Movies like A Pain in the Ass
If you like "A Pain in the Ass" you are looking for funny, neurotic and clever movies about / with killer, hitman, psychiatrist, assassination attempt, suicide attempt, failed marriage and hotel room themes of Comedy genre shot in France or Italy.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
A Pain in the Ass (1973)
3K
Original name: L'Emmerdeur
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.
Style:
funny, neurotic, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, offbeat
Plot:
killer, hitman, psychiatrist, assassination attempt, suicide attempt, failed marriage, hotel room, lost love, runaway, dark humor, friendship, friends, midlife crisis, nothing goes right, mistaken identity, partners, disorder, witnessing a crime, farce, testimony, odd couple, buddies, dishonesty, unfulfillment, criminal heroes ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, south of france, southern france
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to A Pain in the Ass
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and witty films with plots about disorder, dishonesty, friends, nothing goes right, buddies, cons and scams and partners mostly in Comedy, Crime and Adventure genres. Some movies like A Pain in the Ass: Buddy Buddy (1981), The ComDads (1983), The Dinner Game (1998), Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! (1977), Shut Up and Shoot Me (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Buddy Buddy is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that stars Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss and Klaus Kinski. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the 1973 French language film L'Emmerdeur, ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, offbeat ...
Plot:
gangsters, hitman, killer, suicide attempt, island, nothing goes right, crumbling marriage, partners, odd couple, mentally unstable, dishonesty, assassination ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, clever
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
odd couple, dishonesty, disappearance, family conflict, cons and scams, teenage life, partners, nothing goes right, buddies, disorder, crime investigation, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
france, nice france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Each week, Pierre and his friends organize what is called as "un dîner de cons". Everyone brings the dumbest guy he could find as a guest. Pierre thinks his champ -François Pignon- will steal the show.
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, light, talky ...
Plot:
french, misfit, screwball, food, farce, friendship, disorder, goofy hero, nothing goes right, ambition, mistaken identity, mentor ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An unlikely friendship develops between a hitman and a suicidal guy who have both checked into the same hotel for different reasons.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, light, cynical ...
Plot:
hitman, odd couple, hotel, dark humor, disorder, farce, suicide attempt, friendship, chance meeting, society, comedy of errors, snitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The film is the immediate continuation of Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, released the previous year. Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, clothed with a chequed jacket, Étienne Dorsay becomes ...
Style:
humorous, touching, semi serious, witty, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, tennis, midlife crisis, love and romance, friends, buddies, couple relations, dishonesty, love affair, infidelity, disorder, nothing goes right ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Also search:
Films like Waking Ned Devine
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Colin Frampton is an Englishman who never stops worrying, not even on holiday in Prague. When Colin's wife is accidentally squashed by a statue, he decides that he can't face life without her. So Colin bribes Pavel to help him die. An ...
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, offbeat
Plot:
dark humor, hitman, misfit, partners, friendship, criminal heroes, gangsters, death wish, goofy hero, love and romance, buddies, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, czech republic, prague
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions.
Style:
campy, semi serious, realistic, biting, cynical ...
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, pope, dark humor, disorder, terrorism, buddies, confined, criminal heroes, goofy hero, unlikely criminals, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, europe, paris france, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, witty, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, pretending to be gay, workplace, workplace intrigue, friendship, dishonesty, workplace situations, cons and scams, parents and children, discrimination, comedy of errors ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials. Unfortunately, this hotel is quite popular with the Yakuza (Japanese gangsters) and is a favorite target of theirs for ...
Style:
humorous, clever, biting, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
yakuza, mafia, hotel, mistaken identity, hitman, journalism, cons and scams, nothing goes right, unlikely criminals, woman in danger, tough heroes, partners against crime ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
R2I, a famous news radio station, sends its best reporting duo to Iraq: Frank, journalist, and Poussin, sound engineer. Very quickly, millions of listeners follow their highly documented stories, reflecting the hot intensity of the fighting and the ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
journalism, farce, misfit, buddies, dishonesty, cons and scams, nothing goes right, media, partners, heroes, friends, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, iraq, middle east, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Also search:
The Dinner Game similar movies
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
“The Living Wake” is a dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered ...
Style:
clever, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
odd couple, nothing goes right, dark humor, partners, friends, lifestyle, suspense, buddies, artists and showbiz, one last chance, small town, daydreamer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
250
Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
elderly, cons and scams, buddies, partners, nothing goes right, golden years, dark humor, scam, seance, senior citizen, gangsters, con artists ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancée and her ...
Style:
funny, witty, humorous, sexy, art house ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, male to female cross dressing, father son relationship, farce, lgbtq, transvestism, gay parent, visitor, visit, comedy of manners, gay couple, gay slur ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
france, saint tropez, french riviera, cote d'azur, provence ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, clever, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
mistaken identity, missing person, twins, best friend, body swapping, hidden identity, dishonesty, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, buddies, couple relations, unfulfillment ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe, south of france
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Willy Vander Brook, a world with Franco-Belgian roots, travels to Paris for an interview. He is welcomed by his childhood friend Serge, an ex pub operator, and his roommate Frank, a fierce supporter of the Walloon independence. When Willy discovers ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
cons and scams, hidden identity, buddies, culture clash, vengeance, society, disorder, hotel, misfit, misfit partners, dishonesty, silly humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, belgium, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Also search:
Films like The Odd Couple
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man to liquidate their boss.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, political ...
Plot:
factory worker, hitman, unemployment, disorder, partners, nothing goes right, assassination attempt, obnoxious boss, rivalry, satire, workplace, dark humor ...
Time:
2000s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
With 'little captain' Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy", Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black ...
Style:
parody, funny, not serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
violinist, assassination attempt, spy, artist, espionage, hitman, karate, violin, fool, misunderstanding, disorder, nothing goes right ...
Time:
70s
Place:
paris france, france, rio de janeiro
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses mob money and now he really is in trouble. So when a run-down Baptist church mistakes him and his best friend Junior for replacement ministers, he grabs at ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot:
gangsters, partners, crime gone awry, buddies, silly humor, race against time, friends, nothing goes right, chase, disorder, society, cons and scams ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
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:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, witty
Plot:
desire for fame, musician's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, rock, cons and scams, hopes, disorder, dishonesty, hidden identity, friends
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Following his release from a seven-year stretch in prison, Mario Diccara discovers that his affairs with the underworld aren't completely settled. His brother Patrick, a priest, suggests that he stays with elderly Father Etienne in a small ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Plot:
priest, mistaken identity, small town, fake priest, church, social relations, disorder, hidden identity, farce, village, cons and scams, ex convict ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Also search:
Movies like The Valet
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy ...
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, intellectual, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
french, prison, prison escape, unlikely partners, buddies, on the run, odd couple, buddy, runaway, bank robbery, friendship, mentor ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france, paris france, argentina, poland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Benjamin is in love with Manette, the innkeeper's beautiful daughter, but she has no intention of giving in to the young doctor until she sees the marriage contract, and marriage does not fit in with Benjamin's spirit of independence. For ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
doctor, marriage, relationships, jealousy, aristocrat, power relations, couples, friends, rivalry, vengeance, adventurer, social differences ...
Time:
18th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. One day she witnesses a murder being committed by top hit-man, Seymour Flint. She decides to blackmail him into killing her, however, she has one or two friends he ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
killer, euthanasia, aging, hitman, dishonesty, forgery, elderly, golden years, dark humor, parents and children, cons and scams, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Movie in collections
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 ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
French filmmaker Eric Lartigau directs the anarchic buddy comedy Bullit and Riper, originally released as Mais qui a tue Pamela Rose? French comedic television stars Kad Merad and Olivier Barroux are both the protagonists and the screenwriters. As a ...
Style:
parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, exciting
Plot:
investigation, save the day, partners, law enforcement, odd couple, reluctant partners, partners against crime, assassination attempt, buddies, disorder, heroes, misfit partners ...
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Also search:
Movies similar to Ruby & Quentin
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.
Style:
cynical, realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever ...
Plot:
aging, disorder, rally, couples, cons and scams, showbiz, farce, on the road, love and romance, starting over, lifestyle, actor's life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
1K
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
fish out of water, love triangle, couples, misfit, social differences, love and romance, social relations, infidelity, couple relations, disorder, rich and poor, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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 ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In a move to make his partner, Renato, jealous, the flamboyant Albin waits in a local cafe - dressed as a woman - hoping to be picked up. But Albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as ...
Style:
funny, sexy, surreal, feel good, visually appealing ...
Plot:
transvestism, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, farce, spy, transsexual, mentor, women, british, natural disaster, multiple storylines ...
Time:
70s
Place:
saint tropez, italy, europe, riviera, sicily ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Frank is diagnosed with depression, his friends try to cheer him up but soon enough they all discover they are as depressed as him.
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
introspection, buddies, nothing goes right, thirtysomething life, disorder, depression, lifestyle, partners, friends, reunion
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Related movie lists
