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The Beasts (1971)
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Original name: Le belve
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A film made for Italian television. A series of eight episodes put together in which Lando Buzzanca plays a variety of weird characters. Episode 1: Il Salvatore (The Saviour) A reporter tries to stop a man from killing himself, only to get the TV crew's attention. Episode 2: La Voce Del Sangue (The Blood Voice) An engineer tries to get his wife to act as a prostitute to satisfy His Excellency, only to find out his "daughter" has been sent in her place. Episode 3: Il Fachiro (The Fakir) A fakir is forced to accomplish excessively terrible deeds in order to satisfy the public, and he is then exploited by his own family. Episode 4: Una Bella Famiglia (A Nice Family) A father of two children lives in luxury, thanks to the illegal activities of his wife (IE: A prostitute). Episode 5: Il Caso Apposito (The Apposito Case) The head of a major corporation is accused of nepotism and is forced to corrupt the visiting inspectors, and the only surviving rival is forced to kill himself in order to ...
Style:
satirical, anthology, controversial, black comedy, psychological, bleak, surreal, period piece, sex comedy, grotesque
Plot:
dark humor, corruption, satire, hypocrisy, moral ambiguity, prostitution, deception, greed, family drama, sexploitation, absurdism, class conflict, character study, revenge, exploitation, identity, hypnosis, tragedy, urban, social realism, female nudity, levitation, sicilian, voyeurism, skinny dipping
Place:
italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out black comedy, satirical, period piece and sex comedy films with plots about satire, female nudity, dark humor, sex, character study, moral ambiguity and urban mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like The Beasts: The Best (1976), The Precarious Bank Teller (1980), Attenti a quei P2 (1982), The Youngest Son (2010), The National Shotgun (1978). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Story of an ambitious young doctor through unethical means intend to make a quick career. Now is primary in a luxury clinic where administers the sick with the same cynicism of his young years.
Style:
satirical, cynical, ironic, black comedy, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hospital, satire, ambition, dark humor, clinic, greed, ethical dilemma, corruption, social satire, manipulation, character study, office politics ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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132
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An au pair girl comes to work for a greedy couple who make money by renting her out to all the other tenants in their building.
Style:
erotic, sex comedy, sexy, period piece
Plot:
exploitation, sexploitation, lesbian sex, greed, gender roles, prostitution, manipulation, apartment building, class conflict, marital infidelity, urban, lgbt ...
Time:
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Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, tragicomedy
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
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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Similarity:
72%
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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:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An amoral man manhandles his wife and falls into the claws of a wheeler dealer.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, feel good ...
Plot:
corruption, wedding, couple relations, family life, estrangement, family relations, single parent, family in crisis, marriage, family drama, moral ambiguity, manipulation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, cynical, black comedy, period piece, witty ...
Plot:
corruption, hunting, absurdism, irony, social satire, political satire, social climbing, hunter, class conflict, female nudity, farce, satire ...
Time:
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Place:
madrid, catalonia, spain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, feel good, erotic drama ...
Plot:
satire, body double, casting couch, abuse of power, exploitation, bandit, adult filmmaking, con trick, filmmaking, escapades, film producer, deception ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to further their own careers.
Style:
comedy drama, satirical, period piece, romantic drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
ambition, film industry, aspiring actor, exploitation, character study, erotica, desperation, realism, moral ambiguity, perseverance, bittersweet, casting couch ...
Time:
80s
Place:
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Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eight episodes vaguely inspired to real events. The "fil rouge" is the relationship between the Italians and sex in the first years of 2000s. From prostitution to virtual sex all the categories are represented in a funny way that anyway ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, sexuality, sex, farce, lesbian sex, prostitution, social problems, lifestyle, social issues, sexploitation, infidelity, realism ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
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131
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, tense, anthology, surprise ending
Plot:
infidelity, character study, relationships, betrayal, deception, desire for fame, family secret, marriage crisis, working class, slice of life, multiple storylines, social realism ...
Time:
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Place:
naples italy, italy, napoli italy
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
sex comedy, erotic, satirical, black comedy, lighthearted ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A ne'er-do-well who's married to a millionnaire realizes his financial trouble might be solved if his wife was dead - and sets out a plot to achieve just that. A remake of Dino Risi's "il vedovo".
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, romantic relationship, couples, male female relationship, love and romance, love interest, couple relations, relationships, relationship problems, deception, greed, inheritance ...
Time:
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Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: Italy
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 122 min.
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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Country: Italy
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Story:
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Style:
satirical, period piece, cynical, black comedy, costume drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Italy
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Story:
Another Decamerotic comedy , this time with Orchidea de Santis ,Krista Nell and other nice girls.
Style:
sex comedy, anthology, period piece, lighthearted, black comedy ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
t Happened in Naples . - A tourist, duped by Carmine thinks of buying a fourteen year old virgin and is sold at a homosexual. Tonight or Never - The rich ing. Bislecchi , rejected by Gigia maintained , it does " rejuvenated " by dr. Himler ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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50%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy
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Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, sex comedy
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, black comedy, sexy, absurd, surreal ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: Italy
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Story:
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Country: Italy
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Social/sexual farce focusing on a boss and his workers in a faucet factory.
Style:
satirical, lighthearted, sex comedy
Plot:
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Place:
italy
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Four unlikely friends, connected through social football, fall victim to methamphetamine addiction. Acting as the catalyst, the drug sends them on a disastrous, yet hilarious roller-coaster ride that will change their lives forever.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, independent film
Plot:
methamphetamine, drug addiction, character study, dark humor, friendship, moral ambiguity, identity crisis, self destructing, midlife crisis, religion, satire, tragedy ...
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