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That Day (2003)
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That Day (2003)
Original name: Ce jour-là
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A father (Michel Piccoli) is scheming to have his slightly mental daughter from an earlier marriage (Elsa Zylberstein) killed by allowing a murderous psychopath (Bernard Giraudeau) to be released from the asylum and led to his house. However, the psychopath and the daughter fall for each other.
Style: humorous, semi serious, mind bending, realistic, witty, dark comedy, surreal, cult classic, clever, offbeat ...
Plot: murder, serial killer, family problems, family in crisis, hitman, family life, couples, mental illness, double murder, mental disorder, obsession, dark humor, escape, rich, billiards, restaurant, wealth, insanity, telephone call, piano, mad woman, cell phone, diabetic, surrealism, tickling ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: switzerland
Keyword: swiss

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, realistic and dark comedy films with plots about murder, dark humor, deadly, family relations, couples, serial killer and investigation mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like That Day: The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995), Killer Housewives (2001), The Ruination of Men (2000), Three Lives and Only One Death (1996), Bastard Brood (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A sinister tale of genius gone wrong, The Young Poisoner's Handbook chronicles a young man's descent into madness against the absurd backdrop of suburban English life. Hugh O'Conor plays Graham Young, a schoolboy from the London ...
Style: dark comedy, disturbing, witty, offbeat, humorous ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: serial killer, murder, true crime, psychology, killer, dysfunctional family, mental disorder, past, serial murder, british pub, evil child, mental institution ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s
Place: london
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Killer Housewives (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In Madrid, Azu's husband Filipe is smug and boorish, but it's his money she slips to family members constantly in need of cash and that she uses to buy gifts for her lover, Pablo. Things start to fall apart when Pablo wants to leave her ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sexual, offbeat
Plot: murder, paranoia, love triangle, couples, family problems, psychopath, love and romance, housewife, dark humor, mentally challenged, husband wife relationship, health ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
The Ruination of Men (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Two men jump out from behind some cacti and beat a man over the head with a rock. They then take the body to the dead man's hut, and sit with his body for the night while they talk, complain and dance. Later at the police station, two women ...
Style: cynical, rough, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: murder, police station, love triangle, betrayal, dark humor, widow, corpse, dealing with death, unlikely partners, couples, baseball, radio ...
Time: 90s
Place: mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Raoul Ruiz’s enthralling thriller is made up of four intertwining stories of bizarre occurrences in Paris featuring a man who was stolen away by fairies, a professor who becomes a tramp, the lovers who inherit a chateau – and the last tale that ...
Style: surreal, atmospheric, enigmatic, humorous, stylized ...
Plot: self discovery, eccentricity, mental illness, imagination, existentialism, introspection, human nature, destructive relationship, parallel universe, brutality, storytelling, surrealism ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Bastard Brood (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Switzerland
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Sylvette, a sassy waitress, Sandro, a macho guy, Sophie, a shy bourgeoisie, and Susan, an American actress, do not know each other and do not have much in common. However, they all have the same father, a scammer named Julius.
Style: semi serious, realistic, mind bending, cynical, humorous ...
Plot: family relations, murder, half brother half sister relationship, violent content, feminism, opposites attract, love and romance, serial killer, dark humor, couples, courtroom, siblings relations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: brussels, belgium, paris france, brussels belgium
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65%
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The Magician (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Following the dealings of a Melbourne-based hitman Ray as seen through the eyes of his ex-neighbour and friend Max, an Italian film student. Max and his camera witness Ray's work life as it unfolds from day to day, giving an insight into a ...
Style: humorous, witty, semi serious, suspenseful, talky ...
Plot: hitman, found footage, murder, witnessing a crime, danger, dark humor, filmmaking, artists and showbiz, killer, professional, underworld, assassin ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
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Jerry and Tom (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his ...
Style: talky, witty, humorous, clever, non-linear ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, assassin, killer, dark humor, murder, gangster, contract killer, professional, couple relations, dishonesty, hidden identity, odd couple ...
Time: 80s, year 1998
Place: usa, chicago
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Legacy (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When a geeky, overweight rushee is found dead at the hottest sorority on the campus, the three most popular girls of the house are prime suspects.
Style: witty, humorous, semi serious, realistic, detective ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: sorority, college, murder, investigation, riddles and clues, dark humor, serial killer, college life, protagonist as suspect, reluctant partners, legal, murder mystery ...
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The Hospital (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A suicidal doctor struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital.
Style: dark comedy, cult classic, talky, clever, black comedy ...
Plot: hospital, medical, satire, midlife crisis, doctor, suicide, murder, medicine, dark humor, sex crime, psychiatrist, mental illness ...
Time: year 1971, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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53%
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Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Claire Doste is about to reach the age of 35 and has everything one dreams of, such as having four boyfriends and a creative job in a publishing house specialising in crime novels. One day, she invites all of her boyfriends to her birthday dinner so ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, dark humor, disorder, looking for love, thirty something, writers, dinner, misfit, freak, gory, blood ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Michelle Apartments (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A black comedy that sees a man on a business trip gets mixed up in the lives of the inhabitants of a low-rent apartment building, including a femme fatale with murder on her mind.
Style: dark comedy, independent film, suspenseful, semi serious, offbeat ...
Plot: hotel, motel, murder, small town, frame up, couple relations, couples, dishonesty, chaos and mayhem, small town life, intrigue, dark humor ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The House of Yes (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend. She's even more shocked to learn that this friend is his fiance. It soon becomes clear that Jackie Kennedy's ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, independent film, absurd ...
Plot: incest, dysfunctional family, mental illness, family problems, twins, brother sister incest, female protagonist, thanksgiving, eccentric family, secrets, family life, sexual fantasy ...
Time: year 1997, 80s, 90s, year 1983
Place: virginia, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Some Guy Who Kills People (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A former mental patient's repressed anger reaches the boiling point, leading him to embark on a mission of revenge against the thugs who once subjected him to severe physical and mental trauma.
Style: witty, slasher, semi serious, humorous, horror comedy ...
Plot: serial killer, misfit, dark humor, vengeance, social misfits, rivalry, medieval, violence spree, breaking point, twists and turns, basketball, freak ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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The Salamander (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Two men, arty though somewhat staid, are drawn to the spirited and quixotic Rosemonde....
Style: poetic, realistic, serious, psychological, offbeat ...
Plot: journalism, human nature, media, investigation, amateur detective, showbiz, murder, creative block, journalist, female nudity, feminism, menage a trois ...
Time: year 1971, 70s
Place: geneva switzerland, switzerland
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With a Friend Like Harry... (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Harry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.
Style: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot: obsession, serial killer, murder, friendship, violence, imagination, investigation, family relations, writers, couple relations, darkness, poet ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
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Style: detective, dark comedy, clever, suspenseful, spooky ...
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Time: 60s, 20th century
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Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find ...
Style: satirical, disturbing, melancholic, meditative, cynical ...
Plot: dark humor, suicide, satire, adaptation, society, self discovery, crumbling marriage, filmmaking, lifestyle, starting over, rise and fall, couple relations ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Double Whammy (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his ...
Style: humorous, suspense, entertaining, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: murder, violence, serial killer, adaptation, investigation, couple relations, police detective, law enforcement, doctors and patients, power relations, hitman, heist ...
Place: usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
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Duration: 112 min.
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Duration: 101 min.
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The Scenesters (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The ...
Style: cynical, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, realistic ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and ...
Style: dark comedy, mockumentary, black comedy, disturbing, black and white ...
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Place: europe, brussels, belgium, brussels belgium
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Matt and Karen have inconsiderate neighbours whose lawn sprinkler drowns their flowers. A feud errupts and a series of tit-for-tat actions develop and escalate.
Style: slapstick, cynical, biting, realistic, semi serious ...
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Style: dark comedy, contemplative, realistic, semi serious, tragicomedy ...
Plot: satire, dull life, family relations, dark humor, life is a bitch, race against time, unfulfillment, introspection, dealing with death, family life, terminal illness, doctor ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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37%
Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural ...
Style: talky, semi serious, humorous, dark, offbeat ...
Plot: murder, police detective, dark humor, police investigation, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, mentally unstable, serial killer, guilt, profanity, violent content, violence spree ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Compromising Positions (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.
Style: dark comedy, cynical, talky, realistic, semi serious ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Drowning Mona (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The recently deceased Mona Dearly (Bette Midler) was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash (Danny ...
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Time: 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Census Taker (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When George (Greg Mullavey) and Martha (Meredith MacRae) let Harvey (Garrett Morris), an annoying census taker, into their home, they find themselves under a barrage of increasingly abusive questions. Furious at his intrusiveness, and at their ...
Style: dark comedy, detective, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
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Time: 80s
Place: austria
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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