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Buffet Froid (1979)
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Original name: Buffet froid
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An absurd black comedy that cunningly reverses the conventions of the crime thriller to comment on the alienating and dehumanizing effects of contemporary urban life. Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory of committing the crimes. His confusion lead him to confess to his neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu. Alphonse and Morvandieu become the axis around which murders occur.
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, anthology, cult classic, absurd, offbeat, witty ...
Plot:
murder, surrealism, unemployment, investigation, resentment, dark humor, police corruption, rebelliousness, estrangement, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, time travel, satire, love letter, dysfunctional society, killer, death, darkness, new neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, uxoricide, recurring nightmare, contract killer, homicide, skyscraper ...
Time:
20th century, year 1979, 70s
Place:
france
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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, dark humor, deadly, dishonesty, disorder, satire and investigation mostly in Comedy, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Buffet Froid: A Shock to the System (1990), Head Above Water (1993), Going Places (1974), Evening Dress (1986), Serial Lover (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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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:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeois characters value: whether it's cars, peace of mind, or daughters. ...
Style:
road movie, sexy, sex comedy, erotic, cynical ...
Plot:
sex, breast feeding, strong sexual content, trio, sexual harassment, sexuality, sexual assault, rape, hotel, male nudity, thief, female nudity ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Menage begins as a comedy of sorts, but be warned: it develops into a very dark, very confusing probe into the seamier aspects of Parisian life. Gerard Depardieu plays a crude but charismatic thief, whose own gayness does not prevent his ...
Style:
sexy, sex comedy, cynical, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
lgbt, transvestism, gay, male objectification, gay interest, farce, homosexual, bisexual, menage a trois, polyamory, lgbtq, outlaw ...
Time:
80s
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Claire Doste is about to reach the age of 35 and has everything one dreams of, such as having four boyfriends and a creative job in a publishing house specialising in crime novels. One day, she invites all of her boyfriends to her birthday dinner so ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, dark humor, disorder, looking for love, thirty something, writers, dinner, misfit, freak, gory, blood ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Set in a sleepy Austrian mountain village, ex-detective Simon Brenner has grown weary of his job repossessing cars and embarks on an extended getaway to the countryside. But before long he becomes embroiled in the convoluted world of the locals of a ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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89%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Elliot Gould plays Alfred Chamberlain -- a one time successful photographer who is now down on his luck because he began to eliminate people from his photographs. He also suffers from an inability to feel or to be passionate about anything. But then ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spoiled rich girl reporter. She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster who kidnaps her later.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, detective
Plot:
law enforcement, french police, reporter, rescue, kidnapping, gangster, confined, dishonesty, journalism, disorder, silly humor, son ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A reserved man in need of a job, Carl Fitzgerald finds employment at a Greek restaurant. Upon meeting waitress Sophie, Carl begins dating the attractive woman. Though it seems things are improving for Carl, an unexpected situation leads to the death ...
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, not serious, semi serious ...
Plot:
death, dark humor, exodus, waitress, restaurant, greek, nothing goes right, workplace romance, parents and children, family relations, life is a bitch, disorder ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of 'gainful employment'. This being the offering of sexual favours to older gay men in order to subsidise their respective giros. 9 ...
Style:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Rita is a girl that lives on taking gangsters as lovers. But when the money stops coming, she swears revenge.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, cynical, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
gangster, satire, criminal's revenge, rivalry, criminal heroes, betrayal, gang, dishonesty, cons and scams, heist, nudity, mugging ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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 ...
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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83%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband in search of it.
Style:
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Plot:
murder, investigation, unlikely criminals, dishonesty, prostitute, infidelity, clergy, buddies, village life, small town life, desert, uxoricide ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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