Movies like A River Runs Through It
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A River Runs Through It (1992)
70K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A River Runs Through is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love of fly fishing keeps them together despite varying life circumstances in the untamed west of Montana in the 1920's.
Style:
sentimental, touching, period piece, inspirational, thought provoking, melancholic, intense, tense, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
coming of age, fishing, father son relationship, childhood, river, brother brother relationship, beautiful scenery, self discovery, brothers, wilderness, death of brother, gambling, love story, generation gap, small town, tragedy, nature, teenager, reporter, waterfall, nostalgia, death of son, homecoming, voice over narration, tragic event ...
Time:
1900s, 1920s, 1910s, year 1992, 1930s, 20th century, 30s ...
Place:
montana, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, realistic, emotional and sentimental films with plots about storytelling, family relations, dialogue, mentor, coming of age, childhood and culture clash mostly in Drama, Adventure and Biography genres. Some movies like A River Runs Through It: Legends of the Fall (1994), Stand by Me (1986), Rambling Rose (1991), Boyhood (2014), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, touching, serious, sentimental, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
world war one, revenge, love triangle, lovers, love, death, relationships, brother brother relationship, native american, suicide, ranch, love story ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 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:
oregon, usa, normandy
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
Style:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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melancholic, depressing, touching, sad, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 139 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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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, neo noir, sincere, serious, sad ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996
Place:
arkansas, southern usa, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
60s, year 1979, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
california, atlanta georgia, spain, south carolina
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, sincere, exciting, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
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:
1940s, 1910s, year 1948, 20th century, 1900s ...
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
jamaica, baltimore, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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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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Similarity:
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Country: USA, Canada
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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100%
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, sincere, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
terminal illness, dying, father son relationship, relationships, cancer, dysfunctional family, reconciliation, illness, divorce, hopes, fighting illness, destiny ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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touching, inspirational, melancholic, sentimental, intense ...
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girls' night, teens
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
road movie, inspirational, sincere, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, humorous, sentimental, semi serious, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, sincere, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
immigrant, justice, family relations, cold war, police investigation, adolescence, family bonds, friendship, love and romance, self discovery, human nature, on the run ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 2001, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
california, budapest, europe, usa, austria ...
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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emotional, sentimental, touching, sad, cult classic ...
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Plot:
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100%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
kentucky, usa
Similarity:
100%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, serious, sentimental, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
small town, young lovers, coming of age, friendship, introspection, lifestyle, womanizer, youth, society, couples, family problems, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2000
Place:
nebraska, europe, usa, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A recently widowed, small-time hustler struggles to raise his two teenage daughters on his own and still make a dishonest living in 1950s Indiana.
Style:
touching, sad, sentimental, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
coming of age, dysfunctional family, parents and children, family relations, hopes, down on your luck, terminal illness, cons and scams, life is a bitch, betrayal, human nature, single parent ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1994, 60s, 50s
Place:
california, indiana
Similarity:
100%
128K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
Style:
road movie, black and white, depressing, humorous, meditative ...
Plot:
road trip, small town, dysfunctional family, aging, elderly, confronting the past, on the road, relationships, old age, obsessive quest, character study, honest ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
montana, nebraska, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
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