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Zonad (2009)
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Zonad (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Zonad (Simon Delaney) is from space…probably. Or so the Cassidy family assume when they discover an apparent alien in a shiny red space suit and helmet passed out on the living room floor beside the drinks cabinet. The Cassidys and the people of Ballymoran make the intriguing visitor feel very welcome (and in the case of mother Mary, Donna Dent, and teenage minx Jenny, Janice Byrne, they make him feel very welcome indeed). At first, Zonad tries to evade the warm welcome of the villagers, although the procession of wanton women and free beer gets the better of him. Why give up on a good thing?
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, witty, black comedy, offbeat, realistic
Plot: family relations, mistaken identity, hidden identity, family life, social relations, dishonesty, cons and scams, village, disorder, alien, con artists, morality, village life, countryside, sex, alcoholic, teenage girl, small town, teenage daughter, man dressed as woman, escapee, marital infidelity, runaway, bar
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: ireland, europe

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and captivating films with plots about disorder, dishonesty, family relations, social relations, cons and scams, society and village mostly in Comedy, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Zonad: Waking Ned Devine (1998), Hallelujah! (2009), Puckoon (2002), Mystics (2003), Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland, France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Time: future, year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place: ireland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
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Puckoon (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen.
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Mystics (2003)
Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 90 min.
Story: A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 93 min.
Story: This offbeat musical drama stars Lucas (Bénabar), an up-and-coming singer ready to do anything to be on top of the French pop scene.
Style: witty, semi serious, humorous, realistic
Plot: desire for fame, musician's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, disorder, dishonesty, rock, hopes, cons and scams, hidden identity, friends ...
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Story: Irish bachelors take out an ad in the Miami Herald, looking for love.
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Genre: Comedy
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Style: humorous, touching, semi serious, realistic
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