Movies like The Big Empty
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The Big Empty (2003)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John can't find the cowboy but receives an ominously head-shaped package he's supposed to hang onto. While waiting, John gets close to Ruthie, whose psychotic boyfriend, Randy, keeps threatening to kill him.
Style:
enigmatic, melancholic, semi serious, cynical, independent film, clever, mindfuck, intellectual, thought provoking, surreal ...
Plot:
desert, conspiracy, dark humor, neighbor, catastrophe, redemption, fbi, investigation, down on your luck, nothing goes right, disorder, dishonesty, cons and scams, special agent, actor's life, fish out of water, alien, interrogation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, cowboy, on the road, filmmaking, prostitute, jealousy, missing person ...
Time:
year 2003, contemporary
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Most similar movies to The Big Empty
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and independent film films with plots about disorder, dark humor, nothing goes right, dishonesty, cons and scams, love and romance and down on your luck mostly in Comedy, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Big Empty: Kin-dza-dza! (1986), Made (2001), Thin Ice (2011), 2 B Perfectly Honest (2004), The New Age (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The story takes place on the desert planet "Pluke" in the "Kin-dza-dza" galaxy, where two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other ("Uncle Vova", a gruff construction foreman from Moscow, and "The ...
Style:
surreal, philosophical, offbeat, humorous, enigmatic ...
Plot:
desert, surrealism, alien, totalitarianism, satire, distopia, absurdism, time travel, society, post apocalyptic, racism, capitalism ...
Time:
future
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two aspiring boxers lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Style:
funny, humorous, dark comedy, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
friendship, organized crime, crime gone awry, dark humor, boxing, nothing goes right, partner, buddies, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, mafia ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa, california, harlem ...
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42%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
unlikely criminals, comedy of errors, crime gone awry, manipulation, dark humor, disorder, dishonesty, cons and scams, snow, winter, small town, caper ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Business partners Frank and Josh go bankrupt after their dot-com start-up collapses before it goes online. Frank, a bachelor and broke, reluctantly moves back home to live with his parents while Josh, a hippie computer wiz who's married and has ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, clever, humorous
Plot:
friends, friendship, partner, lifestyle, love and romance, odd couple, self discovery, couples, disorder, infidelity, dishonesty, nothing goes right ...
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find ...
Style:
satirical, disturbing, melancholic, meditative, cynical ...
Plot:
dark humor, suicide, satire, adaptation, society, self discovery, crumbling marriage, filmmaking, lifestyle, starting over, rise and fall, couple relations ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a ...
Style:
humorous, absurd, satirical, surreal, stylized ...
Plot:
filmmaking, death, actor's life, showbiz, dark humor, disorder, nothing goes right, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ghost, cons and scams, stupidity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, europe, france, paris france, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Young Tommy Hudler decides to become a security systems salesman, and is an instant success. Everything seems to be going great until he discovers there's more to this business and his boss Heinrich than he previously suspected.
Style:
humorous, black comedy, dark comedy, independent film, cynical ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, workplace, forgery, innocence lost, dishonesty, investigation, screwball, cons and scams, workplace situations, oral sex
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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30%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, clever, realistic, black comedy ...
Plot:
kidnapping, murder, dark humor, disorder, down on your luck, comedy of errors, insurance fraud, life insurance, frozen body, winter, snow, insurance agent ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mysterious power failure in a small mountain town coincides with the disappearance of one of its most eccentric young residents. Mystery piles upon mystery as his family and friends search for him, fail, and ultimately try to forget about him, an ...
Style:
stylized, surreal, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
small town, social relations, friendship, best friend, family life, missing person, disorder, family relations, friends, nothing goes right, pregnancy, down on your luck ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, cynical, realistic, humorous, clever
Plot:
infidelity, moral dilemma, introspection, femme fatale, cons and scams, nothing goes right, couple relations, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, dishonesty, manipulation, heist ...
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, road movie, offbeat ...
Plot:
gambling, self discovery, on the road, going straight, life is a bitch, dishonesty, love and romance, hopes, starting over, escapades, down on your luck, dark humor ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Sandra Bullock and Jonathan Penner star in this hilarious, sexy comedy. New York advertising executive Morris Codman (Penner) seems to have it all - lots of talent and a beautiful girlfriend, Debbie (Bullock). When he loses his job he decides to use ...
Style:
independent film, cynical, biting, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
ranch, religions or cults, disorder, workplace situations, reincarnation, down on your luck, cons and scams, obnoxious boss, nothing goes right, clergy, love and romance, society ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A dark, comedic thriller about fraud, bank robbers and a search for love.
Style:
independent film, cynical, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
dishonesty, on the run, vengeance, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, estrangement, psychopath, disorder, dark humor, store, parents and children, heist ...
Time:
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29%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with ...
Style:
road movie, surreal, semi serious, humorous, grim ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia, USA, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Here and There (Serbian: Tamo i ovde) is a Serbian film which was premiered at the Belgrade Film Festival FEST 2009. Here and There follows two interconnected stories on two different continents. Robert (Thornton), a depressed New Yorker, tries to ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, clever, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
immigrant, life is a bitch, lifestyle, misfit, fish out of water, family relations, eviction, disorder, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, husband wife relationship, culture clash, emigration ...
Time:
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usa, balkan, new york, serbia, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A late night talk show host masterminds an elaborate scheme to save his canceled show and avenge his wife's affair, entangling an eclectic collection of tinsel towners in the process.
Style:
cynical, realistic, humorous, independent film, detective ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious, beret-wearing director of photography and lousy catering. Divided in ...
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Plot:
filmmaking, actor, filmmaker, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, showbiz, friends, actor's life, lifestyle, satire, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dark humor ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" told in the setting of a modern office.
Style:
surreal, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, art house ...
Plot:
insubordination, office, mysterious character, dark humor, boss and employee, workplace, fish out of water, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, name calling, employer employee relationship, fired from the job ...
Time:
year 2001
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, realistic, feel good, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
womanizer, friendship, dancing, comedian, depression, breakup, buddy, aspiring actor, self esteem, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, swinger, dating ...
Time:
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Place:
las vegas, los angeles, usa, new york, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.
Style:
cynical, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, dark comedy ...
Plot:
infidelity, murder, lifestyle, life turned upside down, family problems, dishonesty, society, crumbling marriage, under the surface, disorder, couples, dark humor ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys. Aware that his family doesn't think highly of him, he tries to spark a relationship with ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, semi serious, disturbing, controversial ...
Plot:
toy store, dark humor, lifestyle, nothing goes right, love and romance, looking for love, mentally unstable, life is a bitch, disorder, collector, family life, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, ...
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, melancholic, black comedy, entertaining ...
Plot:
twists and turns, bad luck, comedy of errors, greed, bank robbery, heist, manipulation, crime gone awry, dark humor, workplace, partner, friendship ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, surreal, humorous, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
love triangle, filmmaking, artists and showbiz, social relations, couple relations, lifestyle, youth, actor's life, high school life, teachers and students, surrealism, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two French Canadian ne’er-do-wells travel to New York City with a scheme to a get rich quick selling Christmas trees.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
christmas, fish out of water, nothing goes right, reluctant partners, going straight, partner, misfit, disorder, cons and scams, odd couple, dishonesty, hopes ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A daft doctor concocts an offbeat scheme to make millions after he happens upon a method of turning cremated human remains into diamonds. But when the sawbones hires a pair of hapless thieves to collect the raw material, a string of calamities ...
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Can you solve the mystery of the 13 moons?
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, absurd, independent film ...
Plot:
obsessive quest, performer's life, nothing goes right, profanity, life is a bitch, escapades, comedy of errors, cons and scams, artists and showbiz, disorder, estrangement, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in this darkly comic take on the all-American road trip. Along the way they cross paths with a hapless mobster, a 6 foot transvestite and a lovesick housewife, ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The shimmering New Mexico sun bleaches the earth and reflects off towering thunderheads. From inside an RV nestled among the desert brush just off a barely-paved road, the middle-of-nowhere silence is broken by one quick and alarming gunshot. ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, atmospheric, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
on the road, desert, on the run, dark humor, spouse killer, disorder, road trip, female protagonist, revenge, age-gap relationship, fall in love, starting over ...
Time:
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Place:
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23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A satirical drama revealing the consequences of the Danish government's "New Copenhagen Criteria", a new policy aiming at securing the nation's survival. Citizens who fail to meet the criteria - those who have received more from ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, thought provoking
Plot:
law enforcement, confined, against the rules, political corruption, fighting the system, dark humor, prison, human nature, social decay, life is a bitch, disorder, injustice ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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