Movies like Mighty Aphrodite
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Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
43K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Style:
surreal, funny, humorous, talky, witty, sexy, touching, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
child, adoption, adopted son, adoptive mother, prostitution, loneliness, dysfunctional family, life philosophy, family relations, love and romance, opposites attract, looking for love, dishonesty, couple relations, writers, art, boxing, mythology, loser, friendship, destiny, husband wife relationship, older man younger woman relationship, prostitute, happy ending ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, ancient greece, italy
Keyword:
gangsters
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, witty and realistic films with plots about couples, love and romance, couple relations, art, infidelity, love and urban mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Mighty Aphrodite: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Annie Hall (1977), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Hollywood Ending (2002), Alice (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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100%
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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