Movies like Slacker
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Slacker (1990)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Presents a day in the life in Austin, Texas among its social outcasts and misfits, predominantly the twenty-something set, using a series of linear vignettes. These characters, who in some manner just don't fit into the establishment norms, move seamlessly from one scene to the next, randomly coming and going into one another's lives.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, satirical, absurd, art house, cerebral, experimental, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
anarchist, anarchism, slacker, coming of age, philosophy, writers, dream, existentialism, loser, twenty something, teenager, obsession, female nudity, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, voyeur, satire, one day, eccentricity, catastrophe, drugs, distopia, ufo, relationships, dark humor ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, london, barcelona, houston texas, dallas texas ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out talky, melancholic, weird and realistic films with plots about loneliness, storytelling, dialogue, catastrophe, drinking alcohol, mentor and relationships mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Slacker: Dazed and Confused (1993), SubUrbia (1996), Gummo (1997), Smoke (1995), Stranger Than Paradise (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum ...
Style:
feel good, talky, sentimental, realistic, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, adolescence vs adulthood, adolescence, party, friendship, weed, hippie, stoner, stoners, drugs ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, california, london, new jersey, austin texas ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Style:
talky, realistic, poignant, philosophical, art house ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
punk, teenager, slacker, high school, drug addiction, friendship, college, suburbs, alienation, marijuana, mental illness, melancholy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey, texas, usa, new york, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, surreal, art house, experimental ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sexual abuse, white trash, youth, suburbs, coming of age, sister sister relationship, abuse, violence, teenager, dysfunctional family, relationships, childhood ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
ohio, usa, america
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over ...
Style:
touching, intellectual, sentimental, clever, feel good ...
Plot:
writers, multiple storylines, melancholy, smoking, friendship, redemption, photographer, dark humor, summer, philosophy, gangsters, father son relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1990
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous ...
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road movie, art house, atmospheric, stylized, thought provoking ...
Plot:
immigrants, road trip, existentialism, coming of age, melancholy, culture clash, friendship, self discovery, alienation, partners, immigration, loneliness ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s, 20th century
Place:
florida, new york, new jersey, tokyo, hungary ...
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39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A nameless young character travels to the country, meeting some acquaintances and strangers, having banal conversations, and dedicating his existence to daily mundane activities.
Plot:
art, voyeur, voyeurism, puppy, glacier, lighthouse, basketball, street musician, train station, auto repair, driving, mirror ...
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los angeles, austin texas, houston texas, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with ...
Style:
talky, gloomy, art house, entertaining, thought provoking ...
Plot:
alcohol abuse, drugs, suburbs, drug addiction, addiction, small town, self discovery, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, alcoholic, transformation, loner ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
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36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Inspired by author Eric Schlosser's New York Times best-seller of the same name, director Richard Linklater's ensemble drama examines the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food and features an ...
Style:
talky, stylized, disturbing, semi serious, sexy ...
Plot:
fast food restaurant, food, junk food, cooking and food, butcher, public health, illegal immigration, satire, greed, fighting the system, workplace, boss and employee ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, california, usa, colorado, mexico
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36%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Multi-storied, fish-eyed look at American culture with some 22 characters intersecting--profoundly or fleetingly--through each other's lives. Running the emotional gamut from disturbing to humorous, Altman's portrait of the contemporary ...
Style:
talky, philosophical, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
multiple storylines, redemption, infidelity, suicide, destruction of property, waitress, loss of loved one, life philosophy, character study, fishing, family relations, party ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, southern california
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35%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped. There he finds an old girlfriend, and spends some time homeless, spending much of his time ranting at strangers, and meeting characters in plights very ...
Style:
disturbing, talky, compassionate, realistic, philosophical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
existentialism, sexual abuse, rapist, loneliness, drifter, humiliation, voyeurism, nihilism, rape, stranger, sexual humiliation, alienation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london, england, europe, united kingdom, manchester
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, melancholic, funny, thought provoking ...
Plot:
on the road, road trip, eccentricity, existentialism, friendship, food, sarcasm, loneliness, midlife crisis, restaurant, lifestyle, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, northern england
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35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed ...
Style:
talky, cynical, depressing, stylized, melancholic ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, wedding, nude, complex characters, family relations, jealousy, secrets, greed, character study, confession, family problems, family gatherings ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, long island, vermont, harvard university
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35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
Style:
talky, stylized, humorous, sexy, allegory ...
Plot:
writers, art, suicide, writer's life, suburbs, bittersweet, violence, poetry, obsession, brutality, dark hero, life & death ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new jersey, usa, stockholm sweden, new york
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35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, talky, witty, ironic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
ex convict, mechanic, redemption, depression, obsession, literature, high school, friendship, prison, greed, anarchist, gossip ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
new york, new jersey, new york state, long island, usa ...
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34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.
Style:
road movie, ironic, melancholic, enigmatic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, road trip, self discovery, teenage life, teenager, parents and children, love and romance, introspection, human nature, obsessive quest, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california, new jersey, oregon, new orleans
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Gummo similar movies
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.
Style:
surreal, realistic, talky, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, love and romance, age difference, coming of age, bittersweet, dark humor, redemption, twists and turns, creativity, life & death, parenthood, melancholy ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
long island, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, apparently playing themselves, share their lives over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, intellectual, surreal, talky ...
Plot:
restaurant, food, existentialism, art, philosophy, melancholy, free thinking, dream, intrigue, game, existential crisis, city ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, poland, manhattan new york city, usa, sahara
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious, beret-wearing director of photography and lousy catering. Divided in ...
Style:
surreal, humorous, funny, atmospheric, talky ...
Plot:
actor, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, showbiz, friends, actor's life, lifestyle, satire, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, filmmaker, dark humor, filmmaking ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university: the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed ...
Style:
talky, romantic, sexy, thought provoking, satirical ...
Plot:
college, depression, eccentricity, loneliness, relationships, best friends, college life, self discovery, female friendship, social relations, love and romance, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
Style:
humorous, realistic, talky, stylized, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
baseball, college, friendship between men, college life, party, sport, youth, coming of age, rivalry, male objectification, friendship, student athlete ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1980, 21st century
Place:
texas, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Justin, a teenager boy, throws himself and everyone around him into chaos when he attempts to break free from his addiction to his thumb.
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emotional, humorous, witty, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, youth, addiction, teenager, depression, psychologist, self discovery, lifestyle, teenage life, drugs, mental illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, new york, manhattan new york city
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33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Down-on-his-luck gambler Bill (George Segal) links up with free spirit Charlie (Elliott Gould) at first to have some fun, but then gets into debt when Gould takes an unscheduled trip to Tijuana. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his ...
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Plot:
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california, las vegas, los angeles, usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, ...
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Plot:
dysfunctional family, pregnancy, art, small town, eccentricity, painting, jealousy, love and romance, eccentric family, meet the parents, newlyweds, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north carolina, chicago illinois, usa, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several friends, all of whom can't quite work up the inertia to ...
Style:
talky, humorous, depressing, melancholic, semi serious ...
Plot:
coming of age, college, friendship, slacker, graduation, solitude, buddies, lifestyle, twentysomething life, campus, student, roommate ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new jersey, new york, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. Follows Solondz's film Happiness (1998).
Style:
disturbing, psychological, melancholic, talky, stylized ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, father son relationship, loneliness, family relations, character study, family problems, couple relations, pedophile, parents and children, family life, haunted by the past, relationships ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more meaning in his life and meets a few characters along the way.
Style:
art house, surreal, atmospheric, sexy, erotic ...
Plot:
slacker, solitude, drifter, jazz, coming of age, surrealism, melancholy, nude, youth culture, depression, mental illness, alienation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, manhattan new york city, usa
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33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980's.
Style:
talky, sincere, thought provoking, depressing, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
divorce, coming of age, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, infidelity, teacher student relationship, adultery, marriage, teenager, crumbling marriage, childhood, adolescence ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find ...
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satirical, disturbing, meditative, melancholic, cynical ...
Plot:
dark humor, suicide, satire, adaptation, crumbling marriage, self discovery, society, filmmaking, love and romance, rise and fall, couple relations, lifestyle ...
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
Style:
humorous, sexy, cerebral, melancholic, ironic ...
Plot:
working class, redemption, bittersweet, christmas, desert, female nudity, catastrophe, adaptation, character study, dark humor, culture clash, solitude ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
nevada, utah, california, usa, las vegas ...
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33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Style:
touching, thought provoking, humorous, feel good, melancholic ...
Plot:
slacker, loneliness, midlife crisis, twists and turns, everyday life, naivete, loser, parents and children, character change, immature, existentialism, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
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Place:
new jersey, california, usa, new orleans
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