Movies like The Mask
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The Mask (1994)
465K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local nightclub singer Tina Carlyle. Unfortunately, under the mask's influence, Ipkiss also robs a bank, which angers junior crime lord Dorian Tyrell, whose goons get blamed for the heist.
Style:
funny, humorous, light, hilarious, entertaining, slapstick comedy, romantic, detective, laugh out loud, fantasy adventure ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
superhero, villain, alter ego, gangster, superhuman powers, transformation, double life, magic, split personality, dog, supernatural power, nightclub, masked man, pet dog, avenger, surrealism, urban setting, comic book, fall in love, supernatural, crazy, dumb, runaway, screwball, dancing ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 1990s
Place:
new york, usa
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Most similar movies to The Mask
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out cult classic, humorous, funny and entertaining films with plots about mentor, fantasy world, dialogue, chase, catastrophe, storytelling and adaptation mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Action genres. Some movies like The Mask: Liar Liar (1997), Kindergarten Cop (1990), The Phantom (1996), Bedazzled (2000), Mystery Men (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
360K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday he has just one wish - that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, laugh out loud, slapstick ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
lawyer, liar, father son relationship, lie, court, courtroom, dishonesty, change of heart, truth, ex husband ex wife relationship, trial, divorce ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, boston
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, detective, crying ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
teacher, fish out of water, children, kindergarten, small town, elementary school, school, witness protection, bullying, working undercover, drug dealer, police ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
astoria oregon, california, oregon, los angeles, north america
Similarity:
100%
14K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The Mask aka The Mask: Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the film of the same name. The show ran for two seasons, from August 12, 1995 to March 8, 1997, on CBS, and spawned its own short-run comic book series, ...
Style:
humorous, retro, light, anime, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
superhero, hidden identity, nothing goes right, disorder, incompetent police, troublemaker, fighting crime, masked man, weirdo, childhood, urban, pets ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1997, year 1996
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Style:
light, humorous, exciting, entertaining, saga ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, comic book, alter ego, masked man, good versus evil, escapades, villain, heroes, island, silver, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1938, year 1939
Place:
fictional island, new york, usa, new york state, southeast asia ...
Similarity:
100%
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118K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Elliot Richardson, suicidal techno geek, is given seven wishes to turn his life around when he meets up with a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include a 7 foot basketball star, a rock star, and a hamburger. But, as ...
Style:
funny, light, sexy, feel good, surprise ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
devil, pact with the devil, wish come true, deal with the devil, femme fatale, fish out of water, nothing goes right, destiny, wish fulfillment, unrequited love, time machine, heaven and hell ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.
Style:
parody, humorous, stylized, offbeat, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhero spoof, superhero, good versus evil, stupidity, comic book, bowling, superhero team, alternate reality, justice, hostage, heroic mission, save the day ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future
Similarity:
100%
415K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, surreal, witty, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
haunted house, afterlife, ghost, supernatural, surrealism, dark humor, goth, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, seance, able to see the dead, haunted ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
america, usa, new england, connecticut
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene ...
Style:
funny, humorous, hilarious, not serious, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
split personality, stupidity, breast feeding, road trip, computer, sarcasm, dissociative identity disorder, dumb, alter ego, gross out humor, on the road, excrement ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, 20th century, 90s, year 1982 ...
Place:
rhode island, usa, new york
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Uncle Fester has been missing for 25 years. An evil doctor finds out and introduces a fake Fester in an attempt to get the Addams Family's money. The youngest daughter has some doubts about the new uncle Fester, but the fake uncle adapts very ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, horror for children, teen drama ...
Plot:
goth, halloween, dark humor, childhood, eccentric family, supernatural ability, fantasy world, husband wife relationship, family relations, uncle, supernatural, witch ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Crooked businessman Max Schreck is coerced into helping him become Mayor of Gotham and they both attempt ...
Style:
gothic, mysterious, stylized, saga, disturbing ...
Audience:
kids, teens, date night, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
superhero, villain, batman, revenge, christmas, femme fatale, cat, vigilante, corruption, double life, christmas season, circus ...
Time:
year 1992, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu Miley (Fraser) into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilariously horny alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and ...
Style:
black comedy, humorous, cult classic, absurd, not serious ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, teens, adult
Plot:
coma, parallel world, surrealism, carnival, drawing, cyclops, monkey, dream, alternate reality, imaginary, goofy hero, stop motion ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.
Style:
parody, horror comedy, funny, scary, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, painting, ghost hunter, single mother, reincarnation, monster, chase, mind control, baby, single parent, rescue ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, year 1990, future
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, feel good, detective, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
good versus evil, rescue, robot, superhuman powers, escapades, police detective, fighting crime, imaginary, master villain, goofy hero, secret identity, danger ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
80%
1.2M
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, entertaining, parody, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, manly ...
Plot:
superhero, revenge, fight scenes, comic book, superhuman powers, immortality, anti hero, invulnerability, dark hero, regeneration, sarcasm, mutant ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
america, usa, new york
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ...
Style:
light, funny, hilarious, cult classic, absurd ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly
Plot:
stupidity, kidnapping, dog, private detective, human animal relationship, dumb, bird, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, goofy hero, investigation, pets ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
miami, usa, florida, new jersey, seattle
Similarity:
50%
775K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still ...
Style:
sincere, exciting, saga, visually stunning, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, boys' night, kids ...
Plot:
superhero, mad scientist, superhuman powers, double life, disguise, vigilante, spider man, super villain, good versus evil, friendship, experiment gone awry, fantasy world ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, y2k, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess ...
Style:
funny, parody, slapstick, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family friendly, family outing, teens
Plot:
jungle, dumb, human animal relationship, satire, curse, save the day, disorder, farce, goofy hero, road trip, animal, jungle adventure ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
africa, nigeria, china, asia, himalaya ...
Similarity:
86%
36K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his ...
Style:
talky, witty, humorous, not serious, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
gangster, mistaken identity, mafia, mobster, accountant, farce, disorder, fish out of water, parents and children, couples, going straight, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, 1930s, year 1991
Place:
italy
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to ...
Style:
entertaining, parody, exciting, spoof, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
magic, heroes, parallel universe, satire, chase, dark humor, gunfight, boy, fish out of water, child in peril, villain, buddy ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, los angeles, california, usa, new york state ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Thor is on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the prophecy of destruction to his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new ...
Style:
entertaining, action comedy, saga, funny, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family friendly
Plot:
superhero, female villain, alien planet, monster, supernatural power, warrior, rebellion, goddess, deity, norse mythology, norse god, medieval ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an ...
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, absurd, light ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, toddlers
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, fish out of water, amateur detective, dumb, satire, hotel, disguise, legend, obesity, fistfight, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
japan, beverly hills, usa, california, los angeles ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, witty, humorous, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, destiny, stockholm syndrome, angel, ransom, screwball, heaven, robbery, murder, unlikely couple, on the run ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
utah, los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
50%
Movie in collections
536K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, humorous, funny, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, immortality, supernatural ability, superhuman powers, invulnerability, black superhero, superhuman, memory loss, destruction, impossible love, prison, heroes ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, brooklyn new york city, usa, new york
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of Munchkin-like people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty ...
Style:
fairy tale, funny, sweet, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, redemption, xmas, imaginary kingdom, dog, village, burglary, santa claus, little girl, fantasy world, surrealism, christmas time ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy ...
Style:
parody, humorous, entertaining, hilarious, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
cocaine, undercover, car chase, drug, police investigation, police detective, satire, organized crime, gangster, drug lord, justice, partner ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 70s, 2000s
Place:
california, usa, san francisco, north america, chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's ...
Style:
entertaining, visually stunning, suspenseful, dieselpunk, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, good versus evil, superhero, immortality, monk, undercover, radio, alter ego, secret identity, dark hero, transformation, mind control ...
Time:
1930s, year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, asia, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, tibet
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Bumbling cop Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, family outing, date night
Plot:
satire, usa president, cop, stoner, absurd humor, sex scene, president, law enforcement, police investigation, renewed love, kidnapping, sex shop ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 90s
Place:
los angeles, washington d.c.
Similarity:
75%
169K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben ...
Style:
funny, humorous, clever, psychological, crying ...
Plot:
gangster, psychiatrist, mafia, organized crime, anger, childhood trauma, canceled wedding, mob hit, guilt, hitman, psychiatrist patient relationship, therapist ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century, year 1957
Place:
new york, florida, miami beach, usa, miami ...
Similarity:
100%
325K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the ...
Style:
humorous, funny, buddy comedy, hilarious, action comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, police, reluctant partners, kung fu, buddy cop, fight scenes, two man army, african american, buddy, chase, cop, triad ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
los angeles, china, california, hong kong, usa
Similarity:
18%
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