Movies Similar to A Tale of Longing

Girl Haunts Boy(2024)

Cole, a teen grieving the loss of his dad, forms an unlikely bond with Bea, a ghost. As they navigate life and death, they must break an ancient curse.

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Twice Upon a Time(1983)

In the world of the Murkworks where nightmares are made, the evil Synonamess Botch hatches a scheme to make non-stop nightmares. Only Ralph and Mumford, misfits from the cheery land of Frivoli where good dreams are made, can stop him.

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The Secret Recipe(2025)

When a gifted chef loses his sharp sense of taste, he turns to an old friend who helps him rediscover traditional flavors through an old recipe book.

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A Moment in the Reeds(2018)

Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi's father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a connection and embark on a romance set against the idyllic Finnish summer. However, looming over this chance encounter, is the father's imminent return to the lake house, the continuation of Leevi's studies abroad as well as Tareq's complex relationship with his family in Syria.

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Sitara: Let Girls Dream(2019)

Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

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Everything is Fine(1991)

Animated film from Robert Sahakyants. Political satire on the last years of Soviet Russian rule over Armenia. It makes fun of several well known Soviet leaders. Based on a popular Russian song from the 1930's

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The Button(1989)

Every time a Soviet apparatchik presses a button, something explodes.

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Love Hina Christmas Special: Silent Eve(2000)

As another round of preliminary tests approach for Keitarō, so does Christmas. And as the first Christmas of the millennium, there is a rumor that if one confesses his love on this special eve it will come true. Keitarō has decided what he needs to do on this Christmas eve. But being a retaker, can he afford taking attention away from the tests on the same day?

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Letters to Juliet(2010)

An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.

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I'm Here(2010)

A library assistant plods through an ordinary life in LA until a chance meeting opens his eyes to the power of creativity and ultimately, love. When this new life and love begin to fall apart, he discovers he has a lot to give. This short film proves that ordinary is no place to be.

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Rocks(2003)

The stone-people Hew and Kew have seen a lot in their everlasting lives on top of their mountain. Therefore they're only mildly amazed by the ongoings in the valley below, they've got their own little problems to deal with - But all of a sudden, Mankind is discovering and inventing, instead of just woozeling, and this new behavior starts to threaten Hew's and Kew's stoic peacefulness...

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Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose(1993)

While enjoying the flower gardens, Sailor Moon and friends encounter an old childhood friend of Mamoru's: an alien! He's come back to give Mamoru a special flower but doesn't like Usagi and the rest of the planet's inhabitants. Sailor Moon must defend the earth from the evil Kisenian Flower he's brought back... before the evil vines and blossoms overrun the planet!

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Filmy Siyappa(2020)

Naina, a 36 year old women lives with her niece, Dua who is 19-year-old. They want to rent out their guest room. On the other hand there's Shahab and Ghouri, two friends, and struggling actors who are unable to pay the rent for the last two months. For that Shahab puts on makeup and becomes his own uncle and calls himself Ahmed Kamal. After a few interactions Naina falls in love with Shahab (Ahmed Kamal). Shahab is now truly in love with Dua and he now wants to come clean and tell her the truth that there is no Kamal, in fact he created this character just to get the room on rent.

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Kahay Dil Jidhar(2020)

about a group of friends going through a life transforming journey of self discovery. The storyline revolves around the mysterious disappearring of one of the four university friends who later re-unite under shocking circumstances. Prominently successful in their respective fields, the three are collectivelly affected and a series of events expose a social evil in a very dramatic way. Thus, bringing a change within themselves.

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Augusta and Sport(1985)

Augusta watches sport on the television, mimicking the activities in a strange fashion.

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Augusta Is in a Hurry(1985)

Time moves rapidly for Augusta, much to her detriment.

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Augusta's Presents(1985)

Augusta Christmas special. The gifts she's bought aren't what they seem.

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Comrades, Almost a Love Story(1996)

Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out.

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Lovely Complex(2006)

Koizumi Risa an unusually tall high school girl, meets the "vertically challenged" young man Otani Atsushi. They find common ground in height anxieties and interests. Risa, a tall Japanese girl, gets rejected by a boy because she is taller than him. Otani, a short Japanese guy, gets rejected by a girl because he is shorter than her. Obviously these two would make the oddest of couples and would never be a good match for each other right?

6.0

Death Takes a Holiday(1934)

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.

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