Movies like The MatchMaker
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The MatchMaker (1997)
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Original name: The Matchmaker
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, witty, fairy tale, funny, light, romantic, clever, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
love, destiny, love story, irish, politics, love and romance, fall in love, small town, culture clash, small town life, dog, catastrophe, magic, twists and turns, relationships, island, women, death, betrayal, mythology, beautiful scenery, hotel, fantasy world, brutality, corruption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ireland, boston, usa, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, realistic and romantic films with plots about adaptation, couples, catastrophe, dialogue, storytelling, culture clash and destiny mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like The MatchMaker: The Wedding Date (2005), Cousins (1989), Leap Year (2010), Hope Springs (2003), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Duration: 97 min.
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Duration: 99 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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