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High Security Vacation (2009)
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Original name: Каникулы строгого режима
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Two escaped convicts pose as children's summer camp staff in order to evade capture and learn about caring for others in the process. Sumrak has been in prison since he was 16 years old but is pushing thirty now, is well acquainted with prison gang culture and covered with tattoos. Evgeni Koltsov is a former police officer unjustly imprisoned and destined for a death sentence from the other inmates if he stays in prison.
Style:
light, realistic, humorous, captivating, semi serious, entertaining
Plot:
social relations, summer camp, self discovery, escape, friendship between men, starting over, children, prison, human relationship, camp counselor, escaped prisoner, male friendship, unlikely relationship, prison escape, convict, ex cop, ex convict, changing lives, fugitives, career change, hate, lake, prison break, parenting, prison riot ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
russia, russian
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, captivating, light and feel good films with plots about friendship, friends, society, escapades, love and romance, disorder and self discovery mostly in Comedy, Adventure and Drama genres. Some movies like High Security Vacation: Gentlemen, Good Luck! (2012), The Hidden Fortress (2001), Bitterly! (2013), I Give You My Word 2 (2015), Ripped Parrot (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The remake of famous Russian comedy "Dzhentlmeny udachi" (1971).
Style:
semi serious, funny, witty, humorous, tense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
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russia
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Just like every other summer, the children of two camp-sites play "war". But, this summer it takes an interesting turn.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, rich and poor, forbidden love, summer camp, love and romance, fall in love, rivalry, power relations, young heroes, heroes, uninhibited rivalry, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
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100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Progressive and talented Natasha and Roma dream of a European wedding by the sea... but Natasha's stepfather procured a different scenario. Rough official of the city administration considers the celebration as a springboard for their careers, ...
Style:
captivating, light, humorous, feel good
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
wedding, adult humor, love, family relations, wedding preparations and rituals, drunkenness, stereotypes, society, party, disagreement, father daughter relationship, escapades ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia
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67%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, sincere, humorous, captivating, light ...
Plot:
summer camp, friendship, youth, children, bandit, friends, dog, teenage life, contests and competitions, camp counselor, ambition, moral dilemma ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Three convicted criminals escape from prison carrying only a güiro, a tambor and an accordion. During their journey, they meet with a bunch of interesting characters and are forced to use their musical skills to help them get home.
Style:
road movie, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
music, escaped prisoner, prison escape, fleeing, runaway, ex convict, humour, fugitives, escapades, musician, absurd humor, prisoner ...
Time:
70s
Place:
dominican republic
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A soul-searching comedic adventure set among famous red rocks and vortexes of Sedona, Arizona, visitors to the mystical town encounter eccentric characters and a series of calamities that lead them to unexpected miracles.
Style:
humorous, captivating, contemplative, light, spiritual ...
Plot:
travel, self discovery, bad luck, small town, social relations, couples, missing person, miraculous event, society, friendship, truth, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, self discovery, fall in love, small town sheriff, hopes, social relations, small town life, love and romance, police, town, actress, drunkenness ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
no overview yet.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, humorous, road movie, feel good ...
Plot:
society, friendship, coming of age, on the road, cons and scams, youth, rebelliousness, journey, self discovery, kids in trouble, social misfits, interracial relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
1919, Solnechnomorsk. Talented adventurers have become too unexpected: now they are wanted by the Russian and Turkish police. They go to the south of Russia to take possession of the golden scepter of Count Rumyantsev. In pursuit of a precious ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, interwar period, con artists, treasure, adventure hero, cons and scams, deception, thievery, thief, treasure hunter, scam, fraud ...
Time:
year 1919, 1900s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) is a comedy film directed by Leslie H. Martinson, starring Rosalind Russell and Darren McGavin, and released by United Artists. This was Russell's last theatrical film role, with one TV movie in 1972. Russell adapted ...
Style:
spy comedy, hilarious, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
espionage, secret agent, widow, cia, women, escape, prison break, prison, working undercover, heroic mission, fish out of water, captivity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, albania, mexico city, europe, wyoming
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Following his release from a seven-year stretch in prison, Mario Diccara discovers that his affairs with the underworld aren't completely settled. His brother Patrick, a priest, suggests that he stays with elderly Father Etienne in a small ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
priest, mistaken identity, small town, fake priest, criminal, church, village, disorder, social relations, hidden identity, farce, cons and scams ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young naive provincial guy Artem visits a friend in Moscow in the hope of finding a new beautiful life, but first he has to help him working the bizarre job of “sober driver” at night. On the first evening, picking up beautiful Christina from ...
Style:
light, semi serious, sweet, humorous, entertaining
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
driver, big city, disorder, rich man, new job, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, money, nightclub, partner, speed, u.s. car, bmw ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Two inmates break out of a prison only to discover afterwards that they are up for parole. Desperate to get their lives back on track, they realize their best move is to break back into the prison without being noticed.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, exciting, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot:
prison, escape, prison escape, prison life, fugitives, undercover, friendship, chases and races, partner, criminal heroes, lovers reunited, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, sincere, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
starting over, midlife crisis, friendship, aging, friends, unfulfillment, buddies, hopes, golf, middle aged, second chance, society ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, palm springs california, los angeles
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, captivating, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
summer camp, save the day, friendship, youth, instructor, lesbian, fired from the job, rivalry, childhood friend, friends, camp, adulthood ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, light, sincere ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Sweden, Croatia, USA, Turkey, Denmark, Netherlands
Duration: 114 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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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Capital traffic jams and endless replacement of tiles on the sidewalks, filming of national films and absurd situations with artists, stories from the lives of neighbors and their dogs.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, funny ...
Plot:
satire, lifestyle, celebrity, social satire, actor, humour, city life, dog, slice of life, surrealism, bittersweet, construction ...
Place:
russia, poetic realism
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Eder (Lázaro Ramos) is arrested after confessing the murder of a man. Duca (Darlan Cunha), a 15 years old boy who is Eder's nephew, wants to prove the innocence of his uncle, he's sure that his uncle confessed the crime to protect his ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
youth, amateur detective, teenage love, murder, investigation, teenage life, uncover truth, best friend, love and romance, who done it, boy, little boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A world-weary man’s self-imposed home confinement becomes a comedy of errors with the simultaneous arrivals of a peculiar package and a curious journalist.
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, not serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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25%
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, captivating, light ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Kakha fell for the beautiful Sophia, but in order to get to her heart, he needed to overtake the brand new BMW Ruslan on his “penny” and score a friendship with Sergo. What will Kakh choose - love or friendship?
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
contests and competitions, fall in love, love at first sight, in love, love and romance, money problems, friendship between men, male protagonist, love triangle, male friendship, young adult, flirting ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. Dundee proves that ...
Style:
feel good, funny, romantic, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, date night, girls' night
Plot:
culture clash, escapades, tourist, jungle, adventurer, australian outback, swamp, transformation, treasure hunt, fish out of water, life philosophy, creativity ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, funny, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, sincere, touching, thought provoking, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Witty comedy about the cunning estate agent Pasha, who randomly receives a strange feature. The unfortunate realtor has to wander literally all over the world and constantly find himself next to people who remember him with an unkind word.
Style:
humorous, sentimental, romantic, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
russia, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In one famous shopping center an unusual person works as a security guard. He helps everyone: sellers of fashionable clothes, cleaners and barmen in cafeteria. He knows everybody and everything, and people around do love him. It is more than work, ...
Style:
funny, romantic, sentimental, light, touching ...
Plot:
male female relationship, employer employee relationship, love story, love and romance, romantic relationship, fall in love, workplace situations, coworker, couple relations, love affair, escapades, relationships ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Рафшан и Джумжуд, гастарбайтеры из Нубарашена, нелегально приезжают в Москву, где бригадир Леонид получил у одного олигарха заказ на ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, light, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
illegal immigrant, employer employee relationship, dark secret, mission, society, escape, search and rescue, police, greed, salvation, rich, construction worker ...
Place:
russia
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24%
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