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The Flamingo Rising (2001)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Hubert Lee decides to open the world's largest drive-in movie theater across the street from a funeral parlor, a feud erupts between Lee and Turner Knight, the owner of the funeral home. As Lee's many promotional ideas become more and more outrageous, he continues to enrage Knight until one of the promotions backfires with grave consequences.
Style:
dark comedy, tragicomedy, southern gothic
Plot:
rivalry, funeral home, small town, feud, publicity stunt, community, pride, small business, escalation, entrepreneurship, grief, nostalgia, satire, bittersweet, youth, revenge, friendship, midlife crisis, morality, ethics, drive in, female director
Time:
2000s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and dark comedy films with plots about bittersweet, small town, friendship, satire, intimate, nostalgia and grief mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Flamingo Rising: Limburgia (2017), Billboard (2019), Searchers 2.0 (2007), Inventory (2021), Americana (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
When Willie (60) gets his annual chance to become the new 'king of the Schutterij of Limburgia', he goes all in to finally receive the pride and glory attached to the title. But despite meticulous preparations, all goes wrong for Willie on ...
Style:
tragicomedy, realistic, sentimental, dark comedy
Plot:
pride, male protagonist, small town, humiliation, obsession, bittersweet, midlife crisis, embarrassment, identity, social status, celebration, character study ...
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
95%
144
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Casey devises a plan to help his failing radio station, a billboard sitting contest.
Style:
satirical, offbeat, dark comedy, absurd, tension ...
Plot:
radio station, publicity stunt, small town, underdog, media manipulation, media satire, community, satire, financial crisis, survival game, blue collar, reality competition ...
Place:
pennsylvania
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Comedy drama in which two actors who owe their entire careers to the Western genre seek revenge against a legendary screenwriter who once mistreated them on the set of an early film.
Style:
neo western, psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark comedy ...
Plot:
revenge, satire, public humiliation, problem, road trip, film industry, regret, irony, haunted by the past, midlife crisis, father daughter relationship, nostalgia ...
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
71%
177
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Boris Robič is, as we say, an ordinary kind of bloke. One evening, however, someone tries to shoot him. The investigations reveal nothing. No enemies, no suspects. You could say that Boris is the last person anyone would want to kill. After the ...
Style:
tragicomedy, dark comedy, satirical, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
dark humor, self discovery, character study, midlife crisis, social commentary, loneliness, bittersweet, social satire, awkwardness, identity crisis, absurdism, amateur sleuth ...
Similarity:
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340
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In a small town in rural Kansas, a troubled veteran attempts to restore an old merry-go-round ride.
Style:
independent film, existential, sentimental, period piece, allegory
Plot:
loner, small town, war veteran, conflict, vietnam war, nostalgia, countryside, melancholy, loneliness, veteran, memory, character study ...
Time:
year 1981, 70s
Place:
kansas
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On the eve of the transition from film to digital, the longtime denizens of a camera store confront their personal issues in this darkly comic story.
Style:
dark comedy, independent film, reflective, poignant, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
photograph, store, nostalgia, adaptation, small business, bittersweet, intimate, midlife crisis, loss, legacy, identity crisis, photographer ...
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63%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This story tells those self-denials of an honest man what necessary to reach his object of life.
Style:
bleak, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
morality, character study, small town, conscience, literary, ethical dilemma, thoughtful, ambition, corruption, greed, midlife crisis, redemption ...
Place:
new england
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Defeated and humiliated in a fight while trying to defuse a conflict among his fellow villagers, a photographer vows revenge on his attacker.
Style:
sincere, captivating, realistic, emotional
Plot:
revenge, small town, bully, social problems, battles, righting the wronged, showdown, martial arts training, martial arts, fight, humiliation, pride ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A debt-ridden wedding planner inadvertently becomes a successful funeral planner. However, he must convince a traditional Taoist priest of his legitimacy to continue operating in the field.
Style:
dark comedy, offbeat, absurd, emotional, black humor
Plot:
debt, mortality, wedding, mourning, social commentary, religion, satire, grief, mature, bittersweet, ethical dilemma, small business ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.
Style:
realistic, emotional, road movie, melancholic
Plot:
reconciliation, married couple, funeral, road trip, introspection, character study, intimate, reflection, communication, soul searching, memories, nostalgia ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on a true story set in Matsumoto city, Nagano, during 1960s. A stray dog wanders into a high school's grounds. The dog, named Kuro, stays at the school and becomes a special friend to everyone.
Style:
tear jerker, emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
dog, friend, school, friendship, high school, loss, grief, bittersweet, animal, human dog relationship, problem, compassion ...
Time:
60s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Chimo turns 18 years and comes from a humble and supportive family. Since childhood he was bullied and even today, while working multiple jobs and dreaming of starting his own business, he continues to face his bully: El Rubio. When Chimo has the ...
Style:
emotional, intense, tension
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, revenge, rivalry, bullying, adolescence, youth, working class, neighborhood, teen angst, transformation, redemption ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In a remote village, over a single day, four characters respond differently to the death of an upper-caste man named Shivaji.
Style:
emotional, poignant, tense, political, bleak ...
Plot:
death, village, human spirit, social commentary, class conflict, grief, moral ambiguity, community, resilience, hopes, morality, justice ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A painter with a turbulent history, fiercely committed to his ideals and still averse to settling down despite his 70 years; a lawyer who packed in his job after suffering a heart attack and now pursues a quiet life looking after his pet snail; a ...
Style:
poignant, reflective
Plot:
friendship, companionship, aging, loneliness, nostalgia, slice of life, community, realism, melancholy, intimacy, humanism, intimate ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, tension, inspirational
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
competition, beauty pageant, ambition, coming of age, rivalry, friendship, illness, manipulation, mother daughter relationship, identity, sacrifice, self discovery ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
When womanizer Remco Albrecht celebrates his 65st birthday he has to deal with people from his past whom he would rather ignore.
Style:
realistic, emotional, reflective, melancholic, wistful
Plot:
aging, character study, birthday party, family secret, regret, midlife crisis, confrontation, bittersweet, introspection, relationships, infidelity, reconciliation ...
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42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A new bride gets caught between her decadent husband and his black half-brother.
Style:
southern gothic, game show, black comedy, gothic, dark comedy ...
Plot:
plantation, social commentary, racial tension, satire, irony, moral ambiguity, class conflict, interracial family, bittersweet, decadence, nostalgia, downbeat ending ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An 80-year-old woman faces four wild options after a government program disrupts her life: revenge on family, rekindling romance, living luxuriously, or choosing it all in this comedy about family surprises
Style:
family comedy, feel good, dark comedy, romantic comedy, emotional
Audience:
adult
Plot:
elderly man, second chance, self discovery, revenge, family secret, heartwarming, moral dilemma, families, pension, satire, ageism, bittersweet ...
Time:
2020s
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An old grudge, a misunderstood sexual advance and a drug score hurl three suburban teens into a head on collision of lust, intoxication, and pent up aggression.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, clever, realistic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
cheerleader, high school, dark humor, youth, teenage life, bad trip, family relations, lifestyle, society, misfit, drug dealing, siblings relations ...
Time:
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Similarity:
39%
134
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, melancholic, tense
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Fuke visits his uncle Idriz and aunt Sabira to fix a broken boiler. He soon finds out there's a lot more that needs to be repaired. Idriz and Sabira aren't ready to accept the loss of their only son in the Balkan war, seven years earlier. ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, art house, tear jerker
Plot:
balkan war, family drama, grief, loss, mourning, intimate, nostalgia, slice of life, memory, healing, reconciliation, getting home ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
bosnia herzegovina, bosnia, balkan, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
When a middle-aged woman family business is robbed, she turns to her hometown for help, and plans for a city-wide talent show begin. Two young, performers both face the harsh reality of bullying.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, inspirational, dramatic, sentimental ...
Plot:
talent show, bullying, community, small town, hometown, competition, personal growth, second chance, audition, friendship, homecoming, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, sentimental, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
love triangle, coming of age, best friend, obsession, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, filmmaking, friendship, love, rivalry, unrequited love, slice of life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
222
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Interviews in the Michael Moore/"Roger and Me" tradition examine life in small-town America, class conflicts and the collapse of an upstate New York community, Dadetown, when the town's once-prosperous factory, reduced to the ...
Style:
independent film, bad ending, talky, harsh, absurd ...
Plot:
small town, interview, social commentary, class conflict, economic inequality, blue collar, poverty, unemployment, anger, resilience, bittersweet, political satire ...
Time:
90s
Place:
cuba, texas, canada
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Fannie Fairchild locked up her heart when her beloved George was killed in the Great War. But now she faces her own mortality and realizes that she has no one to maintain her grave with flowers.
Style:
reflective, melancholic, romantic drama, emotional, spiritual ...
Plot:
mortality, loss, loneliness, elderly man, intimate, bittersweet, acceptance, character study, aging, friendship, memory, compassion ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of friends attempt to successfully complete a list of tasks assigned to them as the "Shovel List" by their dead friend.
Style:
emotional, captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
friendship, friend, last wish, coming of age, loss, grief, problem, friends, loss of brother, bonding, bereavement, bittersweet ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
Style:
historical drama, emotional, heartfelt, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
family relations, loss of husband, motherhood, grief, family drama, small town, american south, village life, intimate, gender roles, coming of age, literary ...
Time:
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Place:
tennessee
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37%
117
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A new hire joins a small town pizza restaurant just as the business fails and its employees question the "American Dream."
Style:
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Plot:
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