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Dust To Dust (2000)
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Original name: Por la libre
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Rodrigo and Rocco join their families to hold a birthday party for their grandfather. Rodrigo is a regular middle-class teenager, while Rocco is rather more unconventional, indie magazine writer, and has deep conflicts with his father.
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, semi serious, realistic, road movie, melancholic, independent film, humorous, gloomy ...
Plot:
self discovery, youth, bittersweet, on the road, family relations, elderly, human nature, hotel, innocence lost, road trip, coming of age, personal growth, grief, family conflict, friendship, funeral, sibling rivalry, identity, bonding, generation gap, class differences, legacy, teen angst, small town, dealing with death ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
mexico
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Most similar movies to Dust To Dust
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, emotional and humorous films with plots about bittersweet, friendship, self discovery, slice of life, coming of age, family relations and identity mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Dust To Dust: Pizza Palace (2004), El Viaje de la Nonna (2007), Just Like Brothers (2012), Backseat (2005), Two Tickets to Paradise (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Teenager struggles with his family roots and his own identity.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
identity, coming of age, teenager, identity crisis, self discovery, adolescence, family drama, youth, self acceptance, parent child relationship, personal growth, small town ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A Mexican family, wanting to grant their Grandmother her last wish, embarks on a make believe trip to a small town in Italy ... in Mexico!
Style:
touching, emotional, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, couple relations, homecoming, travel, bittersweet, unfulfillment, love and romance, elderly, couples, mental illness, memory loss, journey ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, italy
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Since Charlie is no longer there, the lives of Boris, Elie, and Maxime have been torn apart. These three men, who have nothing in common, all shared one thing: their love for Charlie. One loved her like a sister, one loved her like the woman of his ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, comedy drama, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, friendship, friends, introspection, on the road, escapades, buddies, male friendship, loss, road trip, grief, mourning ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, corsica
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two old friends flee New York City on a three-day road trip to Montreal to escape their problems and meet the great Donald Sutherland.
Style:
road movie, realistic, talky, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
on the road, road trip, friends, buddies, partner, youth, obsessive quest, friendship, introspection, lifestyle, city life, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, canada
Similarity:
88%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger
Style:
humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic, touching
Plot:
friendship, midlife crisis, road trip, self discovery, follow your dream, ambition, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood, escapades, new life, danger, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
"Looking For My Wife" tells the story of a popular music critic Seong-hee (Ji Jin-Hee) who sets out to find his runaway wife Young-Shim (Kim Gyu-Ri) and the people who accompany him in his search. The only clues Seong-hee has is a goodbye ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
road trip, on the road, life turned upside down, obsessive quest, uncover truth, missing wife, partner, couples, buddies, disorder, bittersweet, character study ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A man stuck in the reveries of his youth tracks down the boyhood friend he once tormented, only to find that simpler times were more complicated than he thought.
Style:
road movie, realistic, semi serious, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
amusement park, friends, partner, best friend, family relations, couples, introspection, couple relations, moral dilemma, youth, buddies, on the road ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"Acceptance" is a movie that is equivalent of being slapped on the wrist by your mother for not being like everyone. Forget about being different from others and being yourself. In the movie it shows how crazy students and parents can get ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, touching, semi serious, comedy drama ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
college, college life, family relations, teenage life, parents and children, student life, obsessive quest, youth, optimism, campus, parents, teenage daughter ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
harvard university
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
All his life, African-American Renato has been raised in an Italian-American family. Completely unaware that he is Black, his life is upended when his birth parents materialize, causing Renato to examine what he true heritage is.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, comedy drama ...
Plot:
culture clash, interracial relations, dark humor, family relations, lifestyle, friends, society, male nudity, african american, african american protagonist, identity crisis, identity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Nénette discovers the identity of her father in a letter, she quickly goes off in search of him. But instead of finding her father, she is met by her half-brother, Paul. Paul, a bitter man who gave up his dream to take over his father’s ...
Style:
touching, humorous, light, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, family relations, mentally challenged, disorder, aging, elderly, life turned upside down, parents and children, sibling relationship, family drama, loneliness, turtle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
We follow how four ordinary little girls learn about life, love and all that sort of things.
Style:
realistic, reflective, emotional, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
grownups, friendship, coming of age, adolescence, teenager, female friendship, youth, personal growth, slice of life, self discovery, everyday life, intimate ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Nathalie, Christophe and Joëlle are in the midst of an existential crisis. Brought together by Selma, 95 and seriously ill, they will spend a memorable summer on the banks of the Moselle. How ironic that the one whom they had intended to help to ...
Style:
contemplative, semi serious, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
terminal illness, countryside, life is a bitch, friendship, hopes, introspection, family relations, friends, bittersweet, dealing with death, single parent, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, brussels
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A retired teacher and a soap star leave their routines and the men in their lives behind and embark on a weekend trip.
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
self discovery, friendship, fall in love, human nature, on the road, looking for love, introspection, best friend, hopes, parents and children, family business, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
David is a teenager who feels he doesn't belong to a life where his family, friends and the girl he loves seem not to understand him.
Style:
touching, humorous, sentimental, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
masturbation, coming of age, teenage love, couples, family relations, nothing goes right, youth, love and romance, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage crush, high school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madrid, spain
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road trip to a conference in hopes of jumpstarting his career and reconnecting with his kids. But, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley goes missing on a ...
Style:
road movie, semi serious, humorous, light, captivating ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, self discovery, family relations, family problems, parents and children, siblings relations, bittersweet, parent child relationship, family drama, love, reconciliation, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura (playing himself) is barely scraping by playing live gigs and teaching guitar. So when a filmmaker friend asks him to teach guitar lessons to TV star Danny Turner (Chadd Stoops) for his upcoming movie role, Goh ...
Style:
humorous, touching, realistic, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
friendship, musician's life, friends, fall in love, lovers reunited, musician, travel, on the road, character study, slice of life, intimate, bittersweet ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.
Style:
road movie, humorous, captivating, light, existential ...
Plot:
coming of age, brother brother relationship, on the road, friendship, family relations, disorder, youth, escapades, little boy, phd, migrant, mexican cartel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, mexico city
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Mitsuko is 24, heavily pregnant and estranged from the American father of her child. Her parents believe she is happy and successful in America and are unaware that she has secretly returned to Tokyo. Making the biggest decisions on the slightest ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, emotional ...
Plot:
pregnancy, family relations, self discovery, elderly, homecoming, optimism, hopes, strong female presence, parents and children, pregnant woman, female protagonist, humanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
High school is almost over and four friends are going their separate ways as they go to college. But they have one more chance to spend some time together: Inspection 12, their favorite band, is playing one last concert in Jacksonville, FL.
Style:
mumblecore, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
road trip, coming of age, best friend, sibling relationship, high school, brother sister relationship, homophobic slur, slacker, gay friend, teenager, friendship, youth ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A month of vacation with friends: difficult to bear the kids of his friends, especially when the methods of education differ and that some prove to be unbearable.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
summer vacation, family relations, coming of age, friendship, motherhood, sex scene, parents, parenthood, vacation, friends, relationships, cohabitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, provence
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Hajime asks his friend Yoshi to set him up with his classmate Ann. Yoshi tries to do this for Hajime, but this just upsets Ann. Yoshi's relationship with Ann is now awkward. Yoshi doesn't know exactly why, but Ann becomes absent from ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, emotional, reflective
Plot:
teenager, friendship, youth, coming of age, adolescence, grownups, teen angst, high school, self discovery, personal growth, high school life, nostalgia ...
Similarity:
51%
172
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Upon returning to Los Angeles to attend his father's funeral, Damon (Alexander) soon learns that in order to claim his share of the family inheritance he must work alongside his brother, Mookie (Kain) — a former drug-dealer who had previously ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, light, feel good ...
Plot:
gas station, family business, college, family relations, dealing with death, odd couple, brother brother relationship, family drama, inheritance, siblings, brothers, conflict ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
50%
328
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three childhood friends support each other through life's ups and downs in this comedy/drama. Each goes through a difficult time in their life, and is "helped" by the others - always well-intentioned, but not always with the intended ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, comedy drama, feel good ...
Plot:
friends, friendship, disorder, fall in love, best friend, buddies, love and romance, adoption, male bonding, male friendship, relationships, loyalty ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
elderly lovers, friendship, aging, elderly, love and romance, lifestyle, human nature, dealing with death, bridesmaid, female bonding, wedding, single parent ...
Time:
year 1993, 50s
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Colombia
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young woman heads to Colombia in search of her father and funds for her mom, only to find herself in a sapo tournament and a wild family adventure.
Style:
feel good, satirical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, family reunited, culture, father and daughter, cultural difference, culture shock, lifestyle, father daughter reunion, family relations, lifestyle change, cross cultural relations, american abroad ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The journey of three village boys who accidentally pass their degrees. Facing unexpected challenges, they leave their hamlet and venture into the city, searching for jobs and a purpose in life.
Style:
realistic, melancholic
Plot:
friendship, brotherhood, self discovery, aspiration, perseverance, personal growth, coming of age, youth, village life, social commentary, male bonding, unemployment ...
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Morocco, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Farid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which he had never before set foot, he succumbs to the charms of a host of astonishing characters whose humour and ...
Style:
realistic, touching, semi serious, humorous, reflective ...
Plot:
self discovery, fish out of water, immigrant, win over, society, disorder, personal growth, homeland, identity, culture clash, diaspora, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
france, africa, algeria
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Nina is a 20 years old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father, an autoritarian and conservative man. Trini is of the same age and has lost her mother. For both Valladolid and their families have nothing to offer and therefore they ...
Style:
road movie, captivating, humorous, light, feel good ...
Plot:
self discovery, friendship, travel, youth, society, lifestyle, coming of age, female friendship, life philosophy, beautiful scenery, human nature, escapades ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain, madrid
Similarity:
43%
244
Genre: Comedy
Country: Chile
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A man who has recently lost his wife and forced to retire contemplates suicide. His friends take him on a trip to a senior resort, and invite his former sweetheart.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
retirement, bereavement, aging, healing, grief, loneliness, introspection, mature, bittersweet, nostalgia, personal growth, self discovery ...
Place:
santiago chile, chile
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Wanda wants to take care of everyone in her life. She barely has time for herself, not that she would know what to do with it anyway.
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family drama, relationships, lifestyle, satire, slice of life, caregiver, responsibility, slow burn, bittersweet, gratitude, exhaustion ...
Similarity:
38%
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