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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
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For the past two years, cheerful and hardworking Kinme Wakana has run a small laundry shop in the seaside hot springs town of Atami. As she goes about her quiet days, Wakana finds herself drawn into the bittersweet, heartwarming stories of the ...
Style:
emotional, feel good, therapeutic, melancholic, anime ...
Plot:
slice of life, seaside town, relationships, community, heartwarming, humanity, empathy, healing, small town, everyday life, introspection, bittersweet ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta, but when Keke discovers that her once super-sharp Grandma Janice is showing early signs of dementia, Keke puts her career at ...
Style:
heartfelt, uplifting, feel good, inspirational, light hearted ...
Plot:
family drama, community, personal growth, female protagonist, coming of age, getting home, sacrifice, small town, dementia, nostalgia, homecoming, soul searching ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 60 min.
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The story centres round the inhabitants of small neighbourhood who work in an enrichment school and a minimart. From ex-criminal to middle-aged workers who lost their jobs to technology, and elderlies with a seemingly disillusioned life, can there ...
Style:
life affirming, humorous, realistic
Plot:
community, hopes, working class, resilience, humanity, second chance, unemployment, heartwarming, slice of life, friendship, empathy, small business ...
Place:
singapore
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Set in Red Hook, a Brooklyn neighborhood on the verge of gentrification, GOOD FUNK follows three generations of citizens whose lives intersect through acts of kindness both big and small.
Style:
independent film, heartfelt
Plot:
neighborhood, community, urban, kindness, empathy, slice of life, working class, realism, intimate, social change, collaboration, identity ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 15 min.
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Story:
The adventures of a young tugboat and his friends in the Big Harbour, with the Dispatcher and the Harbourmaster keeping ever-watchful eyes.
Style:
lighthearted, educational
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
friendship, community, children, heartwarming, marine, teamwork, seafaring, problem solving, small town, storytelling, friend, harbor ...
Time:
90s
Place:
nova scotia, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
Three North Oakland natives fight, dream, and plot hilarious schemes to remain rooted as their changing neighborhood becomes a hostile environment.
Style:
satirical, psychological, social, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, society, social commentary, community, ambition, social issues, lifestyle, city life, social problems, ambitious, neighborhood, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bay area, oakland california
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Genre: Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
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Story:
Based on the much-loved series of books by Mairi Hedderwick, Katie Morag is a small red-headed girl who lives with her family on the remote and beautiful fictional Scottish island of Struay. Although she lives in a fairly unique setting, her ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, feel good, humorous, educational
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
small town, island, slice of life, country girl, children, community, heartwarming, relationships, family relations, social problems, female protagonist, small town life ...
Place:
scotland, fictional island
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The country doctor.
Style:
family saga, medical drama, heartfelt, realistic, pastoral ...
Plot:
doctor, small town, community, village life, slice of life, empathy, tradition, healing, generation, neighborhood, female nudity, male female relationship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Carl’s life runs like clockwork: every day, he goes door-to-door delivering books to a handful of loyal customers. He knows their preferences and takes pride in selecting the perfect story for each of them. But his well-ordered life is turned ...
Style:
feel good, compassionate, uplifting, emotional
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
bookstore, community, intergenerational friendship, character study, slice of life, intimate, humanity, elderly man, small town life, healing, optimism, resilience ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Billy (Cliff Curtis) is trying to organize the biggest celebration the town of Waimatua has even seen - the 75th Jubilee of their school. In doing this, feckless Billy is trying to redeem himself in the eyes of his family, especially his frustrated ...
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, feel good, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
community, small town, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, satire, husband wife relationship, redemption, nostalgia, festival, domestic drama, getting home ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new zealand
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Portugal
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A New age remake of a portguese classic, Pátio das Cantigas shows the lives of a neighbourhood in the Old Lisbon, including their desires, happiness and sadness, always with a good humour.
Style:
lighthearted, colorful, period piece
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
community, urban, slice of life, heartwarming, friendship, domestic drama, social satire, dialogue driven
Place:
lisbon portugal, portugal
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Maarconi Mathaai, though a lone wolf, is everyone's favorite. He loves and cares for everything but never got around starting his own family. When Anna joins the bank as cook-cum-cleaner, Mathai's friends urge him to woo Anna into his life.
Style:
uplifting, emotional, heartfelt, feel good, inspirational
Plot:
community, heartwarming, kindness, humanity, radio, small village, generosity, empathy, slice of life, village life, friendship, compassion ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
"There will be no wedding!" - informs nervous Tomek Tarnawski gathered in the church family and friends from Zagórzyno. This is how the adventures of the inhabitants of a small town near Warsaw begin.
Style:
realistic, comedy drama, satirical
Plot:
wedding, church, community, small town, relationships, everyday life, gossip, intimate, slice of life, family reunited, provincial, provincial life ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
poland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
A sitcom about the relationships between a group of people who live in the same apartment building.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, humorous, light, sincere ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
apartment building, community, relationships, society, housemates, neighbor, flatmate, topical humor, humour, neighbor neighbor relationship, girl next door, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
Inspired by Manzano’s own childhood, ALMA’S WAY centers on 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud, confident Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her family among a diverse group of close-knit friends and community members. Infused with ...
Style:
multicultural, captivating, entertaining, funny, satirical ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
children, empathy, community, little girl, child, satire, mischievous children, girl, lifestyle, culture, problem solving, safe ...
Place:
bronx new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
On India's Independence Day, a zany mishap in a Mumbai chawl disrupts a young love story while compelling the residents to unite in aid of a little boy.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, comedy drama, uplifting ...
Plot:
community, independence day, social problems, relationships, love story, accident, help, good deed, society, problem, love affair, love and romance ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
The story of a social and sports club in a Buenos Aires neighborhood and of those who try to save it from being closed.
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
save the day, ambition, youth, rivalry, tango, club, community, neighborhood, hopes, tradition, working class, solidarity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, latin america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story:
Nestled somewhere in the middle of America, Maple Grove is populated with a host of colorful characters, and they all turn to one person for insurance needs, counseling and much more. Though an insurance agent by trade, Gayle Evans has become the ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
small town, family relations, strong female presence, society, family life, social relations, small town life, insurance, community, female protagonist, slice of life, heartwarming ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal
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Story:
In the parish of Rio Meandro, two villages are at war over the construction of a dam that will submerge one of them: either Aldeia Velha or Aldeia Nova.
Style:
satirical, captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
village, small town, community, dam, conflict, rivalry, rivals, satire, city, competitor, social problems, loss ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Kenya, Germany
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Jo, a witty 9-year old terminally ill girl is taken back to her rural village to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage ...
Style:
heartfelt, captivating, disturbing, poignant, uplifting ...
Plot:
terminal illness, child protagonist, illness, family relations, dream, inspiration, community, imagination, hopes, child illness, kindness, family problems ...
Place:
africa, kenya
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Inspired by actual events, the story of a local Police Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau, who must choose between his badge and his people, when the Government launches an armed raid through his Ruatoki community, on a school day.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
moral dilemma, community, forgiveness, police, police officer, fight, problem, assault, invasion, police sergeant, police brutality, loyalty ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new zealand
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last time. Tensions flare up and ceremonial laughs are shared as an era of camaraderie and escapism fades ...
Style:
sentimental, pastoral
Plot:
baseball, friendship, small town, community, nostalgia, bittersweet, memory, melancholy, reflection, slice of life, intimate, sunset ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new england, massachusetts
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A lonely young man moves in a 50-year-old apartment building. When he meets the cheerful residents, he finds himself surrounded by small happiness.
Style:
realistic, social, suspense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
secret, small village, slice of life, humanism, neighbor, community, everyday life, small town, loneliness, friendship, social relations, fake identity ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 23 min.
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Set in a fantastical world where talking vehicles live, work and play with the humans who drive them, the series follows a boy and his firetruck as they team up with their first responder friends to help others in their community with problems, both ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, feel good, entertaining, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
firefighter, friendship, car, rescue, community, teamwork, children, anthropomorphic vehicle, fireman, machine, friends, anthropomorphism ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
In an almost-forgotten part of town overrun by a ruthless gang infestation, a community is struggling with their faith and belief in God as they see their neighborhoods torn apart and their youth targeted for recruitment by the gangs. Even the local ...
Style:
dramatic, uplifting, tense
Plot:
pastor, gang, community, redemption, faith, hopes, resilience, urban, religion, inspiration, rebirth, leadership ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mi-na takes over a small stationery store from her father when he suddenly falls down. She wants to sell the store because it seems only troublesome to her. But it is not as easy as she thought. The store's regular costomers force her not to ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, disturbing, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
female protagonist, money, family business, needing money, money problems, family drama, community, father daughter relationship, satire, family relations, lifestyle, store ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits his father's nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the depressed community. With the foreclosure deadline looming, he ...
Style:
inspirational, disturbing, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
small town, inheritance, factory, redemption, community, choice, family business, society, problem, getting home, relationships, heir ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Pietramezzana, a remote village in the Lucan Dolomites, is likely to disappear. Its inhabitants, led by the volcanic Dominic do not give up and, believing that the opening of a factory may be the solution to all their troubles, they want to make ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
community, small town, village life, escapades, society, disorder, heroes, friendship, friends, rich and poor, happy ending, dishonesty ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
southern italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers. But Noah's actions trigger an ultimatum from "Menno mob" leader Eli Voss.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
religion, organized crime, criminal gang, mafia, war on drugs, pastor, mob boss, double life, police officer, bandit, fighting crime, community ...
Place:
nova scotia, canada
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, they make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a secret branch of the government ...
Style:
intense, psychotronic, atmospheric, harsh
Plot:
alien, survival, bravery, saving a life, teamwork, monster, friendship, male objectification, community, lifestyle change, friend, parallel world ...
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