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Hot Rod (2007)
99K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For Rod Kimball, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt.
Style:
funny, feel good, witty, melancholic, stylized, spoof, grindhouse, cult classic, slapstick, epic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, friendship, misfit, ambition, fund raising, obsessive quest, parents and children, team, young man, determination, contests and competitions, goofy hero, accident, high school, adult humor, motorcycle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, slacker, self confidence, motorcycle stunt, stoner, car, nerd, drowning, restaurant ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
washington state, usa, north america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, funny and feel good films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, brutality, mentor, catastrophe, ambition and adaptation mostly in Comedy, Sport and Adventure genres. Some movies like Hot Rod: Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), BASEketball (1998), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Ringer (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a ...
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, spoof, parody ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
underdog, dumb, against the odds, cheerleader, tournament, cheerleading, competition, gym, homoeroticism, redemption, rivalry, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada, los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.
Style:
funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
skating, figure skating, competition, satire, olympics, rivalry, farce, championship, friendship, dumb, sexual humor, life philosophy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, year 2013, year 2002, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, north korea, detroit, montreal, ukraine ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his ...
Style:
humorous, hilarious, melancholic, stylized, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, seattle
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop & Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone ...
Style:
parody, humorous, cult classic, absurd, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
baseball, basketball, cheerleading, friends, satire, dumb, farce, underdog, unlikely friendships, dialogue, business, partner ...
Time:
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usa, wisconsin
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize ...
Style:
funny, feel good, hilarious, slapstick, slapstick comedy ...
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teens, kids, date night, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
golf, dumb, underdog, rivalry, anger, hockey, sarcasm, jealousy, grandmother grandson relationship, stupidity, hotshot, happy ending ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, north america, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
It's the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, spoof, hilarious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
journalism, workplace, battle of the sexes, stupidity, satire, sexism, farce, nervous breakdown, news anchor, cat, rivalry, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, north america, san diego california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Pressured by a greedy uncle (Brian Cox) and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker (Knoxville) resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics ...
Style:
funny, humorous, sexy, light, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mentally challenged, sarcasm, rivalry, friendship, love and romance, lie, track and field, gambling, pretense, down syndrome, olympics, jackass ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
100%
47K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
2 Guys. 300 Girls. You Do the Math. The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory.
Style:
sex comedy, light, humorous, romantic, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
cheerleading, cheerleader, high school, fall in love, football, american football, female nudity, bare breasts, youth, love and romance, temptation, gender ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, illinois
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An inept taekwondo instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow taekwondo enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams.
Style:
humorous, cult classic, dark comedy, harsh, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
martial arts, obsession, dark humor, ambition, life is a bitch, buddies, disorder, friendship, infidelity, crumbling relationship, instructor, school ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head ...
Style:
stylized, semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
baseball, softball, mentor, coming of age, human spirit, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, ambition, against the odds, hopes, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 70s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.
Style:
slapstick, humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
golf, auction, country club, nouveau riche, slave, satire, father daughter relationship, feud, ethnic slur, wager, hitman, amusement park ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The film centers on a fight promoter (Mark Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Paul "Big ...
Style:
not serious, exciting, humorous, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
wrestler, disorder, athlete's life, ambition, contests and competitions, buddies, friendship, against the odds, partner, misfit, lifestyle, rivals ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, intense, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
wrestling, gay subtext, cheerleader, homoeroticism, underdog, wrestler, homoerotic fight, friendship, loser, follow your dream, athlete's life, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2016, y2k, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
100%
89K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA). In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to merge with the best teams of ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, stylized, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
basketball, championship, cheerleader, hopes, satire, basketball team, sport team, mentor, competition, adaptation, justice, athlete's life ...
Time:
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Place:
michigan, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this ...
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, funny, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
football, baseball, american football, dumb, satire, coach, rivalry, college, social relations, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, against the odds ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
Style:
funny, humorous, laugh out loud, independent film, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, friendship, teenager, small town, adolescence, election, bullying, high school life, nerd, loser, bully, salesman ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
idaho, america, usa, north america, utah ...
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, light, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
baseball, youth, mentor, adult humor, ambition, contests and competitions, bullying, coming of age, vengeance, group of friends, nfl, pizza ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
Story:
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
Style:
parody, funny, mockumentary, light, stylized ...
Plot:
tennis, satire, adaptation, irreverent, redemption, technology, storytelling, tennis player, contests and competitions, athlete's life, rivalry, nudity ...
Time:
future, 80s, 21st century
Place:
england, california
Similarity:
100%
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14K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, funny, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
skateboard, road trip, friendship, underdog, high school, friendship between men, lifestyle, rivalry, ambition, partner, contests and competitions, college ...
Time:
year 2003, y2k, 2000s, 80s
Place:
london, santa monica california, tucson arizona, europe, chicago ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The National Basketball Association play-offs are taking place, and the Boston Celtics are facing the Utah Jazz in a crucial series. This is also the last year that any games will be played in the Boston Garden, which is going to be torn down after ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, melancholic, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
basketball, kidnapping, basketball player, partner, psychological manipulation, loyalty, african american, justice, missing person, unlikely criminals, friends, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Lifelong friends and national idols Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. have earned their NASCAR stripes with their uncanny knack of finishing races in the first and second slots, respectively, and slinging catchphrases like "Shake and bake!" ...
Style:
funny, humorous, spoof, cult classic, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
car race, betrayal, racing, stupidity, sport competition, farce, satire, car, auto racing, competition, championship, comeback ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa, alabama
Similarity:
80%
191K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, hilarious, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, teens
Plot:
bullying, college, social outcast, football, underdog, american football, cheerleader, sarcasm, foul language, dumb, water, coach ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
louisiana, usa, new orleans, southern usa, new jersey
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team
Style:
humorous, sincere, inspirational, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
basketball, high school, contests and competitions, ex athlete, misfit, youth, sport team, teenage life, hopes, ambition, friends, teenager ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An unemployed slacker (Lange) inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, exciting, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
baseball, stripper, bet, buddies, contests and competitions, partner, against the odds, small town, underdog, softball, dumb, friendship ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
100%
134K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist ...
Style:
funny, slapstick, parody, light, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
golf, country club, female nudity, nude girl, teenage girl, nudity, public nudity, swimming pool, pregnant teenager, bare breasts, peeping tom, passionate kiss ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
nebraska, usa, seattle, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A transfer student at a rough high school tries joining the cheer-leading squad and finds that she not only has to face off against the head cheerleader, but also against her former school in preparation for a cheer-off competition.
Style:
teen, entertaining, light, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
cheerleader, high school, cheerleading, dancing, teenage girl, high school life, dance, hip hop, friendship, school, sport team, underdog ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
19K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Animal House meets Casablanca in this outrageous snowboarding comedy. Rick Rambis and his friends are having the time of their lives on Bull Mountain until the legendary Papa Muntz' son decides to sell the mountain to sleazy land developer John ...
Style:
funny, feel good, semi serious, hilarious, sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
skiing, ski resort, stupidity, sarcasm, dumb, prank, mountain, winter, teenage life, social differences, buddies, youth ...
Place:
alaska, usa, antarctic, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, stylized, inspirational, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
boxing, boxer, satire, lone hero, justice, adaptation, rivalry, investigation, contests and competitions, athlete's life, cons and scams, power relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, cleveland ohio, las vegas, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A pair of well-meaning, but socially inept brothers try to find their perfect mates in order to provide their dying father with a grandchild.
Style:
humorous, not serious, ironic, realistic, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
pregnancy, sexual attraction, farce, dumb, eccentricity, goofy hero, misfit, love and romance, family relations, brother brother relationship, socially awkward, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, antarctica
Similarity:
100%
96K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naïve hit the ...
Style:
humorous, funny, feel good, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bowling, road trip, buddies, on the road, older woman younger man, dark humor, dumb, culture clash, mentor, sexy woman, fish out of water, success ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1979 ...
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, nevada, usa, reno nevada
Similarity:
60%
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