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Shortcomings (2023)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When his girlfriend leaves for New York City on a 3-month-long internship, a strongly opinionated Berkeley arthouse movie theater manager begins exploring life as a bachelor.
Style:
psychological, exciting, sentimental, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
friendship, interracial relations, introspection, love, relationships, life, youth, friends, girlfriend, couples, group of friends, satire, lifestyle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friend, couple relations, lgbt, hypocrisy, cynicism, airplane, birthday, male nudity, bisexual, taxi, balloon ...
Place:
new york, california, san francisco
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, captivating, entertaining and feel good films with plots about couples, couple relations, love, relationships, friendship, love affair and boyfriend girlfriend relationship mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Shortcomings: Be With You (2020), Beautiful Wedding (2024), With You, Without You (2011), How to Date Billy Walsh (2024), Rich in Love 2 (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After a year of long-distance, Raquel and Ares reunite on a steamy beach trip. Faced with fresh flirtations and insecurities, will their love prevail?
Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, dramatic, funny ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
real life, friendship, friend, love, couples, relationships, youth, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, couple relations, skinny dipping, young couple ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sincere, feel good, humorous, light ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, India, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
london, pakistan
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51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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47%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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Story:
Shen Xinwei is a top student who comes to China from North America. Na Na is white-collar manager but she is pregnant and realizes that her fiance is going to marry another girl. Shen shoulders the responsibility of taking care Na Na and her baby.
Style:
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Plot:
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44%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Amelia, a respected wildlife journalist, is tasked with covering baby manatees in Puerto Rico about to be released into the wild, when she meets a handsome conservationist who helps her discover all the treasures the island has to offer.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, funny, feel good, light ...
Plot:
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Place:
puerto rico, new york
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
turkey
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, funny, entertaining, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
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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37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Love Breakups Zindagi is a movie which tries to answer the question related to love, breakups and life.
A couple and many of their friends experience changes and challenges in their respective lives after attending a wedding.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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37%
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Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, kansas
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to ...
Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
san francisco, los angeles, usa, oakland california, toronto ontario canada ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, feel good, romantic comedy, rom com, exciting ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Monaco
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
tropical, romantic comedy, feel good, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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sitcom, situational comedy, light hearted, romantic comedy, humorous ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
true love, friendship, young lovers, best friend, college graduate, looking for love, wedding planning, lifestyle, couple relations, family relations, unfulfilled love, love and romance ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Xiaoxian’s life is right on track. She has a steady job at an upscale wedding planning company, a cute apartment, and most importantly, a loving boyfriend of 7 years. Any day now, Xiaoxian is sure that he’ll pop the question. But everything ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, humorous, light, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china, east asia
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33%
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