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October Road (2007)
5K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
When Nick Garrett was 18, he packed up his truck and said goodbye for a summer road trip that turned into 10 years of being away. He has since become a literary celebrity in New York, living off the fame and fortune of his best-selling novel and movie, based on his hometown friends. To the literary world, Nick defined a generation, but to his hometown, he betrayed them by sharing secrets. Now, without inspiration for a new book, Nick returns to his hometown to find that feelings toward him have changed.
Style:
sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, romantic comedy
Plot:
small town, friendship between men, hometown, old friend, love and romance, homecoming, success, family relations, parenthood, writer's life, writer's block, fishing village, thoughtful, teacher, student, creative block, alienation, ex husband, social relations, bittersweet, small town life, artists and showbiz, hopes, adultery, single mother ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, massachusetts, new england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, sentimental and humorous films and TV series with plots about family relations, love and romance, small town, social relations, couples, small town life and friendship mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like October Road: Ed (2000), Everwood (2002), Hart of Dixie (2011), That '70s Show (1998), Gilmore Girls (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm, Ed Stevens moves back to his small hometown of Stuckeyville where he buys the local bowling alley and attempts to win the heart of his high school ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, touching, funny ...
Plot:
bowling, small town, homecoming, looking for love, starting over, working class, workplace situations, old friend, social relations, couples, old love, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado. There he becomes a small-town doctor and learns parenting on the fly as he raises his talented but ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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sentimental, touching, romantic, humorous, light ...
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girls' night, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, sentimental ...
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
Style:
humorous, feel good, realistic, witty, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
small town, teenager, friends, boyfriend, looking for love, female protagonist, small town life, teenage life, mother daughter relationship, female friendship, parents and children, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
yale university, connecticut, usa, new england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, medical drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, rhode island
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, period piece, touching, soap opera ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
teacher, small town, lifestyle change, upscale, instructor, character change, social relations, christian, christmas, relationships, love story, rich and poor ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, edwardian era, 1920s, 1900s
Place:
america, canada, usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Men in Trees is an American romantic television comedy-drama series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned ...
Style:
touching, realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
love and romance, looking for love, starting over, fish out of water, social relations, dating, village life, fall in love, hopes, lifestyle, writer's life, family problems ...
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Place:
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75%
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Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
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Style:
serious, sentimental, sincere, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, washington state, seattle, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic Connecticut.
Style:
sentimental, sweet, teen, melancholic, feel good ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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Style:
sincere, light, sentimental, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
634
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
realistic, touching, serious, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
usa
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21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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feel good, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sentimental ...
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usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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touching, sincere, sentimental, realistic, semi serious ...
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Time:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, feel good, touching, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
social relations, family relations, lifestyle, couples, alienation, actress, greed, self fulfillment, ambition, parenthood, pregnancy, uninvited guest ...
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636
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, sincere, captivating, thought provoking, humorous ...
Plot:
friendship, funeral, small town, homecoming, introspection, social relations, estrangement, unfulfillment, death of father, student athlete, high school friends, village ...
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Place:
massachusetts, usa
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18%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, sentimental, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
gossip, divorce, fish out of water, small town, homecoming, couples, fall in love, family relations, lawyer, theft, middle east conflict, love ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
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18%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, touching, sentimental, semi serious, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
year 2002
Place:
usa, massachusetts
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18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sincere, humorous, realistic, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, austin texas
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18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 942 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
humorous, realistic, sentimental, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The series centers on Ryan Atwood, a troubled youth from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy and philanthropic Sandy and Kirsten Cohen. Ryan and his surrogate brother Seth, a socially awkward yet quick-witted teenager, deal with life as ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, hawaii, los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, realistic, emotional, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, massachusetts, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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sitcom, humorous, feel good, touching, realistic ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, touching, humorous, romantic comedy, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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