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School Life (2025)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
School life.... This is a love story Recalling everyone's sweet memories A love story that began...Even after watching many love stories, a new love story set in a village in 1990... In a happy love story, a father who wants to marry someone else because of caste comes in the way...Nani loves his beloved sweetie more than his life.. What kind of circumstances did Nani face for that mother's love... Did a father who thinks about caste win... Did Nani's love win when he thought that nothing is greater than love?What did Nani's mother say about their father that changed Nani's mind... Who is Nani's real father....? Did he finally fulfill his father's wish? Did he get love? Who became Nani's enemy? Why did Nani's love life turn into hatred? A love story that took place in 1990... A Rayalaseema love story that started with love and ended with hatred.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, sentimental, intense, period piece, tragic ending, nostalgic
Plot:
village, forbidden love, family drama, mother love, high school life, young love, feud, high school romance, bittersweet, cultural conflict, tragic romance, heartbreak, revenge, betrayal, coming of age, hostility, class conflict, friendship, school life
Time:
90s, 1990s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, romantic drama, sentimental and melancholic films with plots about love triangle, coming of age, betrayal, friendship, love, urban and forbidden love mostly in Drama, Romance and Action genres. Some movies like School Life: Swapnajaal (2018), Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984), My Dream Boat (1967), Nenu C/o Nuvvu (2022), Confessions of Love (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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88%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, emotional, sentimental, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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80%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, sentimental, emotional
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Story:
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Plot:
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72%
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Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, emotional, sentimental
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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68%
9K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
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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272
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Story:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 146 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
heartfelt, suspenseful
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: Soviet Union
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: India
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Story:
Family drama from India starring Dharmendra, Tanuja and Jayalalitha J
Style:
poignant, emotional, romantic drama, period drama
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
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