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Chabuca (2024)
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Peru
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The story of Ernesto Pimentel’s life, raised humbly after losing his mother, inspires him to create the iconic character La Chola Chabuca, an Andean figure who captivates all of Peru with her colourful skirts and high spirits.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, feel good, period piece, nostalgic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
biopic, television, showbiz, ambition, resilience, identity, motherhood, culture clash, social commentary, coming of age, dance, gay, gay interest, drag queen, lgbt, gay subtext, aids, stage performance, folk music, general
Time:
80s, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, inspirational, period piece and captivating films with plots about biopic, coming of age, friendship, identity, resilience, ambition and family drama mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres. Some movies like Chabuca: The Naked Civil Servant (1975), Fahim (2019), Mr. Rani (2025), Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006), Potato Dreams of America (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.
Style:
period piece, controversial, serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
infidelity, love triangle, biopic, ambition, performer's life, couple relations, artists and showbiz, workplace romance, couples, alcohol abuse, magician, british ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fahim Mohammad, a Bangladeshi immigrant, becomes a world junior chess champion in France.
Style:
tense, disturbing, feel good, clever, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
chess, talented, biopic, perseverance, social problems, follow your dream, against the odds, stranded, prodigy, life is a bitch, refugee, competition ...
Place:
bangladesh, paris france
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Raja dreams of becoming an actor but is forced by his parents to become an engineer. While struggling to become an actor, he accidentally gets a chance to play a girl's role and goes on to become the No. 1 actress.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, humorous, comedy drama, uplifting ...
Plot:
cross dressing, self discovery, gender bending, male to female cross dressing, switching roles, showbiz, identity, mistaken identity, performance art, identity crisis, social commentary, satire ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
1980s. Brazilian television exploding in color and auditorium programs not so politically correct. In the middle of this fervor, Augusto Mendes, a young rising actor, seeks his place in the sun. From porn studios to soap operas, he finally finds ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, ironic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
clown, fame, irony, celebrity, showbiz, desire for fame, problem, actor's life, surrealism, actor, popularity, television ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Four friends deemed 'losers' face immense pressure from parents and society upon entering adulthood. Their emotional tale sees them embark on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, where love ultimately triumphs over judgment.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, uplifting, realistic, family saga ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, friendship, self discovery, personal growth, identity, family drama, acceptance, adulthood, social commentary, male bonding, slice of life ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in 1950s Britain. This film follows his life and eventual death based on the many ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, period drama
Plot:
gay, performer's life, celebrity, under the surface, private vs public, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, hidden truth, depression, lgbt, biopic, homosexuality ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
england
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, humorous, entertaining, dark comedy ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay teenager, immigration, coming of age, lgbt, mother son relationship, immigrant, american dream, relocation, society, dream ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
usa, seattle, russia, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
biopic, character study, family drama, father son relationship, social commentary, poverty, life is a bitch, social problems, past, confronting the past, social issues, class conflict ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 90s, 80s
Place:
yale university
Similarity:
55%
12K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Inspired by the life of John Davidson, charting his journey from a misunderstood teenager in 1980's Britain to a present day advocate for the understanding and acceptance of Tourette Syndrome. Diagnosed aged fifteen, John navigates his way ...
Style:
inspirational, heartfelt, emotional, educational, dramatic ...
Plot:
biopic, empathy, acceptance, personal growth, resilience, character study, kindness, mental health, coming of age, high school life, social realism, bullying ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
britain, scotland
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Nina (Melina Mercouri) is a former silent-film star from Russia who abandons her career to care for her son. She is a single mother -- the boy's father is a famous actor who wants nothing to do with either Nina or her child. She joins an acting ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, family saga, historical drama, dramatic ...
Plot:
single mother, mother son relationship, struggle, biopic, ambition, migration, identity, coming of age, resilience, survival, immigration, illegitimate child ...
Place:
france, eastern europe, paris france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Among the millions of victims of the Nazi madness during the Second World War, Pierre Seel was charged with homosexuality and imprisoned in the Schirmeck concentration camp. He survived this terrifying experience of torture and humiliation, and ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, emotional, period piece, political ...
Plot:
holocaust, gay slur, biopic, world war two, survival, trauma, persecution, concentration camp, lgbtq, torture, social commentary, repression ...
Time:
1940s, 80s
Place:
france
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The story of a young man who dreams to become a movie star.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, comedy drama, emotional, light hearted ...
Plot:
friendship, ambition, film industry, showbiz, stereotypes, heartwarming, coming of age, self discovery, social commentary, small town, satire, misunderstanding ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Dorothy Quick, A young girl befriends the famous writer, Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemans during the final years of his life.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
biopic, coming of age, intergenerational friendship, female protagonist, legacy, young girl, heartwarming, character study, family drama, aspiring writer, civil war, families ...
Time:
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Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Biography of actor Rock Hudson focuses on his struggle with his homosexuality. Based on the book by his ex-wife, Phyllis Gates, and on the court records from the civil suit brought by his former lover, Marc Christian.
Style:
sensitive, emotional, controversial, melancholic, intense ...
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, celebrity, homosexuality, sexuality, identity crisis, gay, privacy invasion, court case, showbiz, privacy, tragedy ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who was dismissed from the Air Force for being gay and the story of his fight to be reinstated.
Style:
period piece, emotional, inspirational, heroic, political ...
Plot:
u.s. air force, lgbt, gay, gay slur, gay rights, identity, activism, civil rights, social justice, courage, legal battle, social change ...
Time:
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Place:
virginia, langley virginia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, emotional, dramatic
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A father-daughter relationship evolves through an era of bohemian decadence in 1970s San Francisco to the sober and heartbreaking era of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
Style:
emotional, reflective
Plot:
gay father, father daughter relationship, gay parent, gay interest, gay, coming of age, female protagonist, aids, grief, family drama, family history, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 90s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The life and times of silverscreen goddess Rita Hayworth.
Style:
emotional, period piece, costume drama, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, feel good, period piece, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Romania
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, from his childhood in Romania to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, dramatic, historical drama, intense ...
Plot:
biopic, world war two, classical music, orchestra, exile, train conductor, legacy, ambition, survival, resilience, rise and fall, perseverance ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, inspirational, uplifting, independent film, educational
Plot:
gay, acceptance, transgender, identity, real life, lgbtq, bullying, teenager, interview, resilience, community, social issues ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose has the chance to use his skills and for once in his life, finds himself in the ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, psychological, captivating, disturbing, heartfelt ...
Plot:
chess, self discovery, coming of age, teamwork, personal growth, perseverance, ambition, contest, schoolboy, teenage life, direction and purpose, teenager ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A true intersection story of a teenage boy lives in Black Sea hills whose life is full of struggle, a heroic soldier Ferhat and an uninvited visitor from back of beyond.
Style:
poignant, emotional, serious, heroic, tragic
Plot:
biopic, heroism, moving, teenage protagonist, coming of age, resilience, sacrifice, bravery, small town life, identity, mourning, poverty ...
Time:
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Place:
black sea, turkey
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Seville, 1977. At a time when homosexuality is a crime, Reme, a traditional mother moved by the love of her son, an adolescent aspiring artist, will become involved in the Andalusian LGBTQ+ movement, paradoxically born in the bosom of the Church.
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, satirical, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, mother son relationship, lgbtq, social problems, satire, female protagonist, social issues, family drama, activism, motherhood, love ...
Time:
70s
Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Arjun Chakravarthy: Journey of an Unsung Champion is an inspiring sports drama that chronicles the extraordinary life of Arjun Chakravarthy, a determined kabaddi player who represented India in the 1980s.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, period piece
Plot:
determination, resilience, rivalry, biopic, male protagonist, nostalgia, legacy, champion, telugu
Time:
80s
Place:
india
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
gay, gay club, gay bar, homosexual history, gays and lesbians, lgbt, gay lead character, englishman abroad, gender bending, narcissism, aids, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The life story of Claudinho e Buchecha, greatest icons and most successful duo of the Brazilian funk melody in all time, showing how the rhythm and poetry of the periphery conquered Brazil.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, semi autobiographical, inspirational ...
Plot:
biopic, musician, music band, musician's life, lifestyle, music, legacy, music industry, tribute, favela, community, coming of age ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Since he was a kid, Yazid has one big passion, pastry making. Raised between foster homes and group homes, the young man will try to make his dream come true: to work with the greatest pastry chefs and become the best.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, exciting, feel good, emotional ...
Plot:
chef, dream, culinary arts, gastronomy, food, cooking competition, passion, baking, cooking, dreaming, following a dream, cookery ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
36%
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