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Once Is Not Enough (1975)
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Original name: Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An over-the-hill movie producer marries a wealthy, spiteful woman and closeted lesbian just to please his spoiled daughter who then, in an attempt to spite him, seduces both a wealthy playboy and a local screenwriter.
Style:
sexy, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy, sexual
Plot:
cult, age difference, older man younger woman relationship, obsession, love triangle, family relations, parents and children, hollywood, love and romance, singleness, fall in love, sexual relations, couples, gays and lesbians, love affair, infidelity, battle of the sexes, dishonesty, nude, lesbian, passion, seduction, bisexual, virgin, stepmother ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sexy and sexual films with plots about love and romance, couples, love affair, infidelity, love triangle, unfulfillment and dishonesty mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Once Is Not Enough: Love Letters (1983), The Dark Side of Tomorrow (1970), A Perfect Stranger (1994), Tempted (2003), John and Mary (1969). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, serious, erotic, realistic, sexual
Audience:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
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sexy, serious, realistic, sexual
Audience:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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36%
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 113 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Time:
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26%
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Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Duration: 95 min.
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Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Country: South Korea
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
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Story:
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