Movies like The King of the Street Cleaners
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The King of the Street Cleaners (1977)
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Original name: Çöpçüler Kralı
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, nostalgic
Plot:
turk, love triangle, blue collar, neighborhood, rivalry, class differences, everyday life, city life, social satire, romantic rivalry, slice of life, empathy, social commentary, unrequited love, satire, optimism, kurd, advice, families, love, police, singer, garbage collector, general, scavenger ...
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Most similar movies to The King of the Street Cleaners
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted and slapstick films with plots about social satire, satire, slice of life, friendship, turk, love triangle and romantic rivalry mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The King of the Street Cleaners: Saban, Son of Saban (1977), The Chaos Class Is on Vacation (1977), King of the Doormen (1976), From the Village to the City (1974), Abbas in Flower (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
100%
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:
65%
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
Plot:
doorman, turk, working class, everyday life, janitor, social satire, scheming, urban, community, middle class, power struggle, family drama ...
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
59%
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:
47%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
While working as an assistant to swindling driver Şakir, ingenuous Abbas falls for the same woman his boss loves.
Style:
humorous, romantic comedy, sentimental, period piece, road movie ...
Plot:
friendship, turk, love triangle, male bonding, unrequited love, ambition, slice of life, small town life, social satire, moral ambiguity, class struggle, urban ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Turkish taxi driver tells stories which are almost unbelievable.
Style:
anthology, humorous, satirical, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, storytelling, humour, taxi, social satire, silly humor, working class, city life, engagement, blue collar, social commentary, slice of life ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A robbery leaves a proprietor penniless before his wedding, but becoming a son-in-law to a second family might be the financial solution he needs.
Style:
feel good, humorous, lighthearted, romantic comedy, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
wedding planning, male female relationship, promise, love, relationships, society, intrigue, male female friendship, friendship, rivalry, youth, happy ending ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When an incorruptible government pay clerk, who isn't taken seriously by anyone including his family, get robbed while carrying huge amount of work money, he becomes popular because people believe he faked the robbery and kept the money.
Style:
melancholic, tragicomedy, period drama
Plot:
money, turk, corruption, integrity, moral dilemma, social commentary, false accusation, bureaucracy, reputation, honor, character study, misunderstanding ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
37%
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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:
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:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Sebahattin is known around town as a magnet for misfortune. But to win over the woman of his dreams, he changes his ways to change his luck.
Style:
feel good, captivating, light, satirical, funny ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
getting home, satire, neighbor neighbor relationship, humour, teamwork, neighbor, lifestyle change, small town, second chance, slice of life, wooing, friendship ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Without waiting for a friend, the painter Lenya Penkin gives his ticket to Lucy Korableva, who wins the piano in the lottery draw at the end of the match. Leni's friend, having found out about this, tries to persuade him to take away ...
Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, sentimental, period piece
Plot:
piano, love triangle, reconciliation, youth, romantic rivalry, male friendship, slice of life, small town, coming of age, moral dilemma, social satire, motorcycle ...
Time:
60s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This is the millennium version of the old black and white movies produced by Erler film.. The stories of those movies were like fairy tales to its audiences. Years passed and now we are to witness the the funny story of the rich girl Melek, her boy ...
Style:
humorous, romantic comedy, light hearted, witty, fairy tale
Audience:
adult
Plot:
child protagonist, urban, social satire, social commentary, love triangle, turk
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
On the eve of his wedding, a young man must deal with the trouble caused by an unexpected guest — his bride's former brother-in-law.
Style:
feel good, sitcom, situational comedy, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
love triangle, wedding planning, brother, relationships, romantic relationship, love story, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, deception, wedding preparations and rituals, love affair, couple relations ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Also known as THE LONELY DESTINY OF JOHN TRAVOLTO, it's the first and only Travoltasploitation movie. It's about a hotel cook named Gianni who can't dance but is frustratingly in love with the sexy blonde DJ (Cicciolina) at the ...
Style:
lighthearted, romantic comedy, feel good, parody, slapstick
Plot:
disco, nightclub, mistaken identity, doppelganger, hotel, celebrity impersonation, unrequited love, fish out of water, impostor, obsession, satire, small town life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A famous imam from Northern Anatolia gets into competition with contractor Ahmet to become the president of a football club which is called 'Doganspor'. Moreover, the imam also appears as a guest on a television show to answer funny ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, rivalry, islam, competitor, rivals, lifestyle, village life, small town life, social commentary, political satire, irony, election campaign ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Story:
A stingy miser gets the shock of his life when a nation-wide lock-down thwarts his attempts for a cost-effective marriage.
Style:
family comedy, light hearted, feel good, romantic comedy
Plot:
miser, wedding planning, quarantine, marriage, families, middle class, pandemic, optimism, satire, heartwarming, community, social satire ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Two immigrant families who live in the building in Dubai inadvertently square up because of a romantic misunderstanding. Things take a turn when the real culprits of the love affairs are revealed.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light hearted, light, twisted ...
Plot:
family drama, families, revelation, family values, mistrust, young adult, social satire, satire, slice of life, identity, love
Place:
dubai
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Grigory, the son of an oligarch, is fully rehabilitated after his humbling experience as a 19th-century serf. Moreover, he develops a strong sense of moral justice. When he meets a pampered young socialite named Katya, he is abhorred by her insolent ...
Style:
sitcom, romantic comedy, situational comedy, feel good, romantic
Plot:
humility, social satire, fish out of water, social commentary, redemption, empathy, satire, travel, culture clash, heartwarming, rich kid
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
After the centenarian Trudy’s death, her inheritors refuse the scheming mayor’s bid to buy her lakeside estate for a car lot and instead set about renovating the allegedly haunted villa. Their plans, already complicated by the village ...
Style:
lighthearted, pastoral, feel good, romantic comedy, slapstick ...
Plot:
village life, everyday life, renovation, fish out of water, culture clash, satire, social satire, social commentary, grandmother, gossip, czech village, neighbor neighbor relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
czech republic, central europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help.
Style:
romantic comedy, satirical, feel good, light hearted
Plot:
female protagonist, jealousy, love triangle, social satire, community service, romantic rivalry, romantic reunion, second chance, redemption, class conflict, culture clash, fish out of water ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Hindi Comedy Entertainment Movie.
Style:
situational comedy, feel good, humorous, light hearted, sitcom ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
entertainment, families, young adult, satire, friendship, city, everyday life, slice of life, urban, irreverent, misunderstanding, social commentary ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
26%
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:
26%
395
Genre: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Baron Wilhelm von Tandem, CEO of the Tandem Corporation, gets mixed up with a spitting image of himself, an innocent country boy Kalle. Both characters conveniently amnesiac, they start living each other's lives and dating each other's ...
Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, period piece, slapstick
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mistaken identity, switching roles, amnesia, farce, social satire, fish out of water, class differences, city life, villain, romantic rivalry, doppelganger, body swapping ...
Time:
60s
Place:
finland
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Coşkun and his brother İrfan make a living selling pirated movies. Coşkun's dream is to become a famous comedian and make movies. One day Coşkun meets Ayla, the love of his life, with pirated movies in his hands. Coşkun suddenly finds ...
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
love affair, romantic relationship, male female relationship, love, love and romance, satire, film industry, love story, love interest, relationships, couple relations, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Comedy about a small town doctor.
Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, situational comedy, sitcom ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
love at first sight, small town, love triangle, socially awkward, village, romantic rivalry, meet cute, wooing, unrequited love, everyday life, slice of life, cultural difference ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Otello, an amateur thief, tries a burglary on New Year Eve but he finds the maid Adalgisa in the supposedly empty house. Adalgisa likes Otello who, all things considered, is a good guy, unlike Amerigo the night watchman who tries to profit from the ...
Style:
light hearted, romantic comedy, black and white, feel good, period piece ...
Plot:
maid, night watchman, new year's eve, burglar, unhappiness, heist gone wrong, everyday life, class differences, deception, love triangle, farce, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The story of an engineering graduate Hari, as he contemplates marriage on his mother's insistence.
Style:
feel good, romantic comedy, humorous, situational comedy, sitcom ...
Plot:
matchmaking, wedding planning, male protagonist, love affair, love interest, satire, matchmaker, in love, fall in love, problem, relationships, love triangle ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
25%
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:
25%
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:
24%
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