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Pavada (2016)
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Original name: പാവാട
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Joy a young man who leads a carefree life. Joy acquaintance Babu Joseph, an English professor, and they reminiscence some seemingly forgotten memories.
Style:
emotional, comedy drama, heartfelt, sentimental, realistic
Plot:
friendship, personal growth, redemption, life lesson, alcoholism, male friendship, addiction, memory, forgiveness, second chance, reconciliation, reflection, social issues, slice of life, professor, loss, nostalgia, small town, identity, mentor protege relationship, support group, urban, college life, alcoholic, movie business ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
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Most similar movies to Pavada
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, comedy drama and captivating films with plots about slice of life, redemption, friendship, personal growth, small town, malayalam and urban mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Pavada: Driving Licence (2019), Thoppil Joppan (2016), Pullikaran Stara (2017), Daaru Na Peenda Hove (2024), Paachuvum Albhuthavilakkum (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Four friends deemed 'losers' face immense pressure from parents and society upon entering adulthood. Their emotional tale sees them embark on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, where love ultimately triumphs over judgment.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, uplifting, realistic, family saga ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, friendship, self discovery, personal growth, identity, family drama, acceptance, adulthood, social commentary, male bonding, slice of life ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A famous actor needs to renew his driver's licence, and the motor vehicle agent is a fan of his, but a series of misunderstandings causes a great deal of friction.
Style:
comedy drama, emotional
Plot:
misunderstanding, celebrity culture, bureaucracy, public humiliation, social commentary, reconciliation, realism, friendship, satire, slice of life, mission, revenge ...
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75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Joppan's failed romance excuses him to be an alcoholic. Hoping to start a new life, he seeks out for some love but would fate favor him this time?
Style:
comedy drama, captivating, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
alcoholic, male protagonist, relationship problems, satire, slice of life, contract, lifestyle change, changing lives, problem, small town, unrequited love, alcoholism ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Rajakumaran, a talented teacher and also a trainer for other teaching staff. His way of communication and the method he adopts while teaching, makes him everybody's favorite. The story takes a turn when two women from two different generations ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, sentimental, comedy drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
teaching, teacher, family drama, education, school, heartwarming, high school life, personal growth, generation gap, coach, mentor, conflict ...
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The life of a directionless alcoholic is positively disrupted when his estranged daughter re-enters his life.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, sincere, realistic, tear jerker
Plot:
redemption, family drama, alcoholism, father daughter relationship, reconciliation, bonding, parenting, estranged parent, second chance, caregiver, personal growth, responsibility ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
In return for getting ownership his shop space in Mumbai, Prakashan is tempted into helping his landlord's mother on a mission. Will he succeed? What does success mean?
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, captivating, satirical, heartfelt ...
Plot:
journey, middle class, social problems, lifestyle, satire, social issues, family values, personal growth, family drama, slice of life, relationships, self discovery ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Mohan, a school teacher, wants to act in films. He makes several attempts to make his dream come true but certain incidents occur in his life and his story takes a different turn.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, reflective, inspirational ...
Plot:
school teacher, movie star, movie business, aspiring actor, follow your dream, daydreamer, ambitious man, dream, ambition, teacher, perseverance, slice of life ...
Time:
year 2010
Place:
india, mumbai india
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Group of friends meet again, 13 years after their prom because of a problem of one of them, and face the opportunity to experience the things in life they have always put aside in life so far.
Style:
disturbing, satirical, entertaining, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, friends, group of friends, satire, old friends reunited, reunited friends, coming of age, second chance, self discovery, nostalgia, regret, midlife crisis ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A VHS collector with a drinking problem finds a valuable movie that could save his terrible economical situation. The film disappears. He suspects it is stolen and starts a hunt after a perpetrator.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, cult classic, art house
Plot:
alcoholism, nostalgia, loneliness, outsider, addiction, obsession, mother daughter relationship, redemption, eviction, second chance, intimate, personal growth ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
Style:
inspirational, heartfelt, emotional, tear jerker, uplifting ...
Plot:
friendship, paraplegic, caretaker, disability, humanity, life lesson, ex convict, redemption, class differences, second chance, compassion, resilience ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Hartmut Mackowiak, a German taxi driver, tries to help 6 year old Turkish girl to find her mother.
Style:
realistic, humorous, serious, melancholic, captivating ...
Plot:
personal growth, taxi, family relations, couples, couple relations, little girl, loneliness, language barrier, empathy, friends, love and romance, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
germany, munich germany, turkey
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Mr. Unni Mukundan who is very passionate about his first movie, coincidentally meets Mr. David Paul, a famous movie director. At the same time, the life experiences of Amal, who relocates himself to Cochin from Thalaserry, makes him undergo a total ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, movie business, director, lifestyle change, satire, lifestyle, couple relations, changing lives, couples, self discovery, friendship, personal growth ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
It is the story of a good natured but irresponsible young man, Vinod who comes to a hilly village live with his elder sister Vimala and brother in law, Shaji. Shaji is an engineer and Vinod wants to learn life from him, but end up creating problems ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
family drama, personal growth, coming of age, lifestyle, relationships, lifestyle change, changing lives, satire, sibling relationship, life lesson, village life, slice of life ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
india
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Roy, a village boy who's a failure at studies, joins Christy's tuition. They become good friends, but later when Christy gets a job abroad, Roy's life changes
Style:
emotional, realistic, reflective, melancholic, intercultural
Plot:
friendship, slice of life, village life, coming of age, nostalgia, relationships, personal growth, longing, aspiration, bittersweet, education, separation ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A middle-aged former criminal has little time to live due to cancer, so he gets to see his son after 5 years to spend his last week with him and teach him the principles he considers important in life.
Style:
emotional, touching, melancholic, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
reconciliation, mortality, life lesson, father son relationship, family drama, bonding, fatherhood, redemption, bittersweet, cancer, regret, second chance ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Raghunandan (Mohanlal) is a TV show host and a budding novelist. He is a loner and a compulsive alcoholic, the latter of which resulted in his divorce from Meera (Kaniha). Despite this Meera and her husband Alexy (Shankar Ramakrishnan) are his best ...
Style:
realistic, poignant, satirical
Plot:
alcoholism, addiction, character study, divorce, loner, midlife crisis, male protagonist, self destructing, family drama, introspection, journalism, friendship ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Amar, Akbar and Anthony are close friends living in Kochi. They enjoy a carefree life. Their perceptions and beliefs get shattered with an unexpected event and the resulting story forms the plot of the movie.
Style:
suspense, twisted, semi serious, humorous, satirical ...
Plot:
friendship, best friend, adultery, murder, singleness, lifestyle, murder investigation, bachelor, friends, satire, male bonding, loyalty ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Jo & Jo is a coming of age comedy-drama that tells the story of how a few youngsters in a village enjoy their life when the world itself shuts down due to covid19 pandemic and how their life fell apart after an unexpected event happened.
Style:
comedy drama, semi serious, satirical, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, youth, village life, quarantine, satire, countryside, social problems, problem, rural area, personal growth, slice of life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The friendship of cancer survivors Ben and Mark is tested when a piece of news forces each character to change their perspective. Old wounds are opened as they discover their true selves.
Style:
satirical, comedy drama, disturbing, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, changing lives, love, coping, fighting illness, satire, friends, love interest, travel, lifestyle change, personal growth, male bonding ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Businessman Bhaskaran Pillai builds a large commercial empire until his wife dies. Under pressure from his son, Bhaskaran goes on a trip where he meets Hima, a small-business owner.
Style:
captivating, funny, entertaining, light, humorous ...
Plot:
father son relationship, gunfight, single mother, single father, career woman, family drama, fatherhood, business and finance, father, father and son, business, businessman ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Two close friends from Sudbury, Ontario take a road trip to Toronto that will change the nature of their relationship.
Style:
road movie, indie film, emotional, tension, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, road trip, friendship, lgbt, coming of age, self discovery, conflict, male friendship, personal growth, character study, identity, intimate ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Juliet and her daughter Aparna live in Kerala, while Juliet’s husband Nandan works abroad. Nandan decides to move back to Kerala, and it changes the lives of the mom-daughter duo.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, melancholic, contemplative
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family drama, female protagonist, parenting, getting home, healing, estrangement, emigration, homecoming, reconciliation, forgiveness, intimate ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Loïc Le Tallec never really took care of his son. When the latter disappears in a road accident, Loïc is devastated. He has only one idea in mind: to find the one who lives now with the heart of his son. He falls on Hugo, a young man that this ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
heart transplant, father son relationship, father, father son estrangement, transplant, fatherhood, family drama, grief, loss, accident, satire, relationship problems ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A married woman on journey from Mumbai to Howrah by train meets her ex-husband.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, reflective, sentimental, melancholic
Plot:
train travel, relationships, nostalgia, ex husband, travel, marriage, memory, bittersweet, intimate, realism, personal growth, slice of life ...
Place:
kolkata, mumbai india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Kochu Thresia, is a rich widow, who craves to 'live' life, but is alienated by her children who are caught in the rat race for making money. At this juncture, she meets the young, down-to-earth Reji (Jayaram) in whom she finds a companion. ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, disturbing, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, family relations, family drama, family problems, love affair, male female relationship, friends, satire, love interest, relationships, love story, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Bobby Tucker is a recovering alcoholic who is struggling to rebuild his life and open up his own hot dog stand. Can he triumph in the face of fear and uncertainty?
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, poignant, independent film
Plot:
redemption, self discovery, determination, second chance, alcoholism, resilience, personal growth, abstinence, slice of life, everyday life, support group, friendship ...
Place:
connecticut
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A bunch of engineering students in Bengaluru struggle to get through the course due to their lackadaisical attitudes and frequent skirmishes within the college. An incident outside the campus though shakes them to reality and they are forced to ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, intense
Plot:
college life, youth culture, young adult, life lesson, personal growth, coming of age, friendship, resilience, urban, maturation, peer pressure, crisis ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Old friends reunite to accompany a friend on a road trip to rehab.
Style:
road movie, independent film, realistic, emotional, comedy drama ...
Plot:
road trip, friendship, rehabilitation, addiction, female friendship, on the road, journey, conflict, confrontation, bittersweet, intimate, personal growth ...
Place:
san francisco, san diego california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The movie revolves around a group of seven women travelling to London and discovering themselves.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, comedy drama, life affirming ...
Plot:
women, self discovery, female bonding, friendship, personal growth, relationship problems, travel, cultural difference, problem, introspection, social differences, healing ...
Place:
india, london, britain
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Shanawas, a flirtatious taxi driver in Fort Kochi, faces a life-changing moment when his mother, Jamila, arrives unexpectedly.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, realistic, comedy drama
Plot:
mother son relationship, family drama, city life, taxi driver, working class, personal growth, daily life, slice of life, community, identity, family conflict, humour ...
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