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The House of Happiness (2006)
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Original name: La Maison du bonheur
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On a mission to loosen up, a miser's sets about buying a house in the country for his family.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
nothing goes right, family life, couples, family problems, domestic disturbance, couple relations, family in crisis, countryside, house, family relations, disorder, crumbling marriage, silly humor, unfulfillment, con artists, criminal, mission, reckless driving, husband wife relationship
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and feel good films with plots about couples, couple relations, family relations, disorder, family problems, family life and nothing goes right mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The House of Happiness: Armless (2010), Housewarming (2005), Change of Plans (2009), Just Retired (2019), Bachelor Days Are Over (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In this off-kilter comedy, a woman comes to terms with her husband's strange secret: a compulsive desire to cut off his arms.
Style:
humorous, not serious, psychological, light, dark comedy ...
Plot:
couple relations, couples, dark humor, farce, human nature, unfulfillment, family problems, crumbling marriage, destruction, obsessive quest, mistaken identity, suburbs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Chantal, an advocate involved in defending homeless illegal immigrant, decides to refurbish her flat. Following her convictions she calls Columbian workers led by an unforeseeable architect. In the mean time a former client decides he is in love ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, feel good, realistic
Plot:
nothing goes right, life turned upside down, fall in love, love and romance, disorder, couples, single parent, hotshot lawyer, family problems, immigrant, family in crisis, renovation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, biting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
family relations, siblings relations, friendship, nothing goes right, uninvited guest, couples, disorder, love triangle, infidelity, midlife crisis, dishonesty, couple relations ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Marilou and Philippe prepare for their future retirement in Portugal. But their daughter separates and a whole procession of solicitations falls on them.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, sentimental, light, feel good
Plot:
family reunited, elderly, generation gap, nothing goes right, parenting, life turned upside down, children, eccentric family, teaching the ways of the world, dream, parenthood, family life ...
Time:
future
Place:
portugal, france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Arnaud nicknamed "Cui Cui" no longer knows which way to look. He is about to marry Anna but he is not sure he really loves her. To make matters worse, he falls in love during the stag party he has with his friends. And Léa, a nightclub ...
Style:
humorous, contemplative, light, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
family relations, introspection, buddies, couple relations, couples, disorder, nothing goes right, lifestyle, friendship, marriage, friends, family life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Long married 50-somethings Brigitte and Xavier are prize cattle breeders in regional France. Life is good, but the departure of their children from home has thrown Brigitte’s world into flux, as she finds herself locked into routine. She keeps ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, romantic drama
Plot:
couples, couple relations, family relations, self discovery, dull life, midlife crisis, disorder, husband wife relationship, infidelity, adultery, party, married woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A comedy about generational conflict between two parents who do not want to grow old and a seventeen year old daughter who wants to become an adult. During a weekend with some friends in their country house in Tuscany, Marcello and Marina, relieved ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, not serious ...
Plot:
family relations, friendship, couples, family life, parents and children, countryside, disorder, friends, society, unfulfillment, midlife crisis, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe, tuscany
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Imagine, if you will, a somewhat contented married woman finding out her husband's infidelity during the celebration of a birthday party. That is what happens to Marie-France, when her husband, Henri, pulls out panties from his pocket to be ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching
Plot:
couple relations, couples, family relations, uninvited guest, parent getting married, family problems, family in crisis, parents and children, unhappiness, grandmother granddaughter relationship, mother son relationship, parents separation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Catherine and Yann, happily married for many years, should have spent the year travelling abroad. But since he sold his business, Yann has been too busy with his bonsai trees and keeps postponing the big trip. Things go from bad to worse when their ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, captivating, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
husband and wife, husband wife relationship, family problems, relationship problems, family in crisis, family relations, marital problem, marriage crisis, marital crisis, family life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father daughter relationship ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Franco Campanella, a former postal worker earning under €1,000 monthly, is devoted to his family but addicted to gambling. On his daughter Luisa’s wedding eve, he promises to save for expenses but, after being denied a loan, gambles away tens of ...
Style:
cynical, humorous, semi serious, realistic, light ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, nothing goes right, disorder, gambling, dishonesty, young lovers, youth, parents and children, dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, family problems ...
Place:
europe, italy, rome italy, napoli italy, naples italy
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, witty, captivating, biting ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love triangle, fish out of water, couples, love and romance, infidelity, misfit, rich and poor, social differences, social relations, couple relations, disorder, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the beautiful area of Paris, Maria and José Ribeiro lived for almost thirty years on the ground floor of a Haussmann building, in their dear little lodge.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, intercultural ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, concierge, family problems, homecoming, family life, disorder, couples, couple relations, society, getting home, friendship, immigrant ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
portugal, paris france, france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, cynical, feel good, realistic ...
Plot:
mama's boy, nothing goes right, psychoanalysis, family life, living with parents, breaking point, family problems, dark humor, leaving home, parents and children, independence, separation from family ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
paris france, france, china, beijing china
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of Aleksandra and Cyrille, a prominent, trendy, and very well-off Parisian couple, whose life is not quite the same after seven-year-old Alekseï from Russia suddenly pops up in their 100% cashmere, childless home. Aleksandra soon realises ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, suspense, feel good ...
Plot:
adoption, family relations, couples, family problems, couple relations, family in crisis, disorder, life turned upside down, coming of age, parisian, child, parenthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Fifty years old, three years past of unemployment, benefits decreasing very quickly... Gerard is at the end of the rope when a position is offered him in Indonesia. To win the favor of his new employer, Gerard invites him to dinner at home. Fatal ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot:
boss and employee, disorder, guest, reception, entity, couples, nothing goes right, humour, mysterious character, hopes, power relations, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, indonesia, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An unexpected phone call from a certain Kirsch sets off a crisis between Catherine and Raphaël that will affect all those around them, be they close friends or casual acquaintances.
Style:
psychological, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
couple relations, love triangle, cause and meaning, couples, crumbling marriage, love and romance, infidelity, misunderstanding, missing person, alcohol abuse, restaurant, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Three women in their late thirties, one with marital problems, one trying to be perfect, and a spinster, discuss their relationship to men.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
thirtysomething life, friendship, lifestyle, love affair, family problems, couples, workplace, love and romance, couple relations, family life, husband wife relationship, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Six years after their split, a woman attempts to get her ex-husband back by unusual means.
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, realistic, humorous
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
nothing goes right, life turned upside down, lovers reunited, obsessive quest, disorder, couples, pregnancy, lifestyle, love and romance, couple relations, screwball, silly humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
38%
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414
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In Mexico City, Ricardo is a family man, pressed by responsibilities, when he finally lands a better job as creative director for an ad agency. But that's when his problems really begin: his boss is a martinet, and suddenly Ricardo finds ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
nothing goes right, midlife crisis, disorder, couples, life turned upside down, unfulfillment, sexual relations, relationship vs career, troubled marriage, erectile dysfunction, nudity, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
She was an overworked mom trying to get her family's attention. She didn't know she would become a national sensation.
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
gender, feminism, family problems, battle of the sexes, rebellion, couple relations, rebelliousness, family life, family relations, couples, unsupportive spouse, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, UK, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
humorous, touching, semi serious, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
friendship, beauty salon, family life, introspection, battle of the sexes, family problems, couples, couple relations, dull life, road not taken, parents and children, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The luxurious villa of Mark and Jessie Bannister, a yuppie couple, is overrun by loads of uninvited guests who turn the house up side down.
Style:
humorous, melancholic, semi serious, realistic, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
uninvited guest, sex, family gatherings, couples, nothing goes right, eccentricity, pregnancy, family life, down on your luck, lifestyle, family problems, disorder ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Charlie MacKenzie is an ambitious young career woman who stretches the truth in a job interview by professing to be married with a family. But her little white lie leads to a great big problem when her new boss moves next door. Desperate to ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, sitcom, sincere ...
Plot:
hidden identity, eccentric family, couples, family problems, couple relations, actor's life, workplace, boss and employee, love and romance, workplace situations, cons and scams, best friend ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
One weekend, Aunt Bam's nephew-in-law Stewart is granted a court-ordered visitation with his children. Although his new, much-younger wife Mona is a bundle of nerves, Stewart seizes the opportunity to reconnect with his children, whom he loves ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
family life, couples, family relations, family problems, parents and children, dysfunctional family, couple relations, disorder, strong female presence, family gatherings, african american protagonist, stage play ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Soof is reaching 40 and has everything she ever wanted: three children, a small catering business, a sweet husband Kasper and a lovely home. Until she starts asking herself: 'is this all there is'?
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic
Plot:
couple relations, dysfunctional family, family life, family problems, couples, dishonesty, life turned upside down, nothing goes right, unfulfillment, cooking and food, disorder, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
odd couple, meet the parents, adoption, eccentric family, family life, nothing goes right, parents and children, parent child relationship, family gatherings, family problems, disorder, estrangement ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, captivating, realistic
Plot:
family relations, manipulation, life turned upside down, couples, couple relations, dishonesty, parents and children, family life, disorder, secret, husband wife relationship, robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, brazil
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Plastic surgeon Michel Saint-Josse is on his way to Spain where he hopes to spend a stress-free holiday in a luxury hotel with his teenage daughter Vanessa. When his car breaks down near a camping, Michel accepts the offer of help from an extrovert ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good
Plot:
camp, beach, nothing goes right, friendship, camping, family relations, disorder, buddies, resort, fish out of water, snobbism, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
East is East writer Ayub Khan-Din returns with another funny, tender-hearted portrait of family strife. Based on his popular play Rafta, Rafta (itself inspired by Bill Naughtons 1960s classic All in Good Time), the film is set in Bolton where Atul ...
Style:
humorous, touching, feel good, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
couple relations, family life, newlywed, parents and children, family relations, couples, family problems, family drama, bittersweet, generation gap, slice of life, intimate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
TV show
Story:
Campsite owner Tom Delormes and his team manage to fix various kinds of problems that come with summer as well as think of interesting ideas in order to satisfy the customers.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, sexy, realistic
Plot:
couple relations, love and romance, silly humor, couples, workplace situations, thirtysomething life, siblings relations, meet the parents, family relations, workplace romance, boss and employee, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
35%
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