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Crooked Business (2023)
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Original name: Hava Muhalefeti
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A politician's romantic getaway with his secret lover goes awry when his wife unknowingly joins their flight, and he takes drastic measures to avoid her.
Style:
political thriller, satirical, suspenseful, dark comedy, absurd, black humor
Plot:
airplane, deception, infidelity, love triangle, satire, cover up, social commentary, ethical dilemma, mistaken identity, dark humor, mystery
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark comedy, satirical, absurd and captivating films with plots about satire, social commentary, political satire, urban, deception, moral ambiguity and mistaken identity mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Crooked Business: Reboot Camp (2020), Zübük (1980), Chicanery (2017), Maybe Baby (2023), Just Believe (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Audience:
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Country: Turkey
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Mexico
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 85 min.
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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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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