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Turnt (2020)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This is a story of a young man named Kenny Stanford who had dreams of being an Successful artist in the music industry, but these dreams were cut short due to senseless street violence. His older brother Libaraiers Stanford lived by the laws of Money, Power and Respect. Due to the death of his brother, Libaraiers found himself on a new unlikely journey as a rap artist. He soon discovered that he possessed raw talent. This raw talent and his natural street persona birthed his rap name Rilla.
Style:
emotional, realistic, independent film
Plot:
hip hop, urban, music industry, grief, loss, mourning, brotherhood, family tragedy, survival, revenge, ambition, aspiration, determination, identity, trauma, poverty, nightlife, redemption, coming of age, black, biopic, female nudity, inner city
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, independent film and melancholic films with plots about urban, coming of age, identity, redemption, loss, friendship and poverty mostly in Drama, Adventure and Sport genres. Some movies like Turnt: Lost Soulz (2023), Transit (2005), A Family On Edge (2013), Linked (2017), Tenkiller (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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91%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Duration: 112 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
A troubled young man battles his inner demons as he seeks redemption and a second chance in his life.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Plot:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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205
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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