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Down House (2001)
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Original name: Даун Хаус
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The plot is set in modern Moscow, in the 1990s, with "New Russians", Hummer H1 SUVs, bribery, violence, truck fulls of tinned stew as a dowry, etc.
Style:
surreal, humorous, not serious, suspense, black comedy, ironic, absurd, fast paced, cult classic, experimental ...
Plot:
bribery, social decay, mentally unstable, doomed romance, love triangle, fall in love, society, dark humor, satire, social satire, social commentary, post soviet, cannibalism, romantic relationship, corruption, urban, political satire, violence, materialism, consumerism, gangster, organized crime, black market, moving, college ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
moscow russia, russia, russian
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, black comedy, realistic and dark comedy films with plots about satire, dark humor, corruption, violence, urban, murder and moral ambiguity mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Down House: Generation P (2011), Posthumous Memories (2001), The Choirboys (1977), Shoemaker (2002), Demobbed (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, mind bending, thought provoking, cult classic, offbeat ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
russia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Portugal, Brazil
Duration: 101 min.
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Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.
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contemplative, semi serious, cynical, surreal, humorous ...
Plot:
love and romance, society, introspection, fall in love, satire, unfulfillment, wooing, nude, life after death, political election, dark humor, nudity ...
Time:
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Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, latin america
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.
Style:
neo noir, detective, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, fetish, police, prank, racism, police station, police corruption, cop, partner, retiring, dark humor, friends ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Against the background of Moscow of the new Millennium with its concrete and glass business centers and picturesque garbage seller Shoe store — "shoemaker" Gorokhov — gets out of the most incredible stories. Once Gorokhov falls in love ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, crime drama ...
Plot:
relationships, couple relations, rich and poor, escapades, fall in love, male female relationship, society, lifestyle, in love, shoemaker, gangster, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
moscow russia, russia
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27%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The student, Rifle, has managed to seduce his professor's wife, Bomber, an average working guy, has bought a factory and Bullet, the casino lover, is hiding from creditors. They all share a common path and conscription. In the army they teach ...
Style:
cynical, humorous, captivating, sincere, black comedy ...
Plot:
military, discipline, army, cynicism, dumb, conscription, army life, debt, friendship between men, friendship, gambling debt, hierarchy ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Story:
A small-time idol frame seller, hitches a robbery for quick money and this swirls into a big-time money hunt changing his life and others life forever and it's a divine decision which exemplifies the fact "what goes around comes ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, twist ending, suspense ...
Plot:
karma, moral dilemma, life changing, heist, fate, greed, robbery, redemption, social commentary, street life, small town, poverty ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Czech Republic
Story:
An interesting attempt at a postmodern crazy comedy with elements of parody. The plot turns on the search for the recipe of a liqueur made by the film’s financial backer.
Style:
parody, postmodern, absurd, independent film, fast paced ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, irreverent, camp, european, corruption, conspiracy, urban, mistaken identity, mafioso, gangster, secretary, disguise ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
canary islands, europe, central europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Angola, Portugal, Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration — and soon ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, cynical, historical drama, period piece ...
Plot:
rebellion, forbidden love, revolution, fighting the system, state affairs, love and romance, against the rules, interracial relations, political unrest, dishonesty, society, colonialism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
angola, portugal, africa
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, offbeat, realistic
Plot:
nothing goes right, dark humor, police detective, police investigation, gangster, silly humor, law enforcement, disorder, social relations, small town, satire, nudity ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Benjamin Garcia, Benny is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the drug business, in which he has for the first time in his life, a spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and ...
Style:
dark comedy, realistic, humorous, semi serious, cynical ...
Plot:
drug cartel, drug dealing, politics, u.s. mexico border, organized crime, gangster, gang war, temptation, social relations, mexican drug cartel, mafia, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
mexico, south america, latin america
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members, fortunately they are rescued by a kindly Kindergarten teacher.
Style:
suspense, tension, fast paced, noir, stylized ...
Plot:
yakuza, gangster, organized crime, kidnapping, ransom, heist, criminal underworld, violence, urban, unlikely hero, rescue mission, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania, Lithuania, Moldova
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two Moldavian friends begin a journey full of adventures and suspense trying various business ideas in order to earn enough money to achieve their dreams.
Style:
independent film, realistic, heartfelt, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
friendship, entrepreneurship, dream, ambition, post soviet, small business, poverty, social commentary, slice of life, satire, coming of age, survival ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia, Argentina
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When a narco past his prime refuses to pay a debt to an upstart, only a secret stash of money can save his men. But guess what the gardener just found?
Style:
satirical, black comedy, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, drug, gang leader, crime boss, drug dealing, drug lord, criminal gang, gang, drug dealer, criminal, bandit ...
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The lives of three Parisians - a color-blind painter, a radio show host and a perverted photographer - intertwine and go hilariously out of control.
Style:
offbeat, dark comedy, absurd, independent film, witty ...
Plot:
urban, radio announcer, irreverent, photographer, painter, farce, bohemian, sexual humor, satire, philosophy, love triangle, kidnapping ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Paul Martin is the subservient brown-nosing youngster who needs quick advancement up the hierarchy to pay for the modern lifestyle he is buying on credit. Seeing that marrying his immediate superior's daughter will not get him the results he ...
Style:
satirical, cynical, black comedy, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The Topalovic family has been in the burial business for generations. When the old (150 yrs old) Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, parody, atmospheric, surreal ...
Plot:
parents and children, crematorium, cemetery, moving, badass, family business, murder, mafia, grave digger, small town, funeral, pianist ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
balkan, former yugoslavia, serbia, europe
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22%
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Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, ironic, situational comedy, dark ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two men jump out from behind some cacti and beat a man over the head with a rock. They then take the body to the dead man's hut, and sit with his body for the night while they talk, complain and dance. Later at the police station, two women ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two friends, Al and Max, decide to spend the weekend fishing, during which, amid an incomprehensible noise, a briefcase full of dollars suddenly appears at the end of Al's fishing line. A boss who has lost a million dollars can't calm ...
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, semi serious, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
money, satire, crime boss, money falling through the air, friends, silly humor, gang, mafioso, bandit, mob boss, mob hit, escapades ...
Time:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, dark humor, suicide, stupidity, sarcasm, recruit, farce, comedy of errors, islam, terrorist, religion, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, iraq, pakistan, northern england ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, intense, talky, humorous, biting ...
Plot:
hitman, coming of age, dark humor, sex with mother, police corruption, depression, family relations, parents and children, self discovery, suburban life, rise and fall, criminal heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
ohio, usa, california
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant in this black comedy.
Style:
black comedy, cynical, funny, sexy, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
killing spree, dark humor, female killer, mass murder, stupidity, vigilante, serial killer, murder, layoff, society, revenge, rage ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey, seattle
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.
Style:
sexy, humorous, not serious, realistic, funny ...
Plot:
political satire, farce, politics, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, campaign, satire, state affairs, politician, corruption, political corruption, opportunism ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, southern italy, europe
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, parody, disturbing, stylized ...
Plot:
clown, murder, false accusation, murder mystery, rescue, addiction, drinking, nothing goes right, disorder, alcoholic, recovery, killer clown ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Vadik Volnov (Garik Kharlamov) dies on his own wedding of cannabis overdose and has to prove to God that he is worthy to enter Heaven. During his conversation with God's secretary, Vadik recalls numerous memorable moments of his earthly ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, entertaining, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, storytelling, father son relationship, love and romance, dialogue, cannabis, satire, alcoholism, irreverent, nostalgia, drug overdose, male protagonist ...
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two young men seek the solitude of the country; their peace is disturbed when a set of random occurrences suggest to their susceptible minds a pattern with sinister meanings.
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, atmospheric, absurd ...
Plot:
satire, dead animal, obsession, fall in love, absurdism, love, rivalry, cat, surrealism, macabre, nightmare, writers ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, portugal
Similarity:
20%
267
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nino Manfredi is a police captain, giving an onlooker's point-of-view towards the decadent society folk. Party itself features a down & out baron, who dances with the party's glamorous hostess Virna Lisi so that he can steal her ...
Style:
black comedy, ironic, cynical, dark comedy, dark ...
Plot:
corruption, high society, hypocrisy, bourgeoisie, social satire, satire, aristocracy, scandal, moral ambiguity, class conflict, urban, political satire ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Hapless gangsters are hired by the yakuza to tail his daughter. Once the identity of the boy she's dating has been unveiled, the boss offers a reward for his capture.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, satirical, fast paced, dark comedy ...
Plot:
yakuza, gangster, organized crime, violence, mob boss, escape plan, underworld, corruption, betrayal, surveillance, moral ambiguity, power struggle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural ...
Style:
talky, semi serious, humorous, dark, offbeat ...
Plot:
murder, police detective, dark humor, serial killer, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, mentally unstable, police investigation, guilt, violent content, profanity, imaginary ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Balding advertising executive Mr. Baum spends more time on a new ad campaign for purple sunglasses than he does with his own family. But suddenly he is forced to reexamine his life after a doctor tells him that he has an 'aggressive' brain ...
Style:
dark comedy, contemplative, semi serious, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
satire, dull life, family relations, dark humor, dealing with death, race against time, introspection, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, terminal illness, family life, doctor ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
middle east, israel
Similarity:
20%
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