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I Not Stupid (2002)
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Original name: 小孩不笨
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Singapore
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Kok Pin, Boon Hock and Terry are classmates in "EM3" stream. In Singapore, that means that at the age of 12, the government has decided that they are not as academically inclined as their peers. Kok Pin is creative and a born artist but his parents would rather he focus on his Maths and Sciences. Boon Hock comes from a low-income family and needs to balance school and helping out at the food stall. Terry, a spoilt brat is just too lazy a student. While the three children suffer from the pressure of school, their parents have another set of problems - their jobs and careers
Style:
sentimental, semi serious, humorous, realistic, biting, suspense
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, family relations, parents and children, childhood friend, youth, teachers and students, resentment, office politics, bullying, elementary school, studying, social differences, society, spoiled brat, satire, business, boy, suicide, advertising, junior high school, foe turned friend, transplant, breaking the fourth wall, childhood friends, brat
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
singapore, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, realistic, humorous and sentimental films with plots about family relations, parents and children, friendship, youth, society, friends and coming of age mostly in Comedy, Drama and Family genres. Some movies like I Not Stupid: You're My Hero (2003), Two Shots Fired (2014), Mickybo and Me (2004), The Best Bet (2004), The Obama Effect (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland, UK, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sentimental
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, realistic, light, satirical ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
social differences, mischievous children, screwball, escapades, youth, society, friendship, disorder, parents and children, child, family relations, misfit ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place:
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50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two girls of different background, one a immigrant from Turkey and the other a girl that needs to get out of her fathers shadow both apply to the police academy were they become close friends.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
starting over, lifestyle, friendship, social differences, society, fish out of water, culture clash, officers and cadets, academy, family life, hopes, immigrant ...
Time:
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Place:
eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, sentimental, semi serious, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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43%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Five old friends decide to move in together as an alternate to living in a retirement home; joining them is an ethnology student whose thesis is on the aging population.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, realistic, sentimental
Plot:
friendship, aging, couples, family relations, couple relations, elderly, parents and children, old age, truth, old people, friends, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Singapore
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A 2006 Singaporean film and the sequel to the 2002 film, I Not Stupid. A satirical comedy, I Not Stupid Too portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths - 15-year-old Tom, his 8-year-old brother Jerry and their ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
satire, family conflict, father son relationship, family drama, generation gap, parent child relationship, teenage life, family problems, teenager, teenage protagonist, family relations, social problems ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
singapore
Similarity:
42%
810
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A boy learns that confidence and self-esteem are the greatest gifts.
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
pre-teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Malaysia, Singapore
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
marriage, nothing goes right, couple relations, culture clash, family relations, parents and children, meet the parents, disorder, wedding, social differences, society, couples ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
singapore, malaysia, asia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When her father, Giancarlo is transferred to Rome from the small country town of Montalto Di Castro, Caterina, a 12 years old girl, will discover her new classmates, a totally new world, an ambient extremely divided politically.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous
Plot:
youth, social differences, fish out of water, friendship, teenage life, politics, lifestyle, human nature, society, hopes, school, city life ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, stylized, sentimental, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, stylized, humorous, realistic, sad
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake a residential address, and subsequently gets involved romantically with the boy's mother. The truant officer waffles between a sadistic relationship with his ...
Style:
humorous, touching, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
40%
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Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, touching
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
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Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, sincere, inspirational ...
Plot:
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Time:
future
Similarity:
40%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, youth, family problems, family life, parents and children, life turned upside down, social relations, disorder, innocence lost, high school life, girl man relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, stylized, cynical, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, melancholic, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, captivating, light, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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40%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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