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Hatley High (2003)
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Hatley High (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The Canadian teen comedy Hatley High sends up high school sports rituals by placing a most unlikely competitive game at the center of its story: that of chess. Tommy (Nicholas Wright) is a new arrival in his parents' hometown of Hatley, whose mother recently died. He discovers, after the fact, that his mom was once a chess pro and thus a legend in the community. Tommy's chess-fixated peers accept him almost instantly, inferring that he must have inherited his dear mother's skills, but in time Tommy carves out a niche for himself independently of his mom's legacy, and strikes up an enduring romance with Hyacinthe (Rachelle Lefevre) a "chess cheerleader." Two fictional British filmmakers "frame" the tale by filming it for a documentary that they are producing, and thus provide witty, ongoing narration.
Style: semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, offbeat, realistic
Plot: chess, cheerleader, teenage love, love and romance, teenage life, rivalry, ambition, small town life, school, wizards and magicians, teenager, high school, youth, prodigy, human spirit, high school life, contests and competitions, small town, coming of age, rising to stardom, father son relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, croquet, camera, cleavage ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and light films with plots about love and romance, youth, teenage life, high school, coming of age, teenager and friends mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Hatley High: Picture This (2008), Schools Out (2008), Wild Chicks in Love (2007), Slap Her, She's French! (2002), Love and Debate (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Picture This (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
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Schools Out (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story: No overview found.
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Country: Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Plot: high school, cheerleader, culture clash, cheerleading, fish out of water, youth, unfulfilled love, high school life, contests and competitions, small town life, lifestyle, young lovers ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s
Place: texas, france, austin texas, usa, europe
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Love and Debate (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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