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The Chef's Wife (2014)
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The Chef's Wife (2014)
Original name: On a failli être amies
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Marithé works in a training center for adults. Her mission: to help other people to change direction in their work and to find their vocation. Carole, who lives and works in the shadow cast by her husband, Sam, an energetic and talented Michelin-starred chef, arrives in the center one day. It's not so much a change in job that Carole seems to need, as a change in husband. Marithé does everything she can to help Carole set out down a new path. But what are the real motives behind this devotion? After all, Marithé doesn't seem to be impervious to Sam's charms, or to his cooking.
Style: humorous, tragicomedy, psychological, sentimental, captivating, feel good, realistic, not serious
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: love triangle, couples, teaching the ways of the world, fall in love, infidelity, self fulfillment, chef, restaurant, food, marital infidelity, love and romance, couple relations, power relations, horse, cheating wife, job seeking, passionate kiss, husband wife relationship, waitress, train station, fired from the job, argument, husband wife estrangement, career change, country club ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century, contemporary
Place: france

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and captivating films with plots about couples, love and romance, couple relations, fall in love, infidelity, friendship and family relations mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Chef's Wife: True Enough (2007), If You Don't, I Will (2014), One Stays, the Other Leaves (2005), The Role of Her Life (2004), The Ex-Wife of My Life (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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True Enough (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Anne is an attractive woman on the cusp of middle age trying in vain to divide her time fairly between her demanding job as a television presenter and her family. Her colleagues and friends have similar problems though.
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, sexy, sexual
Plot: infidelity, couples, writer's life, gender, lifestyle, jazz, jazz singer, television, extramarital affair, ex husband ex wife relationship, artists and showbiz, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, lyon, france
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If You Don't, I Will (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A couple goes on a hike in the woods, and the woman refuses to return.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: woman, couples, couple relations, woods, forest ranger, sleeping, tumor, ant, rabbit, art gallery, picnic, forest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: lyon, france
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One Stays, the Other Leaves (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and, as the title says, ultimately one remains with his wife and one makes a new life with another woman.
Style: semi serious, humorous, touching, witty, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: introspection, love triangle, love affair, couples, crumbling marriage, fall in love, couple relations, dishonesty, infidelity, midlife crisis, husband wife relationship, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Role of Her Life (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Freelance writer in a fashion journal, Claire meets Elisabeth Becker, a movie star. Everything separates them, their characters, their relationships with men, and of course money. Claire is hired as Elisabeth's personal assistant.
Style: semi serious, sentimental, touching, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: actor's life, love triangle, lifestyle, looking for love, society, showbiz, couples, love and romance, celebrity culture, social differences, boss and employee, employer employee relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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The Ex-Wife of My Life (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Six years after their split, a woman attempts to get her ex-husband back by unusual means.
Style: semi serious, humorous, sentimental, realistic
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: lovers reunited, nothing goes right, obsessive quest, life turned upside down, pregnancy, couple relations, lifestyle, disorder, love and romance, couples, screwball, silly humor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe
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30%
Change of Plans (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, biting ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: family relations, siblings relations, nothing goes right, friendship, couples, uninvited guest, disorder, love triangle, midlife crisis, infidelity, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe
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Those Who Remain (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Bertrand (Vincent Lindon) dutifully visits his terminally ill wife every day, braving the long train and bus ride to and from the hospital. Lorraine (Emmanuelle Devos) not so willingly visits her boyfriend who was diagnosed with colon cancer. They ...
Style: realistic, touching, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: terminal illness, hospital, unfulfillment, love, self discovery, couples, friendship, fall in love, parents and children, life is a bitch, family relations, supportive spouse ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Gaby Baby Doll (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Gaby cannot stay alone ; she's afraid of the dark ,of everything .When her boyfriend leaves her (he wants to have sex with her and she gets on his nerves,because she only needs a protector),she's completely on her own .She's afraid of ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic
Audience: date night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An unexpected phone call from a certain Kirsch sets off a crisis between Catherine and Raphaël that will affect all those around them, be they close friends or casual acquaintances.
Style: realistic, psychological, semi serious, humorous
Plot: love triangle, couples, cause and meaning, couple relations, crumbling marriage, love and romance, infidelity, misunderstanding, restaurant, missing person, alcohol abuse, dealing with death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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24%
My Father's Guests (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A human-rights activist takes in an illegal immigrant and her daughter, then shocks his family when they learn that he has married the sexy 28-year-old.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching, captivating ...
Plot: love and romance, couple relations, breaking point, family relations, undocumented immigrant, immigrant, misfit, elderly, fall in love, society, couples, parents and children ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: europe, france, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
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Style: touching, humorous, realistic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: parents and children, midlife crisis, self discovery, media, disorder, introspection, strong female presence, hopes, love and romance, family relations, opposites attract, hidden identity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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Caprice (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An average guy meets an actress who is more beautiful than he could ever imagine. But then a pesky girl materializes to make his life a living hell. His perfect girlfriend now thinks that he is involved with this Caprice.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, light, sincere ...
Plot: love triangle, love and romance, artists and showbiz, fall in love, couples, friends, actor's life, girl, school teacher, theater, school principal, actress ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe
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23%
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Learners (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Bev is a downtrodden housewife who's failed her driving test eight times, having only been instructed by her impatient husband Ian. After registering with a driving school, she develops a crush on her instructor, Chris.
Style: humorous, sentimental, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
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Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
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Style: realistic, humorous, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
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Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: atlanta georgia, georgia
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The Mystery of Happiness (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 92 min.
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Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 99 min.
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Time: 21st century
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Bachelor Days Are Over (2011)
Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 99 min.
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Style: humorous, contemplative, light, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: family relations, introspection, couple relations, buddies, couples, disorder, lifestyle, nothing goes right, friendship, marriage, friends, twentysomething life ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Barnie's Minor Annoyances (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Barnie lives in Calais but works in London. Everyday, he takes the Eurostar to go to his office. Although he is married to Lucie, Barnie has two lovers in London: Margot, a young and fresh advertising executive, and Mark, a hot 35 years old ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic
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Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, italy, venice, france
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22%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
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Heartbeat (1993)
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Style: sentimental, realistic, touching, humorous, serious ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
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Among Friends (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three longtime friends set off on a boat trip with their romantic partners, but inclement weather, jealousy and confessions, will put to test their friendships.
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, psychological, talky ...
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21%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Patrick, a travel agent in his early 30s, lives with Arthur, an immigration lawyer; but for a long time, Patrick has been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor of their bedroom. His younger brother, Tony, plans to marry his high school sweetheart ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching
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The Merry Widow (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Anne-Marie vient de perdre son mari dans un accident de voiture. Elle est enfin libre d'aimer celui qu'elle voit en cachette depuis deux ans. Mais elle n'a pas prévu que sa famille, pétrie de bons sentiments, a décidé de rester à ...
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Country: China
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Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, romantic comedy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Xiaoxian’s life is right on track. She has a steady job at an upscale wedding planning company, a cute apartment, and most importantly, a loving boyfriend of 7 years. Any day now, Xiaoxian is sure that he’ll pop the question. But everything ...
Style: realistic, feel good, humorous, light, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
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Runaway Horse (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
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Style: psychological, humorous, captivating, light, realistic ...
Plot: couple relations, romantic rivalry, childhood friend, rivalry, friendship, infidelity, journey, introspection, love, couples, routine, holiday ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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20%
Girl on a Bicycle (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, romantic comedy ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france
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20%
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Delicacy (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.
Style: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, romantic ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
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Seeking Temporary Wife (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 93 min.
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Style: humorous, sentimental, captivating, touching, realistic ...
Audience: date night
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Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Price to Pay (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jean-Pierre, a wealthy businessman, is lonely. He still desires his wife but she only seems interested in shopping and the beauty salon. Tired of lunching alone every day, one day he decides to invite his chauffeur to join him, and a relationship ...
Style: humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, captivating ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: france
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20%
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