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Cirque du Soleil: Varekai (2003)
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Icarus is the main character of Varekai, who falls to the ground, breaking his legs as he does. He is suddenly in a strange, new world full of creatures he has never seen before. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets off on an adventure both absurd and extraordinary.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, disturbing, surreal, colorful, avant garde, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
circus, acrobatics, acrobat, imagination, spectacle, live performance, magic, magical creature, fantasy world, nomad, quest, magic realism, cirque du soleil, redemption, perseverance, love story, dance, ritual, puppetry, performance, adventure
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, entertaining, whimsical and colorful films with plots about magic, children, coming of age, magic realism, friendship, magical and imagination mostly in Fantasy, Family and Music genres. Some movies like Cirque du Soleil: Varekai: HeavySaurus: The Movie (2015), The Rain Fairy (2010), Paradox (2018), Mister Blot's Academy (1984), The Secret Kingdom (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
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Duration: 80 min.
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Time:
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Genre: Family, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
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Audience:
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Time:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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52%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Fantasy, Music
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Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
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Duration: 166 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: 45 min.
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Style:
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Time:
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Duration: 130 min.
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Time:
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426
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Story:
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Genre: Fantasy, Music
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Duration: 65 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Fantasy
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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