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Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past (2008)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
MR. BONES 2: BACK FROM THE PAST, is the story of Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland who is given a gemstone by the dying Kunji Balanadin. The stone is cursed and causes Hekule to become possessed by the spirit of the mischievous Kunji. It is up Mr. Bones, the royal witch doctor to cure his King and get rid of this cursed stone by returning the gem to its home in an Indian fishing village.
Style:
humorous, not serious, light, feel good, exciting
Audience:
teens
Plot:
misfit, obsessive quest, village life, time travel, heroes, escapades, sent to the future, nothing goes right, disorder, silly humor, fish out of water, save the day, curses spells and rituals, farce, wizards and magicians, imaginary, danger, adventure
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
africa, south africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, not serious, feel good and light films with plots about disorder, silly humor, escapades, misfit, nothing goes right, farce and goofy hero mostly in Comedy, Adventure and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past: Mr. Bones (2001), Yankee Zulu (1993), Safari (2009), The Visitors (1993), The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: South Africa
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
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not serious, exciting, humorous, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
obsessive quest, golf, ambition, oracle, disorder, escapades, rivalry, wizards and magicians, golfer, tribe, comedy of errors, satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, south africa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two South African boys, one white, Rhino, and one black, Zulu, go their separate ways after an incident. Many years later, they meet up again as adults, when one, after living for years in the United States, is now a wanted criminal. The two end up ...
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parody, realistic, semi serious, humorous
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Time:
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Place:
africa, south africa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Richard Dacier owns a tour agency specialized on organizing safaris for European tourists eager to confront the African wild life. Actually, he took the job after his father and never went into the savanna by himself. As he owes big money to some ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, light, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
wilderness, tour guide, disorder, escapades, on the road, fish out of water, culture clash, goofy hero, nothing goes right, desert, african tribe, silly humor ...
Time:
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Place:
johannesburg south africa, africa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
This outrageous time-travel comedy follows the misadventures of a wacky medieval knight (Jean Reno) and his faithful servant when they are accidentally transported to contemporary times by a senile sorcerer. Mayhem rules as these 12th-century ...
Style:
funny, humorous, absurd, light, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
time travel, medieval, servant, life turned upside down, life philosophy, escapades, fish out of water, knight, disorder, heroes, misfit, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages, 20th century, 90s, future, 12th century ...
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: South Africa, Botswana
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Misery is brought to a small group of Sho in the Kalahari desert in the form of a cola bottle. In his quest to throw the evil object over the edge of the earth, Xixo encounters Western "civilization," a haphazard doctor and a tyranical ...
Style:
funny, light, humorous, feel good, intellectual ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
desert, culture clash, tribe, wilderness, on the road, rivalry, philosophy, farce, female nudity, jungle, snake, gunfight ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
africa, south africa, cape town south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Georges, one morning, became uncontrollable despite himself. Something that has the donkey's voice in Shrek, can control his body.
Style:
not serious, humorous, light, feel good, offbeat
Plot:
goofy hero, split personality, love and romance, mentally unstable, couple relations, disorder, misfit, nothing goes right, fall in love, fish out of water, couples, miraculous event ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Albert isn't the brightest bulb on the block. But that's okay, he's got his best friends, George and Ernie to help him out. Only problem, they're just as dumb as he is.
Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, humorous, feel good, not serious, offbeat
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 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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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
not serious, parody, humorous, exciting, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A couple of slackers find an antique dagger and manage to free the gorgeous female warrior was imprisoned in it by an evil spell. An evil sorcerer is not happy by this turn of events and determines to possess both the blade and the warrior through a ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, captivating, exciting, offbeat
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
During his visit of condolence to Ismet's funeral, Recep Ivedik feels sorry about Ismet's remaining family members due to his latest unfinished job contract which would cause hard financial situation for the family. Therefore, Recep ...
Style:
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Plot:
goofy hero, misfit, sport competition, disorder, farce, fish out of water, social misfits, society, silly humor, nothing goes right, football, wrestling ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor's time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, entertaining, feel good
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sexual content, femme fatale, cons and scams, nothing goes right, buddies, escapades, silly humor, disorder, journey, dishonesty, friends, party
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Duration: 30 min.
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InSecurity is a Canadian action comedy television series. The series focuses on a team of spycatchers set at the fictional Canadian National Intelligence and Security Agency. The series is set in Ottawa but filmed primarily in Regina. The initial ...
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Country: France, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Country: Turkey
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Story:
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Belgium
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa, Botswana
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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