Movies like Wish I Was Here
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Wish I Was Here (2014)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, light, sweet, emotional, melancholic, sincere, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
self discovery, direction and purpose, father son relationship, justice, tragedy, midlife crisis, happy ending, dysfunctional family, redemption, parents and children, actor's life, teaching the ways of the world, thirtysomething life, family relations, artists and showbiz, adolescence vs adulthood, bittersweet, strong female character, brother brother relationship, jewish, religion, cancer, catastrophe, school, children ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, new jersey, usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, feel good, realistic and dramatic films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, redemption, mentor, catastrophe, life philosophy and destiny mostly in Drama, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Wish I Was Here: People Like Us (2012), 10 Items or Less (2006), A Thousand Words (2012), Men Don't Leave (1990), God Said, 'Ha!' (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
It tells the story of a struggling man who, after flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew ...
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touching, emotional, sentimental, intense, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
family secret, salesman, family bonds, relationships, father son relationship, family relations, funeral, single mother, introspection, family problems, drinking problem, financial problem ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, South Africa, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, entertaining, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
travel, self discovery, life, psychiatrist, life philosophy, existentialism, introspection, loneliness, friendship, life & death, solitude, road trip ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, china, london, california, england ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with Scarlet, ...
Style:
feel good, road movie, humorous, witty, touching ...
Plot:
self discovery, friendship, introspection, road trip, research, on the road, movie star, mentor, job interview, friends, stranger, actor's life ...
Place:
los angeles, california, tokyo, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, light, absurd, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
guru, change of heart, workplace, life philosophy, liar, life & death, family relations, life turned upside down, redemption, existentialism, destiny, creativity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After her husband John dies unexpectedly, Beth Macauley is unprepared for life without him. She is unemployed with no job skills and $60,000 in debt from on-going renovations to their house located in suburban Bingham. She doesn't know what to ...
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humorous, sentimental, touching, feel good, thought provoking ...
Plot:
depression, bittersweet, widow, family relations, musician, homeless, guilt, parenthood, redemption, dysfunctional family, destiny, hospital ...
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Place:
baltimore, usa
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33%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Julia Sweeney tells the viewers the monologue about the hard time in her life when her brother fought with cancer and she was also diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Style:
talky, touching, humorous, witty, cerebral ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
dark humor, cancer, obsession, parenthood, dysfunctional family, depression, redemption, relationships, mentor, existentialism, life, honest ...
Time:
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Place:
california, tokyo, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A busy executive (Ted Danson) learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him (Jack Lemmon) than ever before. Estranged from his own son (Ethan ...
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sentimental, touching, emotional, feel good, uplifting ...
Plot:
father son relationship, aging, doctors, hospital, family bonds, parents and children, hopes, family life, terminal illness, dysfunctional family, redemption, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, san francisco, california, los angeles
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31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
Style:
realistic, sincere, emotional, depressing, semi serious ...
Plot:
weatherman, midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, introspection, relationship vs career, father son relationship, family problems, solitude, character study, hopes, father, unfulfillment ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago illinois, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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219K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, sweet, melancholic, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
depression, coming of age, funeral, self discovery, friendship, drugs, psychiatrist, melancholy, family relations, dysfunctional family, small town, bittersweet ...
Time:
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Place:
new jersey, los angeles, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.
Style:
feel good, sweet, sentimental, touching, road movie ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
college, homeless, friendship, youth, college student, father son relationship, law school, justice, happy ending, graduation, self discovery, ambition ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Earl Pilcher Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who ...
Style:
feel good, touching, realistic, melancholic, emotional ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Steven Lidz, unhappy with his home life since his mother got sick, goes and lives with his two crazy Uncles. There he changes and gets closer to his Uncles, but his parents want him home even though he is finally happy and popular. Written by Todd ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside ...
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Audience:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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touching, humorous, emotional, melancholic, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, intense, realistic, captivating, stylized ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, touching, unusual plot structure, poignant, visually appealing ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, touching, sentimental, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
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24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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touching, sentimental, feel good, sexy, stylized ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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23%
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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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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, melancholic, emotional, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
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22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, feel good, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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21%
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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21%
121K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, humorous, melancholic, tragicomedy, touching ...
Plot:
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21%
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