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The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (2000)
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Original name: La Moitié gauche du frigo
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Christophe agrees to be filmed by his roommate Stéphane, while he is searching for a meaningful engineering job. Since he voluntarily resigned his job when he was to be moved to quality control, he does not get unemployment benefits, and goes to classes on how to contest the decision.
Style:
mockumentary
Plot:
job seeking, filmmaking, found footage, roommate, friendship, unemployment, everyday life, realism, slice of life, intimacy, social realism, social commentary, intimate, satire, urban, awkwardness, bittersweet, thirty something, dark humor, deadpan, businessman, engineer, male female relationship, filmmaker, friend ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
quebec, montreal
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, captivating, semi serious and realistic films with plots about slice of life, satire, friendship, urban, social commentary, intimate and bittersweet mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge: My Intelligent Comedy (2018), A Blessing in Disguise (2007), The No-Job Agency (2016), Life Doesn't Scare Me (1999), What's a Human Anyway (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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turkey, middle east
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Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Eleven moving dates, eight friends: Philipp, Wiebke, Jessica, Maria, Swantje, Michael, Thomas, Dina – all in their twenties and mutually lonesome. And always searching: For a new city, a new job, an own apartment, a new, or even an old love. The ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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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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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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