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El Hareefa (2024)
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Original name: الحريفة
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Egypt
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Uprooted from his old life when he transfers schools, a gifted footballer finds a second chance with a local team chasing a coveted championship.
Style:
motivational, inspirational, emotional, realistic
Plot:
football, second chance, underdog, friendship, youth, competition, teamwork, class differences, determination, perseverance, coming of age, championship, resilience, public school, rivalry, community, redemption, culture clash, identity, teenage angst, mentor, sacrifice, urban
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out inspirational, emotional, realistic and captivating films with plots about rivalry, perseverance, competition, friendship, redemption, coming of age and teamwork mostly in Sport, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like El Hareefa: Captain of Egypt (2015), The Winning Try (2025), Blue Star (2024), United We Stand, and Swim (2001), The Nomads (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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