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Zillion (2022)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
It's 1997. Frank Verstraeten, a computer genius with a nose for business, a fascination for nightlife and an unhealthy urge to prove himself, only wants one thing: his own disco that not only outperforms the competition but simply humiliates it. The futuristic mega discotheque Zillion is a fact and Frank turns from computer dealer to the pivotal figure of the Antwerp nightlife. He parades with the most beautiful women in Belgium and forges an alliance with Dennis Black Magic, the porn king who provides the spicy extras. Unfortunately, beautiful songs don't last long either.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, period piece, fast paced, sensual, melancholic, tragic
Plot:
rise and fall, disco, nightlife, nightclub, sexual content, lifestyle, drug, obsession, glamour, ambition, arrogance, decadence, seduction, entrepreneurship, power struggle, nostalgia, scandal, moral ambiguity, celebrity culture, sexuality, anti hero, male nudity, male pubic hair, porn industry, exploitation ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
antwerp, belgium
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, period piece and realistic films with plots about biopic, ambition, rise and fall, scandal, celebrity culture, lifestyle and revenge mostly in Drama, Biography and Crime genres. Some movies like Zillion: The King (2007), Maxwell (2007), Boca (2010), Americons (2015), Sagan (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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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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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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