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Ant Story (2013)
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Original name: পিঁপড়াবিদ্যা
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After realizing his stolen phone belongs to a famous actress, a scheming daydreamer uses the opportunity to blackmail her.
Style:
indie film, suspense, ambiguous ending
Plot:
deception, blackmail, manipulation, daydreamer, ambition, aspiration, male protagonist, scheming, psychological manipulation, moral ambiguity, character study, social commentary, loneliness, desperation, everyday life, realism, identity crisis, class conflict, celebrity culture, tragedy, suburban life, guilt, satire, celebrity, psychological drama ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark comedy, tense, psychological and satirical films with plots about character study, moral ambiguity, satire, ambition, identity crisis, manipulation and social commentary mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Ant Story: Little Noises (1991), Z-Listers (2014), Living the Dream (2006), Fever Dream (2023), The Landlords (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, cynical, sarcastic, dark comedy, indie film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
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71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Directed by Rémi Waterhouse, Mille Millièmes is centered around an eccentric ensemble of apartment residents. Kindness is noticeably absent among their quarters, as demonstrated by a dating pair of neighbors whose request to have their apartments ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three people live in a cottage near Moscow: Steven, the owner of the house, an American millionaire of Russian origin; Egor, a young postgraduate doctor and Dasha, Stephen's next nurse. Steven, trying to get rid of everyday boredom, turns ...
Style:
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Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
russia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
persia, iran
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55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
quebec
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55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Fitionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.
Style:
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Plot:
impostor, con artists, deception, spy, character study, identity theft, biopic, moral ambiguity, true crime, fraud, intrigue, identity crisis ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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119
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 80 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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