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Arlette (2022)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Approached by the Prime Minister of Quebec to rejuvenate the image of his government, Arlette Saint-Amour becomes, overnight, Minister of Culture. She succeeds by her look and her daring in creating a real buzz around Culture.
Style:
satirical, psychological, captivating, political, semi serious, thrilling, witty, lighthearted, feel good, political comedy
Plot:
ambition, female protagonist, political satire, publicity stunt, politics, escapades, culture, political intrigue, satire, political unrest, prime minister, media manipulation, media circus, public relations, celebrity culture, social commentary, fashion, glamour, female empowerment, urban, bureaucracy, female nudity, red carpet
Time:
contemporary
Place:
canada, montreal
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Most similar movies to Arlette
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, captivating, semi serious and psychological films with plots about satire, social commentary, ambition, political satire, politics, political intrigue and urban mostly in Comedy, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Arlette: You Know Him (2020), The Queen and I (2018), Honest Candidate 2 (2022), Austin Found (2017), The Ambassador (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia, Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Doctor Kemal is head of a private hospital, is ambitious and has the best intentions for the residents of Istanbul. He is the best candidate for mayor of the Beyoglu district – in his opinion. An opinion not shared by his sceptical ex-wife; nor by ...
Style:
satirical, political, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
ambition, political satire, social commentary, satire, political unrest, social problems, political intrigue, political activism, social issues, politics, physician, politician ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A new republican prime minister strips the British monarch and her family of their money and assets, and forces them to live on a rundown council estate.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, political ...
Plot:
royal family, political satire, satire, social commentary, monarchy, british politics, money problems, british royal family, money, british history, british, politics ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
As a politician, Joo Sang-Sook (Ra Mi-Ran) attempted to run for the fourth time as a member of the nationally assembly. After visiting her grandmother, Joo Sang-Sook was unable to tell a lie. Now, Joo Sang-Sook attempts to return to the political ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, female protagonist, satire, politician, governor, honesty, election campaign, political satire, political intrigue, ambitious woman, social issues, ambition ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman who is fed up with her mundane lifestyle hatches a scheme to make her family instant celebrities by having her ex-boyfriend kidnap her 11-year-old daughter for a month.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, psychological, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, satire, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, desire for fame, ex boyfriend, lifestyle, ambitious woman, ambition, celebrity, family life, aspiration, escapades ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
TV show
Story:
At the Swedish embassy in Mexico City, the staff tries to do everything to promote the image of Sweden. But for the selfish ambassador Thomas Hofwander, it is mainly about lifting himself.
Style:
satirical, thrilling, captivating, political, semi serious ...
Plot:
political satire, diplomacy, ambition, office politics, diplomat, political campaign, satire, social climber, job, workplace, political candidate, political leader ...
Place:
eastern europe, mexico city
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Keisuke Kuroda wakes up in a hospital bed unable to remember who he is. While sneaking out of the hospital, he sees a glimpse of the news and realizes that he is the Prime Minister of Japan. His approval rating was the lowest in the history of ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, captivating, situational comedy, sitcom ...
Plot:
prime minister, political satire, amnesia, satire, politician, amnesiac, memory lapse, memory loss, politics, political candidate, new life, political humor ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A budding politician has devious plans to rise in the ranks — until an unexpected new presence begins to interfere with his every crooked move.
Style:
black comedy, captivating, satirical, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
split personality, ambition, dark humor, political satire, corruption, power struggle, corrupt system, fight, politics, battles, politician, alter ego ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
A Colombian snob forays into the uncharted territories of dirty politics and true love while attempting to pass a test to inherit the family business.
Style:
satirical, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
irreverent, politics, satire, political intrigue, corruption, social satire, corrupt politician, political unrest, political satire, criminal, ambition, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Eun-bi, an orphaned girl who works as a prostitute, is moved to action when her prostitute friend is brutally gang raped and the police do nothing because her friend was a prostitute. Deciding to run for Korea's parliament, she runs into mob ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, captivating, disturbing, dark comedy ...
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, prostitute, election, female protagonist, corruption, social commentary, social problems, ambitious woman, social satire, political candidate ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A right-wing talk show host's life takes a sudden turn when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
talk show host, uncle niece relationship, political intrigue, radio announcer, niece, satire, politics, teenage girl, relationships, changing lives, lifestyle, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Pining for a lavish life abroad, a lazy but lovable guy next door crafts a scam to avoid a career in nursing and find a wealthy spouse to secure a visa.
Style:
entertaining, psychological, disturbing, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
ambition, satire, scam, caper, lifestyle, escapades, cons and scams, social satire, deception, scheming, marriage, anti hero ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Theevandi is a political satire depicted through light humor where the protagonist Bineesh hardly knows a thing even about himself.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, humorous, feel good, political ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, satire, ambitious, humour, political intrigue, political activism, ambition, social satire, social commentary, youth, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A housewife's life changes drastically after becoming a radio jockey for the city's biggest radio stations.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
housewife, female protagonist, feminist, radio station, lifestyle change, changing lives, lifestyle, radio dj, dj, satire, self discovery, female empowerment ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark
TV show
Story:
With Ambassador Tina Friis-Thomson at the helm, the staff at the Danish Embassy in Mexico City will show and promote Denmark's very best sides. However, the ambassador's own goal is to promote herself.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, cynical ...
Plot:
embassy, ambition, satire, political satire, diplomacy, ambassador, political campaign, political activism, politics, political humor, politician, international relations ...
Place:
denmark, mexico city
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
L'État de Grace was a French television show that featured France's first female president.
Style:
political, thrilling, captivating, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
politics, president, french president, power, french politics, political activism, politician, political leader, political candidate, political campaign, satire, political election ...
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A bold anthology feature film made by an all-female creative team and cast. Based on the popular play of the same name the 80-minute movie follows 10 women scorned as they directly address their exes' new wives and lovers at an open mic night ...
Style:
anthology, psychological, social, semi serious, thrilling ...
Plot:
women, feminist, all female cast, empowerment, relationships, musician, multiple storylines, musician's life, social problems, satire, music, cathartic ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Faced with financial ruin, an aging theater director struggling to stay relevant must cast a young action movie star in his new play. When the director's theatrical nature clashes with the movie star's Hollywood attitude, they must figure ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, psychological, thrilling, romantic ...
Plot:
satire, director, actor, rehearsal, theater, filmmaker, movie star, romantic relationship, problem, celebrity, culture clash, hollywood star ...
Place:
london, canada
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As if their pre-arranged date, organized by their traditional Indian parents, wasn’t uncomfortable enough, Ravi and Rita are forced to shelter in place together as COVID-19’s reach intensifies. Hopefully for their sake, opposites do indeed ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, semi serious, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
dating, quarantine, social problems, satire, intimate, arranged marriage, opposites attract, wooing, chemistry, single, slice of life, young adult ...
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Mannar Mannan, an ordinary villager, decides to call himself the president of the country and starts fighting against the injustices he comes across in his society. What's his agenda?
Style:
social, psychological, semi serious, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
protest, countryside, political activism, political intrigue, political candidate, political campaign, ambitious man, political activist, ambition, society, political unrest, social activist ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, political, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
parliament, british politics, politics, politician, british raj, british prime minister, political unrest, political activism, british empire, political candidate, political intrigue, corrupt politician ...
Time:
70s
Place:
united kingdom, britain
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young actor's perfect life takes a madcap turn when she agrees to star in a commercial — and suddenly gets transported to her character's world.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, satirical, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, interdimensional travel, young girl, changing lives, actress, female protagonist, role playing, alternate world, showbiz, identity crisis, celebrity culture, self discovery ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Six young contestants undergo bizarre tests and stop at nothing to top the list of the young faces responsible for shaping 'The New India' and eventually meet George Bush.
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, social satire, social commentary, escapades, contests and competitions, politician, youth, politics, competitor, contest, competition ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india, new delhi
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A struggling actress and an aspiring playwright pour all of their creative energy into the only paying work they can find: role-playing demonstrations for corporate training seminars. When they book the biggest gig of their careers at a hotel ...
Style:
independent film, thrilling, captivating, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, playwright, role playing, struggling artist, actress, relationship vs career, character study, female friendship, ambition, improv, behind the scenes, slice of life ...
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Spain boils with tension, the country is totally polarized and social networks burn daily... The NEW LEFT and LIBERAL SPAIN parties face each other in the next general elections.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, captivating, political, semi serious ...
Plot:
political satire, political party, politics, political leader, political election, political activism, political campaign, political intrigue, satire, political candidate, political activist, politician ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Colombia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a spoiled Colombian snob becomes president through money and connections, he finds staying in power takes more than he expected.
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, political campaign, social commentary, rich, political unrest, politician, escapades, political candidate, rich man, politics, corrupt politician ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
colombia, latin america
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the Spring Break capital of White Sands, Florida, Sheriff Terry Moran outlaws the town's world famous ass contests to win the elderly vote in his campaign for Mayor - even though he is married to the town's former Ass Contest Queen, ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, funny, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, husband wife relationship, mayor, housewife, spring break, political unrest, politics, humour, political intrigue, midlife crisis, party, female empowerment ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Nograj, a narcissistic crazy politician who exploits a city and its resources. The film is about Nograj's aspirations to becoming the MLA in the upcoming elections and the opposition he faces.
Style:
satirical, black comedy, spoof, parody, political comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, satire, political satire, ambition, social commentary, greed, irreverent, power struggle, campaigning, power hungry, scheming, anti hero ...
Place:
kannada
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Penny returns to her childhood home for the Appleton Show and its 'world famous' potato race, she is outraged that the men's first prize pays out $2,000 and the winning woman's prize is only $200. She is determined to right this ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, satirical, thrilling, semi serious ...
Plot:
feminism, female protagonist, satire, competition, small town, female empowerment, ambition, competitor, gender equality, feminist, ambitious woman, women's rights ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The film revolves around an engineer working for an oil company in Dubai. He had to return to Egypt after twenty years. He was surprised that the Israeli Embassy was next to his apartment and was trying hard to sell the apartment at first.
Style:
captivating, satirical, psychological, thrilling
Plot:
apartment building, satire, arab, embassy, social problems, political unrest, political activism, social issues, israeli, political satire, social commentary, nationalism ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
cairo egypt, palestine, middle east, dubai
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The wife of a prominent psychiatrist can't find her marriage certificate one day. This "jiehunzheng" is all important. Without it, the family officially has never existed, including the daughter. The couple go on a wild goose chase ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, semi serious, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, bureaucracy, family relations, relationships, problem, father daughter relationship, family problems, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, kids and family, marital problem, social commentary ...
Similarity:
41%
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