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Fast Forward (1985)
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition. But when they get there, they learn that they have to wait some time before they take part in it. So they try to do their best to survive in the Big Apple before competition, and get some lessons about the real World.
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, campy, cult film
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
dancing, breakdance, dance, street kid, club, high school, survival, teenage love, music, friendship, youth, rock, friends, family relations, music band, family life, love and romance, follow your dream, couples, high school life, showbiz, teenage life, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
ohio, new york, usa
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 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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Similarity:
43%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, independent film, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, feel good, serious, semi serious
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
romantic, teen, entertaining, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, family friendly, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 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:
41%
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Brazil
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Canada, USA
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Story:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Netherlands
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
Style:
serious, feel good, captivating, realistic, independent film
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
dance, dancing, hip hop, dancer's life, contests and competitions, college life, lifestyle, rivalry, ambition, student life, artists and showbiz, black college ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
39%
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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