Movies like Hero 1992
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Hero (1992)
25K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
Style:
satirical, harsh, clever, sentimental, touching, melancholic, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical ...
Plot:
air disaster, mistaken identity, happy ending, chase, satire, corruption, rescue, escapades, petty criminal, dishonesty, custody battle, love and romance, rivalry, couple relations, aviation, husband wife relationship, psychology, hospital, airplane accident, social commentary, reluctant hero, romantic relationship, morality, reporter, society ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, illinois, chicago
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 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:
minnesota, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage. One of their ...
Style:
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Plot:
religion, redemption, character study, loneliness, dishonesty, cons and scams, small town life, con men, shipwreck, con artists, faith, miraculous event ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
kansas, usa, texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John and Max. Meanwhile, a sultry Italian divorcée opens a restaurant at the local bait shop, alarming the locals who worry she'll scare the fish away. ...
Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Care-free Charlie (Walter Matthau) cons his widower brother-in-law Herb (Jack Lemmon) into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and ...
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
offbeat, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chicago, usa, arkansas
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20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, melancholic, harsh, entertaining, realistic ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, friendship, movie business, rise to the top, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, rivalry, ambition, celebrity culture, rich and poor, satire ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, sentimental, touching, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, san francisco, new jersey
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Nate Shepherd, late 40's, and Jenny Sparks, early 30's, meet in a fancy New York eatery. Complete strangers who have had a rotten day, waiting for their better halves, they reveal to one another that they are going to meet new people ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, funny, light, sweet ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, touching, sweet, romantic, melancholic ...
Plot:
death, family relations, family problems, death in the family, couple relations, couples, eccentric family, love and romance, life is a bitch, dealing with death, released from prison, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
italy, europe, paris france, france
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Things couldn't be going better for Harry and Grace, a young New York City couple in love, until Grace's mother turns Harry's world upside down.
Style:
humorous, touching, semi serious, tense, witty ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, realistic, sweet, romantic, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
dark humor, suicide, satire, adaptation, crumbling marriage, society, self discovery, filmmaking, love and romance, couple relations, starting over, rise and fall ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, humorous, light, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 133 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:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, feel good, clever, sweet, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
year 2013, 2010s, y2k, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, new jersey, los angeles
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A businessman shows up in Washington to lobby agendas that are friendly to his construction plans. His ditsy ex-showgirl bimbo proves to be an embarrassment in social situations, so he hires a reporter to teach her how to appear more intelligent. ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, semi serious, witty, talky ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
politics, fall in love, farce, society, love and romance, journalism, social differences, self discovery, teaching the ways of the world, couples, women, corruption ...
Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., usa, san francisco, las vegas
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, romantic, sweet, rom com, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts, new jersey
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sincere, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, ireland, new jersey
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa, san francisco, bay area
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
18%
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
cynical, light, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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263
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
17%
60K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, political, sexy, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
president, u.s. president, politics, conspiracy, lookalikes, political corruption, usa president, congress, secret service, head of state, white house, state affairs ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., california
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.
Style:
rom com, touching, sweet, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
pregnancy, marriage, babies and infants, women, self discovery, parent child relationship, couple relations, love, husband and wife, baby born, family drama, farce ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Channing has it all: a beautiful home, a rock star lifestyle, and a loving husband intent on ruining it all by knocking her up.
Style:
realistic, touching, humorous, dark comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
pregnancy, couples, family relations, couple relations, youth, babies and infants, love and romance, marriage, satire, marriage crisis, social commentary, art ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, melancholic, depressing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, paris france, maryland, london, baltimore ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made worse when Dan's new ...
Style:
feel good, sexy, emotional, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
workplace, advertising, business, father daughter relationship, boss, father son relationship, unlikely friendships, love and romance, couple relations, love affair, rivalry, new job ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, los angeles ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Womanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions alongside each other, which leads to a ...
Style:
entertaining, emotional, realistic, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
battle of the sexes, journalism, opposites attract, dating, couple relations, workplace, couples, media, unlikely couple, destiny, women, love ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
17%
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