Movies like The Chosen 1981
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The Chosen (1981)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The Chosen follows the story of two teenage boys determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families. Set in New York during the 1940s, this provocative film follows the son of an orthodox rabbi and the son of a secular father, raised to question everything around him, including his religion. A moving coming of age story.
Style:
touching, realistic, thinking, serious, contemplative, independent film, motivational, thought provoking, clever, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teen drama
Plot:
father son relationship, coming of age, orthodox jew, jewish culture, religion, judaism, friendship, rabbi, culture clash, chosen one, world war two, holocaust, family drama, spirituality, traumatic childhood, religious, family relations, teenage boy, youth, friends, parents and children, interracial relations, teenage life, society, clergy ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 80s, year 1981, year 1944, 40s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, california, israel
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Bulgaria, Israel
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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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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Country: USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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