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The North (1983)
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Original name: El Norte
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Mexico
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.
Style:
independent film, depressing, bleak, political, realistic, road movie, spiritual, heartbreaking, sad, disturbing ...
Plot:
immigrant, immigration, magic realism, brother sister relationship, indigenous people, culture clash, working class, chicano, american dream, racism, border, tragedy, strike, social commentary, restaurant, hospital, motel, sewer, loss of sister, artist, cat, racial discrimination, street kid, rat, spirituality ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
guatemala, mexico, los angeles, san diego california, latin america, tijuana mexico, central america ...
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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 society, family relations, hopes, culture clash, coming of age, friendship and life is a bitch mostly in Drama, Adventure and Crime genres. Some movies like The North: Men with Guns (1997), Under the Same Moon (2007), The Illegal (1977), Sin Nombre (2009), Journey of Hope (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 127 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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Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, sincere, sad ...
Audience:
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Plot:
immigrant, friendship, young boy, runaway, survival, obsessive quest, family reunited, escapades, society, custody, immigration, family drama ...
Time:
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Place:
mexico, los angeles, latin america, usa, california ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, political, thought provoking, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
strike, immigration, language barrier, illegal immigration, drifter, union, world history, border patrol, labor, family relations, farm, immigrant ...
Time:
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Place:
mexico, latin america, colorado, arizona, california ...
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set on the border, where Mexico becomes the crucible and the fearsome gangs of today’s Mexican countryside, the gauntlet, to freedom. The stories of a girl living in Honduras and hungering for a brighter future, and two teen gang members, for whom ...
Style:
road movie, serious, disturbing, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In a village in eastern Turkey, tales of the economic success of Turks in Switzerland inspire Haydar to convince his wife Meryem that they must go. He sells their livestock and small plot of land in exchange for passage for two. He wants to leave ...
Style:
sad, serious, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
switzerland, middle east, turkey, europe
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41%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Buddy Red Bow is struggling, in the face of persecution, by greedy developers and political in-fighting, to keep his nation on a Montana Cheyenne Reservation financially solvent and independent. Philbert, a simple-minded friend of Buddy's, ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
montana, south dakota, usa, mexico, california ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa, mexico
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39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain, Guatemala
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of Central-American teen-agers depart from the slums of Guatemala City escaping poverty and violence, towards the promised land of California.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
mexico, central america, guatemala, usa, latin america
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35%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America
Style:
semi autobiographical, aesthetic, existential, social, road movie ...
Plot:
greek, immigration, immigrant, emigration, migration, armenian genocide, american dream, boat, journey, determination, dream, narration ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 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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Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
denmark, switzerland, italy, europe, greece ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york, las vegas, california, tokyo
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, France, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Turkey, Switzerland
Duration: 107 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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Similarity:
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Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland
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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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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, realistic, serious
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 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: Brazil
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, emotional, sad ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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770
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, touching, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Greece, France, Italy
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, serious, touching, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Australia
Duration: 108 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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Similarity:
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