Movies like Scavenger Hunt
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Scavenger Hunt (1979)
3K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Old Mr. Parker has made millions inventing and selling games. At the beginning of the movie, he dies and his relatives gather for the reading of the will. However, Old Mr. Parker is a game player to the last, and his will stipulates a Scavenger Hunt to determine which relative will get the inheritance. The winner of the scavenger hunt gets all the money, the rest get nothing.
Style:
entertaining, offbeat, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy
Audience:
teens
Plot:
treasure hunt, buried treasure, lost treasure, treasure map, blaxploitation, car chase, family relations, competition, contest, chase, chases and races, escapades, rivalry, contests and competitions, disorder, fish out of water, dishonesty, master and servant, uninhibited rivalry, native american, lawyer, game, police, death, inventor ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century, twentieth century
Place:
california, san diego california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, not serious and feel good films with plots about disorder, rivalry, family relations, farce, chase, friends and culture clash mostly in Comedy, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like Scavenger Hunt: Midnight Madness (1980), Used Cars (1980), Rat Race (2001), Brain Donors (1992), The Three Brothers (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
Style:
not serious, feel good, humorous, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
inheritance, trial, on the run, family relations, family problems, disorder, cons and scams, partner, little boy, money, brother brother relationship, man disguised as a woman ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Can two clueless Georgia homegirls with big hearts -- and even bigger hair -- find happiness, fame and thrills in the swank hills of Beverly? Anything is possible when you are B.A.P.'s. They revive Blakemore's interest for life, and he ...
Style:
black comedy, cult classic, rom com, cynical, biting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
black comedy, not serious, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
labor union, blaxploitation, african american, labor leader, migrant worker, clergy, church, black, adultery, domestic abuse, partner, manipulation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, humorous, sex comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
san diego california
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife (Clarice Taylor) joins their three children in rebelling against her ...
Style:
hilarious, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
With one more day of parole left, J.T. vows to play by the book. But when he finds out his mom will lose their home unless they come up with a serious amount of money, J.T. takes a chance by entering a lowrider contest that violates his parole.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
40%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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648
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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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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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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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: USA
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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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Story:
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
39%
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Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
39%
834
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
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Time:
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usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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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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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 90s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A divorced man hooks up with a street-smart 16-year-old who makes her living by repossessing cars from their owners.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, car, naked woman, odd couple, partner, gangster, couples, friends, disorder, fall in love, chases and races, criminal heroes ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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