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Throg (2004)
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Believing he's destined for greatness, an unlikely hero named Throg (Dana Lee) embarks on a wild adventure filled with Greek gods, Arthurian knights, certified loonies, nasty harpies, talking pigs, garbage collectors and one twisted forest dweller in this medieval fantasy spoof. Bungling his way through the centuries, the immortal Throg lurches along a path leading to an ultimate showdown with the bloodthirsty Urshag the Destroyer (Dennis Green).
Style:
dark comedy, slapstick, parody, black comedy, surreal, cult classic, slapstick comedy, grotesque, campy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
time travel, satire, irreverent, unlikely hero, greek god, mythology, immortality, gonzo, talking animal, gross out humor, excalibur, surrealism, sword and sorcery, medieval, farce, unreliable narrator, cult, talking animals
Time:
medieval times
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark comedy, absurd, surreal and parody films with plots about satire, irreverent, social commentary, dark humor, cult, surrealism and camp mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Throg: Kung Fu and Titties (2013), Jesus, The Total Douchebag (2011), Fatty Drives the Bus (1999), Spoof: Based On A True Movie (2017), Super Zeroes (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Duration: 102 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
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Plot:
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Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 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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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: France, Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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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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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
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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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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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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