Movies like The Actor 1993
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The Actor (1993)
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Original name: هنرپیشه
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An Iranian actor named Akbar is trying to become a serious actor instead of the clown everyone considers him to be. However financial problems force him to abandon his dream of being an artistic actor. He also has to deal with his family problems and his wife's inability to become pregnant.
Plot:
love, obsession, gypsy, love triangle, mental institution, wealth, actor, poverty, insanity, charlie chaplin, deaf mute, childlessness, filmmaking, husband wife relationship, satire, deafness, marriage, hysteria, marital problem, traffic jam, iranian
Place:
iran
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A mother of a poor family, has guests coming over, yet doesn't know how to get the dinner party altogether with limited resources.
Plot:
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Place:
iran
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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