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Old White Man (2024)
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Original name: Alter weisser Mann
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In order to finally get that long-awaited promotion, Heinz Hellmich, an old white man, has to show his "wokest" side at work. When he invites his superiors to a private dinner at his home, his family's politically correct façade quickly begins to crumble and the evening takes a hair-raising turn.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, hypocrisy, irony, political satire, social satire, office politics, dinner party, family drama, identity crisis, socially awkward, social climbing, character study, job promotion, generation gap, social awkwardness
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, dark comedy, captivating and absurd films with plots about satire, political satire, social satire, character study, social commentary, identity crisis and irony mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Old White Man: Play Nice (2014), Honeymoon Crasher (2025), Sem Essa, Aranha (1970), Rocket Driver (2024), Poltroon (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Duration: 93 min.
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 102 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, comedy drama, period piece, tragicomedy
Plot:
satire, office politics, bureaucracy, irony, social commentary, conformity, corruption, ethical dilemma, character study, political satire, everyday life, social realism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
former yugoslavia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
A Narcissist Neighbor who is known for his fake reviews unable to accept his mistake releases a video thinking he might get support. Things take turn when a common man decides to make a roast ultimately ending the career of neighbor.
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Romania
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
absurd, dark comedy, black humor
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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149
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 29 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Colombia
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Story:
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Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, political ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, entertaining, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
satirical, ironic, light hearted, slapstick
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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