Movies like Clockwise

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Clockwise (1986)
 6.6
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Clockwise (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An uncompromising British school headmaster finds himself beset by one thing going wrong after another.
Style: funny, road movie, witty, cult classic, colorful, black comedy, sentimental, humorous, realistic, not serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: train, school, time, farce, obsession, chaos, chase, railway, road trip, monty python, race against time, car accident, older man younger woman relationship, humiliation, false accusation, satire, embarrassment, boss, teachers and students, profanity, nothing goes right, disorder, comedy of errors, chaos and mayhem, power relations ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: england, europe, london

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Most similar movies to Clockwise

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, not serious and funny films with plots about disorder, nothing goes right, silly humor, youth, farce, school and misfit mostly in Comedy, Family and Crime genres. Some movies like Clockwise: Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Fierce Creatures (1997), Nativity! (2009), St. Trinian's (2007), A Fish Called Wanda (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.
Style: light, feel good, humorous, funny, road movie ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, teens, family outing
Plot: comedy of errors, road trip, happy ending, stupidity, father son relationship, goofy hero, escapades, misfit, movie business, videotaping, travel, filmmaking ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, london, paris france, europe, french riviera ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.
Style: surreal, funny, absurd, spoof, cult classic ...
Plot: monty python, satire, social commentary, obstacle course, surrealism, serial killer, exploitation, sketch, migration, legal, buddies, explosions ...
Time: year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: This sequel to the popular British comedy sees a new teacher (David Tennant) take over. When he enters his school in the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition, he and his pregnant wife, and the schoolchildren, embark on an epic road ...
Style: realistic, feel good, not serious, humorous, light
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, youth, contests and competitions, social relations, couples, power relations, disorder, school, teachers and students, couple relations, mischievous children, ambition ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Fierce Creatures (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most ...
Style: humorous, light, absurd, black comedy, funny ...
Audience: teens
Plot: zoo, greed, farce, monty python, moral ambiguity, danger, obnoxious boss, father son relationship, workplace intrigue, businessman, sarcasm, marketing ...
Time: year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
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Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: This Christmas the pupils of St Bernadette's and their much-loved, madcap teacher Mr. Poppy are back for their biggest adventure yet involving fantastic flashmobs, excitable elves, Christmas carols and of course Archie the donkey! When their ...
Style: realistic, not serious, feel good, humorous, light
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, mischievous children, rivalry, ambition, youth, couple relations, teachers and students, disorder, couples, holiday, school, contests and competitions ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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Nativity! (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Martin Freeman is lovelorn teacher Mr Maddens, a former am-dram star whose girlfriend (Ashley Jensen) dumped him over Christmas five years ago and upped sticks, inexplicably, to La-La Land. Yuletide cheer is not his forte, but he's forced to ...
Style: humorous, feel good, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, holiday, youth, school, ambition, desire for fame, disorder, mischievous children, artists and showbiz, nativity, christmas season, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
 5.8
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St. Trinian's (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.
Style: teen, inspirational, funny, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot: boarding school, school, teachers and students, family relations, heist, adolescence, friendship, high school, culture clash, transformation, police investigation, teenage life ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: london, britain, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.
Style: funny, dark comedy, black comedy, dramatic, light ...
Plot: heist, zoophilia, manipulation, femme fatale, satire, eternal love, robbery, hustler, outlaw, mission, swindle, diamond ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: europe, britain, tower bridge london, london, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Life of Brian (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style: parody, funny, humorous, spoof, satirical ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: monty python, religion, satire, ancient rome, mistaken identity, roman empire, ancient, dark humor, medieval, christmas, religious, absurdism ...
Time: 1st century, 20th century, ancient times, year 1979, biblical epic ...
Place: ancient greece, greece, jerusalem, palestine, middle east ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
The Out of Towners (1970)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.
Style: funny, witty, humorous, laugh out loud, road movie ...
Plot: travel, culture clash, chase, bad luck, marriage, railway, discovery, journey, meme, pilgrimage, pilgrim, train ...
Time: year 1970, 60s, 20th century
Place: new york, boston, usa, manhattan new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Moving Violations (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean.
Style: humorous, funny, independent film, exciting, not serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: chase, traffic policeman, airport, judge, guard dog, sadomasochism, prank, abuse of power, grudge, hypochondriac, pickup truck, car accident ...
Time: year 1985, 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Bob the Butler (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Bob, an incompetent man, is searching for an available job by alphabetical order. He had just failed all of the A's, and discovers an ad in the Yellow Pages for a butler school. He is the only one in the butler school course to pass, because ...
Style: feel good, not serious, humorous, touching, slapstick ...
Audience: family outing, date night
Plot: school, love and romance, couples, family relations, parents and children, single parent, misfit, goofy hero, disorder, power relations, fish out of water, infidelity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better ...
Style: funny, slapstick, humorous, absurd, relaxing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: police academy, police, chase, competition, cop, car chase, love affair, comedian, love, satire, prank, jet ski ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
 6.8
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Loonies (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Loonies is a touching comedy about five psychiatric patients who are forced to exchange their familiar surroundings for an old-fashioned, impersonal institution. Partly because of the severe regime of a dreadful nurse, the five decide to escape from ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, witty, slapstick
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: disorder, mental institution, goofy hero, mentally unstable, silly humor, fish out of water, misfit, doctors and patients, escapades, farce, nothing goes right, restraint ...
Time: 21st century
Place: holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
The Anderssons Hit the Road (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Sune and his family discovers an old painting that could be worth a fortune. There's only one problem, it lacks a signature. Follow the Anderssons in a wacky roadtrip through Europe, filled with crazy fun.
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, light, slapstick
Plot: family relations, parents and children, silly humor, disorder, youth, nothing goes right, on the road, resort, road trip, vacation, car trouble, car ...
Time: 21st century
Place: austria, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
 5.4
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Problem Child (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Ben Healy (John Ritter) and his social climbing wife Flo adopt Junior a fun-loving seven year old. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares. But is ...
Style: funny, feel good, hilarious, light, slapstick ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: adoption, mischievous children, chase, spoiled brat, troublemaker, children, child hero, child, friends, dark humor, kidnapping, childhood ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.
Style: black and white, semi serious, realistic, humorous, independent film
Plot: train, railway, caper, partner, disorder, gang, heroes, nothing goes right, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, chase, leadership ...
Time: 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Lost in America (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling ...
Style: road movie, humorous, witty, talky, funny ...
Audience: date night
Plot: road trip, on the road, self discovery, motor home, fired from the job, marriage, couples, fish out of water, nothing goes right, cross country trip, married couple, promotion ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1985
Place: las vegas, arizona, nevada, new york, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Carpool (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a ...
Style: humorous, funny, light, satirical, sexy ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: robbery, chase, mischievous children, hostage, comedy of errors, on the road, parents and children, disorder, farce, father son relationship, workaholic, mexican standoff ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Ernest Rides Again (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.
Style: funny, independent film, humorous, semi serious
Plot: weirdo, cannon, nothing goes right, escapades, rivalry, on the run, college, down on your luck, family life, disorder, indiana jones
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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RV (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the McNeive family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. But spending two weeks together in one ...
Style: funny, feel good, road movie, entertaining, slapstick ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: road trip, camping, family vacation, workaholic, motor home, father daughter relationship, vacation, on the road, happy ending, family values, parents and children, siblings relations ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: colorado, usa, nevada, utah, pasadena california
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and midnight feasting with other school misfits and outcasts.
Style: cult classic, realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film
Plot: food, youth, secret society, children, cooking, school, boarding school, banquet, boys' school, social misfits, follow your dream, misfit ...
Time: 90s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
The Three Stooges (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.
Style: not serious, humorous, slapstick, feel good, light ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night, kids
Plot: three stooges, escapades, silly humor, friends, disorder, nothing goes right, buddies, goofy hero, save the day, caper, conspiracy, friendship ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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College Road Trip (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.
Style: humorous, entertaining, funny, not serious, sentimental ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: road trip, father daughter relationship, family relations, brutality, college, on the road, parents and children, nothing goes right, high school, wedding, disorder, teenage life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, indiana, washington d.c., illinois, pittsburgh
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Flodder in Amerika! (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The mayor of Sunny Dale see a chance to get rid of the Flodder family: They send the asocial bunch for an international exchange to New York. There they get confused with a Russian delegation of medical doctors while the street worker Werner who ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, offbeat ...
Audience: teens
Plot: family relations, mistaken identity, nudity, female nudity, chaos, luxury, disorder, love and romance, nothing goes right, dishonesty, fall in love, social misfits ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, netherlands, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Luther Krank is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home, he must put together a holiday celebration.
Style: feel good, humorous, funny, satirical, christmas classics ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: holiday, christmas, christmas party, suburban life, neighbor, farce, cancer, husband wife relationship, xmas, disorder, family gatherings, nothing goes right ...
Time: 2000s
Place: chicago, latin america, peru, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
 4.7
 1K
Ducoboo (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Ducoboo is a very inventive dunce and joker, he is very resourceful at finding new ways to copy from his neighbor, to cheat or to defy the teacher's authority.
Style: humorous, not serious, light, feel good, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: mischievous children, elementary school, rebellion, friendship, dedicated educator, lifestyle, young heroes, disorder, parents and children, teachers and students, youth, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a ...
Style: funny, parody, surreal, philosophical, spoof ...
Plot: satire, philosophy, monty python, surrealism, death, dark humor, existentialism, afterlife, social commentary, meaning of life, greed, gluttony ...
Time: year 1983, 19th century, 20th century, 1910s, 1870s ...
Place: london, england, europe, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Larger Than Life (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. Then one day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away, and has left a ...
Style: light, funny, touching, feel good, road movie ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, rescue, on the road, animal, goofy hero, fish out of water, inheritance, hitchhiker, elephant, philosophy, wild animal, writers ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
 8.8
 100K
Fawlty Towers (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television that was first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Twelve episodes were made. The show was written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth, both of whom also starred in the ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, hilarious, not serious, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: owner, farce, hotel, snob, cockney, married couple, couples, tourist, monty python, humour, disorder, nothing goes right ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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