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The Amateurs (2005)
7K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sex sells in America and these guys know it. The Amateurs follows a small town band of loveable losers who hit upon an idea that can make their dreams and fantasies come true. Thinking they've found the road to riches and fame they decide to make the world's most innocent adult film. Everyman's fantasy turns into a hilarious misadventure when they find they're in way over their heads.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, erotic, sexy, philosophical, independent film, offbeat, teen sex comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
adult filmmaking, making love, friendship, filmmaking, midlife crisis, nothing goes right, against the odds, artists and showbiz, buddies, small town life, sex aid, couple relations, sexual dysfunction, small town, cinematographer, unrequited love, photo model, loser, erotica, showbiz, film industry, adult film industry, porn, friends, couples ...
Time:
year 2005, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and sexy films with plots about friendship, friends, couples, love and romance, disorder, buddies and female nudity mostly in Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like The Amateurs: Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! (1977), Be Kind Rewind (2008), Postmark Paradise (2000), The Long Weekend (2005), Glory Daze (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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39%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 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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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, erotic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Aaron Roman (Gores) is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father (Mantegna) grants Aaron his wish for his 18th birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.
Style:
realistic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, funny ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
37%
39K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 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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Similarity:
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12K
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
36%
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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sexy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, semi serious, realistic, humorous, melancholic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, semi serious, humorous, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, light, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, pennsylvania
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33%
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Time:
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