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12 Chairs (2016)
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Original name: 12 kėdžių
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Former KGB agent finds out that his mother in law has hidden her treasures in one of chairs. Fast after he starts the search of diamonds and meets an aggressive modern man who helps him in his endeavors all over the place in nowadays Lithuania. Two very different men are united in their mutual desire to get rich.
Style:
buddy comedy, witty, road movie, absurd, fast paced, dark comedy
Plot:
treasure hunt, kgb, post soviet, opportunist, greed, secrets, satire, social commentary, caper, deception, political satire, anti hero, nkvd, heist, corruption, nostalgia, revenge, conspiracy, female nudity, ensemble, search
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
lithuania, eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark comedy, absurd, fast paced and satirical films with plots about satire, corruption, social commentary, political satire, urban, dark humor and heist mostly in Comedy, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like 12 Chairs: The Twelve Chairs (1962), Moscow Gold (2003), Damn You! the Mosquitoes (2000), Flush (1982), Bender: The Beginning (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Cuba
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up all of her wealth and possessions to the new government, so she hides all of her treasures in the 12 chairs of a dining-room set. After her death ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, not serious, light, buddy comedy, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, partner, escapades, disorder, misadventure, friendship, urban, conspiracy, quest, heist, spanish civil war, buddy ...
Time:
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Place:
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55%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, dark comedy, tragicomedy, spoof, bizarre ...
Plot:
greed, inheritance, nostalgia, mafia, betrayal, deception, blackmail, absurdism, satire, magic realism, resurrection, jealousy ...
Place:
hungary, eastern europe
Similarity:
55%
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107
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
As a cruel joke, billionaire William Randolph Hughes planted a series of boxes around the Southwest, in the hopes that someone would find them. The first box told the discoverer that an enormous fortune was buried in a box somewhere, along with ...
Style:
road movie, situational comedy, sitcom, fast paced, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
treasure hunt, greed, treasure map, scheming, rivalry, satire, competition, social commentary, friendship, heist, dark humor, nudity ...
Place:
mexico
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46%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Russian Empire, 1919. By a twist of fate, young idealist Osip Zadunaisky meets an infamous con artist and self-proclaimed Turkish subject Ibrahim Bender. A man of pure thought and aristocratic upbringing, Osip would never have associated with a ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
con artists, deception, treasure hunt, scam, con men, scheming, russian empire, couple relations, male female relationship, escapades, criminal, cons and scams ...
Time:
year 1919
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
corruption, political satire, con man, social commentary, satire, deception, betrayal, scandal, greed, investigative journalism, absurd humor, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
turkey
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Nepal
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An innocent, poor and hardworking man Phadindra Timsina (Bipin Karki) finds a sack full of 3 Crores Nepalese rupees stolen from a bank. He then consults with his 2 friends Jayas (Rabindra Singh Baniya) and Munna (Rabindra Jha) to make that money ...
Style:
dark comedy, tension, witty, satirical, lighthearted ...
Plot:
greed, poverty, class struggle, ethical dilemma, scheme, dark humor, morality, small town, moral ambiguity, friendship, money laundering, social commentary ...
Time:
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Place:
nepal
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Ali Senay and Ilber, the two partners of Senay Cüccaciye, sell garden dwarfs. When their company starts to dwindle, they decide to participate in a gardening fair in Sofia with the plan to meet new people from the sector in an attempt to drum up ...
Style:
captivating, light, buddy comedy, action comedy, satirical ...
Plot:
mafia, business, unlikely hero, escapades, corrupt businessman, powerful corporation, corporate conspiracy, teamwork, corporation, showdown, businessman, fight ...
Place:
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42%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Ashens is going on a quest to find the legendary, and elusive electronic tat known as the Game Child.
Style:
exciting, humorous, not serious, feel good, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
tragicomedy, dark comedy, ironic, absurd, black humor
Audience:
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Plot:
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290
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, fast paced, absurd, road movie, independent film
Plot:
bank robbery, heist, satire, dark humor, anti hero, gas, social commentary, frustration, urban, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, black market ...
Time:
year 1970, year 1975, 70s
Place:
utah
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, offbeat, absurd, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
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36%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
lighthearted, witty, buddy comedy, fast paced, cynical
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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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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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
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Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, satirical, tense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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204
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Story:
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Style:
tension, suspense, psychological, dark comedy, crime thriller
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
estonia
Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, satirical, absurd
Plot:
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Similarity:
31%
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Country: Romania, France
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
inheritance, satire, deception, manipulation, scheming, greed, social satire, irony, farce, blackmail, betrayal, corruption ...
Time:
80s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In the late Joseon Dynasty, Bongyi Kim Seon-dal is the best conman who sells water from the Taedong River.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, thought provoking, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Place:
korea
Similarity:
30%
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, fast paced, suspenseful, road movie, action comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Belgium
Story:
Three misfits live peaceful lives of idleness and resourcefulness until the day a scam more lucrative than any other comes their way. At the same time, their wives are all threatened with dismissal. Panic ensues. The three men dread imagining their ...
Style:
witty, dark comedy, absurd, tragicomedy, black humor
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 82 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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417
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
action comedy, lighthearted, fast paced, slapstick, absurd
Audience:
adult
Plot:
car chase, satire, investigative reporter, social commentary, stolen goods, investigation, incest, gas, conspiracy, small town, crime investigation, political satire ...
Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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