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Gia (1998)
54K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Gia Carangi travels to New York City with dreams of becoming a fashion model. Within minutes of arriving, she meets Wilhelmina Cooper, a wise and high-powered agent who takes Gia under her wing. With Cooper's help and her own natural instincts, Gia quickly shoots to the top of the modeling world. When Cooper dies of lung cancer, however, Gia turns to drugs – and both she and her career begin to spiral out of control.
Style:
erotic, melancholic, psychological, sexy, sad, rough, sexual, thought provoking, serious, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
lesbian, fashion, addiction, aids, drug abuse, drug addiction, lgbtq, supermodel, model, lgbt, heroin, mental illness, fashion industry, depression, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lifestyle, lesbian love, lesbianism, nightlife, lesbian sex, sexual content, biopic, heroin addict, strong sexual content ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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89%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, bleak, depressing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
lesbian, plot twist, lgbtq, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, twists and turns, sapphic, sex, lust, lesbian romance, lesbian sex, lesbianism ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 95 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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88%
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 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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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
touching, depressing, emotional, dramatic, serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
depressing, sexual, disturbing, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, psychological, erotic, sexual, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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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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Audience:
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Story:
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Place:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 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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Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
intellectual, bleak, captivating, serious, sexual ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, harlem, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, chicago ...
Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india, asia
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100%
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Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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