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Mandela (2021)
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Original name: மண்டேலா
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
An underprivileged hairdresser becomes the game changer in a local body election in a village where caste politics rules the roost. Will he be able to bring some changes to people's lives?
Style:
captivating, satirical, disturbing, uplifting, emotional, social
Plot:
political satire, political humor, election, village life, social change, politics, changing lives, satire, historical character, social realism, moral dilemma, empathy, family relations, corruption, dialogue, countdown, caste system, tamil, political commentary
Time:
2020s, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, satirical, semi serious and psychological films with plots about satire, family drama, family relations, relationships, slice of life, social commentary and tamil mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Mandela: Hit Me Anyone One More Time! (2019), Comali (2019), Love Today (2022), The First Amendment of Korea (2003), Abhiyum Naanum (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Keisuke Kuroda wakes up in a hospital bed unable to remember who he is. While sneaking out of the hospital, he sees a glimpse of the news and realizes that he is the Prime Minister of Japan. His approval rating was the lowest in the history of ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, captivating, situational comedy, sitcom ...
Plot:
prime minister, political satire, amnesia, satire, politician, amnesiac, memory lapse, memory loss, politics, political candidate, new life, political humor ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
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95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A youngster in his mid-30s goes through a series of struggles after coming to terms with the fact that he was in coma for 16 years.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, semi serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
fish out of water, lifestyle change, social problems, satire, social issues, lifestyle, life is a bitch, society, changing lives, male protagonist, culture shock, social commentary ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A young couple is made to exchange their phones for a day. What follows is a hilarious and emotional sequence of events that puts their lives in misery.
Style:
romantic comedy, sitcom, hilarious, situational comedy, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, lifestyle change, fish out of water, switching roles, relationships, changing lives, problem, couple relations, in love, escapades, privacy invasion, youth culture ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Eun-bi, an orphaned girl who works as a prostitute, is moved to action when her prostitute friend is brutally gang raped and the police do nothing because her friend was a prostitute. Deciding to run for Korea's parliament, she runs into mob ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, captivating, disturbing, dark comedy ...
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, prostitute, election, female protagonist, corruption, social commentary, social problems, ambitious woman, social satire, political candidate ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
The father of a grown daughter meets the father of a toddler at a playground and recounts the story of his own relationship with his daughter through the years, including his difficulties with accepting her marriage.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, entertaining, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
father, father daughter relationship, memories, father and daughter, satire, relationships, parents and children, family relations, relationship problems, child, driving, daughter ...
Place:
delhi
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A wayward youth of a rich father, Jomon is a carefree youngster who doesn’t care about ‘being responsible enough’ for his age. When the family lands in a financial soup out of the blue, a different side of the youngster surprisingly emerges. ...
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, satirical, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family values, family drama, family business, businessman, wealthy family, satire, eccentric family, rich man, relationships, family relations, coming of age ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A car is left in the care of a genial landlord, who along with his wife, driver and villagers, gets very attached to it. Will they be able to handle it when the car is taken from them?
Style:
sentimental, heartfelt, emotional, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
love, vintage car, village life, nostalgia, slice of life, family relations, satire, car, couple relations, husband wife relationship, automobile, relationships ...
Place:
india
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56%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Mannar Mannan, an ordinary villager, decides to call himself the president of the country and starts fighting against the injustices he comes across in his society. What's his agenda?
Style:
social, psychological, semi serious, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
protest, countryside, political activism, political intrigue, political candidate, political campaign, ambitious man, political activist, ambition, society, political unrest, social activist ...
Place:
india
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56%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Sidda wants to provide basic amenities to his village in Mandya, by becoming a gram panchayat member, but he faces several ordeals to complete his mission.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
village life, male female relationship, love and romance, lifestyle, couples, love affair, love story, family relations, relationships, looking for love, love interest, satire ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Kaaliyan is a village president in the Madurai district, who is fondly called Annaatthe. His nieces compete with each other to marry him. But, he falls in love with another woman who visits their village. Kaaliyan has a sister who gets married and ...
Style:
masala, captivating, semi serious, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, family drama, village life, family problems, satire, troubled marriage, fight, relationship problems, dysfunctional marriage, family relations, battles, relationships ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A small-time politician aspires to become the leader of the state.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, political, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
political satire, ambition, satire, politician, election campaign, political activism, political candidate, political campaign, politics, political humor, social commentary, power struggle ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Story:
Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty (2004) Ramankutty (Jayaram), a teacher in the village school is known as "salperu" (i.e. good reputation). Ramankutty's uncles- Narayanan (Janardhanan), Madhavan (Jagathy Sreekumar), Velayudhan (Laloo Aalex) ...
Style:
satirical, thrilling, semi serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
teacher, family drama, village life, reputation, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, love affair, forced marriage, satire, family problems, relationship problems ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A right-wing talk show host's life takes a sudden turn when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
talk show host, uncle niece relationship, political intrigue, radio announcer, niece, satire, politics, teenage girl, relationships, changing lives, lifestyle, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A new republican prime minister strips the British monarch and her family of their money and assets, and forces them to live on a rundown council estate.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, political ...
Plot:
royal family, political satire, satire, social commentary, monarchy, british politics, money problems, british royal family, money, british history, british, politics ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Follows the journey of a brand new smartphone that changes hands from one person to another and how the lives of all who possess it starting from popular actress Payal and her fiancee Pranay, Mayor Malliswari, Corporator Kameshwar Rao, car mechanic ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, semi serious, social ...
Plot:
mobile phone, social problems, multiple storylines, cell phone, social issues, satire, multiple perspectives, empathy, character study, slice of life, realism, small town ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.
Style:
political, satirical, dark comedy, tragicomedy, cult classic
Plot:
political satire, family drama, social commentary, political corruption, social realism, small town, brother vs brother, political party, social satire, politician, lawyer, brawl ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A housewife's life changes drastically after becoming a radio jockey for the city's biggest radio stations.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
housewife, female protagonist, feminist, radio station, lifestyle change, changing lives, lifestyle, radio dj, dj, satire, self discovery, female empowerment ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Story:
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Style:
captivating, entertaining, satirical, thrilling, semi serious ...
Plot:
perseverance, lifestyle change, con artists, escapades, problem, switching roles, deception, satire, fight, family drama, work ethic, resilience ...
Time:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A partially mute man dreams of performing on stage in dramas but often keeps falling in trouble with the villagers due to his eccentric ways. By contrast, his son is a responsible man who dreams of climbing up the ladder and making something of his ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, love and romance, relationships, family relations, changing lives, in love, lifestyle change, couple relations, love affair, male female relationship, love interest ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Geetha, Suni's wife, bears the brunt of his negligent lifestyle and often quarrels with him over it. After witnessing a gruesome accident, Suni and his friends find their lives taking some really unexpected turns.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, rough, emotional ...
Plot:
lifestyle, society, changing lives, family relations, husband wife relationship, friendship between men, dishonesty, danger, love and romance, rivalry, domestic drama, family drama ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A coming of age story of a 24-year-old vagabond who is forced to work at a posh building in Mumbai as a Lift Boy when his bread-winning father falls ill.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, satirical, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
coming of age, satire, adolescence vs adulthood, grownups, changing lives, lifestyle change, self discovery, life lesson, young adult, urban, personal growth, intimate ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Çağan Irmak's delightful new film is a fairy tale for the waking hour. Aziz works as a clerk in a library and lives in his own quiet and peaceful little world. Then one day he discovers that he has new neighbours: Seçil, the owner of the new ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, disturbing, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot:
neighbor neighbor relationship, neighbor, self discovery, female protagonist, lifestyle, changing lives, social problems, family relations, social issues, lifestyle change, satire, librarian ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
A rural comedy where the intrigues caused by the upcoming elections in a small village give rise to a ridiculous war between the mayor and deputy mayor. Unfortunately, they have no clue that their struggle will prove to be in vain at the end of the ...
Style:
sitcom, satirical, situational comedy, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
political satire, small village, social satire, village life, satire, politics, election, political humor, political intrigue, lifestyle, countryside, humour ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings
Style:
satirical, black comedy, touching, political
Plot:
corruption, social satire, political satire, bribery, bureaucracy, realism, dark humor, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, urban, nepotism, investigation ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Fatherhood is a massive responsibility, however being a girl’s father is still worry able thing in society. People around that particular person always insecure him about his daughter’s marriage, security, so on. Our story is like same person, ...
Style:
feel good, psychological, thrilling, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, punjabi, father daughter conflict, gender equality, female empowerment, family drama, family problems, male female relationship, parents and children, family relations, relationships, lifestyle ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Kochu Thresia, is a rich widow, who craves to 'live' life, but is alienated by her children who are caught in the rat race for making money. At this juncture, she meets the young, down-to-earth Reji (Jayaram) in whom she finds a companion. ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, disturbing, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, family relations, family drama, family problems, love affair, male female relationship, friends, satire, love interest, relationships, love story, love and romance ...
Time:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Sathyam Sivam Sundaram is a Malayalam language film. It was released in 2000. The movie had Kunchacko Boban and Aswathi in the lead roles and Balachandra Menon, Harisree Ashokan, Cochin Haneefa, Machan Varghese, Jagathi Sreekumar etc. in the ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, satirical, thrilling, sentimental ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lifestyle change, visual impairment, poor family, changing lives, lifestyle, family relations, satire, prince, poverty, family drama, family values ...
Time:
year 2000
Place:
india
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Baasha dies just few days before the assembly by-Election for Mylapore constituency while the election campaign by the political parties are in full swing. Various obstacles faced to bury the deceased are revealed.
Style:
tense, political drama
Plot:
social commentary, election, funeral, corruption, social satire, bureaucracy, realism, power struggle, political intrigue, justice, satire, grief ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A thief and his family decide to mend their ways and start afresh. Things take an awry turn when they find themselves embroiled in local issues.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, village life, family values, family drama, redemption, adopted son, foster home, fight, satire, foster child, relationships, family relations ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Jo & Jo is a coming of age comedy-drama that tells the story of how a few youngsters in a village enjoy their life when the world itself shuts down due to covid19 pandemic and how their life fell apart after an unexpected event happened.
Style:
comedy drama, semi serious, satirical, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, youth, village life, quarantine, satire, countryside, social problems, problem, rural area, personal growth, slice of life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
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