Movies like Wait for Me in Heaven
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Wait for Me in Heaven (1988)
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Original name: Espérame en el cielo
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Pepe Soriano plays a Madrid shopkeeper who is kidnapped by henchmen of Franco in this political comedy. After his kidnapping, he is forced to become the dictator's double for many official ceremonies. Due to his long and unexplained absence, Pepe's wife believes her husband has been abducted and killed, so she tries to reach her husband through spiritualism. After Pepe surprises her with a nocturnal visit, he tells her he will touch his ear to signal it is he and not Franco in public appearances.
Style:
humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, biting, parody
Plot:
spanish civil war, francisco franco, kidnapping, politics, satire, suspense, society, hidden identity, disorder, switching roles, dishonesty, state affairs, abduction, civil war, yacht, dictator, spirituality, pope, politician, freedom, disappearance, seance, catholic, general, palace ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 40s
Place:
spain, madrid
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and biting films with plots about society, satire, suspense, politics, disorder, state affairs and dishonesty mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Wait for Me in Heaven: Welcome Mr. President (2013), Mohamed Dubois (2013), Puckoon (2002), Calls Controlled (1991), Peruchazhi (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. Love fishing, the company of friends, the library ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, satirical ...
Plot:
politics, state affairs, disorder, dishonesty, farce, fish out of water, political satire, politician, satire, president, political leader, political unrest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Arnaud Dubois may be the heir to a bank, but he prefers to call himself Mohamed. Having fallen out with his father, he turns his back on the family residence. On his travels, he meets Mustafa, who introduces him to his sister Sabrina. Having fallen ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, biting
Plot:
hidden identity, interracial relations, social differences, fish out of water, disorder, society, love and romance, dishonesty, fall in love, fake identity, suspense, restaurant ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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80%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, biting, realistic ...
Plot:
comedy of errors, life turned upside down, satire, disorder, social relations, politics, society, political unrest, cons and scams, village, village life, border ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
ireland
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75%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the ...
Style:
political, biting, cynical, not serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, politics, nude, suspense, manipulation, disorder, rise to the top, state affairs, ambition, head of state, dishonesty, society ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Brilliantly funny comedy finds humor in what was otherwise a terrifying time, the outbreak of Martial Law in Poland in 1981.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, biting, humorous
Plot:
dark humor, heroes, moral dilemma, government agency, society, undercover, politics, state affairs, working undercover, working class, labor union, suspense ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Jagannathan, a political advisor, is hired to help John, a politician in California. He employs various shrewd tactics to help John's party win the elections.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, captivating, humorous, parody
Plot:
political satire, election campaign, politics, rise to the top, advisor, prostitute, single mother, proposal, widow, indian lead, malayalam
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
HealtH is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president.
Style:
political, biting, cynical, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
convention, hotel, satire, luxury hotel, multiple storylines, americana, sexual relations, media satire, political corruption, couples, campaign, cooking and food ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
florida, tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Blustery funnyman Lewis Black hits the stage for his Comedy Central special, which finds the comic using his wry observational humor to skewer everything from Washington politicians and the tanking economy to cellphones and getting old.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
adult humor, satire, politics, artists and showbiz, state affairs, stand up comedian, political satire, anger, political humor, comedian, profanity, stand up
Time:
21st century
Place:
detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Switzerland, Germany, Austria
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A naive girl's love for Switzerland is put to the test in this satiric comedy. Irina (Yelena Panova) is a woman from Russia who all her life has always been fascinated by Switzerland and longs to live there some day, though her notion of Swiss ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, sexy ...
Plot:
prostitute, dishonesty, injustice, politics, immigrants, state affairs, workplace, social decay, friendship, love and romance, satire, bdsm ...
Time:
90s
Place:
switzerland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain, Argentina
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a country (alluded to be Chile) under dictatorship, a police night raid comes up with a few usual anti-regime suspects. They are sent to a camp in the middle of nowhere. Their friends on the outside start to plan their escape.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating
Plot:
society, politics, escape, dictator, political prisoner, isolation, abduction, rebelliousness, kidnapping, army, dictatorship, prisoner of war camp ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, italy, chile
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 80 min.
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, biting
Plot:
murderous pair, unlikely criminals, satire, social decay, society, disorder, vigilantism, escapades, life is a bitch, nothing to lose, partners, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The elections are approaching and the largest opposition party in the country do not look good. Its leader, Enrico Oliveri can not stand the pressure and disappears. Fearing a scandal, the eminence grise of the party had brought into play the twin ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, clever, art house ...
Plot:
twins, politics, campaign, switching roles, disorder, dishonesty, hidden identity, state affairs, impostor, political rally, politician, cover up ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Xate is an ordinary woman from Midyat with eight children in tow. The only thing that sets her apart is her husband's job as Mayor of Midyat. Until, that is, an extraordinary day changes her life - and the lives of everyone else in Midyat. For ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, not serious ...
Plot:
mayor, family life, life turned upside down, politics, disorder, parents and children, society, social relations, small town life, small town, state affairs, family relations ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
middle east, turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
One of America's fastest-rising comedians, Bill Burr wields his razor-sharp wit with rare skill. In this brand-new stand-up performance, Bill takes aim at the stuff that drives us crazy, political correctness gone haywire, and girlfriends, or ...
Style:
realistic, witty, humorous, cynical, not serious ...
Plot:
lifestyle, politics, artists and showbiz, social differences, battle of the sexes, couple relations, performer's life, disorder, theater, robot, satire, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Maher addresses contemporary political, social and cultural topics -- Iraq, President Bush and the so called Axis of Evil. The opinionated Maher said about Victory Begins at Home: "We've heard everything about the War on Terrorism except ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, witty, cynical, parody ...
Plot:
adult humor, comedian, politics, society, topical humor, absurd humor, joke, stand up comedian, cynicism, live performance, satire, celebrity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.
Style:
realistic, humorous, feel good, semi serious, touching
Plot:
disorder, fish out of water, culture clash, lifestyle, travel, communication problem, performer's life, society, dishonesty, soccer, city life, misfit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, berlin germany, spain, russia, istanbul turkey ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard. Directed by Garson Kanin, this 1969 comedy stars Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson, Rosemary Forsyth, Zohra ...
Style:
biting, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
bank teller, farce, suspense, satire, disorder, fighting the system, supportive spouse, dishonesty, nothing goes right, workplace, obnoxious boss, society ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york
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42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Isaki Lacuesta presents a social satire in which five common or garden citizens, from a country pretty much identical to our own, see their lives ripped apart by the economic crisis. With nothing more to lose, they come up with a crazy plan to save ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, surreal, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
mental illness, satire, disorder, rivalry, social decay, society, mental institution, psychology, fish out of water, social misfits, misfit, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
TV host Miranda Vega heads a variety talk-show format. Confronted with plummeting ratings, she is forced to try a different approach that brings singing hookers, drug addicts, and other no-talents into the studio. Miranda feuds with lesbian actress ...
Style:
biting, not serious, parody, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
gays and lesbians, lgbt, satire, suspense, media, artists and showbiz, workplace, chaos, showbiz, tv show, chaos and mayhem, media satire ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
spain, madrid
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
In front of a live audience at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Emmy-nominated host of Real Time with Bill Maher performs an all-new hour of stand-up comedy. ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, cynical, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
politics, comedian, artists and showbiz, democrat, state affairs, society, joke, adult humor, live performance, topical humor, political satire, one-man show ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, north carolina
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A comedy about a woman who saves her chicken farm and her family by agreeing to be the subject of a "reality show" with a celebrity Hollywood weight loss expert. Both women change and discover the true meaning of success (Imdb.com)
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semi serious, feel good, realistic, humorous, biting ...
Plot:
lifestyle, farm, manipulation, life turned upside down, ambition, disorder, couples, family problems, tv show, family in crisis, culture clash, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
What would Jesus do if he returned to Earth and discovered he could no longer relate to the youth of today?
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, captivating, campy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fish out of water, satire, destiny, religions or cults, society, heroes, clergy, disorder, antichrist, messiah, vampire, superhero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Willy Vander Brook, a world with Franco-Belgian roots, travels to Paris for an interview. He is welcomed by his childhood friend Serge, an ex pub operator, and his roommate Frank, a fierce supporter of the Walloon independence. When Willy discovers ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
cons and scams, hidden identity, buddies, culture clash, vengeance, society, disorder, hotel, misfit, misfit partners, dishonesty, silly humor ...
Time:
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Place:
france, belgium, paris france, europe
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40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the countdown to World War 3 begins. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse it's the ...
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satirical, biting, not serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
satire, post apocalypse, apocalypse, distopia, social satire, president, chaos, terrorism, politics, head of state, society, state affairs ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, england, caribbean, ussr, south america ...
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40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, biting
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, satire, french resistance, suspense, dishonesty, war, switching roles, hidden identity, couples, friendship, con artists ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france, germany, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, clever ...
Plot:
politics, un, fictitious country, workplace, state affairs, power relations, workplace intrigue, betrayal, rivalry, boss and employee, administration, chief of staff ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, Liechtenstein, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In 1938 Hans Zeisig, an apolitical comedian, impersonator and cabaret actor, flees with a Russian passport (instead of American, which he would have preferred) from Nazi-Berlin, and finds himself in the legendary Hotel Lux, the 'lost ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, sexual
Plot:
against humanity, comedian, artists and showbiz, fascism, state affairs, society, homecoming, hotel, nazi germany, holocaust, best friend, world war two ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
russia, germany
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37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corner shop - who knew?
Style:
semi serious, humorous, witty, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
misfit, fish out of water, disorder, satire, lifestyle, culture clash, tv show, showbiz, social decay, rise and fall, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Nikos is a master of funeral ceremonies (that's undertaker to you and me) who doesn't expect much from life. After drunkenly insulting a diplomat at a party, weird things begin to happen for Nikos. The news that a mysterious stranger ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, entertaining, biting, realistic
Plot:
rise to the top, ambition, lifestyle, state affairs, fish out of water, disorder, overnight success, political intrigue, farce, life turned upside down, career, nude ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
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37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
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