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Running Mates (1992)
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A story of longtime love finally coming to fruition, former captain of the high school football team Ed Harris meets up with his high school crush Diane Keaton years after high school. He is a successful U.S. senator running for president and she's an award-winning children's author. After reconnecting, they clash on political issues, but Keaton is so smitten by the smiling senator that she agrees to marry him. Unfortunately, his political adversary has compromising photos of Keaton from her sordid past. With the election clock ticking, will opposing forces steal the victory, or will love conquer all? "Running Mates" (1992) is a hilarious, good-nature political satire featuring an A-list cast.
Style:
satirical, romantic comedy, light hearted
Plot:
politics, political satire, election campaign, scandal, fall in love, reputation, politician, marriage, media circus, sex scandal, tabloid journalism, high school sweetheart, political intrigue, trust, gender roles, satire, betrayal, redemption, nostalgia, cover up, election, senator, engagement, political candidate, campaigning ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, political, entertaining and humorous films with plots about politics, satire, political campaign, political satire, politician, political candidate and corruption mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Running Mates: Man of the Year (2006), Speechless (1994), Welcome to Mooseport (2004), Double Speech (2023), Head of State (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Duration: 99 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party unexpectedly picks a Washington, D.C. alderman, Mays Gilliam (Rock) as his replacement .
Style:
funny, humorous, parody, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
politics, usa president, president, satire, presidential election, farce, stereotypes, black, hip hop, state affairs, ambition, republican ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, washington d.c., california
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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72%
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, political, humorous, witty, thought provoking ...
Audience:
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Plot:
politics, political satire, hip hop, political corruption, satire, election, interracial romance, senator, fighting the system, insurance, interracial, campaign ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Style:
parody, funny, satirical, political, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 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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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, political, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, political ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
49%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
48%
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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367
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
texas
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, romantic drama
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
mockumentary, political, witty, cynical, satirical ...
Plot:
political satire, election campaign, politics, satire, journalism, political campaign, manipulation, republican, conspiracy, senator, ambition, campaign ...
Time:
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Place:
pennsylvania, usa, nicaragua, new york
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Keisuke Kuroda wakes up in a hospital bed unable to remember who he is. While sneaking out of the hospital, he sees a glimpse of the news and realizes that he is the Prime Minister of Japan. His approval rating was the lowest in the history of ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, captivating, situational comedy, sitcom ...
Plot:
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