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My Brother... Nikhil (2005)
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Famous swimmer Nikhil Kapoor (Suri) deals with the repercussions of announcing the fact that he has HIV/AIDS.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sexy, sexual, cult film, queer cinema
Plot:
swimming, hopes, gay, family relations, sport, lgbt, society, athlete's life, family problems, love and romance, lifestyle, against the odds, hiv positive, social outcast, life is a bitch, suspense, lgbtq, coping, direction and purpose, problem solving, longing, coming out, aids, forbidden love, parents and children ...
Time:
year 1994, year 1987, year 1989, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
india, goa india, bombay india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and captivating films with plots about family relations, friendship, sport, lifestyle, ambition, friends and athlete's life mostly in Drama, Sport and Romance genres. Some movies like My Brother... Nikhil: The Man I Love (1997), My Brother's Keeper (2004), Iqbal (2005), Boys (2014), Defying Gravity (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the ...
Style:
captivating, serious, touching, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, coming out, gays and lesbians, aids, lifeguard, first gay sexual experience, love triangle, gay wedding, lgbt, gay love, homosexual, friends ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain, marseille, france
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Identical twin brothers Lou and Eric plan to compete together in the National Rowing Championships. But when Eric leaves their small town to attend an Ivy League University, the brother's bond is torn apart.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting
Plot:
twins, university, follow your dream, ambition, family relations, contests and competitions, lifestyle, athlete's life, love and romance, sport, rivalry, youth ...
Time:
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86%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers. Some topics discussed were Greg's childhood problems, his homosexuality, and him contracting the HIV virus.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, lgbtq, coming out, aids, swimming, olympic athlete, diving, lgbt athlete, couples, adoption, rise and fall ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 80s, year 1988, year 1984
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
This is all about chasing your dreams, no matter what the obstacles. The story involves a young deaf and dumb boy who is crazy about cricket.
Style:
realistic, uplifting, captivating, semi serious, inspirational ...
Plot:
cricket the game, sport, prodigy, follow your dream, ambition, human spirit, lifestyle, against the odds, hopes, rise to the top, athlete's life, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
BOYS tells the story of Sieger, a sporty, rather quiet 15-year-old boy who discovers love during the summer holidays. Sieger is training in the new athletics team for the national relay championships and meets the intriguing and unpredictable Marc. ...
Style:
touching, realistic, sentimental, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, gay love, gay teenager, gay athlete, gay romance, gay relationship, teenage love, coming of age, fall in love, gays and lesbians, male male relationship, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
John Keitel wrote the film based on his personal undergraduate experience and filmed campus footage in the neighborhood and environs surrounding his graduate film school alma mater USC.
Style:
sexy, semi serious, realistic, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, gay couple, gays and lesbians, lgbt, lgbtq, gay interest, coming out, happy ending, boys love, gay teenager, self discovery, friendship ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
An ex-boxer Baldev Choudhary (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled ...
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serious, realistic, exciting, emotional
Plot:
boxing, sport, family relations, ambition, rise to the top, follow your dream, athlete's life, hopes, once promising, athlete and trainer, rivalry, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, punjab
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This is the story of a teenager named Gracie Bowen, who lives in South Orange, New Jersey, is crazy about soccer, as are her three brothers and former soccer star father. Although Gracie wants to join her brothers and father in the nightly ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, emotional, touching, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
soccer, sport, female athlete, human spirit, family problems, rivalry, follow your dream, death in the family, athlete's life, family in crisis, cheerleader, ambition ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1978
Place:
new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Etienne is crazy about ice skating and videoing his daily life with a digital camera. He records his mother, friends, and geography teacher. Initially his intention is to setup a date between his mother and his teacher, however, he starts to realize ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, sexy, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, friendship, teachers and students, lgbt, obsession, sexual relations, high school, couples, contests and competitions, self discovery, human nature ...
Place:
france, normandy, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When 21 year-old Leo, the oldest of four brothers, announces to his rural French family that he's HIV+, his family quickly rallys around him. Leo travels to Paris with his youngst brother Marcel for treatment. When Leo tries to push his brother ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, touching, queer cinema
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, boy, coming out, gay, gays and lesbians, friendship, brother brother relationship, coming of age, lgbt, tragic hero, hiv, life is a bitch ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe, brittany
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Best Day of My Life is the story of a dysfunctional family as seen through the eyes of young Chiara (Maria Luisa De Crescenzo) who is about to receive her first communion. The family includes matriarch Irene (Virna Lisi) and her three grown up ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, touching, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, love and romance, couples, family problems, society, youth, religions or cults, marital discord, gays and lesbians, male female relationship, couple relations, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1971, air-conditioner repairman and boat enthusiast Jim McCormick entertains his desire to 'go down' as a legend in the record books when the Gold Cup hydroplane boat race improbably comes to his small town of Madison, Indiana. ...
Style:
serious, feel good, realistic, melancholic
Audience:
kids
Plot:
ship, athlete's life, human spirit, against the odds, follow your dream, unemployment, friendship, contests and competitions, rivalry, hopes, ambition, lifestyle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Iceland, Finland, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). He soon finds himself on the bench for most of his teams ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sentimental, touching, realistic
Plot:
coming out, gay athlete, gay, football, lgbt, life turned upside down, athlete's life, ambition, social relations, rivalry, buddies, sport ...
Time:
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Place:
iceland, scandinavia, reykjavik iceland
⇓ similarity ⇓
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715
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Our Sons is a 1991 made-for-TV movie starring Julie Andrews and Ann-Margret as two mothers of gay sons, one of whom is dying of AIDS. As a small town waitress, Ann-Margret's character must overcome her own homophobia and learn to love her son ...
Style:
serious, psychological, emotional, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
gay, aids, estrangement, hospital, family relations, parents and children, friendship, family problems, small town, gays and lesbians, lgbt, gay couple ...
Time:
90s
Place:
arkansas, usa, san diego california, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach ...
Style:
touching, sexy, romantic, sweet, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, homosexual, surfing, homosexuality, coming out, coming of age, gays and lesbians, gay love, grownups, gay teenager, gay slur ...
Time:
70s
Place:
san francisco, canada, new jersey, california, southern california
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young, bare-knuckle boxer Craig (played by real-life boxer Steve Bell) moves from Blackpool to London, where he falls for a twenty-something music producer, Matt. Trouble ensues when shy, awkward Craig tries squeezing into Matt's glib ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sexy, rough, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, gay athlete, gay relationship, lgbt, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, gay interest, boxing, boxer, lgbtq, martial arts, boys love ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching
Plot:
female boxer, rivalry, family relations, ambition, athlete's life, friendship, parents and children, teenage life, lifestyle, family life, sport, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
An ex-cricketer struggling to make ends meet, wants to fulfill his child's wish of getting an Indian jersey but in the process comes face to face with his heroic past and is forced to decide if he will rise to the occasion and become a symbol ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
cricket the game, sport, father son relationship, dream, life is a bitch, social problems, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, family relations, parents and children, ex athlete, hindi ...
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
american football, sport, small town, teenage life, ambition, athlete's life, friendship, sport team, hopes, youth, love and romance, human nature ...
Place:
usa, montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Australia, Japan, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
17-year old Jesse lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when he's in his natural habitat of magnificent surf breaks, his blue-collar future is brought home by the coal ...
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serious, realistic, captivating, light, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
surfing, family relations, youth, gay, friendship, lifestyle, rivalry, teenage love, gay interest, brother brother relationship, accidental death, grandfather grandson relationship ...
Time:
future
Place:
australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Hungary, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Szabolcs plays in a German football team, as does Bernard. They are roommates, best friends, inseparable. A lost match makes him reconsider his life and he goes back to Hungary in hope for more simplicity. Yet his solitude does not last long. Soon ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, gay relationship, male homosexuality, gay interest, gay slur, male nudity, gay bashing, gay sex, lgbt, skinny dipping, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hungary, germany, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
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serious, realistic, psychological, thought provoking, sentimental ...
Plot:
sport, rugby, widow, realism, couples, ambition, rise to the top, human nature, introspection, christmas, male objectification, miner ...
Place:
england, yorkshire, northern england, europe
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44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Set in the mid-eighties Michael Pierson, a young gay man, is struck with AIDS in the prime of his life. He's forced to be open about the disease and his homosexuality for the first time with his co-workers (he's a successful lawyer) and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
aids, gay, lgbt, gay lead character, lawyer, coming out, lgbtq, gay interest, bondage, family relations, gay relationship, grandmother grandson relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, chicago illinois, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Defining street basketball as America's new favorite pastime, it is a story driven by passion, faith, and achieving goals. A story capturing the poetic nature of street basketball, highlighting the struggles endured on and off the court by the ...
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
basketball, lifestyle, ambition, family problems, hopes, contests and competitions, society, life is a bitch, rivalry, athlete's life, sport, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, emotional, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
cricket the game, friendship, follow your dream, success, business venture, sport team, talented, hopes, athlete and trainer, ambition, business, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Scottish second division football team Kilnockie is taken over by American Pete Cameron. The new owner puts pressure on manager Gordon McLeod to improve the fortunes of the team, and hires first division player Jackie McQuillan.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, inspirational, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sport, soccer, follow your dream, human spirit, athlete's life, underdog, ambition, lifestyle, against the odds, friendship, sport team, rivalry ...
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his ...
Style:
sincere, touching, uplifting, serious, inspirational ...
Plot:
sport, boxing, journalism, african american, ex athlete, lifestyle, athlete's life, human spirit, newspaper, introspection, parents and children, change of luck ...
Time:
50s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
colorado, los angeles, usa, detroit, las vegas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As a coach and mentor, Walter Gretzky was instrumental in nurturing the talent of his son, hockey great Wayne Gretzky. So it came as an ironic tragedy when in 1991, just days after his 53rd birthday, Walter suffered a debilitating stroke that left ...
Style:
touching, serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic
Plot:
ice hockey, family relations, athlete's life, life turned upside down, stroke, hopes, ambition, sport, life is a bitch, healing power, parents and children, elderly ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Sonja is struggling to deal with her parent separation, and find her feelings for her best friend might not just be a phase.
Style:
sexy, realistic, sincere, touching, sexual ...
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date night, girls' night, teens, pre-teens
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coming of age, lesbian, friendship, love and romance, family relations, youth, friends, couples, coming out, unfulfilled love, lifestyle, best friends ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Sweden
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Emma meets Cassandra, they initiate a relationship filled with physical and psychological challenges. Emma does whatever it takes to master the rules of the game. Lines are crossed and the stakes get higher and higher. Despite this, Emma ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, sincere, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, lesbian, sport team, sexuality, lgbt, sexual attraction, sexual awakening, lesbian teen, sport, lesbian sex, children, psychology ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sweden, europe, scandinavia, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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