Movies like Head Above Water 1996

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Head Above Water (1996)
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Head Above Water (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Judge George (Harvey Keitel) brings his young wife, Nathalie (Cameron Diaz), to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance (Craig Sheffer) -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie spends time with her ex, Kent (Billy Zane). When Kent ends up dead the next morning, Nathalie tries to hide the evidence before her husband gets home. After the body is found, the events of the previous night unravel, with unexpected revelations.
Style: humorous, suspenseful, dark comedy, funny, light, suspense, melancholic, absurd, talky, realistic ...
Plot: boat, murder, twists and turns, farce, investigation, beach house, vacation, dishonesty, couple relations, honeymoon, murder mystery, couples, danger, woman in danger, judge, island, violence, satire, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion, amnesia, husband, love and romance, infidelity, survival, revenge ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and dark comedy films with plots about murder, deadly, dishonesty, dark humor, couples, disorder and satire mostly in Comedy, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Head Above Water: Wish You Were Dead (2001), The Last Supper (1995), Blondes Have More Guns (1996), Curdled (1996), Duplex (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Wish You Were Dead (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.
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Plot: dark humor, hitman, fall in love, dishonesty, danger, fish out of water, love affair, couples, social relations, parents and children, cons and scams, small town ...
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The Last Supper (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Style: dark comedy, black comedy, witty, intense, disturbing ...
Plot: politics, sexism, death, dinner, culture clash, vigilante, serial killer, murder, assassination, brainwashing, justice, propaganda ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: iowa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Blondes Have More Guns (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A scarf, a chainsaw, and a mysterious blonde are the only clues to a growing number of stiffs (and not all of them are dead bodies!) Who can the police turn to? Harry Bates, of course, the smartest officer on the force. TOO BAD HARRY CAN’T OUTWIT ...
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Audience: teens
Plot: farce, satire, murder, down on your luck, riddles and clues, disorder, law enforcement, nothing goes right, serial killer, investigation, uncover truth, danger ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Curdled (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
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Style: dark comedy, disturbing, bloody, black comedy, suspenseful ...
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Duplex (2003)
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Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Style: humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, stylized, feel good ...
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Head Above Water (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Einar and Bjørn leave Lene on the island for a fishing trip. Then her former lover, Gaute, drops by unexpectedly. Drunk, he sleeps in the double bed. Lene sleeps on the couch and wakes up when the men come back. She tries to wake Gaute, but then ...
Style: dark comedy, cult classic, dark, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: jealous husband, murder, nudity, nothing goes right, dishonesty, investigation, dealing with death, unlikely criminals, couples, dark humor, fishing, female nudity ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When her daughter Shanna is disqualified from competing for her Junior High School cheer leading squad, Wanda Holloway tries to get her ex-husband's brother, Terry Harper, to hire a hitman to incapacitate Shanna's rival or the girl's ...
Style: dark comedy, biting, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: cheerleader, ruler, junior high school, serial killer, gymnastics, love, murder, dark humor, family relations, hitman, high school, family life ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Cosmo, an affectless mob bookie who lives in the basement of a retirement home, is promoted to hitman. He learns his new trade from Steve, a seasoned killer. He falls in love with a yoga teacher, Jasmine, and must figure out a way to leave the mob ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, intense, stylized, black comedy ...
Plot: hitman, murder, gangster, killer, dark humor, moral ambiguity, opposites attract, dishonesty, love and romance, going straight, criminal heroes, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Style: dark comedy, disturbing, funny, black comedy, humorous ...
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Time: 90s, year 1998
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Stranger Than Fiction (2000)
Genre: Thriller, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Lives spiral out of control when four friends cover up a murder.
Style: psychological, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot: murder, friendship, who to trust, betrayal, buddies, homeless, car crash, best friend, female corpse, friends, twists and turns, small town ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: utah, usa, salt lake city utah
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Style: spoof, parody, humorous, detective, double entendre ...
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Time: 90s, year 1993
⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Style: witty, melancholic, intense, suspense, light ...
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Time: 90s, year 1994
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
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Duration: 89 min.
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Style: light, intense, humorous, hood, semi serious ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy
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Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat
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Time: 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
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Style: parody, spoof, funny, absurd, humorous ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
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Duration: 91 min.
Story: Before a man (Jeff Goldblum) can kill his nagging wife (Mimi Rogers) as planned, she disappears and he's charged with murder.
Style: black comedy, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, humorous
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Plot: murder, satire, actor's life, dark humor, artists and showbiz, dishonesty, politics, cons and scams, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, violent content ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
A Shock to the System (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 5.8
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Novocaine (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, suspenseful, tricky, humorous ...
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Time: year 2001
Place: wisconsin, arizona, usa, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Gunblast Vodka (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Supermodel Everhart is kidnapped by bad guy Prochnow and rescued by good guy Otto in technopop action.
Style: semi serious, humorous, rough, suspense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 5.2
 2K
Breathless (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband, Dale’s, criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do with Dale after his latest ...
Style: humorous, dark comedy, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: murder, private detective, law enforcement, country, accidental killing, female protagonist, vengeance, parisian, white trash, cigarette smoking, sheriff, strong female presence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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