Movies like Getting Away with Murder
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Getting Away with Murder (1996)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When the very moralistic college ethics instructor Jack Lambert finds himself living next door to an accused German death camp commander, he takes it upon himself to rid the world of this man.
Style:
humorous, witty, realistic, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, entertaining, melancholic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder, vigilantism, dark humor, false accusation, investigation, college, racism, uncover truth, college professor, neighbor neighbor relationship, nothing goes right, disorder, family in danger, unlikely criminals, husband wife relationship, nazi, catastrophe, monster, serial killer, fashion, bank robbery, twists and turns, natural disaster, loneliness, computer game ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, massachusetts, hawaii, united states of america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, melancholic, realistic and funny films with plots about dialogue, mentor, storytelling, catastrophe, adaptation, first contact and redemption mostly in Comedy, Adventure and Crime genres. Some movies like Getting Away with Murder: Nothing But Trouble (1991), The Couch Trip (1988), Neighbors (1981), The Alarmist (1997), Steal Big Steal Little (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant ...
Style:
humorous, disturbing, melancholic, not serious, campy ...
Audience:
kids, teens
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chase, dark humor, small town, dysfunctional family, justice, on the run, hip hop, eccentric family, disorder, buddies, goofy hero, nothing goes right ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
new jersey, usa, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
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funny, feel good, humorous, visually appealing, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
radio, psychiatrist, mental illness, farce, weapons, childhood, disaster, dysfunctional family, satire, psychopath, psychology, superhero ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, new jersey, california, london, england ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice ...
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funny, surreal, humorous, sexy, visually appealing ...
Audience:
teens
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neighbor, suburbs, satire, dark humor, farce, new neighbor, swamp, suspense, chase, house fire, disaster, nude ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada, california
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28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Young Tommy Hudler decides to become a security systems salesman, and is an instant success. Everything seems to be going great until he discovers there's more to this business and his boss Heinrich than he previously suspected.
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humorous, sexy, witty, light, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, runaway, wartime, shopping, writers, violence, vengeance, stupidity, revenge, life philosophy, happy ending ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but Robby is more devoted to her money. So when Mona leaves her fortune and estate to Ruben it starts ...
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bad ending, entertaining, harsh, clever, visually appealing ...
Plot:
lawyer, twins, vengeance, suspense, greed, gangsters, first contact, fight scenes, farce, fantasy world, radio, destiny ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, chicago illinois, usa
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25%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A comedy about a married couple -- he's a sports lawyer, she's a psychologist -- which takes place on their 16th wedding anniversary, when they make some startling confessions.
Style:
talky, intense, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
infidelity, adultery, dysfunctional family, crumbling marriage, family problems, suspense, dishonesty, battle of the sexes, couple relations, life turned upside down, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, new york, los angeles, usa
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25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
While working on a documentary on his old neighborhood, a young film school graduate shifts the focus of his production onto the disappearance of a local resident and the strange characters who are conducting the search to find him.
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funny, absurd, humorous, surreal, enigmatic ...
Plot:
friendship, eccentricity, dark humor, filmmaking, nothing goes right, disorder, school, gangsters, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, betrayal, runaway ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Martin is the inexplicable the incorrigible the invicible sgt. Ernie bilko leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the ...
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Plot:
military, gambling, revenge, military base, camp, soldier, disorder, rivalry, cons and scams, disaster, satire, farce ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, california, las vegas, greenland
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, campy, light, clever ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
twins, luxury hotel, twins separated at birth, hotel, women, farce, culture clash, shakespeare, brutality, life philosophy, chase, adaptation ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, west virginia, manhattan new york city
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25%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a ...
Style:
witty, humorous, political, light, entertaining ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, assassination, satire, unlikely friendships, happy ending, conspiracy theory, betrayal, buddies, odd couple, disorder, goofy hero ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, west virginia, ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Morgan Leafy is a secretary to the British High Commissioner to an Africa nation. Leafy is a man that makes himself useful to his boss, the snobbish Arthur Fanshawe, who has no clue about what's going on around him, but who wants to use his ...
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Time:
90s
Place:
africa, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a ...
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funny, feel good, humorous, touching, satirical ...
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teens, girls' night
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childhood, youth, culture clash, family relations, nothing goes right, actor's life, child prodigy, parents and children, family life, disorder, satire, fantasy world ...
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Place:
los angeles
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23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Joe Pesci stars as Louie Kritski, a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option, which he accepts -- he must live in his rat-infested hell ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, entertaining, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
culture clash, fish out of water, justice, stupidity, misfit, self discovery, parents and children, african american, racial slur, court, brutality, fight scenes ...
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Place:
boston, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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 ...
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Plot:
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Time:
90s, 1920s, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As a baby, Bobo gets separated from his family during a camping trip. After being raised by wild dogs for twenty years, Bobo is discovered by animal researcher Penny, who brings him back to his family and attempts to teach Bobo how to readjust to ...
Style:
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teens
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
boston, alaska
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.
Style:
funny, entertaining, humorous, stylized, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gangsters, farce, moving, dysfunctional family, kung fu, con men, truck, justice, creativity, stereotypes, technology, parallel universe ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, idaho, new orleans, usa
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22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises though, when the phones develop faults. The two friends then not only have to deal with unsatisfied ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, semi serious, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, gangsters, justice, disorder, dishonesty, cons and scams, heist, odd couple, unlikely criminals, misfit, buddies, nothing goes right ...
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90s
Place:
hawaii, new orleans, los angeles, south central los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success - the bottomless pants.
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sexy, sex comedy, parody, absurd, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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22%
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Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, stylized, feel good, entertaining, funny ...
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Place:
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21%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple, Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.
Style:
light, feel good, humorous, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Place:
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21%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Josh is the consummate temp employee, avoiding all long-term connections and responsibilities, both at work and in his personal life. However, by the time his agency places him at the Schuyler & Mitchell law firm, Josh is tired of his ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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humorous, funny, stylized, witty, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
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20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a lech looking for a little action with a woman he never met, whom he was set up with. And one of them ...
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
90s
Place:
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20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, melancholic, witty, semi serious ...
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20%
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