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Midlothia (2007)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Midlothia is a small, tight-knit town, where everyone knows everyone else's business. On Fred's last day in town, he and his closest friends uncover secrets that threaten the fabric of their friendship.
Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, melancholic, indie film, bleak, suspenseful, southern gothic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, secrets, revelation, redemption, confession, regret, identity, male friendship, intimate, betrayal, midlife crisis, loyalty, coming of age, machismo, slice of life, cathartic, dark humor, alcohol abuse, violence, abortion, beer, infidelity, duck, small town ...
Place:
texas, austin texas
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and independent film films with plots about coming of age, friendship, intimate, slice of life, identity, small town and self discovery mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Midlothia: Sriranga Neethulu (2024), Menthol (2014), Reunion (2009), Imagine I'm Beautiful (2014), Migratory Birds (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
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Place:
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