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The Counterfeiters (2010)
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Original name: Les faux monnayeurs
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The plot revolves around Bernard – a schoolfriend of Olivier's who is preparing for his bac – discovering he is a bastard and taking this as a welcome pretext for running away from home. He spends a night in Olivier's bed (where Olivier describes a recent visit to a prostitute and how he did not find the experience very enjoyable). After Bernard steals the suitcase belonging to Edouard, Olivier's uncle, and the ensuing complications, he is made Edouard's secretary. Olivier is jealous and ends up in the hands of the cynical and downright diabolical Comte de Passavant, who travels with him to the Mediterranean.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, psychological, melancholic, poignant, art film
Plot:
jealousy, seduction, high school student, writers, suicide attempt, adolescence, running away from home, coming of age, gay crush, illegitimacy, stepfather stepson relationship, bad influence, learning the truth, friendship, manipulation, depression, betrayal, abandonment, lgbtq, bittersweet, gay, mediterranean, older woman younger man relationship, accidental death, shoplifting ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, melancholic and realistic films with plots about coming of age, friendship, bittersweet, slice of life, identity, youth and self discovery mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Counterfeiters: Jane (2016), Broken Dreams (2010), Night Flight (2014), Not Waving But Drowning (2012), Seto and Utsumi (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, reflective ...
Plot:
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, poignant, emotional, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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76%
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
65%
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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