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Smoking Room (2002)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The Spanish branch of an American company is obliged to enforce the ban on smoking in their offices. From now on, those who want to smoke during working hours must do so in the street. Ramirez, one of the employees of this small office composed mainly of men, decides to begin collecting signatures against what he considers unfair. What Ramirez intends is to be use an unoccupied office as smoking room
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, realistic, cynical, offbeat, biting, suspense
Plot:
boss and employee, politics, office, workplace, introspection, gender, campaign, obnoxious boss, state affairs, workplace situations, power relations, marketing, health, dogma, media, human nature, lobbyist, smoking
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
spain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, humorous and witty films with plots about workplace situations, workplace, society, satire, power relations, love and romance and media mostly in Drama, Comedy and Biography genres. Some movies like Smoking Room: You Are Here* (2000), Knife Fight (2012), Good Morning President (2009), AFR (2007), God Is on Air (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A twentysomething office drone struggles between freedom and responsibility in this independent comedy-drama. Sanjay is a man in his mid-'20s who has come to the conclusion his life is stuck in neutral. Sanjay hates his job and doesn't ...
Style:
witty, humorous, semi serious, independent film, clever ...
Plot:
introspection, rise to the top, boss and employee, nothing goes right, fighting the system, workplace, twentysomething life, sexual content, workplace situations, dull life, unfulfillment, showbiz ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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witty, humorous, realistic, edutainment, semi serious ...
Plot:
relationship vs career, rise to the top, rise and fall, rising to stardom, lifestyle, workplace situations, celebrity culture, boss and employee, obnoxious boss, media satire, insider trading, stock broker ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A political strategist juggling three clients questions whether or not to take the high road as the ugly side of his work begins to haunt him.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, cynical, independent film ...
Plot:
campaign, politics, ambition, satire, political corruption, dishonesty, private vs public, society, state affairs, scoop, election, intrigue ...
Time:
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Place:
san francisco, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Good Morning President is an abridged version of the politics and life of three different presidents. The three are: the older President Kim Jung-ho at the end of his term, the young President Cha Ji-wook, a skillful manipulator of foreign policy ...
Style:
witty, semi serious, captivating, realistic, humorous
Plot:
politics, ambition, rise to the top, political corruption, redemption, political conspiracy, rivalry, campaign, state affairs, family relations, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Danmarks statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussen er blevet myrdet. Den hovedmistænkte er statsministerens homoseksuelle elsker Emil. I tiden efter mordet møder vi en lang række af verdens politikere og magtfulde mennesker, fra Kofi Annan til Pia ...
Style:
cynical, serious, clever, thought provoking, mockumentary ...
Plot:
campaign, state affairs, dishonesty, assassination, society, politics, satire, found footage, minister, media, head of state, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two Spanish pan-handlers soon find themselves in over their heads when they stumble upon an opportunity to redeem themselves and perhaps the entire planet. The world appears to suffer from rampant poverty, violence and spiritual desperation and the ...
Style:
cynical, clever, suspense, offbeat, realistic ...
Plot:
sect, murder, social decay, cons and scams, society, friendship, life is a bitch, dark humor, injustice, criminal heroes, dishonesty, rising to stardom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Carmen, a journalist with two children, is on her third marriage, to Antonio, a record producer. Over the course of a year, we follow her through her discontents: Antonio's lateness, his fatigue when she wants to make love, his insistence on ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, clever, feel good ...
Plot:
journalist, record producer, couples, family problems, family relations, journalism, unfulfillment, feminism, crumbling marriage, gender, media, destructive relationship ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
canary islands, spain
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, tense, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
french politics, politics, workplace, workplace situations, state affairs, boss and employee, disagreement, politician, prime minister, business, female nudity, fatal accident ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Pendelton "Penny" Wise is a smooth-talking con-artist who makes a living by scamming people with phoney travel comp vacations over the phone when, desperate for more fast cash, he's called to work for a shady, veteran con businessman, ...
Style:
tense, semi serious, humorous, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
cons and scams, couples, workplace situations, twists and turns, dishonesty, rivalry, boss and employee, greed, fall in love, gambling, marketing, corporation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
44%
502
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A father arrives at his son's house one evening. They begin talking about women, love, relationships and things turn awkward fast.
Style:
sexy, humorous, semi serious, witty, realistic ...
Plot:
gender, master and servant, battle of the sexes, love triangle, power relations, odd couple, love and romance, doctors and patients, couples, hospital, society, aging ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A woman becomes romantically involved with a murder defendant while she is a juror in his trial.
Style:
semi serious, cynical, experimental, suspense, contemplative ...
Plot:
legal, artists and showbiz, legal investigation, murder, courtroom drama, couples, parents and children, scandal, college, media satire, sexual relations, looking for sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.
Style:
cynical, realistic, mumblecore, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
estrangement, introspection, satire, social decay, society, shallowness, hipster, life is a bitch, dull life, nihilism, nude dance, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general ...
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, political ...
Plot:
politics, ambition, satire, society, campaign, unemployment, friends, against the odds, political campaign, election campaign, campaigning, media ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, independent film
Plot:
lifestyle, ambition, love and romance, artists and showbiz, unlikely couple, media satire, workplace romance, friendship, journalism, society, hollywood, african american ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, desire for fame, rise to the top, love and romance, lifestyle, actor's life, rising to stardom, workplace, filmmaking, workplace situations, workplace romance, best friend ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Estonia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Anne leaves Estonia to come to Paris as a caretaker for Frida, an elderly Estonian lady who emigrated to France long ago. Anne soon realizes that she is not wanted. All Frida wants from life is the attention of Stéphane, her younger former lover. ...
Style:
witty, touching, realistic, serious
Plot:
elderly, friendship, love and romance, boss and employee, obnoxious boss, power relations, unfulfilled love, unfulfillment, emigration, loneliness, immigrant, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, estonia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, satirical, dark comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
office, workplace, women, friendship, office politics, existentialism, storytelling, loneliness, workplace situations, heist, fighting the system, secretary ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. ...
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, infidelity, betrayal, state affairs, dishonesty, relationship vs career, moral dilemma, couple relations, workplace, legal, workplace situations ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, clever
Plot:
public health, corporate crime, introspection, love affair, society, rise and fall, boss and employee, obsession, dishonesty, workplace, couples, workplace situations ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Tommy is a vacuum cleaner salesman gripped by the fever of closing the deal. He lives on puffa rice stored in his glove compartment, listens to motivation tapes of his own voice shouting 'Sell, sell, fucking sell' and his punters are up to ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky, fast ...
Plot:
odd couple, self discovery, introspection, fish out of water, working class, job seeking, partner, dark humor, ambition, contests and competitions, workplace, reluctant partners ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
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Story:
To boost sales at struggling fashion magazine B&b, owner Óscar Bornay hires Pablo as director instead of deputy Candela. Pablo is both Candela's ex who left her 18 years ago and now engaged to Bornay's daughter Clara.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, stylized, realistic, sexy
Plot:
workplace, workplace romance, love affair, fashion magazine, magazine editor, couples, boss and employee, workplace situations, fashion, magazine, media, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
Style:
serious, realistic, cynical, political, rough ...
Plot:
politics, election, political intrigue, election campaign, american politics, corrupt politician, rise to the top, rivalry, head of state, media, state affairs, opponent ...
Time:
60s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Muller company organizes a reception to mark the launch of a new product. During the evening, we discover that this is actually a coaching exercise for company executives. Gradually, rumours about the upcoming acquisition of the company start to ...
Style:
cynical, realistic, psychological, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
labor union, power relations, pharmaceutical company, corporate world, role playing, workplace intrigue, party, gossip, economist, skyscraper, workplace situations, workplace ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The greedy relatives of an amnesic and paralytic 45 years old millionaire try him to recover his memory by any means.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, offbeat, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, neglected wife, bourgeoisie, memory loss, politics, family relations, disability, isolation, family life, eccentric family, bank, satire ...
Time:
60s, 1930s, 70s
Place:
europe, switzerland, spain
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When real estate mogul Gavin Ransom announces his plan to cover California's northern coast with scores of mini-mansions, his environmentalist sister, Olive, launches a protest to stop him. But there's trouble ahead when Gavin begins ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, witty, realistic
Plot:
social differences, infidelity, boss and employee, workplace romance, rivalry, introspection, culture clash, love triangle, save the day, obsessive quest, couples, siblings relations ...
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, cynical, political ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, campaign, cover up, manipulation, fighting the system, state affairs, society, journalism, legal, dishonesty, ambition ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, seattle, new york, washington d.c.
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Chile, France, Portugal
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A blind man who recovers his sight after an operation finds his life in chaos when he is rejected by the community to which he once belonged. (Chile)
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever ...
Plot:
innocence lost, love and romance, love affair, introspection, human nature, workplace, friends, dark humor, workplace romance, teaching the ways of the world, workplace situations, shoplifter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, latin america
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The street is like a war zone with none of the nostalgic appeal that Joe remembers from tales of his ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, biting, cynical, clever ...
Plot:
pregnancy, social differences, lifestyle, couples, social decay, drug abuse, society, life is a bitch, rise to the top, nothing goes right, social misfits, immigrant ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, europe, france, usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In Guangdong, the forefront of China's reform and opening-up, the business of a sauna is fairly flat. The boss, Wu, together with his team, pursuits his dream and constructs a entertainment kingdom persistently with their wisdom, effort and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, gloomy
Plot:
workplace, life is a bitch, hopes, follow your dream, workplace situations, boss and employee, bittersweet, power relations, nudity, male nudity, rabbit, sea ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, china
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
At a two-day business conference, God (Simon Callow) decides to romantically pair Terry, a moral crusader, with his "win-at-all-cost" antithesis, Jacqui. However, fate, assisted by unique and corrupt characters, attempt to beset God's ...
Style:
stylized, talky, witty, semi serious, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
destiny, mistaken identity, cons and scams, disorder, dark humor, twists and turns, dishonesty, hotel, satire, opposites attract, social commentary, intimate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
32%
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