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He's in the Army Now (2003)
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Original name: O Şimdi Asker
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, thrilling, sentimental, tragicomedy, nostalgic
Plot:
military, army, earthquake, soldier, social problems, military base, wartime life, social issues, humanity, loss, army life, resilience, bonding, camaraderie, friendship, class differences, grief, outsider, social satire, conscription, social commentary, trauma, survival, satire, bureaucracy ...
Place:
turkey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, semi serious, satirical and thrilling films with plots about satire, friendship, social problems, slice of life, coming of age, identity and social issues mostly in Comedy, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like He's in the Army Now: Pattalam (2003), All U Need Is Love (2021), Oregon (2023), You Know Him (2020), A Home with a View (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 159 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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110
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
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Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, emotional, social, lighthearted
Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey, Bulgaria
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Country: UK
Duration: 74 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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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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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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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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