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Now and Then (1995)
35K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.
Style:
touching, feel good, emotional, teen, humorous, cult classic, semi serious, sentimental, retro, epic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids, family friendly, date night, teen drama ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, small town, women, childhood, adolescence vs adulthood, female friendship, youth, teenage life, adolescence, friends, children, child, friendship between girls, skinny dipping, slumber party, best friend, pregnancy, teen angst, love, high school, strong female lead, first love, summer vacation, sisterhood ...
Time:
90s, year 1970, year 1991, 70s, year 1995, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
usa, indiana
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, feel good and humorous films with plots about friendship, teenager, coming of age, friends, mentor, unlikely friendships and dialogue mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Now and Then: Uptown Girls (2003), My Girl (1991), Crossroads (2002), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), How to Make an American Quilt (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three friends get together and bury a box making a pact to open it at midnight at their high school graduation. In the little town in Georgia that they live in, things soon change. One is little miss perfect, one is an engaged prom queen, and the ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, sad, melancholic, teen ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
coming of age, pregnancy, pregnant teenager, teenage pregnancy, teenage girl, writers, drug addiction, single mother, small town, women, parenthood, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that ...
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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
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Time:
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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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Time:
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Place:
connecticut, new york
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, melancholic, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada, ontario canada, california
Similarity:
100%
275K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, beverly hills, usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, talky, sentimental, romantic comedy, retro ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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80K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 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, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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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: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, family outing, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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7K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, humorous, sad, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, touching, sentimental, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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girls' night, chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, sweet, teen, melancholic, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
connecticut, new england, usa, london, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, feel good, epic, entertaining, colorful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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67%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, touching, teen, romantic comedy, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 80s
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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50%
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 128 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:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: Australia, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, sad, erotic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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