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Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000)
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Original name: Chiedimi se sono felice
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing the dream of staging their production of Cyrano de Bergerac, but love for the same lady will tear their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.
Style:
humorous, captivating, semi serious, stylized, touching, buddy comedy, sentimental, melancholic, funny, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
love and romance, friends, male friendship, friendship, theater, bittersweet, love triangle, working class, flashback, romantic rivalry, betrayal, nostalgia, slice of life, unrequited love, dark humor, road trip, small town, aspiring actor, last wish, train, breakup, shopping cart, end of friendship, friendship between men, reunion ...
Time:
90s, contemporary
Place:
naples italy, europe, sicily
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and captivating films with plots about friendship, bittersweet, friends, love and romance, slice of life, love triangle and friend mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Ask Me If I'm Happy: Escape From Reuma Park (2016), The Flats (2002), Just friendship (2016), Ex-Girlfriends (2012), With Friends Like These (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Old and forgotten, comedian Aldo is brought by his sons into a nursing home called Reuma Park where he finds his old friends and partners Giovanni and Giacomo.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
escape, satire, friendship, retirement home, sanitarium, escapades, elderly man, elderly, problem, old man, mortality, nostalgia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
youth, friendship, coming of age, love triangle, love and romance, human nature, unemployment, friendship between men, moral dilemma, loss of innocence, betrayal, regret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington state, oregon, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A multi-layered, touching comedy about a group of friends whose relationships - in the face of life adversities - are exposed to more than one test. Filip risks his face and career for the whim of a crazy collector of Jadźka buttons. The sedate ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, heartfelt ...
Plot:
friendship, love, old friend, relationships, friends, coping, relationship problems, society, group of friends, social relations, lifestyle, social problems ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Jennifer Carpenter, Kristen Connolly and Alexander Poe star in a comedy about three New Yorkers struggling to uncover the truth behind their romantic entanglements. Disheartened by his latest relationship catastrophe, Graham (Poe) attempts to ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
infidelity, love triangle, dishonesty, love and romance, singleness, couples, lifestyle, urban, dating, ex girlfriend, romantic rivalry, cheating ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Black Kelly gets back from New York, she discovers that more has changed than just her hair color while she's been away. Frederic found himself a girlfriend and plans to move. Kurt and Blonde Kelly live together with their one-year-old ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, sentimental, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
best friend, youth, friendship, friends, homecoming, young adult, nudity, social relations, snobbism, twentysomething life, bittersweet, male full rear nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, brussels, europe
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
To cope with major life changes, three older pals take a cruise, where a former lover on board puts stress on the trio's friendship.
Style:
psychological, captivating, satirical, semi serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
friendship, cruise ship, love triangle, sea voyage, money, cruise, love interest, money falling through the air, group of friends, love and romance, romantic relationship, relationship problems ...
Place:
eastern europe
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72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of Piero, from when he was a kid to fatherhood, over the background of the town of Livorno, Tuscany, where the director Virzì was born.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, realistic, humorous, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
youth culture, coming of age, bittersweet, working class, teacher student relationship, dysfunctional family, factory worker, teenage love, oil refinery, blue collar, puberty, proletarian ...
Time:
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Place:
tuscany, europe, italy
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Qin Fen, a funny, honest, single inventor, met a girl called Smiley, who was in agony of her boyfriend's betrayal. They traveled to Hokkaido, tried to help Smiley cure her pain in heart, and both of them gradually found their true love and life ...
Style:
sexy, touching, humorous, romantic comedy, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, hokkaido
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three octogenarians set out on a trip in order to fulfill the dying wish of a lifelong friend, in spite of the disapproval of their families and the limitations of their advanced age. Along the way, they find themselves embroiled in a series of ...
Style:
life affirming, road movie, humorous, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
road trip, friendship, elderly man, last wish, elderly, aging, satire, friends, wish fulfillment, desire, escapades, wish come true ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
At his best friend's New Year's Eve party, Gary desperately tries to spark the interest of Ann, his ex-girlfriend, without letting his friends embarrass him, but ends up receiving devastating news instead.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young woman is forced to return to her hometown to take care of her ailing father and, in turn, finds herself living a life she never imagined for herself.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot:
homecoming, introspection, friendship, terminal illness, parents and children, drastic change of life, youth, student life, self discovery, bowling, small town, society ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and rediscover how to enjoy life.
Style:
funny, light, humorous, feel good, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
family holiday, family vacation, beach, road trip, island, family relations, father son relationship, vacation, parents and children, friendship, old friend, travel ...
Place:
southern italy, europe
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Belgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. They all looks forward to the ...
Style:
road movie, semi serious, humorous, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
friends, vacation, on the road, terminal illness, friendship, bittersweet, road trip, self discovery, thirty something, monkey, tragedy, thirtysomething life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, germany
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Alessandro, a forty-year-old widower pediatrician, lives with his teenage son, leading a monotonous and insipid existence. After a call from an old friend in Brazil, the man has his tired stability tested.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
father son relationship, friendship, caper, friends, single father, money, cons and scams, satire, father and son, escapades, humour, single parent ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
love triangle, estrangement, betrayal, love and romance, siblings relations, family relations, dark humor, brother vs brother, sibling rivalry, incest, love affair, male nudity ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, sentimental, road movie, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
65%
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Country: Argentina, France, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 90 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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Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A family with five kids in the 80s get into a crisis when twin brothers fall in love with the same girl.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
family relations, twins, coming of age, love triangle, parents and children, family in crisis, teenage love, family problems, fall in love, small town, friendship, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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505
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Lovelife is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jon Harmon Feldman. The ensemble cast includes Matt Letscher, Sherilyn Fenn, Saffron Burrows, Carla Gugino, Bruce Davison, Jon Tenney and Peter Krause. Lovelife was nominated for a ...
Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, entertaining, funny, feel good, exciting ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, talky, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
friendship, weight loss, group of friends, family relations, couples, eating disorder, friends, society, love and romance, gender, office, skin disease ...
Time:
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Place:
canada, montreal
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
New York 1959. I tre gangster Al, John e Jack hanno il compito di uccidere Frankie per conto del boss. Sbagliano bersaglio e il boss da a loro un'altra possibilità: tenere d'occhio una persona a lui cara. Ma la fortuna non è dalla loro ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, satirical ...
Plot:
memory loss, mafia, satire, dark humor, amnesia, escapades, memory lapse, bandit, criminal, humour, organized crime, betrayal ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Gene spends his days canvassing about childhood obesity. One day he canvasses Titty, an emotionally-arrested 19-year-old who has successfully sued his own father to win back a large inheritance and gotten himself disowned in the process. Gene ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, offbeat, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, humorous, funny, feel good, light ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
adaptation, switching roles, social commentary, social satire, escapades, unlikely friendships, nothing goes right, down on your luck, manipulation, life philosophy, workplace, social differences ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A group of former high school pals see their friendship put to test amid their struggles with love, marriage and careers.
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, friendship, slice of life, friends, middle aged, middle aged man, lifestyle, best friend, multiple storylines, satire, bittersweet, realism ...
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A businessman from the United States returns to Italy for the first time in four decades only to discover that an old girlfriend of his, along with her brother, have involved him in a massive hoax.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
unrequited love, culture clash, friendship, on the road, mistaken identity, buddies, society, dishonesty, love and romance, couples, disorder, family relations ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
italy, europe, napoli italy, naples italy, milan italy
Similarity:
61%
803
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Comédienne hantée par son rôle de Nathalia Petrovna, l'héroïne de la pièce de Tourguéniev Un Mois à la campagne qu'elle répète difficilement, Marcelline tente de noyer ses angoisses dans une piscine sur un air de Glenn Miller. ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, captivating, psychological, talky ...
Plot:
unfulfillment, midlife crisis, family relations, actor's life, theatre director, lifestyle, theater, parents and children, rivalry, friendship, childlessness, single ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Religion, alcohol and politics are three things best avoided at holidays - but it's something this group of friends haven't learned. In this dark comedy, six friends have reunited for what may be their last holiday together.
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, christmas horror, independent film ...
Plot:
friendship, christmas, dark humor, estrangement, youth, love and romance, buddies, college, holiday, gay, xmas, gay subtext ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
60%
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