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Year One (2009)
108K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Style:
parody, humorous, biblical, satirical, absurd, witty, not serious, slapstick, grindhouse, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
caveman, stupidity, satire, chosen one, slavery, road trip, sarcasm, farce, destiny, dumb, profanity, buddies, religion, friendship between men, desert, stoner, rebellion, slave trader, seer, human sacrifice, virgin sacrifice, brother murders brother, god, ancient history, stereotypes ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times, stone age, year 2009
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, funny, not serious and absurd films with plots about disorder, storytelling, mentor, dialogue, catastrophe, brutality and farce mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Year One: Dinner for Schmucks (2010), The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989), Airplane! (1980), The Dictator (2012), Dumb and Dumber To (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Rising executive Tim Wagner works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, entertaining, talky, not serious ...
Plot:
stupidity, farce, friendship, taxidermy, dumb, nothing goes right, misfit, moral dilemma, social satire, dinner, naivete, comedy of manners ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa, Botswana, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot ...
Style:
funny, feel good, humorous, entertaining, talky ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
culture clash, desert, adventurer, farce, danger, nothing goes right, goofy hero, rescue, disorder, friendship, fish out of water, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
africa, south africa, persia, new york
Similarity:
100%
285K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to ...
Style:
parody, spoof, absurd, slapstick, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
airplane, airport, satire, pilot, food poisoning, absurd humor, aviation, stewardess, passenger, disaster, flight attendant, deadpan ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
los angeles, chicago
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Style:
hilarious, funny, absurd, parody, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
satire, farce, dictator, culture clash, stupidity, dark humor, un, female bodyguard, fictional country, prejudice, head of state, dissident ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 2012 ...
Place:
new york, middle east, asia, israel, andalusia ...
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83%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
20 years after the dimwits set out on their first adventure, they head out in search of one of their long lost children in the hope of gaining a new kidney.
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, slapstick, hilarious, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
road trip, stupidity, friendship, on the road, nothing goes right, prank, farce, friends, disorder, goofy hero, misfit partners, escapades ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, el paso texas, rhode island
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of human voices. Carl and Jimmy, best friends, walk 70 miles to the mating grounds where the female penguins wait. The huddled ...
Style:
parody, humorous, feel good, not serious, spoof ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
penguins, nothing goes right, farce, looking for love, goofy hero, obsessive quest, danger, disorder, fish out of water, escapades, rescue, buddies ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
antarctic, antarctica, south pole
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
It's the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, spoof, hilarious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
journalism, workplace, battle of the sexes, stupidity, satire, sexism, farce, nervous breakdown, news anchor, cat, rivalry, friendship ...
Time:
70s, year 2004, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, north america, san diego california
Similarity:
100%
33K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.
Style:
funny, humorous, black comedy, absurd, not serious ...
Plot:
dark humor, friendship, envy, stupidity, neighbor, inventor, jealousy, rise to the top, disorder, resentment, rivalry, lifestyle ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, europe, italy, rome italy
Similarity:
100%
433K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style:
hilarious, funny, humorous, cult classic, parody ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
religion, monty python, satire, mistaken identity, absurdism, ancient rome, dark humor, medieval, ancient, roman empire, god, sarcasm ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, biblical epic, 20th century, year 1979 ...
Place:
jerusalem, palestine, ancient greece, greece, middle east ...
Similarity:
100%
138K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, closeted homosexual, satire, sex toy, alien, save the world, danger, ghost, silly humor, post apocalyptic, halloween, stoner ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, wyoming
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
From the creators of Scary Movie and Date Movie comes this tongue-in-cheek parody of the sword-and-sandal epics, dubbed Meet the Spartans. The 20th Century Fox production was written and directed by the filmmaking team of Jason Friedberg and Aaron ...
Style:
parody, slapstick, satirical, humorous, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
goofy hero, homoeroticism, stupidity, satire, breakdance, oracle, male male relationship, queen, celebrity, heroic mission, army, heroes ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
ancient greece, greece
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
Style:
humorous, exciting, absurd, funny, teen ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
goofy hero, imaginary kingdom, giant, fantasy world, princess, sea disaster, island, imaginary, travel, battles, catastrophe, getting home ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Stuart learns that his British ex-girlfriend is planning to visit Los Angeles with her husband, he sets out to impress them with his glamorous lifestyle, enlisting a Russian model he’s just met to play the role of his beautiful girlfriend. ...
Style:
humorous, ironic, absurd, emotional, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
relationships, drinking, male nudity, sarcasm, multiple storylines, stereotypes, adaptation, nothing goes right, looking for sex, misfit, singleness, thirtysomething life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insidious force, they install security cameras and discover their family is being stalked by an evil dead demon.
Style:
parody, spoof, satirical, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
silly humor, violence, stupidity, sex tape, toilet humor, supernatural, ghost, satire, talking animal, goofy hero, couples, heroes ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
318K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slasher, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
satire, absurd humor, youth, dark humor, sarcasm, stupidity, gross out humor, graphic violence, creativity, adolescence, serial killer, sex scene ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the ...
Style:
parody, spoof, satirical, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, mime, showbiz, hollywood, creativity, actor's life, comeback, alcohol abuse, disorder, artists and showbiz, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s ...
Place:
usa, california, new york, los angeles, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
189K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The all-star comedy cast from Grown Ups returns (with some exciting new additions) for more summertime laughs. Lenny (Adam Sandler) has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are ...
Style:
humorous, hilarious, funny, feel good, satirical ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
friendship, stupidity, adulthood, friends, party, sexual attraction, family relations, unlikely friendships, midlife crisis, parenthood, buddy, ex classmate ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
686K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
High school best buddies are facing separation anxiety as they prepare to go off to college. While attempting to score alcohol for a party with help from a fake ID-toting friend, the guys' evening takes a turn into chaotic territory.
Style:
sex comedy, teen sex comedy, teen, sexy, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, teenager, nerd, adolescence, coming of age, youth, teenage life, dumb, loss of virginity, friendship, bromance, sex ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, near future, y2k, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, hawaii
Similarity:
100%
141K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Style:
parody, funny, satirical, political, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, satire, congressman, election, campaign, farce, campaigning, political corruption, sarcasm, election campaign, mentor, stereotypes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Style:
parody, humorous, absurd, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
journalism, satire, father son relationship, dog, reporter, workplace, stupidity, jealousy, friendship, rivalry, media, ambitious ...
Time:
20th century, year 2013, 70s, year 1979, year 1980 ...
Place:
new york, california, usa, manhattan new york city, san diego california
Similarity:
100%
920K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug – who's supposed to be tying the knot. ...
Style:
funny, humorous, cult classic, absurd, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
buddies, party, bachelor party, buddy, comedy of errors, nothing goes right, friendship between men, hung over, friends, memory loss, road trip, stupidity ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, iran, america, north america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
Style:
funny, humorous, laugh out loud, independent film, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, friendship, teenager, small town, adolescence, election, bullying, high school life, nerd, loser, bully, salesman ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
idaho, america, usa, north america, utah ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime ...
Style:
humorous, funny, slapstick comedy, political, light ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
political campaign, stupidity, political satire, corrupt politician, politics, road trip, scandal, governor, frame up, clumsiness, embarrassment, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington state, washington d.c., usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ...
Style:
light, funny, hilarious, cult classic, absurd ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly
Plot:
stupidity, kidnapping, dog, private detective, human animal relationship, dumb, bird, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, goofy hero, investigation, pets ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
miami, usa, florida, new jersey, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene ...
Style:
funny, humorous, hilarious, not serious, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
split personality, stupidity, breast feeding, road trip, computer, sarcasm, dissociative identity disorder, dumb, alter ego, gross out humor, on the road, excrement ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, 20th century, 90s, year 1982 ...
Place:
rhode island, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A sketch comedy movie about the joys and embarrassments of teen sex. But mostly the embarrassments.
Style:
parody, sex comedy, sexy, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sex toy, sex, high school, sexual activity, sex education, satire, buddies, voyeur, lifestyle, teenage sex, teenage life, promiscuity ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In this comedy, Atouk becomes leader of the misfit cavemen. Disgraced and cast out of his tribe for lusting after Lana, the mate of tribe's head muscle man, Atouk stumbles along gathering other misfits and learning a bit about the world outside ...
Style:
spoof, funny, cult classic, prehistoric, parody ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
caveman, dinosaur, cave woman, prehistoric man, stop motion, kaiju, the beatles, friendship, reptiles, cave, acid, monkey ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory, stone age, year 1981, 80s
Similarity:
67%
170K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion in the process.
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, funny, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
satire, alien invasion, stupidity, absurd humor, humour, halloween, stoner, paranormal activity, silly humor, disorder, heroic mission, journalism ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.
Style:
surreal, funny, stylized, touching, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
video store, jazz, filmmaking, nothing goes right, eccentricity, friendship, creativity, dialogue, art, sabotage, buddy, workplace ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
67%
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