Movies like Clockwise
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Clockwise (1986)
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Genre: Comedy
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, humorous, witty, tense, light, clever, feel good, unusual plot structure, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
train, school, time, farce, obsession, chaos, chase, catastrophe, twists and turns, revenge, dark humor, violence, caper, betrayal, murder, suspense, railway, gunfight, fantasy world, destiny, brutality, corruption, runaway, sexualized violence, disaster ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Story:
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