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Search and Destroy (1995)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A satire about desperate hustling, pop philosophy and big money.
Style:
independent film, humorous, light, captivating, offbeat, witty, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
satire, dark humor, showbiz, film producer, american dream, danger, guru, filmmaking, husband wife relationship, rivalry, destiny, artists and showbiz, media satire, business, airplane, debt, nude model, song, breasts, jumping into water, cable, nipples, shot in the back, female full frontal nudity, street ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and independent film films with plots about satire, artists and showbiz, filmmaking, showbiz, dark humor, society and lifestyle mostly in Comedy, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Search and Destroy: Mistress (1992), Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000), The Last Producer (2000), American Strays (1996), This Is Not a Test (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, cult classic, captivating, light ...
Plot:
filmmaking, screenwriter, mistress, money, showbiz, hollywood, artists and showbiz, dark humor, film producer, financier, interracial, satire ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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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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81%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, independent film
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, one last chance, showbiz, artists and showbiz, aging, betrayal, dishonesty, film industry, movie studio, gambling, heist ...
Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The desert can be a lonely place for the people who live there or for those who are traveling through. It is also the teller of different stories including the story of a traveling salesman whose only commodity is death and the story of a young man ...
Style:
humorous, black comedy, independent film, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot:
desert, satire, salesman, hitman, misfit, serial killer, violent content, dark humor, death wish, down on your luck, social misfits, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, australia
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This Is Not A Test is a comedy/drama directed by Christopher Angel. The film is based around a man called Carl (Hill Harper) who's living his everyday life whilst trying to cope with his fear of terrorist nuclear attacks. However, with the ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, light, independent film ...
Plot:
obsession, crumbling marriage, couples, family problems, satire, terrorism, society, friends, buddies, urban, eccentric family, state affairs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A perennial understudy takes matters into her own hands to achieve fame at any price.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, cynical ...
Plot:
artists and showbiz, actor's life, rivalry, theater, desire for fame, ambition, workplace, ego clash, blind ambition, body double, against the odds, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy ...
Style:
humorous, witty, satirical, sad, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
satire, unsuccessful, filmmaking, female nudity, father daughter relationship, slice of life, nude women, bare breasts, parent child relationship, family relations, young heroes, single parent ...
Time:
year 1994, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, australia
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, feel good, light, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
contests and competitions, rivalry, fight for supremacy, hip hop, post apocalypse, friendship, society, badass, distopia, uninhibited rivalry, vengeance, urban ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: what happens when you have to give feedback, and the news isn't good? Sam, an aspiring screenwriter, and David, a successful magazine editor, have ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ego clash, friendship, best friend, rivalry, showbiz, filmmaking, performer's life, criticism, screenwriter, magazine editor, friends, unsupportive friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find ...
Style:
independent film, satirical, disturbing, melancholic, meditative ...
Plot:
dark humor, suicide, satire, adaptation, crumbling marriage, society, self discovery, filmmaking, love and romance, couple relations, starting over, rise and fall ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A suburban mom relives her season with the soccer obsessed sports parents whose outrageous "win at all costs" behavior spirals out of control.
Style:
humorous, light, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
soccer, obsession, family relations, eccentric family, sport team, youth, parents and children, rivalry, satire, underdog, fish out of water, suburbs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Harry (Brian Petsos) is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his cousin Cecil (Oscar Issac), to discover that his little dog Jolly...Harry's one true love and the source of light in his dark, ...
Style:
humorous, tense, captivating, psychological, road movie ...
Plot:
revenge, dark humor, partner, murderous pair, farce, murder, sociopath, violence, satire, strong violent content, disorder, violence spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.
Style:
humorous, psychological, contemplative, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, introspection, filmmaking, unfulfillment, hollywood, artists and showbiz, society, art, relationships, profanity, losing-it hero, cause and meaning ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows as fast, and as much, as their fame
Style:
dark comedy, biting, cynical, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, buddy, behind the scenes, comedian, dark humor, friends, nightclub, workplace situations, media satire, actor's life, buddies, rise to the top ...
Time:
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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:
filmmaking, actor's life, showbiz, media, lifestyle, aspiring actor, casting, audition, hollywood, satire, media satire, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The rivalry between two former college friends comes to a head when they both attend the same glamorous event.
Style:
humorous, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a young man's unemployment benefits run out, the IRS freezes his bank account, and his druggie brother needs help, things can't get any worse...until he discovers his girlfriend is cheating on him!
Style:
humorous, cynical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
unemployment, estrangement, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, dark humor, buddies, lifestyle, society, friendship, down on your luck, disorder, fictional reality ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Childstar is about an egotistical 12-year-old named Taylor Brandon Burns who has skyrocketed to fame at that young age. His relationship with his driver, Rick, takes a turn when Taylor confides in him about the problems of celebrity and the fears of ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
youth, teenage boy, fame, actor's life, coming of age, lifestyle, showbiz, filmmaking, movie business, artists and showbiz, parents and children, celebrity culture ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In Hollywood it's all about who you know, and the only person two friends know is a serial killer.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot:
serial killer, xmas, filmmaking, hollywood, investigation, artists and showbiz, dark humor, down on your luck, showbiz, murder, drag, actor ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, captivating, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
hitman, danger, family relations, parents and children, female protagonist, murder, escapades, rivalry, friendship, assassin, estranged father, young woman ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A series of short films spoofing "The Blair Witch Project."
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, witty, spoof ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, buddies, desire for fame, escapades, filmmaking, obsessive quest, disorder, artists and showbiz, danger, media satire, woods, found footage ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dennis Hopper plays Nick Twain, a Hollywood Producer whose latest film is rejected by every film festival in the world except one- in Ohio. Nick will do anything to get his film distributed, including manipulating his dysfunctional cast into ...
Style:
satirical, independent film, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
small town, satire, changing lives, cinema, aspiration, filmmaker, film industry, ambition, showbiz, culture clash, behind the scenes, fish out of water ...
Place:
ohio
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar ...
Style:
entertaining, light, emotional, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
lsd, friendship, chase, on the road, fbi, train, hippie, unlikely friendships, prison, criminal heroes, partner, mistaken identity ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 90s, 80s
Place:
oregon, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A newlywed couple's honeymoon is upended by the arrivals of their respective sisters.
Style:
humorous, captivating, sincere, light, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
couple relations, crumbling marriage, family relations, love and romance, couples, siblings relations, city life, society, friendship, dysfunctional family, wedding, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Standup special filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
Style:
humorous, witty, talky, offbeat, captivating ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, artists and showbiz, dark humor, performer's life, comedian, society, live performance, female comedian, monologue, irreverence, irreverent, deadpan ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, san francisco
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab driver who is visiting the festival is chosen as the test subject to settle the bet and Sy uses his ...
Style:
parody, semi serious, realistic, clever, witty ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, movie business, disorder, lifestyle, desire for fame, ambition, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, actor's life, showbiz, media satire ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, europe, france, usa, beverly hills ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A twentysomething office drone struggles between freedom and responsibility in this independent comedy-drama. Sanjay is a man in his mid-'20s who has come to the conclusion his life is stuck in neutral. Sanjay hates his job and doesn't ...
Style:
witty, humorous, semi serious, independent film, clever ...
Plot:
introspection, rise to the top, boss and employee, nothing goes right, fighting the system, workplace, twentysomething life, sexual content, workplace situations, dull life, unfulfillment, showbiz ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, new york
Similarity:
61%
894
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Matt and Karen have inconsiderate neighbours whose lawn sprinkler drowns their flowers. A feud errupts and a series of tit-for-tat actions develop and escalate.
Style:
slapstick, biting, cynical, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
neighbor, feud, terror, professor, prank, dark humor, disorder, couples, family relations, contests and competitions, rivalry, society ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Julia Sweeney tells the viewers the monologue about the hard time in her life when her brother fought with cancer and she was also diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Style:
talky, humorous, witty, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cancer, dark humor, couples, family problems, family relations, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ego clash, love and romance, human nature, couple relations, unfulfillment ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, tokyo
Similarity:
60%
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