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Head Above Water (1993)
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Original name: Hodet over vannet
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Einar and Bjørn leave Lene on the island for a fishing trip. Then her former lover, Gaute, drops by unexpectedly. Drunk, he sleeps in the double bed. Lene sleeps on the couch and wakes up when the men come back. She tries to wake Gaute, but then discovers that he's dead.
Style:
dark comedy, dark, cult classic, scary, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, cult film
Plot:
murder, jealous husband, dark humor, investigation, couples, nothing goes right, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, dealing with death, nudity, abduction, fishing, female nudity, water, boat, holiday, bare breasts, summer vacation, ex boyfriend, seaside, drinking alcohol, island, nude, alcohol, drugs/alcohol ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 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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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Gabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He's sixth on a list of backup candidates, and must persuade the five people ahead of him to drop out. Gabriel has a family tradition to live up to. Things don't go to ...
Style:
dark comedy, independent film, slasher, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder, medical school, computer cracker, frame up, college, satire, dishonesty, rivalry, amateur detective, contests and competitions, youth, cons and scams ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 92 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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100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
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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:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot:
hollywood, tourist, fish out of water, woman in danger, culture clash, on the road, heist, fall in love, love and romance, dishonesty, chases and races, nothing goes right ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 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, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Story:
No overview found.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Norway
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Story:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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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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Similarity:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
black comedy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
24%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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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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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Poland, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 99 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: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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