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Miracles (2018)
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Original name: 僕らは奇跡でできている
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
A comical and heartwarming drama about a university lecturer on animal behavior who just loves all living creatures. Once he starts thinking about them, he becomes too absorbed to care about anything else! People think he is quite odd and eccentric! But gradually his attitude, free from restrictions of rigid common sense and social norms, changes the way of thinking of those around him. They can recall a time when they, too, were engrossed in something they loved.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, clever, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, uplifting, feel good, reflective, philosophical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
teacher student relationship, teacher, university, mentor, school teacher, curiosity, unconventional method, heartwarming, teachers and students, social problems, introspection, workplace, dedicated educator, personal growth, self discovery, nostalgia, slice of life, anti conformist, relationships, social commentary, genius, weirdo, eccentric
Place:
japan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, emotional and disturbing films and TV series with plots about slice of life, relationships, personal growth, social problems, workplace, female protagonist and coming of age mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Miracles: Legendary Teacher (2000), Black Dog (2019), Hibana: Spark (2016), Tomorrow (2008), Engine (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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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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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Time:
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Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
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Country: Japan
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