Movies and TV shows like Mi Familia Perfecta

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Mi Familia Perfecta (2018)
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Mi Familia Perfecta (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Five siblings living in modern day Houston, TX must learn to survive after their father dies and their mother is deported back to Mexico. All the while surviving in the shadow of the American dream and harsh realities of the city.
Style: sincere, captivating, emotional, realistic, bilingual
Audience: adult
Plot: american dream, siblings, dream, family relations, brother sister relationship, immigration, family problems, deportation, family drama, siblings relations, bigger dreams, family bonds, family life, life is a bitch, follow your dream, dysfunctional family, following a dream, society, social problems, daydreamer, financial problem, money problems, dreaming, shared dream, survival ...
Time: 2010s, contemporary

Most similar movies to Mi Familia Perfecta

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, realistic and psychological films and TV series with plots about resilience, family drama, family relations, family problems, coming of age, slice of life and life is a bitch mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like Mi Familia Perfecta: Kardeslerim (2021), What's Wrong, Poong-Sang (2019), Grind (2023), Through the Waves (2018), Casa Grande (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
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Time: 2020s
Place: turkey
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What's Wrong, Poong-Sang (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
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Grind (2023)
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Country: New Zealand, Nigeria
TV show
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Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic, melancholic
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Through the Waves (2018)
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Country: South Korea
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Style: dramatic, witty, suspenseful, captivating, period piece ...
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Casa Grande (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
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Plot: immigration, village life, family drama, class conflict, social problems, family relations, eccentric family, family problems, lifestyle, life, social issues, countryside ...
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TV show
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Audience: adult
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Place: china
Similarity:
81%
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Country: Japan
TV show
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My Sister (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
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78%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
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Style: emotional, sincere, captivating, sentimental, intercultural ...
Audience: adult
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78%
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TV show
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76%
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73%
 5.3
 136
Kizlarim Icin (2017)
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TV show
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72%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
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Similarity:
71%
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TV show
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 5.3
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 7.9
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TV show
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TV show
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 7.3
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TV show
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 5.1
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TV show
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 6.9
 729
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TV show
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