Movies like Good-bye Cruel World

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Good-bye Cruel World (1982)
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Good-bye Cruel World (1982)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story involves newscaster Rodney Pointsetter (Shawn) who is so depressed between his job and his family that he tries to make a film about his life, which he intends to culminate with his own suicide. It is often interrupted with irrelevant comic sketches that an emcee claims that the audience prefers to see.
Style: independent film, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, dark comedy, parody
Plot: teenager, suicide, nazi, ballet, death, punk, divorce, titanic, pervert, neighbor, oil, homosexuality, psychoanalysis, television, dysfunctional family, obesity, piano, sumo, opera, absurd humor, suburbs, satire, cross dressing, drag, car crash ...
Keyword: vulgarity

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, independent film, spoof and slapstick films with plots about satire, absurd humor, disorder, female nudity, silly humor, nudity and family relations mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Good-bye Cruel World: Drama Class (2016), American Tickler (1977), Tunnel Vision (1976), The Boob Tube (1975), Fear, Anxiety & Depression (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Drama Class (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A high school drama class bands together to save their school from a Japanese gang.
Style: satirical, entertaining, humorous, captivating, slapstick comedy ...
Plot: high school, teenager, silly humor, humour, farce, schoolboy, high school life, absurd humor, satire, school, showdown, teamwork ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
American Tickler (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: A ridiculous comedy that spoofs many different American made movies in multiple segments and skits.
Style: independent film, spoof, sketch comedy, parody
Plot: absurd humor, sex, satire, bad taste humour, sniper, karate, giant monster, goofball
Place: america
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
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Tunnel Vision (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof ...
Style: sketch comedy, twisted, comedy drama, spoof, humorous ...
Plot: satire, sketch, omnibus, fictional game show, irreverence, female nudity, television, absurd humor, english class, contamination, gay slur, film critic ...
Time: year 1976, year 1985, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
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The Boob Tube (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In 'Live Action', young psychiatrist Henry Carstairs moves into an apartment building filled with lonely, sex starved women. This soap is interrupted several times by sexy ads.
Style: sketch comedy, spoof, independent film
Plot: sketch, sleaze, television, absurd humor, surrealism, sex, female nudity, satire, young, tv commercial, fake commercial
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Fear, Anxiety & Depression (1989)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: This film focuses on the trials and tribulations of Ira (Todd Solondz), who is an unsuccessful playwright trying to find himself in New York City.
Style: slapstick comedy, independent film, slapstick
Plot: artist, alienation, playwright, aspiring actress, romantic rivalry, performance art, goth girl, camp, satire, obsessive love, goofball
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
 4.2
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Slumber Party (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: When Naomi, a fine, young sexy thing from South Central LA is invited to Palm Springs by her rich Uncle Bob to house sit for the weekend, she jumps at the chance to get out of the hood.
Style: feel good, light, entertaining, satirical, humorous ...
Plot: party, dancing, friends, humour, escapades, teenage girl, private club, group of friends, teenager, satire, girlfriend, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place: south central los angeles
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79%
 7.0
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Polyester (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A suburban housewife's world falls apart when her pornographer husband admits he's serially unfaithful to her, her daughter gets pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's ...
Style: dark comedy, disturbing, controversial, cult classic, independent film ...
Plot: misfit, dysfunctional family, abortion, alcoholism, loser, satire, lgbtq, transvestite, playboy, camp, freak, fetish ...
Time: 80s, year 1981, 20th century
Place: baltimore, maryland, usa, boston
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78%
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Scary Movie (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, ...
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, slasher ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: satire, youth, adolescence, sarcasm, stupidity, absurd humor, graphic violence, creativity, serial killer, high school, dark humor, dumb ...
Time: 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Awful Nice (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Estranged brothers Jim and Dave must travel to Branson together when their father dies and leaves them the lake home. A series of hilarious mishaps and costly misadventures follow as they attempt to restore the house and rebuild their relationship.
Style: slapstick, slapstick comedy, not serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: road trip, sibling rivalry, brother brother relationship, arrested development, death of father, slacker, family problems, estrangement, bromance, nostalgia, absurd humor, coming of age ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Chuck Toedan's the host of a gameshow featuring death row convicts competeing in life-or-death contests in hopes of cheating the executioner or, at the very least, winning some nice prizes for their next of kin. Not surprisingly, Chuck has made ...
Style: grindhouse, game show, slasher, independent film, realistic ...
Plot: prison, death row, fictional game show, prisoner, satire, dark humor, game of death, confined, contests and competitions, media, life is a bitch, rivalry ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story: Created by Mike Stoklasa of Red Letter Media, "The Phantom Menace Review" is a thoroughly informative, in-depth look at George Lucas's "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", told from the perspective of an elderly ...
Style: dark comedy, parody, spoof
Plot: star wars, serial killer, threat, phantom, meme, obsessed fan, titanic, internet, absurd humor, prostitute, filmmaker, essay
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Hey!  There's Naked Bodies on My TV! (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: A GROOVE TUBE-styled skit comedy spoofing TV sitcoms of the 1970s in three segments: "Happy Daze," "Don't Come Back Kotler," and "Bernie Milner."
Style: anthology, spoof, parody
Plot: satire, strong sexual content, television, absurd humor, janitor, sex, nudity, wife, porn, mooning, part animation, female full frontal nudity
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
When Nature Calls (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When construction worker Greg becomes fed-up with his foreman and the "city life", he takes his wife and kids on a wilderness adventure.
Style: spoof, grindhouse, independent film, parody, cynical ...
Audience: toddlers
Plot: youth, satire, family relations, mountain, disorder, escapades, wilderness, showbiz, family life, urban, city life, rural setting ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The original 70's TV family is now placed in the 1990's, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
Style: humorous, parody, satirical, funny, feel good ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: house, family relations, fighting the system, fish out of water, save the day, parents and children, satire, disorder, rivalry, siblings relations, high school, workplace intrigue ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 90s
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Groove Tube (1974)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Chevy Chase makes his film debut in this riotous collection of live skits. Directed by Ken Shapiro and featuring Chase, Richard Belzer and others, The Groove Tube mocks TV Land and its trappings by spoofing kids' shows -- from a ...
Style: parody, humorous, not serious, witty, sketch comedy ...
Plot: rising to stardom, culture clash, showbiz, lifestyle, rise and fall, actor's life, ambition, contests and competitions, artists and showbiz, buddies, sexual relations, workplace situations ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, kentucky, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
American Raspberry (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Some unknown source has interrupted all television transmissions around the world. In place of the regular broadcasts, a lineup of extremely tasteless programs and commercials have been substituted. Included in the mix are such show as The ...
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, comedy drama, independent film, parody ...
Plot: sketch, omnibus, satire, ira, electric chair, erection, fat woman, silly humor, disorder, society, media, nothing goes right ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa
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50%
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Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, not serious ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: alien invasion, satire, alien, sex toy, silly humor, save the world, ghost, danger, post apocalyptic, stoner, weed, alien encounter ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, wyoming
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Loved One (1965)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee ...
Style: dark comedy, semi serious, humorous, witty, surreal ...
Plot: funeral home, hollywood, love triangle, cemetery, funeral, parents and children, family life, siblings relations, artists and showbiz, pets, actor's life, dark humor ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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My New Gun (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Debbie and Gerald's lives drastically change after they get a gun. Their mysterious neighbor, Skippy, becomes an important and transforming figure in their lives.
Style: independent film, semi serious, offbeat, humorous, witty ...
Plot: satire, hot and sexy, strong female lead, neighbor, infidelity, suburbs, profanity, family problems, dishonesty, unsupportive spouse, suburban life, nothing goes right ...
Time: year 1992, 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An unemployed cartoonist moves back in with his parents and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he begins to spread rumors that his father is sexually abusing Freddy.
Style: funny, humorous, dark comedy, controversial, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: surrealism, satire, slacker, stupidity, insanity, goofy hero, parents and children, unsuccessful, dull life, stoner, bad taste humour, dysfunctional family ...
Time: 20th century, year 2001, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california, pakistan
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46%
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrageous send-up of the teen movie genre.
Style: parody, teen sex comedy, sex comedy, spoof, feel good ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: high school, prom, teenager, nudity, cheerleader, cheerleading, dumb, adolescence, college, masturbation, female masturbation, stereotypes ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
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45%
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Ted (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
Style: funny, humorous, buddy comedy, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: marijuana, bear, friendship, silly humor, toys, teddy bear, stoner, sarcasm, buddy, party, homosexual, friends ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 80s, year 1985, 21st century
Place: boston, peru, massachusetts, usa
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44%
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Beer (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: An advertising firm, desperate to keep an account from a financially-ailing brewery, concocts a macho ad campaign centering on three losers who inadvertently prevent a robbery at a bar.
Style: slapstick, cynical, biting, not serious, realistic ...
Plot: beer, advertising, marketing, food, drunk, satire, heroes, buddies, media, workplace, friends, disorder ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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The Battle of Love's Return (1971)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: After a series of mishaps, a young man is fired from his job for failing to deliver a package. He goes on a journey to find himself, encountering various characters including a priest and the owner of a pornographic bookstore, who are seen in black ...
Style: slapstick comedy, independent film, slapstick, detective
Plot: hippie, vietnam war, camp, sergeant, satire, doctor, kitsch
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 332K
The Dictator (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Style: funny, absurd, hilarious, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot: satire, dictator, farce, culture clash, dark humor, un, fictional country, prejudice, society, megalomaniac, head of state, dissident ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, year 1973, 20th century, 70s ...
Place: new york, usa, middle east, asia, israel ...
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Death at a Funeral (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
Style: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, slapstick, tragicomedy ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: dysfunctional family, funeral, farce, dark humor, secret, sarcasm, gay, adultery, british, multiple storylines, family gatherings, siblings relations ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: england, united kingdom, europe, london
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40%
Coming Attractions (1978)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from Hell", "The Invasion of the Penis Snatchers", Woody Allen (pre-Mia), ...
Style: sketch comedy, anthology, humorous, parody, independent film ...
Plot: satire, omnibus, sketch, love affair, nudity, scarecrow, absurd humor, prison, bare chested male, drum set, pun, woman in a bikini ...
Time: year 1978
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Mike O'Donoghue's parody of "Mondo Cane" showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Thomas Alva Edison's "Elephant Electrocution". In the tradition of ...
Style: humorous, mondo, sketch comedy, anthology, independent film ...
Audience: teens
Plot: satire, omnibus, sketch, goofy hero, media, artists and showbiz, media satire, chaos and mayhem, filmmaking, showbiz, disorder, chaos ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 5.4
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Sorority Boys (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Three friends who head the Social Committee in a frat house, called KOK (Kappa Omicron Kappa), are charged with stealing money their fraternity has been saving for a cocktail cruise at the end of the semester, the one that guarantees them a spot at ...
Style: humorous, funny, not serious, slapstick, teen ...
Audience: teens
Plot: cross dressing, college, student life, farce, hidden identity, high school, sorority, stereotypes, stupidity, fish out of water, transvestite, comedy of errors ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Cracking Up (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story: What would happen if a 9.7 magnitude earthquake were to strike the L.A. area? This is what "Cracking Up" looks at from the lighter side. The movie is composed of individual skits of original material by the actors spun around this ...
Style: independent film, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: sketch, disaster, satire, disorder, chaos and mayhem, media satire, forces of nature, media, escapades, danger, earthquake, absurd humor
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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