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Cinema Bandi (2021)
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Original name: సినిమా బండి
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A struggling rickshaw driver’s life takes a rollicking turn when he comes upon an expensive camera and decides to make a film with his fellow villagers.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, exciting, funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, dramatic, inspirational, independent film ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
village, driver, filmmaking, rickshaw, drought, dream, optimism, resilience, hopes, heartwarming, cinema, plan, adventure hero, small village, rural setting, community, ambition, aspiration, everyday life, struggle, slice of life, collaboration, poverty, culture, small town ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, feel good, semi serious and satirical films with plots about slice of life, satire, friendship, small town, community, ambition and heartwarming mostly in Comedy, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Cinema Bandi: Middle Class Melodies (2020), Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi? (2018), Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu) (2017), Chal Mera Putt (2019), Haami 2 (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Raghava, who runs a breakfast center in his village, dreams of starting a small hotel in nearby city, Guntur. Accompanied by his friend Gopal, Raghava plans to buy an old shop in city against the interest of his father, which co-incidentally belongs ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, disturbing, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
dream, middle class, ambition, restaurant owner, businessman, problem, restaurant, coping, problem solving, lifestyle, hotel owner, everyday life ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
94%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
A kind-hearted government employee in his forties, who spends most of his time with youngsters, selflessly intervenes in the problems of his near and dear ones.
Style:
comedy drama, light hearted, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
village, heartwarming, slice of life, village life, friendship, everyday life, rural area, public service, countryside, life, satire, politician ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A lighthearted comedy about a group of illegal immigrants living in the City of Birmingham trying to better their lives. Chal Mera Putt explores the struggles they face, the lasting friendships they make and the challenges they overcome all whilst ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, semi serious, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india, birmingham alabama
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, entertaining, funny, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Five friends meet a mystic in a forest who grants their wish — a newspaper from the future. They decide to get rich by using their knowledge of the future. They focus their efforts on Peter, a carefree youth from Royapuram, who is predicted by the ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, exciting, feel good ...
Plot:
boxing, rivalry, ambition, friendship, contests and competitions, fall in love, cons and scams, prediction, training, couples, middle class, final showdown ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
india, asia
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59%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Mr. Unni Mukundan who is very passionate about his first movie, coincidentally meets Mr. David Paul, a famous movie director. At the same time, the life experiences of Amal, who relocates himself to Cochin from Thalaserry, makes him undergo a total ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A quirky Sri Lankan family seeking a fresh start in India transforms a disconnected neighborhood into a vibrant community with their infectious love and kindness.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, intercultural, comedy drama
Plot:
kindness, family drama, heartwarming, optimism, family values, resilience, slice of life, xenophobia, illegal immigration
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A cook who cooks special dishes opens a shop (Raghavendra Stores) and becomes widely popular.With his incredible tasty dishes,he gets more and more new orders.An unexpected event changes everything in his life.
Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating, thrilling, heartfelt ...
Plot:
cooking, food, business, restaurant, problem, relationships, cooking and food, cookery, satire, changing lives, lifestyle change, storekeeper ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The life of two old people Katya and Pasha is turning upside down after arrival of Katya's sister Mila who is definitely not an ordinary average person...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, humorous, uplifting, comedy drama
Plot:
small town, elderly, small town life, elderly woman, spirituality, senior citizen, lifestyle change, poor family, escapades, elderly man, changing lives, chinese culture ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A wayward youth of a rich father, Jomon is a carefree youngster who doesn’t care about ‘being responsible enough’ for his age. When the family lands in a financial soup out of the blue, a different side of the youngster surprisingly emerges. ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help and increasingly starts to rely on him.
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, captivating, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
filmmaking, lumberjack, small town life, film producer, countryside, satire, director, filmmaker, small village, village people, villager, loneliness ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An aspiring Indian tech entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley finds himself unexpectedly battling the bizarre American immigration system to keep his dream alive or prepare to return home forever.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Mohan, a school teacher, wants to act in films. He makes several attempts to make his dream come true but certain incidents occur in his life and his story takes a different turn.
Style:
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Plot:
school teacher, movie star, movie business, aspiring actor, follow your dream, daydreamer, ambitious man, dream, ambition, teacher, perseverance, slice of life ...
Time:
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Place:
india, mumbai india
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
42%
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Country: India
Duration: 152 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:
40%
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Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
37%
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Country: India
Duration: 131 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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Country: Poland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, uplifting, humorous, life affirming, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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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: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
ohio
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Indonesia
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, light, sincere ...
Audience:
family friendly
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Place:
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