Nostalgia movies and TV shows – page 7
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Five old men and a kid are travelling in a train's cabin without purpose. They travel because it's free and they don't have another place to stay. From their conversations we learn the tragedies of their lives. Also the hidden ...
Style:
melancholic, existential, sociological
Plot:
loneliness, aging, character study, nostalgia, slice of life, memory, journey, friendship, isolation, regret, daily life, drifting ...
Time:
90s
Place:
central europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In The Headmaster's Son, a nostalgic and faintly disturbing juvenile romp through the 1980s, Richard Herring considers what could possibly be worse than being a podgy, swotty, virginal schoolboy. What if your dad's the headmaster too?
Style:
retro, period piece, juvenile, melancholic, one man show ...
Plot:
director, nostalgia, father son relationship, socially awkward, awkwardness, british, humiliation, virginity, coming of age, boarding school, youth, puberty ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story of Peking Opera School, its teacher Master Yu and his students.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, emotional, intense, sentimental ...
Plot:
martial arts, coming of age, performance art, teacher student relationship, nostalgia, camaraderie, legacy, acrobatics, youth, discipline, trick, friendship ...
Place:
beijing china, china
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Follows the exploits of husband/wife moguls trapped with a deadbeat couch potato brother in a hallucinogenic 1-900 world of 1991. Everyone is plotting to kill everyone else, including themselves, and ultimately do. Inspired by the corporate ...
Style:
surreal, neo noir, dark, atmospheric, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
murder, roommate, paranoia, absurdism, planned murder, relatives, nostalgia, mogul, sibling relationship, in-laws, hollywood, threat to kill ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Vyprávěj je český televizní retroseriál vyráběný v koprodukci České televize a společnosti Dramedy Productions. Natáčení začalo v roce 2009 a první díl s názvem Od začátku byl uveden na programu ČT1 v pondělí 31. srpna 2009. ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
family life, socialism, lifestyle, family relations, husband wife relationship, parents and children, politics, society, relationships, social problems, satire, three generations ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
czechoslovakia
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Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
100 Greatest Teen Stars, a countdown of the most awesome teen celebrities ever from TV, movies and music. We'll look back at what made them famous, plus check out what they're up to today.
Style:
sentimental, lighthearted, non fiction
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
pop culture, youth culture, nostalgia, interview, fan culture, evolution, behind the scenes, generation gap, glamour, coming of age, teenager, celebrity ...
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Captain Celluloid battles the evil Master Duper and his criminal gang, the League of Film Pirates, who plan to hijack copies of classic films, copy them and sell them to desperate film collectors all over the world.
Style:
retro, cliffhanger, black and white, cult classic, parody ...
Plot:
henchman, invisibility, collector, nostalgia, hypnosis, superhero, secret identity, respect, heist, masked hero, showbiz, mad scientist ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.
Style:
reflective, contemplative, melancholic, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
freedom, character study, nostalgia, family conflict, moral dilemma, machismo, bittersweet, legacy, intimate, loneliness, regret, isolation ...
Place:
texas, austin texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
"Les étoiles filantes" is the story of two friends in their late thirties whose lives have taken very different paths. Twenty years after their band broke up and all dreams of that elusive recording contract had faded away, the two men ...
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, satirical, captivating, heartfelt ...
Plot:
friendship, relationships, changing lives, male female relationship, lifestyle change, family relations, escapades, music, ambition, couple relations, satire, musician's life ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Youssef Soltane, a 45-year-old Tunisian intellectual, is the product of a generation that lived the era of euphoria and great ideologies in the sixties, and their subsequent failure. He was incarcerated and tortured for his political opinions. ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, art house, political drama
Plot:
introspection, existential crisis, political repression, character study, social commentary, identity crisis, isolation, alienation, nostalgia, moral ambiguity, class conflict, reflection ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour is a 60-minute package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1976 for ABC Saturday mornings. It marked the first new installments of the cowardly canine since 1973, and contained the following segments: The ...
Style:
captivating, stylized, enigmatic, entertaining, detective ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
cartoon dog, great dane, superhero, dog, scooby doo, best friend, investigation, buddies, friendship, justice, crime investigation, young heroes ...
Time:
70s
Place:
seattle
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Remember WENN is a comedy-drama television series that aired from 1996 to 1998 on the cable channel American Movie Classics. Created and written by Rupert Holmes and set at the fictional Pittsburgh radio station WENN in the early 1940s, it depicted ...
Style:
period piece, sitcom, situational comedy, light hearted, rom com ...
Plot:
radio station, female protagonist, friendship, showbiz, nostalgia, behind the scenes, dialogue, slice of life, female friendship, office politics, professional rivalry, marriage of convenience ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Four lifelong friends—Tae-jeong, Do-jin, Yeon-min, and Geum-bok—dreamed of an epic trip abroad, but life got in the way. Years later, older but not necessarily wiser, they finally embark on their long-overdue journey. Planned as a carefree ...
Style:
lighthearted, life affirming, satirical
Plot:
road trip, friendship, travel, misadventure, absurd humor, bromance, heartwarming, nostalgia, midlife crisis, bittersweet, personal growth, bucket list ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
About the emotional upheaval of a Palestinian couple's last moments before leaving voluntarily Jerusalem, their native city, to forge a brighter future in France.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hopes, couples, self discovery, society, introspection, leaving home, interracial relations, couple relations, crumbling marriage, emigration, relocation, nostalgia ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
israel, jerusalem, middle east, palestinian authority
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a sleepy village of Brandenburg (near Berlin), bachelor Horst Krause lives a quite life with his sister as constable and farmer, nothing more exciting or erratic then dreamer . When adventurous sailor Albert arrives to inquire about an artist he ...
Style:
melancholic, art house, period piece
Plot:
secret, small town, loneliness, village, memory, nostalgia, humanity, fatherhood, circus, brother sister relationship, siblings, slow burn ...
Time:
60s
Place:
germany
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
El Chapulín Colorado is a Mexican television series that ran from 1972 to 1981 and parodied superhero shows. It was created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, a Mexican comedian and TV producer, It was first aired in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas in ...
Style:
parody, sitcom, slapstick, lighthearted, family comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, underdog, nostalgia, children, masked hero, superhero, villain, heart, clumsiness, thief, criminal, heroes ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film is about a group of old retired theatre actors in a retirement home for actors who aim to regroup and stage Goethe's Faust.
Style:
comedy drama, life affirming
Plot:
actor, retirement, aging, elderly, theater, dream, memory, bittersweet, nostalgia, faust, retirement home, community ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only will pay homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring comedian, to the record-breaking Raw, which remains the highest grossing stand-up film of all time, to his indelible characters and impressions from ...
Style:
captivating, ironic, satirical, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, comedian, stand up comedian, satire, live performance, irony, humour, joke, nostalgia, club, celebration, biopic ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Luxembourg
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
1970s, six-and-a-half-year-old Sébastien is a sensitive, highly imaginative child. Despite the affection he feels for his father, a dreamy inventor, he notices his mother's loneliness and how there is a lack of love in her life. When they move ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, love and romance, youth, inventions and discoveries, young heroes, estrangement, childhood, coming of age, innocence, family drama, imagination ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the Autumn of 1960, a fluke atmospheric weather condition allows a young teenager, Parry Tender, to receive a radio broadcast from New York City. Nestled in the Northern town of Goose Lake, Saskatchewan, Parry believes the contest the New York ...
Style:
romantic drama, period piece, sentimental, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
rock and roll, coming of age, small town, teenager, first love, nostalgia, small town life, identity, dream, outsider, escape, loss ...
Time:
60s, year 1960
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
It's 1974 and 15 year-old Danny is our guide through the ups and downs of life with the Baker family. With eldest daughter Sharon's wedding looming and the docks facing closure, times are challenging. So too are Danny's attempts to ...
Style:
sitcom, period piece, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, humour, coming of age, british, working class, friends, social problems, lifestyle, rise and fall, voice over narration, nostalgia, slice of life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
london
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Genre: Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Chico and Ana move to an apartment in São Paulo. As they unpack Ana found a cassette tape. It's a mix-tape that Clarisse made 20 years earlier to her husband Daniel. Albeit separated by time, both stories will cross paths in a unique way.
Style:
sincere, captivating, psychological, romantic, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
relationships, couples, found footage, couple relations, love and romance, multiple storylines, love affair, romantic relationship, male female relationship, family relations, husband wife relationship, memory ...
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
A comedic exploration of one of life's big milestones, four sisters who have lost their parents and are packing up the family home to sell. But even in grief their messy lives go on.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, satirical, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sister, grief, family home, sisters, family drama, relationships, family relations, social satire, family problems, family life, women, sister sister relationship ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
Tony Bennett: An American Classic was an Emmy Award-winning television special celebrating the life of musical icon Tony Bennett on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Directed by Rob Marshall (Memoirs of a Geisha, Chicago), it charts Bennett’s ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, captivating, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
jazz, singer, tribute, musician's life, artists and showbiz, concert, music, celebration, live performance, nostalgia, legend, anniversary ...
Place:
los angeles, las vegas, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
"Say Hello for Me" is a love story and talks about three people's childhood friendship and their reunion after 15 years of separation.
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, lovers apart, love triangle, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion, love story, couple relations, lovers reunited, male female relationship, romantic relationship, reunited friends, romantic friendship, couples ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A LUCKY MAN is a tribute to the popular Danish musician Flemming "Bamse" Duun Jørgensen, who has provided us with classics like “Vimmer Street”, “Why Does Louise Go Dancing” and “In A Boat That’s Itty-Bitty”. Behind the warm ...
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, feel good, reflective, compassionate ...
Plot:
singer, adoption, biopic, identity, legacy, intimate, family drama, tribute, nostalgia, abandonment, music industry, working class ...
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Action, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Vishnu and Vaishnavi are childhood pals. They get separated at a young age. After a gap of 15 years, Vishnu finds Vaishnavi. He does not disclose his identity and instead to win her love on his own merits. Vaishnavi learns of this and a ...
Style:
romantic drama, romantic, emotional, heartfelt, sentimental ...
Plot:
childhood friend, reconciliation, nostalgia, heroes, friends to lovers, second chance, mistaken identity, heroine, wooing, young adult, unrequited love, family drama ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Aimi (Ito Ono) lost her mother due to the Kyoto earthquake in 1995. She remembered watching whales with her mother and moved to Okinawa to see whale's jumping out of the water again. Aimi has now lost hope for life. During this time, she meets ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
grief, island, nostalgia, memories, longing, self discovery, separation, personal growth, bittersweet, coming of age, intimate, slice of life ...
Place:
okinawa japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of several Russian emigrants who moved abroad forever. Despite the complete change of scenery and immersion in another culture, they cannot get rid of their love for their motherland, no matter how hard they try.
Style:
humorous, captivating, reflective, comedy drama, multicultural ...
Plot:
culture clash, homesickness, adaptation, parents and children, family relations, family crisis, troubled past, comedy of manners, ethnic humor, immigration, identity, diaspora ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A journey begins to trace the memory of a first love, transcending the time and borders between Japan and Taiwan over a period of 18 years.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, road movie, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
first love, lost love, male female relationship, problem, love story, relationships, ex boyfriend, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, ex couple relations, couple relations, ex girlfriend, love interest ...
Place:
japan, taiwan
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