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Laurel Canyon (2002)
18K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Laurel Canyon focuses on Sam and Alex, a pair of upper-middle class lovebirds from the East Coast who relocate to Los Angeles. Enter Jane, Sam's estranged mother, a successful record producer, who's more than willing to put the couple up in her lavish digs. As Sam and Alex settle in at Jane's, they gradually lose their straight-and-narrow approach to life and begin to experiment.
Style:
sexy, sexual, psychological, erotic, independent film, sentimental, serious, realistic, emotional, cult classic ...
Plot:
sexual content, infidelity, psychiatry, skinny dipping, relationships, intern, culture clash, music business, lesbian, music, fish out of water, love and romance, couples, disorder, couple relations, rock, estrangement, threesome, dating, mate swapping, women, chess, hospital, mental illness, drinking ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, united states, united states of america
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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38%
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Country: USA, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
36%
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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36%
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 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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720
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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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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Time:
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Country: USA, Germany, Hong Kong
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Ireland, UK, USA, Belgium
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Story:
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, tense, psychological, realistic, serious ...
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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:
sexy, independent film, erotic, realistic, serious ...
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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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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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