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William (2019)
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two cutting-edge scientists give 'birth' to a Neanderthal—the first to walk the earth for some 35,000 years—in order to attempt to answer these questions. Part 'normal' child, part science experiment, William’s 'parents' struggle with the best way to raise him. As William grows toward adulthood, he is educated in the human experiences of love and intimacy. But his primitive impulses begin to emerge the more he tries to conform to human expectations, leading to tragic consequences for him and his loved ones.
Style:
unusual plot structure, captivating, psychological, sincere, feel good, contemplative
Plot:
neanderthal, scientist, experiment, university, cloning, outsider, dna, teenager, friends, family relations, escapades, society, fish out of water, coming of age, interspecies romance, college, private school, teenage crush, baby, genetics, age difference, parenting, kiss, awkward
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, sincere, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, contemplative, unusual plot structure, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
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Style:
light, feel good, entertaining, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
46%
736
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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986
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
38%
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 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: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, sentimental, tense, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 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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Similarity:
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Duration: 98 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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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
31%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 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: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
uplifting, feel good, touching, sincere, light ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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28%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, feel good, serious, sentimental
Audience:
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Plot:
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