Movies like Baabul
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Baabul (2006)
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Original name: बाबुल
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: India, France
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
When his only son dies in an accident, Balraaj urges his depressed daughter-in-law to marry a man who has long loved her in silence.
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, captivating, entertaining, realistic
Plot:
opposites attract, remarry, starting over, parents and children, family life, fall in love, couples, dysfunctional family, family problems, mother child relationship, women, love story, father in law, true love, wedding, family relations, love and romance, best friends, single parent, death in the family, hopes, performer's life, dealing with death, love, painter ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
europe, india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, serious and emotional films with plots about love and romance, family relations, parents and children, couples, family problems, hopes and fall in love mostly in Drama, Romance and Family genres. Some movies like Baabul: Gardener (2003), Never Say Goodbye (2006), My Heart Is Yours (2002), Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Follow The Stars Home (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Raj Malhotra and wife Pooja have four sons. The sons have settled down professionally and are quite independent. However, when Raj Malhotra retires, none of his children want to be burdened with the responsibility of taking care of their parents. ...
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realistic, captivating, romantic, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
golden years, family relations, family problems, human nature, moral dilemma, parents and children, estrangement, family in crisis, down on your luck, valentine's day, humiliation, orphan ...
Time:
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Place:
india, asia
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50%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 193 min.
Story:
Dev and Maya are both married to different people. Settled into a life of domestic ritual, and convinced that they are happy in their respective relationships, they still yearn for something deeper and more meaningful, which is precisely what they ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, realistic, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
true love, infidelity, family relations, couple relations, love affair, couples, family problems, lifestyle, crumbling marriage, love and romance, parents and children, jealous spouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
Some twenty years ago Sarita promised to raise her husband's love child (Shalu) together with their own daughter (Nimmi). The girls grow up as the best of friends but Sarita has never been able to forgive Shalu her background. It doesn't ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Plot:
true love, love affair, forbidden love, family relations, unlikely couple, fall in love, parents and children, love triangle, sister sister relationship, rivals, couples, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
A chronic illness leaves Ishwar with only a few months to live. His son Aditya is extremely reckless. To make him realise his responsibilities, Ishwar throws his son out of the house.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, realistic, touching
Plot:
father son relationship, family life, teaching the ways of the world, love and romance, estrangement, family problems, living with parents, parents and children, fish out of water, redemption, life is a bitch, family in crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two brothers - one virtuous, one feckless - are in love with the same woman. She falls for Brother Wrong, carrying a torch for him even after he deserts her. But Brother Right remains steadfast and available. What's unusual here is why the bad ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, uplifting, touching, erotic ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, love and romance, lifestyle, couples, family in crisis, unfulfilled love, family life, single parent, disability, babies and infants, family problems, parents and children ...
Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Movies similar to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
A story spanning two generations, where two lovers are forced to marry against their will, but hold onto memories of their romance. Years later circumstances force them to confront their spouses, their children and each other.
Style:
romantic, saga, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
true love, indians, step siblings, lovers apart, young lovers, unfulfillment, love and romance, fall in love, parents and children, love affair, love triangle, unfulfilled love ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Goa based Joseph Braganza and his wife Flavy, devout Catholics, are both deaf and mute. He makes a living selling soap bars door to door. Flavy gets pregnant and gives birth to a daughter who they name Annie, who can speak and hear much to their ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, emotional
Plot:
father daughter relationship, deaf, female empowerment, pregnancy, deaf mute, wooing, parents and children, death in the family, fall in love, family life, family in crisis, family problems ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood ...
Style:
romantic, touching, entertaining, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
wedding, fall in love, love and romance, patriarchy, train, love, arranged marriage, forbidden love, love story, opposites attract, family relations, tradition ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century
Place:
india, switzerland, britain, punjab, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 182 min.
Story:
Although orphaned at very young ages, Scriptwriter Amit and military pilot Shekhar are brothers and also very good friends. The latter is happily engaged to Shobha, while the former has just fallen in love with pretty, young Chandni. But tragedy ...
Style:
romantic, saga, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Virruddh... Family Comes First (English: Opposites) is a Hindi film, released in 2005, directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. Viruddh is one among relatively few Hindi films that ...
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touching, sincere, sentimental, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
fighting the system, life is a bitch, family problems, injustice, society, vengeance, legal, introspection, death in the family, truth, justice, fiance fiancee relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A look at the lives of Carlo, Giulia, and their friends some 10 years after the events of L'Ultimo bacio.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
true love, dishonesty, couple relations, hopes, infidelity, love affair, love and romance, human nature, crumbling marriage, family life, breakup, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After the death of her husband, Lilia's life revolves solely around her teenage daughter, Salma. Whilst looking for Salma late one night, Lilia stumbles upon a belly dance cabaret and though initially reserved and taken aback by the culture of ...
Style:
sincere, touching, realistic, serious
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cabaret, nightclub, starting over, self discovery, fall in love, dysfunctional family, love and romance, family problems, destructive relationship, parents and children, introspection, lifestyle ...
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38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Three people, each having different aspirations from life, are caught in a tangle of emotions and don’t know the way out. There’s a husband and wife with love eroding from their life. And there’s a single, happy-go-lucky dude who falls in love ...
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realistic, semi serious, emotional, humorous
Plot:
love triangle, hopes, starting over, love and romance, family problems, couples, unemployment, couple relations, fall in love, women, businessman, affair ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Musical, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 216 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, touching, serious, realistic, entertaining
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
true love, forbidden love, father daughter relationship, friendship, tradition, against the rules, youth, love and romance, teenage life, fall in love, love affair, teachers and students ...
Time:
90s
Place:
india, asia, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After losing her husband and baby daughter to a fire, Daphne Fields raises her deaf son while beginning a writing career. Hollywood loves her scripts, but her heart remains with her son Andrew, under the care of Headmaster Matthew Dane at an eastern ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, emotional, sentimental
Plot:
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Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman with a hearing problem tries to get het life back together after a car accident that killed her husband.
Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
deaf, sexual abuse, family relations, hopes, mute or deaf, misfit, introspection, opposites attract, life is a bitch, society, love and romance, single parent ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Marty is a 19 year old pioneer woman, recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Clark Davis, a widower, offers her a marriage of ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, uplifting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
single parent, marriage of convenience, loss of husband, pregnancy, fall in love, couple relations, love and romance, survival, faith, christian, age difference, starting over ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Missie three years later: being a single mother after her husband Willie was shot during a poker scuffle. She and Maddy move back in with her parents Clark and Marty. She finds a new home, and finds a new teaching position that she settles right ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, sentimental, touching, saga ...
Plot:
orphan, adoption, starting over, family relations, love and romance, single parent, hopes, social relations, optimism, parents and children, fall in love, death in the family ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A Playboy's past catches up with him, when he wants to get married
Style:
humorous, feel good, sentimental, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
date night
Plot:
true love, love triangle, womanizer, breakup, parents and children, couple relations, family relations, career change, hopes, love and romance, fall in love, going straight ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Andaz or Andaaz is a 1971 Hindi romantic movie starring Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini and Simi Garewal. The film was directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film was a considerable success and important in the career of Malini as an actress.
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semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous
Plot:
fall in love, single parent, family relations, injustice, couples, forbidden love, infidelity, showbiz, parents and children, pregnancy, rebelliousness, love and romance ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
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30%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Plot:
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Time:
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29%
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, touching
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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27%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
sad, realistic, serious, sentimental, emotional
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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