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Dogs in Space (1986)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The place is Melbourne, Australia 1978. The punk phenomenon is sweeping the country and Dogs In Space, a punk group, are part of it. In a squat, in a dodgy suburb, live a ragtag collection of outcasts and don't-wanna-be's who survive on a diet of old TV space films, drugs and good music. And the satellite SKYLAB could crash through their roof at any moment...
Style:
independent film, dark, art house, psychotronic, serious, realistic, gloomy, cult film
Plot:
rock and roll, rock, drug addiction, subculture, club, alienation, australian aboriginal, drug abuse, punk rock, music, gang, friendship, youth, friends, addiction, misfit, alcohol abuse, music band, life is a bitch, teenage life, drug dealing, ambition, social misfits, satellite, rise and fall ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1978
Place:
australia, melbourne
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, independent film and gloomy films with plots about life is a bitch, drug abuse, friends, youth, lifestyle, friendship and addiction mostly in Drama, Music and Biography genres. Some movies like Dogs in Space: Out of the Blue (1980), INXS : Never Tear Us Apart (2014), The Getting of Wisdom (1977), What We Do Is Secret (2007), Rude Boy (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dennis Hopper is a hard-drinking truck driver who loses control of his truck under the influence and slams it into a busload of screaming children. After serving his five year jail sentence, Hopper finds his daughter, Cebe (Linda Manz), the love of ...
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teen drama
Plot:
punk rock, alcoholic father, drug abuse, rock, drug, psychotic, coming of age, father, teenager, violence, smoking, prison visit ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 180 min.
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Story:
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Style:
emotional, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
australia
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. The film is about a ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious
Plot:
piano, boarding school, lgbt, teenage girl, colonization, power relations, injustice, couples, friends, family relations, society, social misfits ...
Time:
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Place:
australia, melbourne, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A biopic of punk legend Darby Crash and his band, the Germs.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspense, informative ...
Plot:
punk rock, punk, music, rock, biopic, lifestyle, musician's life, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, ambition, rise and fall ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political ...
Style:
realistic, serious, cynical, biting, suspense
Plot:
punk, punk rock, rock, skinhead, rock and roll, rock music, hard rock, art, alienation, pop music, satire, club ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Follows the choices made by three young women - one a drug dealer, one an addict, one a pregnant teen - in Jersey City.
Style:
serious, rough, emotional, touching, anthology ...
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, drug dealer, single mother, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, lifestyle, kids in trouble, teenage life, youth, drug dealing, gang, social misfits ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Tommy Matisse, a gifted musician, undertakes an odyssey of self-discovery and tragedy in Melbourne's dance music scene.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental, gloomy ...
Plot:
self discovery, musician's life, prodigy, lifestyle, couples, addiction, rave, redemption, nightclub, fall in love, drug abuse, overdose ...
Place:
europe, australia, london, england
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, psychotronic, thinking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
rock singer, rock, music industry, rock and roll, punk, punk rock, rags to riches, unsettling, club, rock music, rock star, music business ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 80s
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Alix is taken in by a photographer, Digna, who despite her friends' protests, tries to help Alix piece her life back together and overcome her addictions.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, disturbing, gloomy ...
Plot:
addiction, friendship, juvenile delinquency, downfall, going straight, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, youth, drug abuse, overdose, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, lower east side manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two brothers from Alabama struggle to rise above the ghetto rap scene to land a major record deal in Chicago in this journey through love, sibling rivalry, betrayal, violence and redemption.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, crime drama
Plot:
musician's life, rise to the top, showbiz, ambition, siblings relations, celebrity culture, rich and poor, hopes, human spirit, urban ghetto life, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
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83
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll are what a young underground punk band are striving for, but once they get a taste of it, they are forced to decide how far they're willing to go for fame and fortune and who they're willing to leave ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
desire for fame, rise and fall, friendship, artists and showbiz, youth, music band, friends, showbiz, bittersweet, unfulfillment, music, punk ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new jersey, usa, los angeles, california, pacific ocean
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jonah Brand (John Patrick Amedori) isn't necessarily the type of guy who would interest ultra-hot Sara Weller (Lizzy Caplan). But when she and her friends find out he works at a pharmacy, they charm him into their circle and gain his trust with ...
Style:
emotional, serious, independent film, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
love triangle, lifestyle, juvenile delinquency, teenage love, life is a bitch, family relations, kids in trouble, teenage life, drug abuse, youth, drug dealing, misfit ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
23%
677
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 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:
22%
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Country: Australia
Duration: 99 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:
22%
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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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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Place:
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Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
beat generation, love triangle, infidelity, writers, lifestyle, writer's life, celebrity culture, drug abuse, addiction, adultery, rebellion, rebel ...
Time:
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Country: Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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231
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A teacher trying to break up a local drug ring is framed and arrested for possession of marijuana.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, psychotronic
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
20%
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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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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychedelic, realistic, serious, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
gloomy, touching, atmospheric, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
punk, punk rock, rock, bare chested male, alienation, on the run, mexican border, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, hopes, musician's life, chases and races ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
drug addiction, addiction, downfall, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, lifestyle, drug dealing, hopes, fired from the job, drug use, going straight, prostitute ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Three recent high school grads - star athlete Hancock, his cheerleader girlfriend, Mary, and the awkward Senator - aim to leave their small town behind and realize big dreams, but their idealistic plans collide with life's harsh realities.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, gloomy
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
utah, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
New York, The Bronx, 1980. Two Italian boys Joey Esposito and Louie Mazerino jump to the defence of a smaller Puerto Rican boy, J.J. Lopez, when J.J. is threatened by six schoolyard bullies. The three boys soon become best friends, and they always ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
bronx new york city, new york, usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Dreams come true for young girl (Kayla Amariah) when her idol, heartthrob Chris Trousdale from the boy band Dream Street, must hide out and live in her house.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
dream come true, fan, teenage love, boy band, ambition, artists and showbiz, musician's life, youth, love and romance, rising to stardom, teenage life, celebrity culture ...
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19%
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