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Leif (1987)
904
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The weaponfactory in Rotum is selling weapons illegal, a person called 'Leif' writes in the local newspaper. He must be stopped, even if what he has written happens to be true. Gunnar Volt and some of the other workers at the factory sets out to catch him.
Style:
suspense, tension, political, dark, noir, realistic
Plot:
factory, scandal, small town, investigation, corruption, arms dealing, ceo, whodunit, conspiracy, corporation, journalism, danger, power struggle, reputation, paranoia, ethical dilemma, cold, betrayal, vigilantism, risk, worker, social commentary, nordic, hospital, satire ...
Place:
eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, dark comedy, satirical and tense films with plots about corruption, satire, moral ambiguity, investigation, betrayal, social commentary and urban mostly in Comedy, Action and Musical genres. Some movies like Leif: Monopol (1996), Den enskilde medborgaren (2006), The Shark Who Knew Too Much (1989), Pang i bygget (1965), Müjdemi Isterim (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
653
Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Egil (Knut Agnred) is just an ordinary painter. But one day, when he's about to paint a fence, incredible stuff starts to happen!
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, mockumentary
Plot:
hidden camera, satire, political campaign, social commentary, power of media, privacy invasion, political satire, corruption, public humiliation, ethical dilemma, moral dilemma, manipulation ...
Place:
eastern europe
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95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Insurance Director Stig Roxby is worth a hundred times more than an ordinary high school teacher. But he doesn't think that's enough, but sees himself forced to work with four other director colleagues to lift the bonus cap to be even more ...
Style:
satirical, realistic, ironic, biting, cynical ...
Plot:
greed, satire, ambition, corporate greed, materialism, high society, loneliness, office politics, midlife crisis, identity, office, self discovery ...
Place:
eastern europe
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87%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Samuel Plottner is a stockdealer who only wants to get richer, but suddenly things starts to get complicated: His sons meets their longlost mother which not only is after Samuels money, but also can tell them what happened to them the day they were ...
Plot:
finance, construction, stock market, disguise, stock broker, satire, investor, stock exchange, mogul, business tycoon, business rivalry, chase ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Roy and Roger decide to close their gasstation for the summer, to try to find where, what and how their lost father is. Roger also falls in love and much more.
Style:
lighthearted, buddy comedy, feel good, retro, offbeat ...
Plot:
gas station, swedish, friendship, brothers, small town, small business, summer, working class, blue collar, everyday life, road trip, slice of life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
eastern europe, copenhagen
Similarity:
59%
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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 ...
Style:
period piece, tension, suspense, sentimental, comedy drama
Plot:
small town, small town life, underdog, good versus evil, nordic, merchant, rivalry, confrontation, community, scheming, family business, justice ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of Bulut and Müjde, who are forced to work together to get rid of a murder crime they did not commit, and find themselves in the middle of an adventure they never expected.
Style:
suspense, black comedy, twist ending
Plot:
nightclub, cover up, false accusation, murder mystery, secrets, scandal, male protagonist, betrayal, dark humor, danger, odd couple, nightlife ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In the shadows of the outskirts of Oslo, every criminal has their place until the economical meltdown. The luxury prostitute Wendy might have the key to the problem, or at least to the heart of the bank, the criminals and even the police.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, crime drama, neo noir ...
Plot:
prostitute, corruption, criminal underworld, manipulation, greed, police, moral ambiguity, underground, investigation, betrayal, financial crisis, urban ...
Place:
oslo norway
Similarity:
36%
5K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
An Idukki jeep driver attracts the ire of the head of a shady criminal syndicate after his friends uncover a large-scale financial scam.
Style:
crime thriller, action drama, tense, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
corruption, crime boss, criminal syndicate, friendship, conspiracy, power struggle, moral ambiguity, underdog, betrayal, revenge, investigation, vigilantism ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr and Mrs Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business. Keeping tight control of the city's underground – and their daughter’s whereabouts.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, horror musical, political, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, blackmail, poverty, beggar, theater, problem, music, musician, adaptation, social commentary, urban, irreverent ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
30%
239
Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Five years after being acquitted for the murder of his family, Sean (White) is finally ready to move on with life. But the bitter ex-cop (Malcolm) who led the investigation remains adamant that he's guilty - and will stop at nothing to bring ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, crime thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, satire, police officer, ex convict, police detective, life, lifestyle, guilt, justice, family tragedy, wrongful accusation, obsession ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Kuba is undergoing mandatory addiction therapy when he is kidnapped by his eccentric uncle – a conspiracy theorist who believes in the imminent end of the world. The uncle and his team of journalists from the "Prawda TV" channel want to ...
Style:
tension, dark comedy, satirical, suspense, black comedy ...
Plot:
conspiracy theory, uncle nephew relationship, moral dilemma, social commentary, political satire, kidnapping, ecology, village life, family conflict, satire, investigation, small town ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Draper's Tours are taking Mildred and her care home friends on an overnight ferry trip from North Shields to Amsterdam, where things will quickly turn turbulent as the passengers and crew begin to get bumped off one-by-one. Throughout it all, ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, crime thriller, tension, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, investigation, whodunit, serial killer, problem, crime solving, who done it, murder investigation, crime investigation, satire, ship, secret ...
Time:
future
Place:
amsterdam
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A comedy directed by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg.
Style:
black comedy, dark, absurd, dark comedy, satirical ...
Plot:
raf, satire, stasi, murder mystery, multiple suspects, business tycoon, flashback, social commentary, conspiracy, corruption, moral ambiguity, whodunit ...
Time:
90s
Place:
east germany
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia, India
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
An Indian former Chief Minister receives a high-stakes call from Melbourne, Australia, demanding a ransom of 100 crores in exchange for a top-secret that could jeopardize their political party's future with elections around the corner.
Style:
political thriller, tension, suspense, serious, noir
Plot:
ransom, blackmail, corruption, conspiracy, scandal, power struggle, secrets, betrayal, moral dilemma, investigation, cat and mouse, espionage ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
DI Walter Gambon is a self-styled “Yoda of the force”, whose workload suddenly increases when he’s handed the cases of an officer who committed suicide by throwing himself under a Tube train. Or was he pushed? Gambon must work out whether his ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, police procedural, murder mystery, uncover truth, police detective, police, money, murder investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, satire ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Maxime and Gerard are a couple of white-collar criminals condemned to 5 years in prison. Sandrine Athan, an honest and principled young police officer, is assigned the banal task of escorting them to the nearest prison in Melun. Things get ...
Style:
suspense, tension, road movie, intense, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A parliament member suddenly finds a dead body in his hotel room...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, light, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
dead body, parliament, murder, adultery, humour, politician, infidelity, sex with secretary, murder mystery, marital infidelity, unfaithful husband, adulterer ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
serbia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A vengeful mother-in-law locks horns with her daughter-in-law in a twisted tale laced with dark comedy, political intrigue, and chilling thrills.
Style:
dark comedy, dark, suspense, intense, tense ...
Plot:
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27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
doctor, intrigue, emergency room, medicine, clinic, satire, medical, workplace situations, hospital, physician, doctors and patients, coworker ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An auto-theft ring decides to help out migrant workers from Mexico with the proceeds from their racket.
Style:
suspense, tension, intercultural, neo noir, independent film
Plot:
car theft, brothel, working class, mechanic, blue collar, friendship, underdog, organized crime, small town, corruption, social justice, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The incorruptible judge Annibale Salvemini, starts investigating over a classic Italian business/politics/corruption affair. He start to operate, as usual, very strongly. He orders numberless arrests. But the reaction of counterparts won't take ...
Style:
serious, suspense, tense, political drama
Plot:
corruption, investigation, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, politics, character study, power struggle, legal investigation, guilt, mistrust, law and order, betrayal ...
Time:
80s
Place:
morocco, italy
Similarity:
27%
83
Genre: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young student hungry for cash engages in the world of shady deals.
Style:
dark, suspense, tension, bleak, noir ...
Plot:
student, corruption, survival, money, underground, desperation, moral ambiguity, street life, urban, risk, greed, betrayal ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
26%
12K
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar ...
Style:
dark comedy, tragicomedy, political drama, black humor
Plot:
corruption, political satire, con man, social commentary, satire, deception, betrayal, scandal, greed, investigative journalism, absurd humor, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ben Kinnear and Mike Paddock are two undercover detectives with way too much publicity, who find they can no longer turn a blind eye to the corruption in the police force.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
corruption, casino, undercover agent, police, law enforcement, dishonesty, undercover, buddy cop, investigation, conspiracy, cover up, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mahsun constantly has to cope with police raids since he runs an illegal casino. Because he wants to continue to run this casino, Mahsun decides to establish a fake political party as a disguise. His aim is to keep the casino able to continue ...
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, police, illegal gambling, casino, problem, escapades, casino owner, deception, scheme, organized crime, black market, fraud ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
26%
417
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Susan Anspach stars in this comedy as a news reporter who investigates a story about stolen milk causing milk and gas prices to rise. During the course of her investigation, other people become involved, culminating in a multiple car chase.
Style:
action comedy, lighthearted, fast paced, slapstick, absurd
Audience:
adult
Plot:
car chase, satire, investigative reporter, social commentary, stolen goods, investigation, incest, gas, conspiracy, small town, crime investigation, political satire ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Police commissioner Lo Gatto is in charge of the local Italian police station within Vatican State. During an investigation, following the murder of a Vatican priest, he decides to question the Pope!!! For this reason Lo Gatto is sent to a Sicilian ...
Style:
satirical, light hearted, slapstick, tragicomedy, surprise ending
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, island, children, fish out of water, vatican, small town, mediterranean, satire, missing person, murder mystery, whodunit, social commentary ...
Place:
sicily, italy
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story follows Sultan, a boxer and trainer who works with his friend Saeed in a sports center. They find themselves in trouble when they stumble upon a printing press for counterfeit money.
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, captivating, satirical, tense ...
Plot:
counterfeit money, boxer, athlete's life, criminal, fight, problem, athlete and trainer, escapades, money problems, satire, money, boxing ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Romania, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
One worker in a bankrupt factory finds an unusual solution to save his co-workers from unemployment. If it doesn't work the factory will be privatized and sold to a French company planning to convert the plant into a snail cannery. Only 300 of ...
Style:
entertaining, satirical, captivating, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
working class, satire, labor union, unemployment, social commentary, factory worker, labor leader, factory owner, coworker, co worker co worker relationship, workplace, employer employee relationship ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Cevat is the son of a famous mafia leader. He falls in love with a super model and he decides to kidnap her. The famous mafia boss has his men do this for his son. They kidnap her and plan how they will bring her to Cevat safely. On their way, the ...
Style:
tension, suspense, noir, black comedy
Plot:
kidnapping, organized crime, mafia, gangster, hostage, abduction, danger, criminal underworld, pursuit, desperation, rescue, betrayal ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
23%
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