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Texasville (1990)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks too much, his children are always in trouble, and he tom-cats around with the wives of friends. Jacy's back in town, after a mildly successful acting career, life in Italy, and the death of her son. Folks assume Duane and Jacy will resume their high school romance. And Sonny is "tired in his mind," causing worries for his safety. Can these friends find equilibrium in middle age?
Style:
independent film, crying, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, light, road movie, feel good, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
depression, dysfunctional family, wealth, midlife crisis, husband wife relationship, nostalgia, reconciliation, dysfunctional marriage, homecoming, small town, dog, adultery, infidelity, baby, memory, lust, religious fanatic, secretary, hallucination, debt, older woman younger man relationship, father son relationship, satire, prank, argument ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas, usa, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and sentimental films with plots about couples, family relations, love and romance, parents and children, bittersweet, family problems and husband wife relationship mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Texasville: The Last Picture Show (1971), She's So Lovely (1997), Independence Day (1983), No Looking Back (1998), Twice in a Lifetime (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, sentimental, teen, crying, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, usa, oklahoma, midwest, north america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s, year 1997
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a waitress in her father's diner, yet she can't help but feel unfulfilled by a life of pouring coffee and grilling hamburgers. Mary Ann's ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, disturbing, serious, realistic, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, texas, new jersey
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in at a local bar for a drink to celebrate. He finds himself attracted to the young, very sexy ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, sentimental, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
midlife crisis, starting over, love triangle, infidelity, extramarital affair, dysfunctional family, working class, breakup, love affair, human nature, couple relations, hopes ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
washington state, seattle
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Spanning nearly 40 years from 1925 to 1964, two Texas farm boys; straight-arrow Gid and laid-back Johnny fight over the affections of the beautiful and headstrong Molly Taylor, who consistently refuses to marry either of them.
Style:
sincere, touching, serious, realistic
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
open relationship, love triangle, suburbs, polygamy, farm, friendship, widow, narration, friends, couples, small town life, fall in love ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, 20th century, 50s, 1930s ...
Place:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
coming of age, young lovers, 13 year old, self harm, women, young love, estranged family member, intellectual disability, disabled child, family problems, couples, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, serious, sincere, realistic, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
florida
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After fifteen years of traveling around the world Gussie (Spacek), a famous photographer, returns to the Maryland coastal resort where she grew up
Style:
sentimental, contemplative, talky, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but ...
Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, usa, austin texas, chicago, california ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, touching, humorous, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, best friend, homecoming, friends, old love, couples, introspection, couple relations, midlife crisis, husband wife relationship, bittersweet, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Matt Dillion In East Texas, the summer after high school, Jack falls in love with Ginny, the daughter of the town's banker (Jack's mom's high school sweetheart). Ginny's been at boarding school; she's headed for Vassar. ...
Style:
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Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, independent film, gloomy ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, family relations, island, dysfunctional family, homecoming, uncover truth, self discovery, family life, parents and children, couples, family problems, introspection ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 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:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 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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18%
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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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Similarity:
18%
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 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:
18%
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Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Style:
sincere, independent film, psychological, meditative, surreal ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, connecticut, manhattan new york city, new haven connecticut ...
Similarity:
18%
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437
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, sincere, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, new york, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
18%
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 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:
mediterranean sea, tunisia, italy, greece, usa ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
retro, realistic, serious, gloomy, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
18%
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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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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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
18%
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, romantic, melancholic, independent film, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
womanizer, small town, coming of age, regret, depression, existentialism, love, crumbling relationship, introspection, human nature, relationships, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
north carolina, southern usa, usa, california
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, talky, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
couples, lovers reunited, love affair, looking for love, family problems, couple relations, opposites attract, family relations, love and romance, introspection, follow your dream, starting over ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a New England dysfunctional family gathers for Thanksgiving, past demons reveal themselves as one son returns for the first time in three years.
Style:
touching, emotional, intense, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, thanksgiving, human nature, crumbling marriage, eccentric family, parents and children, family life, siblings relations, dealing with death, estrangement, book, snow ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
new england, usa, massachusetts, maine
Similarity:
17%
941
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, family relations, love and romance, couple relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, estrangement, couples, unfulfillment, introspection, human nature, youth ...
Place:
finland
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 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:
nova scotia
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty ...
Style:
touching, cult classic, talky, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
death, dysfunctional family, family relations, women, minefield, family gatherings, grandparent grandchild relationship, love and romance, human nature, single parent, family problems, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, los angeles
Similarity:
17%
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