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Riot Women (2025)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Five women along with two riotous backing singers come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest, but in writing their first original song, soon discover that they have a lot to say - and this is their way to say it.
Style:
comedy drama, uplifting, heartfelt, satirical
Plot:
punk rock, female friendship, personal growth, empowerment, feminism, rebellion, resilience, identity, community, working class, small town, middle aged woman, adoptive mother adopted son relationship, female police officer, nostalgia, rock band, rape, teacher, suicidal, domestic violence, violence against women, talent show, child born of rape, mother child relationship, birth mother ...
Place:
england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, emotional, psychological and realistic films and TV series with plots about slice of life, identity, resilience, coming of age, small town, community and working class mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Riot Women: Brief Encounters (2016), Belonging (2000), Omusubi (2024), Where Have My Skirts Gone? (2019), Welcome! (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 276 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 40 min.
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional
Plot:
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Place:
wales
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Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Style:
realistic, asadora, serious, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
female protagonist, woman, women, daily life, slice of life, personal growth, coming of age, magazine, small town, dream, heartwarming, relationships ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
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Style:
captivating, emotional, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Style:
black comedy, satirical
Audience:
adult, teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
england
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59%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
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54%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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The story follows the 20-year-old Tsubasa who dedicates her life to her family and their shop. Her life is turned upside down when her mother who was missing came back home. To pay of her mother's debt she starts to work at a small radio ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, asadora
Plot:
mother and daughter, female protagonist, hopes, family drama, family problems, radio dj, relationship problems, mother daughter relationship, absent mother, money problems, life is a bitch, family relations ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, heartfelt, comedy drama
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
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Duration: 240 min.
TV show
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Style:
emotional, sentimental, uplifting, family saga, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
1930s
Place:
south australia, australia
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, heartfelt, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 237 min.
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Doom-laden but compelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community in the Lake District. The first four-part series centred on newcomer Danny Kavanagh; the second 10-part series featured other characters in ...
Plot:
cuckolded husband, outsider, small town, rape, guilt, lake, boat, tragedy, suicide, trial, deception, sex ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
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Style:
captivating, heartfelt, emotional, realistic, comedy drama
Plot:
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poland
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Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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TV show
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Style:
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TV show
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Plot:
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Style:
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Place:
finland
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, family saga, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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TV show
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Harry and Cosh was a British children's television series directed by Daniel Peacock shown on Saturday afternoons on Shake! on Channel 5
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, reflective ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Style:
serious, sincere, captivating, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
adult
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Time:
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Place:
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