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Dominick and Eugene (1988)
3K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their relationship becomes strained when Eugene must decide between his devotion to his brother, or his need to go away to complete his training. Things are also not helped by Dominick's co-worker, or Eugene's budding romance.
Style:
sentimental, sincere, uplifting, serious, emotional, touching, independent film, realistic, homoerotic, intellectual
Plot:
medical student, twins, family relations, misfit, life is a bitch, family problems, family life, intern, brother brother relationship, intellectual disability, mental retardation, psychopath, mental disorder, autism, brother, godfather, brain injury, physical abuse, abused child, fraternal twins, anger issues, profanity, society, siblings relations, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, pittsburgh
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and emotional films with plots about family relations, family problems, parents and children, life is a bitch, society, hopes and youth mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Dominick and Eugene: Rain Man (1988), The Doctor (1991), Exodus Fall (2011), Fly Away (2011), A Rumor of Angels (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, inspirational, sincere, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
autism, road trip, redemption, disability, mentally challenged, brother brother relationship, siblings relations, runaway, self discovery, mathematics, psychiatry, life changing ...
Time:
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Place:
las vegas, california, ohio, cincinnati ohio, columbus ohio ...
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, sentimental, touching, depressing ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
54%
384
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, sincere, emotional, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, touching, sincere, serious, esoteric ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
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Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. Donna Lee Shelby (Kirstie Alley), a mentally retarded girl who lives in Forest Haven, an institution for the developmentally disabled, meets Ricardo Thornton (Delroy Lindo), a fellow resident. When Forest Haven is closed by a ...
Style:
serious, emotional, realistic, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Four sisters who disagree about everything... except what matters most. Family.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, independent film
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, sentimental, emotional, touching, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
youth, self discovery, family life, society, family problems, parents and children, disability, small town life, child's point of view, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, compassion ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
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Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, emotional, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
male pubic hair, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, family problems, parents and children, family life, siblings relations, hopes, society, working class, domestic disturbance, sex ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, ireland, new york
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and ...
Style:
edutainment, controversial, uplifting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, uplifting, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, touching, sexual
Plot:
self discovery, adoption, starting over, couple relations, life is a bitch, hopes, couples, twins, society, family life, orphan, youth ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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51%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sentimental, melancholic, serious, realistic ...
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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50%
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
serious, sincere, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, nova scotia, usa, canada
Similarity:
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205
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, uplifting, emotional
Plot:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
50%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
independent film, touching, emotional, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
50%
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
50%
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Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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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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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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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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Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, touching, contemplative
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
50%
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, uplifting, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, sincere, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, sibling relationship, moral dilemma, parents and children, family life, dysfunctional family, family problems, youth, life is a bitch, self discovery, teenage life, friendship ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
usa, bronx new york city, new york
Similarity:
50%
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