Movies like Avalon 1990
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Avalon (1990)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Avalon is the third in Levinson's semi-autobiographical series of four "Baltimore Films": Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999). The film is set in Baltimore in the early 1950s and explores the themes of Jewish assimilation into American life.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, cult classic, semi autobiographical, atmospheric, semi serious, clever, touching, feel good, depressing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
thanksgiving, immigrant, culture clash, american history, children, hospital, immigration, youth, past, intrigue, culture, migration, nostalgia, genealogy, sword and sorcery, sorcery, revolutionary war, family relations, independence day, rabbi, synagogue, friendship, friends, parents and children, family life ...
Time:
1940s, 1910s, 20th century, 1900s, year 1914, year 1919, year 1950 ...
Place:
baltimore, maryland, usa, russia, poland
Keyword:
jewish, americana, oldies
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, serious and sentimental films with plots about family relations, society, parents and children, hopes, youth, family life and friends mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Avalon: A River Runs Through It (1992), Stolen Summer (2002), Face (2002), Ocean of Pearls (2008), Diner (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A River Runs Through is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love of fly fishing keeps them together despite varying ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their ...
Style:
humorous, melancholic, sentimental, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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21%
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA, Germany, Ireland, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Duration: 93 min.
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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Country: USA
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