Movies like Heartland 1979
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Heartland (1979)
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Disarmingly realistic in its depiction of the realities of frontier life, Heartland is a strong antidote to the cliches of traditional Westerns. This semi-documentary slice of life is based on the diaries of Elmore Randall Stewart about her days on the Wyoming frontier in the early 20th century. It's a strongly feminist statement about a woman raising her small daughter alone and scrapping for a living by working for a shy Scottish rancher. Director Richard Pearce brings an endearing touch to a film that is helped greatly by the dazzling cinematography of Fred Murphy. Conchata Ferrell and Rip Torn star in this small film that substitutes veracity for a high-powered plot.
Style:
historically accurate, independent film, sincere, bleak, serious, realistic, contemplative, factual, wild
Plot:
farm, ranch, widow, cattle, rural setting, homestead, nature, scenery, family relations, parents and children, love and romance, fall in love, couples, self discovery, society, single parent, strong female presence, countryside, boss and employee, couple relations, power relations, winter, pregnancy, snow, childbirth ...
Time:
1910s, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
wyoming, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, touching and sincere films with plots about family relations, couples, love and romance, hopes, parents and children, farm and society mostly in Drama, Western and Romance genres. Some movies like Heartland: Conagher (1991), Zandy's Bride (1974), Emoticon ;) (2013), The Last Cowboy (2003), Love's Long Journey (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Place:
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Duration: 79 min.
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, serious, realistic, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
family farm, survival, farm, farmer, family relations, couples, couple relations, life is a bitch, family business, against the odds, family problems, human nature ...
Time:
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Place:
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24%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 74 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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23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 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: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 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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23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 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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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 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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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 169 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:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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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: Sweden
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, captivating, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, touching
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
usa
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Country: USA
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Story:
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