Movies like The Holy Child
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The Holy Child (2001)
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Original name: Le divin enfant
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Marc (Lambert Wilson) is a man of the cloth who's gained a bit of celebrity for his public espousal of religious celibacy. In fact, he's even written a book about the subject. But Marc's 15 minutes of fame could be up when a bratty teenager turns up claiming to be the priest's son. Together, they forge a pact that will keep the "secret" under wraps … but all bets are off when the celibate priest finds himself falling for the boy's mother.
Style:
sincere, humorous, captivating, semi serious
Plot:
secret, friendship, juvenile delinquent, christian, father son relationship, catholic priest, fatherhood, teenage boy, bastard, husband wife relationship, satire, scandal, illegitimate son, church, lie, sin, hypocrisy, biological father, love, christmas, sex, prison, gay, rape, thief ...
Place:
paris france, kosovo, montreal, montreal quebec, montreal quebec canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, touching and semi serious films with plots about friendship, husband wife relationship, friend, cigarette smoking, telephone call, sex and drinking alcohol mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Holy Child: Monsieur Ibrahim (2003), Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022), The Good Life (1996), Saved! (2004), Boys on the Side (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
This humorous movie charts the life of a 14-year-old (Tristan) as he deals with some major issues in his life. At the beginning of the movie, he has already decided to dedicate his life to writing and losing his virginity (while his parents are away ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 92 min.
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touching, witty, humorous, funny, realistic ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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road movie, touching, sentimental, emotional, sexy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions; should he complete his doctorate, does he want to become a full professor, does he really love his long-standing girlfriend, or should he re-start with one of his other ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Talia runs away from home taking her beloved dog with her. When her dog is stolen Talia enlists the help of a gang of boys to help her find her pet.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Morocco
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Nora Cotterelle, a woman in her 30s is caring for her ill father, Louis Jenssens. While Nora tries to present a facade that all is well with her life, she is twice divorced and has a son, Elias, whose father is dead. Nora's present relationship ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Fat Girls is an original off-beat comedy feature. It focuses on Rodney Miller, not your typical Texas high school student...he is a theater lover and his ultimate dream is to be on Broadway. Awkward and shy, he doesn't have many people to talk ...
Style:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Story:
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