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Dances with Dragon (1991)
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Original name: 與龍共舞
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Aaron, a young, successful Chinese businessman, drifts on to a rural island after a scuba accident. Mistaken for an illegal immigrant, he is forced to take refuge in a small, family-run grocery store. Enjoying the riches to rags transition, he tells nobody his true identity, and falls in love with the grocery store owner's daughter, Yvonne. But while Aaron enjoys his life of anonymity, Yvonne covets the chance to escape her poverty. Meanwhile, in Aaron's absense, a plot has been hatched to take over his company. Are Aaron's and Yvonne's lives too different to find happiness together?
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, heartfelt, sentimental, contemplative, romantic comedy, fairy tale, slapstick comedy, slapstick, nostalgic
Plot:
mistaken identity, class differences, class conflict, small town life, anonymity, secret identity, fish out of water, longing, bittersweet, island, slice of life, intimate, mother daughter relationship, rich man poor woman, survival, forbidden romance, party, businessman, rich man, con woman, single mother, rich woman, lottery, mahjong, illegal immigrant ...
Place:
hong kong
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, romantic comedy, romantic drama and realistic films with plots about slice of life, intimate, bittersweet, urban, love, relationships and couples mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Dances with Dragon: Everyday is Valentine (2001), The Bachelor's Swan Song (1989), The Foreigner (2012), To Miss with Love (1992), Why Me, Sweetie?! (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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