Movies like Highway 2012
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Highway (2012)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nepal, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Five different relationship stories become connected during an ill-fated bus journey from eastern Nepal to the capital, Kathmandu.
Style:
sincere, serious, captivating, realistic, road movie, tension, melancholic
Plot:
human spirit, self discovery, on the road, society, human nature, couple relations, traffic jam, family drama, lgbtq, social realism, slice of life, forbidden love, love triangle, homosexuality, conflict, identity crisis, desire for fame, transgender, coming of age, engagement, slow burn, bus, travel, marriage, gender identity
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
nepal, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sincere and independent film films with plots about self discovery, society, coming of age, couples, bittersweet, couple relations and slice of life mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Highway: Midnight Swan (2020), Under My Skin (2020), Somewhere in Indiana (2004), Arcadia Lost (2010), Bilal's Stand (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 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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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, detroit
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 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: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 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: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The life of a Middle-East family of immigrants in Europe. The father carries the heavy burden of banishment. To rescue his culture, his traditions, is mandatory, so he remains faithful to his past, his origins, to himself. His daughter is now a ...
Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, psychological, reflective ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, Thailand, Laos
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set against the lush backdrop of rural Laos, this spirited drama tells the story of scrappy ten-year-old Ahlo, who yearns to break free from his ill-fated destiny. After his village is displaced to make way for a massive dam, Ahlo escapes with his ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, sincere, touching
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: Vietnam, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
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Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, touching, sexual
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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