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Mastergate (1992)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate hearings of 1972-1973.
Style:
satirical, spoof, black comedy, cynical, parody
Plot:
satire, political satire, political scandal, government corruption, irony, dark humor, conspiracy, bureaucracy, farce, pun, media circus, cold war era, media satire, theatre play, cia, investigation, partisan, politics, president, politician, government, scandal, congressman, hearing, rumor ...
Time:
70s
Place:
washington d.c., central america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, parody, black comedy and entertaining films with plots about satire, political satire, politics, farce, corruption, irreverent and dark humor mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Mastergate: Attenti a quei P2 (1982), White House Madness (1975), The National Shotgun (1978), White Ship (2006), The Honest Candidate 2 (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The Nixon Administration falls apart in a farcical manner in the time of the Watergate Scandal.
Style:
independent film, spoof, parody, political, political comedy
Plot:
nixon, intrigue, politics, usa president, satire, madness, dog, politician, political satire, president, american politics, republican party ...
Time:
70s
Place:
washington d.c.
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78%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Story:
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Who among us has not wanted to open their window and shout that at the top of their lungs? Seriously, who? Because we’re looking for those people. We’re looking for the people ...
Style:
captivating, political, semi serious, satirical, parody ...
Plot:
satire, rally, political satire, political rally, politics, activist, political activism, media satire, irreverent, activism, performance art, stand up comedy ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy
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:
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:
70s, year 1978, year 1972
Place:
madrid, catalonia, spain
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Bela lađa is a comedy TV series, that is started broadcasting from the end of 2006, on Radio Television of Serbia. The series are in production of Radio-television of Serbia and in executive production of Košutnjak film. Siniša Pavić is ...
Style:
parody, satirical, captivating, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
political satire, satire, corrupt politician, corrupt official, humour, political intrigue, politician, political humor, bureaucracy, farce, ambition, social commentary ...
Place:
serbia, balkan, eastern europe, belgrade
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Brazilian politician João Ernesto surrenders to justice and is arrested for corruption, before attempting to overturn with sincerity and real proposals.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, funny, humorous, ironic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, corruption, satire, politician, social commentary, election campaign, politics, humour, political corruption, corrupt politician, irony, government corruption ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
46%
141K
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:
politics, satire, congressman, election, campaign, farce, campaigning, political corruption, sarcasm, election campaign, mentor, stereotypes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
What About Dick? begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley (Eddie Izzard), and tells the story of the subsequent decline of the British Empire as seen through the eyes of a Piano. The Piano ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, funny, ironic, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, private detective, dysfunctional family, uncover truth, private investigation, lifestyle, crime solving, brother sister relationship, family problems, irony, eccentric family, relationship problems ...
Time:
edwardian era
Similarity:
46%
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23K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Comedy about two high school girls who wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate ...
Style:
humorous, political, teen, not serious, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
teenage girl, politics, high school, friendship, marijuana, president, stupidity, farce, political cover up, alternate history, political satire, witness ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
43%
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:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Peppino, a provincial librarian who became the accidental President of Italy, is now a father and has returned to a peaceful, happy life as a woodsman. That is, until his wife Janis decides to return to politics. Peppino is forced to abandon his ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, satirical, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
president, satire, political campaign, prime minister, politician, politics, political satire, presidential candidate, humour, fish out of water, media satire, media manipulation ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Following the success of their 2015 election comedy Ballot Monkeys, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (Ballot Monkeys, Outnumbered, Drop the Dead Donkey) return to Channel 4 with a six-part satire lampooning the fictional communications and social media ...
Style:
satirical, political, parody, black comedy, mockumentary ...
Plot:
political satire, satire, political campaign, european union, politics, prime minister, political humor, politician, election campaign, media manipulation, media circus, public relations ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.
Style:
satirical, parody, dark comedy, comedy drama, black comedy ...
Plot:
nun, convent, abbess, corruption, power struggle, political satire, catholic church, manipulation, intrigue, scandal, scheming, female rivalry ...
Time:
70s
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Young Tommy Hudler decides to become a security systems salesman, and is an instant success. Everything seems to be going great until he discovers there's more to this business and his boss Heinrich than he previously suspected.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, cynical, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, greed, deception, moral ambiguity, small town, betrayal, office politics, suburban life, con artists, threat, single mother ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.
Style:
sexy, humorous, not serious, realistic, funny ...
Plot:
political satire, farce, politics, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, campaign, satire, state affairs, politician, corruption, political corruption, opportunism ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, southern italy, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
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:
year 2003
Place:
washington d.c., chicago, nashville tennessee, usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Bulgaria, UK, Hungary, Sweden
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, funny, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, criminal, politics, escapades, job, irony, ambassador, chaos, embassy, farce, bureaucracy, corruption ...
Place:
london, bulgaria
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the thirties, during the Fascist Dictatorship, an insurance broker, Omero Battifiori, reaches a small country town from Rome seeking for new customers. The main authorities, expecting an incognito inspection from the Fascist Party of the capital, ...
Style:
satirical, period piece, cynical, black comedy, costume drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fascism, corruption, satire, hypocrisy, mistaken identity, political satire, farce, small town, bureaucracy, authoritarianism, dark humor, ss ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
36%
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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:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. Love fishing, the company of friends, the library ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
politics, satire, disorder, dishonesty, farce, state affairs, political leader, fish out of water, political satire, politician, president, political humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are looking to launch a war in the Middle East. The plot follows government officials and advisers in their behind-the-scenes efforts either to promote the war or prevent it. Spinal Tap meets Strangelove. A ...
Style:
satirical, political, cynical, black comedy, humorous ...
Plot:
politics, satire, farce, intern, profanity, white house, british, new job, moral ambiguity, workplace, state affairs, politician ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., london, england, middle east, britain ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The president (Bob Newhart) and his boozing wife (Madeline Kahn) go to Africa to bargain for their abducted daughter's (Gilda Radner) return.
Style:
political, realistic, parody, not serious, exciting ...
Plot:
u.s. president, president, politics, looking for sex, alcohol abuse, kidnapping, family life, eccentric family, disorder, head of state, state affairs, silly humor ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A charismatic Billionaire runs for president as an independent candidate. His platform is simple: KILL EVERYONE NOW!!!
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, semi serious, political ...
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, political candidate, political activist, political humor, ambition, political campaign, political activism, social commentary, irony, mass murder ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The internal minister's very sophisticated ultra-technological and plated car stops for a mechanical accident in front of a villa. The owner of the villa is De Andreis that immediately offers his help to save the minister entrapped inside the ...
Style:
satirical, situational comedy, sitcom, absurd, black comedy ...
Plot:
farce, political satire, social commentary, cover up, absurdism, political corruption, scandal, chaos, dark humor, power struggle, rivalry, ridicule ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and Wynn said he would make a film especially for Taylor. Inspired by the banality of 1960's ...
Style:
mockumentary, experimental, avant garde, underground film, black comedy ...
Plot:
political satire, satire, media satire, social commentary, performance art, counterculture, drug, interracial relations, improv, camp, sketch, art ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Maher addresses contemporary political, social and cultural topics -- Iraq, President Bush and the so called Axis of Evil. The opinionated Maher said about Victory Begins at Home: "We've heard everything about the War on Terrorism except ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, cynical, witty, parody ...
Plot:
comedian, stand up comedian, adult humor, politics, society, atheism, stand up comedy, joke, topical humor, live performance, political satire, cynicism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A camera crew follows two "undecided" voters along the actual campaign trail, and no Presidential candidate - on either side of the aisle - is spared.
Style:
mockumentary, satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
political campaign, satire, political satire, politics, presidential campaign, american politics, presidential election, social satire, political election, election, social commentary, manipulation ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In a parody of "Game of Thrones," nobles from the Eight Kingdoms gather for Purge Fest 3000 to try and put an end to their violent conflicts, while members of the Fat King's own family conspire to overthrow him.
Style:
parody, spoof, entertaining, dark comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
conspiracy, sex scene, bad taste humour, gross out humor, throne, power struggle, trap, lord, murder, dark humor, sexual humor, tyrant ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
Style:
funny, parody, witty, clever, satirical ...
Plot:
culture clash, satire, politics, nothing goes right, stand up comedian, sarcasm, farce, society, actor's life, islam, business, simulated reality ...
Place:
india, middle east, new delhi, asia, pakistan ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Armenia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Grigor is an eccentric young man with every prerequisite to become a great journalist, but he avoids responsibility and blames his every problem on others, circumstances and the Government. But everything changes when he wakes up as the President of ...
Style:
absurd, romantic comedy, lighthearted, political comedy, whimsical
Plot:
political satire, satire, bureaucracy, corruption, social satire, self discovery, personal growth, irreverent, redemption, conspiracy, wish fulfillment, dark humor ...
Place:
armenia, georgia, caucasus
Similarity:
29%
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