Movies like Pawn

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Pawn (2020)
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Pawn (2020)
Original name: 담보
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A loan shark takes a girl hostage as pawn for her parents' debt.
Style: sincere, captivating, entertaining
Plot: family relations, mother daughter relationship, debt, male female relationship, social problems, family problems, financial problem, lifestyle, illegal immigrant, money problems, immigrant, asian, money, friend, loan shark, immigrants
Time: 90s, 1990s
Keyword: korean

Most similar movies to Pawn

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, entertaining, sincere and disturbing films with plots about family relations, family problems, money problems, lifestyle, financial problem, parents and children and social problems mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like Pawn: Oshin (2013), Dad Wanted (2020), Yeditepe Istanbul (2001), Youtopia (2018), Brighton 4th (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Oshin (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: Japan, China
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family, because of her own family's financial condition. Nevertheless, the young girl lives strongly.
Style: touching, captivating, profound, sad, independent film
Plot: money problems, poor, maid, servant, family problems, social problems, workplace, working class, dysfunctional family, family relations, financial problem, life is a bitch ...
Place: china
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100%
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Dad Wanted (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story: What does a thrill-seeker tween girl do when her mom forbids her to enter a BMX race? Cast an actor with nothing to lose to play her approving dad.
Style: entertaining, light, captivating, dramatic
Plot: mother daughter relationship, overprotective parent, direction and purpose, family problems, family relations, mother and daughter, longing, teenager, athlete's life, contests and competitions, coping, championship ...
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100%
Yeditepe Istanbul (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story: When Olcay's husband commits suicide and leaves a huge debt behind, Olcay and her teenage daughter, Duru, are forced to move to a slum in Istanbul. They find themselves financially dependent on Olcay's only remaining friend, so Olcay ...
Style: sincere, disturbing, captivating, humorous
Plot: financial problem, money problems, family relations, mother daughter relationship, single mother, mother and daughter, social problems, life is a bitch, slum, family problems
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 5.2
 691
Youtopia (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A young woman decides to sell her virginity to pay off her mother's debts when she realises that her earnings as an online x-rated model are not enough.
Style: captivating, psychological, sincere
Plot: defloration, family relations, loss of virginity, parents and children, financial problem, money problems, debt, mother daughter relationship, family problems, dysfunctional family, virgin, social relations ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Brighton 4th (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Georgia, Russia, Bulgaria, USA, Monaco
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Follows Georgian ex-wrestler’s journey to Brooklyn, New York. His aim is to get his son out of a gambling debt. He meets people who help him and people who ignore him.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: father son relationship, gambling debt, life is a bitch, needing money, family problems, father and son, debt, financial problem, immigrant, gambler, money problems, family relations
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 6.3
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Rosebud (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Hyun-ah is listed on top ten of TV audition program with talented voice and attractive appearance. The reason why she is in this show is to be shown to her mom, Jang-mi, who has been separated for over 10years. Jang-mi used to be a potential singer ...
Style: satirical, captivating, sincere, disturbing, psychological
Plot: unplanned pregnancy, lifestyle, single parent, satire, musician, female protagonist, parenthood, mother daughter relationship, money problems, single mother, family problems, parents and children ...
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42%
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Dad for Rent (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A unemployed father, due to his laziness, is supported by his wife. Their daughter decides to put their lazy dad up for rent on a secondhand site.
Style: light, funny, feel good, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot: father daughter relationship, father and daughter, parents and children, family relations, humour, money problems, relationship problems, family problems, financial problem, relationships, daughter
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Happiness for Sale (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Mi-na takes over a small stationery store from her father when he suddenly falls down. She wants to sell the store because it seems only troublesome to her. But it is not as easy as she thought. The store's regular costomers force her not to ...
Style: disturbing, entertaining, captivating, satirical
Plot: money, needing money, family business, money problems, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, satire, lifestyle, store, family relations
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Uncle (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Joon Hyeok is an unpopular musician whose life has hit rock bottom. He had already broken off his relationship with his older sister, Joon Hee, when her son appeared before him. His nephew developed Obsessive–compulsive disorder after his mother ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: uncle nephew relationship, family relations, lifestyle, nephew, unemployed, family problems, escapades, musician, family life, uncle, money problems, financial problem ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
We Accept Miracles (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Fulvio is the only one of the three brothers to have left the village to go to work in the city. Deputy chief of staff in a large company, he dismisses people without remorse until he gets fired himself and after being jailed for beating his ...
Style: satirical, light, humorous, funny, captivating ...
Plot: provincial life, social problems, society, small community, lifestyle, money problems, community, breaking the law, social satire, family problems, satire, humour ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 4.5
 189
Bootleg Dad (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Ian discovers that André, a former soap opera star and current alcoholic is his real father. Ian decides to go work at his ruined mascot business where he finds a place populated by extravagant people and discovers the meaning of fatherhood.
Style: captivating, entertaining, sincere
Plot: parenthood, teenager, fatherhood, humour, search for father, family relations, father, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, lifestyle, paternity revealed, absent father ...
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37%
A Boy Named Flora A (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A 28-year-old layabout begins to re-examine his life when his dysfunctional family assembles to pay respects to a dying grandmother who won’t pass on.
Style: captivating, light, entertaining, humorous, sincere
Plot: relationship problems, family problems, parents and children, family life, coping, lifestyle, kids and family, financial problem, family relations, dysfunctional family, social problems, marital problem ...
Place: taiwan
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
My Daddy is in Heaven (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Becca, Adam and their 5-year-old daughter Acie are a perfect family until a tragic accident during a 4th of July celebration kills their father. Struggling with grief, Becky decides she needs to leave the family farm and all its memories. She leaves ...
Style: sincere, captivating, entertaining, christian film
Plot: family life, family problems, relationship problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, mother and daughter, family relations, family tragedy, love affair, father daughter relationship, relationships, tragic event ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Wonderful Nightmare (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story: By God’s mistake, an arrogant single lawyer turns into a mother of two kids! Yeon-woo, an ambitious lawyer never believes in love is about to start her new job at the biggest law firm in the states. A day before her departure she gets into a car ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, humorous, sincere
Plot: asian, untimely death, new life, disorder, changing lives, lifestyle, lifestyle change, family life, family relations, female lawyer, female protagonist, personality change ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Inseparable Bros (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Se-ha who is a physically handicapped and Dong-gu who is a mentally handicapped are not their own brothers. But while living 20 years together, the two became indispensable to each other. One day, the mother of Dong-gu suddenly visits him and acts ...
Style: captivating, semi serious, sincere, entertaining, comedy drama
Plot: friendship, disability, wheelchair bound, socially awkward, friends, care, social issues, assistant, handicapped, physical disability, social problems, male female relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Kitchen Brigade (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Cathy is a sous-chef wanting to open a restaurant. With financial difficulties, Cathy accepts a job at a shelter for young migrants. At first she hates the job then her passion for cuisine starts to change children's lives.
Style: disturbing, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, satirical
Plot: workplace, chef, money problems, social problems, society, workplace situations, lifestyle change, female protagonist, lifestyle, coworker, satire, financial problem ...
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31%
Letters to Santa 2 (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In their pursuit of perfect Christmas well - known characters accompanied by some new faces happen to experience tiny miracles! The adventures they come across help them realize that the most important things in life - hope, acceptance and family - ...
Style: sincere, satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining
Plot: christmas, multiple storylines, family relations, relationships, christmas season, mother child relationship, satire, male female relationship, family problems, holiday, family life, lifestyle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Billionaire Boy (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story: The story of Len, who made a billion dollars from inventing a new toilet roll, and his 12-year-old son Joe who appears to have everything he could want but what he really needs is a friend.
Style: sincere, psychological, satirical, disturbing, captivating
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: billionaire, lonely, family problems, father son relationship, lifestyle, lifestyle change, relationship problems, changing lives, parents and children, rich man, high society, child ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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H Is for Happiness (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A twelve year old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world is inspired by the strange new boy at school, and sets out to mend her broken family – whatever it takes.
Style: captivating, semi serious, sincere, psychological, entertaining
Audience: family outing
Plot: happiness, child's point of view, family problems, parents and children, teenage life, optimism, teenage girl, teenager, child, adolescence, parallel universe, family relations ...
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29%
The Last Will Be the Last (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet life she’s always desired: she works and she is deeply in love with her husband Stefano, even if he doesn’t always have a job and they both need to ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, satirical
Plot: unhappy marriage, pregnant woman, marital problem, pregnancy, relationship problems, family problems, female protagonist, fired from the job, changing lives, family relations, money problems, relationships ...
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28%
Wang’s Family (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Wang Subak, the eldest daughter of the Wang family, had married into a wealthy family. But after her husband Ko Minjung goes bankrupt, she and her family have to move back into her parents' home. Second daughter Hobak is also having financial ...
Style: satirical, disturbing, captivating, semi serious, psychological
Plot: family relations, large family, eccentric family, parents and children, family life, social problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, financial problem, money problems, satire, society ...
Place: korea
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28%
Ministry of Love (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Croatia, Czech Republic
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A razor sharp comedy all about relationships and red tape. Kreso is at a loose end. A fully qualified biologist, he's about to hit middle age, disillusioned, out of work and stuck in a marriage that should probably never have started. At least ...
Style: entertaining, light, captivating, romantic
Plot: job, money problems, financial problem, family problems, war widow, love and romance, minister, social worker, social problems, new job, ministry
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Only Mother (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The story evolves around the ups and downs of being a single mother, Ina the main protaganist. Her three husbands leave her with 12 children and a financial problems that she needs to shoulder. Simple plot with a hilarious cast. Packed with laughs ...
Style: entertaining, light, captivating, funny, tagalog ...
Plot: mother, female protagonist, single parent, parent child relationship, motherhood, parenthood, sibling rivalry, children, single mother, kids and family, parents and children, family relations ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Uranya (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Greece, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Summer 1969. Dictatorship. In a small country town, young Achileas breaks his leg by falling off the yard wall of the local cinema. He wanted to see Brigit Bardot naked... However, during his visit to the city to treat his broken leg, for the first ...
Style: entertaining, humorous, light, captivating
Plot: communist, children, coming of age, television, teenage life, social relations, lifestyle, money problems, social problems, financial problem, escapades, family problems ...
Time: 60s, year 1969
Place: greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
To The Heritage With Love (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A dispute for the inheritance of the father of this family is the motor for this comedy, where siblings Andrea and Hector start a discussion with their aunt, who turns out to be the universal heiress of their father's because they don't ...
Style: humorous, feel good, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Plot: family relations, siblings relations, escapades, eccentric family, brother sister relationship, money, family problems, humour, absurd humor, social problems, inheritance, heiress ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Mare (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down at a fishing village in Noto. The family rents a couple's home who run a salt pond. ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, humorous, sincere, asadora
Plot: father daughter relationship, food, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, family relations, financial problem, money problems, family problems, business, teenage life, dysfunctional family, slice of life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
A Millionaire On The Run (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Young-in and his colleague Seung-dae are a pair of professional bagmen working for various lobbyists in finance, media and a host of other industries requiring political favors. Feeling guilty about his work, Seung-dae tells Young-in he plans on ...
Style: semi serious, disturbing, entertaining, satirical, captivating
Plot: insurance fraud, employer employee relationship, con artists, escapades, stolen money, attempted murder, money problems, satire, plan, money, asian
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25%
Long Lost Christmas (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Hayley is an interior designer who plans to surprise her recently widowed mother Patricia with the perfect holiday present: the extended family she knows her mom yearns for.
Style: entertaining, touching, light, captivating, sincere
Plot: christmas, family relations, relationships, designer, female protagonist, parents and children, gift, christmas present, mother daughter relationship, christmas movie
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Summer House (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A large and beautiful property on the French Riviera. A place that seems out of time and sheltered from the rest of the world. Anna goes there with her daughter for a few days of vacation. Amidst her family, friends and the house staff, Anna has to ...
Style: satirical, psychological, entertaining, disturbing, captivating
Plot: family relations, breakup, social problems, female protagonist, parents and children, relationships, filmmaker, mother daughter relationship, family problems, satire, living together, vacation ...
Place: french riviera, mediterranean sea
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.1
 5K
Rock'n Roll (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.
Style: humorous, entertaining, sincere, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: midlife crisis, actor, producer, director, actress, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friend, love, plastic surgery, male female relationship, family relations, love and romance ...
Time: year 2017
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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