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Humble Politician Nograj (2018)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Nograj, a narcissistic crazy politician who exploits a city and its resources. The film is about Nograj's aspirations to becoming the MLA in the upcoming elections and the opposition he faces.
Style:
satirical, black comedy, parody, spoof, political comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, satire, political satire, ambition, greed, power struggle, irreverent, scheming, campaigning, social commentary, power hungry, urban, anti hero, media manipulation, farce, protest, politician
Time:
contemporary
Place:
kannada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, captivating, black comedy and humorous films with plots about satire, political satire, social commentary, corruption, ambition, urban and politics mostly in Comedy, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Humble Politician Nograj: Dr. Mekam (2018), LKG (2019), Tughlaq Durbar (2021), The Honest Candidate 2 (2018), La avispita Ruinasa (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Duration: 105 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 145 min.
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: Brazil
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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TV show
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Style:
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