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Surviving Gilligan's Island (2001)
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Original name: Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
It was as funny and as cartoonish as the series with three survivors (Gilligan, Mary-Anne, and the Professor) telling their favorite anecdotes and having some of them acted out. The host segments were wonderful, and the flashbacks were done very well by actors who looked similar to the castaways.
Style:
humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, retro, light hearted, sentimental, mockumentary, period piece, satirical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
fame, television, filmmaking, behind the scenes, interview, memories, backstage, biopic, flashback, travel and leisure, professor, fandom, casting, reminiscence, making of, reunion, flashbacks, tv show
Time:
60s, 1960s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, captivating and realistic films with plots about satire, filmmaking, behind the scenes, friendship, artists and showbiz, showbiz and lifestyle mostly in Comedy, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Surviving Gilligan's Island: 5-25-77 (2008), Donny's Bar Mitzvah (2021), The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008), The Show About the Show (2017), Nobody's Watching (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
filmmaking, fan culture, grownups, pop culture, coming of age, satire, filmmaker, film history, obsession, small town, self discovery, youth ...
Time:
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Genre: Action, Biography, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, satirical, semi serious, light hearted, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
tribute, director, television, celebration, film producer, satire, filmmaker, movie business, film industry, legacy, friends, nostalgia ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ego clash, friendship, best friend, rivalry, showbiz, filmmaking, performer's life, criticism, screenwriter, magazine editor, friends, unsupportive friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, meta, independent film, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
filmmaking, behind the scenes, talk show, escapades, backstage, satire, creative process, urban, autobiography, intimate, character study, small community ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, funny, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Comedy drama about the beginnings of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's writing partnership and their struggles to get Dad's Army on the screen in 1968.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, light, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
60s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, disturbing, psychological, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
family conflict, behind the scenes, african american, television, biopic, fame, parents and children, social problems, lifestyle, career, slice of life, children ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia, Switzerland, UK, Canada
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
On behalf of a multinational company, a production assistant drives around the Romanian city of Bucharest, interviewing various citizens who have been injured due to work accidents to cast one of them in a “safety at work” video.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
bucharest, romania
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Gail Mancuso film.
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, emotional, reflective ...
Plot:
bittersweet, introspection, redemption, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, actor's life, aging, filmmaking, hopes, elderly, friendship, legacy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
showbiz, artists and showbiz, interview, talk show, celebrity, humour, friendship, theater, live performance, nostalgia, improv, behind the scenes ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, light, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
51%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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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:
49%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
humorous, sitcom, funny, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Place:
new york
Similarity:
47%
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, humorous, captivating, light, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, estate, death of friend, group of friends, inheritance, funeral, rivalry, twins, black cast, friends, thirtysomething life, friend ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
45%
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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:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, desire for fame, rise to the top, love and romance, lifestyle, actor's life, rising to stardom, workplace, filmmaking, workplace situations, workplace romance, best friend ...
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44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, captivating, humorous, stylized, touching ...
Plot:
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44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous, light ...
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, cynical ...
Plot:
artists and showbiz, actor's life, rivalry, theater, desire for fame, ambition, workplace, ego clash, blind ambition, body double, against the odds, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, neorealism, realistic, semi serious, surreal ...
Plot:
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80s, 1940s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A talentless teen will do anything to get on TV's "The Voice." Meanwhile, her father, a municipal worker, creates an uproar when a video of his rants at City Hall goes viral.
Style:
cynical, realistic, semi serious, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
fame, talent, delusion, dark humor, society, celebrity culture, media satire, computers and web, teenager, suburbs, art, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
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