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Olappeeppi (2016)
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Original name: ഓലപ്പീപ്പി
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Olappeeppi portrays the story of an ordinary Malayali family and the changes in the socio-economic scene in Kerala from 1970's to the 2000's . As the name suggests, its about colours of the past, taking us to that era along with a boy named Unni and his grandmother.
Style:
emotional, realistic, period piece, sentimental, reflective, melancholic, pastoral, nostalgic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
memory, childhood, family drama, family bonds, slice of life, empathy, intimate, social change, village life, community, small town, coming of age, humanist, nostalgia, grandparent grandchild relationship
Time:
70s, 90s, 80s, 2000s, 1990s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, melancholic, realistic and heartfelt films with plots about family drama, slice of life, coming of age, small town, empathy, intimate and nostalgia mostly in Drama, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like Olappeeppi: 90's - A Middle Class Biopic (2024), Surabhi 70mm (2022), Manjadikuru (2008), Projapati (2022), Wolfberries (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: India
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Story:
A nostalgic trip down memory lane, delving into the everyday life of a middle-class family.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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81%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A story of homecoming from late 1970s, when 10 year old Vicky arrives at his grandparents home in rural Kerala to attend his grandfather's funeral. The disjointed family gathers together for the sixteen day long funeral period. During this ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
india
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80%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Style:
heartfelt, emotional, reflective, melancholic
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Serbia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
It displays constant efforts of a four-member family to respond to the numerous challenges of urban modern life, at the same time showing the tendency of the younger members to find the solution to everything in a calmer rural environment.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, reflective, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot:
family drama, city life, slice of life, urban, social realism, coming of age, escapism, tradition, nostalgia, intimate, small town, minimalism ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
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Time:
80s
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73%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Two boys who instantly dislike each other learn to forgive after an accident.
Style:
comedy drama, emotional, heartfelt, realistic, sad
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
india
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This feature length entry from shorts director Caumon deals with a turbulent mother and son relationship in a rural setting.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, reflective, independent film ...
Plot:
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59%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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48%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
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Place:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
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