Movies like Repo Man
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Repo Man (1984)
45K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, black comedy, surreal, independent film, ambiguous ending, offbeat, enigmatic, funny, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
surrealism, alien, car trunk, punk, punk rocker, absurdism, crime spree, mad scientist, conspiracy theory, juvenile delinquent, robbery, supermarket, radioactivity, flying car, car chase, punk rock, desert, torture, hospital, bounty hunter, car accident, father son relationship, teenage boy, teen angst, mexican standoff ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, future
Place:
california, los angeles, arizona, usa
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Most similar movies to Repo Man
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out cult classic, weird, offbeat and humorous films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, brutality, satire, mentor, violence and dark humor mostly in Comedy, Crime and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Repo Man: Southland Tales (2006), Liquid Sky (1982), After Hours (1985), RoboCop (1987), Freejack (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an ...
Style:
surreal, futuristic, cynical, apocalyptic, postmodern ...
Plot:
time travel, dystopian future, apocalypse, alternate reality, memory, prophecy, chaos, distopia, dark humor, alternate history, amnesia, drug ...
Time:
future, year 2005, year 2006, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
los angeles, syria, middle east, nevada, southern california ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin. They land on top of a New York apartment inhabited by a drug dealer and her female, androgynous, bisexual nymphomaniac lover, a fashion model. The aliens soon find the human ...
Style:
psychedelic, sexy, surreal, sexual, stylized ...
Plot:
ufo, sex, space and aliens, heroin, androgyny, orgasm, punk rock, surrealism, drug, lgbt, lesbian, alien ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.
Style:
surreal, black comedy, funny, dark comedy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
dark humor, twists and turns, subway, city life, nothing goes right, suicide, mistaken identity, artist, coincidence, female nudity, diner, nightclub ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Style:
cult classic, spoof, humorous, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien, alien invasion, chase, scientist, evil scientist, musician, interdimensional travel, desert, rescue, mad scientist, electrocution, laboratory ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1938, future
Place:
usa, hong kong, asia, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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306K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, black comedy, cyber, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens, manly
Plot:
cyberpunk, robot, cyborgs, androids and robots, dystopia, robocop, police, revenge, graphic violence, law enforcement, satire, gory ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, year 1987
Place:
usa, detroit, michigan
Similarity:
100%
19K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a terminally ill billionaire.
Style:
futuristic, cyber, entertaining, tech noir, disgusting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
time travel, cyberpunk, dystopia, bounty hunter, on the run, dystopian future, chase, racing, apocalypse, time traveler, time loop, car ...
Time:
future, year 1992, 90s, year 2009, year 1991 ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
37K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Based on the British cult comic-strip, our tank-riding anti-heroine fights a mega-corporation, which controls the world's water supply.
Style:
slapstick, exciting, futuristic, offbeat, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
female protagonist, desert, punk, post apocalypse, female warrior, strong female lead, kickass women, wasteland, tank, cyberpunk, female fighter, comic book ...
Time:
future, 2030s, near future, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
australia, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug Mackenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of ...
Style:
hilarious, psychotronic, parody, humorous, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
beer, conspiracy, brother brother relationship, farce, hockey, shakespeare, ghost, mind control, stupidity, satire, chase, lion ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An alien is on the run in America. To get his kicks, it kills anything that gets in its way, and uses the body as a new hiding place. This alien has a goal in life; power. Hotly pursued by another alien (who's borrowed the body of a dead FBI ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, cult classic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien, violence, car chase, buddy cop, fbi, mind control, chase, twists and turns, revenge, space and aliens, alien invasion, robbery ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
43%
213K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a ...
Style:
futuristic, thought provoking, satirical, funny, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dystopian future, time travel, distopia, stupidity, social satire, satire, dystopia, absurdism, social decay, dimwit, hibernation, dark humor ...
Time:
future, year 2006, year 2005, distant future, y2k ...
Place:
texas, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.
Style:
horror comedy, cult classic, slasher, splatter, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
high school, nuclear power plant, monster, bullying, nudity, mutant, absurd humor, violent, exploitation, body horror, school, gory ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and ...
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, neo noir, talky, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, robbery, gangster, dark hero, organized crime, undercover cop, gang, psychopath, perfect crime, violent, mafia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
los angeles, usa, bolivia, southern california, california
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A traumatized young man abducts Korean leaders, believing they're toxic reptilian aliens - a fifth column launching a takeover of beloved Earth. Stumped law enforcement geniuses half-seriously hire a disgraced, disheveled private detective with ...
Style:
surreal, black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien invasion, dark humor, biopunk, twists and turns, brutality, space and aliens, death of father, death of mother, earth, anti hero, alien, serial killer ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic, parody, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, dark humor, violence, housewife, satire, suburbs, female killer, murder, suburban life, psycho killer, psychotic woman, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
90s
Place:
baltimore, usa, maryland
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, psychedelic, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychology, insanity, dystopia, surrealism, gang, rape, violent, controversy, violence, psychopath, sociopath, murder ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, 70s, 80s ...
Place:
britain, london, england, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Coen Brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give Hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to ...
Style:
witty, humorous, funny, dark comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family outing
Plot:
kidnapping, satire, robbery, parenthood, screwball, baby, american football, adoption, missing child, policewoman, desert, dark humor ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
arizona, usa, phoenix arizona
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style:
humorous, clever, dark comedy, witty, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, heist, dark humor, gangster, crime gone awry, disorder, organized crime, nothing goes right, scheme, friends, violent, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events ...
Style:
black comedy, absurd, funny, neo noir, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
bowling, dialogue, mistaken identity, slacker, hippie, weed, marijuana, great dialogue, laziness, dream, twists and turns, heart attack ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998, year 1991
Place:
los angeles, iraq, america, arizona, usa ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
Style:
black comedy, satirical, independent film, clever, surreal ...
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, extraterrestrial, blaxploitation, urban, drug abuse, friendly alien, invasion, mind power, black, drug addiction, drug ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, harlem, africa
Similarity:
41%
126K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Style:
black comedy, teen, witty, cult classic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen fantasy, adult ...
Plot:
murder, high school, dark humor, suicide, murderous pair, teenage girl, coming of age, friendship, satire, teenage life, insanity, sociopath ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
ohio, usa, california, canada
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Style:
dark comedy, witty, humorous, talky, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, gangster, psychopath, screenwriter, dog, murder, serial killer, crime gone awry, mob boss, strong violent content, buddies, violent ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1947, year 1963, year 1954 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, united kingdom, america, usa ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Style:
suspense, black comedy, dark comedy, satirical, sexy ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, film industry, murder, writers, movie business, satire, police investigation, male nudity, showbiz, blackmail, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 1992, 20th century, future, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, pasadena california
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Style:
detective, neo noir, funny, black comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
private detective, dark humor, satire, actor, thief, murder mystery, cheerleader, buddy, accidental killing, violent, buddy cop, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, year 1980, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, venice beach california, california, denver colorado, usa ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hard man Ricky is incarcerated in a futuristic prison where ultra-violence is his only means of survival in the corrupt, sadistic system. He must battle his way quite literally 'through' the feared 'gang of four', and undergo ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, bloody, horror comedy, controversial ...
Plot:
martial arts, prison, violent, exploitation, revenge, heroism, gory, kung fu, action violence, torture, heroes, fighting the system ...
Time:
future, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, east asia, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Aliens, who look like clowns, arrive on Earth to capture and harvest people in order to use them as sustenance.
Style:
parody, dark comedy, horror comedy, frightening, scary ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, horror for children
Plot:
clown, killer clown, monster, ufo, alien, extraterrestrial, evil clown, alien abduction, rescue, alien invasion, amusement park, small town ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog Blood are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by World War 4, where survivors must battle for food, shelter, and sexual companionship in the ...
Style:
cult classic, surreal, humorous, futuristic, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dog, post apocalypse, dystopia, desert, distopia, nuclear holocaust, wedding, survival, wasteland, dystopian future, violent, escape ...
Time:
future, year 1975, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
phoenix arizona, oklahoma
Similarity:
41%
112K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
Style:
surreal, sexy, road movie, black comedy, psychedelic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
road trip, murder, surrealism, violence, sex scene, forbidden love, rape, domineering mother, haunted by the past, dark humor, psychopath, female nudity ...
Time:
90s, year 1990, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, new orleans, southern usa, austin texas, california ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, humorous, cynical, funny ...
Plot:
satire, children, vengeance, revenge, television, naivete, depression, showbiz, performer's life, artists and showbiz, rivalry, success ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Human Highway is a 1982 comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper, and the band Devo. Included is a collaborative ...
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, apocalyptic, independent film, surreal ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, rock, apocalypse, pop music, punk rock, epidemic, punk, distopia, acid, surrealism, post-apocalyptic future, friends ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The streets of Los Angeles are crawling with weirdos, hookers, peeping toms and perverts. And this time, they're wearing badges! Murray Langston, Linda Blair, Pat Paulsen, Billy Barty, Jaye P. Morgan, Andrew Dice Clay, Pat Morita, Kitten ...
Style:
funny, cult classic, sex comedy, independent film, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
police, erotica, satire, teenager, exploitation, friends, disorder, buddies, law enforcement, filmmaking, hollywood, partner ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, las vegas
Similarity:
40%
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