Movies like Lady of the Evening
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Lady of the Evening (1975)
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Original name: La pupa del gangster
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A happy-go-lucky prostitute gets mixed up with the Mafia.
Style:
tension, noir, retro, stylized, period piece, art house, black comedy, neo noir, crying, detective ...
Plot:
prostitute, gangster, obsession, prostitution, mafia, criminal underworld, violence, anti hero, betrayal, obsessive love, manipulation, femme fatale, moral ambiguity, revenge, urban, abuse, tragic romance, character study, redhead, sexuality, murder, dead woman, sexploitation, female empowerment, sex ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
milan italy, italy, europe
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Most similar movies to Lady of the Evening
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out crying, detective, freeze frame and slapstick films with plots about telephone call, criminal, cigarette smoking, police officer, shooting, gunshot and photograph mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Lady of the Evening: Dandelions by the Roots (1964), Neapolitan Mystery (1979), Little Italy (1978), Cat and Dog (1983), Destruction Force (1977). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put into a double bass case. A day later the gangster ...
Style:
dark comedy, surprise ending, crying, detective
Plot:
communism, corpse, party, money, chase, actor, skeleton, backstage, stage play, bet, forger, horse race ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
montmartre paris, europe, paris france
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Mastroanni plays a mandolin player who, while trying to cover his senile father's gambling debts, is sent to perform a serenade at a high rise building and witnesses a shootout and a man being thrown from a window to his death (the first of ...
Style:
detective, freeze frame, neo noir
Plot:
serial killer, whodunit, drag queen, abandoned house, murderer, effeminate man, lack of money, assassination attempt, corpse, mystery woman, port, fat woman ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
naples italy, europe
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Undercover cop Nico Giraldi travels to New York and Las Vegas to find a crooked cop who gave his squadron back in Italy a bad name.
Style:
poliziottesco, perverse, detective, crying, f word
Plot:
italian police, italian mafia, police investigator, male bondage, unrequited love, tourist, prostitute, police detective, friendship between men, overheard conversation, reception, caught having sex ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
milan italy, italy, las vegas, usa, rome italy
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
L.A.P.D. Captain Parker finally is going on Holiday with all his family. At the last moment he has to cancel the program to re-capture a pilferer named Tony Roma, bad copy of a Latin lover. He use to seduce older women and then steals their jewelry. ...
Style:
poliziottesco, crying, detective
Plot:
camping, law enforcement, buddy cop, police, mission of murder, hooligan, holiday, male protagonist, odd couple, mafia, gigolo, murder witness ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
miami, las vegas
Similarity:
90%
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Genre: Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A shoot out after a robbery ends with the death of the Chief of Police. Police detective Ghini goes in search of a suspect, Lanza, to avenge the death of his boss. Ghini's search leads him to Belli, a Sicilian gangster and 'Trashy', ...
Style:
poliziottesco, freeze frame, detective
Plot:
italian police, police, female nudity, robbery, restaurant, blood, car chase, pistol, violence, machine gun, bus, police shootout ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
rome italy, europe
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Genaro, in Napoli.
Plot:
heist, television, male protagonist, photograph, yacht, hospital, convict, tourist, female criminal, slut, drunkenness, dead body ...
Time:
year 1966, 20th century, 60s
Place:
napoli italy, italy, naples italy, europe
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The French comedy-drama of Marcel Ophuls, which came to the Paris yesterday.
Plot:
cycling, con men, shooting, con artists, anti hero, secret mission, taxi, horse race, lawyer, narration, beach, criminal ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
paris france, france, nice france, europe, cannes
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Paolo Coniglio (coniglio is the italian translaton of "rabbit") is a naive and clumsy writer in comics publishing, bullied by his manager and the terrible future mother-in-law. To escape his dreary daily routine, he finds himself the star ...
Style:
parody, lighthearted, romantic comedy, family comedy, slapstick ...
Plot:
mistaken identity, kidnapping, satire, superhero spoof, urban, voice over narration, man wears a top hat, police operation, writers, class differences, fan, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
europe, italy
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
It tells the story of two young friends who must find a way for the president of the company in which they work (and father of one of them) safe return home, and that is enclosed strange circumstances naked in the trunk of his car.
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, dark comedy ...
Plot:
comedy of errors, mistaken identity, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, disorder, dark humor, buddies, friends, profanity, kidnapping, truth, love story ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy ...
Style:
parody, humorous, entertaining, hilarious, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
cocaine, undercover, car chase, drug, police investigation, police detective, satire, organized crime, gangster, drug lord, justice, partner ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 70s, 2000s
Place:
california, usa, san francisco, north america, chicago
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Enid only looks like she's sleeping. In fact, she's dead. Shortly after Enid caught her husband Harry in bed with her sister June, a row ensued, whereupon June accidently killed Enid. June's problem now is to hide the truth from the ...
Style:
dark comedy, laugh out loud, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
dark humor, infidelity, redneck, caught cheating, police officer, shootout, murder, sibling relationship, couples, injustice, investigation, chases and races ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1959, 90s ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Housemaid Georgette (Girardot) loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.
Style:
dark comedy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, crying ...
Plot:
bank, mushroom, money, murder, tv host, cleaning lady, blackmail, lgbtq, bourgeoisie, cadaver, fraud, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france, monte carlo
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two nice guys, a wrestler (Bud Spencer) and an Ice-cream vendor (Giuliano Gemma) are mistaken for dangerous killers by an important local gangster, whose nickname is "Sorriso". With the help of many funny coincidences they play along with ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, slapstick, slapstick comedy ...
Plot:
italian mafia, mafia, massage parlor, crime family, gangster, odd couple, fistfight, partner, mistaken identity, disorder, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
new york, chicago, usa, charleston south carolina
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel. As the number of victims sharply increases, Camel is mistakenly regarded as a mass murderer ...
Style:
dark comedy, spoof, psychedelic, psychotronic, parody ...
Plot:
multiple deaths, gang war, false accusation of murder, coworker relationship, poisoning, naive man, police interrogation, old woman, seductive behavior, police detective, female journalist, landlady ...
Place:
north america, czech republic
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a criminal female named Spanish Fly threatens to contaminate the city water with aphrodisiacs, it is up to a duo of attractive female police officers to stop her.
Style:
sex comedy, independent film, low brow humor, raunchy comedy
Plot:
eroticism, sexual attraction, teenager, police academy, swimming pool, photograph, bare chested male, police station, awkward situation, male nudity, female boss, map ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three episodes. First Valerio is mistaken for a notorious criminal. Very beautiful journalists succeed to bring him to her house for an exclusive interview. She tries to seduce him. Second. Guiseppe, an unlucky and ugly man, gets a job as a maid. ...
Style:
sex comedy, erotic, sexy, anthology, detective ...
Plot:
police, seduction, obsession, dual identity, taxi driver, kidnapping, erotica, sex, female nudity, unemployed, wedding present, vulgar language ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospective for his career, with a lot of debts and a mobster that want him died. Unexpectedly he win the national lottery (almost Eur 2.5 Mln) and try to remain unanimous hiding the winner ticker into his ...
Style:
black comedy, tragicomedy, suspense, tense, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lottery, debt, fortune, luck, mobster, dark humor, irony, gambling, desperation, journalism, farce, survival ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
60%
694
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on the play by 'Joe Orton' this film follows the adventures of two pals who have pulled off a bank robbery and have to hide the loot. Fortunately (?) one of them works in a funeral parlour and they have a coffin to spare.
Style:
lgbt cinema, semi serious, realistic, cynical, offbeat ...
Plot:
friendship between men, male star appears nude, homoerotic friendship, money, homoeroticism, father son relationship, male friendship, nudity, bare chested male, male pubic hair, male nudity, caper ...
Time:
60s
Place:
brighton, london
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistake him for a hitman with whom they had ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, slapstick ...
Plot:
contract killer, killer, sexual attraction, comedy of errors, hotel, gangster, criminal heroes, danger, dishonesty, disorder, down on your luck, automobile ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1980
Place:
cannes, riviera, paris france, saint tropez, europe ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ferdinand, a young photographer, meets Claire, a supposed cover girl, in a cafe. Although he is instantly attracted towards her, Ferdinand soon learns that she is a professional thief, working for a thug named Brady.
Style:
romantic comedy, neo noir, crying, detective, freeze frame ...
Plot:
female thief, ambitious man, police investigator, lack of privacy, seductive woman, new job, lifestyle change, female murderer, cabaret singer, roommate roommate relationship, pickpocket, casting ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, year 1968, 60s
Place:
europe, paris france
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!
Style:
neo noir, crying, expressionism, independent film, black comedy ...
Plot:
serial killer, serial killer as protagonist, characters murdered one by one, gay club, pyramid, satanic cult, woman fights a man, man dressed as woman, caught stealing, silent man, deaf woman, mute character ...
Time:
year 1998
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bons baisers de Hong Kong (From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre. It is a parody of James Bond movies featuring Les Charlots with scenes shot in Hong Kong. Mickey Rooney featured in the film as well as Bernard Lee ...
Style:
parody, spoof, crying, slapstick, slapstick comedy ...
Plot:
spy, loser, male protagonist, movie studio, fight, mannequin, accomplice, group of friends, fake identity, cabriolet, transsexual, rickshaw ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
united kingdom, london, paris france, madrid, hong kong ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Kirk Warren, a former spy, is to be executed because he tried to steal a million dollars. But he is saved by Colonel Smithson because Sir Wilcox has prepared a mission for him. Warren has to steal a secret formula in Switzerland and try to expose ...
Style:
poliziottesco, slapstick, freeze frame, slapstick comedy, eurospy
Plot:
espionage, james bond spoof, woman with a gun, cold war, former spy, police officer, malingerer, golf, gas mask, messenger, kidnapped man, fight ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
venice, europe, london
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most unlucky employee who is sent as a private detective in hopes he can duplicate the daughter's mistakes.
Style:
funny, humorous, slapstick, buddy comedy, laugh out loud ...
Plot:
bad luck, private detective, farce, hospital, amnesia, father daughter relationship, love and romance, memory loss, accountant, partner, goofy hero, nothing goes right ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981, 18th century
Place:
france, paris france, latin america, europe, south america ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After the failure of his recent criminal exploits, international con artist Alexandre Dupré sets off for Venice to try to dupe some Japanese business men into buying a fake copy of a stolen Caneletto. On the aeroplane, a stranger asks him to look ...
Style:
freeze frame, microfilm
Plot:
nobleman, basement, con men, robbery, intelligence, prosecution, secret formula, political persecution, reception, bakery, medal, secretly observing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
monte carlo, venice, paris france
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A man with a gunshot wound in the stomach comes to first house and collapses in Anita's apartment. A minute later he dies and the girl horrified by what happened, must look for somebody who would help her get rid of the corpse...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, fast paced, tension, slapstick ...
Plot:
car chase, christmas, dead body, cover up, pursuit, farce, panic, desperation, misadventure, automobile, murder, escape ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, europe
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Every summer, the Billionaire Tranchant and his wife Eliane host the glamorous world of celebrities in their luxurious mansion in the south of France. When a criminal car sabotage related to threatening letters wreak havoc in the villa, Tranchant ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, feel good, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
police detective, investigation, rich man, homicide detective, crime investigation, satire, murder investigation, humour, sleuth, murder, crime solving, secret revealed ...
Time:
year 1970, 20th century, 70s
Place:
south of france, france, french riviera, europe, saint tropez
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Nicky Larson is tasked to recover the perfume of Cupid, a perfume that would make anyone who uses it irresistible.
Style:
entertaining, light, humorous, colorful, slapstick comedy ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, womanizer, private investigator, gangster, weapons, sex, gang, tough guy, presumed dead, chase, partner ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, monaco
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A playboy has the tables turned on him when he finds himself being used as a plaything by an undesirable woman in this black comedy from Spain.
Style:
sexy, humorous, dark comedy, surreal, black comedy ...
Plot:
murder, satire, perfect crime, store, shopping, rivalry, character study, salesman, dangerous attraction, dysfunctional family, couples, blackmail ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
madrid, europe, spain
Similarity:
49%
173
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Right after she moves in with him, Frederico's new girlfriend Francesca sends him back to her former boyfriend's apartment to fetch her something she forgot - but he's surprised to find him lying there - dead. Assuming that Francesca ...
Style:
dark comedy, neo noir, surprise ending, detective, black comedy ...
Plot:
police, blood, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murder, neighbor, dog, deception, lie, witness, flashback, male nudity, criminal ...
Similarity:
49%
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