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For Here or to Go? (2015)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An aspiring Indian tech entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley finds himself unexpectedly battling the bizarre American immigration system to keep his dream alive or prepare to return home forever.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, realistic, comedy drama
Plot:
immigration, entrepreneurship, silicon valley, cultural difference, immigrant, bureaucracy, businessman, coping, social differences, direction and purpose, social problems, ambition, aspiration, lifestyle, ambitious man, blind ambition, american dream, social commentary, urban, family drama, satire, resilience, identity, frustration, empathy ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
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Most similar movies to For Here or to Go?
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, humorous, semi serious and realistic films with plots about satire, slice of life, identity, friendship, ambition, social commentary and lifestyle mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like For Here or to Go?: Chal Mera Putt (2019), Njan Prakashan (2018), Chasing Unicorns (2019), Induced Labor (2018), Land of Dreams (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A lighthearted comedy about a group of illegal immigrants living in the City of Birmingham trying to better their lives. Chal Mera Putt explores the struggles they face, the lasting friendships they make and the challenges they overcome all whilst ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, semi serious, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
punjabi, satire, struggle, immigration, friendship, life, heartwarming, community, diaspora, resilience, urban, brotherhood ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india, birmingham alabama
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Pining for a lavish life abroad, a lazy but lovable guy next door crafts a scam to avoid a career in nursing and find a wealthy spouse to secure a visa.
Style:
entertaining, psychological, disturbing, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Estonia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The movie tells a story of a journey of two start-up entrepreneurs from their "garage" to Silicon Valley.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, town, mishap, startup, entrepreneurship, silicon valley, road trip, lifestyle, journey, small town, fish out of water, ambition ...
Place:
estonia
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85%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Some people will do anything to secure an American visa, as hard as that might be. Some enter lotteries, others beg friends and families to invite them. Others still, just sneak in and hope Mr Trump doesn’t notice they are there. But in this ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark comedy, intercultural ...
Plot:
immigration, couples, pregnancy, problem, lifestyle, family problems, social problems, immigrant, relationship problems, american dream, citizenship, birth ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
cairo egypt, egypt
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Simin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works for the Census Bureau which, in an effort to control its citizens, has begun a program to record their dreams. Unaware of this devious plot, Simin is ...
Style:
thought provoking, semi serious, captivating, satirical, psychological ...
Plot:
dream, satire, female protagonist, privacy, american dream, social commentary, immigration, freedom, political satire, identity, social problems, social satire ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A film that celebrates the aspiration of Bobby, who wants to become the number one detective in the old city area of Hyderabad.
Style:
detective, semi serious, humorous, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, private detective, workplace, ambition, follow your dream, partner, urban, missing person, female protagonist, rivalry, female empowerment, determination ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When a mysterious visitor appears, the life of Yong Cheng, owner of a store that stocks aphrodisiac products, changes dramatically. He becomes the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China. ...
Style:
thought provoking, emotional, captivating, semi serious, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
businessman, drug, social commentary, leukemia, injustice, money, entrepreneur, changing lives, rags to riches, lifestyle change, business venture, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Taylor Starks and his co-workers, all aspiring actors, toil in a Los Angeles restaurant while "waiting" for their big break.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ambition, restaurant, follow your dream, actor, dream, disgruntled worker, aspiration, showbiz, friendship, realism, character study, slice of life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fulvio is the only one of the three brothers to have left the village to go to work in the city. Deputy chief of staff in a large company, he dismisses people without remorse until he gets fired himself and after being jailed for beating his ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, light, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, provincial life, community, society, social problems, small town, church, humour, family problems, breaking the law, money problems, small community ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Coco is a French comedy released in 2009 and produced by Gad Elmaleh. This is the first embodiment of the actor, adapted from a sketch in the show La Vie Normale. Coco talks about organizing a Bar Mitzvah.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, captivating, light hearted ...
Plot:
rise to the top, ambition, hopes, life turned upside down, society, redemption, disorder, self made man, bar mitzvah, jewish culture, adaptation, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
More and more parents take competitive behavior towards the teachers of their children: deny votes and programs, vaneggiano of likes, dislikes, and conspiracies. So, instead of helping in the training of their children, they become insurmountable ...
Style:
sincere, entertaining, humorous, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
teenager, high school life, friendship, coming of age, high school, adolescence, musician, music band, teamwork, musician's life, music, teenage life ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their jobs.
Style:
realistic, humorous, educational, captivating, light ...
Plot:
lottery, hopes, gambling, dedicated educator, teachers and students, society, high school, disorder, idealism, life turned upside down, social relations, desperation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Se-ha who is a physically handicapped and Dong-gu who is a mentally handicapped are not their own brothers. But while living 20 years together, the two became indispensable to each other. One day, the mother of Dong-gu suddenly visits him and acts ...
Style:
comedy drama, sincere, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
disability, friendship, physical disability, handicapped, empathy, brotherhood, mental disorder, wheelchair bound, socially awkward, care, social issues, relationships ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
In return for getting ownership his shop space in Mumbai, Prakashan is tempted into helping his landlord's mother on a mission. Will he succeed? What does success mean?
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, captivating, satirical, heartfelt ...
Plot:
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Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Jo & Jo is a coming of age comedy-drama that tells the story of how a few youngsters in a village enjoy their life when the world itself shuts down due to covid19 pandemic and how their life fell apart after an unexpected event happened.
Style:
comedy drama, semi serious, satirical, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, youth, village life, quarantine, satire, countryside, social problems, problem, rural area, personal growth, slice of life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Style:
light, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
54%
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Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, entertaining, funny, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
children, satire, education, child prodigy, family drama, parenting, parent child relationship, educational program, fighting the system, training, social satire, social issues ...
Place:
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52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
dream, friendship, ambition, loyalty, female friendship, theater, sisterhood, friends, changing lives, grownups, lifestyle change, women ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Every year five hundred thousand young people leave Italy and flee overseas. They call it “brain drain” but among the new emigrants there are a lot of ordinary young people seeking their fortune. Sandro and Luciano are two of them.
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, ambition, direction and purpose, follow your dream, friends, escapades, teamwork, humour, dreaming, young adult, emigration, dream ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
cuba
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Comedian Henry Phillips is lured to LA by a renowned TV producer who wants to bring his story of failure to the screen. But when a major network gets involved, Henry must decide whether he wants to make jokes for a living, or be the butt of them.
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
songwriter, comedian, satire, ambition, musician, stand up comedy, television producer, mishap, showbiz, musician's life, lifestyle, behind the scenes ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, humorous, serious, melancholic, captivating ...
Plot:
personal growth, taxi, family relations, couples, couple relations, little girl, loneliness, language barrier, empathy, friends, love and romance, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
germany, munich germany, turkey
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, period piece
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
brothers, family relations, immigrant, american dream, coming of age, immigration, immigrant family, family drama, social problems, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Raghava, who runs a breakfast center in his village, dreams of starting a small hotel in nearby city, Guntur. Accompanied by his friend Gopal, Raghava plans to buy an old shop in city against the interest of his father, which co-incidentally belongs ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, disturbing, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
dream, middle class, ambition, restaurant owner, businessman, problem, restaurant, coping, problem solving, lifestyle, hotel owner, everyday life ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After 40 years of running their community arts space The Bread Factory, Dorothea and Greta are suddenly fighting for survival when a pair of celebrity performance artists from China come to Checkford and build an enormous complex down the street, ...
Style:
funny, humorous, art house, independent film, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
acting class, rehearsal, performance art, small town, collaboration, art school, teacher, ambition, artists and showbiz, investor, creativity, social commentary ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The Lo family live in an old flat in the middle of a noisy neighborhood: father, mother, unemployed son, teenage daughter and his elderly, disabled father. Now a billboard is blocking their perfect view of the harbor, and their already chaotic life ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, family drama, social problems, conflict, social issues, kids and family, parents and children, conflict of interest, lifestyle, comedy of manners, city life, social commentary ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, realistic, humorous, mumblecore ...
Plot:
relationships, city life, investigative journalism, multiple storylines, social problems, escapades, satire, investigative reporter, social issues, lifestyle, city, urban setting ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A struggling rickshaw driver’s life takes a rollicking turn when he comes upon an expensive camera and decides to make a film with his fellow villagers.
Style:
feel good, uplifting, funny, dramatic, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
village, driver, rickshaw, filmmaking, drought, dream, optimism, hopes, heartwarming, resilience, rural setting, cinema ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Four friends deemed 'losers' face immense pressure from parents and society upon entering adulthood. Their emotional tale sees them embark on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, where love ultimately triumphs over judgment.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, uplifting, realistic, family saga ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, friendship, self discovery, personal growth, identity, family drama, acceptance, adulthood, social commentary, male bonding, slice of life ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
Style:
anthology, disturbing, captivating, humorous, reflective ...
Plot:
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Place:
europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Four friends, with a bittersweet history, get drunk and embark on a journey to Goa. On the trip, they lose an expensive ring which threatens to derail one of their engagement. They end up confronting one another and their own fears, as they enroll ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thrilling, psychological, road movie ...
Plot:
friendship, road trip, travel, ambition, friends, dream, best friend, escapades, group of friends, follow your dream, daydreamer, satire ...
Place:
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42%
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