Movies like America 2009
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America (2009)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In "America," Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, which began when he was taken by authorities from his crack-addicted mother, and placed into foster care as an infant. The short time of stability in his life occurred when America lived with Mrs. Harper, the elderly nanny to one of his foster families. Later reunited with his mother, she soon abandons America and he is again placed into foster care. Lagging behind in school and full of anger, America retreats further away from society after years of sexual abuse. After attempting suicide, America is placed in a treatment center where Dr. Brennan helps him open up about his painful past and discover the support and courage he needs to get his life back on track.
Style:
psychological, sincere, uplifting, serious, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
adoption, youth, human spirit, teenage life, custody, sexual abuse, life is a bitch, mental illness, society, family problems, family in crisis, doctors and patients, healing power, hopes, children, overweight man, teen social issues, power relations, teenager, psychiatrist, teenage boy, biracial child
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sincere and touching films with plots about youth, family problems, hopes, life is a bitch, family relations, society and human spirit mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like America: Gimme Shelter (2013), The Reading Room (2005), Death of a Superhero (2011), Taking Back Our Town (2001), An Unexpected Family (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 101 min.
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Story:
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
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