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The Wackness (2008)
32K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctors daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.
Style:
touching, independent film, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, funny, light, psychedelic, feel good, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
marijuana, coming of age, hip hop, misfit, dysfunctional family, teenager, depression, high school, first love, friendship, drug, stoner, drug abuse, summer, doctors and patients, love affair, social misfits, lifestyle, buddies, sex, midlife crisis, virginity, love, subculture, party ...
Time:
year 1994, year 2008, 90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city, rotterdam netherlands, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and feel good films with plots about friendship, coming of age, love and romance, teenager, drinking alcohol, boyfriend girlfriend relationship and love mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Wackness: New York, I Love You (2008), Thumbsucker (2005), It Runs in the Family (2003), Adventureland (2009), Nearing Grace (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Bahrain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
oregon, new york, manhattan new york city
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 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: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, funny, sentimental, independent film, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, summer job, friendship, coming of age, amusement park, workplace, college, marijuana, first sexual experience, youth, misfit, young adult ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Did you ever wish you could get the hottest girl in school? This is the story of how non-jock Henry (Gregory Smith) indeed gets the girl, Grace (Jordana Brewster), but not without complications.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sexual, sexy
Audience:
teens
Plot:
high school, best friend, family relations, teenage love, teenage life, high school life, sexual relations, love and romance, teenager, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
new jersey, oregon, usa, russia
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67%
10K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teens, date night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
wales, england, britain
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50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, new jersey, california
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
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california, bay area, usa, oakland california, france ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, philadelphia, key west florida, new jersey, california
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland, Denmark, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer ...
Style:
humorous, light, talky, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, milwaukee wisconsin, massachusetts, europe ...
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47%
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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47%
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Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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46%
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Story:
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Style:
romantic, semi serious, humorous, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, san francisco, france
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids ...
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Time:
y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
seattle, washington state, washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night, kids ...
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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humorous, sentimental, semi serious, touching, sex comedy ...
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
romantic, feel good, sentimental, rom com, romantic comedy ...
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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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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Style:
touching, realistic, independent film, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
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Place:
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