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The Ruling Class (1972)
7K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.
Style:
surreal, humorous, witty, satirical, disturbing, talky, black comedy, semi serious, psychological, cult classic ...
Plot:
satire, mental illness, dark humor, religion, insanity, dysfunctional family, nobility, farce, country estate, split personality, misfit, couples, mistaken identity, disorder, religions or cults, culture clash, husband wife relationship, lgbt, erotica, female nudity, faith, surrealism, electricity, hound dog, mental disorder ...
Time:
20th century, year 1972, 70s, victorian era
Place:
britain, europe, london, england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out weird, surreal, humorous and clever films with plots about loneliness, satire, suprisingly clever, dialogue, culture clash, mentor and dark humor mostly in Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Ruling Class: Gosford Park (2001), Four Lions (2010), The Acid House (1998), Drowning by Numbers (1988), Songs from the Second Floor (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 137 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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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
THE ACID HOUSE is a surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories.
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surreal, psychedelic, dark comedy, disturbing, humorous ...
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, funny, philosophical, surreal, cult classic ...
Plot:
satire, monty python, philosophy, dark humor, surrealism, atheism, existentialism, atheist, humour, social commentary, death, life ...
Time:
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london, england, europe, africa, northern england ...
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A film poem inspired by the Peruvian poet César Vallejo. A story about our need for love, our confusion, greatness and smallness and, most of all, our vulnerability. It is a story with many characters, among them a father and his mistress, his ...
Style:
surreal, black comedy, philosophical, art house, satirical ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
surrealism, sex, lust, sexual fantasy, brothel, death, dialogue, bdsm, naked man, nudity, obsession, erotica ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.
Style:
surreal, humorous, clever, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, united kingdom, britain
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Netherlands
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, surreal, disturbing, erotic, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, spiritual, road movie, dark comedy, cult classic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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24%
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Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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28K
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
controversial, black and white, surreal, disturbing, art house ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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24%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
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Style:
cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy, road movie, controversial ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Place:
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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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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
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Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, intense, surreal, dark comedy, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe, ireland, australia ...
Similarity:
23%
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Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, stockholm sweden, former yugoslavia, eastern europe, balkan ...
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Country: UK
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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:
england, london, britain, northern england, europe
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22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 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: France, USA
Duration: 96 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: Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 125 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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Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sentimental, surreal, compassionate, sincere ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
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Country: UK, France, USA
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Story:
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Style:
cult classic, black comedy, philosophical, ironic, cerebral ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, rabbi, existentialism, teacher, suburban life, synagogue, divorce, bar mitzvah, jewish stereotype, life, religion ...
Time:
year 2009, 60s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, bolivia, usa, poland, israel ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, cynical, biting, witty, dark comedy ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, erotic, dark comedy, sexual, mind bending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, cynical, surreal, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
20%
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