Movies like A Fish Called Wanda
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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
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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, humorous, light, satirical, dramatic, feel good, witty, sexy, erotic, sentimental ...
Plot:
heist, zoophilia, screwball, dark humor, con artists, manipulation, satire, betrayal, hitman, american abroad, artist, mission, dog, gangsters, revenge, police, suspense, chase, greed, british, femme fatale, culture clash, marriage, farce, eccentricity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
london, california, europe, britain, tower bridge london, england, united kingdom
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, funny, clever and realistic films with plots about dialogue, mentor, storytelling, greed, vengeance, brutality and adaptation mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like A Fish Called Wanda: Quick Change (1990), Ruthless People (1986), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Fierce Creatures (1997), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, absurd, light, witty ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, friendship, disorder, friends, cons and scams, buddies, partners, runaway, dishonesty, love and romance, robbery ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Style:
funny, feel good, witty, humorous, clever ...
Plot:
ransom, kidnapping, hostage, greed, husband wife relationship, extramarital affair, farce, misunderstanding, fashion, revenge, vengeance, manipulation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles, santa monica california
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.
Style:
clever, feel good, funny, surprise ending, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
con artists, twists and turns, rivalry, cons and scams, bet, con men, competition, casino, farce, high society, gigolo, cheating ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
french riviera, france, riviera, south of france, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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, parody, witty ...
Plot:
satire, cult, surrealism, monty python, life philosophy, male nudity, irreverent, life & death, life, mentor, vengeance, television ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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 ...
Style:
humorous, light, absurd, funny, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zoo, greed, farce, moral ambiguity, obnoxious boss, father son relationship, workplace intrigue, animals, businessman, sarcasm, marketing, adaptation ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Ireland, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determined to bring him down once and for all.
Style:
harsh, captivating, humorous, entertaining, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang of thieves, heist, organized crime, robbery, depression, justice, adaptation, happy ending, redemption, crime gone awry, gangsters, master criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
ireland, boston, europe, dublin ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style:
humorous, witty, clever, cynical, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, dark humor, crime gone awry, disorder, organized crime, twists and turns, nothing goes right, violent, drugs, gambling, friends, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, united kingdom, london, canada, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlor located in Tacoma, Washington, and has been married to Rosalie for years. Rosalie is horrified to discover that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time. Based on the true story of ...
Style:
humorous, cerebral, splatter, road movie, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
revenge, womanizer, attempted murder, dysfunctional family, infidelity, incompetence, remorse, stupidity, pizza, hitman, redemption, mentor ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.
Style:
humorous, clever, witty, funny, talky ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, prison, robbery, fighting the system, goofy hero, couples, petty criminal, unlikely criminals, misfit, couple relations, cons and scams ...
Time:
1940s, 70s, 50s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
turkey, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events ...
Style:
absurd, surreal, humorous, neo noir, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bowling, slacker, weed, mistaken identity, hippie, marijuana, nihilism, hallucination, drugs, cult, death of friend, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, malibu california, pasadena california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his ...
Style:
funny, feel good, light, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, court, courtroom drama, small town, legal, justice, false accusation, dedicated lawyer, jail, cousin cousin relationship, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
alabama, new york, new jersey, southern usa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the ...
Style:
entertaining, witty, humorous, funny, clever ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gambling, heist, sarcasm, gangsters, criminal heroes, caper, organized crime, cons and scams, graphic violence, robbery, crime gone awry, master criminal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
england, london, belgium, antwerp, europe
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38%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
Style:
light, humorous, sexy, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
heist, caper, collector, art, revenge, con men, crime gone awry, perfect crime, farce, screwball, stereotypes, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Style:
talky, humorous, melancholic, stylized, semi serious ...
Plot:
heist, love and romance, corruption, unlikely criminals, overnight success, disorder, cons and scams, couple relations, bank robbery, caper, art, crime gone awry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
Style:
romantic, sexy, witty, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
lawyer, battle of the sexes, opposites attract, infidelity, caper, love at first sight, marriage, divorce, manipulation, fall in love, screwball, dishonesty ...
Time:
1930s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, controversial, funny, humorous, satirical ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
religion, satire, monty python, christmas, jewish, ancient rome, ancient, absurdism, dark humor, british, male nudity, god ...
Time:
biblical epic, 1st century, 1930s
Place:
ancient greece, jerusalem, palestine, middle east, holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police ...
Style:
humorous, light, absurd, melancholic, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
robbery, law enforcement, inspector, pink panther, goofy hero, riddles and clues, incompetent police, farce, police, investigation, thief, chase ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, new york, usa, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.
Style:
sexy, humorous, stylized, witty, not serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
manipulation, obsession, murder, seduction, femme fatale, nothing goes right, dangerous attraction, disorder, dishonesty, rivalry, fall in love, destructive relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, missouri, st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.
Style:
witty, light, feel good, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
murder, dysfunctional family, serial killer, family problems, family relations, religion, insanity, village, family values, clergy, small town, lust ...
Time:
1930s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An uncompromising British school headmaster finds himself beset by one thing going wrong after another.
Style:
funny, road movie, witty, humorous, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
train, school, time, farce, obsession, chaos, chase, caper, nude, vengeance, twists and turns, railway ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.
Style:
humorous, clever, witty, funny, absurd ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, heist, love and romance, suicide, eccentricity, childhood, dark humor, violence, drugs, mentor, adaptation, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
90s, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a ...
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, sexy, parody ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
dark humor, obnoxious boss, comedy of errors, murder, dentist, friends, boss and employee, employer employee relationship, workplace, boss, plan gone awry, manipulation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Style:
talky, surreal, humorous, funny, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, dog, psychopath, screenwriter, serial killer, killings, buddies, gangsters, crime gone awry, gunfight, strong violent content, murder ...
Time:
year 1963, year 1947, year 1975, year 1954, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, phoenix arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, light, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot:
police, deadpan, investigation, satire, gunfight, stupidity, farce, sarcasm, creativity, dimwit, hospital, assassin ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, england, beirut lebanon
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26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and ...
Style:
funny, light, feel good, humorous, satirical ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
unemployment, caper, robbery, gangsters, money, heist, loss of job, bankruptcy, business, husband wife relationship, greed, satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mobster named Jimmy the Tulip agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison; he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long before a ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mafia, murder, hitman, adultery, organized crime, twists and turns, dark humor, bandit, violence, undercover cop, opposites attract, bully ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
canada, chicago illinois, montreal, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist which exposes their incompetence as criminals, a fateful event (and ...
Style:
humorous, sexy, unusual plot structure, visually appealing, affectionate ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, robbery, dark humor, crime gone awry, heist, writers, loneliness, mentor, betrayal, brutality, fantasy world, culture clash ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey, california, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
Style:
funny, entertaining, humorous, absurd, clever ...
Plot:
heist, dark humor, robbery, crime gone awry, painting, cons and scams, eccentricity, greed, culture clash, african american, murder, con artists ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mississippi, new orleans, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Criminal mastermind 'The Fox' sets up a phony film production and masquerades as it's director as part of a plan to smuggle a stolen gold shipment into Italy.
Style:
humorous, clever, sexy, parody, visually appealing ...
Plot:
heist, prison, farce, satire, caper, aging, filmmaking, courtroom, court, chase, con artists, life philosophy ...
Time:
60s
Place:
rome italy, italy, egypt, las vegas, africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, stylized, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
heist, robbery, armored car robbery, workplace, armored car, surveillance, stupidity, suspense, twists and turns, dishonesty, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2004, year 1997 ...
Place:
usa, southern usa, north carolina, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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