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The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum (1997)
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The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum (1997)
Original name: Mar Baum
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Balding advertising executive Mr. Baum spends more time on a new ad campaign for purple sunglasses than he does with his own family. But suddenly he is forced to reexamine his life after a doctor tells him that he has an 'aggressive' brain tumor and will die in 90 minutes.
Style: dark comedy, thought provoking, clever, humorous, tragicomedy, realistic, surreal, contemplative, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot: dark humor, family relations, family life, life is a bitch, satire, terminal illness, introspection, race against time, unfulfillment, dealing with death, dull life, doctor, hebrew
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: middle east, israel
Keyword: jewish

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and biting films with plots about satire, dark humor, family relations, society, unfulfillment, parents and children and family problems mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum: The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014), Sallah (1964), Critical Care (1997), Marie and Bruce (2004), Posthumous Memories (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 110 min.
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Critical Care (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 107 min.
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Time: year 1997, 90s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a torrent of foul-mouthed rippings and ferociously humorous musings on their marriage, love, hate ...
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Duration: 102 min.
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