Movies like Holy Man
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Holy Man (1998)
22K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Eddie Murphy stars as an over-the-top television evangelist who finds a way to turn television home shopping into a religious experience, and takes America by storm.
Style:
touching, satirical, humorous, clever, funny, intense, witty, semi serious, spiritual, black comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
guru, satire, religion, justice, life philosophy, media, workplace, materialism, love affair, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, screwball, mysterious man, television, business, waking up, black, salesman, television producer, love and romance, fall in love, society, chaos, switching roles, workplace situations ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
florida, miami
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Most similar movies to Holy Man
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and witty films with plots about satire, love and romance, artists and showbiz, culture clash, life philosophy, dialogue and catastrophe mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Holy Man: Edtv (1999), The New Age (1994), Livin' Large! (1991), Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000), Crazy People (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
47K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Style:
satirical, humorous, light, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
fictional reality show, satire, happy ending, television, surveillance, media hype, brother brother relationship, fish out of water, audition, life philosophy, misfit, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, new jersey
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95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find ...
Style:
independent film, satirical, disturbing, melancholic, meditative ...
Plot:
dark humor, suicide, satire, adaptation, crumbling marriage, society, self discovery, filmmaking, love and romance, couple relations, starting over, rise and fall ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young black reporter begins to lose his identity.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
black, african, ambition, interracial relations, artists and showbiz, politics, journalism, workplace, love and romance, media, rise to the top, self discovery ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, desire for fame, rise to the top, love and romance, lifestyle, actor's life, rising to stardom, workplace, filmmaking, workplace situations, workplace romance, best friend ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
93%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A bitter ad executive who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution where his career actually begins to thrive with the help of the hospital's patients.
Style:
funny, satirical, black comedy, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
advertising, marketing, advertising agency, advertising executive, mental institution, insanity, female psychiatrist, sanitarium, group therapy, fired from the job, mental patient, mental disorder ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
90%
30K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one ...
Style:
satirical, witty, black and white, cynical, stylized ...
Plot:
satire, greed, writers, loneliness, justice, dark hero, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, ambition, lifestyle, showbiz, celebrity culture ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, atlantic city new jersey, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing gameshow host played by O'Toole, who hires novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to pen his ...
Style:
serious, witty, realistic, clever, black comedy ...
Plot:
ambition, media, blind ambition, contests and competitions, showbiz, workplace, uninhibited rivalry, artists and showbiz, couples, dark humor, satire, murder ...
Time:
70s, 90s
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, independent film
Plot:
lifestyle, ambition, love and romance, artists and showbiz, unlikely couple, media satire, workplace romance, friendship, journalism, society, hollywood, african american ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
89%
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585
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Beauty shop owner finds romance as she struggles to save her business.
Style:
feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, hood ...
Plot:
save the day, ambition, love and romance, workplace romance, society, workplace, rivalry, workplace situations, fighting the system, boss and employee, uninhibited rivalry, black ...
Time:
year 2005
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's re-election campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits.
Style:
clever, realistic, political, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
politics, campaign, head of state, businessman, rise to the top, leadership, idealism, political unrest, political conspiracy, culture clash, rebellion, society ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). Alan Swann, an Erol Flynn type actor with a drinking problem is to be that weeks guest star.
Style:
parody, funny, witty, humorous, touching ...
Plot:
writers, satire, swashbuckler, farce, alcoholic, profanity, gangster, television, womanizer, male prostitute, ladies man, male prostitution ...
Time:
1950s, year 1982, 20th century, 50s, year 1954
Place:
usa, connecticut, new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every ...
Style:
satirical, melancholic, witty, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sarcasm, television, showbiz, audition, deadpan, farce, artists and showbiz, media satire, nothing goes right, actor's life, strong female character, filmmaking ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The film deals with an Indian American student who wanted to pursue his love of music over the more 'typical' academic endeavors of Indian Americans (e.g., medicine, engineering, law, and business).
Style:
witty, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot:
college, culture clash, lifestyle, follow your dream, parents and children, friendship, teenage life, society, nothing goes right, misfit, youth, hopes ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Girl 6 is a 1996 American film by director Spike Lee about a phone sex operator. Theresa Randle played the title character, and playwright Suzan-Lori Parks wrote the screenplay. The soundtrack is composed entirely of songs written by Prince. The ...
Style:
sexy, surreal, talky, sexual, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
phone sex, friendship, satire, neighbor, unlikely friendships, thirtysomething life, lifestyle, boss and employee, workplace situations, black, women, nudity ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, africa
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young copywriter becomes the most famous man on the planet, overnight, when he is mistaken as the next messiah.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, futuristic
Plot:
hopes, ambition, society, journalism, danger, miraculous event, lovers reunited, church, save the planet, environmentalism, workplace, battle of the sexes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Julia Sweeney tells the viewers the monologue about the hard time in her life when her brother fought with cancer and she was also diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Style:
talky, humorous, witty, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cancer, dark humor, couples, family problems, family relations, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ego clash, love and romance, human nature, couple relations, unfulfillment ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, tokyo
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Paris Fashion Week draws the usual bunch of people; designers, reporters, models, magazine editors, photographers. Follows the various storylines of these characters, centering around a murder investigation of a prominent fashion figure. Features an ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, erotic, independent film, talky ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
fashion, satire, fashion model, female nudity, female pubic hair, nudity, farce, lesbianism, multiple storylines, storytelling, art, public nudity ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
84%
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:
actor's life, clergy, religions or cults, society, artists and showbiz, friends, debate, religion, ignorance, blasphemy, christianity, television ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom, britain
Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.
Style:
emotional, touching, intense, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
loneliness, neighbor, depression, religion, terminal illness, faith, existentialism, society, love and romance, dealing with death, catholic, nosy neighbor ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey, seattle
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
guru, sex scene, battle of the sexes, woman urinating, religion, adultery, female nudity, brainwashing, strong sexual content, psychology, tourist, female pubic hair ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
australia, india, delhi, sydney australia, asia ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, satirical, dark comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
office, workplace, women, friendship, office politics, existentialism, storytelling, loneliness, workplace situations, heist, fighting the system, secretary ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, cult classic, captivating, light ...
Plot:
filmmaking, screenwriter, mistress, money, showbiz, hollywood, artists and showbiz, dark humor, film producer, financier, interracial, satire ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Style:
semi serious, humorous, talky, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
showbiz, artists and showbiz, contests and competitions, ambition, media, media satire, talk show host, television, comedian, intrigue, talk show, retiring ...
Time:
20th century, year 1991, year 1992, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general ...
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, political ...
Plot:
politics, ambition, satire, society, campaign, unemployment, friends, against the odds, political campaign, election campaign, campaigning, media ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
83%
213K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
Style:
philosophical, satirical, cerebral, clever, absurd ...
Plot:
depression, satire, twins, filmmaking, siblings relations, writer's block, mentally unstable, imagination, loser, existentialism, loner, writers ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, new york, california, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy ...
Style:
humorous, witty, satirical, sad, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
satire, unsuccessful, filmmaking, female nudity, father daughter relationship, slice of life, nude women, bare breasts, parent child relationship, family relations, young heroes, single parent ...
Time:
year 1994, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, australia
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Elder Johnson is the District Leader and oversees their efforts. His companion, the vain Elder ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
mormon, missionary, religions or cults, society, clergy, mission, social problems, faith, lifestyle, relationships, life philosophy, relationship problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, netherlands, europe
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, ...
Style:
black comedy, satirical, hood, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
workplace, beauty salon, hairdresser, urban, black, family business, hip hop, blaxploitation, african american, family relations, society, buddies ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
chicago, indiana, usa, north america, illinois ...
Similarity:
82%
736
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Mercado) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, touching ...
Plot:
culture clash, coming of age, high school, friendship, couples, school, looking for love, high school life, lifestyle, love and romance, family life, nightlife ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Chile, France, Portugal
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A blind man who recovers his sight after an operation finds his life in chaos when he is rejected by the community to which he once belonged. (Chile)
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever ...
Plot:
innocence lost, love and romance, love affair, introspection, human nature, workplace, friends, dark humor, workplace romance, teaching the ways of the world, workplace situations, shoplifter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, latin america
Similarity:
82%
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