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Curling King (2011)
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Curling King (2011)
Original name: Kong Curling
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily-medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play?
Style: humorous, realistic, not serious, cult classic, offbeat, cult film
Plot: ambition, goofy hero, obsession, rivalry, ex athlete, contests and competitions, partner, disorder, silly humor, buddies, athlete's life, money raising, comeback, satire, friends, sport team, underdog, mentally unstable, misfit partners, anchor
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Keyword: partners, norwegian, sport, norway

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, not serious and feel good films with plots about ambition, friends, contests and competitions, rivalry, buddies, partner and disorder mostly in Comedy, Sport and Drama genres. Some movies like Curling King: Slam Dunk Ernest (1995), Knucklehead (2010), Ready to Rumble (2000), Shooting Stars (2002), Turf (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.
Style: not serious, feel good, humorous
Audience: pre-teens, teens, family outing, date night
Plot: basketball, humour, satire, weirdo, partner, friends, disorder, power relations, sport team, contests and competitions, misfit, athlete and trainer ...
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Knucklehead (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The film centers on a fight promoter (Mark Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Paul "Big ...
Style: not serious, exciting, humorous, realistic, independent film ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: disorder, contests and competitions, friendship, athlete's life, buddies, ambition, against the odds, partner, misfit, lifestyle, wrestler, competition ...
Time: 21st century
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Ready to Rumble (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Style: humorous, entertaining, funny, intense, feel good ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: wrestling, underdog, cheerleader, wrestler, friendship, loser, ambition, goofy hero, follow your dream, athlete's life, down on your luck, disorder ...
Time: y2k, year 2016, 90s
Place: new york, usa, atlanta georgia
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Shooting Stars (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A Fleury-Mérogis, un match de foot a lieu dans la cour de prison. Tibor Kovacs, un jeune Hongrois, fait des prodiges avec le ballon. Véritable virtuose du football, il rêve de jouer en équipe de France. Pour Manu, son compagnon de cellule, Tibor ...
Style: not serious, humorous, witty, realistic, semi serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: soccer, ambition, prodigy, desire for fame, friendship, misfit partners, buddies, intrigue, misfit, athlete's life, disorder, satire ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, brazil, latin america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: This hilarious genre-bending comedy follows Gary Brewer, along with girlfriend Holly Brewer (no relation), and best friend Trevor Morehouse as Gary quests to reign supreme at the 2006 Rock, Paper, Scissors World Championships.
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, light, mockumentary ...
Plot: rivalry, goofy hero, disorder, contests and competitions, athlete's life, silly humor, rock paper scissors, uninhibited rivalry, effeminacy, friend, ambition, tank top
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: canada
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Turf (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother), Fortuné (a West Indian) and Freddy (a gambler). They meet up regularly at a Parisian bookmakers’, their favourite haunt. Tired of frittering ...
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Shred (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
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Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: buddies, skiing, rivalry, friends, ambition, lifestyle, against the odds, uninhibited rivalry, underdog, hopes, athlete's life, human spirit ...
Time: 90s
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The Sports Pages (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
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Duration: 92 min.
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Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good
Plot: ambition, follow your dream, rivalry, sport team, society, buddies, contests and competitions, hopes, culture clash, fish out of water, underdog, male nudity ...
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Beer League (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Audience: teens
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Audience: teens
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Puck Hogs (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
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Duration: 90 min.
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Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, mockumentary ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
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Style: witty, feel good, humorous, not serious, mockumentary ...
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