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Tanguy (2001)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
humorous, cynical, semi serious, feel good, realistic, cult film, offbeat
Plot:
mama's boy, family life, nothing goes right, living with parents, dark humor, parents and children, family problems, leaving home, breaking point, psychoanalysis, independence, separation from family, parent child relationship, family relations, intrigue, couples, rivalry, family in crisis, disorder, ethnic, couple relations, tennis, chinese, childbirth, kindness ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
paris france, france, china, beijing china
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and feel good films with plots about family relations, couples, family problems, parents and children, couple relations, disorder and family life mostly in Comedy, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Tanguy: With a Little Help from Myself (2008), A House of Your Dreams (2006), The Ultimate Accessory (2013), Three Men and a Cradle (1985), Changing Sides (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Country: France
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Country: France
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Story:
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Duration: 95 min.
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Country: France
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Country: France
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Story:
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