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High Anxiety (1977)
25K
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, absurd, perverse, clever, humorous, suspenseful, witty, slapstick ...
Plot:
satire, medical, elevator, murder, fetish, mental institution, hotel, psychopath, hospital, chosen one, paranoid, insane, therapy, recovery, mental health, psychiatric ward, going crazy, insane asylum, false accusation, phone sex, hitman, lighthouse, industrialist, heroes, love and romance ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1970
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, parody, funny and spoof films with plots about storytelling, satire, farce, mentor, dialogue, chase and catastrophe mostly in Comedy, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like High Anxiety: Wrongfully Accused (1998), Murder by Death (1976), Charade (1963), The Silence of the Hams (1994), Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, satirical ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
on the run, fugitives, stupidity, satire, frame up, farce, false accusation, screwball, weapons, dishonesty, goofy hero, race against time ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
usa, minnesota
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are ...
Style:
parody, spoof, surprise ending, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
murder, whodunit, private detective, butler, who done it, old mansion, dark and stormy night, old dark house, murder mystery, satire, riddles and clues, mansion ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century, 1930s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World ...
Style:
suspenseful, humorous, atmospheric, rom com, exciting ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, kids
Plot:
spy, murder, funeral, investigation, age difference, older man younger woman relationship, love and romance, love story, hotel, photograph, marriage proposal, police inspector ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, alps, europe, persia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal who is isolated in a maximum security jail.
Style:
parody, spoof, not serious, humorous, sexy ...
Plot:
who done it, serial killer, special agent, satire, fbi, law enforcement, crime scene, hospital, voyeur, bowling, fbi agent, exodus ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby ...
Style:
spoof, parody, neo noir, surreal, cult classic ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
private detective, satire, femme fatale, murder mystery, murder, world war two, investigation, chase, deadpan, list, peace, coin ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, south america, peru
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.
Style:
parody, humorous, witty, not serious, exciting ...
Plot:
espionage, mistaken identity, farce, spy, secret agent, undercover, sex, secret service, disorder, attempted murder, premarital sex, femme fatale ...
Time:
year 1972, 20th century, 70s
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
They Might be Giants chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in modern-day New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. Watson is a female psychiatrist fascinated by his case is almost beside the ...
Style:
surreal, offbeat, slasher, mind bending, psychedelic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
mental illness, satire, dark humor, amateur detective, superhero, marriage, psychiatrist, female psychiatrist, delusion, psychiatry, fall in love, doctors and patients ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, China, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world (and Charles Dreyfus) believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car after being shot off the road. Naturally, Clouseau knows differently, and taking advantage ...
Style:
hilarious, funny, humorous, slapstick, colorful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
pink panther, farce, law enforcement, investigation, car chase, businessman, pirate, damage, weirdo, murder mystery, clumsy, presumed dead ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, europe, paris france, seattle
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
roman empire, spanish inquisition, satire, marijuana, inquisition, empress, torture, ancient, caveman, peplum, revolution, farce ...
Time:
18th century, 20th century, 1st century, year 1981, future ...
Place:
rome italy, france, ancient greece, arizona, greece ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Spoofing the entire 1940s detective genre, and his own performances as a bumbling private detective, Peter Falk plays Lou Pekinpaugh, a San Francisco private detective accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress, the ...
Style:
parody, spoof, detective, funny, slapstick ...
Plot:
private detective, nazi, world war two, murder, femme fatale, law enforcement, whodunit, death, pianist, police, nightclub, obese man ...
Time:
year 1978, 1940s, 20th century, year 1940, year 1939 ...
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with with a homeless woman.
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious ...
Plot:
homeless, wealth, goofy hero, satire, poverty, homelessness, businessman, rags to riches, self discovery, survival, switching roles, social differences ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
arizona, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped ...
Style:
neo noir, offbeat, clever, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, cat, investigation, private investigator, violent content, partner, dishonesty, odd couple, aging, elderly, love and romance ...
Time:
year 1977, 20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
40%
19K
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, humorous, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, murder, fall in love, amateur detective, librarian, irreverence, music conductor, karate, police investigation, assassination plot, car chase, danger ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Dr. van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the count.
Style:
parody, funny, spoof, horror comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, dracula, farce, satire, vampire bite, stupidity, sexy female vampire, insane asylum, goofy hero, hypnosis, save the day, heroic mission ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1890s, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
transylvania, europe, england, romania, london
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The original 70's TV family is now placed in the 1990's, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
Style:
humorous, parody, spoof, satirical, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick, teens ...
Plot:
house, satire, high school, fish out of water, save the day, parents and children, disorder, rivalry, siblings relations, workplace intrigue, suburbs, culture clash ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A town – where everyone seems to be named Johnson – is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is ...
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, funny, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
farce, cowboy, satire, old west, racism, absurd humor, cowboys and outlaws, small town, gay slur, chess, gunfight, ethnic slur ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 1870s, year 1974
Place:
los angeles, america, arizona, california
Similarity:
38%
285K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to ...
Style:
parody, spoof, absurd, slapstick, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
airplane, airport, satire, pilot, food poisoning, absurd humor, aviation, stewardess, passenger, disaster, flight attendant, deadpan ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
los angeles, chicago
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the ...
Style:
parody, spoof, satirical, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, mime, showbiz, hollywood, creativity, actor's life, comeback, alcohol abuse, disorder, artists and showbiz, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s ...
Place:
usa, california, new york, los angeles, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After making a 3-hour fiasco about New York City's water supply, a two-man film crew decides to take it up a notch by documenting life in the private investigator offices of "Boone and Murphy". Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, noir, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
private detective, filmmaking, murder, existentialism, investigation, artists and showbiz, satire, chase, filmmaker, manipulation, private investigator, death ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, usa, mexico
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.
Style:
surreal, funny, spoof, sketch comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
satire, monty python, absurdism, social commentary, obstacle course, surrealism, british police, embarrassment, social satire, migration, buddies, serial killer ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen ...
Style:
parody, spoof, psychotronic, slapstick, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, satire, sword duel, sex on first date, master criminal, private detective, amateur detective, misfit partners, investigation, rivalry, hidden identity, danger ...
Time:
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Place:
buckingham palace, scotland yard
Similarity:
37%
124K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Recruited to join a top-secret mission for the Air Force, a renegade pilot finds himself coping with an incompetent admiral and a carefully selected squadron of flyers who are either inept or half-blind.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, date night, family outing
Plot:
satire, stupidity, goofy hero, airplane, aviation, air force, secret mission, heroic mission, save the day, disorder, military base, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1971, 70s, year 1975 ...
Place:
iraq, mediterranean sea, california
Similarity:
37%
225K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, cult classic, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space opera, space and aliens, space travel, space battle, wilhelm scream, satire, alien, farce, star wars, outer space, stupidity, rescue ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
space western
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Follows the plot of Pulp Fiction, also parodying scenes from other movies
Style:
parody, spoof, spooky, independent film, fast ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
screenwriter, hollywood, filmmaking, satire, diner, partner, silly humor, hitman, disorder, psychopath, cons and scams, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
Style:
parody, funny, spoof, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot:
satire, deadpan, stupidity, assassin, mind control, investigation, sarcasm, police, gunfight, assassination plot, terrorist, creativity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, beirut lebanon, england
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A series of short films spoofing "The Blair Witch Project."
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, witty, spoof ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, buddies, desire for fame, escapades, filmmaking, obsessive quest, disorder, artists and showbiz, danger, media satire, woods, found footage ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An aspiring mystery writer becomes accidently embroiled in an international plot during a two-week stay in Malta.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, spoof ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
writers, conspiracy, island, espionage, farce, intrigue, danger, who done it, uncover truth, writer's life, woman in danger, undercover ...
Time:
year 1983, 20th century, 80s
Place:
europe, malta, san francisco
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, slapstick, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
journalism, nothing goes right, satire, ego clash, battle of the sexes, buddies, workplace, rivalry, farce, media satire, workplace situations, kidnapping ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, san diego california
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The KAOS organisation has developed a bomb that can dissolve all clothing. Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil this evil plot.
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, satirical, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
spy, secret agent, save the day, race against time, escapades, government agency, disorder, heroic mission, danger, chases and races, save the world, goofy hero ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the ...
Style:
detective, fast, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, charlie chan, serial killer, police officer, murderer, murder mystery, dishonesty, goofy hero, law enforcement, rivalry, investigation, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
california, san francisco, usa
Similarity:
36%
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