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Citizen Ruth (1996)
10K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.
Style:
witty, black comedy, cult classic, political, melancholic, stylized, talky, dark comedy, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
unwanted pregnancy, abortion, drug abuse, culture clash, politics, addiction, pregnancy, satire, female protagonist, moral dilemma, youth, life is a bitch, women, drug addiction, criminal, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, character study, justice, lesbian, dark humor, manipulation, abortion rights, homeless woman ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
nebraska, vietnam
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and witty films with plots about satire, dark humor, storytelling, dialogue, mentor, family relations and culture clash mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Citizen Ruth: Saved! (2004), Election (1999), Mistress (1992), Next Door (1994), The Last Supper (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Teenage Mary Cummings, who has "been Born Again her whole life," is about to enter her senior year at American Eagle Christian High School near Baltimore with her Fundamentalist Christian friends Hilary Faye and Veronica, the three of whom ...
Style:
touching, teen, independent film, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, teenage girl, coming of age, closeted homosexual, pregnant girl, pregnant teenager, gay, youth, satire, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
maryland, xian, baltimore, california, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, political, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
teacher, high school, politics, election, teenage girl, satire, jealousy, school, coming of age, campaign, adultery, infidelity ...
Time:
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Place:
nebraska, washington d.c., manhattan new york city, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the ...
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humorous, cynical, cult classic, captivating, light ...
Plot:
filmmaking, screenwriter, mistress, money, showbiz, hollywood, artists and showbiz, dark humor, film producer, financier, interracial, satire ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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100%
894
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, biting, cynical, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
neighbor, feud, terror, professor, prank, dark humor, disorder, couples, family relations, contests and competitions, rivalry, society ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, witty, intense, disturbing ...
Plot:
politics, satire, death, sexism, dinner, vigilante, serial killer, dark humor, murder, wine, painter, hypocrisy ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
iowa, usa
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100%
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, clever, black comedy, cult classic, talky ...
Plot:
hospital, midlife crisis, satire, medical, doctor, murder, dark humor, medicine, mental illness, insanity, suicide, sex crime ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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:
independent film, satirical, disturbing, melancholic, meditative ...
Plot:
dark humor, suicide, satire, adaptation, crumbling marriage, society, self discovery, filmmaking, love and romance, couple relations, starting over, rise and fall ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with ...
Style:
independent film, cult classic, dark comedy, talky, art house ...
Plot:
drinking, drug addiction, addiction, drunk, small town, self discovery, coming of age, alcohol abuse, older man younger woman relationship, countryside, loner, drunkenness ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Amy and David are two underachievers from suburbia. Amy has had a rough life raised by her neglectful drug addicted single mother. David has been raised in a more conventional family, but his lack of motivation has driven his father crazy. When Amy ...
Style:
realistic, surreal, touching, controversial, independent film ...
Plot:
materialism, unwanted pregnancy, lifestyle, family relations, mental illness, drug abuse, parents and children, single parent, society, life is a bitch, couples, surrealism ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Style:
dark comedy, melancholic, touching, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, pets, eccentricity, depression, rescue, infidelity, human nature, couple relations, dark humor, relationships, african american, single woman ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s
Place:
california
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the ...
Style:
mockumentary, political, witty, cynical, satirical ...
Plot:
political satire, election campaign, politics, satire, journalism, political campaign, manipulation, republican, conspiracy, senator, ambition, campaign ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, nicaragua, new york
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Netherlands, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Florence, a young irresponsible mother and her precocious daughter, Eugenia, have an unusual relationship. The roles between the two are reversed. Florence is totally inept at caring for a daughter, whereas Eugenia, only 10 years old, shows maturity ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sincere, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
pregnant woman, dysfunctional family, abortion, pregnancy, youth, precocious child, drug use, family relations, drug dealer, grandmother granddaughter relationship, single mother, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A junkie nurse rules the night shift at a convalescent hospital.
Style:
cynical, semi serious, humorous, independent film, realistic
Plot:
satire, workplace, dark humor, against the rules, dishonesty, life is a bitch, drug abuse, workplace situations, addiction, cons and scams, retirement home, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing gameshow host played by O'Toole, who hires novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to pen his ...
Style:
serious, witty, realistic, clever, black comedy ...
Plot:
ambition, media, blind ambition, contests and competitions, showbiz, workplace, uninhibited rivalry, artists and showbiz, couples, dark humor, satire, murder ...
Time:
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Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A girl reaches the age of nine and is supposed to act as a grown woman according to her family. A girl participates in a bike race against the will of her husband. An elderly woman decides she wants to buy all the things she always wanted but could ...
Style:
touching, stylized, talky, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
feminism, culture clash, against the odds, injustice, feminist, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, society, women, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, bicycle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, japan, paris france
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid bank loan. A quick fix to the problem is the a government program that aids the families of indebted farmers who have committed ...
Style:
black comedy, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
media circus, satire, dark humor, farmer, media, society, nothing goes right, media hype, suicide attempt, poverty, corrupt politician, social injustice ...
Time:
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Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, parody, disturbing, stylized ...
Plot:
clown, murder, false accusation, murder mystery, rescue, addiction, drinking, nothing goes right, disorder, alcoholic, recovery, killer clown ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
Style:
political, clever, witty, black comedy, satirical ...
Plot:
politics, satire, comedy of errors, lawyer, secret service, impotence, mansion, funeral, eviction, country estate, wealth, garden ...
Time:
year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place:
washington d.c., north carolina, usa
Similarity:
28%
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570K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young girl named Juno gets herself pregnant and tries to stand on her own, but soon learns a few lessons about being grown up.
Style:
touching, sweet, funny, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
pregnancy, coming of age, adoption, high school, friendship, teenage pregnancy, teenage life, teenager, pregnant teenager, teenage girl, love and romance, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
minnesota, usa, seattle, california
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.
Style:
independent film, retro, psychotronic, thinking, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, punk rock, punk rocker, girl band, punk band, feminist, rock and roll, rock, fictional band, taunting, teenager, girl group ...
Time:
80s, year 1982, 20th century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Stuart Smalley, the Saturday Night Live character, comes to the big screen. Stuart, the disciple of the 12 step program, is challenged by lifes injustices.
Style:
humorous, satirical, talky, not serious, realistic ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, farce, dark humor, addiction, satire, nothing goes right, self discovery, disorder, family problems, family life, couple relations, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
minnesota, chicago, california
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint.
Style:
intense, melancholic, satirical, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
obsession, weapons, geek, prejudice, crimes of passion, mental illness, family problems, crumbling marriage, satire, family drama, loneliness, lgbt ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, realistic, semi serious, biting ...
Plot:
feminist, infidelity, mental illness, satire, love triangle, extramarital affair, psychiatrist, adultery, marital problem, housewife, teen violence, abusive parent ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. As scientist Nathan trains the wild man, Puff, in the ways of the world - ...
Style:
philosophical, humorous, black comedy, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
philosophy, farce, satire, female nudity, manners, fish out of water, surrealism, culture clash, disorder, hypocrisy, misfit, society ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for her sister's baby, hoping to improve her ...
Style:
multicultural, independent film, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, male homosexuality, gay, surrogate mother, lgbt, woman, woman woman relationship, sapphic, family relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
asia, usa, india, new york
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.
Style:
dark comedy, clever, black comedy, sexy, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
high school, teacher, writers, single father, loneliness, life & death, father son relationship, grief, family drama, caught masturbating, suicide, life philosophy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, nebraska, seattle
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-profile case thrusts him into the limelight, he decides to moves his wife and their ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
racism, family relations, ambition, against the odds, lifestyle, rise to the top, culture clash, social differences, dysfunctional family, racial prejudice, couples, injustice ...
Time:
70s
Place:
connecticut, usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Style:
road movie, feel good, melancholic, funny, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
road trip, dysfunctional family, on the road, nothing goes right, loser, gay, honest, obsessive quest, escapades, coming of age, suicide attempt, journey ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
california, arizona, los angeles, nebraska, north america ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Vietnam vet John Rubin returns to New York and rents a rundown flat in Greenwhich Village. It is in this flat that he begins to film, 'Peeping Tom' style, the people in the apartment across the street. His obsession with making films leads ...
Style:
dark comedy, independent film, cult classic, social, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surveillance, theater, actor, african american, blaxploitation, african, comedian, problem, adult film industry, film industry, social satire, surrealism ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, vietnam, asia, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Balding advertising executive Mr. Baum spends more time on a new ad campaign for purple sunglasses than he does with his own family. But suddenly he is forced to reexamine his life after a doctor tells him that he has an 'aggressive' brain ...
Style:
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Plot:
satire, dull life, family relations, dark humor, dealing with death, race against time, introspection, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, terminal illness, family life, doctor ...
Time:
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Place:
middle east, israel
Similarity:
28%
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