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Moner Manush (2010)
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Original name: মনের মানুষ
Genre: Biography
Country: India, Bangladesh
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The movie is about a poet and singer Lalon Fakir who belongs to a cult called baul and who believes and inculcates that the value of a human being is above the narrow belief of religions.
Style:
philosophical, art house, melancholic, serious, realistic, period drama
Plot:
biopic, mysticism, spirituality, humanism, folk singer, poetry, compassion, mentor protege relationship, cultural conflict, devotional, outcast, pilgrimage, indians, village, legends and myths, village life, society, aging, religions or cults, singer, bengali, folk music
Time:
19th century, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
kolkata
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, captivating, realistic and art house films with plots about biopic, hopes, spirituality, faith, society, leadership and memory mostly in Biography, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Moner Manush: Jaatishwar (2014), Cotolay (1965), Slaves and Kings (2020), Manyam Dheerudu (2024), Winter as Frida Kahlo (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
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poet, biopic, reincarnation, life, musician's life, love and romance, historical character, music, relationships, lifestyle, historical figure, musician ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
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Genre: Biography
Country: Spain
Duration: 120 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 114 min.
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
The year is 1935. Frida Kahlo's husband has just begun an affair with her younger sister. A sister that had been her closest friend.
Style:
art house, melancholic, independent film, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography
Country: Greece, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
greece, crete, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
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Time:
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Genre: Biography
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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210
Genre: Biography
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 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: Biography
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography
Country: Italy
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 52 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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Country: Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
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Duration: 79 min.
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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