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Shikari: The Hunter (1991)
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Original name: शिकारी
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: India, Soviet Union
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Shankar and Chanchal earn their living by doing road shows. Once, Shankar sees Natasha on a circus poster and dreams of working with her. He gets an offer to work in the circus in Russia
Style:
colorful, emotional, uplifting, intercultural, nostalgic
Plot:
circus, spectacle, dream, showbiz, ambition, entertainment industry, music and dance, travel, journey, risk, trick, aspiration, friendship, competition, danger, immigration, migration, training, betrayal, jealousy, train, murder, zoo, elephant, interracial love ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
russia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, realistic and tense films with plots about friendship, betrayal, danger, coming of age, rivalry, ambition and survival mostly in Action, Adventure and Drama genres. Some movies like Shikari: The Hunter: The Estate (1984), Medal (2023), Eagle Knight (2022), Indrajith (2017), Junglee (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The compassionate widower Raja of Anjangadh, Shoorveer Singh, who knows the location of immense wealth belonging to his kingdom, is betrayed by his brother, Digambar Singh, and killed. His young son is separated from him, while his loyal employee, ...
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Duration: 122 min.
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Rajvir Singh, a young athlete, dreams of winning a gold medal, but tragedies always prevent him from achieving his goal. After losing his hearing due to an accident, he gets admission to an athlete academy where he betrays by angad.
Style:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, reflective, melancholic, tense
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An adventurous youngster sets out in search of a precious stone, somewhere in the forests of north east, accompanied by an archaeological survey team
Style:
suspense, tense, atmospheric
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A vet returns home to his father's elephant reserve where he encounters and fights an international poacher's racket.
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captivating, touching, disturbing, sincere
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A young Aji Mathew is a communist who goes the whole nine yards for the ideologies he believes in. When the girl he loves leaves to the US out of the blue and her parents fix her wedding, Aji is left with just a fortnight to reach the country albeit ...
Style:
tense, semi serious, captivating, emotional, road movie ...
Audience:
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Plot:
migration, escapades, fall in love, police, culture clash, communist, young adult, determination, arranged marriage, journey, sacrifice, social commentary ...
Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When social unrest plagues a Kingdom in ancient China, the Imperial Court collects stockpiles of gold from local governments to expand the royal army. However, the gold is robbed while in transport. In a desperate move to retrieve the stolen ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, intense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, rebellion, martial arts, heroic mission, assassin, master warrior, state affairs, revolution, gold, partner, friendship, journey ...
Time:
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Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Maverick downhill racer, Tyler Crowe, reunites with best friend and renegade snowboarder, Mark Rider. It doesn't take long for the old friends to take on a new mission. Together they head to Alaska, where led by a veteran guide, the two attempt ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
alaska, usa
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Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Young people aspire to gain popularity through social media, often trying to become celebrities and surrounding themselves with like-minded individuals.
Style:
teen, fast paced, dark comedy
Plot:
internet culture, social media, youth culture, desire for fame, popularity, youth, peer pressure, aspiration, friendship, ambition, college life, urban ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
(Russian with English subtitles) The show is under way in the circus arena. But there is agitation behind the curtain: the audience's darling, Bodhi the elephant has fallen ill. The next morning a trailer arrives to pick Bodhi up. But his sad ...
Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
elephant, circus, heartwarming, empathy, journey, kindness, companionship, friendship, road trip, humanity, slice of life, travel ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Adventure
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Four strangers from different age groups connect at a Royal Enfield motorcycle meet and start a journey together, making discoveries about life, people and love.
Style:
captivating, inspirational, emotional, uplifting, realistic
Plot:
dream, road trip, self discovery, bike, life, lifestyle, biker, companionship, friendship, personal growth, empathy, life lesson ...
Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When a natural catastrophe threatens to destroy the sacred Tree of Souls, Ralu and Entu, two Omaticaya boys on the brink of adulthood, fearlessly decide to take matters into their own hands. Upon learning that Toruk can help them save the Tree of ...
Style:
spectacular, captivating, entertaining, feel good, colorful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
acrobatics, dancing, circus, cirque du soleil, flying, live performance, quest, spectacle, stage play, music, acrobat, music and dance ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Iran, Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story of two friends Sasan and Bahram. Sasan is living in Brazil and Bahram wants to join him too but they face many different challenges and adventures in between.
Style:
emotional, realistic, heartfelt, intercultural
Plot:
friendship, male friendship, journey, migration, loyalty, resilience, struggle, perseverance, separation, social commentary, road trip, identity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
iran, persia, brazil
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Born lucky, Karim Moussa takes to exploiting it instead of focusing on studies. Now a wealthy gambler, he decides to recruit about a dozen lucky people to participate in a deadly game of survival.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
gambling, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, prodigy, obsession, bet, desert, survival, game of death, small community, chance ...
Time:
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Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Russia
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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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Kelly is whisked off into Prince Aramour's harem and given to his enemy as tribute in this romantic tale of capture and rescue.
Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Ram tries to make a synthetic diamond but fails most of the time, leading to scars in his relationship with Priya. Through a friend, Ram meets priest called Ramachari, who in turn asks Ram to meet Suri. Ram’s life changes after meeting Suri.
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Audience:
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Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, atmospheric, suspense, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, crime drama, noir ...
Audience:
adult
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Style:
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