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Wilby Wonderful (2004)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.
Style:
touching, realistic, witty, light, feel good, serious, biting, crying, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Plot:
motel, husband wife relationship, teenage girl, marriage, sex scandal, gossip, island, small town, human nature, parents and children, male female relationship, lgbt, suicide, family problems, elderly lovers, depression, police officer, divorce, wife, mother daughter relationship, lust, handyman, suicide attempt, real estate agent, lgbtq ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
nova scotia, nova scotia, canada, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother and old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Through an Internet service, a Montreal professor arranges for himself a Mexican bride. But both husband and wife, even with their good intentions, are in for a bumpy ride toward marital harmony.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, captivating, romantic ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Thirty-year-old Javier (Diego Peretti) is a surgeon and in his free time works as a disc jockey. He decides to marry and move to the United States with his girlfriend María (Soledad Villamil). They make all their plans; they wed, and then María is ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
indiana, new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, paris france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, UK, Sweden, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, touching, black comedy, dark comedy ...
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: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
wedding, gender, couples, gay, gay wedding, family relations, parents and children, eccentric family, lifestyle, unfulfillment, family gatherings, friendship ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, tense, serious, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
love affair, lgbt, transgender, friendship, love triangle, dangerous attraction, destructive relationship, couples, crumbling marriage, lifestyle, obsession, terminal illness ...
Place:
winnipeg, canada
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Style:
humorous, witty, erotic, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
coma, sister sister relationship, lifestyle, love affair, love, society, parents and children, older woman younger man relationship, women, nudity, bittersweet, male female relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Darcy, editor at her highschool paper, and her long-term boyfriend Stan are in their last months of school and already have found places in good colleges. Recently they started to sleep with each other and, surprise, surprise, Darcy gets pregnant. ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
wisconsin, california, san francisco
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
australia, sydney australia, new zealand
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A gay teenager finds out who he is and what he wants, who his friends are, and who loves him, in this autobiographical tale set in middle U.S. in the 1980s. Growing up, learning about life, love, sex, friends, and lovers.
Style:
sexual, teen, independent film, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, homosexuality, lgbt teen, coming of age, first gay sexual experience, gays and lesbians, lgbt, friendship, high school, happy ending, gay sex ...
Time:
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Place:
ohio, columbus ohio, usa, midwest, new york ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, 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:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 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, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
finland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.
Style:
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Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
gay, gay club, gay relationship, gay slur, gay love, closeted homosexual, gays and lesbians, lgbt, happy ending, lgbtq, gay muslim, gay cruising ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, touching, serious, realistic, islamic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Place:
middle east, canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 100 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:
39%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sweet, funny, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, teen drama
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: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 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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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, emotional, sex comedy ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, touching, sentimental, semi serious, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
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: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, witty, feel good, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 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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