Movies like Licorice Pizza
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Licorice Pizza (2021)
158K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Set in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s, the film follows a high school student who is also a successful child actor.
Style:
period piece, captivating, funny, art house, independent film, anamorphic, teen, comedy drama, crying, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, closeted homosexual, first love, actor, jealousy, teenage boy, political campaign, brother brother relationship, age difference, atheism, gay relationship, friendship, running, sister sister relationship, wrongful arrest, jewish family, male female relationship, teenager, truck, judaism, sexual attraction, love, young love, older woman younger man relationship, gas station ...
Time:
year 1973, 2020s, 70s, year 1939, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, pasadena california
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Duration: 116 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
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Country: USA
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Story:
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