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Johnny Keep Walking! (2023)
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Original name: 年会不能停！
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Fitter Hu Jianlin was transferred to the headquarters by accident when the group was laying off employees. He is full of jokes because he is incompatible with the environment of the big factory. Human resources manager Ma Jie, who was caught up in the "wrong adjustment" incident, was forced to go around hiding it in order to keep his job. Is he able to keep his job after this mistake?
Style:
satirical, lighthearted, feel good
Plot:
office, fish out of water, office politics, bureaucracy, factory, class differences, adaptation, resilience, social commentary, ambition, promotion, slice of life
Time:
2020s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, captivating, feel good and semi serious films with plots about social commentary, slice of life, satire, urban, friendship, office politics and bureaucracy mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Johnny Keep Walking!: Post Truth (2022), The Lord of Losers (2022), Palthu Janwar (2022), Dr. Mekam (2018), Konchem Hatke (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 48 min.
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Audience:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 117 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia, Switzerland, UK, Canada
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Nigeria
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An artist's studio is descended upon by a group of retired men and a young mother who agree to model in the nude for money. Comedy ensues as the students and the local bureaucracy react to the models, all in need of extra money. Several running ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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29%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A male gynecologist, once the sole man in his college class, works in a female-dominated field. He develops feelings for someone who initially dislikes him but slowly warms up, while facing career challenges.
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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28%
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Country: India
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sitcom, situational comedy, feel good, semi serious, thrilling ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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