Movies like I'm for the Hippopotamus
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I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
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Original name: Io sto con gli ippopotami
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy, South Africa, West Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In Africa, many years ago, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant, starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian Zoo's! Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by beating the hell out of him and his gang, left and right! Written by Mark MacIntyre {page13@fastmail.ca}
Style:
humorous, realistic, exciting, not serious, slapstick, buddy comedy, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
animal, partner, save the day, family relations, disorder, siblings relations, odd couple, reluctant partners, fight, hunter, humour, poacher, conflict, cousin, heroes, gang, friends, escapades, rivalry, silly humor, boxing, prison escape, ship, escape, hunting ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
africa, south africa
Keyword:
partners
Most similar movies to I'm for the Hippopotamus
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, exciting and slapstick films with plots about disorder, fistfight, partner, rivalry, heroes, brawl and hit in the face mostly in Comedy, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like I'm for the Hippopotamus: Keep Your Hands Off the Island (1981), The Night Before Christmas (1994), Crime Busters (1977), All the Way Boys (1972), Go for It (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Action
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Alan gets a map to some war treasure which the Japanese army left behind on a small Pacific island at the end of World War II. But some gangsters try to steal the map from him and so he hides on Charlie's boat which just leaves the harbor. He ...
Style:
exciting, slapstick, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, adventurer, humour, fistfight, island, treasure, partner, disorder, friends, reluctant partners, danger, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Western
Country: Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two brothers who hate themselves are going to spend Christmas with their mother. She tries to get them together.
Style:
humorous, spaghetti western, captivating, feel good, touching ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, heist, mistaken identity, old west, family gatherings, siblings relations, rivalry, master villain, reluctant partners, hotshot hero, disorder, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.
Style:
not serious, exciting, humorous, entertaining, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, cons and scams, police, criminal heroes, police investigation, chases and races, odd couple, partners against crime, buddies, misfit, gang, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The "Trinity" crew makes another modern era film. Plata and Salud are pilots ditching aircraft for insurance money. They wind up crashing for real in the jungles of South America. The plot involves "Mr. Big", who is buying the ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, humorous, captivating, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airplane, aviation, fish out of water, gem, treasure hunt, partner, buddies, dishonesty, nothing goes right, odd couple, goofy hero, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
latin america, peru
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Mason is driving a truck when he takes on his lorry Rosco a hitchhiker. Traffic police stop them for a control but they are confused for two robbers. They manage to escape in a very strange way from this situation, but just to fall in a worse one. ...
Style:
spy comedy, fast, slapstick, exciting, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
odd couple, spy, fistfight, truck, danger, cia, humour, adventurer, life & death, mistaken identity, spy spoof, prison ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
europe, italy, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Sport
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
This movie is about a navy Lieutenant named Johnny Firpo who is ordered to work with the Miami Police force to help stop a gang of crooked card sharks. He needs the help of a pro gambler-now retired named Charlie Firpo. Charlie won't help ...
Style:
slapstick, exciting, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
gambling, casino, mobster, humour, army, buddy cop, conspiracy, punched in the face, intelligence, navy, family relations, step siblings ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
florida, usa, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.
Style:
funny, exciting, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, car crash, crime boss, hitman, speed, humour, race, buddy, truck driver, car chase, fistfight, friendship ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two missionaries (Bud Spencer and Terence Hill) come into conflict with the authorities when they turn their missionary into a parrot farm. The Bishop of Maracaibo calls them his 'black sheep' and the Monsignore has been called to check on ...
Style:
slapstick, realistic, semi serious, humorous, buddy comedy
Plot:
missionary, adventurer, brawl, fistfight, peasant, parrot, satire, fighting the system, escapades, clergy, society, rebellion ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
venezuela, latin america, colombia
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years later, the robber who was caught was released from jail. He immediately went to ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friendship, law enforcement, gang, disorder, heist, crime gone awry, confined, dishonesty, kidnapping, missing person, gangster, partner ...
Time:
80s
Place:
miami, florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A couple of two-bit thieving brothers try and keep a promise to their dying father: stick together and become successful outlaws. Bambino reluctantly agrees to show younger Trinity the ropes, but their gentle demeanors tend to diminish their haul by ...
Style:
spaghetti western, funny, epic, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, wild west, bounty hunter, mistaken identity, native american, sibling relationship, humour, society, civil war, animal, monk, bar fight ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, Brazil, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Billionaire cousins Bastiano (Terence Hill) and Antonio (Bud Spencer) are two savvy businessmen, at least in one regard. They want to close a large deal, although they have to fear for their lives because of it since their competition won't ...
Style:
action comedy, cult classic, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
billionaire, social satire, cons and scams, team, humour, wealth, brawl, rich man, luxury, same actor playing two characters simultaneously on screen, prank, punched in the face ...
Time:
80s, year 1984
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys ...
Style:
spaghetti western, spoof, buddy comedy, grindhouse, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, gunslinger, identity theft, small town, farmer, drifter, false identity, wild west, culture clash, sheriff, mormon, bar fight ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
yuma arizona, sonora, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Trinity series star Bud Spencer returns to the Wild West in director Michele Lupo's comic tale of an outlaw drifter, Buddy, who is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments. When a band ...
Style:
spaghetti western, exciting, realistic, serious, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, treasure hunt, escapades, gang, partner, tough heroes, disorder, good versus evil, lone wolves, dishonesty, buddies, mistaken identity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Police Commissioner Rizzo, Bigfoot (Piedone by nickname) and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing. The professor has discovered an insect that can smell where oil is and lots of criminals are interested in it. ...
Style:
cult classic, exciting, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, humour, kidnapping, fistfight, investigation, prosecution, silly humor, partner, danger, escapades, heroes, missing person ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
egypt, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
This cop doesn't carry a gun - his fist is loaded!
Style:
slapstick, fast, exciting, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, law enforcement, chase, cop, police, conspiracy, martial arts, heroes, gangster, murder, corruption, chief of police ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
africa, napoli italy, italy, naples italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Cousins Bo, Luke and Daisy are sent to Hazzard County, Georgia for the first time to live with their Uncle Jesse. Jesse is a farmer and a moonshiner and is constantly battling his old rival Boss Hogg who is the corrupt city commissioner of the small ...
Style:
not serious, exciting, humorous, sexy, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, youth, friendship, siblings relations, countryside, friends, save the day, disorder, escapades, misfit partners, nudity, family relations ...
Place:
georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Following the events of The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid, Sheriff Hall and H-725 (using the official identity of Charlie Warren) still get no rest from the military: because the little alien has not yet grasped the meaning of keeping a low profile, ...
Style:
slapstick, exciting, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, invasion, sheriff, punched in the face, brawl, fistfight, alien, thug, disorder, satellite, alien encounter, small town life ...
Time:
70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Commissary Rizzo in Napoli gets a message from a policeman from South Africa who wants to meet him. Immediatlz before this meeting the south African policeman is killed. Dying he shows Rizzo a picture of his little son Bodo. Riyyo travels to ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, exodus, cop, conspiracy, heroes, tough law enforcer, escapades, gang, against the odds, violent content, boy, car chase ...
Time:
year 1978, 20th century, 70s
Place:
south africa, africa, napoli italy, naples italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, New Zealand
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers.
Style:
spy comedy, fast, slapstick, not serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, fight, karate, agent, king kong, child in peril, partner, silly humor, unlikely partners, goofy hero, buddies, friends ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, asia, new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he knew.
Style:
not serious, parody, humorous, realistic, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
casino, misfit, heroes, crime gone awry, dirty cop, gang, robbery, silly humor, goofy hero, rivalry, disorder, gambling ...
Time:
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Place:
spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
While on his travel across the Southwestern United States, with his Jeep CJ Renegade and his chestnut colt named Joe Brown, Luke meets Matt, son of a friend of his, Moose, who is in jail. Moose asks Luke to take care of Matt, and to help him to take ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Comedy, Action, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bomber is an unemployed boat captain. One day he meets Jerry, a manager of boxers who are struck by the force of his fists. That is when they see the chance to win big money.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, exciting, humorous
Plot:
boxing, fistfight, boxer, underdog, conspiracy, training, power relations, lifestyle, athlete's life, heroes, ambition, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two sworn enemies, Boetie (Leon Schuster) and Beast (Kenneth Nkosi) are forced to do a road trip together on foot, only to discover that they have been conned into being part of a TV reality show.
Style:
humorous, not serious, buddy comedy, feel good, light ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
buddies, on the road, rivalry, partner, vengeance, fictional reality show, interracial friendship, obsessive quest, fight, racism, odd couple, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the Headquarters of the T.I.A. (Terminal Intelligence Agency), someone has stolen Professor Bacterio's most dangerous invention, the D.O.T. (Demoralizer of Troops), an artifact that ends up in the hands of a very short, wacky dictator who is ...
Style:
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Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.
Style:
spy comedy, fast, slapstick, exciting, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, fight, agent, karate, 007, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, unlikely partners, odd couple, criminal heroes, master criminal, reluctant partners ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bud Spencer plays Banana Joe, a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village called Amantido with a huge number of his own children and regularly delivers bananas to a South American river port (hence his name). One day, the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 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 ⇓
49%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two nice guys, a wrestler (Bud Spencer) and an Ice-cream vendor (Giuliano Gemma) are mistaken for dangerous killers by an important local gangster, whose nickname is "Sorriso". With the help of many funny coincidences they play along with ...
Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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