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Take a Chance on Me (2023)
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Original name: Marie-Line et son juge
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Marie-Line is juggling between odd jobs to support her agoraphobic father. Despite the precariousness of their lifestyle, she remains a lively and cheerful young woman. Yet, after a series of unfortunate events, she is fired from her job and sentenced by a judge to a small penalty. A few days later, this very judge will be in a position to help her get back on track – a chance for Marie-Line but also the beginning of an unlikely friendship.
Plot:
love, sea, money, young woman, hospital, chauffeur, father daughter relationship, tattoo, telephone call, widower, woman, cafe, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, waitress, fired from the job, synagogue, flashback, courtroom, police arrest, tattooed woman, one legged man, bare chested male, trial, ring, young ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, captivating, light and feel good films with plots about love, hospital, father daughter relationship, woman, family relations, photograph and dog mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Take a Chance on Me: Memories (2014), Three Times Nothing (2022), Musical Chairs (2015), Magari (If Only) (2019), Baden Baden (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Romain is 23 years old. He would like to be a writer, but for now, it is night porter in a hotel. His father is 62 years old. He retires and pretends to fuck. His roommate is 24 years old. He thinks only one thing: to seduce a girl, any and all ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, sentimental, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
parents and children, family relations, introspection, aging, past, night watchman, love, homecoming, death of grandmother, hopes, elderly, retirement ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
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95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Twig, Cap and Rusty live however they can in the Bois de Vincennes, east of Paris. This may completely change the day they learn they are the national lottery winner – though it is less than expected! Yet, they still need to collect the money and ...
Plot:
male pubic hair, male nudity, bare chested male, gay, nudity, tattoo, cell phone, lottery winner, real estate agent, bank, homelessness, sandwich ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Perrine, a single, slightly awkward musician, loves birthday parties. One day she accidentally causes a man to fall into a skip at the waste disposal centre. When she learns that he´s in a coma, the young woman tries everything to awaken himand ...
Style:
touching, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot:
coma, hospital, violinist, teenager, musician, fall in love, couples, love, family relations, love and romance, parents and children, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Alma, Jean and Sebastiano, the children of divorced parents, arrive in Rome from Paris on a visit to their father. During a holiday, the family’s tensions come to the surface.
Style:
sexy, feel good, melancholic, humorous, light ...
Plot:
divorced parents, family relations, american abroad, love, father daughter relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, colosseum, woman, dog, telephone call, sex scene, female nudity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Charts the trials and tribulations of Ana, a free-spirited 26 year-old returning home to Strasbourg for the summer after living abroad for long enough to feel out of place everywhere.
Plot:
male nudity, grandmother granddaughter relationship, women, woman, adolescence, graduation, realism, twenty something, male full rear nudity, heat wave, summer, bare chested male ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the man who raised him, he quietly sets out to find his biological father, and succeeds in locating ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, humorous, captivating
Plot:
widower, photograph, search for father, supermarket, father daughter relationship, lie, hospital, baby, doctor, biological father, family relations, disorder ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
brittany, france
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Raised in a troublesome neighbourhood, local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, charmed by her fearless spirit and sharp wit. As powerful first love blossoms between the two, rampant gang violence entices him into a much ...
Style:
romantic, rom com, intense, romantic comedy
Plot:
tragic romance, wedding, love, blood, photograph, teenage boy, courtroom, fight, solar eclipse, lawyer, flashback, telephone call ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 80s, 20th century
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Thomas, a blasé young man, spends his nights in clubs and his days in bed. Until his father, Dr. Reinhard, fed up with his son’s escapades, cuts him off completely and forces him to take care of one of his young patients. Mar- cus, 12, was born ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
disabled child, man boy relationship, father son relationship, rich, illness, father son conflict, lifestyle change, changing lives, fighting illness, boy, single father, serious illness ...
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Aurore has separated, just lost her job and learns that she is going to be a grandmother.
Style:
humorous, sweet, touching, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
mother daughter conflict, menopause, pregnant daughter, dating, love, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, pregnancy, female friendship, life, mother and daughter, family relations ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
france
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Zona Zamfirova is set in the eastern Serbian city of Niš in the 19th century. The plot follows the story of Zona Zamfirova, a local rich man's daughter, and the vicissitudes of her affair with Mane, an ordinary goldsmith. As it was undesirable ...
Style:
disturbing, humorous, captivating
Plot:
father daughter relationship, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, rich and poor, male female relationship, marital problem, class differences, love story, relationship problems, couples, love affair, society ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, serbia
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Justine, struggles with commitment, listens to old David Bowie covers, and uses her employer’s private MRI machines to make “X-Ray Art” After a trail of boyfriends, Justine thinks she has found The One, a hunky shoe salesman, but her ...
Style:
feel good, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sentimental
Plot:
elderly, introspection, self discovery, disorder, parents and children, family relations, life turned upside down, pregnancy, siblings relations, heart disease, humour, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france, middle east
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Martin Clunes plays Edward, an English tutor at an Oxford language school. Seemingly charming and thoughtful, Edward is really a calculating liar and manipulator. A series of events triggered at a dinner party leads Edward down a very precarious and ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, serious, realistic, thrilling ...
Plot:
fraud, love, murder, seduction, infidelity, inheritance, trial, adultery, suspicion, money, erotica, female nudity ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When the little haberdasher Arras discovers she's won 18 million in the lottery and can now afford anything she wants, she has only one fear: losing the small joys of life made simple it cherishes above all. But fate is obstinate, and this is ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, realistic
Plot:
lottery winner, lottery, introspection, life turned upside down, couple relations, couples, crumbling marriage, new life, female friendship, husband wife relationship, love, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
François Sim considers himself worthless and he may have good reasons for that. Hasn't he lost his job as well as his wife Caroline? Isn't he unable to relate to Lucy, his teenage daughter? Didn't he, when he was eighteen miss out on ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, contemplative, unusual plot structure, humorous ...
Plot:
divorced man, dentist, ex wife, father daughter relationship, depression, salesman, family relations, new job, parents and children, life is a bitch, meaning of life, road trip ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Before being judges, attorneys, or jury members, they are first of all men and women at a crossroads in their lives, with their dreams and their secrets, their hopes and their limitations, all beneath the same sun, each with their own dark side. In ...
Style:
sentimental, light, captivating, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
musician, multiple storylines, festival, love, love and romance, music, relationships, music festival, male female relationship, lifestyle, romantic friendship, romantic relationship ...
Time:
year 2017
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Naïma has just turned 16. This summer, she will have to decide what she wants from life if she doesn’t want to miss out. Then her cousin Sofia arrives, with an amazing body and a dangerously seductive lifestyle. Naïma desires only to follow her ...
Style:
erotic, controversial, realistic, scenic, melancholic ...
Plot:
coming of age, seaside, sea, teenage girl, sex scene, 16 year old, muslim girl, sexy girls, female protagonist, summer vacation, seductress, bare breasts ...
Place:
french riviera, south of france
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her husband Frederic. He became blind and without filter - always so funny and seductive, he is totally unpredictable. But this book, hymn-to-life, will ...
Style:
light, captivating, sincere, humorous
Plot:
blind man, husband wife relationship, friendship, adaptation, hopes, couples, couple relations, destiny, love, disorder, life is a bitch, life philosophy ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
51%
717
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
One morning, Louise, 45, is suddenly unable to step out of her car. Sweats, anxieties, palpitations... she is having an inexplicable panic attack. She is tetanized and simply cannot set foot outside.
Style:
psychological, captivating, semi serious, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
car theft, panic attack, panic, satire, escapades, car thief, hijacker, trap, gas station, telephone call, beach, death ...
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh ...
Style:
road movie, lgbt cinema, erotic, emotional, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, teens
Plot:
lesbian, aids, lgbtq, friendship, road trip, women, pregnancy, gay, hiv, female bonding, african american, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
pittsburgh, pakistan, los angeles, new york, arizona ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their ...
Style:
romantic, funny, feel good, romantic drama, teen ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
fashion, fashion industry, women, city life, journalism, workplace intrigue, strong female character, workplace situations, career woman, relationship vs career, designer, journalist ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, miami, boston, france ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Hoping to make a fresh start, Léo, a jazz musician, takes up temporary residence with his friend Bony, a young writer who is struggling to get his work published. One evening, Léo strikes up an acquaintance with a woman taxi driver, Cora; in spite ...
Style:
eighties
Plot:
taxi, driver, jazz, self discovery, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, handsome man, friendship, nightclub, fall in love, aggressive woman, male protagonist, frustration ...
Time:
70s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Working in a ferry as a waiter, Ayzek, having a defect with his front teeth, dreams to get his front teeth fixed and to marry his girlfriend, Songül. The news gets out that the ferry company is turning over the management to a new one and the whole ...
Plot:
ship captain, ship, money, mirror, sea, interview, man with glasses, photography, photograph, blood, telephone call, cell phone ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Following the breakdown of his marriage, a self-involved man begins to embrace fatherhood.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, divorce, father daughter relationship, kids and family, family life, humour, father, single parent, family relations, parenthood, relationships, fatherhood ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young woman disguises herself as a knight to expose a gold-digging man divided between her and a Countess.
Style:
weird
Plot:
gender disguise, woman, desire for fame, flirting, theater, cross dressing, love triangle, love, countess, broken engagement, cynicism, master servant relationship ...
Time:
18th century, middle ages
Place:
france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
What is the common point between a cow that falls from the sky, a single hardware merchant and manic, a young Indian lost, and a nice Normande who loves the manic gifts? A simple question: everything that happens to us falls-t-it really the chance?
Plot:
rain, rainstorm, letter, loss of loved one, language barrier, taxi, hospital, cleaning, dinner, airport, photograph, newspaper ...
Time:
year 2017
Similarity:
41%
693
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Sarah is loud, non-conform, rude, honest and provocative. She seems invincible, but she is lonely and lost. Struggling with her daily life.
Style:
humorous, light, psychological, unusual plot structure, feel good ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, student, father daughter relationship, loneliness, mentally unstable protagonist, female protagonist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, promiscuous woman, love, emotionally unstable, mentally unstable woman, breakup ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Hatice has a problem: she desperately needs a man. Because her younger sister Fatma is pregnant and must marry immediately. However, that is only allowed when Hatice is under the hood, as the old Anatolian tradition, to which the father Ismail ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, psychological
Plot:
family relations, female protagonist, false identity, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, migration, black, party, identity, sex scene, daughter ...
Time:
year 2014
Place:
germany, hamburg germany
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
Style:
art house, independent film, tragicomedy, experimental, cinema verite
Plot:
hollywood, nudity, woman, art, counterculture, suicide attempt, actor, director, filmmaker, erotica, money, beach ...
Time:
year 1968, 60s
Place:
los angeles, san francisco
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An unexpected road trip brings a dysfunctional family together for one last journey with their elder, sparking moments of connection, joy, and reconciliation.
Style:
road movie
Plot:
menstruation, dancing, cancer, banker, fire, hospital, gypsy, trailer home, bowling, euthanasia, death, road trip ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Dog and Mirales have been friends since childhood, and live in a small village in the south of France. They spend most of the day hanging around in the streets. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog, to the extent that he has ...
Plot:
dog, friendship, male friendship, changing the past or future, grownups, troubled past, male male relationship, relationship problems, haunted by the past, dysfunctional relationship, confronting the past, woman ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
south of france
Similarity:
37%
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