Movies like King of the Doormen
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King of the Doormen (1976)
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Original name: Kapıcılar Kralı
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Seyit, a resourceful doorman of a middle class apartment in Istanbul, finds himself in a struggle for power when the new superintendent decides to crack down on his slack attitude.
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, slapstick, period piece, nostalgic
Plot:
doorman, turk, urban, working class, everyday life, janitor, scheming, social satire, family values, community, power struggle, family drama, middle class, corruption, moral ambiguity, soldier, foreplay, whiskey, cleavage, turkish
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Most similar movies to King of the Doormen
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out slapstick, lighthearted, sitcom and situational comedy films with plots about urban, satire, friendship, social satire, mistaken identity, farce and fish out of water mostly in Comedy, Drama and History genres. Some movies like King of the Doormen: Shakir the Clumsy (1977), From the Village to the City (1974), The Chaos Class Is on Vacation (1977), George and Mildred (1980), Happy Days (1978). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Shakir, who lives in Kayseri, has a great legacy from his uncle who died in Istanbul. His uncle sends a telegram to Kayseri and dies before seeing Shakir, but a relative who does not want to share the legacy begins to make plans to eliminate him.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, slapstick ...
Plot:
fish out of water, inheritance, culture clash, heartwarming, road trip, family drama, social satire, turk, supermarket
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Going through his daily routine in a stereotypical neighborhood, a street cleaner falls in love with a charwoman. Unfortunately for him, so does his superior officer.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, slapstick
Plot:
turk, love triangle, blue collar, neighborhood, everyday life, romantic rivalry, class differences, social satire, social commentary, rivalry, city life, slice of life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After they find buried treasure, four hapless brothers from the countryside discover that changing their fortunes will take more than gold.
Style:
slapstick, sitcom, buddy comedy, light hearted, situational comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
treasure, village life, gold, fish out of water, misadventure, brothers, city life, class differences, urbanization, social commentary, inheritance, working class ...
Time:
70s, year 1974
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Lazy, uneducated male students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in the dormitory of this private highschool, where they daily plan their latest pranks on teachers or the other classes. Because of the financial ...
Style:
lighthearted, slapstick, buddy comedy, teen, period piece ...
Plot:
friendship, unhappiness, boarding school, rivalry, school trip, youth culture, social class, loyalty, rebellion, romantic rivalry, satire, turk ...
Time:
70s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Elias of the 16th Precinct follows three friends – Elias, Thomas and Vangelis – who face considerable financial hurdles with their debts rivalling the size of Everest. They decide the only solution is to snatch money from Vangelis’ boss, ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, buddy comedy, slapstick ...
Plot:
plan gone wrong, misadventure, impersonation, mistaken identity, friends, urban, desperation, friendship, farce, robbery, heist, cafeteria ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Big screen spin-off of the Seventies sitcom. Mildred Roper (Yootha Joyce, who died shortly after filming was completed) is determined to make husband George (Brian Roper) celebrate their wedding anniversary in style, at a posh hotel in London. ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, slapstick, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mistaken identity, misunderstanding, hitman, farce, married couple, fish out of water, urban, adaptation, social climbing, hotel, wedding, gangster ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Years after a divorce divides their family in half, six siblings encounter each other by chance and try to get their parents back together.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, family comedy, sitcom, situational comedy ...
Plot:
parents and children, siblings, turk, divorce, reconciliation, working class, farce, family drama, small business, family relations, family life, couple relations ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Clumsy soldiers Şaban and Ramazan fall for a singer-dancer and accidentally become secret policemen tracking down a missing diamond.
Style:
sitcom, slapstick, lighthearted, situational comedy, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
turk, friendship, investigation, mistaken identity, fish out of water, nightclub, escapism, whodunit, kurd, identity, class differences, loyalty ...
Time:
70s
Place:
turkey, ottoman empire
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ismail and his old screwball crew land themselves in hot water when his grandson's circumcision evolves into a buzz-making citywide event.
Style:
feel good, family comedy, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
parents and children, family life, eccentric family, humour, lifestyle, small town, festival, friendship, social satire, satire, family
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Brother Gokhan, Accountant Servet, Meatball Necmi and Del Piero Hikmet are released from prison on probation and they join group therapy in order to be reintegrated to society.
Style:
humorous, satirical, feel good, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
group therapy, social problems, relationships, ex convict, society, parole, escapades, satire, lifestyle, fish out of water, male bonding, friendship ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A meatball seller gets into trouble so flees Istanbul to find a new life on a beautiful island.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, relationships, social problems, male protagonist, cigar, lifestyle, social issues, relationship problems, island, fish out of water, coastal town, escape ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi movie tells Revathi (Menaka) who comes to the city from a small town in search of job and to have a good life and as it is with everyone her problem starts with finding a house. Shyam (Shankar) loves to become a popular singer. ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good ...
Plot:
mistaken identity, misunderstanding, fake marriage, deception, urban, unhappiness, love triangle, aspiring singer, family drama, social satire, class differences, women ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When Cevahir crosses paths with his old flame Zeynep, she seeks his help in untangling an arranged marriage that spurs even more predicaments.
Style:
humorous, situational comedy, sitcom, romantic comedy, lighthearted ...
Plot:
comedy of errors, arranged marriage, love triangle, small town, friendship, domestic drama, everyday life, social satire, nostalgia, neighbor, dialogue driven, family
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The year is 2003, and the Private Çamlıca High School, once home to the legendary “Hababam Class”, is still in operation. The school’s founder has passed away, and his son, nicknamed “Mad Bedri,” now runs the place. The time-honored ...
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, slapstick, sentimental, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
school, school principal, student, nostalgia, friendship, youth, rebellion, satire, coming of age, boarding school, community, rivalry ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During a wedding celebration, a tasting of imported fruit offered by the groom's buddy turns the joyous occasion into one fueled by wild intoxication.
Style:
situational comedy, sitcom, lighthearted, black comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
drunkenness, intoxication, chaos, wedding, misadventure, unhappiness, celebration, bachelor party, male friendship, farce, food poisoning, peer pressure ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Hasmukh Gandhi has a simple philosophy: enjoy and let enjoy. But his stress-free life is interrupted when his daughter, Tanisha comes home with her boyfriend, Montu. While everyone in the Gandhi family has fallen for Montu's charm, Hasmukh sees ...
Style:
gujarati, situational comedy, family comedy, feel good, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
urban, father daughter relationship, wooing, family drama, heartwarming, underdog, mistaken identity, cat and mouse, romantic rivalry, satire
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The three brothers, Akos, Tamas and Andras - known from the first part - try to get back their 60 million forints stolen by impostor Alex who ran away with the money and the girlfriend of the oldest brother.
Style:
lighthearted, situational comedy, sitcom, feel good, fast paced ...
Plot:
brothers, con artists, misadventure, scheming, impostor, scam, betrayal, revenge, heist, friendship, urban, romantic rivalry ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
budapest
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
It is the first anniversary of Uuno and Elisabet. Uuno has placed a bet with his friend Härski-Hartikainen a year ago, that if Uuno can take just one year of marriage with Elisabet, Hartikainen will treat him a festive dinner. However, Hartikainen ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, slapstick, lighthearted, romantic comedy
Plot:
farce, irony, satire, absurd humor, nordic, humiliation, social satire, scam, mistaken identity, consumerism, ridicule, lottery ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An inept sergeant is mistaken for a secret agent and charged with finding a spy, but he is so stupid he is demoted and becomes a corporal.
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, slapstick, lighthearted, absurd ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mistaken identity, demotion, farce, incompetence, irreverent, spy spoof, satire, espionage, small town, mediterranean, urban, agent ...
Time:
year 1970, 70s
Place:
italy, napoli italy, naples italy
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
With the mafia on their tail, Altan and Gürkan embark on new misadventures when they find themselves at a party hosted by a notorious antiques smuggler.
Style:
buddy comedy, situational comedy, lighthearted, sitcom, slapstick ...
Plot:
friendship, misadventure, unhappiness, mafia, bromance, party, irreverent, urban, young adult, criminal underworld, satire, nightlife ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Portugal
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A New age remake of a portguese classic, Pátio das Cantigas shows the lives of a neighbourhood in the Old Lisbon, including their desires, happiness and sadness, always with a good humour.
Style:
lighthearted, colorful, period piece
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
community, urban, slice of life, heartwarming, friendship, domestic drama, social satire, dialogue driven
Place:
lisbon portugal, portugal
Similarity:
30%
192
Genre: Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The pediatrician Waldemar Weber is in despair: his adoptive son Egon from his first marriage has announced he will be visiting, of all things, on his first wedding anniversary, although Waldemar has always kept it a secret from his young wife Henny. ...
Style:
lighthearted, family comedy, situational comedy, sitcom, slapstick ...
Plot:
farce, light comedy, deception, children, urban, mistaken identity, acceptance, identity, responsibility, ape, human animal relationship, chimpanzee ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Karlsson Brothers is a "confusion" comedy about two identical-twin brothers, each initially unaware of the other's existence. One brother is a successful, perfectionist lawyer living in Stockholm. The other brother lives in the ...
Style:
situational comedy, buddy comedy, sitcom, feel good, lighthearted ...
Plot:
twins, mistaken identity, brothers, brotherhood, fish out of water, culture clash, self discovery, family drama, family values, body swapping, infidelity, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The Dutch football team has just released the heroic World Cup final lost to archrival West Germany. The whole country is in mourning and Jaap Kooijman throws out of sheer frustration the brand new TV out the window. This event is the prelude to an ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, situational comedy, comedy drama ...
Plot:
buddies, friends, nothing goes right, confined, wrongfully committed, hippie, soccer, family values, nostalgia, father son relationship, working class family, social satire ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
holland, rotterdam netherlands
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Bernard, Harry and Alfie are three charming but unsuccessful crooks who smash and grab tactics rarely come off. On their way for another stint behind bars they see the traffic part for an on call fire engine and hatch a new plan. Upon their release ...
Style:
situational comedy, sitcom, slapstick, lighthearted, black and white ...
Plot:
heist, mistaken identity, disguise, absurd humor, farce, bank robbery, unhappiness, caper, police chase, satire, urban, arson ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
After being humiliated and kicked out from a music hall because they could not pay the bill, six ne'er-do-wells decide to kidnap the star performer Emel Sayın for revenge.
Style:
lighthearted, buddy comedy, feel good, romantic comedy, retro ...
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, poverty, casino, friendship, showbiz, heist gone wrong, farce, loyalty, mistreatment, celebrity culture, urban ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Gaetano is a divorced traffic cop in a relationship with a beautiful and exuberant woman, for whom he happily provides standards of living well above his means. He plans to propose to her, but she is thinking to run away with his handsome superior. ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lottery, luck, gambling debt, gambler, money, lifestyle, money problems, satire, social problems, escapades, police officer, debt ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Story:
Bendu Apparao RMP is a 2009 Telugu comedy film starring Allari Naresh, Kamna Jethmalani and Meghana Raj. The film was directed by E V V Satyanarayana and produced by D. Ramanaidu Director: E V V Satyanarayana Screenplay: E V V Satyanarayana ...
Style:
situational comedy, entertaining, light hearted, feel good, sitcom ...
Plot:
entertainment, village life, small town, fish out of water, community, friendship, family drama, social satire, kindness, dying man, love triangle, guilt ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Selfie Raja is a carefree young man who marries the daughter of a police commissioner. However, things take a humorous turn after a criminal creates problems in his marital life.
Style:
social, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
addiction, social problems, social media, social issues, social network, male protagonist, lifestyle, satire, families, family drama, young adult, marriage ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Chaos ensues when two former college friends, one a housewife and the other the editor of a hip woman's magazine, decide to switch lifestyles between the two of them.
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, situational comedy, retro, feel good ...
Plot:
housewife, magazine editor, career woman, friendship, switching roles, female friendship, marriage, fish out of water, gender roles, body swapping, social commentary, social satire ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
26%
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