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Tracks (2005)
337
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Peter, a frustrated suburban teenager, prefers to hang out by the railroad tracks with his friends and get rid of boredom. When the young men throw the switch one day just for fun, a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions occurs. A train derails and Peter is found guilty of murder. In a maximum security prison, the teenager meets brutal felons who make his life hell through threats and physical violence ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, suspense, bleak
Plot:
prison, train, teenage life, redemption, confined, going straight, youth, prison life, society, false accusation, hopes, kids in trouble, social misfits, rehabilitation, fatal accident, escape, fugitives, suburbs, suburban life, teenager, child abuse, teen violence, security guard, juvenile delinquency, human spirit ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
usa, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about society, life is a bitch, prison, youth, hopes, teenage life and confined mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Tracks: Strays (1997), The Visit (2000), Gang Tapes (2001), Hard Choices (1984), 1 Out of 7 (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, serious, hood, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, found footage, ghetto, urban, tough heroes, social decay, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, drug dealing, society, criminal heroes, going straight ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, touching, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
prison escape, prison, prison life, punishment, friends, freedom, convict, heroes, framed for murder, justice, society, violence ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york, new york state
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, rough, sincere, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
kids, teen drama
Plot:
escape, homeless, teenage life, life is a bitch, kids in trouble, love, dysfunctional family, youth, society, pregnancy, family problems, loneliness ...
Time:
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Place:
oregon, usa, portland oregon
Similarity:
48%
453
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, realistic
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, bleak, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, vengeance, frame up, cons and scams, criminal's revenge, going straight, false accusation, brutality, life is a bitch, hooligan, escape, disorder ...
Place:
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Similarity:
47%
259
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, crime drama ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, realistic, psychological, serious, bleak
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, serious, uplifting, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
hostage, church, unlikely criminals, self discovery, crime gone awry, clergy, hopes, society, criminal heroes, confined, on the run, redemption ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
secret agent, undercover, small town, dishonesty, righting the wronged, secret organization, rivalry, danger, society, going straight, small town life, leadership ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, touching, sincere, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
45%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime thriller, tension ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
AND YOU'RE TO BLAME! Honey, you give love a bad name. (The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own family.)
Style:
disturbing, tense, realistic, suspenseful, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, disturbing
Plot:
prison, self defense, family problems, family relations, injustice, society, youth, life is a bitch, confined, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, custody ...
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
hood, inspirational, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
prison, racism, solitary, prison life, against the rules, fighting the system, confined, militant, price of justice, injustice, rebelliousness, society ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tano is 16-years-old and is already sitting in jail. In 48 hours he’s a free man and off to the wedding of his brother. In the two days he recounts his neighborhood in a section of Sevilla.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
wedding, juvenile delinquent, friendship, self discovery, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, rebellious youth, buddies, youth, society, family relations, kids in trouble ...
Place:
europe, spain
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
child abuse, man boy relationship, coming of age, courtroom, sexual abuse, pedophilia, life is a bitch, redemption, parents and children, dysfunctional family, teenage life, custody ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, emotional, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
prison, confined, uncover truth, courtroom drama, false accusation, dishonesty, law enforcement, society, legal, legal action, prison life, courtroom ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
44%
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