Movies like Johan 2005
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Johan (2005)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Johan Dros is born as eleventh consecutive son of soccer-obsessed pa Rinus, who raises his boys mainly as the small island Texel's team. Johan's rare reprieves from training for a sport he doesn't care for cease when ma dies. After captain brother Johhny sort of steals his local girl-friend Evy, Johan leaves for Amsterdam, where he becomes a hairdresser and would-be singer. Soccer, a vocal TV talent-hunt and Evy will bring them all together again, but also raise unprecedented strife in the Dros family
Style:
touching, realistic, psychological, captivating, humorous, semi serious
Plot:
family relations, coming of age, family life, fall in love, sport team, obsession, youth, ambition, gender, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, love at first sight, football, friends, misfit, love and romance, couples, high school life, coming out, social misfits, high school, lifestyle, musician's life, siblings relations, human nature ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
holland
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Duration: 88 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Duration: 92 min.
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 99 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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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 92 min.
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Plot:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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