Movies like Beatriz at Dinner

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Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
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Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.
Style: thought provoking, psychological, light, humorous, captivating, exciting, social, dark comedy, crying, feel good ...
Plot: class differences, alternative medicine, party, husband wife relationship, money, nurse, name calling, food, dinner, women, restaurant, cooking, revelation, social justice, strong female character, manners, ethnicity, ethical dilemma, billionaire, car breakdown, race, dog, revenge, lawyer, hunting ...
Time: year 2017
Place: california
Keyword: challenge

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, captivating and funny films with plots about food, father son relationship, eating, mother daughter relationship, cell phone, husband wife relationship and family relations mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Beatriz at Dinner: Brad's Status (2017), How to Be a Latin Lover (2017), Match (2014), Ingrid Goes West (2017), Year of the Dog (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Brad's Status (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Although Brad has a satisfying career, a sweet wife and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento, things aren't quite what he imagined during his college glory days. When he accompanies his musical prodigy son on a university tour, he ...
Style: captivating, humorous, thought provoking, light, cult classic ...
Plot: father son relationship, midlife crisis, old friend, musician, jealousy, envy, wealth, introspection, husband wife relationship, group of friends, college professor, friendship ...
Place: sacramento california, harvard university, boston
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How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.
Style: light, feel good, captivating, humorous, laugh out loud ...
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Duration: 92 min.
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Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Ingrid becomes obsessed with a social network star named Taylor Sloane who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to be Taylor's friend, her behaviour turns unsettling and dangerous.
Style: thought provoking, dark comedy, humorous, rom com, funny ...
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Year of the Dog (2007)
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Style: dark comedy, melancholic, touching, humorous, spiritual ...
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Support the Girls (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 93 min.
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Style: sentimental, humorous, atmospheric, melancholic, sad ...
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Audience: teens, date night
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Just Before I Go (2014)
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Duration: 95 min.
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32%
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Duration: 90 min.
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Style: realistic, sincere, touching, semi serious, feel good ...
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