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M4M: Measure for Measure (2015)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A plotting Duke leaves his kingdom in the hands of a prudish soldier, who evokes an arcane law making fornication punishable by death - but who then abuses his power when he becomes obsessed with an even more chaste young man.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, intense, dark, art house, black comedy, independent film
Plot:
abuse of power, political intrigue, shakespeare, power, politics, conspiracy, ruler, politician, political conspiracy, political unrest, social satire, obsession, corruption, sexuality, moral dilemma, control, hypocrisy, adaptation, fornication, justice, lust, satire, scandal, law and order, transgression ...
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Most similar movies to M4M: Measure for Measure
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, satirical and intense films with plots about satire, corruption, politics, politician, moral ambiguity, character study and political intrigue mostly in Drama, Comedy and Biography genres. Some movies like M4M: Measure for Measure: People You May Know (2016), The First Amendment of Korea (2003), Groupers (2019), Jakkanna (2016), Hopelessly Devout (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
'People You May Know' tells the story of four friends in their 40s in Los Angeles. All them will have to confront a new reality when Delia gets pregnant from Joe, her best friend who happens to be gay.
Style:
sexy, romantic, unusual plot structure, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay interest, male nudity, gay, lgbt, gay lead character, gay relationship, gay couple, lovers, young lovers, lgbtq, love and romance, long distance relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, indiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Eun-bi, an orphaned girl who works as a prostitute, is moved to action when her prostitute friend is brutally gang raped and the police do nothing because her friend was a prostitute. Deciding to run for Korea's parliament, she runs into mob ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, captivating, disturbing, dark comedy ...
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, prostitute, election, female protagonist, corruption, social commentary, social problems, ambitious woman, social satire, political candidate ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A grad student kidnaps two homophobic high-school bullies to use as her subjects in an experiment performed at the bottom of an empty swimming pool.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, intense, experimental, tense ...
Plot:
gay slur, bullying, captured, kidnapping, experiment, student, kidnapped woman, human experiment, problem, vengeance, revenge, claustrophobia ...
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37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, political, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
parliament, british politics, politics, politician, british raj, british prime minister, political unrest, political activism, british empire, political candidate, political intrigue, corrupt politician ...
Time:
70s
Place:
united kingdom, britain
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Story:
A man's attempts to repay a kindness earns him the wrath of a ruthless gangster who just wants to be left alone to continue his illegal dealings.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
gangster, satire, problem, relationships, male female relationship, battles, love interest, fight, love and romance, gangsta, love affair, relationship problems ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A woman in a Catholic brotherhood in the south of Spain tries to be president in a world traditionally reserved to men.
Style:
humorous, psychological, captivating, independent film, social ...
Plot:
religion, female protagonist, women's rights, society, female empowerment, patriarchy, catholicism, tradition, political satire, social relations, social satire, civil rights movement ...
Place:
spain, andalusia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Radio Personality, Michael Washington, known as "DJ Mike" makes fun of people's lives with prank phone calls on his radio show, JAB STAB. His jokes make his show #1 of all morning talk show in the state. However, behind the scenes of ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
radio announcer, radio station, radio, problem, relationship vs career, relationship problems, radio dj, satire, survival, moral dilemma, risk, danger ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
massachusetts
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A disgruntled priest, conflicted with his faith, has his world turned upside down when an unlikely person enters his confessional.
Style:
satirical, psychological, thrilling, captivating, religious drama ...
Plot:
confession, social satire, priest, christian, religion, catholic, moral dilemma, changing lives, lifestyle change, faith, religious faith, satire ...
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the ...
Style:
political, cynical, thought provoking, intense, witty ...
Plot:
politics, scandal, satire, president, idealism, propaganda, adultery, presidential election, political satire, election, media, political corruption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, florida, washington d.c., new hampshire, miami ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After devoting his life to publish philosophy, history and psychoanalysis, the editor Mario Zavadikner, discontented with the social and intellectual reality, decides to shoot himself at the office of his publishing house. An unexpected presence ...
Style:
tension, dark, dark comedy, thought provoking, black comedy ...
Plot:
writers, literary, book editor, suicide, suicide attempt, existential crisis, character study, publishing house, desperation, moral dilemma, philosophy, office ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia, Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Doctor Kemal is head of a private hospital, is ambitious and has the best intentions for the residents of Istanbul. He is the best candidate for mayor of the Beyoglu district – in his opinion. An opinion not shared by his sceptical ex-wife; nor by ...
Style:
satirical, political, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
ambition, political satire, social commentary, satire, political unrest, social problems, political intrigue, political activism, social issues, politics, physician, politician ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Caravaggio's tortured life, his murder and the journey of his soul.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, intense, art house, historical drama ...
Plot:
murder, doctor, art, family relations, life, mother son relationship, moral ambiguity, obsession, death, guilt, isolation, redemption ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, naples italy
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eating, Talking, Faucking consists of 18 episodes. Some of which include a story of a 70's old man and 14-year-old kids talking candidly, a story of a soldier who is about to die and a serial killer, a story of men and women who have a blind ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, experimental, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot:
sexuality, female protagonist, sexual relations, social problems, sexploitation, satire, lifestyle, sexy woman, sexual attraction, seductress, intimate, taboo ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Keisuke Kuroda wakes up in a hospital bed unable to remember who he is. While sneaking out of the hospital, he sees a glimpse of the news and realizes that he is the Prime Minister of Japan. His approval rating was the lowest in the history of ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, captivating, situational comedy, sitcom ...
Plot:
prime minister, political satire, amnesia, satire, politician, amnesiac, memory lapse, memory loss, politics, political candidate, new life, political humor ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Style:
black comedy, satirical, dark comedy, political, cynical ...
Plot:
politics, satire, political corruption, journalism, election, cia, conspiracy, government, political conspiracy, secret service, president, election campaign ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., albania, persia, usa, middle east ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico, Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An adaptation of "Recursos Humanos".
Gabriel Lynch (Pedro de Tavira), a somber supervisor of the printing division has just applied for the manager's position, but his dreams will be dashed when the position he thought was his is ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, workplace, nepotism, secret, power struggle, male protagonist, betrayal, ambition, working class, class conflict, character study, injustice ...
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27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A troubled young woman working at a prayer call center makes a difference in other people's lives, forcing her to reconcile with her troubled past with the faith she brings out in others.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
call center, female protagonist, faith, redemption, christian, religious faith, workplace situations, rescue, satire, assistant, saving a life, workplace ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, sincere, psychological, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
friendship, adaptation, love and romance, society, destiny, rivalry, youth, ambition, unfulfillment, disorder, couples, television ...
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.
Style:
humorous, satirical, thought provoking, captivating
Plot:
government official, social relations, politician, complaint, female protagonist, social issues, unlikely friendships, social satire, political unrest, political satire, politics, women's issues ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A reformed thief's fight for justice when an innocent act to defend himself places him in loggerheads with the high and mighty of society.
Style:
intense, suspense, tense, harsh, captivating ...
Plot:
thief, society, justice, innocent, fight, twists and turns, social relations, criminal heroes, criminal, social justice, wrongful accusation, corruption ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A live reading of passages from the Mueller report for “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts,” Robert Schenkkan’s stage adaptation of the Mueller Report. Robert Schenkkan is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning screenwriter ...
Style:
political, captivating, thrilling, serious, reflective ...
Plot:
usa president, usa politics, investigation, donald trump, american politics, political scandal, politician, political candidate, scandal, political activism, political leader, political campaign ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Contempoary re-working of the Shakespeare's problem play set in the british army.
Style:
serious, intense, suspense, tragicomedy, dark comedy
Plot:
shakespeare, disguise, hypocrisy, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, power, adaptation, justice, conscience, british army, military base, honor ...
Place:
united kingdom
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
"Bulldog in the Whitehouse" takes political satire to obscene new heights: portraying the Bush administration as a cabal of lustful and traitorous gay men who are too busy having sex to notice the empire crumbling down around them. An ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating
Plot:
gay, deception, political intrigue, sex scandal, politics, world politics, satire, sex, comedy of errors, politician, political satire, social satire ...
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two Koothu artistes become pawns in a political power game and are falsely implicated in a drug smuggling case. For how long can they evade a determined police hunt?
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, crime thriller, intense ...
Plot:
fight, problem, political conspiracy, political candidate, political intrigue, political activist, politics, political campaign, political unrest, fighting the system, political activism, corruption ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A right-wing talk show host's life takes a sudden turn when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
talk show host, uncle niece relationship, political intrigue, radio announcer, niece, satire, politics, teenage girl, relationships, changing lives, lifestyle, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A movie director does a new film against heroine consumption, and the producers are heroine dealers.
Style:
controversial, art house, independent film, intense, tense ...
Plot:
heroin, addiction, drug trade, satire, moral ambiguity, hypocrisy, conflict of interest, character study, ethical dilemma, corruption, betrayal, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
france, amsterdam
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Andrey is a young and successful executive at a creative advertising agency in Moscow. That day he smokes a whole pack of cigarettes. Each cigarette is the beginning of a storm of circumstances and conflicts around him increasingly fiercer. His ...
Style:
satirical, disturbing, semi serious, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, life, smoking, businessman, threat, satire, urban, escalation, danger, advertising, corporate world, boss ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
moscow russia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Humorous, satirical and cleverly constructed début by Steinberg slowly but surely knots together seven stories from everyday Brazilian life. It all comes down to money, money, money: from the Indians who want to be paid for their rain dance to the ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, black comedy
Plot:
politician, social commentary, satire, corruption, money, politics, journalism, political satire, social satire, lottery, greed, city ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When his destituite widowed sister-in-law—whom he had never stopped harbouring feelings for—and her ne'er-do-well son come to live with him after World War II, a mentally-ill farmer who spends all his time destroying unexploded ordnance ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, satirical, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
family drama, character study, post war, loneliness, kids and family, changing lives, male female relationship, family life, family relations, lifestyle, satire, lifestyle change ...
Time:
post world war two, 1950s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a misanthropic hermit.
Style:
period piece
Plot:
shakespeare, generosity, betrayal, tragedy, misanthropy, social commentary, isolation, bitterness, character study, cynicism, adaptation, desperation ...
Similarity:
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