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The Accidental Golfer (1991)
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Original name: Den ofrivillige golfaren
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
I bet anyone can get better at golf than you are in one week, a golfer says to her golfing businessman for a boyfriend in a quarrel. Unfortunately Stig-Helmer is standing nearby when the boyfriend accepts the bet, and he is chosen to be the competitor. Stig-Helmer has never played the game before, but his Norwegian friend Ole promises to help him.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat
Plot:
golf, sport, chosen one, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, lifestyle, nothing goes right, buddies, businessman, castle, bet, challenge, invention, competition, wager, unemployment, golf club, pub, art gallery, factory worker, golfer, golf course
Time:
90s
Place:
scotland, sweden, europe, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and feel good films with plots about sport, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, friends, underdog and lifestyle mostly in Comedy, Sport and Drama genres. Some movies like The Accidental Golfer: SOS (1988), The Sports Pages (2001), Hole in One (2009), Shred (2008), Charter Trip 2 (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The landlubber Stig-Helmer and his Norwegian friend Ole get on a barge by mistake. They arrive at an archipelago and have to spend Midsummer among the fancy rich boat people, their yachts and summer houses.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
sweden, europe, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Stig-Helmer takes another vacation with his norwegian friend Ole. This time it's time for a skiing vacation in the Alps. Of course, Stig-Helmer has never learnt downhill skiing, but he attends a ski school. And together they manage to charm two ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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