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Shadows and Fog (1991)
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Shadows and Fog (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Style: surreal, humorous, black and white, philosophical, talky, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexy, psychedelic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, vigilante, investigation, vigilantism, false accusation, circus, danger, mistaken identity, disorder, comedy of errors, prostitution, adultery, surrealism, time travel, rock, moving, atmosphere, criminal mind, fog, voyeur, police station, lynch mob, twists and turns, stalking ...
Time: 1930s, year 1991, 1920s, 20th century, 20s
Place: new york, eastern europe, central europe, new jersey
Keyword: twilight, gangsters, jewish, german

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, witty, realistic and clever films with plots about couples, love and romance, couple relations, man with glasses, art, disorder and satire mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Shadows and Fog: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Zelig (1983), Deconstructing Harry (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.
Style: philosophical, talky, humorous, witty, meditative ...
Plot: adultery, murder, infidelity, mistress, existentialism, justice, guilt, blackmail, satire, couple relations, moral dilemma, human nature ...
Time: 20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place: new york, usa
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100%
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. ...
Style: black and white, funny, talky, clever, touching ...
Plot: screwball, showbiz, gangster, thanksgiving, mafia, female protagonist, art, comedian, girlfriend, artist, profanity, disorder ...
Time: 20th century, year 1984, 80s
Place: new york, new jersey, usa
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Centred around a weekend party at the home of inventor Andrew Hobbs and his wife Adrian, attended by randy doctor Maxwell Jordan, his nurse Dulcy, renowned philosopher Dr.Leopold Sturgis and his fiancée, this is a light comedy concerning their ...
Style: sexy, sex comedy, talky, clever, humorous ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: summer, shakespeare, farce, infidelity, couples, older man younger woman relationship, chess, love, marriage, professor, doctor, tragic love ...
Time: 20th century, 1900s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 7.7
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Zelig (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, ...
Style: mockumentary, surreal, black and white, humorous, parody ...
Plot: celebrity, psychiatrist, satire, character study, justice, fictional biography, artists and showbiz, switching roles, missing person, disappearance, therapy, celebrity culture ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1983
Place: new york, paris france, germany, bronx new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him ...
Style: talky, humorous, surreal, cult classic, funny ...
Plot: art, writers, psychiatrist, writer's life, human nature, alienation, relationships, philosophy, satire, sexual content, eternal love, depression ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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39%
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Radio Days (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The Narrator (Woody Allen) tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary ...
Style: humorous, touching, sentimental, talky, emotional ...
Audience: date night
Plot: radio, working class, dysfunctional family, rescue, lifestyle, love and romance, submarine, family problems, parents and children, nostalgia, world war two, coming of age ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1987
Place: new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Don't Drink the Water (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset in a sensitive region. In order to stay out of jail, the Hollanders take refuge in the American ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, witty
Plot: iron curtain, farce, tourist, disorder, screwball, political unrest, clergy, nothing goes right, dishonesty, goofy hero, conspiracy, silly humor ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.9
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Bananas (1971)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Style: slapstick, humorous, political, funny, talky ...
Plot: revolution, dictatorship, satire, dictator, politics, rebellion, political satire, loser, fish out of water, political activism, misfit, rise to the top ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, latin america, south america
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda ...
Style: surreal, funny, talky, humorous, witty ...
Plot: child, adoption, adopted son, adoptive mother, prostitution, loneliness, dysfunctional family, life philosophy, family relations, love and romance, opposites attract, couple relations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, usa, ancient greece, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality.
Style: sex comedy, parody, anthology, surreal, funny ...
Audience: adult
Plot: zoophilia, satire, sex, mad scientist, surrealism, sexual fantasy, sex scene, bestiality, transsexuality, looking for sex, nudity, sarcasm ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Hollywood Ending (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val ...
Style: feel good, humorous, witty, light, stylized ...
Plot: movie business, blindness and impaired vision, filmmaking, adultery, dysfunctional family, justice, showbiz, one more chance, disorder, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, couple relations ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Stardust Memories (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Style: black and white, philosophical, cult classic, postmodern, talky ...
Plot: artist, existentialism, filmmaking, weekend, art, showbiz, childhood memory, nostalgia, alien, discussion, argument, price of fame ...
Time: 20th century, year 1980, 70s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Style: talky, humorous, melancholic, stylized, realistic ...
Plot: heist, love and romance, caper, corruption, robbery, unlikely criminals, disorder, couple relations, overnight success, cons and scams, bank robbery, art ...
Time: 20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Love and Death (1975)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Set in 19th-century Russia, Allen is a cowardly serf drafted into the Napoleonic war, who would rather write poetry and obsess over his beautiful but pretentious cousin. Allen's cowardice serves him well when he hides in a cannon and is shot ...
Style: parody, philosophical, surreal, witty, humorous ...
Plot: satire, war, philosophy, napoleonic wars, irreverent, nothing goes right, love and romance, disorder, comedy of errors, fall in love, military, goofy hero ...
Time: year 1975, 1800s, 1810s, 19th century
Place: russia, ussr, st. petersburg russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story: CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they ...
Style: witty, humorous, detective, neo noir, realistic ...
Plot: hypnosis, investigation, workplace, insurance investigator, heist, plot twist, justice, unlikely criminals, love and romance, power relations, murder mystery, false accusation ...
Time: 1940s, year 2001, year 1940, 20th century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa, madagascar, istanbul turkey ...
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Husbands and Wives (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are drifting apart and are now being made aware of it. So while Jack and Sally try to go on and ...
Style: realistic, talky, melancholic, semi serious, sincere ...
Plot: marriage, infidelity, relationships, midlife crisis, divorce, loneliness, depression, breakup, character study, friendship, dishonesty, family problems ...
Time: 20th century, year 1992, 90s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mudane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising ...
Style: sentimental, romantic, surreal, humorous, touching ...
Audience: date night
Plot: magic realism, movie star, daydreamer, writers, love story, imagination, surrealism, life turned upside down, fish out of water, real world, couples, unlikely couple ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1985, 1900s, year 1935
Place: usa, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Style: suspenseful, dark comedy, witty, feel good, clever ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: murder mystery, investigation, obsession, murder, women, death, marriage, paranoia, hotel, sherlock holmes, mysticism, truth ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world.
Style: atmospheric, talky, humorous, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: music, jazz, art, infidelity, love and romance, musician's life, fall in love, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, writers, addiction, dark humor ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1999
Place: new york, chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
Style: ironic, talky, humorous, witty, sentimental ...
Audience: date night
Plot: infidelity, thanksgiving, sisters, dysfunctional family, family relations, writers, audition, opera, midlife crisis, love, artist, hypochondriac ...
Time: 20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Death to the Supermodels (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: This sexy comedy finds the world's greatest, most eccentric supermodels gathered on a deserted island for the swimsuit photo shoot from hell
Style: sexy, parody, suspenseful, humorous, slasher
Plot: island, murder, rivalry, serial killer, isolation, teenage life, disorder, supermodel, transgender, fashion model, mute or deaf, gays and lesbians ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Getting Away with Murder (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When the very moralistic college ethics instructor Jack Lambert finds himself living next door to an accused German death camp commander, he takes it upon himself to rid the world of this man.
Style: humorous, witty, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy ...
Plot: murder, vigilantism, dark humor, neighbor neighbor relationship, false accusation, investigation, college, uncover truth, racism, college professor, disorder, unlikely criminals ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
Place: massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Baby on Board (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Maria (Carol Kane) is the wife of a murdered Mafia bookkeeper. With her baby in tow, she tracks the hitman to the airport, intending to shoot the man. A pickpocket causes the gun to discharge prematurely, and now it's Maria who is being ...
Style: independent film, slapstick, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: taxi, driver, chase, gangster, hitman, disorder, fall in love, dishonesty, vengeance, rivalry, chases and races, babies and infants ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Annie Hall (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In the city of New York, comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Style: romantic comedy, philosophical, romantic, humorous, funny ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: comedian, relationships, love and romance, neurosis, marriage, divorce, loneliness, unlikely friendships, love story, dating, passion, friendship ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1977, 60s
Place: new york, los angeles, california, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
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26%
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.
Style: mockumentary, humorous, clever, witty, funny ...
Plot: prison, robbery, heist, fighting the system, goofy hero, couples, petty criminal, unlikely criminals, misfit, couple relations, hapless, cons and scams ...
Time: 1940s, year 1969, 50s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place: persia, turkey, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.
Style: erotic, sexy, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: womanizer, farce, sex, playwright, nudity, couples, power relations, disorder, sexual relations, love affair, infidelity, love and romance ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A mild mannered film critic is dumped by his wife and his ego is crushed. His hero persona is the tough guy played by Humphrey Bogart in many of his movies and the apparition of Bogart begins showing up to give him advice. With the encouragement of ...
Style: funny, talky, witty, humorous, parody ...
Audience: date night
Plot: dating, love, infidelity, nymphomaniac, art, friendship, adultery, imaginary friend, divorce, farce, filmmaking, bittersweet ...
Time: 70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place: san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A comedy about a married couple -- he's a sports lawyer, she's a psychologist -- which takes place on their 16th wedding anniversary, when they make some startling confessions.
Style: talky, intense, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
Plot: infidelity, dysfunctional family, adultery, crumbling marriage, family problems, couple relations, dishonesty, battle of the sexes, life turned upside down, dysfunctional marriage, husband wife relationship, divorce ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 7.1
 45K
Sleeper (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
Style: futuristic, surreal, slapstick, funny, cult classic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: robot, distopia, time travel, dystopia, cloning, cryogenics, surrealism, dystopian future, satire, resistance movement, imagination, revolution ...
Time: future, 70s, year 1973, 22nd century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Any Wednesday (1966)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Ellen Gordon, a New York executive's mistress falls for the executive's young business associate when the young man is accidentally sent to use the apartment where the executive and his mistress get together every Wednesday. More ...
Style: sexy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot: farce, couple relations, infidelity, love affair, love triangle, couples, womanizer, love and romance, dishonesty, mistress, screwball, disorder ...
Time: 20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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