Movies like No Surrender 1985
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No Surrender (1985)
405
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Michael Angelis stars in a comedy about double booking a Catholic and Protestant night in a Liverpool nightclub.
Style:
independent film, dark comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, cult film
Plot:
protestant, christmas, anglo irish relations, catholic, satire, new year, friendship, friends, terrorism, alcohol abuse, on the road, music band, dangerous animal, profanity, nightclub, chaos, elderly, partner, buddies, artists and showbiz, criminal heroes, chaos and mayhem, violent content, dancing, police ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, northern england, england, britain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and offbeat films with plots about friends, buddies, friendship, disorder, partner, profanity and satire mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like No Surrender: Mystics (2003), One More Saturday Night (1986), Magicians (2007), Shut Up and Shoot Me (2005), Irish Jam (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ireland, europe
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95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teen angst, small town, partner, friends, social relations, music band, buddies, terrorism, youth, artists and showbiz, betrayal, coming of age ...
Time:
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Place:
minnesota
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe
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72%
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Country: UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, dark comedy ...
Plot:
dark humor, friendship, misfit, hitman, criminal heroes, partner, gangster, disorder, goofy hero, death wish, death in the family, buddies ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Upon discovering that their town is up for sale, crafty Irish villagers scheme to raise the money to prevent the buy-out. They hold a poetry contest with a tempting grand prize -- the deed to their local pub. But what could happen when a duplicitous ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, feel good, light, black comedy ...
Plot:
culture clash, friendship, cons and scams, contests and competitions, rise to the top, on the run, disorder, love triangle, village, buddies, ambition, dishonesty ...
Place:
ireland, usa, europe, los angeles
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
You may see one show, but you haven't senn them all! Following on from the amazingly successful JAY AND SILENT BOB TEA BAGGING IN THE UK, Fast-talking, foul mouthed Jay and his "hetero life partner' Silent Bob return with their second ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
buddies, artists and showbiz, partner, friends, misfit partners, odd couple, friendship, filmmaking, jay and silent bob, stoner, swearing, vulgar ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, usa
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, feel good ...
Plot:
friendship, disorder, partner, desire for fame, dark humor, friends, unemployment, buddies, aviation, unfulfillment, obsessive quest, nasa ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stand up comedy, lifestyle, performer's life, politically correct, artists and showbiz, buddies, alcohol abuse, comedian, live performance, adult humor, storytelling, irreverent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The hardest group you've never heard of is back. Gangsta Rap is a mockumentary based on a group of over the hill gangster rappers (circa NWA), trying to make a comeback. Its a hilarious look at the soft underbelly of hard core hip hop.
Style:
not serious, humorous, witty, mockumentary, parody ...
Plot:
hip hop, profanity, lifestyle, showbiz, silly humor, music band, artists and showbiz, buddies, musician's life, celebrity culture, friends, urban ghetto ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, south central los angeles
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, feel good, light, realistic ...
Plot:
musician's life, showbiz, desire for fame, ambition, folklore, friends, music, youth, artists and showbiz, partner, rise and fall, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three pedigree chumps learn that every underdog has its day in this freewheeling Irish comedy. In hock to the tune of £50,000 to a Belfast bookie and saddled with a dopey greyhound that wouldn't run if its backside was on fire, the likely lads ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, captivating, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ambition, disorder, gambling, bookies, buddies, dishonesty, male bonding, friendship between men, male friendship, dog, road trip, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere is the much-loved sequel to Peter Kay's critically-acclaimed comedy series, "Phoenix Nights". Written by and starring Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness, this six-part comedy/drama series is the ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, witty, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a late night bar, Henry is approached by a mysterious woman who offers to sell him the severed "manhood" of Wales' greatest vocal entertainer. Believing he can make a fortune selling the infamous appendage on to obsessive fans, ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, offbeat, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
celebrity culture, dark humor, buddies, manhood, chase, obsessive quest, friends, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, hotshot hero, satire, macabre ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, humorous, talky, not serious, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friends, friendship, filmmaking, showbiz, buddies, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, profanity, stand up comedy, live performance, pop culture, storytelling ...
Time:
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Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, light, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london, spain, europe
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, independent film, semi serious, realistic, biting ...
Plot:
food, cooking and food, restaurant, guts, cooking, factory, disorder, dark humor, workplace, moral dilemma, dishonesty, human nature ...
Time:
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Place:
europe
Similarity:
51%
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two gamblers must leave New York City after one loses a lot of money. Doing what all gamblers in trouble would do, they hurry to the gambling capital Las Vegas to turn their luck around.
Style:
spectacular, slapstick, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, card playing, gambler, nudity, violent content, gangster, partner, best friend, silly humor, profanity, couples ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
47%
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Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Slackers who live for free in a rock star's mansion find that their ride on the gravy train is coming to an end with the sale of their pal's residence.
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, raunchy comedy ...
Plot:
musician, mansion, lifestyle, friendship, slacker, buddies, life turned upside down, celebrity culture, rock star, disorder, friends, satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
46%
694
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
biker, gang, nothing goes right, buddies, motorcycle chase, on the road, disorder, drug dealing, countryside, bike, biker gang, rocker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corner shop - who knew?
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
misfit, fish out of water, disorder, satire, lifestyle, culture clash, showbiz, social decay, buddies, society, unfulfillment, nothing goes right ...
Time:
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Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
satire, nuclear war, president, post apocalypse, apocalypse, political satire, atomic bomb, u.s. president, epidemic, social satire, distopia, kidnapping ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
fictional island, usa, england, caribbean, soviet union ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Aaron Roman (Gores) is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father (Mantegna) grants Aaron his wish for his 18th birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.
Style:
realistic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, funny ...
Plot:
hollywood, friendship, partner, disability, nothing goes right, friends, teenage life, wish come true, good versus evil, artists and showbiz, odd couple, youth ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gregory is a devout Catholic who wants to kill evil people in order to grant them safe passage to heaven, Gary is an assembly worker at a trophy shop who wants to kill potential trophy winners, Graham is Gary's intern who will do anything to ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, captivating, feel good, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
on the road, silly humor, disorder, misfit partners, escapades, buddies, friends, journey, sorority, fraternity, catholic, partner ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film, black comedy ...
Plot:
showbiz, friends, disorder, buddies, artists and showbiz, partner, fish out of water, on the road, odd couple, ambition, rivalry, feud ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
non-linear, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sincere ...
Plot:
friendship, adventurer, farce, on the road, escapades, music band, buddies, midlife crisis, hung over, disintegration, nudity, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Joe Keegan is the 'Rocky' of stand-up comedy. A fifteen-year comedy veteran who was pegged for stardom early on in his career but has blown every major audition he has ever had in legendary fashion. Fresh off a recent fiasco with a heckler ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic
Plot:
lifestyle, ambition, desire for fame, once in a lifetime opportunity, best friend, partner, buddies, drug dealing, showbiz, dull life, artists and showbiz, contests and competitions ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After an evening of drinking, six men find themselves in front of The God of the Joke. Distressed to find that people aren't laughing anymore, He gives the six friends a mission: to save the world with the Eleven Commandments of the Joke. The ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, funny, slapstick ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
prank, disorder, buddies, chaos and mayhem, friends, silly humor, profanity, stupidity, vandalism, disguise, humiliation, chaos ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three rookie sailors who have just completed basic training are out on their first weekend pass. As they hit one bar after another, they soon forget everything the Navy ever taught them.
Style:
sex comedy, grindhouse, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
u.s. navy, navy, nerd, strip club, nudity, couples, friends, infidelity, looking for sex, friendship, cons and scams, down on your luck ...
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
40%
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