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Nasty Habits (1977)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.
Style:
satirical, parody, dark comedy, comedy drama, ironic, cynical, black comedy, period piece, sex comedy, mockumentary ...
Plot:
nun, convent, abbess, corruption, power struggle, political satire, catholic church, intrigue, manipulation, female rivalry, scandal, scheming, political humor, catholic, espionage, bribery, eavesdropping, bureaucracy, burglary, religion, priest, catholic priest, newcomer, mother superior, nunsploitation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
philadelphia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, cynical, dark comedy and parody films with plots about satire, political satire, corruption, social commentary, scandal, farce and bureaucracy mostly in Comedy, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Nasty Habits: The Castro's Abbess (1974), LKG (2019), Mastergate (1992), Attenti a quei P2 (1982), The National Shotgun (1978). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Audience:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
madrid, catalonia, spain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
california
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Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: Brazil
Duration: 102 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
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Audience:
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