Movies like Leila 1997
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Leila (1997)
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Original name: لیلا
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This film tells the story of a semi modern Iranian couple, who are trying to fight the old beliefs & old generation. This is a failing battle because the man is not strong enough.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, serious, emotional, realistic, biting
Plot:
motherhood, feminist, girl, infertility, pregnancy, family relations, suspense, couples, family problems, newlyweds, strong female presence, introspection, family tradition, culture clash, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, couple relations, destructive relationship, love, medicine, love triangle, adoption, anger, polygamy, female protagonist ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iran, middle east
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, emotional and touching films with plots about couples, family relations, couple relations, family problems, unfulfillment, love and romance and crumbling marriage mostly in Drama, Romance and Family genres. Some movies like Leila: The Last Supper (2002), Travellers (1992), Hamoun (1990), The Music Man (2007), Two Women (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hamoon's wife is leaving him. He is also unsuccessfully trying to finish his Ph.D. thesis. He is forced to reexamine his life. In a series of flashbacks and dreams, Hamoon tries to figure out what he did wrong.
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Ali is son of a well-off family who plays the santoor (an Iranian instrument) and has earned some reputation through his concerts and teaching music but is rejected by his family because of this profession, which they despise. He falls for one of ...
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 100 min.
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Style:
touching, sentimental, psychological, sincere, serious ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 88 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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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Iran, France, Australia
Duration: 123 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
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Duration: 77 min.
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Story:
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