Movies like Ugly, Dirty and Bad
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Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976)
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Original name: Brutti, sporchi e cattivi
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, dark, disturbing, humorous, realistic, political, social, controversial, art house ...
Plot:
sexual promiscuity, family relations, poverty, greed, insanity, satire, social problems, incest, lgbt, old age, social injustice, real world, families, badass, amor, pregnancy, domestic violence, baptism, large family, slum, misery, burlesque, promiscuity, consumerism, murder ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Keyword:
gangsters, buddy movie
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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 family relations, society, satire, couples, parents and children, family life and family problems mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Ugly, Dirty and Bad: The Terrace (1980), The Easy Life (1962), The Northerners (1992), The Dinner (1998), Roma (1972). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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