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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
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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 Tory ranks.
Style:
political, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, not serious, biting, cult film
Plot:
satire, politics, suspense, rise to the top, society, media, manipulation, ambition, head of state, disorder, political corruption, dishonesty, state affairs, media satire, nude, blonde, female nudity, woman wearing a miniskirt, sexy legs, pretty legs, slender attractive woman, thin attractive woman, legs, see through panties, leggy woman ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, biting and witty films with plots about suspense, satire, society, politics, state affairs, media and artists and showbiz mostly in Comedy, Drama and Music genres. Some movies like The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer: Dead Ringers (2002), HealtH (1980), Bill Burr: Why Do I Do This? (2008), Whoops Apocalypse (1986), Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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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.
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
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Time:
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62%
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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Time:
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Place:
usa, england, caribbean, ussr, south america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
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Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe is a British television review programme created and presented by Charlie Brooker. It is the most recent addition to Brooker's Wipe series, and the first to be broadcast in HD. The programme is an amalgam of ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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