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A Million to Juan (1994)
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A Million to Juan (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls up and he is handed a check for $1,000,000 with instructions that he is to give the check back in 30 days. Initially he uses the check to convince people to extend credit to him. In the meantime he also attracts a woman who is in a dead end relationship with a bossy businessman. At the end of the 30 days, he finds his life in turmoil, the things he got on credit is repossessed, and he is being evicted from his dwelling and being sent back to Mexico.
Style: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
Plot: chicano, money, restaurant, family relations, community, prostitute, misfit, rich and poor, rise to the top, social differences, society, down on your luck, mistaken identity, disorder, dishonesty, cons and scams, immigrant, angel, farce, apartment, immigrants
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: mexico, los angeles, usa, california, latin america

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and independent film films with plots about disorder, dishonesty, society, misfit, mistaken identity, cons and scams and family relations mostly in Comedy, Action and Family genres. Some movies like A Million to Juan: Born in East L.A. (1987), Steal Big Steal Little (1995), The Deported (2009), For Pete's Sake (1974), Kissing Cousins (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Born in East L.A. (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without ...
Style: humorous, parody, funny, entertaining, talky ...
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Time: 80s
Place: mexico, los angeles, latin america, california, tijuana mexico
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Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but Robby is more devoted to her money. So when Mona leaves her fortune and estate to Ruben it starts ...
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Time: 90s
Place: california, chicago, usa
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The Deported (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An Italian-American actor is deported to Mexico by some crooked INS Agents, and a pack of orphans helps him find his way back to America
Style: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, realistic ...
Plot: orphan, friendship, gang, confined, mistaken identity, small town, immigrant, deportation, actor, comeback, boy, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america, usa
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For Pete's Sake (1974)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Henry (Streisand) is a woman who would do anything for her husband Pete-- including borrow money so he has a chance of making his dreams come true. But now there's the loan sharks to deal with...
Style: hilarious, realistic, semi serious, witty, feel good ...
Plot: money, loan shark, dishonesty, race against time, fall in love, love and romance, prostitute, nothing goes right, couple relations, screwball, couples, family relations ...
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Place: new york, usa
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Kissing Cousins (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Place: los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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Style: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: restaurant, miraculous event, cooking and food, life turned upside down, religions or cults, hopes, small town, overnight success, jesus christ, jesus, religion, social relations ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: new mexico, usa, mexico
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 93 min.
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Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous
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Time: year 1992, 90s
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
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Style: humorous, light, inspirational, realistic, semi serious ...
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Time: 80s, 90s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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78%
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Miracles (1986)
Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 87 min.
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