity

   2008 · 103 min · Drama

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   After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared theme: family

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   And Their Children After Them

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 146 min · Drama

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   In eastern France, two teenage cousins have the summer of their lives when they paddle a purloined canoe to the far shore of a lake.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 3 Cinéma

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   Custody

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 93 min · Drama · Thriller

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   Miriam and Antoine have recently separated. While she’s willing to permit their 17-year-old daughter Josephine to decide living arrangements for herself, Miriam is desperate to keep her youngest, 11-year-old Julien, away from his father. But the magistrate rules in favour of joint custody, and suddenly the boy is thrown directly into the middle of an escalating parental conflict, where it seems inevitable that sides must be chosen.

   Why it connects

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

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   My Afternoons with Margueritte

   Strong story similarity

   2010 · 82 min · Comedy · Drama

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   An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared production studio: France 3 Cinéma

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    The Man Who Laughs

    Strong story similarity

    2012 · 93 min · Drama

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    During a winter storm, Ursus offers shelter to two orphans, Gwynplaine and Déa; some years later, they are still living together. Gwynplaine has become a famous star, but his success threatens his relationships with Déa and Ursus.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared production studio: France 3 Cinéma

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