Movies like Five on the Black Hand Side
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Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife (Clarice Taylor) joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
blaxploitation, family relations, wedding, politics, family life, life is a bitch, injustice, couples, society, family problems, suburbs, suburban life, social decay, couple relations, african american, neighbor, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, patriarch, brother brother relationship, black american, barbershop ...
Time:
70s
Place:
africa, los angeles, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and feel good films with plots about family relations, couples, family problems, couple relations, family life, suburbs and parents and children mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Five on the Black Hand Side: The Marriage of Figaro (2009), Good Fences (2003), Love Thy Neighbor (1984), I-See-You.Com (2006), The Perfect Family (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Fig is a knockabout Aussie bloke who loves his lady, his two kids and his Harley, though not necessarily in that order. All in all life is pretty sweet, but when lady Sheree puts the hard word on him to get hitched, everything goes pear-shaped.
Plot:
dancing, family relations, biker, marriage proposal, proposal, bastard, wedding, australian, harley davidson
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-profile case thrusts him into the limelight, he decides to moves his wife and their ...
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semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, biting
Plot:
racism, family relations, ambition, against the odds, rise to the top, lifestyle, culture clash, social differences, dysfunctional family, racial prejudice, couples, family problems ...
Time:
70s
Place:
connecticut, usa
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67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
One weekend, Aunt Bam's nephew-in-law Stewart is granted a court-ordered visitation with his children. Although his new, much-younger wife Mona is a bundle of nerves, Stewart seizes the opportunity to reconnect with his children, whom he loves ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sentimental, realistic, emotional
Plot:
family relations, couples, family life, family problems, disorder, parents and children, strong female presence, dysfunctional family, couple relations, family gatherings, african american protagonist
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Suburbanites Danny and Linda try to overcome their various differences and try to get along after his wife and her husband run off with each other.
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semi serious, realistic, sentimental, feel good, touching ...
Plot:
adultery, suburbs, infidelity, bittersweet, family relations, family problems, couples, suburban life, family life, love affair, unfulfillment, opposites attract ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A 17-year-old boy buys mini-cameras and displays the footage online at I-see-you.com. The cash rolls in as the site becomes a major hit. Everyone seems to have fun until it all comes crashing down....
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic
Plot:
voyeurism, lifestyle, family life, family problems, couples, dysfunctional family, computers and web, brother sister relationship, computer, media, crumbling marriage, nanny ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Kathleen Turner stars as suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary, who has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish, her final test is introducing her family to the board for the ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
lesbian, dysfunctional family, church, religions or cults, couples, family problems, parents and children, physical appearance, couple relations, society, gender, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On a mission to loosen up, a miser's sets about buying a house in the country for his family.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
family life, nothing goes right, couples, family problems, couple relations, domestic disturbance, countryside, family in crisis, house, silly humor, family relations, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A bunch of eccentric relatives gather for their patriarch's funeral.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Plot:
funeral, family relations, midlife crisis, pregnancy, couples, family problems, dark humor, family gatherings, death in the family, siblings relations, eccentric family, suburban life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. He makes several attempts at seduction, only to learn that it is much more complicated and ...
Style:
sex comedy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, adultery, dating, love and romance, human nature, boss and employee, battle of the sexes, lifestyle, crumbling marriage, couple relations, feminism, unfulfillment ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Just as San Francisco debutante, Jessica Poole, is set to get married, her absentee father arrives, disrupting the household of his ex-wife. Is he there to break up the wedding? Or to steal back his ex-wife? Or is Pogo finally ready to be a ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, touching, humorous
Plot:
dancing, couples, family relations, estrangement, love and romance, human nature, breakup, parents and children, family life, wedding, football player, rancher ...
Time:
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Place:
san francisco, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit ITV sitcom. Sid Abbott and his best mate Trevor (Peter Butterworth) enjoy home-brewing. Plans to turn their hobby into a profitable, if illicit, ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous
Plot:
family relations, wedding, suburbs, couples, disorder, nothing goes right, society, love and romance, couple relations, parents and children, suburban life, family life ...
Time:
70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as ...
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sitcom, semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous ...
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african american, family relations, society, suburbs, comedian, father daughter relationship, stand up comedian, salesman, brother sister relationship, husband wife relationship, friend, father son relationship ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive ...
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humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, sitcom ...
Plot:
family relations, ghetto, parents and children, family life, love and romance, young lovers, suburban life, workplace romance, friendship, tv show, social differences, african american ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
florida, chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
She was an overworked mom trying to get her family's attention. She didn't know she would become a national sensation.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sentimental, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
feminism, gender, family problems, rebelliousness, battle of the sexes, rebellion, family life, couple relations, couples, family relations, unsupportive spouse, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Allt om min buske är en sexkomedi i trädgårdsmiljö om oväntade kärleksförbindelser och avgrundsdjup svartsjuka. Det vackra och välbärgade paret Nils och Karin flyttar in med sin dotter Barbro i det exklusiva villaområdet. I huset intill ...
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semi serious, humorous, sexy, realistic, sexual
Plot:
family relations, couples, couple relations, love and romance, love affair, suburban life, suburbs, sexual relations, lesbian sex, female nudity, male nudity, unfaithful husband ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, sweden
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A presumed-dead man's current wife and former wives squabble over his funeral arrangements.
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Plot:
funeral, womanizer, divorce, family relations, father daughter relationship, marriage, wife, couple relations, parents and children, death, daughter, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
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36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Plot:
blaxploitation, african american, racism, satire, farce, suspense, underdog, society, state affairs, politics, going straight, rebellion ...
Time:
70s
Place:
maryland, usa, baltimore
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Shirley has important news for her family, but she has five grown children with different lifestyles and finds it difficult to get them and the kids all together. So in steps Madea, the Matriarch General, to put the family's life in perspective ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental
Plot:
eccentric family, family life, family gatherings, family problems, parents and children, strong female presence, suburbs, family relations, unfulfillment, siblings relations, terminal illness, african american protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A comedy centered on a handyman (Arkin) and his lifelong competition with his neighbor (Pendleton.)
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, feel good, realistic
Plot:
couples, family relations, couple relations, single parent, parents and children, betrayal, friendship, small town, family life, contests and competitions, golden years, human nature ...
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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:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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Time:
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33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Plot:
divorce, friendship, nude, marriage, extramarital affair, love, female nudity, sexuality, mate swapping, family problems, couples, family relations ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Babou's daughter refuses to invite her mother to her wedding, prompting Babou to begin life anew.
Style:
humorous, light, sincere, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, family problems, hopes, society, estrangement, optimism, mother daughter relationship, couples, friendship, women, atmosphere ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A "relatively" romantic comedy about a professional heartbreaker (and cynical bachelor) who teams up with his attractive cousin from the UK in order to fool his friends into believing he is capable of a relationship. Hijinks and laughs ...
Style:
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cousin cousin relationship, fall in love, unlikely couple, disorder, cons and scams, family relations, looking for love, friendship, society, incest, forbidden love, comedy of errors ...
Time:
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Place:
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32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Debbie and Gerald's lives drastically change after they get a gun. Their mysterious neighbor, Skippy, becomes an important and transforming figure in their lives.
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Time:
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31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Going back home can be hard, particularly when you come from a traditional Italian family, and especially when the girlfriend you bring back is not Italian. But the roof caves in when she's African American. This is the problem that Anthony ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
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