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The Snail's Strategy (1993)
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The Snail's Strategy (1993)
Original name: La estrategia del caracol
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Colombia, Italy, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A group of tenants living in an old house are confronted with having to move out due to a renovation project the city has undertaken. The tenants decide to unite and come up with a strategy, but in the process—while the landlord and his aggressive attorney are chasing them—the tenants transform into the opposite of who they once were.
Style: political, hispanic, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot: anarchist, lawyer, anarchism, justice, anarchy, chaos, protest, miraculous event, house, revolutionary, pastor, settler, roommate, life is a bitch, farm, injustice, vengeance, rivalry, social differences, society, social misfits, estate, eviction, against the odds, revenge ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place: colombia, latin america
Keyword: colombian, mass

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and offbeat films with plots about society, life is a bitch, couples, disorder, husband wife relationship, lifestyle and politics mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Snail's Strategy: Very Well, Thank You (2007), Harry's War (1981), Cheese and Jam (2003), Tomorrow's Another Day (2000), Love & Anarchy (1973). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Very Well, Thank You (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The tough lives of two ordinary individuals: Alex, an accountant and his wife Béatrice, a taxi driver.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, biting
Plot: life turned upside down, life is a bitch, fighting the system, injustice, society, wrongfully committed, satire, loss of job, husband wife relationship, taxi driver, disorder, mental institution ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: france, paris france
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Harry's War (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up the cause.
Style: independent film, semi serious, realistic, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot: state affairs, life is a bitch, rivalry, fighting the system, rebellion, legal, politics, ambition, vengeance, society, courtroom, injustice ...
Time: year 1981, 80s
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Cheese and Jam (2003)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A story about a couple from the bottom of the social ladder, about smuggling refugees across borders and other 'suspect' things- it is, first and foremost, an attempt to tell a story about the worst in people, wherever they may be coming ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching, clever
Plot: unemployment, couples, social misfits, human nature, society, rivalry, social differences, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, illegal immigration, down on your luck, female nudity, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: slovenia, former yugoslavia, europe
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Tomorrow's Another Day (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Such an inconsequential event - the unfortunate purchase of a package of cling film - reveals the character and behavior of a small group of individuals caught up in the chaos of today's society. Though it creates arguments and inner ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, clever, offbeat
Plot: friendship, lifestyle, couple relations, human nature, crumbling marriage, husband wife relationship, couples, friends, unfulfillment, cellist, suicide, car accident ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Love & Anarchy (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Set in Fascist Italy before the outbreak of World War II, the story centers on Giannini's character, an anarchist who stays in a brothel while preparing to kill Benito Mussolini. Giannini's character, while preparing to assassinate ...
Style: political, black comedy, uplifting, social, laugh out loud ...
Plot: prostitute, anarchism, anarchist, brothel, fascism, anarchy, assassination, woman peeing, chaos, reform, sex, interwar period ...
Time: 1930s
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
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The Anarchist Cookbook (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A movie about a young honors student-turned-anarchist, Puck, and his group of anarchist friends living peacefully in a Dallas commune until a nihilist, Johnny Black, appears with The Anarchist Cookbook and completely destroys their way of life.
Style: realistic, cynical, humorous, philosophical, semi serious ...
Plot: anarchist, anarchism, fighting the system, teenage life, friendship, society, fall in love, youth, dark humor, anarchy, profanity, sexual content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: austin texas, texas, usa
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The Pope's Toilet (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Uruguay, Brazil, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, touching ...
Plot: dishonesty, escapades, disorder, village life, farce, cons and scams, bicycle, poverty, cycling, bike, blue collar, anarchist ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: uruguay, latin america
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Nowhere (2002)
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: politics, society, escape, dictator, political prisoner, isolation, rebelliousness, abduction, kidnapping, friend, night, police ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: italy, latin america, chile
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Citizen Ruth (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: "Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ...
Style: witty, melancholic, stylized, political, talky ...
Plot: abortion, drug abuse, culture clash, unwanted pregnancy, addiction, pregnancy, politics, female protagonist, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, youth, women ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
Place: nebraska, vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Monkey Warfare (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Two ex-revolutionaries living underground have their lives turned upside down by a sexy young radical who goes from smashing SUVs to fighting gentrification with firebombs.
Style: semi serious, sincere, humorous, witty, light ...
Plot: vandalism, couples, anarchist, mysterious character, against the rules, unlikely partners, rebellion, love triangle, dull life, disorder, rebelliousness, lifestyle ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Wonderful Times (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Michel Berthier, cadre supérieur d'une entreprise de matelasserie, vient d'être licencié. Comme il n'ose pas avouer la vérité à Juliette, sa compagne, il s'endette pour maintenir le niveau de la famille qu'il couvre de ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous, sexy
Plot: friendship, society, unlikely criminals, disorder, partner, misfit partners, dishonesty, poverty, rescue, loss of job, homeless, unemployment ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: france, paris france
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Feyzo, the Polite One (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A feudal village in Southeastern Turkey in 1970's. A poor peasant, Feyzo returns from military service dreaming about getting married to Gülo, the love of his life.
Style: political, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: village, turk, village life, lawyer, rebellion, couple relations, disorder, couples, social relations, parents and children, wedding, baby ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Last New Year's Eve (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story: New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner party, the wealthy Guilia discovers her husband's affair with her best ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot: lifestyle, suburbs, society, betrayal, best friend, aging, femme fatale, friends, prostitute, violence, new year's eve, female nudity ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Chance (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Panama, Colombia
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The story of Toña and Paquita, the housekeepers for the aristocratic González-Dubois family. These domestic employees have been mistreated for quite some time and they are tired of their situation. So when the family plans a shopping trip to ...
Style: humorous, not serious, captivating, semi serious, realistic ...
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Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
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Style: sentimental, semi serious, humorous, realistic
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Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, london, europe, dunkirk
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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Duration: 96 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Story: Here and There (Serbian: Tamo i ovde) is a Serbian film which was premiered at the Belgrade Film Festival FEST 2009. Here and There follows two interconnected stories on two different continents. Robert (Thornton), a depressed New Yorker, tries to ...
Style: realistic, humorous, clever, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience: date night
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La chinoise (1967)
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Style: political, philosophical, art house, artsy, cult classic ...
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Small Time (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 60 min.
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Watching TV with the Red Chinese (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
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Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching, non-linear ...
Plot: culture clash, fish out of water, looking for love, lifestyle, society, misfit, social differences, fall in love, disorder, buddies, love and romance, nightlife ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, usa
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38%
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Early Works (1969)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Inspired by Karl Marx's "Das Kapital", three men and a girl named Jugoslava decide to wake up the conscience within the working class and peasants. Faced with the primitivism and a lack of morale, their revolution fails and the girl ...
Style: black and white, biting, realistic, semi serious, sincere ...
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Riff-Raff (1991)
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Style: realistic, touching, semi serious, humorous, road movie
Plot: self discovery, fish out of water, immigrant, win over, society, disorder, travel, ethnicity, misfit, lawyer
Time: year 2013, 21st century
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34%
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Good Fences (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 119 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 105 min.
Story: After St. Jude appears in Esperanza's oven, she sets out to find her daughter, who died under mysterious circumstances. The journey forces Esperanza to challenge her own beliefs and face her fears in order to be reunited with her beloved ...
Style: cult classic, soap opera, realistic, serious, uplifting ...
Plot: magic realism, bittersweet, immigrant, wrestling, strong female presence, family problems, life is a bitch, hopes, society, obsessive quest, self discovery, prostitute ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Next Door (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
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Style: philosophical, thought provoking, emotional, art house, sad ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Hyenas (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Senegal, France, Switzerland, UK, Netherlands, Italy
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