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Ridicule (1996)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
Style:
sexy, humorous, witty, talky, ridiculous, light, romantic, clever, enigmatic, breathtaking ...
Plot:
royal court, manipulation, royalty, intrigue, courtroom, society, ambition, idealism, love, catastrophe, twists and turns, distopia, lawyer, relationships, women, hunting, obsession, art, politics, beautiful scenery, wine, internet, justice, destiny, brutality ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, 1700s
Place:
france, versailles, england, paris france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, visually appealing, talky and sexy films with plots about dialogue, runaway, catastrophe, culture clash, love, love and romance and storytelling mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Ridicule: Valmont (1989), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975), The Affair of the Necklace (2001), Cousin Bette (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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100%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her niece, Hortense Hulot. Failing to do so, she instead finds ...
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49%
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Duration: 90 min.
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50%
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, UK, Belgium
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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42%
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Country: France
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40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Story:
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