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Day by Day (2022)
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Original name: Dag för dag
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Five people embark on a motorhome road trip through Europe to fulfill an elderly man's last wish. "Day by Day" is a life-affirming comedy with a lot of humor and some seriousness. Friendships develop, love arises and life-changing decisions are made, a story that it is never too late to rethink in life.
Style:
road movie, life affirming, uplifting, emotional, contemplative, realistic
Plot:
road trip, last wish, journey, friendship, personal growth, self discovery, bonding, heartwarming, second chance, aging, nostalgia, compassion, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, autumn, midlife crisis, mourning, cancer, motor home, wish fulfillment, dementia, trailer, wheelchair
Place:
europe, eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, road movie, realistic and melancholic films with plots about bittersweet, slice of life, road trip, self discovery, personal growth, friendship and nostalgia mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Day by Day: Memory Lane (2024), Hudson (2019), Les petites couleurs (2002), Loaded (2015), Oldboys (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
journey, road trip, dementia, aging, elderly couple, marriage, memory, tenderness, bittersweet, nostalgia, long term relationship, companionship ...
Place:
spain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A man embarks on a trip with his estranged cousin Hudson to spread his late mother's ashes. They meet an unusual woman along the way and their simple road trip turns into a dysfunctional adventure.
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Plot:
grief, road trip, changing lives, lifestyle change, journey, satire, second chance, recluse, friendship, empathy, bittersweet, intimate ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, life affirming
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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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
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72%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Now in his fifties, Vagn leads a solitary life and plays football with a group of similarly aged men, some even older. After being left behind at a petrol station by his teammates on their way to a match in Sweden, he encounters a young habitual ...
Style:
realistic, comedy drama, road movie, melancholic, uplifting ...
Plot:
loneliness, road trip, aging, male bonding, second chance, intergenerational friendship, self discovery, bittersweet, humanism, empathy, character study, hitchhiking ...
Time:
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Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three octogenarians set out on a trip in order to fulfill the dying wish of a lifelong friend, in spite of the disapproval of their families and the limitations of their advanced age. Along the way, they find themselves embroiled in a series of ...
Style:
life affirming, road movie, humorous, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
road trip, friendship, elderly man, last wish, elderly, aging, satire, friends, wish fulfillment, desire, escapades, wish come true ...
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65%
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
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65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
life affirming, emotional, uplifting, inspirational, medical drama ...
Plot:
friendship, hopes, cancer, compassion, self discovery, healing, resilience, humanism, personal growth, hospital, intimate, second chance ...
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
As his children plot his death to claim their inheritance, an aging patriarch leaves home, befriending a spunky boy who adds direction to his life.
Style:
life affirming, feel good, melancholic, picaresque
Plot:
friendship, road trip, heartwarming, bucket list, intergenerational friendship, self discovery, elderly man, compassion, slice of life, second chance, village life, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Thailand, Singapore
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together.
Style:
independent film, road movie, contemplative, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
elephant, road trip, journey, friendship, human animal relationship, loss, memory, self discovery, bittersweet, character study, nostalgia, midlife crisis ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two gentlemen meet by chance and decide to go on an adventure together. Their journey becomes a quest for happiness.
Style:
heartfelt, road movie, touching, sincere, talky ...
Plot:
on the road, road trip, male friendship, dying and death, friends, friendship between men, death, last wish, sad ending, on the run, escapades, terminal illness ...
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57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When he discovers his guardian is dying, an autistic twenty-something travels across country to bring back a deluded, has-been country singer, believing that a personal performance will inspire his guardian to live.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, satirical, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
autism, road trip, empathy, satire, autist, problem, autism spectrum disorder, family problems, compassion, character study, hopes, determination ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Drama - An unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger forever changes the life of four travelers visiting the hometown of a James Dean-like celebrity actor. - Colin Alexander, Jeff Angel, David Grant Briggs
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, captivating, road movie ...
Plot:
self discovery, road trip, hotshot hero, inventions and discoveries, secret, spirituality, movie star, character study, small town, mysterious stranger, bittersweet, personal growth ...
Time:
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Place:
indiana
Similarity:
54%
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:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, entertaining, captivating, humorous, comedy drama ...
Plot:
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Place:
turkey, germany
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, family saga, emotional, heartfelt, sentimental ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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52%
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
oregon
Similarity:
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
dysfunctional family, self discovery, family relations, family problems, parents and children, siblings relations, bittersweet, parent child relationship, family drama, love, reconciliation, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
self discovery, friendship, friends, introspection, on the road, escapades, buddies, male friendship, loss, road trip, grief, mourning ...
Time:
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Place:
france, corsica
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, comedy drama, life affirming ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, thrilling, captivating, satirical, heartfelt ...
Plot:
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Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A man who has recently lost his wife and forced to retire contemplates suicide. His friends take him on a trip to a senior resort, and invite his former sweetheart.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Morocco, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, semi serious, humorous, reflective ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After moving to a retirement home, restless talent manager Al reconnects with long-ago client Buddy and coaxes him back out on the comedy circuit.
Style:
feel good, buddy comedy, light, humorous, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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