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Gorilla (2019)
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Original name: கொரில்லா
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Three friends who need money to better their lives and a disillusioned farmer hatch a plan to rob a bank with a chimp as an accomplice.
Style:
tense, fast paced, dark comedy, satirical, slapstick
Plot:
heist, chimpanzee, bank robbery, friends, desperation, scheme, plan gone wrong, poverty, moral ambiguity, village life, small town, unhappiness, social commentary, anti hero, rebellion, satire, money, tamil
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fast paced, satirical, dark comedy and buddy comedy films with plots about satire, social commentary, heist, friendship, moral ambiguity, urban and dark humor mostly in Comedy, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Gorilla: Raja Raja Chora (2021), Three Day Millionaire (2022), Jatt James Bond (2014), Jatra (2016), Thamizh Padam (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Bhaskar's wife thinks he is a stationery store worker, his girlfriend thinks he is a software engineer but no one knows he is also a burglar. His royal pains start when his tangled web of lies involving a hopeful girlfriend, a blackmailing ...
Style:
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Plot:
double life, burglary, heist, heist gone wrong, blackmail, cat and mouse, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, social satire, corruption, satire, love triangle ...
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95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A raucous black comedy about a gang of Grimsby Trawler-men who carry out the heist of a lifetime.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 220 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, satirical, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Nepal
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An innocent, poor and hardworking man Phadindra Timsina (Bipin Karki) finds a sack full of 3 Crores Nepalese rupees stolen from a bank. He then consults with his 2 friends Jayas (Rabindra Singh Baniya) and Munna (Rabindra Jha) to make that money ...
Style:
dark comedy, tension, witty, satirical, lighthearted ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
nepal
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
"Thamizh Padam" is mockumentary comedy film which parodies contemporary commercial films in Tamil cinema, mocking the stereotypical scenes.
Style:
spoof, parody, mockumentary, situational comedy, meta ...
Plot:
satire, social commentary, social issues, irreverent, violence against women, dark humor, young adult, fan culture, poverty, anti hero, dancing, tamil ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Naai Sekar, who decides to make money by kidnapping dogs, learns about his pet dog which was taken away from their family during his childhood. Can he rescue his dog, which is considered as a lucky charm?
Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, humorous, masala ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
gangster, dog, satire, criminal, kidnapping, money, bandit, money problems, pet dog, abduction, ransom demand, ransom ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following a botched robbery, incarcerated friends Hamad, Ma’an and Sanad, in their attempt to escape, end up in a biographical film financed by eccentric Saudi magnate Abdullatif Al-Hanhouni, set in the same locations of their past heists.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, fast paced, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, escape attempt, prison escape, friendship, criminal underworld, loyalty, moral ambiguity, social commentary, betrayal, satire, corruption, flashback ...
Place:
saudi arabia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
All that David Pauly ever wanted in life was to witness the downfall of his high school nemesis Chembaden Joey. When Joey louses up Davy's betrothal ceremony, Davy and his friends vow to scheme up something that would button up Joey forever. ...
Style:
dark comedy, tragicomedy, dark, twisted, black humor
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rivalry, revenge, small town, unhappiness, misadventure, friendship, social satire, satire, village life, moral ambiguity, anti hero, scheming ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Ramasamy profits from the superstitions of people in his village by exploiting their beliefs in regards to the village temple. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when the temple, his primary source of income, is temporarily closed.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
superstition, village life, countryside, social commentary, greed, charlatan, satire, moral ambiguity, manipulation, unhappiness, con man, tamil
Time:
70s, 60s
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After learning their company has been illicitly spying, collecting and selling data on them, three millennial friends band together to fight back against a lecherous boss and the company's maniacal, Tarzan-obsessed CEO.
Style:
satirical, buddy comedy, dark comedy, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
satire, surveillance, friends, escapades, group of friends, workplace, workplace situations, teamwork, friendship, social commentary, privacy, empowerment ...
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62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Fueled by anger after getting fired from his bank job, a lazy banker (Mohamed Saleh) joins forces with his co-worker (Amr) and their weird friend (Ze'ro) by turning to robbery in order to fulfill their dreams. But, when they turn their master ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
bank robbery, heist gone wrong, satire, problem, banker, bank robber, escapades, bank, bank clerk, loss of job, stealing money, teamwork ...
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62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A vengeful mother-in-law locks horns with her daughter-in-law in a twisted tale laced with dark comedy, political intrigue, and chilling thrills.
Style:
dark comedy, dark, suspense, intense, tense ...
Plot:
family feud, female rivalry, confrontation, political intrigue, domestic drama, revenge, power struggle, psychological manipulation, scheming, satire, betrayal, manipulation ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 19 min.
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Story:
Four unfortunate friend broke out of COVID lockdown tries to restart their life with a master plan to earn easy money.
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, fast paced, independent film
Plot:
friendship, quarantine, scheme, scheming, desperation, pandemic, survival, social commentary, male friendship, urban, streetwise, moral ambiguity ...
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61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Sid, a perennial kid who spends his days playing video games and selling weed, is about to be evicted. Desperate to change his life, he enlists his gaming buddy Logan in a dangerous, harebrained scheme involving the livestream of a self-burial ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, fast paced, black humor
Plot:
video game, desperation, scheme, publicity stunt, eviction, near death experience, youth culture, friendship, anti hero, social media, deadpan, bromance ...
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58%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Ramu schemes a devious plan when an affluent & dominating stepmother refuses him financial aid. Does he succeed in his plot to loot her high-security vault along with his cousin & friend?
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, satirical, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
money, stepmother, satire, greed, stealing, heist, stealing money, escapades, theft, money problems, problem, stolen money ...
Place:
india
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56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Four nobodies brought together by a quirk of fate decide to rob the house of a rich man. But things turn crazy when they arrive at his doorstep and find that the man is actually bankrupt.
Style:
dark comedy, situational comedy, satirical, sitcom, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
desperation, poverty, satire, moral ambiguity, heist, hostage, social commentary, moral dilemma, caper, mistaken identity, family drama, confined ...
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Country: Brazil
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After going through a failed heist, 5 friends, apparently back to their normal lives, are involved in an opportunity to pull off another one.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
satire, heist, fugitives, silly humor, escapades, humour, unlikely criminals, runaway, friends, dark humor, urban, criminal underworld ...
Place:
rio de janeiro
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Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, humorous, fast paced, dark comedy
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A travel junkie with no one particular identity to himself creates a chaos when he sets out to help a group to rescue their friend.
Style:
dark comedy, offbeat, absurd, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
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53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
5 best friends, in search of finding ways to get rich, finally find a lot of gold in the forest. Just as they think they finally did it, they get in trouble with a German godfather who kidnapped one of them since he wanted the gold. The besties ...
Style:
satirical, buddy comedy, captivating, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
gold, friendship, misadventure, satire, money falling through the air, money, friends, problem, stolen gold, treasure hunt, heist gone wrong, kidnapping ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The story charts the journey of two childhood friends Kohinoor Kalyan and Jilani Ramdas. They are both enthusiastic and easy-going. On an unfateful day, the duo loses a heavy amount in cricket betting. They unintentionally enter the villain's ...
Style:
captivating, feel good, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, trap, bet, gambling, friends, escapades, money problems, satire, money, risk, desperation, loyalty ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
2K
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A small-time politician aspires to become the leader of the state.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, political, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
political satire, ambition, satire, politician, election campaign, political activism, political candidate, political campaign, politics, political humor, social commentary, power struggle ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After his engagement falls through, Murat finds himself knee deep in debt and accepts an enticing, ghastly offer from his boss at the TV station.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, tense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
financial crisis, debt, moral dilemma, media satire, television studio, satire, social commentary, desperation, rise and fall, scandal, anti hero, manipulation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Max and Sam, disillusioned with people's day-to-day callousness toward each other, and angered by a pension-stealing bank, invent The Invisible Friend, Inc. The intention was to reward kind acts, but things rarely turn out as planned.
Style:
buddy comedy, lighthearted, feel good
Plot:
caper, friendship, retirement, satire, partnership, heist, social commentary, social satire, robin hood, unhappiness, con artists, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Cuba
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up all of her wealth and possessions to the new government, so she hides all of her treasures in the 12 chairs of a dining-room set. After her death ...
Style:
satirical, road movie, fast paced, dark comedy, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
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Place:
cuba, havana cuba
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Seriously strapped for cash, three college roommates decide to solve their financial woes by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy businessman. But the rookie criminals make a huge mistake when they accidentally grab the wrong girl (Tori Spelling). ...
Style:
dark comedy, lighthearted, situational comedy, sitcom, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
kidnapping, mistaken identity, young adult, heist gone wrong, desperation, hostage situation, college life, get rich quick scheme, unhappiness, irreverent, wealthy family, greed ...
Time:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Torsten Södergren lives in a normal house with his normal family in a completely normal city. Every morning he greets his normal neighbours before getting into his normal car and drives the usual way to his ordinary work at an ordinary bank. But ...
Style:
comedy drama, satirical, reflective, dark comedy
Plot:
everyday life, routine, loss of job, slice of life, character study, domestic drama, suburban life, middle class, midlife crisis, social commentary, desperation, identity crisis ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Three underachieving students befriend Mitra from another class. They devise a plan to help her but it leads to various problems.
Style:
suspense, captivating, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, escapades, satire, friend, friends, young adult, misadventure, unhappiness, youth culture, school, dark humor, coming of age ...
Time:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Italian comedy
Style:
buddy comedy, period piece, light hearted, slapstick
Plot:
grave robbing, friendship, police chase, pursuit, heist, unemployment, farce, survival, satire, law enforcement, secrets, dark humor ...
Time:
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Place:
italy
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An influential politician on his deathbed reveals the whereabouts of an illegal money stash to his trusted aide, a local MLA who becomes amnesiac after meeting with an accident.
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, satirical, captivating, slapstick ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
corrupt politician, hidden money, political corruption, memory loss, amnesia, satire, money, escapades, memory lapse, politician, amnesiac, repressed memory ...
Place:
india
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