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Shanghai Surprise (1986)
6K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
Style:
humorous, road movie, romantic, melancholic, exciting, semi serious, cult classic, independent film, realistic, surprise ending ...
Plot:
american abroad, opium, happy ending, unlikely friendships, drug dealing, partner, dishonesty, unlikely partners, cons and scams, missionary, betrayal, corruption, chase, screwball, prostitute, teenager, rock, escapades, love, thief, ship, fight, money, con artists, police officer ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 1930s, year 1937
Place:
china, shanghai, asia, argentina, shanghai china, american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, surprise ending, humorous and black comedy films with plots about chase, gun, deception, murder, escape, gangster and police mostly in Crime, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Shanghai Surprise: Tequila Sunrise (1988), Firepower (1979), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Mr. Nice Guy (1997), Focus (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 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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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 107 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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82%
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Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
He wanted adventure...She craved revenge...Emeralds held the answer.
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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Similarity:
79%
Movie in collections
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
italy, europe, poland, rome italy
Similarity:
62%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
exciting, intense, suspenseful, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
detective, suspense, humorous, feel good, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Indonesia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, intense, tense, talky, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK, USA
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Story:
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Style:
funny, dark comedy, black comedy, raunchy comedy, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
black comedy, neo noir, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teacher, female criminal, passion, love, murder, dangerous attraction, male nudity, hospital, british, betrayal, drinking, gangster ...
Time:
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Place:
london, paris france, united kingdom, england, europe ...
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s
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39%
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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girls' night, teens
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Place:
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Similarity:
38%
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, hilarious, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, robbery, prison, friendship, bank robbery, bored housewife, on the run, stockholm syndrome, hostage, caper, home invasion, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
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Place:
oregon, california, usa, mexico
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Malta
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Style:
detective, surprise ending, suspense, artsy, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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