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The Reluctant Royal (2025)
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Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, Ireland, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Philly mechanic Johnny is surprised to learn that his long-lost father is a duke. But the duke isn’t quite what he expected, nor are his growing feelings for the duke’s advisor Prudence.
Style:
feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted, romantic drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fish out of water, self discovery, duke, class differences, country estate, family reunited, british aristocracy, royalty
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted and uplifting films with plots about self discovery, second chance, fish out of water, meet cute, personal growth, christmas and female protagonist mostly in Romance, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like The Reluctant Royal: Falling in Love in Niagara (2024), English Estate (2022), Love Across Time (2024), The Princess and the Bodyguard (2022), Single on the 25th (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, uplifting, lighthearted
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, niagara falls, female protagonist, personal growth, waterfall, female empowerment, second chance, slice of life
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, feel good, lighthearted, romantic comedy
Plot:
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic comedy, romantic, feel good, lighthearted, rom com ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Story:
After Nell’s family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, she decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own — and crosses paths with her neighbor, who is “happily unattached.”
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted, heartfelt
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, urban, independence, meet cute, self discovery, apartment building, friends to lovers
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Liara goes to Italy and impulsively buys the villa where her parents met. She soon learns she is in way over her head and must ask a lawyer-turned-handyman to help her renovate.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted, romantic drama, whimsical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
italy
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68%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, lighthearted, romantic comedy
Plot:
self discovery, personal growth, love story, office romance, second chance, slice of life, family drama, reunion
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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65%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When her older sister elopes with a non-royal, Princess Bea who has lived her life away from her royal duties must now step in and honor the arranged marriage to a small kingdom prince.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, light hearted
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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60%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, rom com, feel good, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted, uplifting, romantic drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, uplifting, sentimental
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada, USA
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family friendly
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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48%
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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45%
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
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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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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