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Waiting (2000)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Young Sean McNutt (Will Keenan) -- a slacker waiter who works at a Mafia-run Italian eatery with carping customers and thieving busboys -- is shaken out of his rut when his pretty girlfriend (Hannah Dalton) dumps him for a slimy yuppie. But Sean's plan to get his life back on track hits more than a few snags in this zany indie comedy featuring cameos by porn legend Ron Jeremy and Troma Studios schlockmeister Lloyd Kaufman.
Style:
offbeat, satirical, absurd, independent film
Plot:
waiter, restaurant, slacker, workplace, friendship, male protagonist, blue collar, young adult, dark humor, dating, humiliation, urban, small town, coming of age, adult humor, identity crisis, yuppie, embarrassment, slice of life, theft, sexuality, dishonesty, dominatrix, dialogue driven, cult
Time:
90s, 1990s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, independent film, feel good and humorous films with plots about slice of life, friendship, coming of age, urban, small town, young adult and satire mostly in Comedy, Short and Drama genres. Some movies like Waiting: The Four Corners of Nowhere (1995), Social Intercourse (1998), Super Clyde (2013), Sour Party (2023), Gamers (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A hitchhiker meets a hippie, his sister, and her yuppie boyfriend in 1990s Michigan.
Style:
existential, offbeat, uplifting, philosophical, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
midwest, seattle
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
Story:
Clyde, a meek, unassuming fast food worker, decides to become a super hero.
Style:
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Plot:
superhero, teenage life, workplace, heroes, youth, humble, inheritance, aspiration, self discovery, double life, vigilante, urban ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Sour Party follows Gwen and James, two broke, flailing 30-somethings on a quest to scrounge money from a collection of checkered characters from their past in an attempt to show up to a baby shower with a proper gift.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, comedy drama ...
Plot:
satire, money, escapades, desperation, millennial, socially awkward, friendship, embarrassment, class struggle, urban, slice of life, baby shower ...
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Gamers is a comedy about the lives of four slacker friends (and one obsessive interloper) living at home, -"with my parents... it's just temporary... 'til they die"- working in the real world but playing in a fantasy world. ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, mockumentary, realistic, absurd ...
Plot:
friendship, obsession, role playing, rivalry, obsessive quest, friends, curses spells and rituals, farce, dark humor, racism, lsd, socially awkward ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Hailing from a traditional goldsmith family, Sanju falls in love with Athira. A series of unfortunate events lead to his unpredictable changes.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
family honor, male protagonist, small town, friendship, slice of life, identity crisis, coming of age, young adult, domestic drama, everyday life, heartbreak, moral dilemma ...
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54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Matt is facing the inevitable ending of his youth, and is also alone on his weekly outing in his beloved hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. His best friend and main friend Tanner is now engaged and spending all his time with his fiance.
Style:
realistic, independent film, satirical
Plot:
friendship, small town, male bonding, bittersweet, grownups, nostalgia, best friend, coming of age, loneliness, self discovery, slice of life, isolation ...
Place:
midwest
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An off beat comedy about an out of work screen writing/artist that complains about being too cool, too talented and way too gay.
Style:
offbeat, dark comedy, neurotic, satirical, independent film
Plot:
screenwriter, girlfriend, gay lead character, sexual identity, character study, aspiring writer, struggling actor, friendship, obsession, identity crisis, slice of life, bittersweet ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Rousku and Raninen are fleeing their unemployment by setting up a construction company. Occupational illiteracy is not an obstacle and accounting is fine when Rouskun's mate deals with things. The entrepreneurs know that the poor can be, but ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, satirical, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
satire, construction, workplace, ambition, workplace situations, worker, construction company, friendship, blue collar, everyday life, small town, family relations ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
47%
144
Genre: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
Story:
A lazy janitor builds a robot to do his dirty work.
Style:
absurd, feel good, heartfelt, experimental
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
janitor, robot, laziness, creativity, slacker, blue collar, malfunction, inventor, killer robot, satire, underdog, workplace ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
47%
59
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
First part of a trilogy. Made in 2000 but not released until Adam De Coster uploaded it to YouTube in 2013.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, atmospheric, experimental, moody
Plot:
character study, intimate, youth culture, urban, friendship, coming of age, dark humor, small town
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A neurotic young New Yorker believes he has found his perfect match and desperately tries to win her over.
Style:
romantic comedy, sex comedy, independent film, light hearted, romantic drama ...
Plot:
dating, urban, obsession, young adult, self discovery, personal growth, male protagonist, character study, casual sex, slice of life, unrequited love, friendship ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Pedro hesitates between college and his part-time job as a cannabis dealer and other substances ...Jean-Paul hesitates, for 6 years, out of his home, lest we discover that he lives on the allowances of his deceased grandfather; so his friends took ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
youth, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle, satire, love affair, couple relations, teenage angst, coming of age, friendship, male protagonist, drug dealing ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Sean is a loser, spending his summer shoveling sawdust and wasting away. His best mate forms a plan to dig them out their rut until Sean falls for a local girl who quickly drags him (and his mind) back down into the gutter.
Style:
romantic comedy, satirical, heartfelt
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, college, small town, youth, slacker, male bonding, slice of life, summer, everyday life, betrayal, jealousy ...
Place:
arkansas
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Pulled from the second season of web series "Coffee House Chronicles," with new adventures of unlucky-in-love Eli, this movie continues to explore the life and loves of LGBTQ+ folks in Los Angeles.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
dating, lgbtq, lgbt, gay relationship, gay, cafe, social problems, homosexuality, lifestyle, social satire, social issues, lesbian relationship ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
His parents named him Reginald Regineld. His friends call him "Ditto." At the age of eleven he decided he wasn't going to do anything with his life. And that was going pretty well until senior year when he saw Tracy. This wasn't ...
Style:
offbeat, romantic comedy, independent film, humorous, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After bonding over their mutual disinterest in relationships, self-proclaimed loners, Beck and Liam, decide to go away together on a ‘friend’ trip where things get weird. Really, really weird.
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, romantic, captivating ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Daniel, a 24-year-old pizza delivery guy, is dumped by his long-term girlfriend, he accidentally summons God to his side to help him cope with the ordeal. Soon he has Daniel believing that there may be more to life than ex-girlfriends.
Style:
buddy comedy, independent film, romantic comedy, surreal, raunchy
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This film focuses on the trials and tribulations of Ira (Todd Solondz), who is an unsuccessful playwright trying to find himself in New York City.
Style:
psychological, existential, absurd, offbeat, black comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
playwright, alienation, anxiety, fear, creative block, self doubt, character study, satire, ambition, depression, identity crisis, obsession ...
Place:
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Similarity:
38%
349
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A coming of age story about the quirky lives of car salesman.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
workplace, workplace situations, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, family business, save the day, family relations, friends, parents and children, coming of age, personal growth, father son relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Working at a movie theater is fun, and that's why Mason, Dennis, and Gabe have done it for years. But, those years of neglecting the world outside the theater are finally catching up to them. Now, they have to make a decision: start on the ...
Style:
independent film, lighthearted, humorous, buddy comedy
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, young adult, cinema, maturation, male friendship, grownups, coming of age, responsibility, escapism, slice of life, nostalgia, peer pressure ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After his girlfriend dumps him at a New Year's Eve party, Bill and his friends drive to an off-season beach town to win her back.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
breakup, beach, relationship problems, satire, escapades, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, male female relationship, love interest, couple relations, road trip ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set on the south side of Chicago, How U Like Me Now? is a comedy that captures the lifestyles of several twenty-something African Americans. Centering on a slacker named Thomas (Darnell Williams) and his ambitious girlfriend Valerie (Sally ...
Style:
romantic comedy, humorous, indie film, period piece, satirical ...
Plot:
african american, interracial relations, black culture, slacker, urban, young adult, ambition, social commentary, dating, yuppie, lifestyle, city life ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Oh, Grow Up is a sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1999. Created by Alan Ball, who would later go on to win an Academy Award for writing American Beauty and also create the hit HBO series Six Feet Under, the show was based on his ...
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, satirical, romantic comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
roommate, friendship, sexuality, divorce, city life, urban, identity, single father, young adult, gay, dating, slice of life ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A day in the life of two best friends, a drug dealer, and a store manager collide at a hip-hop concert in the Inland Empire.
Style:
humorous, buddy comedy, feel good, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
drug dealer, friends, hip hop, youth, friendship, society, rivalry, ambition, happy ending, danger, escapades, best friend ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An anti-romantic-comedy about a girl who just wants a friend, and the boy who falls for her instead.
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, romantic, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, love and romance, couple relations, romantic relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fall in love, in love, relationships, humour, love affair, male female relationship, friends ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Having outgrown her role, a pampered child actor returns to her family and tries to be an ordinary youngster.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional
Plot:
coming of age, grownups, personal growth, family drama, identity, maturation, self discovery, getting home, domestic drama, identity crisis, acceptance, adaptation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
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142
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Alan, a balding film director, loses his fiancé's dog at a gender reveal party on the morning of an important shoot. A critic named Nick gives candid observations on a series of incomplete shorts that Alan has spent his own money making. As ...
Style:
independent film, dark comedy, absurd
Plot:
filmmaking, chaos, anxiety, struggling artist, character study, behind the scenes, urban, humiliation, obsession, realism, embarrassment, satire ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The basic storyline of the film follows Bobby and Scott, two young men in their late twenties who are struggling to make careers out of their artistic dreams but their competitiveness with each other gets in the way.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, feel good ...
Plot:
lifestyle, looking for love, couples, performer's life, artists and showbiz, couple relations, life is a bitch, twentysomething life, urban, rivalry, male friendship, competition ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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