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Love and Action in Chicago (1999)
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Love and Action in Chicago (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Just when covert assassin Eddie Jones (Courtney B. Vance) decides to ditch his dangerous job to settle down with his girlfriend, his superiors convince him to kill a renegade drug cartel hit man -- leading to nothing but trouble. Complicating matters is Eddie's vow of celibacy and the fact that Lois is unaware of his murderous lifestyle. Jason Alexander, Ed Asner, Regina King and Kathleen Turner co-star in this screwball romantic comedy.
Style: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense
Plot: black, hitman, celibacy, fall in love, chases and races, on the run, introspection, moral dilemma, hidden identity, dishonesty, screwball, going straight, violence spree, verbal byplay, gangster, secret agent, anti hero, agent, murder, african american, shooting, marriage proposal, husband wife relationship, confession, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 90s
Place: chicago, usa
Keyword: gangsters

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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 dishonesty, love and romance, couples, fall in love, gangster, disorder and murder mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Love and Action in Chicago: In the Shadows (2001), Lena's Holiday (1991), The Job (2009), Divine Intervention (2007), Hiding Out (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets his sights on the ultra-classy Brandi Web, he launches an all-out assault to win her heart. ...
Style: light, witty, suspenseful, romantic, melancholic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: farce, dating, obsession, black, life philosophy, battle of the sexes, womanizer, unlikely friendships, dangerous attraction, love and romance, wooing, couples ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
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95%
In the Shadows (2001)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, Eric O'Bryne, gets close to his mark's daughter, and through her he asks her dad to teach ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, witnessing a crime, undercover, gangster, criminal heroes, rivalry, danger, working undercover, introspection, crime gone awry, dishonesty, assassin ...
Place: usa, cuba, miami, new york, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Lena's Holiday (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lena, from East Germany travels to Hollywood. After landing she loses her bag and can't find her hotel. She befriends a cab driver who doesn't believe someone is out to get her.
Style: realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot: hollywood, tourist, gangster, heist, on the road, fish out of water, woman in danger, culture clash, nothing goes right, chases and races, fall in love, danger ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, california, east germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
 4.9
 881
The Job (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A guy looking to find employment and marry the love of his life, gets in over his head when a fast-talking temp agent lands him a job.
Style: suspense, semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot: unemployment, gangster, moral dilemma, hopes, conspiracy, couples, going straight, employer employee relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, best friend, cons and scams, friends ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Divine Intervention (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Reverend Robert Gibbs is a young, hip pastor who temporarily takes over the helm of a Fundamentalist Baptist church while his predecessor Reverend Matthews recovers from a stroke. While trying to impress Reverend Matthews, Gibbs has to win the ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, touching, christian film, spiritual ...
Plot: church, going straight, introspection, downfall, dishonesty, society, rivalry, love and romance, hopes, fall in love, clergy, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
 6.3
 4K
Hiding Out (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Hauser and go back to high school for protection from the mob.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, independent film
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: high school, teenager, gangster, murder, geek, mafia, age difference, fall in love, education, stoned, bike, in love ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: delaware
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
 6.7
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Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A professional hit man and hit woman fall in love, only to discover that they have each been hired to kill the other.
Style: neo noir, dark comedy, black comedy, cynical, humorous ...
Plot: organized crime, hitman, gangster, betrayal, love, kidnapping, assassin, mafia, killer, crime boss, love at first sight, mob hit ...
Time: year 1985, 20th century, 80s
Place: california, brooklyn new york city, usa, las vegas, los angeles ...
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Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Eva Dandridge is a very uptight young woman who constantly meddles in the affairs of her sisters and their husbands. Her in-laws, who are tired of Eva interfering in their lives, decide to set her up with someone so she can leave them alone. They ...
Style: feel good, romantic comedy, light, funny, romantic ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: sisters, family relations, black, love and romance, couple relations, verbal byplay, shakespeare, hip hop, conspiracy, sister sister relationship, african american, husband wife relationship ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Miss Meadows (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Miss Meadows is a school teacher with impeccable manners and grace. However, underneath the candy-sweet exterior hides a ruthless gun-toting vigilante who takes it upon herself to right the wrongs in the world by whatever means necessary. For Miss ...
Style: tense, cynical, semi serious, offbeat, black comedy ...
Plot: vigilante, school teacher, female killer, vigilantism, teacher, dark humor, fall in love, hidden identity, justice, dishonesty, violence spree, righting the wronged ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: ohio, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 6.1
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Poetic Justice (1993)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.
Style: road movie, hood, realistic, touching, serious ...
Audience: date night
Plot: road trip, african american, hip hop, friendship, black, ghetto, urban, writers, on the road, self discovery, starting over, violence ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: los angeles, usa, chicago, south central los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.4
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All Relative (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Things couldn't be going better for Harry and Grace, a young New York City couple in love, until Grace's mother turns Harry's world upside down.
Style: touching, semi serious, humorous, tense, witty ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: fall in love, disorder, couple relations, couples, parents and children, dishonesty, wooing, family relations, love and romance, love, stepmother, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 6.4
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This Christmas (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are ...
Style: light, sweet, black comedy, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience: date night
Plot: christmas, family gatherings, dysfunctional family, family relations, christmas season, family problems, divorce, black, human nature, redemption, estrangement, family life ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, los angeles, san francisco, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Bed & Breakfast (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Life changes for three woman who run a failing hotel, when a mysterious man washes up at the beach.
Style: humorous, semi serious, talky, captivating, light ...
Plot: parents and children, family problems, mysterious character, family life, beach, generation gap, fall in love, 007, parent child relationship, couples, teleportation, family relations ...
Time: 90s, year 1991
Place: usa, maine
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Outside Ozona (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A drama revolving around a group of strangers brought together by a common occurrence as well as listening to the same radio station.
Style: road movie, semi serious, realistic, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot: serial killer, redneck, stripper, circus, radio station, restaurant, on the road, diner, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, radio dj, psychopath, introspection ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: texas, oklahoma, new mexico, usa, las vegas ...
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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Vince and Shonda have come to the proverbial end of their ropes with one another. Set in Atlanta during the 2008 Presidential Election season, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do is the touching story of what happens when two people feel they have nothing ...
Style: realistic, humorous, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: introspection, couple relations, breakup, couples, fall in love, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, african american
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: atlanta georgia, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Blue Moon (2002)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After screwing up a money exchange a Viennese small-time crook accompanied by a Russian hostess hits the road to the East.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, atmospheric, road movie ...
Plot: on the road, gangster, dishonesty, crime gone awry, obsessive quest, cons and scams, fall in love, on the run, love and romance, disorder, prostitute, iron curtain ...
Time: 21st century
Place: slovakia, vienna, eastern europe, central europe, ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A self-proclaimed dating expert tries to get his best friend, who lost his wife two years earlier, back into the dating scene, with disastrous results.
Style: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, independent film ...
Audience: date night
Plot: restaurant, gambling, bookies, looking for love, couples, disorder, fall in love, womanizer, unlikely couple, dating, russian mafia, bet ...
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
I'll Take You There (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A woman forces a man to move forward with his life after his wife dumps him.
Style: independent film, semi serious, realistic, offbeat, humorous
Plot: best friend, friends, couples, wild ride, unfulfillment, love and romance, stalking, obsession, dangerous attraction, opposites attract, dishonesty, crumbling marriage ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Hoods (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Angelo, together with a group of five other people, is ordered by his father, an Italian mobster, to kill the son of an enemy of his, who has destroyed one of his buildings with a bomb. The problems grow bigger when they discover that the person ...
Style: dark comedy, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mobster, child in peril, gangster, criminal heroes, introspection, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, buddies, disorder ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Sprung (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out that she's been fooled, she becomes ...
Style: black comedy, humorous, slapstick, independent film, biting ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: hip hop, black, urban, friendship, sex, black american, gangster, women, dating, wedding, best friend, comedy of errors ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Mo' Money (1992)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. But soon, the chief of security drags him into the big leagues of ...
Style: light, intense, humorous, hood, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: reluctant partners, credit card, cons and scams, twists and turns, love and romance, dishonesty, urban, criminal heroes, investigation, black, con men, chase ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Under New Management (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Sparks and bullets fly when a Wall Street yuppie must steer a Brooklyn mob crew legit before a beautiful FBI agent can build RICO indictments against them.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, light, realistic
Plot: love affair, gang, rivalry, special agent, working undercover, betrayal, mafia, investigation, murder, fbi, going straight, fall in love ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.
Style: semi serious, realistic, talky, humorous, christian film ...
Audience: date night
Plot: crumbling marriage, battle of the sexes, family problems, couple relations, friendship, black, dishonesty, breakup, lifestyle, unfulfillment, infidelity, remarry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bahamas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Straight Talk (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call ...
Style: emotional, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: fish out of water, mistaken identity, radio, rise and fall, cons and scams, looking for love, rise to the top, journalism, media, workplace, downfall, unlikely couple ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: chicago, usa, arkansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Everybody Wants to Be Italian (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Are all relationships based on lies? Jake Bianski runs a fish market in north Boston, surrounded by Italians. For years, he's carried a torch for Isabella, an ex-girlfriend now married with three children and no interest in Jake. Yet, he tells ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, touching ...
Audience: date night
Plot: love affair, hidden identity, hopes, starting over, disorder, fall in love, love and romance, dishonesty, urban, male female relationship, first date, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 5.2
 3K
Desert Moon (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother lives. Little does he know that while Ellie is falling in love ...
Style: spectacular, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot: desert, relationships, disorder, couples, dangerous attraction, nothing goes right, couple relations, fall in love, introspection, human nature, love and romance, killing ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 5.3
 3K
Denial (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful partners are in their relationships.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty, independent film ...
Audience: date night
Plot: infidelity, love triangle, looking for love, love affair, couple relations, love and romance, thirtysomething life, midlife crisis, crumbling marriage, lifestyle, unlikely couple, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Speed-Dating (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A high-energy romantic comedy that follows three bachelors, speeding through life and scheming on women. When it comes to the opposite sex, it’s about the “chase” and “finish line.” Dog (Chico Benymon, Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia ...
Style: realistic, humorous, feel good, semi serious, sex comedy ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: singleness, lifestyle, couples, battle of the sexes, nightlife, fall in love, looking for love, buddies, love and romance, silly humor, sex, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 4.8
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Hit List (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Charlotte is a woman with anger management issues whose therapist suggests she write a journal to keep her emotions in check. Unlucky in love, she ventures online to find a boyfriend. Just as she reaches her limit of unsuccessful dates, Charlotte ...
Style: humorous, captivating, sentimental, melancholic, touching ...
Plot: hitman, dishonesty, couple relations, couples, love and romance, violence spree, hidden identity, anger issues, bully, hostility, dysfunctional family, ex boyfriend ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.8
 7K
Amateur (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.
Style: art house, clever, humorous, dark comedy, independent film ...
Plot: redemption, memory loss, amnesia, philosophy, underworld, caper, memory, sexual abuse, nun, couples, love and romance, on the run ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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