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Menthol (2014)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When four friends reunite for a night of fun in their hometown, a crisis forces them to confront the consequences of their lifestyles.
Style:
emotional, realistic, tension, reflective, independent film, atmospheric, suspense
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, crisis, moral dilemma, confrontation, mature, loyalty, loss, nostalgia, small town, realism, regret, hometown, social issues, social realism, male friendship, youth, betrayal, personal growth, street life, urban, slice of life, violence, urban decay, night ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and independent film films with plots about coming of age, friendship, slice of life, regret, intimate, urban and loss mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Menthol: Strings of Passion (2014), King Frankie (2024), Sriranga Neethulu (2024), Thallumpidi (2020), Proxy (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Country: India
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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165
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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121
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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134
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Veturimiehet heiluttaa on 4. syyskuuta 1992 ensi-iltansa saanut suomalainen elokuva. Elokuva on kuvattu suurimmaksi osaksi Porissa. Veturimiehet heiluttaa sai ensi-iltansa Ruotsissa 26. maaliskuuta 1993.
Style:
contemplative, emotional, realistic, melancholic, pastoral
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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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