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Help!!! (2000)
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Original name: 辣手回春
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A trio of idealistic young doctors take on a corrupt, ineffective hospital management more interested in saving dollars than lives. Sub-plots crop up in the form of a love triangle, an electrical blackout, and a major car accident.
Style:
slapstick comedy, slapstick, dark comedy
Plot:
teenager, ghost, dark humor, police officer, truck, storm, suicidal, unrequited love, doctor, ambulance, medical, hospital, suicide, teenage girl, rescue, old man, accident, homeless, elevator, bus, manager, mechanic, car accident, surgery, beggar ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
asia, hong kong
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Most similar movies to Help!!!
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, crying, slapstick comedy and semi serious films with plots about telephone call, cigarette smoking, dance scene, police officer, screaming woman, overheard conversation and knocking on a door mostly in Comedy, Romance and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Help!!!: Fantasia (2004), The Banger (2020), I'm Losing My Temper (1974), Wu yen (2001), Fantozzi Against the Wind (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
411
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In Hong Kong 1969, private investigation agency boss Man is investigating an extra marital case. With his two employees, the smart looking idiot Kit and the Hong Kong Columbia Radio Night School graduate Pufferfish, he follows the target Lascar Row. ...
Style:
parody, spoof
Plot:
private detective, time travel, antique shop, space, moon, spirit, magic, genie, peeping tom, scientist, bus, robbery ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The fictional town of Šlukdorf. Here lives a car mechanic who calls himself Bourák. He loves rock and roll, dance, his own gelled hair and, despite being in his fifties, simply “refuses to grow up”. He forgets he has a wife. The only things he ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, crying ...
Plot:
marital crisis, man child, male objectification, husband wife relationship, family relations, unfaithful husband, delusion, strong female character, teenage girl, mental illness, jealous wife, hallucination ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
czech republic, central europe
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Pierre is a clumsy, overly serious math teacher at an all-girls high school. His life is thrown into chaos after encountering a beautiful British actress and the paparazzi that follow her around.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, slapstick comedy, freeze frame ...
Plot:
paparazzi, skinny dipping, teacher, cinema, journalism, magic realism, dark humor, election campaign, surgeon, farce, love and romance, media ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
europe, south of france, france, provence
Similarity:
87%
789
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Lost in the woods, the Emperor Qi (Anita Mui) stumbles across local chief Wu Yen (Sammi Cheng), his predestined bride, only to accidentally free a promiscuous fox fairy (Cecilia Cheung) who promptly falls in love with both of them, changing between ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, fairy tale
Plot:
destiny, love affair, tragic love, love triangle, marriage of convenience, martial arts, bounty hunter, battles, fall in love, state affairs, gender bending, farce ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Fantozzi contro tutti is an Italian comedy film, released in 1980. It is the third film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
Style:
cult classic, low brow humor, slapstick, slapstick comedy, crying ...
Plot:
family relations, office worker, accusation, failed expectations, erotic dance, plan gone wrong, bakery, contest, nobleman, mysterious event, suspicious man, italian abroad ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
central europe, europe
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on Paolo Villaggio's books "Fantozzi" and "Il secondo, tragico Fantozzi", which are popular in Italy, this film tells the story of an unfortunate accountant's life over the course of one year, shown in a variety ...
Style:
cult classic, slapstick, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
disorder, nothing goes right, satire, acid, power relations, boss and employee, goofy hero, workplace, down on your luck, workplace situations, surrealism, new year's eve ...
Time:
year 1975, 20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
Similarity:
70%
26K
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside fast food stop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, pleads them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle soup making".
Style:
sexy, funny, disturbing, surreal, witty ...
Plot:
food, sex, cooking, nudity, waitress, satire, chef, restaurant, cooking and food, mentor, homeless, dark humor ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
japan, tokyo, east asia, asia
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospective for his career, with a lot of debts and a mobster that want him died. Unexpectedly he win the national lottery (almost Eur 2.5 Mln) and try to remain unanimous hiding the winner ticker into his ...
Style:
black comedy, tragicomedy, suspense, tense, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lottery, debt, fortune, luck, mobster, dark humor, irony, gambling, desperation, journalism, farce, survival ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three episodes. First Valerio is mistaken for a notorious criminal. Very beautiful journalists succeed to bring him to her house for an exclusive interview. She tries to seduce him. Second. Guiseppe, an unlucky and ugly man, gets a job as a maid. ...
Style:
sex comedy, erotic, sexy, anthology, detective ...
Plot:
police, seduction, obsession, dual identity, taxi driver, kidnapping, erotica, sex, female nudity, unemployed, wedding present, vulgar language ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental mission and a charitable Polish American.
Style:
slapstick comedy, crying, slapstick
Plot:
comedy of errors, farce, police station, mechanic, husband wife relationship, bus, car theft, coworker relationship, scout, seductive woman, language barrier, painting ...
Time:
70s, year 1970, 20th century
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, europe, central europe
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This anthology film features a triplet of horror stories starring up-and-coming actors and popular local Youtubers. When a film crew is haunted by paranormal activities, the director decides to cast her to play a ghost; When a taxi driver takes his ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, dark comedy, detective, psychotronic, freeze frame ...
Plot:
photograph, multiple deaths, female voyeur, female on male rape, vegan, learning the truth, mother daughter relationship, seductive woman, gay, effeminate man, traffic policeman, bare chested male ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
asia
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Compulsive disorders plague Hong Kong: Fong Fong Fong, a foundling who's now a nurse, is a shopaholic who seeks psychiatric help from Kan Yan (Choosey) Lee, who's frozen by an inability to choose. Into the mix come Kung Fu (Richie) Ho, a ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
wedding, shopping, love triangle, moral dilemma, couples, fashion, addiction, journalism, unfulfillment, womanizer, disorder, mental illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After winning the lottery, the life of the happy winner turns into a nightmare. The movie consists of four separate stories divided into five parts. They tell the different stages of the winner's life, from discovering the reward to witnessing ...
Style:
anthology, crying, dark comedy
Plot:
con men, police operation, lifestyle change, multiple deaths, greedy man, failed expectations, family relations, adult virgin, car crash, photograph, cancer, fanatic ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, marseille
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Pierre is a hotel cashier in Vichy, so shy that he answers an ad from the Psychology Institute and can't say no to the salesman, Aldo; he spends 6,000 francs on tapes, books, and a punching bag. Soon after, he's smitten by Agnes, a hotel ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching ...
Plot:
fall in love, unfulfillment, love and romance, wooing, unfulfilled love, male protagonist, sexual harassment, truck driver, male friendship, evil man, hotel, homophobic slur ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1968, 20th century, year 1978
Place:
europe, france, nice france, normandy, vichy
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Comical adventures of two pairs of friends during their stay in Deauville, Normandy.
Style:
crying
Plot:
holiday, beach, flirting, boss, dancing, rainstorm, social satire, seaside, group of friends, famous singer, snobbish woman, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
english channel, normandy, europe, france
Similarity:
62%
3K
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A French comedy with comedians Eric & Ramzy made by Quentin Dupieux a.k.a. Mr. Oizo.
Style:
parody, realistic, surreal, not serious, humorous ...
Plot:
gang, buddies, money raising, plastic surgery, absurd humor, friends, society, disorder, dystopian future, life is a bitch, fish out of water, friendship ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
With only 12 percent of its pupils obtaining their baccalaureate, Jules Ferry High School is the worst school in France. The Inspector of Schools has already exhausted all the conventional means to raise standards at the school and he has no choice ...
Style:
humorous, light, realistic, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
teachers and students, high school life, youth, high school, school, teenage life, silly humor, teenager, save the day, teacher, unrequited love, history teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A successful Spanish executive from a telecommunications company working in Argentina is about to face the most important week of his life, but all his plans will be sabotaged by an eccentric character who will make his week a living hell…
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, contemplative, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
rivalry, co worker co worker relationship, manipulation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, malice, adultery, greedy man, failed expectations, father son relationship, employer employee relationship, caught cheating, comedy of manners ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Pierre Gastié-Leroy is the son of a wealthy director of a factory of weapon manufacturing. Despite his parents, two generous uncles and a bishop godfather who try to inculcate him the rigid values of his social level, Pierre is a dreamer, ...
Style:
slapstick, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
father son relationship, father son conflict, social worker, eccentric man, disorder, juvenile delinquency, goofy hero, nothing goes right, chaos and mayhem, job, anesthetic, family honor ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Four guys working for a small grocer in trouble, declare war on a new giant neighborhood supermarket by attempting several coups. A film about the big store taking over the business of smaller stores.
Style:
slapstick, fast, realistic, not serious, exciting ...
Plot:
motorcycle chase, sketch, supermarket, shoplifting, business competition, rivalry, partner, friends, disorder, nothing goes right, misfit partners, ambition ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Wan Tin-Sau is an actor who cannot seem to catch a break, since his only professional jobs are limited to being a movie extra. As well as being an actor, he is also the head of his village's community center.
Style:
cult classic, inspirational, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
wuxia, time loop, friends, artists and showbiz, love and romance, lifestyle, opposites attract, fall in love, actor's life, unfulfillment, celebrity culture, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Attorney Horic is a specialist for cases connected with motoring. He approaches to his work unconventionally, he does not hesitate to search for evidence right in the terrain and he is willing to take various risks.
Plot:
legal, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, doctor, judge, courtroom, car accident, photographer, lawyer, secretary, father son relationship, restaurant, stuntman ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
prague, central europe, europe
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel. An English language lesson turns into a killing of a black dignitary of an embassy by a CIA agent and then into ...
Style:
surreal, anthology, freeze frame, poliziottesco, slapstick comedy ...
Plot:
television, circus, corruption, female nudity, politician, police, electric shock, intrigue, manipulation, cell, terrorist, suspicion ...
Time:
70s
Place:
europe, italy, naples italy, rome italy
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Chronic serial womanizer Stephane Margelle (Jean-Paul Belmondo) drops his wife Sophie (Marie Laforet) off at the airport so she can go away for Easter weekend. He immediately picks up beautiful young Julie (Sophie Marceau), who has just had a fight ...
Style:
sex comedy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, erotic ...
Plot:
farce, womanizer, adultery, nothing goes right, disorder, couples, infidelity, dishonesty, adulterer, female nudity, airport, young love ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
france, marseille, nice france, europe
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Vincent, 18 years old, is dumped by Elina. It is his first love, it is the end of the world! His parents decide to take matters into their own hands and will try everything to make him forget this girl: he will have to follow them in a loving ...
Style:
humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, gaming
Plot:
high school student, jealous woman, family relations, husband wife relationship, school, brother sister relationship, student, drunkenness, father son relationship, husband wife conflict, awkward situation, emotional abuse ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In Hong Kong, a terrorist organization plans to blackmail the world's government with the help of two fatal diseases a goofy scientist created. Two Interpol agents went to stop their evil plot of world domination, but one of them became a ...
Style:
spy comedy, semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
spy, terrorism, fighting crime, blackmailer, satire, terror, terrorist group, terrorist attack, spy hero, criminal, spy mission, blackmail ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Arnaud Mustier, lawyer and brilliant philosopher, arouses the annoyance of his younger brother Jules, age sixteen. One day, Arnaud is a victim of a late adolescent crisis. Helped by Jules, he is going to catch up this phase of the life which he did ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, family comedy, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
fish out of water, teenage life, life turned upside down, young at heart, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, misfit, disorder, coming of age, generation gap, identity crisis, character study ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Kuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beautiful Noemi and accidentally gets involved in gangster affairs
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, slapstick comedy
Plot:
true love, gay rape, gangster, love affair, life is a bitch, unlikely couple, artists and showbiz, couples, down on your luck, outdoor sex, sexual attraction, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, poland, central europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Night Before is a 1988 film starring Keanu Reeves and Lori Loughlin. Reeves plays Winston Connelly, the so-called high school nerd and vice president of the Astronomy club. Loughlin plays Tara Mitchell, the pretty and popular head cheerleader ...
Style:
cult classic, retro, semi serious, humorous, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
kidnapped man, teenager, night, cheerleader, party, teen angst, amnesia, prom, memory loss, partner, teenage life, on the run ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The ape-man, found somewhere in the jungles of Congo, transferred to Milan and named Bingo Bongo. The only one who believes in the human qualities of him is Laura, a woman anthropologist , so their affection for each other even grows to love.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, family outing
Plot:
fish out of water, teaching the ways of the world, culture clash, misfit, college, social relations, friendship, fall in love, superpower, training, escapades, female nudity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, africa, milan italy
Similarity:
38%
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