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No Such Thing (2001)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Iceland, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Tells the story of Beatrice (Sarah Polley), a tabloid journalist whose fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland. She ends up falling in love with the monster in the end. The monster is immortal, but longs to die. Beatrice helps him achieve this by contacting a scientist who can destroy matter painlessly.
Style:
fairy tale, stylized, humorous, allegory, black comedy, cult classic, independent film, dark comedy, cult horror, satirical ...
Plot:
beauty and the beast, monster, satire, dangerous attraction, friendship, love and romance, fish out of water, haunted by the past, hospital, creature, mad scientist, social commentary, isolation, surgery, airport, metaphor, remote island, rural setting, airplane crash, apocalypse, beauty, ugly duckling, village, journalism, friends ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
iceland, europe, new york, reykjavik iceland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, offbeat, semi serious and clever films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, mentor, catastrophe, satire, life philosophy and life & death mostly in Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like No Such Thing: The Unbelievable Truth (1989), Henry Fool (1997), Flirt (1995), Watermelon Man (1970), The Book of Life (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 63 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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