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Screw Loose (1999)
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Original name: Svitati
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The owner of an Italian natural food company has a heart attack and asks his son, Bernardo, to find the man who saved his life in World War II and bring him to his deathbed. He does so and finds the man in a sanitarium and must deal with his hijinks all the way back to Milan.
Style:
comedy drama, dark comedy, parody
Plot:
father son relationship, road trip, aging, family drama, mortality, quest, reconciliation, regret, bittersweet, elderly man, getting home, healing, urban, redemption, nostalgia, hospital, heart attack, working class, satire, identity, social commentary, female nudity, doctor, journey, mental illness ...
Time:
year 1999
Place:
milan italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, dark comedy and satirical films with plots about bittersweet, slice of life, identity, urban, nostalgia, satire and small town mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Screw Loose: Fantozzi in Heaven (1993), Weekend with Pops (2020), All the Fault of Paradise (1985), Orange Mittai (2015), The Tenth Man (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
One by one, with a sweet but inexorable rate, Ugo's colleagues, go to a better life. When Ugo is attending at one of the innumerable funerals, he and the priest remain involved in an accident. The doctor says that Ugo as only one week left to ...
Style:
tragicomedy, dark comedy, satirical, melancholic, existential ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, death, heaven, terminal illness, bittersweet, mortality, social commentary, afterlife, absurd humor, priest, hospital, accident ...
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95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A middle-aged former criminal has little time to live due to cancer, so he gets to see his son after 5 years to spend his last week with him and teach him the principles he considers important in life.
Style:
emotional, touching, melancholic, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
reconciliation, mortality, life lesson, father son relationship, family drama, bonding, fatherhood, redemption, bittersweet, cancer, regret, second chance ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A former convict discovers that his son has been adopted by a couple living on the mountains and tries to establish a contact with him
Style:
emotional, sentimental, comedy drama
Plot:
father son relationship, adoption, reconciliation, second chance, redemption, parenting, personal growth, mountain village, mountain, estrangement, identity, small town ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The journey of an old man and an EMT specialist in an ambulance becomes unexpectedly meaningful for both of them.
Style:
road movie, existential, emotional, melancholic, reflective ...
Plot:
character study, road trip, mortality, father son relationship, grief, aging, life & death, ambulance, reconciliation, redemption, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After many years away, Ariel is summoned by his distant father to his childhood home in the bustling Jewish quarter of Buenos Aires, known as El Once. Over the course of seven days, during the vibrant holiday of Purim, Ariel seeks to reconnect with ...
Style:
realistic, independent film, melancholic
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, identity, reconciliation, homecoming, getting home, tradition, nostalgia, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
buenos aires argentina, middle east
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Carlos and Elena are about to sign a divorce when they receive an unexpected gift that will allow them to travel back in time. Back in the '90s, that nostalgic era of leather jackets, rowdy hairstyles and pop-rock, they will seek to change ...
Style:
romantic drama, sentimental, touching, emotional, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love story, travel, second chance, nostalgia, reconciliation, bittersweet, marriage, divorce, redemption, self discovery, regret, couples ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three friends return from abroad and every one of them comes upon at something from his past. Finally they go to their hometown to save the house of one of their childhood friends from being demolished.
Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic, psychological
Plot:
friendship, getting home, homecoming, small town, nostalgia, memory, ordinary people, reconciliation, bittersweet, regret, slice of life, introspection ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Group of friends meet again, 13 years after their prom because of a problem of one of them, and face the opportunity to experience the things in life they have always put aside in life so far.
Style:
disturbing, satirical, entertaining, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, friends, group of friends, satire, old friends reunited, reunited friends, coming of age, second chance, self discovery, nostalgia, regret, midlife crisis ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
64%
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387
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Stella is a clumsy, cynical, imaginative and tormented teenage girl. After a life-changing car accident involving a dog, she convinces herself she must count her age in dog years: one year of her life counts for seven, and now that she’s turning ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, satirical, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenager, adolescence, coming of age, self discovery, female protagonist, mortality, bucket list, lifestyle, teenage girl, couple relations, teenage life, satire ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Serbia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A parody of the modern way of life, based on the conflict between two generations within a bourgeois Serbian family, generations whose mutual understanding became completely impossible the moment social networks wove their web between them.
Style:
satirical, parody, dark comedy
Plot:
satire, social media, family drama, internet culture, household, urban, identity crisis, bittersweet
Place:
serbia, balkan
Similarity:
62%
474
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A successful, big city girl returns to her small town roots after a family emergency. Once there she goes on a soulful journey to reconnect with family and friends and finds romance along the way.
Style:
touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
small town, race against time, love and romance, city life, homecoming, small town life, father daughter relationship, family drama, second chance, forgiveness, heartwarming, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alabama, chicago
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Lolly’s aunt gives her three magical lemon drops, she gets to experience what her life would have been like if she had made different choices and lived those unfulfilled dreams.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, feel good, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
self discovery, personal growth, female protagonist, magic realism, second chance, wish fulfillment, magical object, identity, regret, young adult, soul searching, family drama ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ageing artist in the twilight of his career, Fermín's hand has started to shake. On the brink of financial ruin, he will have to move into the studio he shares with his friend Javier de Juan in an old garage, to which his son Pablo, also a ...
Style:
art house, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
painting, father son relationship, family drama, character study, creative process, legacy, surrealism, financial ruin, bittersweet, introspection, identity, symbolism ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Italian immigrant Joe is hired by mobster Vince to kill a witness before he can testify against him. Joe dresses up as a policeman to be able to get close to his victim, but he's mistaken for a real cop by everyone and will reluctantly have to ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tension, dark comedy ...
Plot:
hitman, italian immigrant, undercover, mobster, organized crime, assassination, ethical dilemma, mistaken identity, identity, impostor, moral ambiguity, reluctant hero ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When country music legend Colt Montana suddenly dies, his 2 estranged sons return to the fold, and pay their respects. But before either son can claim the (generous) inheritance, they'll have to fulfill their fathers' last wish; ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
inheritance, brothers, family drama, father son relationship, reconciliation, road trip, family relations, family reunited, relationships, heir, satire, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Trent Butler, a listless 20 something, accidentally kills himself after a breakup. He negotiates with Death to get a 2 week extension to accomplish something with his life.
Style:
emotional, reflective, existential, independent film, melancholic ...
Plot:
deadline, second chance, afterlife, mortality, identity crisis, self discovery, personal growth, bittersweet, redemption, supernatural, regret, coming of age ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Trumpet player Géza Elekes does not play very well in his private life, and his fourth marriage has failed. One day he gets a call from his father, whom he hasn't spoken to in decades. This prompts her and her son, András, who is in the thick ...
Style:
road movie, comedy drama, melancholic, black comedy
Plot:
road trip, father son relationship, trumpet player, family drama, border crossing, reconciliation, slice of life, dark humor, grandfather, midlife crisis, bittersweet, humanism ...
Place:
budapest, transylvania, hungary, eastern europe
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jake and Bobby, the art director accompanying the truck, remain unaware that their vehicle will ultimately lead Mamiew to confront his own past all over again.
Style:
romantic comedy, emotional, heartfelt, colorful, humorous ...
Plot:
road trip, family secret, urban, friendship, couples, community, nostalgia, healing, small business, intimate, slice of life, identity ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
bangkok thailand
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A middle class couple crisis. A love story between a young blue collar guy an a Philippine girl. The lives of four people get closer in nowadays Rome.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, melancholic, soap opera
Plot:
social realism, everyday life, urban, young lovers, working class, social commentary, bittersweet, intimate, slice of life, empathy, storytelling, nanny ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
Style:
emotional, realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
aging, bittersweet, family relations, siblings relations, mental illness, dark humor, introspection, parents and children, unfulfillment, unsuccessful, elderly, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Story:
Satyamurthy is a young man who doesn't age, lives with his old-aged wife Savitri and three sons. His elder son is mighty embarrassed about his father's never-growing age.
Style:
emotional, comedy drama, psychological, melancholic, absurd ...
Plot:
family drama, aging, father son relationship, generation gap, indian family, character study, marriage, empathy, eternal youth, slice of life, mortality, magic realism ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistible jokes to everyone in every kind of situation. Mascetti ...
Style:
dark comedy, tragicomedy, hilarious, period piece
Plot:
male friendship, friendship, prank, farce, hospital, aging, male camaraderie, irreverent, absurd humor, satire, bittersweet, social satire ...
Time:
80s
Place:
italy, tuscany, europe
Similarity:
49%
117
Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Billy (Cliff Curtis) is trying to organize the biggest celebration the town of Waimatua has even seen - the 75th Jubilee of their school. In doing this, feckless Billy is trying to redeem himself in the eyes of his family, especially his frustrated ...
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, feel good, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
community, small town, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, satire, husband wife relationship, redemption, nostalgia, festival, domestic drama, getting home ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Eeshan and Sonali, a recently married young couple,find themselves at a crossroads in their relationship, facing problems that lead to a painful separation. Unable to rekindle magic even after therapy from counselors, the couple decide to seek help ...
Style:
romantic comedy, humorous, satirical, absurd, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
young couple, satire, social commentary, surrealism, self discovery, couples, road trip, bittersweet, urban, experimental narrative, alienation, honeymoon ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Croatia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young and successful copywriter Alan Despot, after trying in vain to renew a broken relationship with his girlfriend, goes to the island of Vis and finds himself torn between his eccentric father, another ex-girlfriend and her fiancé. New ...
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, comedy drama, melancholic, ironic
Plot:
love, self discovery, father son relationship, introspection, personal growth, island, second chance, identity, breakup, reconciliation, infidelity, healing ...
Place:
croatia
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Three men share nothing but the same name: Angel Flores Fuentes. When a woman in search for her lost true love opens the telephone book, she has no option but to send a desperate love message to the three, hoping to obtain a response from the ...
Style:
romantic comedy, emotional, melancholic, dark comedy, neo noir
Plot:
mistaken identity, lost love, coincidence, loneliness, bittersweet, serendipity, intimate, fate, telephone call, identity, slice of life, urban ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A series of hilarious, romantic, fateful encounters holds a mirror up to life in a distinctly twisted, modern world.
Style:
witty, romantic comedy, melancholic, dark comedy, existential
Plot:
intimacy, intimate, socially awkward, slice of life, misunderstanding, bittersweet, modern life, urban, satire, moral ambiguity, second chance, therapy ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On the North Sea coast, jack of all trades Knud tries his hand at crab fishing, betting on sports and small-time cons. He’s just trying to score an award for his Shanty Choir, which has seen better days, when his son Lenny shows up for the first ...
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, small town, fishing village, estrangement, character study, getting home, bittersweet, north sea, resentment, nostalgia, poverty ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Sequel to Dudes (2001). After 20 years, follows some of the initial characters as they show they haven't changed and their lives are almost the same, while featuring a new generation of kids who are trying to make it through.
Style:
comedy drama, realistic
Plot:
friendship, nostalgia, male friendship, bittersweet, slice of life, generation gap, urban, midlife crisis, irony, social commentary, melancholy, identity ...
Place:
serbia, belgrade, romania, vienna
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Valeria is a woman who never looks back, passing from one man to another. But one day everything changes: an ex who made her feel bad in the past reappears in her life.
Style:
romantic drama
Plot:
female protagonist, regret, second chance, self discovery, mature, betrayal, love triangle, female empowerment, jealousy, bittersweet, slow burn, seduction ...
Similarity:
42%
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