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The Distinguished Citizen (2016)
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Original name: El ciudadano ilustre
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worse idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels!
Style:
parody, hispanic, road movie, black comedy, dark comedy, black humor
Plot:
writers, literature, book, painting, nobel prize winner, hometown, award, prize, dark humor, job, midlife crisis, forgiveness, secrets, social satire, magic realism, feeling, travel, airplane, hunting, friendship, female nudity, hotel, cemetery, memory, bare breasts ...
Place:
argentina, iberian peninsula, barcelona, barcelona spain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and weird films with plots about friendship, writers, bittersweet, midlife crisis, dark humor, friend and satire mostly in Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Distinguished Citizen: My Masterpiece (2018), Stardust Memories (1980), Official Competition (2021), Inseparables (2016), Truman (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Arturo (Guillermo Francella), a successful and gallant owner of an art gallery, and Renzo (Luis Brandoni), a talented but decadent painter, are united by an old friendship. However, they do not coincide in many of their ideals and cause endless ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, sincere, neo screwball comedy ...
Plot:
art, art collector, modern art, friendship, painter, faked death, friendship between men, art dealer, artist, dog, con trick, painting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Style:
philosophical, black and white, cult classic, postmodern, talky ...
Plot:
satire, artist, existentialism, weekend, filmmaking, discussion, alien, nostalgia, argument, childhood memory, price of fame, flashback ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavour. Completing the all-star team are two actors with massive talent ...
Style:
comedy drama, semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
businessman, lesbian, filmmaking, filmmaker, eccentric woman, gays and lesbians, workplace situations, eccentricity, understanding, ambition, co worker co worker relationship, eccentric man ...
Place:
iberian peninsula
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Felipe a wealthy businessman who has been quadriplegic, due to an accident, is looking for a therapeutic assistant. There are several highly qualified, but he decides to take the assistant of his gardener, Tito who has decided to resign.
Style:
humorous, sentimental, sincere, captivating, surprise ending ...
Plot:
friendship between men, employer employee relationship, unlikely friendships, wheelchair bound, rich and poor, friendship, paraplegic, nursing, friends, rich man, rich, physical disability ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When Julián receives an unexpected visit in Madrid from his lifelong friend Tomás, who now lives in Canada, the encounter is bittersweet. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Julián is focused on putting his affairs in order, while Tomás is still ...
Style:
tense, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, light ...
Plot:
cancer, father son relationship, friendship between men, terminal illness, friendship, death, doctor, friend, fired from the job, old friend, cancer patient, one night stand ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015
Place:
canada, iberian peninsula, amsterdam, spain, madrid
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lovely by Surprise follows the journey of novelist Marian Walker as she attempts to finish her first novel. Facing the age-old problem of writer’s block, Marian seeks advice from a mentor and ex-lover. His seemingly innocent advice to kill the ...
Style:
light, entertaining, captivating, surreal, existential ...
Plot:
writers, creative block, imagination, female protagonist, writer's block, novelist, creative process, crisis, travel, relationships, literary, magic realism ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic fashion, he quits his job to return to writing for a small literary magazine. He wants to leave his former life behind, going as far as saying ...
Style:
black comedy, ironic, cynical, satirical, period piece ...
Plot:
advertising, female nudity, satire, midlife crisis, social satire, character study, identity crisis, male protagonist, career change, frustration, escape, infidelity ...
Time:
60s, year 1967, 20th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The film takes places in different time periods and countries. It narrates the story of a common man, who after entering into a deal with a strange character with superpowers, has the possibility of going back to his own past and to live again his ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, melancholic, reflective ...
Plot:
supernatural power, back in time, regret, second chance, changing the past or future, social problems, time travel, time jump, changing lives, lifestyle change, satire, sent to the past ...
Place:
morocco
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After ten years absence Toni, Chris's best friend, suddenly reappears in London to bring chaos and doubt into Chris's calm, tranquil, slightly boring, predictable life. Chris starts to remember his carefree youth as a photographer in Paris ...
Style:
sexual, cult classic, comedy drama, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
male nudity, male pubic hair, friendship, desire, adultery, marriage, bittersweet, coming of age, midlife crisis, drinking, sex, nudity ...
Time:
year 1997, 70s, 20th century, year 1963, year 1977 ...
Place:
england, paris france, london, france, europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A nightclub singer seeks refuge with gay nuns on dope in a Madrid convent.
Style:
dark comedy, erotic, surreal, social, hispanic ...
Plot:
satire, lgbt, gays and lesbians, drug addiction, nun, religion, forbidden love, heroin addiction, gay, lgbtq, surrealism, catholic church ...
Time:
year 1983, 20th century, 80s
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all ...
Style:
dark comedy, clever, offbeat, black comedy, cult classic ...
Plot:
writers, transgender, lgbtq, single mother, dysfunctional family, wrestling, coming of age, passion, writer's life, lgbt, magic realism, female nudity ...
Time:
year 1982, 20th century, 80s
Place:
bolivia, new york
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A film based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by American writer Jonathan Safran Foer, in which a young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather ...
Style:
touching, road movie, tragicomedy, scenic, sentimental ...
Plot:
holocaust, closeted homosexual, on the road, culture clash, journey, self discovery, collector, road trip, prejudice, judaism, dog, friendship ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
ukraine, eastern europe, europe, odessa ukraine, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
As laid-off factory worker Marcos pins his hopes for a new life on completing his long-unfinished one-man play, he contacts his estranged friend Martín, now a television writer, for help. But can their collaboration transcend an uneasy past? As the ...
Style:
independent film, contemplative, melancholic, art house, one man show
Audience:
adult
Plot:
creative process, theater, friendship, slice of life, factory worker, playwright, introspection, intimate, collaboration, realism, working class, reconciliation ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain, Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After being abandoned on New Year's Eve and discovering that their husbands have committed a robbery, three very different women choose to go to Argentina in search of their spouses.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, humorous, emotional, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
women, renegade, ambition, money, businesswoman, adultery, marital problem, stolen money, new life, relationship problems, female friendship, female empowerment ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A retired academic teacher tries to find the love of his youth after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, thought provoking, sweet, road movie
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
alzheimer's disease, family relations, life philosophy, family life, lifestyle change, society, redemption, love, friendship, hopes, life changing experience, character change ...
Place:
iberian peninsula
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Cuba, Spain, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
It is a satire about life in Cuba. The members of a funeral procession and some truckdrivers who have to take the same route begin to talk about god and the world ending up in discovering that life for both groups has many similarities as well as a ...
Style:
road movie, manga, semi serious, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot:
dark humor, on the road, love, communism, feminist, reflection, philosophy, satire, friends, family relations, couples, obsessive quest ...
Time:
90s
Place:
caribbean, latin america, cuba, spain, california
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Comedian Henry Phillips is lured to LA by a renowned TV producer who wants to bring his story of failure to the screen. But when a major network gets involved, Henry must decide whether he wants to make jokes for a living, or be the butt of them.
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
songwriter, comedian, satire, ambition, musician, stand up comedy, television producer, mishap, showbiz, musician's life, lifestyle, behind the scenes ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Marisa Paredes is Leocadia ("Leo") Macias, a woman writing “pink” romance novels under the alias of Amanda Gris that are very popular all across Spain. Unlike her romantic novels, her own love life is troubled. Leo has a less than ...
Style:
erotic, clever, art house, hispanic, contemplative ...
Plot:
writers, women, obsession, suicide attempt, love and romance, novelist, daily life, surrealism, old woman, parent child relationship, journal, family problems ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, europe, tokyo, madrid
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
This humorous movie charts the life of a 14-year-old (Tristan) as he deals with some major issues in his life. At the beginning of the movie, he has already decided to dedicate his life to writing and losing his virginity (while his parents are away ...
Style:
sexual, realistic, serious, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
coming of age, age difference, family relations, friendship, loss of virginity, couples, friends, self discovery, love and romance, hopes, youth, dealing with death ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, madrid
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.
Style:
rom com, suspense, semi serious, satirical, funny ...
Plot:
nephew, writers, literary agent, cruise, female friendship, ocean liner, ship, coming of age, friendship, aunt, secret revealed, writer's life ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, new york, cleveland ohio, dallas texas, wales
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, witty, surreal, visually appealing ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
hotel, art theft, mentor, mentor protege relationship, prison escape, murder, escapades, twists and turns, gunfight, painting, fictional country, lawyer ...
Time:
1930s, year 2014, 20th century, 60s, 80s ...
Place:
eastern europe, alps, europe, persia, america ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their ...
Style:
road movie, dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, black comedy ...
Plot:
on the road, disability, dark humor, friendship, hospital, misfit, life is a bitch, money, escapades, train, absurd humor, loser ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
finland, belgium, europe, helsinki finland
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Carlos is a man who goes to a coffee shop-library to take a cup, where Irene is reading a book. Not a reason for it, Irene close to Carlos and talks with him, starting a friendship with a little rules: no pasts, no birth names, no modern ways to ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, humorous, light, cute ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
friendship, marriage, fall in love, secret, friend, love and romance, rivalry, couples, love, society, literature, walking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain, France, Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Empty Nest tells the story of a couple who have to struggle to find themselves after their children grow up and move out. It starts out as a fairly simple story of a couple but becomes complicated by a series of events that may or may not be ...
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental
Plot:
couples, couple relations, parents and children, midlife crisis, elderly, college, artists and showbiz, family relations, leaving home, love and romance, family problems, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, argentina
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
Style:
dark comedy, depressing, talky, black comedy, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
mental illness, high school, small town, emotional breakdown, drinking, hometown, divorce, depression, borderline personality disorder, thirtysomething life, hate crime, old love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
minnesota, usa, minneapolis minnesota, new jersey, california
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Edith dreams of being a successful actress but just can't seem to make things happen. When she can't figure out what she's doing wrong, she begins to do everything wrong.
Style:
black humor
Plot:
fear, anger, friend, rage, dreaming, discussion, doubt, performer, frustration, man with glasses, argument, girl ...
Similarity:
17%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
This poignant and darkly comedic debut feature from Sean Gillane focuses on Nolan, an aspiring writer who feels stuck. He is frustrated with his career, his relationships, the world and ultimately with himself. Unable to keep from displaying his ...
Style:
existential, dark comedy, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
character study, self discovery, identity crisis, loneliness, alienation, obsession, isolation, bittersweet, mental breakdown, modern life, personal growth, realism ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A comedy that chronicles a chance encounter between Robert and a Chinese named Jun who wanders lost through the city of Buenos Aires in search of his uncle after being assaulted by a taxi driver and his henchmen.
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, social ...
Plot:
collector, friendship, odd couple, communication problem, immigrant, society, loner, language barrier, cow, falklands war, melancholy, dark humor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The story revolves around Olympia, an 18-year-old looking to become famous by entering the world of online pornography.
Style:
contemplative, realistic, psychological, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
artists and showbiz, lifestyle, ambition, actor's life, adolescence vs adulthood, life is a bitch, female protagonist, lesbian sex, girl, nudity, blind ambition, social decay ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
17%
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