Movies like Poltroon
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Poltroon (1989)
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Original name: Poltron
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, tragicomedy, period piece
Plot:
satire, bureaucracy, office politics, irony, conformity, social commentary, corruption, everyday life, realism, political satire, cynicism, social realism, character study, ethical dilemma, colleague, class conflict, boss, alienation, nostalgia, absurdism, social injustice, social satire, employee, work ethic, company ...
Time:
80s
Place:
former yugoslavia, yugoslavia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, black comedy, dark comedy and period piece films with plots about satire, social commentary, bureaucracy, political satire, corruption, social satire and dark humor mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Poltroon: A Tight Spot (1982), The National Shotgun (1978), Tight Skin 2 (1987), We Have the Following News (2001), A Great Guy at Heart (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
At 56 years of age Mita Pantić (Nikola Simić) is still only a junior clerk in his company. Another typical workday for him is starting at 6 a.m. as frustration awaits at every turn from the moment he gets up. Trying to get ready to go to work, he ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
former yugoslavia, belgrade
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Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A catalan manufacturer of intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his mistress, to attend a hunt that he has organized. Its main purpose is to mix with people of high society to improve their business. All seems well until the owner of the farm ...
Style:
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Plot:
corruption, hunting, absurdism, irony, social satire, political satire, social climbing, hunter, class conflict, female nudity, farce, satire ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
At 56 years of age Mita Pantić (Nikola Simić) is still only a junior clerk in his company. Another typical workday for him is starting at 6 a.m. as frustration awaits at every turn from the moment he gets up. Trying to get ready to go to work, he ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
former yugoslavia, eastern europe, belgrade
Similarity:
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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:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After confronting his professor, a student of medicine loses his illegal bed in student housing and finds a job as a housemaid at Sava Mitrovic house. The family happiness soon turns into a chaos, falling apart like a Robert Hall suit.
Style:
satirical, black comedy, lighthearted
Plot:
social satire, satire, class differences, medical student, student life, farce, gender roles, personal growth, coming of age, youth, bureaucracy, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s
Place:
former yugoslavia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido ...
Style:
black comedy, family saga, tragicomedy, period piece, satirical ...
Plot:
social commentary, dark humor, cold war, irony, satire, political satire, generation gap, autobiography, bureaucracy, slice of life, domestic drama, nostalgia ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 70s, 90s
Place:
prague, czechoslovakia, central europe, europe
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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:
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49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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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:
49%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In order to finally get that long-awaited promotion, Heinz Hellmich, an old white man, has to show his "wokest" side at work. When he invites his superiors to a private dinner at his home, his family's politically correct façade ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hypocrisy, satire, social satire, political satire, dinner party, office politics, irony, socially awkward, social climbing, character study, family drama, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Licenziato dai padroni della miniera presso cui lavora come responsabile dei servizi culturali, Luciano Bianchi decide di vendicarsi, anche per scuotere l'opinione pubblica sulla morte di alcuni minatori avvenuta in una grave sciagura sul ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
60s
Place:
milan italy, italy, turkey
Similarity:
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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:
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Plot:
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Place:
cuba, havana cuba
Similarity:
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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:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
In a good-natured critique of the Brazilian political landscape, the series tells the story of Aurora, the wife of Mayor Reinaldo Rangel, the all-powerful leader of the tiny city of Pitanguá, in which she is forced to assume the leadership of city ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, political, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, political satire, satire, brazilian politics, female protagonist, problem, social problems, corrupt official, politics, political intrigue, corrupt politician, political corruption ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The story takes place in Nis, towards the end of the nineteenth century, during the calm down of the stormy historic events which led to final liberation of southern Serbian parts from Turkish occupation. The comedy is about celebrating traditional ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, light, funny, feel good ...
Plot:
tradition, celebration, satire, social satire, banquet, hospitality, humour, society, provincial life, community, small town, everyday life ...
Time:
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Place:
serbia, former yugoslavia
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Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, cynical, ironic, black comedy, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
60s
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Komedie vás přesvědčí o tom, že i na chmurné stránky naší historie je možné se dívat s nadhledem a humorem. Čo bolo, to bolo... Major Terazky vede svůj šik pétépáků od průšvihu k průšvihu vstříc světlým zítřkům. ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
czechoslovakia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, tragicomedy, period drama
Plot:
money, turk, corruption, integrity, moral dilemma, social commentary, false accusation, bureaucracy, reputation, honor, character study, misunderstanding ...
Time:
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Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two of the most popular Serbian actors discover a script that they immediately want to work on, forgetting that creating in Serbia isn't as easy as it seems.
Style:
independent film, meta, black comedy, mockumentary
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
serbia, eastern europe
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Why when people in leading positions get into conflict, there only "ordinary people" get hurt? Two personal bodyguards of governor of a small Roman province asks themselves just that. In movie we will witness the funny stories, which are ...
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, cynical, satirical, period drama
Plot:
ancient rome, satire, political corruption, bodyguard, power struggle, social commentary, class conflict, bureaucracy, friendship, compassion, loyalty, morality ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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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:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, dark comedy, twisted, psychotronic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
satire, immigration, xenophobia, prejudice, irony, racism, social satire, social commentary, immigrant, lifestyle change, working class, social issues ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
34%
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:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Estonia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The feature film based on Eduard Bornhöhe's story takes the viewer to the early days of the 20th century, when Estonia was still part of the tsarist Russia. Pride in one's nation was emerging and the desire to give something eternal to ...
Style:
tragicomedy, comedy drama, satirical, melancholic, period drama ...
Plot:
literature, idealism, nationalism, bittersweet, irony, patriotism, satire, social commentary, arrogance, ambition, aspiration, struggle ...
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
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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:
32%
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 ...
Style:
anthology, satirical, black comedy, controversial, period piece ...
Plot:
hypocrisy, dark humor, moral ambiguity, corruption, satire, class conflict, prostitution, family drama, greed, character study, sexploitation, absurdism ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The daily troubles of the people who work in a busy West Midlands Job Centre, and the people who don’t work there, or anywhere else for that matter.
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, satirical, light hearted, hilarious ...
Plot:
unemployment, social commentary, satire, bureaucracy, office politics, everyday life, social realism, colleague, office romance, workplace, unemployed, male nudity
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Humorous, satirical and cleverly constructed début by Steinberg slowly but surely knots together seven stories from everyday Brazilian life. It all comes down to money, money, money: from the Indians who want to be paid for their rain dance to the ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, black comedy
Plot:
politician, social commentary, satire, corruption, money, politics, journalism, political satire, social satire, lottery, greed, city ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Torsten Södergren lives in a normal house with his normal family in a completely normal city. Every morning he greets his normal neighbours before getting into his normal car and drives the usual way to his ordinary work at an ordinary bank. But ...
Style:
comedy drama, satirical, reflective, dark comedy
Plot:
everyday life, routine, loss of job, slice of life, character study, domestic drama, suburban life, middle class, midlife crisis, social commentary, desperation, identity crisis ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
Katt Williams riffs on truth, lies, chicken wing shortages and the war on drugs in this electrifying stand-up special filmed in Las Vegas.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, satirical, funny, humorous ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, live performance, satire, irony, social satire, public speaking, comedian, stand up comedian, humour, joke, social commentary, political satire ...
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
31%
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