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54 (1998)
36K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Shane, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding a more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco, plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar – and a front-row seat at the most legendary party on the planet.
Style:
sexy, sexual, atmospheric, serious, realistic, erotic, psychedelic, art house, deep, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
disco, nightclub, gay, drug abuse, clubbing, addiction, lesbian, father son relationship, party, drug, lifestyle, sex, bartender, nightlife, lgbt, art, lgbtq, campus, tax evasion, dj, dancing, hedonism, new year, depression, death ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1979
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, bahamas
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, interesting, serious and sexy films with plots about dancing, drinking alcohol, drinking, storytelling, runaway, lifestyle and drug mostly in Drama, Music and Comedy genres. Some movies like 54: Saturday Night Fever (1977), Groove (2000), Human Traffic (1999), The Last Days of Disco (1998), Boogie Nights (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Place:
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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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Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 99 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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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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474
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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106K
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Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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952
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Story:
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Plot:
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26K
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Country: USA
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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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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
80s, 70s, year 2002, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
england, manchester, europe, northern england, united kingdom ...
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: USA, UK, France
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Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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