Movies like Into the Woods 2011
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Into the Woods (2011)
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Into the Woods takes the stories of the Brothers Grimm and gives them a dark and humorous twist. The popular tales of Red Ridinghood, Jack (of Beanstalk fame), Cinderella and Rapunzel are interwoven with that of the Baker and his Wife and their quest to have a child. However this re-telling goes beyond "happily ever after" as the familiar characters find themselves in unfamiliar circumstances and hopes and dreams are questioned and revisited.
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, funny, humorous, captivating, emotional, dark fairy tale, mystical, children's story ...
Plot:
live performance, cinderella, theater, little red riding hood, baker, prince, sleeping beauty, based on broadway musical, forest, woods, desire, aftermath, finding yourself, witch, curse, wish fulfillment, adaptation, moral ambiguity, bittersweet, villainess, magic realism, village, coming of age, jack and the beanstalk, satire ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, entertaining, captivating and funny films with plots about satire, humour, live performance, theater, stand up, joke and irreverent mostly in Comedy, Musical and Family genres. Some movies like Into the Woods: Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977), Waitress (2023), Così fan tutte (2006), Once Upon a Mattress (1972), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Italy, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
Style:
fairy tale, gothic, stylized, melancholic, talky ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
witch, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, woods, good versus evil, singing, broadway, wizards and magicians, cinderella, medieval, imaginary, fantasy world ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The Brothers Grimm collected German folk and fairy tales in Germany during the early 19th century; eight of their best known stories are presented in this anthology.
Style:
anthology, fairy tale, dark fairy tale, lighthearted, period piece ...
Plot:
cinderella, hansel and gretel, adaptation, sleeping beauty, magic realism, snow white, princess, narration, witch, royalty, talking animal, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
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Place:
germany
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A waitress and expert pie-maker dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage.
Style:
funny, captivating, exciting, entertaining, humorous
Plot:
waitress, store, broadway, following a dream, bakery, dream, baker, cooking, food, baking, dreaming, based on broadway musical ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
Mozart's genius in setting to music da Ponte's comic play of love, infidelity and forgiveness marks COSI FAN TUTTE as one of the great works of art from the Age of Enlightenment. Nicholas Hytner's beautiful new production, with its ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, satirical, feel good ...
Plot:
disguise, seduction, sibling relationship, opera, marital infidelity, male female relationship, con trick, couple relations, family relations, humour, sisters, escapades ...
Place:
naples italy
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr and Mrs Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business. Keeping tight control of the city's underground – and their daughter’s whereabouts.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, horror musical, political, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, blackmail, poverty, beggar, theater, problem, music, musician, adaptation, social commentary, urban, irreverent ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as ...
Style:
fairy tale, lighthearted, humorous, family comedy, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
adaptation, satire, happy ending, medieval, royal court, princess, palace intrigue, royalty, broadway, king, unplanned pregnancy, prince ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
The Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre brings Peter Pan Goes Wrong to BBC One. As part of its commitment to community theatre, the BBC has commissioned The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, an amateur dramatics group, to recreate the JM Barrie ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, pirate, pirate ship, live performance, peter pan, children, mischievous children, escapades, humour, teamwork, magic, farce ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco performs his third Showtime special at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan.
Style:
humorous, funny, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, irony, satire, humour, live performance, everyday life, theater, performance art, urban, stand up
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Style:
funny, humorous, talky, melancholic, light ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
ancient rome, chase, broadway, slavery, culture clash, fighting the system, love triangle, farce, ancient, husband wife relationship, transformation, justice ...
Time:
1st century, year 1966, 70s, 60s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.
Style:
funny, stylized, humorous, witty, technicolor ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
business, broadway, satire, advertising, greed, marketing, economics, workplace, ambition, workplace romance, book, dance ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, feel good, humorous, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, live performance, satire, humour, comedian, stand up comedian, public speaking, female comedian, lesbian, everyday life, confession, prankster ...
Place:
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Similarity:
36%
169
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
Story:
Set in contemporary Manhattan, it follows four young people as they start their first jobs at a news website.
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, captivating, comedy drama
Plot:
workplace, news, website, coworker, young man, teamwork, young girl, youth, job, workplace situations, media, urban ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three men perform the entire 37 play canon from William Shakespeare in under two hours. A lot of quick costume changes and even more laughs.
Style:
parody, fast paced, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
shakespeare, theater, stage play, satire, theatre play, theatrical troupe, pun, live performance, irreverent, adaptation, dark humor, rap ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Estonia, Russia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Imagine a mix of Repo Man, Oliver! and Pinocchio and you're on the road to grasping the tone of this bizarre Estonian take on Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's character Buratino, a wooden boy (or boyus woodenus, as the doctors in the film ...
Style:
captivating, light, entertaining, humorous, surreal ...
Plot:
society, rich and poor, social differences, social problems, social misfits, high society, humour, social relations, lifestyle, social satire, absurd humor, urban setting ...
Similarity:
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391
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A pair of siblings make the most of a school snow day, while trying to avoid their nemesis, the Snowplowman.
Style:
feel good, funny, captivating, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
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Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, live performance, public speaking, humour, stand up comedian, social satire, joke, comedian, facebook, everyday life, social media, city life ...
Place:
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Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
live performance, stand up comedy, comedian, stand up comedian, satire, humour, joke, public speaking, everyday life, stand up, british humour, microphone
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
britain
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes ...
Style:
fairy tale, captivating, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, kids, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, satirical, light, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
satire, family relations, humour, government, ruler, irony, political humor, twin brother, political satire, power struggle, social satire, patriotism ...
Time:
18th century
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A teenage girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" meets a dashing rebel who teaches her a more sinister way to play social politics.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, funny, satirical, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
closeted homosexual, teenage rebellion, teen social issues, male homosexuality, adolescence, teenage life, satire, schoolgirl, teenager, music, teenage girl, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s
Place:
west end london, ohio
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, funny, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, female protagonist, live performance, duplicity, irony, split personality, music, variety show, female comedian, fan culture, pop culture, improv ...
Time:
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Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Podcast giants join forces for one night in New York City, to create the "Lollapalooza of podcasts." Featuring live stage performances by Radiolab, Invisibilia, Reply All, The Truth, Lauren Lapkus and SNL's Bobby Moynihan. Plus music ...
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satirical, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
variety show, live performance, public speaking, joke, stand up comedian, satire, humour, comedian, urban, entertainment industry, celebration, behind the scenes
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
"A Whole Different Story..." sees Kevin take us on a journey of his under the radar infiltration into the middle classes, and about living in the West End of Glasgow where things aren’t quite as they used to be. Of course, with this ...
Style:
funny, captivating, satirical, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, live performance, satire, public speaking, stand up comedian, humour, comedian, joke, monologue, social commentary, modern life, political humor ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Ramona is fat woman with too much weight and barely any luck. She recalls a childhood filled with moral abuse by her mother, sister and friends, calling her silly offensive names referencing her overweight. When she became an adult, things didn’t ...
Style:
entertaining, light, funny, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ethan, a sullen high-school student whose life is defined by what he hates, finds love with a blindly optimistic Christian girl Trinity, much to the annoyance of his angst-filled band mates and her evangelistic brethren.
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
A comedy roast of the pop band Jonas Brothers includes sketches, songs, games, and special guests.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, musician, brothers, music, music band, brother, pop singer, singer, humour, singing, three brothers, joke ...
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29%
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
По мотивам одноименной повоести Н.В.Гоголя. История о всепобеждающей любви Вакулы и Оксаны разворачиваются в живописной Диканьке и в ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, captivating, mythical ...
Plot:
couple relations, fall in love, father son relationship, love affair, drinking, infidelity, escapades, heroes, buddies, unlikely friendships, husband wife relationship, drinking alcohol ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia, ukraine
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Russell Peters once again delivers his trademark take on race and culture as well as his lightning quick improv. Russell shares his observations on everything from the declining population of white people, to the stereotyping of Arabs, to his recent ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, live performance, comedian, satire, stand up comedian, joke, public speaking, humour, interracial relations, improv, cultural difference, social commentary ...
Place:
london, india
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Stand-up comic Katherine Ryan reminisces about unusual relationships, aging, Taylor Swift, life in the hometown she hates and the time she enraged an entire nation.
Style:
satirical, funny, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
28%
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