Movies like Happy Hour 1986
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Happy Hour (1986)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A chemist experimenting with different formulas stumbles upon an ingredient that, when added to beer, makes it absolutely irresistible. Before he realizes it, an international spy is after him to try to get the formula for himself.
Style:
independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, cult film, cult movie cast
Plot:
babe scientist, beer, undercover, chases and races, rivalry, on the run, disorder, silly humor, dishonesty, cons and scams, righting the wronged, spy, police, blonde, beach, weapons, golf, computer, security guard, sexy woman, chemist, happy ending, coffee, private detective, bomb ...
Time:
year 1986, 80s
Place:
colorado, san diego california, denver colorado, mexico
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Most similar movies to Happy Hour
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, not serious and independent film films with plots about disorder, dishonesty, silly humor, cons and scams, chases and races, farce and chase mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Happy Hour: Paramedics (1988), Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991), Bank Brothers (2004), Killer Tomatoes Eat France! (1992), The Hustle (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two paramedics are transferred to the nasty part of the city where a gang is killing people to sell their organs.
Style:
teen sex comedy, independent film, exciting, realistic, parody ...
Plot:
looking for sex, ambulance, medical, gang, gangster, conspiracy, disorder, doctors and patients, dishonesty, cons and scams, urban, city life ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Police assitant Boyle along with tomatologist Kennedi Johnson look into investigations about Killer Tomato attacks, and discover Gangrene plans to brainwash people via TV talk shows to take over the world! Will Gangrene be stopped? Will Johnson ...
Style:
dark, horror comedy, natural horror, spooky, mockbuster ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
space and aliens, monster, creature, creature feature, villain, killer, mad scientist, silly humor, danger, escapades, deadly creature, androids and robots ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The city's biggest crime lords have hatched a plan: Recruit three of the best bank robbers and hire them to go on a spree, which includes snatching a highly valued gem the bosses can claim for insurance money. Each one's working on his ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, exciting, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, criminal heroes, partner, unlikely criminals, master criminal, dishonesty, odd couple, nothing goes right, disorder, crime gone awry, heist, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After being busted out of jail by his tomatoes, Professor Mortimer Gangrene begins a new plot to take over the world by inserting his hapless lackey Igor into the throne of the King of France.
Style:
dark, natural horror, mockbuster, spooky, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
monster, creature, exploitation, killer, villain, creature feature, cons and scams, experiment gone awry, technology gone awry, chaos and mayhem, chaos, disorder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses mob money and now he really is in trouble. So when a run-down Baptist church mistakes him and his best friend Junior for replacement ministers, he grabs at ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot:
gangster, partner, crime gone awry, chases and races, dishonesty, friends, race against time, disorder, cons and scams, society, friendship, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Between trying to get Judy Bee (Elaine Hendrix) back and tracking down a sexy client's stalker, droll Det. Rock Slyde (Patrick Warburton) has his hands full in this comedy that also stars Rena Sofer and includes cameos by Jason Alexander, Brian ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, captivating, entertaining, parody ...
Plot:
private detective, mind control, investigation, disorder, riddles and clues, femme fatale, dishonesty, religious cult, satire, power relations, goofy hero, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Russian spies secretly infect rabbits with a deadly bacteria, then let them loose in the U.S.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, realistic, not serious, parody ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, rabbit, partner, secret agent, silly humor, chaos, farm, disorder, misfit, mad scientist ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
It's just another hazy day for STONE and his brother ED until they unwittingly discover they may not be brothers after all! With the help of their techno-savvy neighbors JEFF and PHILLIP GUY, "The Guys," Stone and Ed set out on a ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good ...
Plot:
stoner, adolescence vs adulthood, silly humor, secret agent, disorder, drug dealing, chases and races, dishonesty, drug abuse, siblings relations, working undercover, conspiracy ...
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A late night talk show host masterminds an elaborate scheme to save his canceled show and avenge his wife's affair, entangling an eclectic collection of tinsel towners in the process.
Style:
realistic, cynical, humorous, independent film, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
infidelity, nothing goes right, media, rivalry, crime gone awry, dishonesty, vengeance, life is a bitch, dark humor, showbiz, cons and scams, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, Romania, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Henry Perkins, a mild-mannered accountant, accidentally trades briefcases with another man, to find out that there's a million dollars inside. Henry tells his unsuspecting wife of their new-found fortune, but she doesn't embrace it as well ...
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, witty, dark comedy ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, farce, mistaken identity, gangster, dishonesty, hidden identity, unlikely criminals, family life, fish out of water, disorder, husband wife relationship, corrupt cop ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
spain, europe, barcelona, new york, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without ...
Style:
humorous, parody, funny, entertaining, talky ...
Plot:
culture clash, immigrant, mistaken identity, deportation, weed, farce, adaptation, lone hero, twists and turns, fish out of water, dishonesty, misfit ...
Time:
80s
Place:
mexico, los angeles, latin america, tijuana mexico, california
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When rumors start circling that average guy Dre has come into money, everyone starts coming to get their's.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious ...
Plot:
heist, on the run, disorder, buddies, nothing goes right, cons and scams, down on your luck, stolen money, rivalry, danger, escapades, drug dealing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This documentary follows 10 contestants as they compete for 1 million dollars in prize money.
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, witty, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
disorder, chaos, contests and competitions, rivalry, chaos and mayhem, physical appearance, misfit, silly humor, profanity, interview, nudity, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Salem, 1692. The mayor and judge are accusing land owner of witchery in order to grab their land. No one knows that are handsome stranger is a real witch and has evil plans for the town.
Style:
parody, independent film, witty, humorous, not serious ...
Plot:
satire, halloween, witch, silly humor, profanity, nudity, religions or cults, friends, disorder, wizards and magicians, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s, 17th century
Place:
turkey, salem massachusetts
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When screenwriter Cal Neros fritters away a million-dollar advance on a script and blows his deadline, the studio boss gives him one week to write the sickest movie ever committed to the screen.
Style:
humorous, realistic, not serious, independent film, dark comedy ...
Plot:
race against time, silly humor, filmmaking, artists and showbiz, disorder, showbiz, chases and races, farce, urban, writer's block, satire, behind the scenes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mobster Foots Pulardos, who operates a health gym as a front, plans to flee to Mexico to evade government tax officials. His girl friend, Sugar Pye, suggests that he first arrange for the cremation of a man having his own peculiar identifying ...
Style:
retro, independent film, slapstick, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
chase, gangster, chases and races, goofy hero, dishonesty, disorder, cons and scams, comedy of errors, male protagonist, mobster, fraud, gymnasium ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk's son's sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember.
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, funny, independent film ...
Plot:
camp, camping, youth, camping trip, disorder, family relations, scout, parents and children, wilderness, satire, child kidnapping, sibling relationship ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and wants to change his life for the better. When a friend picks him up, ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, light, intense, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, justice, redemption, comedy of errors, starting over, going straight, urban, partner, cons and scams, disorder, righting the wronged, nothing goes right ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, south central los angeles
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski. The two women end up dating the ...
Style:
funny, humorous, laugh out loud, retro, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
women, chase, love triangle, partner, vengeance, farce, buddy, spy, virus, lgbtq, on the road, fake death ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Hollander family's European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Vulgaria. The Hollanders leave the plane to take pictures which results in accusations of spying. Chased by Vulgarian soldiers, they take refuge in ...
Style:
retro, independent film, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
hijacking, overweight man, holiday, american abroad, vacation, fictitious country, satire, cold war, spy, political satire, diplomat, tourist ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
new jersey, europe, russia, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Travis and Wendell are two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who think they're relocating to a small town in Nebraska to open a nightclub. What they don't know is they have actually been abducted by a KGB operative and flown to the Soviet ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, humorous, light, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cold war, kgb, nightclub, happy ending, missing person, cons and scams, culture clash, reluctant partners, espionage, politics, dishonesty, chase ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
russia, new york, nebraska, soviet union, usa ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean.
Style:
humorous, funny, independent film, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
traffic policeman, chase, airport, judge, guard dog, sadomasochism, hypochondriac, car accident, grudge, abuse of power, pickup truck, prank ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
With 'little captain' Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy", Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black ...
Style:
funny, fast, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Plot:
violinist, assassination attempt, secret agent, spy, james bond spoof, karate, hitman, espionage, violin, misunderstanding, fool, silly humor ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rio de janeiro, paris france, france
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
International disaster looms as the USS Sub Standard has to race to get a nuclear weapon ahead of the Russian forces.
Style:
parody, spoof, slapstick, exciting, not serious ...
Plot:
u.s. navy, submarine, disaster, cold war, absurd humor, cold war era, underwater, ocean, silly humor, disorder, danger, nothing goes right ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
Style:
humorous, light, realistic, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mistaken identity, prison, baseball, cons and scams, dalmatian, female nudity, swimming pool, stolen identity, lone hero, fish out of water, disorder, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
california, malibu california, chicago, los angeles
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the midst of a trip to Finland to find the perfect Christmas gift for his wife, Missy, skateboarding superstar MTV personality Bam Margera is struck by inspiration to find the elusive Santa clause.
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, slapstick, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
christmas, silly humor, friends, disorder, escapades, buddies, jackass, profanity, prank, farce, found footage, santa claus ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, antarctica
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The president (Bob Newhart) and his boozing wife (Madeline Kahn) go to Africa to bargain for their abducted daughter's (Gilda Radner) return.
Style:
political, realistic, parody, not serious, exciting ...
Plot:
u.s. president, president, politics, looking for sex, alcohol abuse, kidnapping, family life, eccentric family, disorder, head of state, state affairs, silly humor ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Criminal trio strike at furniture store, discover a secret network for shipping computers to the Soviet Union.
Style:
not serious, semi serious, realistic, offbeat, humorous
Plot:
heist, partner, disorder, criminal heroes, dishonesty, master criminal, farce, cons and scams, silly humor, secret, diver, chinese restaurant ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Special Agent Tanya X attempts to unmask enemy agents who are passing top secret missile plans via high stakes poker games.
Style:
erotic, not serious, humorous, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
espionage, silly humor, secret agent, danger, escapades, rivalry, save the world, dishonesty, chases and races, government agency, adult filmmaking, james bond spoof ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A film crew is travelling from America to Greece to produce a movie. Before their work is done they will have to face many unusual situations, along with numerous opportunities for the actresses to take their clothes off.
Style:
sex comedy, raunchy comedy, erotic, sexy, not serious ...
Plot:
public nudity, beach, sex scene, making love, filmmaking, bare breasts, voyeurism, beach party, female nudity, blonde, fondling, teenager ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
greece, europe
Similarity:
22%
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