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The Wendy Effect (2015)
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Original name: Wendyeffekten
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In the shadows of the outskirts of Oslo, every criminal has their place until the economical meltdown. The luxury prostitute Wendy might have the key to the problem, or at least to the heart of the bank, the criminals and even the police.
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, crime drama, atmospheric, neo noir, psychological, realistic
Plot:
prostitute, corruption, criminal underworld, police, manipulation, greed, moral ambiguity, investigation, betrayal, underground, financial crisis, nightlife, urban, urban decay, survival, bank robbery, revenge, conspiracy, political intrigue, outsider, social commentary, sexploitation, dark humor, criminal, female protagonist
Place:
oslo norway
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, dark and noir films with plots about urban, betrayal, corruption, moral ambiguity, revenge, investigation and satire mostly in Comedy, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like The Wendy Effect: Ushijima the Loan Shark 3 (2016), Ni Main Sass Kuttni 2 (2024), Müjdemi Isterim (2022), Hep Yek (2016), Finders Keepers (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Story:
Sawamura, a contract part-timer dragged into a multi-million yen internet business, and Kamo, an office worker who lavished money on a beautiful club hostess, arrive at Cowcow Finance, the office of black-market lender Ushijima.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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69%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, suspense, noir, black comedy
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lonnie and Brian go on the run from the Cape Town underworld, after finding a box filled with cash and a valuable wrist watch. They steal a lucky fish that they use to barter with the gangsters.
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Film starring and directed by Samson Yi, also starring Jaymee Ong and Melinda Sward.
Style:
crime drama, independent film, suspense, tense, fast paced ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Two different gangs, one with Chaitanya, an aspiring filmmaker and his friend Harsha and another gang with Bar Seenu and his partner Parvathy, try to kidnap the same person which unfolds a big conspiracy.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, tense, twisted, crime drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kidnapping, conspiracy, criminal underworld, ambition, investigation, morality, power struggle, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, betrayal, urban, friendship ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Fishy businessman deposits some money in his secretary’s (and lover) account. But a typing mistake sends the money to an honest woman’s account, whose husband had just been fired.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, couples, love and romance, couple relations, disorder, unlikely criminals, dishonesty, bank, money laundering, greed, bribery, revenge ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, suspense, tension, bleak, noir ...
Plot:
student, corruption, survival, money, underground, desperation, moral ambiguity, street life, urban, risk, greed, betrayal ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A disgraced ex-cop, seeking revenge on his treacherous ex-partner, sticks his nose into a high-profile murder case. But in the process, he finds himself in conflict with much more powerful and dangerous forces.
Style:
tense, suspense, tension, detective, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, ex cop, powerful corporation, corruption, murder investigation, assassination plot, fighting crime, corporation, corporate conspiracy, crime investigation, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
60%
139
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An adulterous man married to a wealthy Realtor plans on killing his wife with the assistance of his young lover. Little does the cheating husband know that his young lover is planning to blackmail him.
Style:
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Plot:
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59%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, crime drama, tension, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
59%
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Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 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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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, family saga, intense, crime drama, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
turkey
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Egypt
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 76 min.
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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Similarity:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 82 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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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