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Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
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Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.
Style: cult classic, minimal cast, humorous, talky, political, realistic, not serious, semi autobiographical, independent film, funny ...
Plot: storytelling, vietnam war, cold war, love letter, cambodian civil war, concert, travelogue, one-man show, politics, love and romance, artists and showbiz, performer's life, historical event, filmmaking, monologue, khmer rouge, catastrophe, monster, distopia, genius, artist, dark humor, loneliness, obsession, art ...
Time: year 1987
Place: new york, usa, cambodia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, talky and independent film films with plots about artists and showbiz, stand up comedy, stand up, society, profanity, comedian and performer's life mostly in Comedy, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Swimming to Cambodia: Monster in a Box (1992), Gray's Anatomy (1996), Latham Entertainment Presents (2003), 700 Sundays (2014), Dave Attell: Road Work (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Monster in a Box (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.
Style: independent film, witty, clever, talky, realistic ...
Plot: writers, live performance, concert, one-man show, biopic, creative block, performer's life, media satire, showbiz, midlife crisis, musician's life, writer's life ...
Time: year 1992, 20th century, 90s
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95%
Gray's Anatomy (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: The film documents, in an often dramatic and humorous fashion, Gray's investigations into alternative medicine for an eye condition (Macular pucker) he had developed.
Style: dark comedy, psychological, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot: culture clash, storytelling, medical, curses spells and rituals, healing power, society, hopes, doctors and patients, obsessive quest, introspection, interview, eye ...
Time: 90s
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55%
Latham Entertainment Presents (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The stand-up comedy concert film Latham Entertainment Presents features a handful of African-American comedians including D.L. Hughley, Bruce Bruce, Earthquake, and Rickey Smiley.
Style: humorous, realistic, not serious, talky, live comedy
Plot: comedian, stand up comedian, society, performer's life, artists and showbiz, theater, profanity, joke, stand up comedy, concert, african american, stand up ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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700 Sundays (2014)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 700 Sundays, legendary comedian and actor Billy Crystal tells the stories of his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. The Tony Award-winning show is a funny and poignant exploration of family ...
Style: humorous, talky, realistic, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: actor's life, artists and showbiz, stand up comedian, childhood, showbiz, coming of age, youth, parents and children, autobiography, performer's life, biopic, death in the family ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min.
Story: Recorded November 10th, 2011 as part of the New York Comedy Festival, and only available for purchase online, Louis C.K. follows up his 2010 concert film Hilarious with a new hour’s worth of shrewdly observed and periodically profane material. He ...
Style: humorous, cynical, witty, talky, independent film ...
Plot: stand up comedy, dark humor, lifestyle, social problems, artists and showbiz, death, talk show, stand up comedian, concert, comedian, one-man show, politically correct ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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38%
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Standup special filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
Style: humorous, witty, talky, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: artists and showbiz, performer's life, dark humor, society, stand up comedy, silly humor, stand up
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Dave Attell: Road Work (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: 2014 standup special originally aired on Comedy Central.
Style: cynical, talky, humorous, clever, not serious ...
Plot: performer's life, society, profanity, artists and showbiz, talk show, stand up comedy, stand up, live audience
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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36%
Man of the Year (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Bill is the guest of honor as the "Man of the Year". A very successful head of a large energy firm, he is a man with many dark secrets. His best friend, Stuart, hosts the party at his ritzy ultra modern Hollywood Hills home. During the ...
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, talky, clever ...
Plot: hollywood, lifestyle, love and romance, infidelity, filmmaking, friendship, nightlife, showbiz, couples, dishonesty, bookies, suburbs ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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36%
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Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat... I'm Fluffy (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Gabriel Iglesias entertains a packed house at El Paso's Theatre in this Comedy Central special. For I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy, the comedian reaches new heights of hilarity, providing eerily perfect imitations and tales too tall not to ...
Style: talky, not serious, realistic, humorous, hilarious ...
Plot: comedian, performer's life, stand up comedy, artists and showbiz, friends, theater, girlfriend, profanity, physical appearance, prostitute, adopted son, hooker ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas, usa
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34%
Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story: Hollywood, Look I m Smiling is a laugh-out-loud and insightful comedy concert starring Mad TV s break-out star Aries Spears. Spears is in rare form as he tackles controversial topics such as political correctness , the Hollywood establishment and ...
Style: realistic, humorous, not serious
Plot: society, stand up comedy, concert, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, showbiz, interracial relations, stand up
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Patrice O'Neal is one of the funniest, most respected comedians working today. You know him from his recurring roles on The Office and Arrested Development, as host of VH1's Web Junk 20, as a featured guest on Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn. ...
Style: humorous, talky, not serious, witty, realistic ...
Plot: stand up comedian, stand up comedy, couples, society, theater, racism, humour, concert, comedian, live performance, profanity, stand up
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
God Said, 'Ha!' (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Julia Sweeney tells the viewers the monologue about the hard time in her life when her brother fought with cancer and she was also diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Style: talky, witty, touching, humorous, independent film ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: cancer, dark humor, human nature, artists and showbiz, couple relations, ego clash, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, love and romance, lifestyle, family problems, family relations ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The Late Shift (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky, independent film ...
Plot: showbiz, media, contests and competitions, artists and showbiz, ambition, media satire, television, talk show host, comedian, intrigue, talk show, negotiation ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1991, year 1992
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Louis C.K.: Hilarious (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.
Style: humorous, witty, realistic, talky, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: comedian, stand up comedian, parenthood, sarcasm, storytelling, dark humor, stand up comedy, artists and showbiz, everyday life, social problems, lifestyle, sexual activity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Secret Honor (1984)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this speculative one-man drama, we see former President Richard Milhous Nixon alone in his study, dictating his thoughts into a tape recorder. His only company are a four-screen closed-circuit TV setup, the portraits on the walls, a bottle of ...
Style: dark comedy, political, talky, cult classic, independent film ...
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Time: year 1984, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Handle with Care (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.
Style: cult classic, humorous, independent film, offbeat, realistic ...
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Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: nebraska, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Ricky Gervais: Out of England (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Taped live before a sold-out audience at the WaMu Theater at New York Citys Madison Square Garden, Ricky Gervais: Out of England The Stand-Up Special is a high-spirited hour of offbeat observations and understated humor from the ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Mistress (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the ...
Style: humorous, cynical, cult classic, light, captivating ...
Plot: filmmaking, mistress, screenwriter, hollywood, showbiz, artists and showbiz, dark humor, film producer, financier, interracial, satire, media satire ...
Time: year 1992, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: what happens when you have to give feedback, and the news isn't good? Sam, an aspiring screenwriter, and David, a successful magazine editor, have ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: ego clash, friendship, best friend, rivalry, filmmaking, showbiz, performer's life, criticism, screenwriter, magazine editor, friends, unsupportive friend ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when ...
Style: cynical, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot: satire, rise to the top, desire for fame, workplace romance, filmmaking, workplace situations, lifestyle, actor's life, love and romance, workplace, rising to stardom, best friend ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Louis C.K.: Shameless (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story: Louis C.K. is back on HBO in an ALL-NEW hour of raw no-holds-barred stand-up comedy! The creator and star of the 2006 comedy series Lucky Louie, performs in front of a live audience in LA at the Henry Fonda Theater. Louis C.K. covers issues near and ...
Style: witty, humorous, sincere, cynical, not serious ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Days and Nights (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Reckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and fragile nature of love. A modern retelling of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull", set in rural New England.
Style: humorous, touching, realistic, talky, captivating ...
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Time: year 1984, 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Punchline (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to ...
Style: talky, humorous, intense, realistic, clever ...
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Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Will Ferrell stars in a stand-up comedy as George W. Bush in this take on the former President of the United States. After playing George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live for many years, funny man Will Ferrell brings his impression to Broadway to send ...
Style: parody, humorous, talky, light, funny ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.0
 260
Almost You (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Alex and Erica Boyer are a young couple in crisis. Alex, despite his loving wife, beautiful home and high-paying job, feels trapped. When Erica has an accident that leaves her temporarily confined to a wheelchair and requiring the services of a ...
Style: independent film, cynical, talky, biting, semi serious ...
Plot: troubled marriage, wall street, midlife crisis, adultery, nurse, couples, disability, twentysomething life, infidelity, cold relationship, urban, introspection ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 4.3
 282
The Last Stand (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The Last Stand, a drama that chronicles the life of four very different people attempting success as performers in Los Angeles until life becomes too much to handle.
Style: humorous, realistic, captivating, tragicomedy, semi serious ...
Plot: friendship, ambition, hollywood, rise to the top, showbiz, best friend, actor, rivalry, supportive friend, society, comedian, performer's life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o' The Green! (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story: You may see one show, but you haven't senn them all! Following on from the amazingly successful JAY AND SILENT BOB TEA BAGGING IN THE UK, Fast-talking, foul mouthed Jay and his "hetero life partner' Silent Bob return with their second ...
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, talky, realistic ...
Plot: artists and showbiz, buddies, partner, filmmaking, friendship, friends, odd couple, misfit partners, stoner, stand up comedy, profanity, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.7
 4K
Greetings (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: An offbeat, episodic film about three friends, Paul, a shy love-seeker, Lloyd, a vibrant conspiracy nut, and Jon, an aspiring filmmaker and peeping tom. The film satirizes free-love, the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, and amateur film-making.
Style: cult classic, funny, light, independent film, semi serious ...
Plot: voyeur, bookstore, film industry, book, exodus, adult film industry, satire, peeping, sexuality, society, media, dishonesty ...
Time: 60s
Place: new york, usa, asia, vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Last Producer (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, independent film
Plot: filmmaking, hollywood, one last chance, showbiz, dishonesty, aging, betrayal, artists and showbiz, film industry, movie studio, gambling, heist ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story: Comedy icon Dave Chappelle makes his triumphant return to the screen with a pair of blistering, fresh stand-up specials. Filmed at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, in April 2015.
Style: funny, humorous, intense, talky, realistic ...
Plot: comedian, prejudice, stand up comedy, race issues, stereotypes, racial stereotype, racism, live performance, moral ambiguity, adaptation, performer's life, celebrity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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