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Fierce Creatures (1997)
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Fierce Creatures (1997)
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 impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Style: humorous, light, absurd, black comedy, funny, clever, witty, sweet, dark comedy, romantic comedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: zoo, greed, farce, monty python, moral ambiguity, danger, obnoxious boss, father son relationship, workplace intrigue, businessman, sarcasm, marketing, business, lemur, rivalry, vicious, workplace, dishonesty, boss and employee, cons and scams, workplace situations, power relations, rules and policies, animal, money ...
Time: year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place: england, london, europe, seattle
Keyword: take over

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, funny and not serious films with plots about disorder, farce, satire, workplace, workplace situations, silly humor and power relations mostly in Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like Fierce Creatures: A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Head Office (1985), Life of Brian (1979), The Slammin' Salmon (2009), Death at a Funeral (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.
Style: funny, dark comedy, black comedy, dramatic, light ...
Plot: heist, zoophilia, manipulation, femme fatale, satire, eternal love, robbery, hustler, outlaw, mission, swindle, diamond ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: europe, britain, tower bridge london, london, england ...
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Head Office (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son (Judge Reinhold) moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, biting ...
Plot: job promotion, workplace intrigue, boss and employee, cons and scams, workplace romance, workplace situations, power relations, workplace, dishonesty, rise to the top, business, office work ...
Time: 80s, year 1985
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Life of Brian (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style: parody, funny, humorous, spoof, satirical ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: monty python, religion, satire, ancient rome, mistaken identity, roman empire, ancient, dark humor, medieval, christmas, religious, absurdism ...
Time: 1st century, 20th century, ancient times, year 1979, biblical epic ...
Place: ancient greece, greece, jerusalem, palestine, middle east ...
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The Slammin' Salmon (2009)
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, chef, cooking and food, farce, mentor, food, boss and employee, workplace, power relations, workplace situations, workplace intrigue, obnoxious boss ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: miami, usa
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And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.
Style: surreal, funny, absurd, spoof, cult classic ...
Plot: monty python, satire, social commentary, obstacle course, surrealism, serial killer, exploitation, sketch, migration, legal, buddies, explosions ...
Time: year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place: england, europe
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Death at a Funeral (2007)
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: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, slapstick, tragicomedy ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: dysfunctional family, funeral, farce, dark humor, secret, sarcasm, gay, adultery, british, multiple storylines, family gatherings, siblings relations ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: england, united kingdom, europe, london
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In the Loop (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The US President and the UK Prime Minister are looking to launch a war in the Middle East. The plot follows government officials and advisers in their behind-the-scenes efforts either to promote the war or prevent it. Spinal Tap meets Strangelove. A ...
Style: political, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, semi serious ...
Plot: politics, politician, farce, intern, satire, british, white house, new job, moral ambiguity, profanity, state affairs, workplace ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., england, london, middle east, britain ...
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20%
 4.4
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Super Sucker (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two door to door vaccuum cleaner salesmen hilariously compete against each other.
Style: humorous, semi serious, witty, light, sex comedy
Audience: teens
Plot: workplace, rise to the top, rivalry, against the odds, ambition, obnoxious boss, workplace situations, uninhibited rivalry, farce, workplace romance, boss and employee, silly humor ...
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20%
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Brain Donors (1992)
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, surreal ...
Plot: idiot, stupidity, chase, firefly, crazy, dumb, police corruption, buddy, ballet, dishonesty, nothing goes right, buddies ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
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Mr. Accident (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Mr Accident is a satirical, romantic rocket ride through the lives of a bunch of losers hurtling into the chaos that is contemporary life. It's a circus of cool catastrophes underpinned by a moral tale about the downside of addiction and ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, touching ...
Audience: kids
Plot: disorder, power relations, farce, workplace situations, love and romance, unlikely couple, cons and scams, workplace intrigue, factory, fall in love, rivalry, goofy hero ...
Time: 90s
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Noises Off... (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A travelling theater group has so much action going on behind-the-scenes it almost ruins the performances.
Style: funny, humorous, feel good, light, witty ...
Audience: date night
Plot: actor's life, theater, theatre play, love and romance, disorder, showbiz, workplace situations, backstage, actor, eternal love, strong female lead, dance ...
Time: 90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place: iowa, new york, manhattan new york city
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School for Scoundrels (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young guy short on luck, enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when his teacher has the same agenda.
Style: funny, humorous, absurd, hilarious, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: loser, farce, rivalry, teaching the ways of the world, love and romance, teachers and students, cons and scams, low self esteem, high school, gang, traffic policeman, teacher ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Hijacking Hollywood (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An aspiring director working as a lowly production assistant, conspires with his aspiring producer roommate to steal the reels of a mega budgeted film he's working on.
Style: independent film, cynical, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Plot: filmmaking, job, satire, hollywood, disorder, workplace situations, cons and scams, showbiz, hijacking, workplace, vengeance, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
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Plot: workplace, adaptation, sarcasm, law firm, relationships, creativity, disorder, fighting the system, nothing goes right, boss and employee, introspection, workplace situations ...
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Duration: 119 min.
Story: Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.
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Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night, adult
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Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, captivating
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large ...
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, sincere, entertaining ...
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Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television that was first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Twelve episodes were made. The show was written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth, both of whom also starred in the ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, hilarious, not serious, witty ...
Audience: teens
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Nine to Five (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
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Wake Up Ron Burgundy (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...
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Time: 70s, 20th century
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Country: USA
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Duration: 89 min.
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Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: california, usa
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Office Space (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, sitcom, humorous, parody ...
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18%
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Time: 70s, year 1999, 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland, France, USA
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Style: humorous, feel good, dark comedy, black comedy, touching ...
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A Head for Business (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
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Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Time: 90s, 20th century
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The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Time: 70s, 20th century, 90s
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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17%
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