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Play Time (1967)
29K
Original name: PlayTime
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
Style:
satirical, humorous, surreal, witty, funny, stylized, semi serious, art house, visual, existential ...
Plot:
tourist, nothing goes right, culture clash, skyscraper, airport, chaos, farce, misfit, city life, fish out of water, goofy hero, human existence, architecture, restaurant, lifestyle, art, life & death, minimal dialogue, hotel, architect, urbanization, technology, waiter, drunkenness, mistaken identity ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s, 1960s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, clever and surreal films with plots about disorder, culture clash, satire, nothing goes right, catastrophe, mentor and storytelling mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Play Time: The Phantom of Liberty (1974), Be Kind Rewind (2008), Traffic (1971), The Dinner Game (1998), Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
20th century, year 1974, 70s
Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.
Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention ...
Style:
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Plot:
satire, on the road, border, very little dialogue, dog, police, hitchhiking, traffic, car trouble, cat, art, traffic jam ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. His place is taken by an African Santa Claus and he returns to his caravan only to find his girlfriend Josette about to leave him. When he comes after her, ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, biting, semi serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
cartoonist, extramarital affair, satire, culture clash, performer's life, bittersweet, disorder, estrangement, family relations, lifestyle, society, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, europe
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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:
90s, year 1992, 1930s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s ...
Place:
usa, california, new york, los angeles, manhattan new york city
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32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Israel, Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
French film icons Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant star in this romantic comedy about a Parisian couple in their fifties who share a comfortable life, a beautiful home, a posh country club and a midlife crisis. Following a dream vacation to Israel ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, light, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
israel, france, paris france, europe, middle east ...
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32%
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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:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
31%
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Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
mind bending, surreal, psychedelic, slapstick, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe
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31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, funny, spoof, sketch comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France, Italy
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, humorous
Plot:
nothing goes right, friendship, misfit, disorder, partner, fall in love, fish out of water, comedy of errors, society, love and romance, buddies, religions or cults ...
Time:
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Place:
france, china, asia, europe
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style:
hilarious, funny, humorous, cult classic, parody ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
jerusalem, palestine, ancient greece, greece, middle east ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, not serious, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, satire, airplane, disorder, rebelliousness, friends, fear of flying, tourist, humour, passenger, silly humor, hijacking ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
feel good, realistic, not serious, humorous, exciting
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, witty, sketch comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, kentucky, new york
Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, witty, talky, cynical, parody ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, circumcision, adaptation, creativity, art, storytelling, dialogue, couples, artists and showbiz, showbiz, nosy ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Arnaud nicknamed "Cui Cui" no longer knows which way to look. He is about to marry Anna but he is not sure he really loves her. To make matters worse, he falls in love during the stag party he has with his friends. And Léa, a nightclub ...
Style:
humorous, contemplative, light, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with with a homeless woman.
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious ...
Plot:
homeless, wealth, goofy hero, satire, poverty, homelessness, businessman, rags to riches, self discovery, survival, switching roles, social differences ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
arizona, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
26%
116K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cult classic ...
Plot:
dark humor, multiple storylines, curses spells and rituals, workplace situations, couples, disorder, fish out of water, gangster, lifestyle, supernatural ability, workplace, hotel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
america, los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Josh is the consummate temp employee, avoiding all long-term connections and responsibilities, both at work and in his personal life. However, by the time his agency places him at the Schuyler & Mitchell law firm, Josh is tired of his ...
Style:
humorous, funny, absurd, satirical, stylized ...
Plot:
workplace, adaptation, sarcasm, law firm, creativity, relationships, disorder, fighting the system, introspection, nothing goes right, boss and employee, workplace situations ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
Style:
funny, parody, witty, clever, satirical ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Country: USA, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, humorous, sex comedy, esoteric, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
farce, hotel, psychiatrist, sex, women, police, chase, adultery, psychoanalysis, parachutist, psychotherapy, therapy ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, europe, new york
Similarity:
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