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Noises Off... (1992)
14K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A travelling theater group has so much action going on behind-the-scenes it almost ruins the performances.
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, light, witty, talky, metafiction, offbeat, romantic comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
actor's life, nothing goes right, theater, theatre play, love and romance, showbiz, disorder, workplace situations, eternal love, actor, backstage, farce, strong female lead, drinking alcohol, stage play, dance, age-gap relationship, silly humor, verbal byplay, character on the edge, artists and showbiz, burglar, jealousy, shakespeare, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
iowa, new york, miami, manhattan new york city, cleveland ohio, london, seattle
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, witty and clever films with plots about artists and showbiz, disorder, nothing goes right, showbiz, farce, satire and love and romance mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Noises Off...: Bowfinger (1999), A Midwinter's Tale (1995), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Sweet Liberty (1986), Living in Oblivion (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, funny, humorous, witty, spoof ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa, north america
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100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available ...
Style:
black and white, talky, witty, clever, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
london, england, australia
Similarity:
100%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a lech looking for a little action with a woman he never met, whom he was set up with. And one of them ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
venice, italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very ...
Style:
melancholic, witty, humorous, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
young lovers, culture clash, crime gone awry, couple relations, artists and showbiz, love and romance, showbiz, fish out of water, actor's life, couples, celebrity culture, filmmaking ...
Time:
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Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, independent film, humorous, funny, talky ...
Plot:
filmmaking, actor, nothing goes right, filmmaker, satire, character study, artists and showbiz, showbiz, friends, lifestyle, actor's life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times over what it will actually cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their ...
Style:
cult classic, funny, humorous, hilarious, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, talky, humorous, witty, laugh out loud ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new jersey, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A collection of Christopher Walken's greatest SNL skits and hosting jobs
Style:
sketch comedy, humorous, witty, not serious, light ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, lifestyle, workplace, actor's life, showbiz, media satire, disorder, goofy hero, workplace situations, silly humor, artists and showbiz, variety show ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt team-up as two out-of-work actors who accidentally stow away on a ship to hide from a drunken, belligerent lead actor who has ...
Style:
humorous, light, absurd, feel good, witty ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe, nice france, french riviera, riviera
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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20%
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Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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20%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, witty, light, stylized ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
19%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, talky, witty, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, funny, feel good, hilarious, light ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, realistic, not serious, independent film, dark comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, not serious, feel good, funny, light ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, desire for fame, rise to the top, love and romance, lifestyle, actor's life, rising to stardom, workplace, filmmaking, workplace situations, workplace romance, best friend ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, offbeat
Plot:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
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Style:
not serious, humorous, witty, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, light, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
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Similarity:
18%
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