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In Custody (1994)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, India, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of extinction as political trends and modernization obscure its contributions to Indian culture. Merchant 's treatment is wry and good humored , as his characters - an aging Urdu poet (Shashi Kapoor) and a worshipful young college lecturer - clash despite their shared passion for the beauty of words. Anita Desai adapted her novel with Shahrukh Husain, incorporating poems by Urdu author Faiz Ahmed Faiz. The movie won the President of India Gold Medal for Best Picture in 1994.(http://www.merchantivory.com/custody.html)
Style:
insightful, parallel cinema, clever, humorous, realistic, contemplative, semi serious, biting, surprise ending, urdu ...
Plot:
poetry, poet, tradition, progress, alcohol abuse, society, writer's life, culture clash, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, travel, money, teacher, friendship, college, professor, drunkenness, interview, hindu, publisher, husband wife relationship, cultural difference, small town, plagiarism, second wife ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and independent film films with plots about society, friendship, love and romance, couples, culture clash, husband wife relationship and love mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like In Custody: Ruben, Ruben (1983), American Desi (2001), Bollywood Calling (2001), The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), My Son the Fanatic (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on a novel by Peter De Vries. Story of an alcoholic, lecherous Scottish poet on a tour of New England Universities, where he goes from one bed and bottle to another.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, talky, clever ...
Plot:
poet, obsession, campus, poetry, writers, self discovery, drinking alcohol, college, alcoholism, university, unfulfillment, love and romance ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, 20th century
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This is a fun-loving romantic comedy reminiscent of the great teen films of the 80's.From Kris, an All-American boy from India, to Ajay, an Afro-Centric Hindu homeboy, to Farah, a devoutly religious but modern Muslim girl, 'American ...
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An alcoholic, cancer-ridden American film-maker decides to produce a Bollywood movie.
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Plot:
filmmaking, actor's life, culture clash, fish out of water, society, misfit, showbiz, love, film industry, artists and showbiz, unemployment, wedding ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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france, india, mumbai india, paris france, switzerland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, multicultural, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
culture clash, immigrant, taxi, drinking, muslim, call girl, street walker, driver, asian, black, indians, prostitution ...
Time:
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Place:
london, england, britain, europe, tokyo
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.
Style:
independent film, witty, clever, talky, semi serious ...
Plot:
writers, live performance, concert, one-man show, biopic, performer's life, creative block, showbiz, midlife crisis, media satire, writer's life, musician's life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992, future
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Six newly-married, diverse, honeymooning couples face marital bliss and discord, finding out more about themselves, their significant others and life in this happy-go-lucky, quirky drama.
Style:
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Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
honeymoon, closeted homosexual, newlyweds, couple relations, love and romance, social differences, couples, tour guide, crumbling marriage, society, on the road, love ...
Time:
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Place:
india, goa india
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, clever, offbeat
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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58%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, India, Trinidad and Tobago, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to people, especially to Hindus, in order to promote the Hindu Faith, and be known as a writer. He does ...
Style:
talky, meditative, serious, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
masseur, miraculous event, politics, writer's life, ambition, celebrity culture, friendship, love affair, rise and fall, rise to the top, love and romance, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Gordon Comstock is a copywriter at an ad agency, and his girlfriend Rosemary is a designer. Gordon believes he is a genius, a marvelous poet and quits the ad agency, trying to live on his poems, but poverty soon comes to him.
Style:
cult classic, clever, humorous, witty, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, humorous, captivating, atmospheric, independent film ...
Plot:
friendship, college, introspection, adolescence vs adulthood, unfulfillment, estrangement, society, best friend, dull life, friends, hopes, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 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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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 149 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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Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Italy
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Story:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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819
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, india
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 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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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating
Plot:
writer's life, obsession, chase, womanizer, writer's block, publisher, writers, art, media, journalism, artists and showbiz, manhood ...
Time:
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Place:
finland, eastern europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, contemplative, clever ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
israel, middle east
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41%
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Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
witty, sweet, humorous, touching, talky ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, year 1983, 80s
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious, clever ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london, europe, liverpool
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, light, captivating, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, semi serious, realistic, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Style:
cult classic, philosophical, independent film, black comedy, erotic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Bill is the guest of honor as the "Man of the Year". A very successful head of a large energy firm, he is a man with many dark secrets. His best friend, Stuart, hosts the party at his ritzy ultra modern Hollywood Hills home. During the ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky, biting ...
Plot:
hollywood, lifestyle, dishonesty, nightlife, showbiz, filmmaking, friendship, infidelity, love and romance, couples, bookies, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Pekka (Martti Suosalo) saapuu pitkästä aikaa kotiseudulleen pieneen Jerusalemin kylään juhlistamaan kylän viimeisiä häitä. Hänen oma avioliittonsa näyttää ajautuneen umpikujaan. Kylän väki kokoontuu valmistelemaan tätä viimeistä ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
wedding, bittersweet, social relations, couples, unfulfillment, love and romance, village life, village, countryside, middle aged, storytelling, elderly man ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
finland
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A downtown Manahattan gin mill plays host to a series of comic vignettes.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, realistic, semi serious, talky ...
Plot:
bartender, aging, human nature, introspection, elderly, rock, bookies, alcohol abuse, gambler, smoking, drunkenness, beer ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with ...
Style:
independent film, cult classic, dark comedy, talky, art house ...
Plot:
drinking, drug addiction, addiction, drunk, small town, self discovery, coming of age, alcohol abuse, older man younger woman relationship, countryside, loner, drunkenness ...
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