Movies like Return of the Hero
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Return of the Hero (2018)
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Original name: Le retour du héros
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
1809, France. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up.
Style:
romantic, feel good, stylized, humorous, entertaining, funny, crying
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, date night
Plot:
wedding, deserter, marriage proposal, lie, war hero, sister sister relationship, dancing, escapades, lifestyle, storytelling, escape, writers, death, illness, womanizer, cuckold, shooting, blood, impostor, jealous husband, army general, love letter, wedding ceremony, secret mission, presumed dead ...
Time:
1800s, 19th century, 1810s, georgian era
Place:
france
Most similar movies to Return of the Hero
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, captivating and entertaining films with plots about love and romance, escapades, couples, couple relations, family relations, wedding and male female relationship mostly in Comedy, Romance and History genres. Some movies like Return of the Hero: Never Say... Never! (2005), Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014), The Story of My Life (2004), Up for Love (2016), The Best Day of My Life (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Paris, 1830. Valentin loses himself in alcohol, gambling and women. He does not believe in life and especially not in love. His uncle Van Buck believes only in the virtues of money and trade. Everything separates them until the day when Van Buck, to ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, light, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
cons and scams, womanizer, dishonesty, gambling, wooing, money, seduction, money problems, cat versus mouse, humour, escapades, love affair ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A catholic French couple sees their life upside down when their four daughters get married to men of different religion and origins.
Style:
light, entertaining, funny, romantic, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
wedding, interracial relations, racism, sister sister relationship, stereotypes, happy ending, black man, marriage, family drama, couples, fishing, family bonds ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Raphael is a ghostwriter who takes a job writing for famous footy player Kevin. To his delight and his girlfriend, Murials horror, Kevins current girlfriend is an old (easily rekindled) flame of Raphaels. A freak accident leaves a close friend dead ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, sentimental, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
humour, introspection, ambition, rise to the top, relationship vs career, love triangle, lifestyle, writer's life, fall in love, love and romance, couple relations, couples ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Diane is a well-known lawyer, divorced for three years. She loses her mobile telephone and receives a call from the person who finds it. That person is Alexandre, a charming man and the perfect gentleman. They make a connection over the phone and ...
Style:
inspirational, funny, romantic, uplifting, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, family outing
Plot:
love and romance, couple relations, love, lawyer, ex husband ex wife relationship, prejudice, love affair, taunting, fall in love, father son relationship, couples, dwarf ...
Time:
year 2016
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Not too excited Arthur asks marriage Lola. What should have been a quiet ceremony evolves in something bigger, expensive and overwhelming as family is involved. The organization of the best day of their lives threatens to destroy them.
Style:
touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
family relations, hopes, couple relations, disorder, wedding, couples, introspection, love and romance, nothing goes right, battle of the sexes, romantic relationship, parents and children
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Movies like Bride Wars
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 2008, Sami Benboudaoud discovered the hell of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Ten years later, now that everything is for the best for Sami who brilliantly completes his studies of political science, nothing will go for his cousin Charles of Chazelle.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, brothers, social problems, socially awkward, lifestyle, satire
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his potential brother-in-law Todd: a full-time camp counselor with a heart of gold and a wild sense ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, feel good, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
marriage proposal, politician, family relations, humour, relationships, son in law, escapades, male female relationship, father in law son in law relationship, couple relations, love and romance, wedding ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A pair of losers working at department store plan to rob the place after it closes. When a bunch of kids show up begging for a story, the men launch into an improvised version of Aladdin.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, romantic, exciting, sweet
Plot:
escapades, fantasy world, chase, good versus evil, love and romance, misfit, greed, friendship, chases and races, lifestyle, twists and turns, happy ending ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The third entry in secret agent OSS 117's parodic spy adventures.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, satirical, feel good, light ...
Plot:
james bond spoof, humour, secret service, fight, spy, spy spoof, special agent, charisma, escapades, showdown, fighting crime, government agent ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
africa, afghanistan, france, kenya
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
694
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Alexandre Dumas, at the height of his career, takes Auguste Maquet, his chief literary collaborator or 'ghost writer' ten years his junior, to meet a young unknown admirer, Charlotte Desrives. The two men are at the summit of their ...
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, factual, humorous, serious ...
Plot:
writers, mistaken identity, love affair, writer's life, disorder, buddies, rivalry, lie, art, professional, unrequited love, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s
Place:
france, europe, normandy
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Films like Babysitting
Genre: Comedy
Country: Peru
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Guille decides it's time to take the next step and proposes to his girlfriend Bea, but things get complicated and nothing goes as planned.
Style:
feel good, satirical, captivating, semi serious, funny ...
Plot:
wedding planner, love, wedding ceremony, wedding planning, couple relations, romantic relationship, wedding, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, wedding preparations and rituals, love and romance, love story ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two couples get to know what we all dream about: love at first sight. The problem is they meet it with different people to the ones they are engaged with, and they are just at seven days to get married. Up to that moment, they have to reconsider ...
Style:
feel good, light, entertaining, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
escapades, fall in love, love and romance, love triangle, in love, changing lives, relationships, humour, romantic relationship, male female relationship, couple relations, love affair ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
186
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A 30-year-old woman discovers her true self when she becomes a bar singer.
Style:
humorous, feel good, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
rebellious youth, lifestyle change, changing lives, troubled youth, social satire, satire, female protagonist, lifestyle, sex scene, female nudity, loud sex
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
1920. Georges Clémenceau just lost the french presidential elections to the unknown Paul Deschanel, an idealistic who wants to change the country. But, one day, Deschanel falls from a train and disappear. At daybreak, France is looking for its ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, humorous, period piece, political ...
Plot:
french history, politics, french president, french politics, presidential election, political leader, leader, president, politician
Time:
1920s
Place:
paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.
Style:
touching, emotional, witty, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
poet, love and romance, unrequited love, friendship, destiny, love triangle, tragic love, swashbuckler, poetry, sword fight, love, power of love ...
Time:
17th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 1990
Place:
france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Finally, the holidays are here! Vlad and his friends are so excited! Jérôme, Vlad’s father, is in charge. André, the grandfather of Jeanne and Basile, is also here to help. Six kids, two adults, an eight-hour train trip. Nothing could go wrong. ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, funny, semi serious ...
Plot:
road trip, train travel, comedy of errors, satire, children, parents and children
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Seven days before his wedding, a man must contend with a series of never-ending disasters.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, captivating, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
stereotypes, prejudice, wedding planning, wedding, romantic relationship, marriage, male female relationship, humour, love and romance, wedding preparations and rituals, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 39 min.
Story:
Dave Chappelle delivers a speech at his prestigious alma mater that reflects on his comedy roots, his rise to fame and why artists should never behave.
Style:
ironic, feel good, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
male protagonist, celebrity, irony, joke, humour, stand up comedian, rising to stardom, comedian, glory, satire, public speaking, stand up comedy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The members of an apparently happy couple, each with their respective lovers, have the same idea: spending the weekend at their holiday home. Finding each other there is only the beginning of an awkward and hilarious weekend.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, funny, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
holiday, satire, party, relationships, couples, escapades, family relations, husband wife relationship
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Eight short films explore the subject of male infidelity. Serial cheaters, Fred and Greg, spend a night on the town doing what they do best, and with absolutely no regrets. The duo play various characters in assorted extracurricular situations, ...
Style:
sexual, semi serious, humorous, realistic, sex comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexual relations, couples, sex scene, couple relations, human nature, infidelity, friendship between men, husband wife relationship, lie, erotica, nudity, sexuality ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Movies similar to Serial (Bad) Weddings
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Max loses his job at the plant and to feed his family, is forced to accept an unexpected offer former classmate to work as a stripper. Hiding the new profession from his wife, Ani, Max gets into a lot of amazing and ridiculous situations and end up ...
Style:
romantic, humorous, feel good, sincere, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
male stripper, welder, family relations, husband wife relationship, escapades, buddies, secrets, family drama, destiny, relationships, male female relationship, friends ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Vadik Volnov (Garik Kharlamov) dies on his own wedding of cannabis overdose and has to prove to God that he is worthy to enter Heaven. During his conversation with God's secretary, Vadik recalls numerous memorable moments of his earthly ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, entertaining, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, storytelling, father son relationship, dialogue, love and romance, alcoholism, god, death, wedding, heroes, surrealism, family relations ...
Place:
russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
522
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Pontagnac, a married man, tries to seduce Victoire, the wife of his good friend. Little does he know, Victoire has plans of her own to punish her cheating husband. The would-be fling ignites a dizzying spell of complications as characters arrange ...
Style:
feel good, funny, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, social satire, relationship problems, family relations, escapades, satire, male female relationship, humour, wife
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The world’s three most notorious, ballsy, and outrageous pranksters come together for the first time to unleash the most epic pranks in an outrageous feature-film event. Jam-packed with cameos from some of YouTube’s biggest stars, watch as Roman ...
Style:
funny, humorous, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
prank, prankster, silly humor, joke, escapades, absurd humor, satire, blog
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Arnaud nicknamed "Cui Cui" no longer knows which way to look. He is about to marry Anna but he is not sure he really loves her. To make matters worse, he falls in love during the stag party he has with his friends. And Léa, a nightclub ...
Style:
humorous, contemplative, light, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
family relations, introspection, couple relations, buddies, couples, disorder, lifestyle, nothing goes right, friendship, marriage, friends, twentysomething life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Films like License to Wed
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
December 1897, Paris. Edmond Rostand is not yet thirty but already two children and a lot of anxieties. He has not written anything for two years. In desperation, he offers the great Constant Coquelin a new play, a heroic comedy, in verse, for the ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, sincere, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
writers, love, theater, writer's life, escapades, hopes, ambition, friendship, obsession, life is a bitch, rivalry, life philosophy ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s
Place:
paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Biography, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt (so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise), hilarity ensues.
Style:
witty, semi serious, humorous, stylized, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love and romance, secret identity, lifestyle, love triangle, biopic, couples, dishonesty, fall in love, actor's life, mistaken identity, farce, infidelity ...
Time:
17th century, year 2007, ancient times, victorian era
Place:
paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
Style:
funny, romantic, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, date night, teens
Plot:
wedding, family bonds, happy ending, love, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, wedding preparations and rituals, love affair, family relations, escapades, friendship, love and romance ...
Place:
chicago, greece, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two ex-convicts, MG and Gilbert find refuge in a charming middle-class house whose couple is about to celebrate its 20-year old marriage. Our duo has no other solution than to take this entire brood in hostage. But, contrary to all expectations, ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, hilarious, realistic, dark comedy
Plot:
hostage, murder, fugitives, criminal heroes, couples, prison, family gatherings, husband wife relationship, wedding anniversary, dark humor, escape, voyeur ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jean-Étienne Fougerole is an intellectual bohemian who released his new novel "In Open Arms" and calling the wealthiest people to welcome home the families in need. While he promotes his book during a televised debate, his opponent ...
Style:
political, funny, feel good, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot:
eviction, modern art, teenage love, wedding, dimwit, friendship, culture clash, family life, escapades, fish out of water, unlikely friendships, stereotypes ...
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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