Movies like Manta, Manta
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Manta, Manta (1991)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A not so clever guy called Berti with a Opel Manta (a low budget European sports-coupe from the '80s) gets competition in a street race from a guy with a fast Mercedes, and another slick guy with a Ferrari tries to get his hands on Bertis girlfriend.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, light
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car race, rivalry, contests and competitions, couple relations, car chase, couples, buddies, adolescence vs adulthood, driving, youth, boys and girls, macho man, idiot, friends, ambition, small town, race, blonde, girlfriend, street racing, envy, girl, car accident, young man, twenty something ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, west germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and feel good films with plots about friends, buddies, couples, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions and disorder mostly in Comedy, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Manta, Manta: Men in the City (2009), Complete Idiot (2007), The Man Cave (2014), NVA (2005), American Cowslip (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The comedy about men and their struggles in life and love.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, clever, humorous, not serious
Plot:
friends, buddies, introspection, lifestyle, couple relations, couples, singleness, city life, looking for love, love and romance, battle of the sexes, thirtysomething life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on Tommy Jaud's bestselling novel, this comedy focuses on a dispassionate clerk and his set-backs in life. 29-year-old Simon works in a phone shop, but his thoughts just circle around finding a new girl-friend after being left by his last ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, realistic, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
date night
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couples, lifestyle, looking for love, best friend, love and romance, wooing, fall in love, coffee shop, love at first sight, midlife crisis, salesman, silly humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Quotas for women, parking spaces for women, online shopping, small talk and gossip. Software developer Erol, porta-potty rep Lars, and commercial pilot Helmut are licking the wounds of their masculinity – a female-free zone is what’s needed! In ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, light, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, buddies, rivalry, silly humor, couple relations, couples, nothing goes right, dishonesty, family problems, manipulation, disorder, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
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54%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of young recruits doing their compulsory military service in the East German army 'NVA' prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
military base, army, soldier, military life, rebelliousness, boot camp, basic training, daydreamer, friends, misfit, military, prank ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
german democratic republic, germany, east germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In Blythe, California, a small town in the remote California desert, Ethan Inglebrink is an eccentric, agoraphobic heroin addict who is obsessed with his garden. This dark comedy follows the last days of Ethan's life as he struggles to find ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, cynical, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
contests and competitions, life is a bitch, friends, ambition, drug abuse, siblings relations, buddies, couples, addiction, dark humor, redneck, desert ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, stylized
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
high school, friendship, rivalry, friends, contests and competitions, birthday party, ambition, lifestyle, youth, couples, wealth, love ...
Time:
21st century
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50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
With one more day of parole left, J.T. vows to play by the book. But when he finds out his mom will lose their home unless they come up with a serious amount of money, J.T. takes a chance by entering a lowrider contest that violates his parole.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, realistic ...
Plot:
contests and competitions, rivalry, warden, friends, ambition, race against time, cons and scams, ex convict, save the day, parole, contest, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The movie deals with a guy who gets to join the German Bundeswehr involuntarily because a colleague loses his denial papers in order to get the chance to get down on his girlfriend. When entering the Bundeswehr he acts like a giant idiot and of ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
military, life turned upside down, military life, disorder, misfit, soldier, military base, hapless soldier, fish out of water, basic training, adolescence vs adulthood, boot camp ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A comfortable underachiever and serial prankster, in the midst of their quarter life crisis, reunite against childhood enemies in a contemporary suburban epic.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, light
Audience:
teens
Plot:
prank, misfit, love and romance, social misfits, best friends, friends, friendship, true love, rivalry, youth, uninhibited rivalry, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship, but will they be able to compete with the worst hangovers of their lives?
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, light
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddies, obsessive quest, computers and web, on the road, contests and competitions, misfit partners, rivalry, friends, tournament, partners, disorder, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
On christmas eve, three friends dressed as Santa Clauses, are arrested for attempted robbery and taken to police station, suspected to be group of thieves known as "The Santa Claus Gang". While trying to prove their innocence, the three ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
false accusation, buddies, law enforcement, comedy of errors, ambition, police station, nothing goes right, heist, friendship, christmas, silly humor, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The snow is staying away from the Bavarian ski village of Haunzenberg, and so are the skiers. Business is failing and so is Georg's relationship with Emilie. During his attempt to reignite the fires of passion, the wooden cross in the next room ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, sexy ...
Plot:
family relations, small town, clergy, skiing, hopes, resort, village, killed during sex, friends, buddies, miraculous event, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, bavaria, rome italy, vatican
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A comedy about four adolescent buddies whose raging hormones zero in on their friends mom.
Style:
sexy, humorous, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
coming of age, puberty, sexual fantasy, innocence, friends, family relations, rivalry, buddies, parents and children, youth, fall in love, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Biography, Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1952, four passionate bobsledders - Gamser, Franzl, Gustl and Leusl Peter prepare for the Winter Olympics in Oslo. There, the veteran Bavarian Gamser wants to finally put his archrival Dorfler in his place and show him his class. While the two ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
ambition, contests and competitions, couple relations, rivalry, post war, sport, german history, orchestra, friendship between men, winter olympics, sport team, olympic gold medalist ...
Time:
post world war two, 21st century
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Rasmus is a commissioning editor prepared to go to lengths to keep people happy - which is just what he has to do, because Rasmus has a problem. He can't say no. To his ex-girlfriend who wants a baby or his new girlfriend, who wants things ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous
Plot:
pregnancy, couple relations, babies and infants, couples, thirtysomething life, publishing house, washed up star, lizard, poetry, veterinarian, veterinary clinic, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
On the final test of a public tender for federal judge in Rio de Janeiro, the four finalists lawyers come from bizarre way: the gaucho Rogério Carlos (Fábio Porchat) comes surrounded woman dressed transvestites, the São Paulo Rezende (Rodrigo ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
contests and competitions, buddies, disorder, ambition, nothing goes right, rivalry, silly humor, friends, legal, fish out of water, nude, sexual content
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Zigeuner is on the hunt for the woman of his dreams, a woman who should also play the main role in the film. Meanwhile, ruthless producer Oskar Reiter wants to buy the film rights at all costs - and he is struggling for the love of the beautiful ...
Style:
sexy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
food, satire, rape, nude, partners, artists and showbiz, intrigue, blind ambition, ambition, human nature, ego clash, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
munich germany, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Der 37-jährige Bamberger Brauerei-Marketingmanager Pitschi Greulich will weder mit seiner Freundin Sabine Kinder kriegen noch das von den Eltern geforderte Eigenheim bauen und schon gar nicht zum elften Mal in Folge mit seinen Kumpels in den ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic
Plot:
adolescence vs adulthood, starting over, friends, disorder, buddies, silly humor, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship, wedding, youth, nude, heterosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe, argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
For all who remember Cannonball Run. Here is a modern twist on the subject. The longest, wildest and funniest car race, ever. From Oslo to the North Cape. The only rule is getting there first!
Style:
semi serious, feel good, exciting, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
car, rivalry, father daughter relationship, race, contests and competitions, parents and children, ambition, family problems, family relations, police, fast car, car race ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
norway, sweden, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Confirmed bachelor Paul falls for Iris, who’s unfortunately as good as married. Although his friends have women problems of their own, and all end up moving into Paul’s apartment, they concoct a daring plan to help Paul save Iris from marrying ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, sincere ...
Plot:
love affair, couples, best friend, dream girl, fall in love, rivalry, society, single, love and romance, female objectification, female nudity, sleeping ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Eleven moving dates, eight friends: Philipp, Wiebke, Jessica, Maria, Swantje, Michael, Thomas, Dina – all in their twenties and mutually lonesome. And always searching: For a new city, a new job, an own apartment, a new, or even an old love. The ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, light, feel good, sexy ...
Plot:
couples, love and romance, family relations, friendship, breakup, goth girl, coming of age, loyalty, sex scene, female nudity, christmas dinner, video chat
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Three young men (Jacques, Pierre and Michel) share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver, and asks him if he can leave ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, date night
Plot:
fish out of water, disorder, self discovery, buddies, parents and children, grownups, couples, adolescence vs adulthood, life turned upside down, babysitting, friends, delivery ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
It's your standard guy-fails-bar-exam-loses-girlfriend-works-for-a-lunatic-and-is-stalked-by-a-monkey-clown story ...with a twist.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
boss and employee, youth, silly humor, couples, friends, farce, sexual relations, lifestyle, workplace, rivalry, girl, erotica ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger
Style:
humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic, touching
Plot:
midlife crisis, friendship, road trip, self discovery, ambition, follow your dream, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood, new life, escapades, society, student athlete ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Written by comedian Peter Helliar, I LOVE YOU TOO stars Brendan Cowell as Jim, a 30-something emotionally stunted man whose inability to declare his love to his girlfriend, Alice, threatens to cost him the best thing he ever had but leads him to ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
friendship, buddies, breakup, couple relations, wooing, society, couples, thirtysomething life, lifestyle, love and romance, friends, women ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The sequel of the "Men in the city" movie which reunites all the characters.
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good
Plot:
love and romance, couples, looking for love, couple relations, singleness, thirtysomething life, friends, city life, coping, buddies, tragedy, urban
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
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35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely death have never been completely resolved - until now. ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, entertaining, realistic
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
munich germany, germany, europe
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34%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Shane Bradley, who is fixated on ideas of luck and destiny, tries to win the girl of his dreams. After their relationship falters, Shane begins to think he might be unlucky and turns to gambling as an outlet for his obsession.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, touching ...
Plot:
hopes, ice hockey, obsession, unfulfillment, ambition, small town, gambling debt, fall in love, love, rivalry, wooing, luck ...
Time:
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Place:
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34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
Style:
humorous, parody, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
rivalry, magic, contests and competitions, ambition, buddies, artists and showbiz, odd couple, friendship, nothing goes right, stage magician, magician, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An unemployed young man finds his life turned upside down when he falls in love with a beautiful actress.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
friendship, looking for love, fall in love, love affair, couple relations, human nature, love and romance, friends, lifestyle, buddies, couples, twentysomething life ...
Place:
europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
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