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Grumpy Old Men (1993)
57K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks. Will this love triangle destroy the two old grumps? Or will the geriatric odd couple overcome their differences and rediscover their friendship?
Style:
funny, feel good, light, hilarious, sentimental, touching, humorous, entertaining, dark comedy, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night
Plot:
thanksgiving, senior citizen, snow, old age, chess, wedding, feud, ice fishing, love triangle, winter, christmas, friendship, fight, father daughter relationship, rivalry, father son relationship, widower, widow, prank, regret, neighbor neighbor relationship, romantic rivalry, attraction, small town, buddies ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1978, 1930s, 1990s
Place:
minnesota, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
friendship, wedding, prank, fishing, old age, fish, loneliness, old man, rivalry, vengeance, neighbor neighbor relationship, reconciliation ...
Time:
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Place:
minnesota
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, romantic, sweet, light ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, humorous, feel good, not serious, witty ...
Plot:
friendship, aging, life philosophy, partner, odd couple, elderly, retiring, couples, apartment building, father daughter relationship, african american, lie ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, venice, london, paris france, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, date night, family friendly, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, san francisco
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, feel good, touching, romantic comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa, connecticut
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, humorous, sexy, sweet, cute ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 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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Story:
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