Movies and TV shows like Like Water for Chocolate
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Like Water for Chocolate (2024)
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Original name: Como agua para chocolate
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
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Story:
Tita de la Garza and Pedro Muzquiz are two souls in love who cannot be together due to deep-rooted family customs, which will force Tita to navigate with magical tints and flavors between the destiny dictated by her family and the fight for her love, while we accompany her in her greatest refuge: the kitchen.
Style:
romantic drama, period piece, sensual, poetic, nostalgic
Plot:
magic realism, forbidden love, female protagonist, family tradition, passion, star crossed lovers, longing, domestic drama, repression, bittersweet, tragic romance, intimate, coming of age, female empowerment, literary, love triangle, mother daughter relationship, impossible love, mexican revolution, cooking, thoughtful, female nudity, male nudity, female full frontal nudity, passionate
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out romantic drama, emotional, captivating and sensual films and TV series with plots about love triangle, forbidden love, female protagonist, passion, coming of age, bittersweet and longing mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Like Water for Chocolate: Apricot Island (2011), A Look from Enernity (2015), Dirty Dancing (1988), The Wounded Eagle (2009), The Lovers of Marona (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
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romantic drama, sensual, period piece, emotional, retro ...
Audience:
teen drama
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
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After her erotic novelist mother's death, Mia starts college with dreams of becoming a writer. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with her strict yet handsome professor.
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erotic drama, romantic drama, sensual
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Serbia
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, romantic, emotional, historical drama, poignant ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
true love, passion, female protagonist, young woman, bittersweet, tragic romance, longing, lost love, intimate, forbidden love, unrequited love, memory ...
Place:
serbia, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 107 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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romantic drama, captivating, psychological, romantic, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
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turkey
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67%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 113 min.
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Plot:
forbidden love, tragic love, infidelity, rape, missing person, love triangle, betrayal, love affair, rebelliousness, rebellion, couple relations, state affairs ...
Time:
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Place:
russia, moscow russia
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65%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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erotic, sexy, sensual, psychological, captivating ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Time:
2020s
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 28 min.
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affectionate, romantic, romantic drama, touching, saga ...
Audience:
teen drama, adult
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Style:
romantic drama, emotional, rom com
Plot:
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Place:
seoul
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56%
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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emotional, romantic drama, sensual, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
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Audience:
adult
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 119 min.
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romantic drama, heartfelt, sensual
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Style:
captivating, psychological, romantic drama, intense, dramatic
Plot:
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49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 200 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
philadelphia
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48%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
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Place:
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48%
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Country: Italy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
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Audience:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
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Plot:
polygamy, heartbreak, love triangle, separation, longing, relationships, love and romance, romantic relationship, male female relationship, love story, tragic love, couple relations ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
emotional
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Time:
2020s
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 40 min.
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Style:
romantic drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, heartfelt ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Lebanon
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Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, captivating, entertaining, dramatic
Plot:
female protagonist, pretty girl, woman, relationships, male female relationship, dancehall girl, nomad, dancing, love affair, feminine beauty, love and romance, love ...
Time:
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Place:
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