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Many Happy Returns (1986)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this satire of the I.R.S., George Segal plays an Average Joe targeted for the Audit from Hell. His bank accounts are frozen, his home and business are attached by the government, and his wife leaves him. Segal is forced to move into the house of his obnoxious brother-in-law where lot of Odd Couple-type comedy ensues. Segal then plots to turn the tables on the I.R.S., and win back his wife and life.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, twisted, psychotronic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, bureaucracy, underdog, middle class, financial ruin, family conflict, political satire, small business owner, social commentary, revenge, redemption, scheming, divorce, corruption, cat and mouse, absurdism, police, hostage, court, happy ending, wife, pig, spouse, husband wife relationship, nagging wife ...
Time:
80s
Place:
american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, dark comedy, captivating and entertaining films with plots about satire, political satire, social commentary, corruption, bureaucracy, urban and farce mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Many Happy Returns: The Perfect Candidate (2024), Attenti a quei P2 (1982), Bombs Away (1985), Poltroon (1989), Salesmen (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Romania
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Costica, unemployed and without many goals in life, tired of being taken for a fool, runs for president to steal his neighbor's parking spot, unaware that he is being manipulated by the party, which secretly wants to lose the election, in order ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, ironic, dark comedy, political thriller
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, political corruption, political satire, social commentary, embezzlement, political campaign, farce, working class, bribery, media manipulation, bureaucracy, conspiracy ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Attenti a quei P2 (Beware of those P2s) is a satirical parody of the judicial affair concerning the P2 Masonic lodge.
Style:
satirical, parody, black comedy, controversial, cynical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political corruption, satire, conspiracy, corruption, secret society, political satire, scandal, cover up, social satire, social commentary, dark humor, political intrigue ...
Time:
80s
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A cab driver becomes involved in a chase for a misplaced atomic bomb.
Style:
tension, fast paced, suspenseful, road movie, action comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
atomic bomb, chase, danger, nuclear threat, cat and mouse, conspiracy, chaos, urban, corruption, mistaken identity, espionage, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
79%
430
Genre: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In a typical Yugoslav company a relationship is developing between poltroon and CEO.
Style:
satirical, comedy drama, period piece, tragicomedy
Plot:
satire, office politics, bureaucracy, irony, social commentary, conformity, corruption, ethical dilemma, character study, political satire, everyday life, social realism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
former yugoslavia
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Cetto and its city council were arrested, but in prison the conspiratorial former mayor makes no earning name as the gratitude of the powerful secretary. These decide to replace some MPs mysteriously killed precisely with Cetto and two other ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, funny, entertaining, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, corruption, prison, politics, satire, political corruption, stupidity, society, rivalry, disorder, police officer, buddies ...
Place:
southern italy
Similarity:
72%
162
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Four door-to-door salesmen struggle to get by while pursuing an analog profession in a digital world. They unwittingly begin selling propaganda for a cult, whose popularity sweeps the city, leaving the salesmen as the only people who can stop it.
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, captivating, satirical, comedy drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, propaganda, conspiracy, absurdism, social issues, social problems, problem, workplace, social commentary, city, ethical dilemma, urban ...
Place:
boston
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the Spring Break capital of White Sands, Florida, Sheriff Terry Moran outlaws the town's world famous ass contests to win the elderly vote in his campaign for Mayor - even though he is married to the town's former Ass Contest Queen, ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, funny, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, husband wife relationship, mayor, housewife, spring break, political unrest, politics, humour, political intrigue, midlife crisis, party, female empowerment ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Some Say No is a new Italian comedy with a very serious subject: the way the country's society is corroded by favoritism that pushes inferior people to the top in virtually every field. In Florence, three thirty-somethings band together to wage ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
satire, friendship, social commentary, nepotism, favoritism, problem, social problems, friends, old friends reunited, investigation, reunited friends, humour ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florence
Similarity:
67%
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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:
66%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
João Ernesto Ribamar is a corrupt politician running for the presidency. He is in the runoff election, ahead on the polls, when he receives a "mandinga" (curse) from his grandmother, which makes him unable to lie. Now the problem begins: ...
Style:
satirical, sitcom, situational comedy, dark comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, honesty, satire, corrupt politician, election, politics, corruption, moral dilemma, social commentary, conscience, media manipulation, magic realism ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Nader saif eldeen and Afet elsherbiny are two competing Egyptians newspaper reporters who expose the truth but the Channel Manager rejects that for fear of government.
Style:
satirical, captivating, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
journalism, political satire, satire, humour, reporter, news reporter, female journalist, journalist, investigation, social commentary, corruption, urban ...
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Cuba
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up all of her wealth and possessions to the new government, so she hides all of her treasures in the 12 chairs of a dining-room set. After her death ...
Style:
satirical, road movie, fast paced, dark comedy, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
socialism, satire, treasure hunt, political satire, social commentary, irony, quest, greed, class conflict, farce, bureaucracy, inheritance ...
Place:
cuba, havana cuba
Similarity:
60%
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:
family feud, female rivalry, confrontation, political intrigue, domestic drama, revenge, power struggle, psychological manipulation, scheming, satire, betrayal, manipulation ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova now are going into politics.
Style:
witty, humorous, realistic, not serious, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, political intrigue, male camaraderie, friendship, election campaign, social commentary, satire, politics, nothing goes right, escapades, misfit partners, disorder ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
For Raquel and Peter Jacobs, getting their little boy George into the prestigious Le Chance Academy is going to be a lot harder than they expected.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, black humor
Audience:
adult
Plot:
elitism, parenting, social satire, moral dilemma, social climbing, satire, moral ambiguity, cover up, family drama, class conflict, guilt, humiliation ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Colombia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a spoiled Colombian snob becomes president through money and connections, he finds staying in power takes more than he expected.
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, political campaign, social commentary, rich, political unrest, politician, escapades, political candidate, rich man, politics, corrupt politician ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
colombia, latin america
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Heidecker beats a murder charge for selling faulty e-cigarettes at an EDM festival, and mounts a campaign to unseat the San Bernardino District Attorney. His effort to win voters tries to overcome a lack of experience and funding by leaning into the ...
Style:
satirical, absurd, disturbing, captivating, mockumentary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, political satire, revenge, murder, political campaign, problem, political candidate, political intrigue, political activism, ambition, politician, politics ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
california
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The title is based on the idiomatic expression "shmenti capelli" characterizing actions of people who like to shuffle and bamboozle others with superficial commitments. Karamfilov choose it as a metaphor for people with huge economic and ...
Style:
tragicomedy, dark comedy, ironic, absurd, black humor
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, corruption, bittersweet, dual role, unemployment, bureaucracy, class conflict, mafia, social realism, deputy sheriff, survival ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A small-time politician aspires to become the leader of the state.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, political, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
political satire, ambition, satire, politician, election campaign, political activism, political candidate, political campaign, politics, political humor, social commentary, power struggle ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In this spoof of spy films, Alan, a U.N. translator, and his kindergarten teacher wife, Beverly, get roped into helping foil a presidential assassination plot by an unlikely G-man-who just so happens to look like Alan's old college buddy, ...
Style:
parody, lighthearted, action comedy, satirical, absurd ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mistaken identity, spy spoof, satire, assassination, farce, urban, conspiracy, husband wife relationship, spy, secret agent, translator, traitor ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After finding out that his wife has blown their life savings on self-help gurus, Seymour teams up with his brother Danny, a filmmaker, to document how easy it is to start a fake self-help group and con people into believing just about anything. But ...
Style:
mockumentary, parody, satirical, dark comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
satire, self-help, manipulation, scam, social commentary, found footage, irony, brainwashing, deception, media manipulation, consumerism, political satire ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
46%
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:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A modern remake of the classic movie where our main characters meets unforeseen troubles and bureaucracy when they build a new house. A hopeless and hilarious meet with the system.
Style:
situational comedy, humorous, sitcom, family comedy, satirical ...
Plot:
bureaucracy, husband wife relationship, social satire, mother son relationship, satire, social commentary, family conflict, chaos, farce, escape, real estate, small town
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Brothers-in-law, Eduardo and Sabonis, married to sisters Cuca and Peque Ribeiro, have made a real mess of one of their business ventures and are in need of money, a lot of money. It will be Sabonis who, in one of his uncontrollable fits of rage, ...
Style:
dark comedy, entertaining, funny, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kidnapping, brother in law, scam, career woman, family relations, desperation, women, needing money, woman, male protagonist, adventure hero, money problems ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Six young contestants undergo bizarre tests and stop at nothing to top the list of the young faces responsible for shaping 'The New India' and eventually meet George Bush.
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, social satire, social commentary, escapades, contests and competitions, politician, youth, politics, competitor, contest, competition ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india, new delhi
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of a leading political man, suddenly telling “all the truth” after a serious illness and therefore overwhelming lifes of anyone surrounding him…
Style:
social, not serious, comedy drama, tragicomedy, dark comedy ...
Plot:
corruption, italian politics, politician, protest, labor union, family relations, truth, crooked politician, corrupt politician, redemption, political satire, honesty ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Dwaj multi-instrumentaliści, Broda i Redaktorek, po kilku latach muzykowania w Finlandii wracają promem do kraju objętego stanem wojennym.
Tomaszow Maz
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, grim, road movie, political drama ...
Plot:
musician, martial law, small town, mistaken identity, repression, police surveillance, social commentary, political satire, bureaucracy, homecoming, cold war, friendship ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Anthology film with a number of sketches that satirize modern Greece.
Style:
anthology, ironic, witty, sex comedy, colorful ...
Plot:
satire, social commentary, corruption, farce, social issues, political satire, bureaucracy, everyday life, political corruption, city life, irreverent, middle class ...
Time:
80s
Place:
greece, athens greece
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Film is in the form of satire, movie review the crises facing the Egyptian people, particularly the suffering of the popular classes . Belongs "Haitham Daboor" Ahmed Mekki, a rich family, cares about trivial matters Fashion and multiple ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arab, satire, working class, corruption, social commentary, class conflict, injustice, economic inequality, father son relationship, father and son, intrigue, framed for a crime ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a young diplomat manages to get the Austrian government to return the Plume of Moctezuma to Mexico for an exhibition, his life quickly falls apart.
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, humour, escapades, diplomacy, international relations, political satire, bureaucracy, social commentary, nationalism, identity crisis, urban, family drama ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico, austria, mexico city
Similarity:
39%
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