Movies like Some Kind of a Nut

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Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
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Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard. Directed by Garson Kanin, this 1969 comedy stars Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson, Rosemary Forsyth, Zohra Lampert, Carole Shelley, David Doyle, Elliott Reid, Pippa Scott, Connie Gilchrist, Roy Roberts and Peter Turgeon.
Style: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, biting, suspense
Plot: bank teller, misfit, bank, rebellion, fighting the system, society, supportive spouse, satire, nothing goes right, culture clash, disorder, fish out of water, workplace, physical appearance, dishonesty, obnoxious boss, workplace situations, anti hero, bee, fired from the job, farce, beard, bee sting, anti heroes, fired from a job
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: new york

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Most similar movies to Some Kind of a Nut

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and biting films with plots about disorder, society, fish out of water, misfit, workplace, workplace situations and satire mostly in Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Some Kind of a Nut: Stella Street (2004), Adopted (2009), Stars and Bars (1988), Open Season (1995), Take This Job and Shove It (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Stella Street (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corner shop - who knew?
Style: semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, clever ...
Plot: misfit, fish out of water, disorder, satire, lifestyle, social decay, culture clash, showbiz, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, society, buddies ...
Time: 60s, 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
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95%
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Adopted (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: For hundreds of years, Africa has existed in a state of despair. Famine, civil wars and rampant disease have left the continent without hope, but for the efforts of Western do-gooders. At first, they arrived with food, bibles and the magic of ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, suspense, mockumentary ...
Plot: adoption, family relations, disorder, society, lifestyle, culture clash, satire, profanity, orphan, misfit, babies and infants, fish out of water ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Stars and Bars (1988)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Henderson Dores (Daniel Day Lewis), a New York based art dealer from England, travels to Georgia to persuade patriarch, Harry Dean Stanton, to sell a Monet previously thought lost.
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot: culture clash, fish out of water, down on your luck, on the road, family relations, disorder, nothing goes right, forgery, society, love and romance, nudity, profanity ...
Time: 18th century
Place: new york, england, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Open Season (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.
Style: independent film, semi serious, realistic, humorous, biting
Plot: satire, media satire, workplace situations, showbiz, ambition, boss and employee, media, rise to the top, blind ambition, society, workplace, disorder ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A junior executive is ordered to boost output in the hometown brewery where his old friends work.
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous, neo western
Plot: beer, working class, hillbilly, truck, trucker, revolution, power relations, workplace romance, unemployment, workplace situations, nothing goes right, self discovery ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: iowa, usa
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57%
Welcome to the North (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her ...
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: society, friendship, workplace, culture clash, couple relations, workplace situations, disorder, social satire, fish out of water, postman, couples, travel ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Smell of Success (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary, a high-class- cosmetics ...
Style: humorous, captivating, atmospheric, light, realistic ...
Plot: family business, rivalry, workplace intrigue, family relations, workplace, boss and employee, society, disorder, fish out of water, salesman, save the day, eccentric family ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1963
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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One Fine Day (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: François Berthier’s life is a series of unfortunate events. One day, however, a miracle occurs for François and his expected misfortune is changed to never-ending luck.
Style: semi serious, sincere, witty, humorous, biting ...
Plot: life turned upside down, overnight success, nothing goes right, boss and employee, crumbling marriage, human nature, breakup, misfit, obnoxious boss, workplace, disorder, down on your luck ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, france
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53%
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One Day in Europe (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story: One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.
Style: realistic, humorous, feel good, semi serious, touching
Plot: disorder, fish out of water, culture clash, lifestyle, travel, communication problem, society, dishonesty, performer's life, soccer, urban, city life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, berlin germany, russia, spain, istanbul turkey ...
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50%
Two Hundred Thousand Dirty (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Welcome to the monotonous, oppressive modern American byproduct of suburban sprawl: the urban strip-mall. Native to this environment and products of outdated pop culture are Rob (Mark Greenfield) and Manny (Coolio), the unsuccessful, unrefined and ...
Style: semi serious, cynical, humorous, independent film, dark comedy ...
Plot: satire, murder, dishonesty, workplace, working class, cons and scams, workplace situations, dark humor, down on your luck, loser, rapper, store ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Mohamed Dubois (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Arnaud Dubois may be the heir to a bank, but he prefers to call himself Mohamed. Having fallen out with his father, he turns his back on the family residence. On his travels, he meets Mustafa, who introduces him to his sister Sabrina. Having fallen ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, biting
Plot: hidden identity, social differences, interracial relations, fish out of water, disorder, society, dishonesty, fall in love, love and romance, fake identity, shakespeare, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Haiku Tunnel (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Josh is the consummate temp employee, avoiding all long-term connections and responsibilities, both at work and in his personal life. However, by the time his agency places him at the Schuyler & Mitchell law firm, Josh is tired of his ...
Style: humorous, funny, stylized, satirical, absurd ...
Plot: workplace, adaptation, sarcasm, law firm, relationships, creativity, disorder, fighting the system, nothing goes right, boss and employee, introspection, workplace situations ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: san francisco, california, usa
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48%
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Dr. Cabbie (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, India
Duration: 101 min.
Story: An unemployed doctor turned cab driver becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile clinic. Dr. CABBIE is the heart warming journey of a young Indian Doctor who immigrates to Canada with the selfless ambition of healing others while ...
Style: semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot: taxi, doctor, fish out of water, disorder, workplace, follow your dream, hopes, buddies, misfit, love and romance, workplace situations, interracial relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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47%
Mobsters and Mormons (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A mafia family from New Jersey is placed in the witness relocation program to an all-Mormon community in Utah.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: friendship, culture clash, hidden identity, fish out of water, gangster, misfit, society, teenage life, starting over, buddies, family relations, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: utah, nebraska, new jersey
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44%
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Ultrachrist! (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: What would Jesus do if he returned to Earth and discovered he could no longer relate to the youth of today?
Style: semi serious, humorous, witty, captivating, independent film ...
Audience: teens
Plot: fish out of water, satire, destiny, religions or cults, clergy, society, heroes, disorder, antichrist, messiah, jesus, jesus christ ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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43%
White Collar Blues (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Based on Paolo Villaggio's books "Fantozzi" and "Il secondo, tragico Fantozzi", which are popular in Italy, this film tells the story of an unfortunate accountant's life over the course of one year, shown in a variety ...
Style: cult classic, semi serious, realistic, humorous, slapstick
Plot: nothing goes right, disorder, satire, acid, workplace, goofy hero, boss and employee, power relations, workplace situations, down on your luck, bad luck, new year's eve ...
Time: year 1975, 20th century, 70s
Place: italy
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42%
A Boss in the Living Room (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home.
Style: not serious, humorous, light, feel good, realistic
Plot: hidden identity, life turned upside down, fish out of water, society, culture clash, misfit, family life, couple relations, family relations, dishonesty, couples, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy
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42%
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The Love Guide (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A comedy about a woman who saves her chicken farm and her family by agreeing to be the subject of a "reality show" with a celebrity Hollywood weight loss expert. Both women change and discover the true meaning of success (Imdb.com)
Style: semi serious, feel good, realistic, humorous, independent film ...
Plot: lifestyle, farm, manipulation, life turned upside down, ambition, family problems, disorder, couples, culture clash, family in crisis, society, family business ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Amazing Grace (1974)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Amazing Grace is a 1974 light comedy featuring black comedienne Moms Mabley as a widow who tries to influence the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she discovers that a black candidate is being used by the incumbent mayor to ...
Style: slapstick, cynical, biting, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: blaxploitation, campaign, election, black, african american, candidate, campaigning, racism, satire, rise to the top, rebellion, prodigy ...
Time: 70s
Place: maryland, baltimore, usa
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39%
Hijacking Hollywood (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An aspiring director working as a lowly production assistant, conspires with his aspiring producer roommate to steal the reels of a mega budgeted film he's working on.
Style: independent film, cynical, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Plot: filmmaking, job, satire, hollywood, disorder, workplace situations, cons and scams, showbiz, hijacking, workplace, vengeance, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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38%
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, slapstick, feel good ...
Plot: workplace, farce, department store, family relations, rise to the top, parents and children, wooing, disorder, goofy hero, chaos and mayhem, store, mistaken identity ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: new york
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38%
Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the ...
Style: independent film, slapstick, biting, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot: bus, working class, strike, lechery, workplace, ego clash, rivalry, dishonesty, society, couples, disorder, chaos and mayhem ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: britain, england
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35%
Sole a catinelle (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The story of a father and a son. An on the road trip from South to North.
Style: humorous, not serious, sentimental, realistic, happy
Plot: nothing goes right, fish out of water, parents and children, misfit, family relations, supportive parent, unemployment, disorder, society, coming of age, rich and poor, parents separation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy
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35%
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Recep Ivedik 2 (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min.
Story: When his grandmother takes ill, foolish brute Recep tries to satisfy her wishes by getting a job and attempting to find a suitable wife.
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot: goofy hero, love and romance, disorder, workplace, social misfits, unemployment, misfit, fish out of water, life is a bitch, nothing goes right, boss and employee, job seeking ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Heavens Above! (1963)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the ...
Style: parody, black and white, semi serious, witty, clever ...
Plot: priest, satire, church, anti hero, culture clash, small town life, fish out of water, village, prison, factory, small town, village life ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: england, europe, london
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33%
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Dumbbells (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Dumbbells is a light-hearted buddy comedy set amongst a group of misfit employees that work in a struggling fitness center in Los Angeles.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, light, realistic ...
Plot: workplace, workplace situations, buddies, basketball player, gym, ambition, recovery, society, social misfits, boss and employee, misfit, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
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32%
Trevor Noah: African American (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story: Internationally acclaimed comedian Trevor Noah challenges the status quo through his unique perspective, breaking down cultural flaws on all sides and finding our mutual connections with laughter. Born a mixed-race child in South Africa under ...
Style: light, captivating, feel good, independent film, talky ...
Audience: date night
Plot: stand up comedian, racism, fish out of water, artists and showbiz, society, disorder, culture clash, stand up comedy, friendship, talk show, performer's life, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, south africa, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Tea & Sangria (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Jilted in Madrid, a bewildered Englishman must learn to live and love again - the Spanish way.
Style: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience: date night
Plot: life turned upside down, culture clash, fish out of water, love and romance, society, misfit, disorder, social relations, love
Time: 21st century
Place: spain, madrid
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Dying Beyond Their Means (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Isaki Lacuesta presents a social satire in which five common or garden citizens, from a country pretty much identical to our own, see their lives ripped apart by the economic crisis. With nothing more to lose, they come up with a crazy plan to save ...
Style: humorous, not serious, surreal, entertaining, light ...
Plot: mental illness, satire, society, social decay, disorder, rivalry, mental institution, psychology, anti hero, social misfits, misfit, vengeance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
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32%
That's What She Said (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Longtime best friends Bebe and DeeDee are both wrestling with love. Bebe has met someone new and is in the exuberant phase of a budding romance. DeeDee is trying to move on from someone she can’t forget – mostly in destructive ways. As Bebe ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, feel good ...
Plot: best friend, city life, friends, singleness, twentysomething life, nothing goes right, disorder, lifestyle, strong female presence, friendship, friendship between men, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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