Movies like Death at a Funeral
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Death at a Funeral (2007)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
Style:
humorous, tragicomedy, funny, light, absurd, not serious, clever, witty, ridiculous, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, funeral, farce, dark humor, death, secret, british, sarcasm, secrets, adultery, foul language, multiple storylines, siblings relations, eccentric family, family gatherings, gay, drugs, male nudity, satire, love and romance, pregnancy, hallucination, blackmail, corpse, presumed dead ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, london, united kingdom, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, funny and absurd films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, pornography, catastrophe, brutality, mentor and runaway mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Death at a Funeral: Four Lions (2010), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), Strangers with Candy (2005), Ali G Indahouse (2002), Step Brothers (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New ...
Style:
funny, absurd, talky, melancholic, not serious ...
Plot:
death, dysfunctional family, family relations, eccentric family, family gatherings, death in the family, male nudity, dishonesty, silly humor, gay father, murder, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, humorous, funny, surreal, not serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, suicide, bomb, stupidity, farce, recruit, comedy of errors, sarcasm, religion, twists and turns, goofy hero, training ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, yorkshire, pakistan, northern england ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and ...
Style:
touching, humorous, emotional, melancholic, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family gatherings, infidelity, homecoming, death of father, children, jewish, family relations, loneliness, life & death, last wish, eccentric family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
Style:
humorous, parody, satirical, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sexual relations, prostitute, addiction, fish out of water, high school life, teachers and students, high school, dark humor, female protagonist, parenthood, disorder, gender ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, UK, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, satirical, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, hip hop culture, culture clash, farce, sexual humor, silly humor, violence, stupidity, sarcasm, prime minister, gang, parliament ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his ...
Style:
humorous, melancholic, talky, stylized, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
slacker, dysfunctional family, friendship, friends, adolescence vs adulthood, family relations, friendship between men, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, man child, living with parents, goofy hero ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin (Ben Stiller) decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy (Patricia Arquette), and an inept yet ...
Style:
humorous, road movie, witty, funny, light ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, road trip, mistaken identity, farce, adoption, twists and turns, plot twist, family relations, visceral, crime gone awry, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new mexico, new york, michigan, california, san diego california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice-over star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.
Style:
humorous, feel good, clever, light, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
sexism, female empowerment, workplace, shyness, workplace situations, siblings relations, hopes, love and romance, artist, father daughter relationship, eccentricity, feminism ...
Time:
year 1989, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, new jersey, ireland, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
Style:
humorous, light, satirical, stylized, semi serious ...
Plot:
rivalry, promotion, sarcasm, justice, greed, supermarket, ambition, workplace, boss and employee, corporate world, husband wife relationship, dancing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago illinois, canada, illinois, usa, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, buddy comedy, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
sisters, sister sister relationship, party, women, sister, loneliness, adaptation, stereotypes, depression, irreverent, relationships, female friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, orlando florida, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run ...
Style:
funny, humorous, witty, unusual plot structure, buddy movie ...
Plot:
farce, idiot, crazy, chase, firefly, dumb, stupidity, twists and turns, police corruption, ballet, partners, buddies ...
Time:
90s, 1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.
Style:
funny, light, humorous, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
insurance, friendship, justice, dysfunctional family, happy ending, greed, adultery, adaptation, life philosophy, road trip, friends, goofy hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iowa, usa, california, las vegas, new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
You slipped into my life as easily as vermouth into a glass of gin, purrs reclusive singing star Angela Arden. Arden is not only haunted by a secret, she's treated like dirt by her louse of a husband, her snoopy maid, and her petulant daughter. ...
Style:
witty, humorous, melancholic, satirical, light ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
murder, gay, dysfunctional family, transvestism, women, family relations, artists and showbiz, eccentric family, lifestyle, parents and children, family life, dark humor ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, greenwich village manhattan new york city, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, clever, not serious ...
Plot:
gambling, poker, greed, adaptation, sarcasm, contests and competitions, ambition, rivalry, underdog, uninhibited rivalry, disorder, card playing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, texas, usa, nevada, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Hugh Laurie (Sam) and Joely Richardson (Lucy) star as an irresistible couple who seem to have everything - good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes and an enthusiastic love life. The only thing they lack is the one thing that they really ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, funny, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
pregnancy, babies and infants, infertility, writers, happy ending, couple relations, family relations, marital reconciliation, marital separation, diary, writer's block, love and romance ...
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Place:
england, london, united kingdom, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A comedy about a married couple -- he's a sports lawyer, she's a psychologist -- which takes place on their 16th wedding anniversary, when they make some startling confessions.
Style:
talky, intense, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
infidelity, adultery, dysfunctional family, crumbling marriage, family problems, suspense, dishonesty, battle of the sexes, couple relations, life turned upside down, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, new york, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Corky St. Clair is a director, actor and dancer in Blaine, Missouri. When it comes time to celebrate Blaine's 150th anniversary, Corky resolves to bring down the house in Broadway style in this hilarious mockumentary from the people who brought ...
Style:
funny, parody, clever, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, small town, improv, bittersweet, theater, isolation, artist, coming of age, corruption, life philosophy, city council, deadpan ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
missouri, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Will Ferrell stars in a stand-up comedy as George W. Bush in this take on the former President of the United States. After playing George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live for many years, funny man Will Ferrell brings his impression to Broadway to send ...
Style:
parody, humorous, talky, light, funny ...
Plot:
politics, patriotism, election, white house, state affairs, george w. bush, satire, suspense, topical humor, greed, president, nude ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, poland, middle east, texas, new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc (Michel Blanc) is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around ...
Style:
absurd, light, talky, melancholic, humorous ...
Plot:
french, dysfunctional family, self discovery, twins, disorder, actor's life, artists and showbiz, nothing goes right, satire, cinema, writers, existentialism ...
Time:
90s, 1920s, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, talky, witty, ironic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, adaptation, art, creativity, artists and showbiz, couples, showbiz, couple relations, nothing goes right, buddies, actor's life, nosy ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, ...
Style:
humorous, funny, light, talky, not serious ...
Plot:
restaurant, farce, cooking and food, mentor, chef, food, boss and employee, workplace, power relations, workplace situations, workplace intrigue, obnoxious boss ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt team-up as two out-of-work actors who accidentally stow away on a ship to hide from a drunken, belligerent lead actor who has ...
Style:
humorous, light, absurd, feel good, witty ...
Plot:
farce, eccentricity, sarcasm, deadpan, cruise, hidden identity, goofy hero, nothing goes right, down on your luck, artists and showbiz, satire, ship ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
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28%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, adult
Plot:
wedding, friendship, best man, friends, buddies, love and romance, nothing goes right, marriage, dishonesty, disorder, creativity, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
Style:
satirical, funny, humorous, witty, affectionate ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, society, family relations, dark humor, reality, family life, lifestyle, tv show, nothing goes right, disorder, fictional reality show, satire ...
Time:
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Place:
california, phoenix arizona, arizona, usa, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A suburban housewife's world falls apart when her pornographer husband admits he's serially unfaithful to her, her daughter gets pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's ...
Style:
campy, controversial, disturbing, biting, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
misfit, dysfunctional family, cult, suburbs, abortion, suspense, satire, bdsm, lgbtq, transvestite, loser, camp ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
baltimore, maryland, california, usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face to face. Gale plays matchmaker, by phone, to Jerry and Barbara who, in turn, hit it off beautifully ...
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ironic, satirical, humorous, light, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Place:
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28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
compassionate, sentimental, stylized, surreal, thought provoking ...
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Plot:
doctors, redemption, life philosophy, depression, hospital, introspection, parents and children, life is a bitch, dark humor, terminal illness, doctor patient relationship, father son relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, satirical, talky, not serious, realistic ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, farce, dark humor, satire, self discovery, nothing goes right, disorder, family problems, family life, couple relations, lifestyle, couples ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
north carolina, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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