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An Ordinary Family (2011)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
AN ORDINARY FAMILY is a humorous drama about one family, two brothers and a really big problem. Thomas Biederman is blindsided when his estranged brother, Seth, shows up unannounced to the annual family vacation… with his boyfriend.
Style:
humorous, emotional, psychological, captivating, sentimental, touching, realistic, talky, semi serious
Plot:
gay, family relations, estrangement, family problems, family gatherings, society, coming out, gender, family vacation, brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, friendship, gays and lesbians, clergy, siblings relations, homosexuality, gay relationship, surprise, gay interest, estranged brother, gay brother
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and touching films with plots about family relations, gay, parents and children, love and romance, couples, family problems and gays and lesbians mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like An Ordinary Family: Chalk (2006), Last Weekend (2014), The Best Things in the World (2010), Brooklyn Lobster (2005), Hush! (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Life in the trenches of that most honorable and frustrating profession...teaching. It's the start of a memorable new year at Harrison High. The self-conscious Mr. Stroope is convinced that his time has come - this year he will be furnished with ...
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family for a holiday at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to come apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family.
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Time:
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Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Everyday family life as perfectly normal madness. “As Melhores Coisas do Mundo“ follows a few days in the life of the 15-year-old Mano, who is fighting on two fronts: his parents have just got divorced and he is going through puberty. Mano tries ...
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semi serious, touching, sentimental, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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humorous, emotional, captivating, atmospheric, sentimental ...
Plot:
family business, save the day, family relations, family problems, restaurant, working class, society, estrangement, siblings relations, family in crisis, bank, parents and children ...
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first - Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted - but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, humorous, touching, realistic
Plot:
gay, lifestyle, love and romance, coming out, family relations, couples, family life, baby, pregnancy, gay parent, gay relationship, gay interest ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Plot:
gay, gays and lesbians, lgbt, gay adoption, gay parent, family relations, family problems, couples, society, gender, coming out, eccentric family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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76%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After moving in with his beau, 30ish banker Jérémy (Arnaud Binard) decides to let the cat out of the bag, telling his unsuspecting parents, Guy (Bernard Le Coq) and Rosine (Charlotte de Turckheim), that he's gay. Though they've always ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The complex relationship between a wealthy French woman and her best friend a, gay black American, is thrown into turmoil when her estranged daughter comes to visit them with her new husband for the weekend in upstate New York. Through a series of ...
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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60%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Best Day of My Life is the story of a dysfunctional family as seen through the eyes of young Chiara (Maria Luisa De Crescenzo) who is about to receive her first communion. The family includes matriarch Irene (Virna Lisi) and her three grown up ...
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Plot:
family relations, love and romance, couples, family problems, society, youth, religions or cults, marital discord, gays and lesbians, male female relationship, couple relations, relationships ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
TURTLE HILL, BROOKLYN is a funny, sincere, slice of life about a couple just trying to figure it out. Mateo and Will invite their friends over for Will's 30th birthday. After a few surprise visitors, they get through the day, but realize that ...
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The five daughters of a famous actor, all from different mothers and different nationalities, get together on the 10th anniversary of his death for a celebration of his career.
Style:
tragicomedy, touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
haunted by the past, family relations, parents and children, family problems, rivalry, ego clash, family life, strong female presence, family gatherings, siblings relations, estrangement, estate ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Religion, alcohol and politics are three things best avoided at holidays - but it's something this group of friends haven't learned. In this dark comedy, six friends have reunited for what may be their last holiday together.
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Lonely since his wife left him and alienated from his daughter, a cantankerous voice-over artist strikes up an unlikely friendship with his regular deliveryman. Many suburbs away, an elderly widow loses her license to drive and turns to her wry ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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semi serious, humorous, realistic, emotional, touching
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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