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Garden State (2004)
228K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Style:
sentimental, funny, indie film, sweet, independent film, emotional, melancholic, touching, realistic, offbeat ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
depression, self discovery, melancholy, coming of age, female nudity, paraplegic, love, love story, family relations, relationships, drug, dealing with death, small town, dark humor, bittersweet, depressed man, funeral, mental illness, hipster, complex characters, family drama, trauma, friends, lifestyle, existentialism ...
Time:
year 2004, near future, medieval times, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
new jersey, new york, los angeles, usa, seattle
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out clever, feel good, touching and semi serious films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, loneliness, destiny, life philosophy, bittersweet and love mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Garden State: It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006), Buffalo '66 (1998), Ruby Sparks (2012), Adventureland (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, funny, sentimental, teen, independent film ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, humorous, dark comedy, independent film, black comedy ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin ...
Style:
psychological, romantic, independent film, feel good, rom com ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
bittersweet, writer's block, writers, redheaded woman, novelist, loneliness, dream, mental illness, life philosophy, manic pixie dream girl, imaginary character, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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174K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Style:
romantic, funny, sentimental, independent film, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, summer job, friendship, coming of age, amusement park, workplace, college, marijuana, first sexual experience, youth, misfit, young adult ...
Time:
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Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa, boston, new york ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Bahrain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, romantic, philosophical, humorous, sentimental ...
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
philosophical, sentimental, sexy, intellectual, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy, Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar ...
Style:
witty, visually appealing, touching, surreal, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, date night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
wales, england, britain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, manhattan new york city, usa, chicago, california ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
california, san francisco, los angeles, bay area, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom ...
Style:
touching, romantic, sentimental, sweet, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
sweet, sentimental, melancholic, road movie, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, cerebral, intellectual, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Style:
art house, atmospheric, cult classic, visual, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
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Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, romantic, teen ...
Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, touching, romantic comedy, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
philadelphia, peru, usa, pennsylvania, america ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
mumblecore, independent film, melancholic, feel good, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
teen, independent film, entertaining, cynical, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
75%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, road movie, sad, melancholic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, england, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
428K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sentimental, reflective, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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