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The Well Beloved One (2010)
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The Well Beloved One (2010)
Original name: O Bem Amado
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Based on the homonymous work of Dias Gomes , The Well Beloved tells the story of the mayor Paraguassu Odorico, whose primary goal in his administration in the city of Sucupira is the inauguration of a cemetery. One side is supported by the sisters Cajazeiras. On the other, he has to fight against strong opposition led by Vladmir, owner of rag city. For lack of a corpse, the mayor can never accomplish his goal. Not even the arrival of Ernesto - a dying man who does not die - and hiring Zeca Diabo, a bandit killer, provide him with the realization of his dream. Odorico gun situations for someone to die, but the first body to be buried in Sucupira may be the mayor himself, that the hunter becomes the hunted and goes from villain to martyr.
Style: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic
Plot: journalism, political intrigue, social relations, politics, rivalry, media, small town, farce, dishonesty, town mayor, communication, political election, family relations, city
Time: 20th century
Place: brazil

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, light, feel good and captivating films with plots about disorder, rivalry, small town, friends, dishonesty, silly humor and social relations mostly in Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Well Beloved One: A Dog's Will (2000), Government Woman (2013), Overnight Republic (2017), Welcome Mr. President (2013), Golden Oldies 2 (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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A Dog's Will (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary, before they are ...
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Time: 20th century, 1930s
Place: brazil, latin america, south america, northeast brazil
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Government Woman (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Xate is an ordinary woman from Midyat with eight children in tow. The only thing that sets her apart is her husband's job as Mayor of Midyat. Until, that is, an extraordinary day changes her life - and the lives of everyone else in Midyat. For ...
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Time: 20th century
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Overnight Republic (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Peker Mengen wins the post of mayor in a remote town with the promise of a visit by the prime minister and making the town a province. When the people do not forget his promise, Mengen ends up persuading the prime minister to visit the town with his ...
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Plot: alien, mayor, social relations, politics, society, satire, town mayor, country, city, political intrigue, lifestyle, political unrest ...
Place: china, usa, russia
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Welcome Mr. President (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
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Plot: politics, disorder, farce, state affairs, dishonesty, fish out of water, politician, political satire, satire, president, silly humor, political leader ...
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Golden Oldies 2 (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 82 min.
Story: The heroes of Golden Oldies 1— Juca, PR, and Montanha — are back, following different routes. Montanha lives in an old mansion and gets ready to reunite with his friends. Once together again, the three friends get into hilarious situations.
Style: humorous, not serious, light, entertaining, feel good
Plot: silly humor, supernatural, buddies, friends, nothing goes right, disorder, cons and scams, dishonesty, ghost, mansion, lgbt, estate
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil, rio de janeiro
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 86 min.
Story: On the final test of a public tender for federal judge in Rio de Janeiro, the four finalists lawyers come from bizarre way: the gaucho Rogério Carlos (Fábio Porchat) comes surrounded woman dressed transvestites, the São Paulo Rezende (Rodrigo ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
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Audience: teens
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
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Did You... Score? (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
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Closing Escrow (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
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Style: humorous, realistic, not serious, funny, sexy
Plot: politics, political satire, uninhibited rivalry, campaign, rivalry, farce, state affairs, satire, silly humor, media, mayor
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Place: italy, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
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Duration: 93 min.
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Duration: 92 min.
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Style: funny, humorous, captivating, feel good, light
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Luck (2003)
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Duration: 91 min.
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Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Pearls and Pigs (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 113 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
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Dan for Mayor (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
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Country: USA
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Country: Canada
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Genre: Comedy
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Duct Tape Forever (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
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The Town That Banned Christmas (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
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Duration: 98 min.
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