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Wanda Nevada (1979)
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the American Southwest of the 1950s, middle-aged vagabond Beaudray Demerille survives as a cardsharp who moves from town to town. But his latest victory brings him unwanted spoils in the form of Wanda Nevada, a fiery 13-year-old. At first Beaudray does everything he can to ditch Wanda -- until the girl chances upon a treasure map. But Wanda and Beaudray aren't the only ones after the loot, and they must contend with a ruthless pair of crooks.
Style:
funny, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, mystical, neo western
Plot:
treasure hunt, mysticism, teenage girl, thinness, grand canyon, gold mine, sex, age difference, father daughter relationship, card playing, young love, gambling, ghost, orphan, friendship, desert, nanny, betrayal, friends, stoner, down on your luck, redemption, good versus evil, coming of age, partner ...
Time:
year 1979, 50s, 1950s
Place:
usa, nevada, arizona
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and funny films with plots about partner, friends, buddies, rivalry, cowboy, gunfight and horse mostly in Comedy, Western and Romance genres. Some movies like Wanda Nevada: Bronco Billy (1980), The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969), Nadine (1987), Rancho Deluxe (1975), Waking Up in Reno (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 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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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 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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Duration: 93 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, funny, talky, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
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Plot:
on the road, road trip, infidelity, unfulfillment, love and romance, nothing goes right, dishonesty, couple relations, crumbling marriage, buddies, partner, friends ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, retro, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
spaghetti western, offbeat, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, wilderness, friendship, revenge, chase, gunfight, hitman, forbidden love, outlaw, civil war, hidden treasure, modern western ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, mexico, california, australia, tokyo
Similarity:
59%
371
Genre: Action, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two incompetent Western outlaws engineer several failed crimes, including a botched stagecoach holdup. Fred Williamson, a tough-guy perennial in blaxploitation movies, does a rare comedy turn as a blundering patsy to Richard Pryor's slick con ...
Style:
spaghetti western, funny, black comedy, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 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:
56%
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 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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Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 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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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, gold, sheriff, poker, gambling addiction, casino, desert, gambler, silly humor, partner, escapades, on the run ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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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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Story:
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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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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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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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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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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 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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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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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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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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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, semi serious, spoof ...
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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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, light, offbeat ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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39%
883
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Western
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, surprise ending, dark comedy
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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