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Man on Pause (2022)
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Original name: Andropoz
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Amid the onset of andropause, a 50-something family man becomes obsessed with change and decides to pursue happiness. Then he bungles it up completely.
Style:
satirical, psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, comedy drama
Plot:
self discovery, midlife crisis, aging, changing lives, male protagonist, satire, lifestyle, lifestyle change, personal growth, family drama, identity crisis, machismo, fatherhood, suburban life, slice of life, bittersweet, regret, awkwardness, intimate, humiliation, second chance, turkish
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, satirical, psychological and realistic films and TV series with plots about satire, slice of life, bittersweet, personal growth, self discovery, intimate and lifestyle mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Man on Pause: Manoharam (2019), Avoidance (2022), Nehama (2019), The Change (2023), Sick (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min.
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Story:
Jonathan's life revolves around his nine year-old son Spencer, and he's always deferred the big and small decisions to his partner Claire. So when Claire asks him to leave, Jonathan realises he has no home, no friends and no ambition. ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
britain
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105
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
Guy Nehama has a wife he loves, a job in a high-tech company he despises, and 5 children that he doesn't really know. He finds himself in the midst of a mid-life crisis, feeling that because of his family he gave up on a career as a stand-up ...
Style:
emotional, semi serious, psychological, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, israeli, parenthood, male protagonist, loss, widower, grief, mourning, family drama, fatherhood, social problems, family relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
israel, palestine
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
Linda finds a new lease on life when she learns that she's experiencing menopause. So she heads to the forest on a journey of self-discovery.
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious, comedy drama ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 20 min.
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Story:
26-year-old Alice has been through the impossible, an absolute one in a million scenario (or okay type over 70% chance of survival but still): SHE HAS SURVIVED CANCER! Too bad she got rid of the job, dumped by her boyfriend and forced to move home ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, comedy drama ...
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female protagonist, cancer, medical examination, resilience, recovery, relationships, starting over, changing lives, fighting illness, satire, lifestyle change, lifestyle ...
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467
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
guilt, personal growth, self discovery, guilty conscience, family problems, family relations, female protagonist, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, satire, parents and children, couple relations ...
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29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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Story:
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Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, satirical, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
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28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Style:
thrilling, satirical, captivating, semi serious, emotional ...
Plot:
film industry, aspiring actor, actor, changing lives, filmmaker, satire, showbiz, self discovery, entertainment industry, realism, personal growth, city life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
28%
134
Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Despite his attempts to take charge of his life, Ron remains quite the same. At 36 years old, he has grown accustomed to his gray and dull daily routine, and as he looks back he sees his best years waving at him. He hasn’t found love, a career or ...
Style:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 27 min.
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Style:
humorous, captivating, thrilling, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
getting home, family drama, abstinence, family problems, social problems, satire, family life, relationship problems, lifestyle, changing lives, lifestyle change, personal growth ...
Place:
dublin ireland, europe, ireland
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, psychological, satirical, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Place:
mumbai india, india
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Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
united kingdom
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Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Place:
italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 45 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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519
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
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Story:
OM CITY is the critically acclaimed, award-winning original series that follows the harried life of Grace (Jessie Barr), a yoga teacher in NYC, and her attempts to bring the humans of New York OM.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
What kind of life would İbo have if he did not follow his dreams and continued to stay with his family in Bursa? Abandoned by his fiance and living with his family, 37-year-old İbo will follow the path his family drew or will he make his own way?
Style:
semi serious, captivating, feel good, satirical, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, emotional, captivating, psychological, feel good ...
Plot:
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Place:
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285
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Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, psychological, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
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Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, semi serious, melancholic, dark comedy ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, double life, family drama, punk, family problems, middle aged, lifestyle, social problems, alienation, identity crisis, secret life, troubled marriage ...
Time:
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Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, semi serious, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, midlife crisis, career change, self discovery, lifestyle change, changing lives, social problems, social issues, job, lifestyle, male protagonist, everyday life ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, satirical, emotional ...
Audience:
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351
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 330 min.
TV show
Story:
Norwegian Cozy focuses on the broken and dysfunctional Broch-Hansen family. The central character is the 36 year-old Georg, who has just split from his partner and goes back to live with his father Frank. His younger brother, Terje, creates Internet ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating, disturbing, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
After a devastating breakup, Vicky, almost 40, embarks on a quest for new love, unaware it will lead her to a profound—and hilarious—self-discovery.
Style:
witty, romantic comedy, lighthearted, humorous, satirical ...
Plot:
female protagonist, personal growth, self discovery, dating, female empowerment, breakup, new love, second chance, urban, bittersweet, slice of life, midlife crisis ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 150 min.
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Story:
Uber driver Ben uses what he learns from his passengers to piece together his place in the world.
Style:
realistic, captivating, satirical, feel good, psychological ...
Plot:
relationships, fatherhood, character study, thirty something, satire, lifestyle, taxi, social issues, taxi driver, male female relationship, social problems, family relations ...
Place:
hamburg germany, germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After falling off the roof at a New Year's Eve house party, Owen decides that it's time to make some wholesale changes in his life. Over the next year, he quits drinking, re-enters his estranged son's life, reignites old friendships, ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
christmas, personal growth, redemption, second chance, father son relationship, relationships, changing lives, romantic relationship, lifestyle change, love story, family relations, male female relationship ...
Time:
2010s
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