Tradition movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant tradition movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, touching, serious, captivating, independent film and sentimental films and TV shows about / with tradition, family relations, society, love, marriage, father daughter relationship, parents and children, father son relationship, love and romance and arranged marriage plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, Germany, India and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as tradition: Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Tanna (2015), Mustang (2015), Moolaadé (2003), Sila (2006), The Clay Bird (2002), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Whale Rider (2002), Leap Year (2010), Every Day a Good Day (2018).

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Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play ...
Style: feel good, touching, light, sweet, romantic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, family outing, kids, family friendly ...
Plot: soccer, football, culture clash, friendship, hinduism, wedding, feminism, immigrant, tradition, stereotypes, coach, teenage girl ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, london, europe, hamburg germany, germany
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 5K
Tanna (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, Vanuatu
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In a traditional tribal society in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, refusing ...
Style: captivating, sentimental, realistic, psychological, dramatic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: pacific island, tradition, native tribe, tribe, volcano, forced marriage, conflict, warrior, love, tragic love, forbidden love, lovers ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
Place: africa, oceania, pacific ocean
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 41K
Mustang (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Turkey, Qatar
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.
Style: sad, heartbreaking, realistic, art house, social ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: sisters, teenage girl, teenager, coming of age, sexism, running away from home, sister sister relationship, islam, women, teen suicide, female protagonist, virginity ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, near future
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey, middle east, maghreb
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 4K
Moolaadé (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.
Style: disturbing, sincere, thought provoking, touching, political ...
Plot: rebellion, sexism, childhood, mutilation, torture, child abuse, culture clash, tradition, fighting the system, african, life is a bitch, society ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: africa
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 5.3
 2K
Sila (2006)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A young woman's forced marriage to the agha of a tribe in Southeastern Turkey leads to tragedy and social change.
Style: sincere, disturbing, touching, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: forced marriage, tradition, jealousy, pregnancy, marriage, love, strong female lead, husband wife relationship, secret, family relations, mother daughter relationship, kidnapping ...
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
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The Clay Bird (2002)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.
Style: sentimental, touching, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot: muslim, hopes, tradition, family relations, politics, village, estrangement, state affairs, coming of age, religions or cults, social relations, revolution ...
Time: 60s
Place: middle east, pakistan, bangladesh
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I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Yemen, France, United Arab Emirates, USA, Sweden, Jordan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Ten-year-old Nojoom was forced to marry a 30-year-old man. The dowry offered the family a small income and 'one less mouth to feed'. Nojoom discovers that her life will take a turn for the worse. Her husband is indifferent to her age. ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, touching, thought provoking
Plot: child bride, marital abuse, little girl, rape, sexualized violence, forced marriage, tradition, divorce, family honor, judge, escape, courtroom ...
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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 181 min.
Story: This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century ...
Style: period piece, freeze frame, humorous, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: family friendly, family outing, teens, date night, kids
Plot: judaism, dance, wedding, broadway, tradition, village, dancing, jewish culture, father daughter relationship, milkman, arranged marriage, anti semitism ...
Time: 19th century, year 1971, 1900s, 20th century
Place: ukraine, russia, israel, ussr, europe ...
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 44K
Whale Rider (2002)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story: On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, ...
Style: touching, emotional, thought provoking, atmospheric, poignant ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: sexism, whale, tradition, coming of age, childhood, culture clash, empowerment, youth, society, female protagonist, women, loss of son ...
Time: 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: new zealand, oceania
Is relevant ?
 6.4
 110K
Leap Year (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to ...
Style: romantic, feel good, sweet, touching, sexy ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick, teens, teen drama ...
Plot: fall in love, couples, love and romance, road trip, opposites attract, wedding, beautiful scenery, initially antagonists, marriage proposal, love story, love triangle, love affair ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place: ireland, dublin ireland, europe, wales, england ...
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Every Day a Good Day (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A university student attends a Japanese tea ceremony near her house with her cousin. There she has the Japanese tea ceremony in her life and it's there for her during moments when she is sad or happy.
Style: sincere, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: hobby, tradition, instructor, east asian woman, skill, teacher, slice of life, japanese culture, mother and daughter, tea, lifestyle, humanity ...
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Straight from the Heart (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India, Hungary
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Indian-based traditional family of Pundit Darbar (Vikram Gokhale) gets a visit from Sameer Rafilini (Salman Khan), from Italy, who has come as a pupil to learn music and singing. Darbar and his family accept him. Sameer meets Nandini (Aishwarya ...
Style: realistic, sentimental, romantic, semi serious, touching ...
Plot: dancing, love triangle, unrequited love, forbidden love, tradition, loveless marriage, unfulfilled love, love of one's life, couples, couple relations, dishonesty, forced marriage ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, asia, italy
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 14K
The Miracle (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 136 min.
Story: 1960s Turkey countryside. A newly assigned teacher finds out that the solitary village is missing a school. He gets fond of the village people and especially a disabled man. The teacher helps the village to build a new school and educate the ...
Style: captivating, melancholic, light, touching, sentimental ...
Plot: teacher, tradition, children, village, saving a life, husband wife relationship, school teacher, education, countryside, professor, love, turk ...
Time: 2010s
Place: turkey
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 5K
3 Faces (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Well-known actress Behnaz Jafari is distraught by a provincial girl’s video plea for help—oppressed by her family to not pursue her studies at the Tehran drama conservatory. Behnaz abandons her shoot and turns to filmmaker Jafar Panahi to help ...
Style: psychological, sentimental, thought provoking, captivating, independent film
Plot: missing person, actress, empowerment, social justice, tradition, missing girl, passion, young girl, society, family relations, friendship, existentialism ...
Time: 2010s, year 1979
Place: iran, middle east
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The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003)
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Mongolia
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.
Style: touching, scenic, sincere, serious, independent film ...
Audience: kids, toddlers
Plot: camel, desert, family life, human spirit, tradition, rejection, estrangement, outside help, hopes, children, journey, buddhism ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: mongolia, east asia, tibet
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The Jazz Singer (1980)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music.
Style: touching, intense, serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot: father son relationship, music, tradition, family relations, showbiz, parents and children, follow your dream, desire for fame, religions or cults, musician's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle ...
Time: 70s, year 1980
Place: california, new york, usa, los angeles
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 5K
Golden Door (2006)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a ...
Style: touching, emotional, serious, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: immigrant, hopes, social relations, starting over, society, progress, tradition, superstition, italian immigrant, parent child relationship, family history, emigration ...
Time: victorian era, year 2006, 20th century, 1920s, 1900s ...
Place: sicily, usa, italy, new york, europe ...
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 33K
Love Stories (2000)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 216 min.
Story: In India, open romance is forbidden, as is showing affection in public. A college principal named Narayan is a strong believer in this, aware that a male student named Vicky is in love with Ishika; while another male student is hopelessly in love ...
Style: romantic, touching, serious, realistic, entertaining
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: true love, forbidden love, father daughter relationship, friendship, tradition, love and romance, fall in love, youth, love affair, teenage life, teachers and students, buddies ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, england, asia, europe
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 6.3
 1K
Mixed Kebab (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Ibrahim chooses to fall for young and handsome Kevin over marrying his cute but expensive cousin Elif while kid brother Furkan converts to Islamic fundamentalism.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, sincere, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay relationship, gay, gay couple, closeted homosexual, muslim, tradition, family relations, culture clash, interracial relations, self discovery, opposites attract, society ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: antwerp, europe, turkey, belgium
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 6K
Parched (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: India, USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: In a rural Indian village, four ordinary women begin to throw off the traditions that hold them in servitude in this inspirational drama.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, sincere, erotic ...
Plot: tradition, female protagonist, feminist, countryside, marital problem, family problems, lifestyle, cultural difference, villager, relationship problems, coping, social problems ...
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American Desi (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, India
Duration: 100 min.
Story: This is a fun-loving romantic comedy reminiscent of the great teen films of the 80's.From Kris, an All-American boy from India, to Ajay, an Afro-Centric Hindu homeboy, to Farah, a devoutly religious but modern Muslim girl, 'American ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sex comedy, independent film
Audience: date night
Plot: culture clash, friendship, tradition, roommate, love and romance, youth, buddies, society, college life, culture, college, performer's life ...
Place: new jersey, india
Is relevant ?
Saving Christmas (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Kirk is enjoying the annual Christmas party extravaganza thrown by his sister until he realizes he needs to help out Christian, his brother-in-law who has a bad case of the bah-humbugs.
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, tradition, brother in law, christmas party, family relations, siblings relations, christian, xmas, faith, holiday, religious, meme ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 189 min.
Story: Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood ...
Style: romantic, touching, entertaining, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: wedding, fall in love, love and romance, patriarchy, train, love, forbidden love, trip, love story, opposites attract, family relations, tradition ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century
Place: india, switzerland, england, middle east, europe ...
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The Lamb (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In a small village near Erzincan (Turkey) young Mert is about to get traditionally circumcised, but the family does not have the money to follow up with the circumcision celebration. The family wants to be able to serve lamb meat to the guests of ...
Style: serious, realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: village life, circumcision, tradition, family relations, parents and children, society, religions or cults, distopia, rural area, social relations, slaughterhouse, poor family ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, turkey
Is relevant ?
The King 2 Hearts (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: The King 2 Hearts is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Ha Ji-won and Lee Seung-gi in the leading roles. It is about a South Korean crown prince who falls in love with a North Korean special agent. It aired on MBC from March 21 to May ...
Style: touching, emotional, captivating, dorama, romantic ...
Plot: love, wedding, terrorist group, king, throne, tradition, love and romance, queen, prince, confrontation, female protagonist, couples ...
Place: korea, north korea, south korea
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Fill the Void (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Eighteen-year-old Shira is the youngest daughter of the Mendelman family. She is about to be married off to a promising young man of the same age and background. It is a dream come true, and Shira feels prepared and excited. On Purim, her ...
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, psychological, contemplative ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: rabbi, judaism, orthodox jew, women's rights, love and romance, family relations, matchmaking, moral dilemma, society, introspection, parents and children, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, palestine, israel, tel aviv israel, belgium
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 20K
East Is East (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and ...
Style: hilarious, witty, humorous, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: muslim, tradition, family relations, gay son, domineering father, homosexual, gay interest, indians, dysfunctional family, family problems, racism, working class ...
Time: year 1999, 20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place: england, northern england, europe
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 25K
If.... (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The film is a caustic portrait of a traditional English boys’ boarding school, where social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. But three ...
Style: surreal, disturbing, controversial, dark comedy, stylized ...
Audience: teens
Plot: revolution, social satire, boarding school, private school, school shooting, coming of age, boys' school, violence, teacher, adolescence, surrealism, corporal punishment ...
Time: year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place: england, britain, europe, california
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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story: China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for ...
Style: visually stunning, depressing, stylized, intense, realistic ...
Plot: intrigue, polygamy, feminism, jealousy, wealth, insanity, teenage girl, women, mistress, massage, feminist, tragic event ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 1991
Place: china, tibet, east asia, asia
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The Tattooist (2007)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, Netherlands, Singapore
Duration: 92 min.
Story: American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer wanders the world, exploring and exploiting ethnic themes in his tattoo designs. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he gets his first glimpse at the exotic world of traditional Samoan tattoo (tatau), and, in a ...
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot: mysticism, tattoo, tattoo artist, ghost, supernatural, danger, shame, tradition, curses spells and rituals, supernatural power, curse, decadence ...
Place: new zealand, singapore
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