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Toni (2023)
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Original name: Toni, en famille
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Toni has spent her entire life putting other people’s needs before her own. When she was 20 years old, she was pushed by her mother to join a TV singing competition, becoming a national star. Twenty years and five children later, she is a full-time mom who spends all her time and effort on raising her teenage kids. As she helps her children plan their future after graduation, she begins to imagine what her life could be if - for once - she did what she really wanted. Will she be able to turn her life around and dare to be something other than a mother and a daughter?
Style:
emotional, realistic, reflective
Audience:
adult
Plot:
single mother, female protagonist, motherhood, parenthood, family drama, singing, women, self discovery, nostalgia, identity crisis, resilience, slice of life, bittersweet, female empowerment, regret, urban, lesbian, gay, children, birthday, beach, hospital, cemetery, singer, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2020s, contemporary
Place:
france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, emotional, melancholic and captivating films with plots about slice of life, family drama, female protagonist, bittersweet, urban, self discovery and coming of age mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Toni: The Hotel (2016), I'll Go Where You Go (2019), Call Mom! (2019), Folie à Famille (2023), Antonia (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 78 min.
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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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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741
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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