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Ape Canyon (2019)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Cal Piker hasn’t seen his sister Samantha since their mother’s funeral, so when he interrupts her English lecture one morning with a proposal - a week out in the woods of Oregon, looking for Bigfoot in the legendary 'Ape Canyon' - she is more than a little surprised. But it’s a dangerous thing to be led around by Cal, an irresponsible, frustratingly likable kid brother, enthusiastic to the point of irrationality to find Bigfoot for himself. For Cal, this is not a matter of legend. This is not just some adventure. If Samantha doesn’t stop him, Cal will either find Bigfoot or die trying.
Style:
psychological, captivating, satirical, semi serious, thrilling, tension, suspenseful, creepy, indie film
Plot:
bigfoot, sibling relationship, cryptozoology, forest, wilderness, midlife crisis, escapades, brother sister relationship, satire, creature, identity crisis, social satire, obsession, isolation, cryptid, survival, monster, quest, grief, family drama, creature feature, man versus nature, hunting, camping, panic ...
Place:
oregon
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, satirical, psychological and thrilling films with plots about satire, relationships, family relations, family drama, coming of age, slice of life and lifestyle mostly in Comedy, Drama and Family genres. Some movies like Ape Canyon: Apartment Troubles (2014), The Bigfoot Project (2017), This Is Happening (2015), Pacchigi! Love & Peace (2007), Occupy, Texas (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 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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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 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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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
satirical, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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110
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 92 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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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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