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Finding Carter (2014)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A teenager finds out she was abducted as a toddler and returns to her biological family.
Style:
touching, emotional, tense, serious, realistic, captivating
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
missing child, family reunited, parents and children, life turned upside down, teenage life, introspection, self discovery, family secret, starting over, uncover truth, dysfunctional family, family life, family problems, coming of age, therapy, women, teenage girl, high school, grandparent and grandchild, teenager, female protagonist, girl, adolescence, lgbtq, young adult ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and captivating films and TV series with plots about teenage life, youth, teenager, family relations, coming of age, high school and parents and children mostly in Drama, Romance and Family genres. Some movies like Finding Carter: Switched at Birth (2011), Life Unexpected (2010), The Face on the Milk Carton (1995), Caitlin's Way (2000), Higher Ground (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
deaf, sign language, switched at birth, mute or deaf, relatives, friends, teenage life, mother daughter relationship, parents and children, family relations, deaf girl, high school student ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, kansas city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Life Unexpected is a coming-of-age family drama that centers around 16-year-old Lux, who was given up for adoption at birth but never adopted. When she is put back into the custody of her estranged-since-high-school birth parents, Cate and Baze, the ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
foster child, teenager, adolescence, foster home, teenage girl, teenage life, adopted daughter, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, immature, guardian, thirtysomething life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portland oregon
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86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on the book by Caroline B. Cooney, a girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Could her parents really have kidnapped her?
Style:
realistic, serious
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
love, abused child, kidnapping, family relations, uncover truth, life is a bitch, coming of age, love and romance, young heroes, youth, siblings relations, fall in love ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
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Caitlin's Way is a live action teen drama series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2000–2002. The show was co-created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aired on The N from January 2003 to September 27, 2009. It also aired on TeenNick from September 28, 2009 ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, touching, teen
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, culture clash, fish out of water, lifestyle, teaching the ways of the world, starting over, teenage life, young heroes, orphan, teenage love, family relations, haunted by the past ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
montana, usa, philadelphia
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100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama action television show shot outside Vancouver, British Columbia. The series ran from January 14, 2000 - June 16, 2000 and aired on Fox Family. It stars Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Meghan Ory, ...
Style:
sincere, serious, emotional, touching, existential ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
troubled teen, juvenile delinquency, hardcase students, dedicated educator, rebellion, boarding school, youth, social misfits, social problems, understanding, teenage life, troublemaker ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Their ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, melancholic, teen, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, adoption, foster child, teenage life, foster home, troubled teen, gays and lesbians, lesbian mother, teenage girl, parenthood, supportive parent, step siblings ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
san diego california, usa, california
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91%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Brothers & Sisters is an American television drama series that centers on the Walker family and their lives in Pasadena, California. The series premiered on ABC on September 24, 2006, and aired its final episode on May 8, 2011. It aired, for its ...
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, sincere, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
family drama, brother brother relationship, parenthood, brother sister relationship, family relations, family business, siblings relations, parents and children, lgbtq, family problems, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, pasadena california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Summerland is an American drama television series created by Stephen Tolkin and Lori Loughlin. It is centered on a clothing designer in her 30s, Ava Gregory, raising her niece and nephews after their parents die in a tragic accident. They live in ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, emotional, sincere
Audience:
teens
Plot:
surfing, family relations, love and romance, teenage life, siblings relations, family problems, life turned upside down, parents and children, high school, childhood, beach, high school student ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Emma, a kind-hearted foster kid who can't catch a break, finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton, who - unlike Emma - was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life. After their initial meeting, Sutton talks ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, teen, serious
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
teenage life, female protagonist, twins, teenager, investigation, murder, lifestyle, youth, young adult, twin sister, fall in love, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, usa, phoenix arizona
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A one-hour mystery full of twists and turns that follows Danny Desai, a charismatic 16-year-old with a troubled past who returns to his hometown after spending five years in juvenile detention. Immediately branded an outcast, Danny attempts to ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, teen, detective ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
social misfits, teenage life, protagonist as suspect, homecoming, parents and children, starting over, haunted by the past, old friend, society, gain trust, murder, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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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:
small town life, doctor, father son estrangement, small town, first love, widower, crush, dysfunctional family, parents and children, family problems, friends in love, fall in love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
colorado, usa, north america
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
OCTOBER BABY is the coming of age story of a beautiful and naive college freshman who discovers that her entire life is a lie and sets out on a road trip with a host of misfits to discover herself and the answers she craves.
Style:
christian film, touching, serious, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
christian, asthma, self discovery, abortion, epilepsy, adoption, protective parent, female protagonist, faith, life turned upside down, best friend, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Electrick Children tells the story of Rachel, a rambunctious girl from a polygamist colony in southern Utah. On Rachel’s 15th birthday, she finds a forbidden cassette tape. Having never seen anything like it before, Rachel plays the cassette tape, ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, independent film, melancholic, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, coming of age, unwanted pregnancy, mormon, family relations, religions or cults, self discovery, teenage life, nobody believes, lifestyle, parents and children, atheism ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, utah, nevada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Pregnant sixteen year old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and decides to raise the baby as her own.
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, teenage mother, mother daughter relationship, mother and daughter, pregnant girl, pregnant teenager, baby, babies and infants, unwanted pregnancy, wanting a baby, pregnancy, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nova scotia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
What Goes On is an unaired drama series that was scheduled to air on Noggin's nighttime block, The N. The series explores "the emotional life of teens." Created by Sri Rao, the initial working title of the series was The Block. The ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
grownups, family relations, friendship, teenager, adolescence, coming of age, relationships, lifestyle, teenage protagonist, teenage life, relationship problems, love affair ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
19%
361
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
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Story:
A first-born Chinese girl adopted by English parents gets called back to Guangzhou when her birth mother desperately seeks her assistance in her son. How far will Mei go to help the woman who gave her away and the brother she’s never met?
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, tense ...
Plot:
adoption, introspection, family relations, society, family life, family problems, rich and poor, human nature, parents and children, identity, family reunited, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
china, england
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
This dramatic series follows a group of troubled Mexican teens in their last year of school, coping with such challenges as drug abuse and sexual identity. In other words, growing up.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, dramatic, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
social issues, high school life, family relations, friends, social relations, high school, youth, society, sexual identity, coming of age, sexuality, drug addiction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When 15-year-old, Matt Freeman, gets his girlfriend, Francesca, pregnant her family decides to put the unborn baby up for adoption. Matt agrees to the decision, but begins to rethink it. This movie is taken from the father's point of view.
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, pregnancy, fatherhood, teenage life, life turned upside down, family relations, family problems, youth, human spirit, family in crisis, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nova scotia, usa
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
How one bad decision can change where your life goes.
Style:
realistic, emotional, suspenseful, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
redemption, life turned upside down, juvenile delinquent, unlikely criminals, haunted by the past, hopes, cautionary tale, peer pressure, regret, coming of age, warning, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
18%
347
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 6 min.
TV show
Story:
The truth behind a series of scandalous photos of Miriam, the most popular girl in school, unfolds through weekly sessions with the school’s guidance counselor, Anna.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, dark drama
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, bullying, teenager, cybercrime, scandal, young adult, cyberbullying, teenage life, secret identity, high school life, uncover truth, schoolgirl ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Beautiful People is an American drama television series about a family that moves from New Mexico to The Big Apple to make a fresh start on their lives. The series aired on the ABC Family Network from August 8, 2005, to April 24, 2006, lasting ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, touching
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
single mother, starting over, lifestyle, fish out of water, family relations, youth, family life, parents and children, teenage life, parents separation, mistress, city life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min.
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Story:
East Los High is not your typical high school. Dance, sex, romance, and mystery are at the heart of this inner city school in East LA where two teenage cousins—Jessie, a 16-year-old virgin and Maya, a troubled runaway with a violent past —fall ...
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, melancholic, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleading, love and romance, infidelity, teenage love, social relations, dishonesty, coming of age, teenage life, lesbian, lgbtq, sexual content, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Loren (Brittany Underwood) a smart, shy and independent high school senior who has ambitions of being a songwriter, secretly sends her song lyrics to her celebrity crush, rock superstar Eddie Duran (Cody Longo). Loren's wildest dreams come true ...
Style:
touching, realistic, captivating, psychological, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cinderella story, follow your dream, musician, best friend, audition, ambition, fame, talented, fan, youth, student, backstage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
17%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Young Americans is an American television drama created by Steven Antin. The show debuted on July 12, 2000 on The WB network as a summer replacement for, and spin-off from, another Columbia TriStar Television production, Dawson's Creek. The ...
Style:
touching, realistic, semi serious, humorous, queer cinema
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage life, cross dressing, teenage love, fall in love, love and romance, buddies, coming of age, lifestyle, high school, friends, youth, cheating ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new england, usa, maryland, baltimore
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Bilal, a Muslim high school senior works at his family's long-owned taxi stand. "The Stand," as they call it, has been the source of all activity and money for the family for the last sixty years. It seems like Bílal is about to ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
coming of age, self discovery, follow your dream, teenage life, family business, society, youth, hopes, human spirit, workplace, family problems, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The Pregnancy project tells the real story of Gaby Rodriguez, a seventeen-year-old who attended a Washington state high-school and made her senior school project the treatment of pregnant teenagers by pretending to be pregnant.
Style:
touching, sentimental, realistic, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, teenage life, family relations, parents and children, dishonesty, high school, youth, teachers and students, pregnant teenager, teenager, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
youth, life turned upside down, family relations, family problems, disorder, family in crisis, sister, sister sister relationship, sisters, half sister, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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A family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family apart, exposes long-held secrets, and ignites a lawsuit that challenges the core ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating
Plot:
couples, family problems, infidelity, friendship, suburbs, parents and children, courtroom, society, friends, dishonesty, family in crisis, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
17%
808
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.
Style:
sincere, captivating, atmospheric, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
teenage life, missing child, self discovery, juvenile delinquency, society, family relations, rebellion, adolescence vs adulthood, dysfunctional family, family problems, estrangement, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
melbourne, australia
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Single mother Tyree Battle struggles to keep her young son Thaniel away from the gang-plagued city streets that he is mixed up in. Under severe gang pressure, Thaniel accidentally shoots Jewish shopkeeper Eli Zeal in a botched robbery attempt. ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
family relations, gang, homecoming, family problems, self discovery, aging, redemption, single parent, youth, going straight, parents and children, family life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, louisiana
Similarity:
17%
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