Movies like Hotel 2023
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Hotel (2023)
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Original name: هتل
Genre: Comedy
Country: Iran
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The movie Hotel is the story of a boy named Ramin who, according to his ex-wife's plan to get a lot of money, they have to pretend they are still husband and wife, they have to travel to the island of Kish and this is the beginning of a journey full of trouble.
Style:
emotional, tense, tension, road movie, suspense, dark comedy, moody
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hotel, journey, travel, island, deception, scheme, scam, vacation gone wrong, personal growth, secrets, family conflict, moral ambiguity, betrayal, conspiracy, mistaken identity, midlife crisis, reconciliation, social satire, slice of life
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark comedy, suspense, satirical and tension films with plots about moral ambiguity, satire, deception, betrayal, urban, friendship and slice of life mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Hotel: The Russian Game (2007), Kayhan: Revenge at the Reunion (2018), Holy Cash (2024), Innocent (2017), Europa Camping (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 94 min.
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A pretty mixed society get together in a camping area. They enjoy their vacation and do not know that two of the vacationists are demolition experts, who are looking for a huge bomb which may explode in any minute. Written by Tamas Patrovics
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Duration: 101 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, fast paced, suspenseful, road movie, action comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
atomic bomb, chase, danger, nuclear threat, cat and mouse, conspiracy, chaos, urban, corruption, mistaken identity, espionage, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
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Country: Romania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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71%
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Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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102
Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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