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Northern Rescue (2019)
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After the death of his wife, Sarah, John West, packs up his three children and moves from their hectic urban life to his small northern hometown to take command of the local search-and-rescue service. Once there, the family struggles with their new surroundings, new friends and accepting Sarah's death.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, heartfelt, serious, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
single father, family relations, small town, search and rescue, family life, family problems, grief, family drama, bereavement, loss of spouse, life is a bitch, father daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, social problems, relationship problems, single parent, parenting, healing, nature, village life, getting home, community, resilience, relocation ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, emotional, realistic and psychological films and TV series with plots about family problems, family relations, family drama, slice of life, intimate, resilience and relationships mostly in Drama, Family and Romance genres. Some movies like Northern Rescue: Black Kite (2013), Back of Father (2014), Our Everyday Life (2015), L'heure bleue (2017), Precious Family (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 54 min.
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Story:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Duration: 20 min.
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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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Duration: 54 min.
TV show
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, adult
Plot:
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Place:
korea
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Drama, Family
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Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama, Family
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic, melancholic
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Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 54 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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TV show
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Style:
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Place:
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Similarity:
76%
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TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, heartfelt, suspense, sincere, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: China
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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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