Movies like Whatever It Takes

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   Big Kids

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 99 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Yannick is a caregiver in a retirement home. Between permanent pressure and budget restrictions, he faces the lack of means with a contagious good mood. But when he is forced to share the dining room with a class of children, the situation becomes complicated. Their arrival, as well as that of his hostess, Aude, will shake up the daily life of everyone, especially the residents.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Sweetheart

   Shared cast

   2019 · 87 min · Comedy · Drama

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   A working woman, mother a three children, realizes that, when her youngest one is about to go to Canada to continue her education, she will end up out of her most precious goal, being a mother.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   Fly Me Away

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 93 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Thomas, a blasé young man, spends his nights in clubs and his days in bed. Until his father, Dr. Reinhard, fed up with his son’s escapades, cuts him off completely and forces him to take care of one of his young patients. Mar- cus, 12, was born with a serious congenital disorder. He lives with his mother in the poor suburbs of Paris and spends his days either at the hospital or in a center for sick children. This encounter will disrupt their lives and change them both, profoundly and forever.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   Peaceful

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 120 min · Drama

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   A son in denial of a serious illness. A mother facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor fighting to do his job and bring them to acceptance. The three of them have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to die while living.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

   Strong story similarity

   2020 · 89 min · Drama · Romance

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   In the beautiful family home, at the end of the summer, Monique celebrates her 70th birthday, surrounded by her 4 children, all of whom have come for the occasion. There is Jean-Pierre, the elder, who took on the role of head of the family after the death of his father; Juliette, pregnant with her first child at 40 and who still dreams of becoming a writer; Margaux, the family’s radical artist, and Mathieu, 30, anxious to seduce pretty Sarah. Later, one day, one of them will make a life-changing decision ...

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   Just the Two of Us

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 105 min · Drama · Romance · Thriller

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   When Blanche meets Grégoire, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Together, they relocate. For Blanche, far from her family, from her twin sister, Rose, a new life begins. But little by little, she finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   The Country Doctor

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 102 min · Comedy · Drama

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   All the people in this countryside area, can count on Jean-Pierre, the doctor who auscultates them, heals and reassures them day and night, 7 days a week. Now Jean-Pierre is sick, so he sees Natalie, a young doctor, coming from the hospital to assist him. But will she adapt to this new life and be able to replace the man that believed to be irreplaceable?

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   My Summer in Provence

   Strong story similarity

   2014 · 105 min · Comedy · Drama

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   In the wake of their parent's separation, three siblings spend the summer in the south of France with their estranged Grandfather. In less than 24 hours, a clash of generations has occurred between the teenagers and the old man. During this turbulent summer, both generations will be transformed by one another.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: France 2 Cinéma

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   And the Party Goes On

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 106 min · Comedy · Drama

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   In Marseille, Rosa, 60, dedicated her life to family and politics with the same sense of duty. Everyone considers her unwavering, until the day she falls in love with Henri. For the first time, Rosa is afraid to commit. Between the pressure of his family, politics and a desire to indulge in her feelings, the conflict is difficult to sustain.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    Meet the Barbarians

    Shared cast

    2024 · 102 min · Comedy · Drama

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    The municipality of a small Breton village has decided to welcome a family of Ukrainian refugees. To their surprise, they receive Fayad family – coming from Syria. They thwart all the clichés that the French expected: they are friendly, refined, educated… So much so that, in this small, humming village, it is no longer clear which side the barbarians are on…

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member

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