Movies like The Idiot

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The Idiot (2014)
 4.4
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The Idiot (2014)
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The locals of a small farm town band together to convince Dingus, the village idiot, that he will compete in the summer Olympics, an event that will be held in their community.
Plot: wrestling, olympics, idiot, small town, village idiot, town, city
Place: kentucky

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Most similar movies to The Idiot

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, captivating, spaghetti western and smart films with plots about wrestling, small town, town, world wrestling entertainment, wrestler, wrestling ring and professional wrestling mostly in Drama, Action and Sport genres. Some movies like The Idiot: Piratene (1983), Two Moons (1993), Coyote Run (1996), The Remnant (2001), WWE Survivor Series 2000 (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Triumph of Dingus McGraw: Village Idiot (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A small farm town in Kentucky bands together to convince Dingus, the village idiot, that he will be competing in the Summer Olympic Games and that the event will be held in their town of Anvil County (Population: 43).
Plot: village, town, village idiot, idiot, wrestling, olympics, small town
Place: kentucky
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage (1996)
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In Your House 6: Rage In The Cage took place on February 18, 1996 at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky. Six matches aired on the broadcast. The main event saw Bret Hart put the WWF Championship on the line against Diesel in a Steel ...
Plot: wrestling, turning the tables, millionaire, sumo, wwf, masked man, british, obesity, manager, wrestler, handcuffs, world wrestling entertainment ...
Place: kentucky
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.0
 131
Piratene (1983)
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Country: Norway, Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The film follows a gang of unemployed youth in the little town of Svolvær, Lofoten.
Plot: small town, rebel, town, freemasonry, radio, police, teenager, chase, unemployment, freemason, boat chase, coast
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.6
 82
Two Moons (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Panoramic view of a resort town in the summer of 1930. In seventeen episodes we get a glimpse at the microcosm of its colourful inhabitants and visitors, Poles and Jews, the high society and the desperately poor.
Plot: town, worker, visitor, lower class, social class, blind man, artist, small town, resort, summer
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.3
 236
Coyote Run (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A traumatized Vietnam veteran crosses paths with a mobster on the run with $15 million, and takes it as an opportunity to play the hero and heal in the process.
Style: independent film
Plot: vietnam war, redemption, vietnam veteran, mobster, town, gangster, murder, pursuit, small town, police officer
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 3.4
 134
The Remnant (2001)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Two grim murders in a rural town seem like a run-of-the-mill killing spree, until a local prosecutor discovers a mysterious connection that leads the cops to the prime suspect -- a criminal who died 30 years before. But how can a killer continue his ...
Style: independent film
Plot: zombie, town, supernatural power, voodoo, stalker, murder, small town, police, flashback, cemetery
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
WWE Survivor Series 2000 (2000)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Survivor Series (2000) was the fourteenth annual Survivor Series PPV. It was presented by 3DO's Warriors of Might and Magic and took place on November 19, 2000 at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida. The main event was a No NQ match between Stone ...
Plot: wrestling, older brother, blood, falling from height, olympic gold medalist, anniversary, ambush, cousin cousin relationship, submission, world wrestling entertainment
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies (1996)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies took place on April 28, 1996 and emanated from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. The main event of the show saw Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel in a No Holds Barred match for the WWF ...
Plot: wrestling, wwf, wrestler, championship, wrestler hero, wrestling ring, world wrestling entertainment
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Border Shootout (1990)
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Young rancher Kirby Frye is appointed deputy in a small town tyrannized by ruthless Phil Sundeen, the son of one of the founders of the town.
Style: independent film
Plot: son, town, bare chested male, shootout, literary, violence, small town, gunfight, deputy, gun violence, saloon
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley (2013)
Genre: Action, Biography, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: WWE superstar Mick Foley (aka Mankind, aka Dude Love, aka Cactus Jack) looks back at his spectacular career as one of the best-loved and biggest risk-taking wrestlers of his generation...
Plot: wrestling, biopic, career, hardcore wrestling, world wrestling entertainment, ear
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day (1966)
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Hud's parents were murdered, their land stolen and now Hud will dish out justice to the guilty - the three Clark brothers know they are in danger but they don't know from where the blow will come.
Style: spaghetti western
Plot: bar fight, evil landowner, trial, sheriff, native american attack, target practice, revenge, small town, town, mob
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House (1997)
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Ground Zero: In Your House was presented by Stridex, and took place on September 7, 1997 at Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky. This was the first three-hour In Your House pay-per-view. Seven matches were scheduled on the card. One of the ...
Plot: wrestling, bad guy, wrestler, wwf, wrestler hero, wrestling ring, world wrestling entertainment
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 5.9
 253
Take Down (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: An unqualified teacher finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high school seniors form a wrestling team in a last ditch effort to end a 9-year losing streak against a rival school.
Style: independent film
Audience: teens
Plot: wrestling, hacking, high school, high school wrestling, small town, wrestler, group, student, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teacher, athlete, high school athlete ...
Time: year 1979
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (2010)
Genre: Documentary, Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Fans loved to boo Bobby Heenan but despite their vocal displeasure with The Weasel, everyone acknowledges he's the greatest manager in the history of sports entertainment. He guided members of the infamous Heenan Family to great heights in both ...
Style: smart
Plot: wrestling, immortal, wrestler, legend, giant, manager, blonde, farewell, world wrestling entertainment
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Memories of the Future (1969)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Mexico
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Memories of the Future
Plot: execution, tragedy, rebellion, brothel, family relations, hiding place, party, sacrifice, revenge, small town, murder, shootout ...
Time: 1920s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Village of Simpletons (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A vignette of stories from the small town of Pölhölä, known as the Village of Simpletons.
Plot: eccentricity, rural setting, town, summer, presumed dead, village idiot, scheming, village, old age, father son relationship, search party, missing person ...
Time: 80s
Place: finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Last Champion (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: When his mother dies, scandal-ridden ex-Olympian John Wright returns to a hometown that has not forgiven him.
Style: emotional, captivating, touching, suspense
Plot: scandal, forgiveness, wrestling, small town, haunted by the past, dark past, homecoming, determination, troubled past, lifestyle, self esteem, life philosophy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 7.4
 221
Tlayucan (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Desperate for the illness of his son, the farmer steals a pearl Eufemio image of St. Lucia in the village church. Some tourists photographed the theft, and Euphemius is about to be lynched by their neighbors. Pearl disappeared swallowed by one of ...
Plot: sick child, peasant, blind man, spinster, small town, miraculous event, satire, church, illness, town, pearl
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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The Man in the Golden Mask (1991)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In San Luis de la Paz, a small and and very poor town in northern Mexico, the priest Father Victorio manages an orphanage with nearly 50 children. He does wrestling, disguised with a golden mask, to get some money for the children. His dream of ...
Plot: wrestling, deaf, religion, orphanage, wrestler, mask
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Pang i bygget (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Sweden
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Directed by Ragnar Frisk and with a script by Rune Moberg – the two well known gentlemen behind Åsa-Nisse and Lilla Fridolf – Pang i bygget became one of the 60's biggest Swedish comedies. Thore Skogman is the merchant Valentin Skog, who ...
Plot: crooked businessman, town, small town, singer, store, corrupt businessman, businessman, greed, shop owner, business competition, business ethics, small business ...
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Chameli's Marriage (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Charandas, a young man in a village has no aim in life except to be a pehelwaan (wrestler). He takes an oath that he will not court or marry a girl until he hits the age of forty. But things changes when Charandas meets Chameli and falls in love ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: restaurant, couples, school, small town, small town life, social differences, fall in love, love and romance, poverty, town, lawyer, bicycle ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident (1996)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In Your House 9: International Incident took place on July 21, 1996 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The main event was a Six-Man Tag Team match featuring Camp Cornette Vs The People's Posse.
Plot: wrestling, professional wrestling, wwf, heroes, professional wrestler, wrestler, wrestler hero, wrestling ring, world wrestling entertainment
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Volume 1 (2011)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Collection of the best matches from the weekly professional wrestling events which aired from 1995 to 2001. Among the fights included are the 1996 World Tag Team Championship in which Sting and Lex Luger competed against The Road Warriors, the 1998 ...
Style: enigmatic
Plot: wrestling, superstar, feud, night, professional wrestling, world championship wrestling, new world order, world wrestling entertainment
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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The Professor (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Mario Moreno portrays a professor in this movie. A small town in the middle of no where requests the school Mario Moreno is working in for a teacher. He ends up going to give the town a hand. When he arrives he comes to know the corrupt leaders who ...
Plot: teacher, rural area, school, town, drunken man, henchman, bartender, priest, mayor, governor, small town, student ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 7.2
 628
Mountain Top (2017)
Genre: Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A lawyer-turned-preacher living in a small Appalachian town is pursued by an eccentric man to represent him in court. Now involved in a case that ties into his own small-town life, the former attorney agrees to help a man.
Style: detective, captivating, entertaining, dramatic
Plot: christian, town, attorney, small town, preacher, mountain, advocate, city, small town life, life, faith based, faith
Place: appalachia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Another attempt to bring the 1960s primetime serial back to network television
Style: soap opera
Plot: small town, scandal, generation, town, male female relationship, dark secret, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, village, family secret, respect, secret ...
Place: new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 3.4
 105
Parts Unknown (2018)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After putting their bodies on the line for countless years, a family of professional wrestlers seek a brand new way to satisfy an impeccable bloodlust.
Plot: wrestling, women's wrestling, fan, female wrestler, wrestler, fight, blood, violence, wrestling ring
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
WWE: Batista - I Walk Alone (2009)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: One of WWE s most popular Superstars, Batista is truly a study in contrasts. On one hand, Batista is the smoothest of operators, known for his stylish appearance and laid-back attitude. He has the air and presence of a champion. Exploding with fury ...
Plot: wrestling, superstar, legend, champion, bouncer, struggle, evolution, tribute, world wrestling entertainment
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 5.7
 84
Blood & Guts (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A young athelete becomes the unlikely star of an itinerant wrestling troupe, and a rival promoter will go to any length to steal him away.
Style: independent film
Plot: wrestling, canuxploitation, female nudity, friendship, bus, rape, travel, on the road, coach, professional wrestling, young
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
WWE Backlash 2006 (2006)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 210 min.
Story: Backlash (2006) was a PPV which took place on April 30, 2006 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. It was presented by Topps. It was the eighth event under the Backlash name and featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the Raw ...
Plot: wrestling, african american, teacher, fire, feud, interview, father son relationship, professional wrestling, scientist, champion, idiot, manager ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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