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The Nobodies (2015)
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Original name: Les Dissociés
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
One morning, Lily and Ben wake up side by side in bodies that are not theirs. And Magalie, a little girl in the body of a tall, bearded, awaits them in the guest room. This is the beginning of an incredible adventure, sometimes initiatory, where the bodies and identities will be reversed at the option of a simple hug.
Style:
surreal, psychological, emotional, experimental, independent film, existential
Plot:
body swapping, body swap, switching roles, self discovery, identity crisis, empathy, friendship, desire for fame, magic realism, alienation, intimacy, role playing, coming of age, bittersweet, social commentary, telepathy, supernatural power, mind control, friend, possession, soul, switching bodies, urban, betrayal, sexuality ...
Place:
paris france
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Most similar movies to The Nobodies
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, melancholic and satirical films with plots about urban, self discovery, friendship, identity crisis, satire, body swapping and slice of life mostly in Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like The Nobodies: The Becomers (2023), Hawa Bodol (2013), Family Disaster (2025), Nobody's Perfect (2008), My Intelligent Comedy (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A romantic tale of two body-swapping aliens trying to find their place on this big, dumb planet.
Style:
emotional, offbeat, romantic comedy, existential, romantic drama ...
Plot:
alien, body swapping, fish out of water, identity, acceptance, culture clash, self discovery, humanity, adaptation, identity crisis, empathy, loneliness ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The movie revolves around two old school friends, Satrajeet aka Jeet (Parambrata Chattopadhyay), an extremely ambitious man, who does not have time left for his wife, Tanuka (Raima Sen), and Rajarshi aka Raj (Rudranil Ghosh) who coincidentally came ...
Style:
funny, satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, body swapping, body swap, lifestyle change, switching roles, escapades, problem, satire, friends, changing lives, fish out of water, self discovery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kolkata, india
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During a road trip meant to bring them closer, the Meza family experiences an unexpected twist when they mysteriously swap bodies. As they adapt to each other’s lives, they gain new perspectives on their relationships in this lighthearted story ...
Style:
family comedy, humorous, situational comedy, lighthearted, sitcom ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult, teen drama
Plot:
empathy, body swap, road trip, fish out of water, body swapping, family drama, switching roles, heartwarming, teenage angst, coming of age, self discovery, generation gap ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Former classmates Alexandra and Alexis may share the same name, but they couldn’t be more different. Alexandra is beautiful, intelligent, rich, and completely insufferable. Self-centered and patronizing, she’s an expert in quick put-downs, nasty ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
body swapping, fish out of water, friendship, switching bodies, switching roles, body swap, lifestyle change, changing lives, friends, problem, best friend, women ...
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Damien Nadeau-Daneau, a young filmaker, is unable to finish a movie he started with french actor Denis Lavant. Indebted, he’s working at a post-production company, far from his artistic ideals. On the eve of his 33rd birthday, he is self-centered, ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
filmmaking, filmmaker, satire, film producer, slice of life, realism, self discovery, identity, everyday life, intimate, midlife crisis, alienation ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
This Canadian French language parody was universally panned by critics. The resulting controversy concerned questions of indiscriminate government funding of such obviously terrible material. Written by Francois Camirand and Pierre Plante, who also ...
Style:
art house, avant garde, surreal, experimental, mysterious ...
Plot:
friendship, behind the scenes, self discovery, manipulation, betrayal, identity crisis, coming of age, ambition, inheritance, squash, same actor playing two characters simultaneously on screen, satire ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
DNA--Definitely Not Suitable is the result when two primary-school friends who meet again as adults decide to improve their lives by swapping genetic codes.
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, satire, genetics, dna, science, escapades, reunited friends, science gone wrong, friends, genetic experiment, identity crisis, personal growth ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A seemingly normal person's dual life is upended when he becomes infamous overnight. He struggles to reconcile his new public persona with his true self.
Style:
emotional, realistic, dark comedy, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
identity crisis, identity, double life, social media, reputation, self discovery, celebrity, social commentary, intimate, crisis, moral dilemma, scandal ...
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Story:
Satyamurthy is a young man who doesn't age, lives with his old-aged wife Savitri and three sons. His elder son is mighty embarrassed about his father's never-growing age.
Style:
emotional, comedy drama, psychological, melancholic, absurd ...
Plot:
family drama, aging, father son relationship, generation gap, indian family, character study, marriage, empathy, eternal youth, slice of life, mortality, magic realism ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
We follow how four ordinary little girls learn about life, love and all that sort of things.
Style:
realistic, reflective, emotional, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
grownups, friendship, coming of age, adolescence, teenager, female friendship, youth, personal growth, slice of life, self discovery, everyday life, intimate ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
56%
148
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
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Story:
A prosperous businessman used to getting his way with women to boost his ego. He receives his comeuppance when he wakes one morning in the body of a woman. Desperate to revert to his original body, he struggles to protect his job and his ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, funny, humorous, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
body swapping, female protagonist, satire, body swap, machismo, humour, heartbreak, fish out of water, switching roles, gender, broken heart, personal growth ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mümtaz and Derya are condemned to live out their last moments each day in someone else's skin.
Style:
poignant, psychological, surreal, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
mortality, body swapping, identity, empathy, existential crisis, identity crisis, rehearsal, ethical dilemma, fate, isolation, desperation, memory ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Chintan Parikh, a 28-year-old middle-class man constantly surrounded by and troubled by the women in his life. On one fateful trip to Ambaji Temple he prays and asks for a power that could help him understand women and his wish is granted. Watch the ...
Style:
gujarati, emotional, comedy drama, romantic comedy, family comedy
Plot:
male protagonist, empathy, middle class, social commentary, self discovery, family conflict, personal growth, identity crisis, satire, coming of age, magic realism, family drama ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hank Zhu, a leading property agency manager, has three subordinates, namely Fish Ball, Robert, and Chester. Lara Tong who was most feared by her colleagues, got promoted to Chief Executive Officer, and to lead Hank's team. One day, Lara goes ...
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
switching roles, satire, body swap, body swapping, changing lives, problem, workplace situations, lifestyle change, coworker, relationships, suicidal tendency, fish out of water ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
Preman (Fahad fazil)is the caretaker of a flat at Cochin. Everyone in the flat calls him 'Natholi'. He faces some unfortunate events in the flat and begins to write a story with the same characters in his real life and plays with their ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, feel good, satirical, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, caretaker, storytelling, romantic relationship, neighbor, love affair, love interest, love story, couple relations, male female relationship, romantic friendship, couples ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
An unconventional comedy spiked with a touch of magical realism that follows four friends in their twenties as they navigate life at the unpredictable, emotional, but illuminative hour of 4 a.m. Dealing with themes of life and death, love and ...
Style:
comedy drama, emotional, semi serious, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, coming of age, friends, love affair, satire, fall in love, teenager, lifestyle, love interest, adolescence, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A ruined old man turned homeless overhears the conversation of a young couple. He decides to intervene and become their mentor.
Style:
reflective, emotional, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
homelessness, mentor, compassion, redemption, friendship, guardian angel, character study, life changing, wisdom, coming of age, loneliness, intimate ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Frank is diagnosed with depression, his friends try to cheer him up but soon enough they all discover they are as depressed as him.
Style:
humorous, realistic, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
depression, introspection, nothing goes right, buddies, thirtysomething life, disorder, mental health, empathy, friendship, male friendship, realism, dark humor ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
This offbeat musical drama stars Lucas (Bénabar), an up-and-coming singer ready to do anything to be on top of the French pop scene.
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
desire for fame, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, rock, hopes, disorder, dishonesty, cons and scams, music industry, pop music ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
42%
184
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After an impulsive visit to a fortuneteller, three friends discover that the power of suggestion has forced them to consider the reality of "fate."
Style:
psychological, existential, philosophical, ambiguous ending, art house ...
Plot:
fortune telling, fate, belief, self discovery, friendship, anxiety, mysticism, moral ambiguity, intimate, hopes, regret, slice of life ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Story:
After facing an irresistible change, what is she? Still him? Two women with different personalities have unexpectedly become the best sisters - He Xizhen, Liu Wanting, who like the above students at the same time, but in fact Wen Haosheng has long ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, semi serious, romantic drama ...
Plot:
love triangle, desire for fame, friendship, lgbtq, transgender, transsexuality, lgbt teen, asian girl, love and romance, transsexual, culture clash, ambitious woman ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Frédérique's mother has died recently leaving her the family stud farm. She's never met her father, doesn't even know his name. But she finds it on the back of an old photo. She sets off for Paris. She stays with her gay dancer pal ...
Style:
art house, romantic drama, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
lgbtq, gay bar, self discovery, identity, cross dressing, gender bender, secret identity, gay culture, deception, friendship, father daughter relationship, urban ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Chaos ensues when two former college friends, one a housewife and the other the editor of a hip woman's magazine, decide to switch lifestyles between the two of them.
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, situational comedy, retro, feel good ...
Plot:
housewife, magazine editor, career woman, friendship, switching roles, female friendship, marriage, fish out of water, gender roles, body swapping, social commentary, social satire ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A married couple wakes up in each other's bodies, discovering surprising thrusts about their partner as they struggle to return to normalcy.
Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating, romantic comedy, lighthearted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
couples, body swapping, switching roles, fish out of water, satire, married, body swap, marriage, empathy, male female relationship, family relations, relationships ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A 36-year-old meek woman realizes that there’s younger people trying to outpace her doing much less, so she makes a risky change by removing her filter.
Style:
humorous, light, colorful, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, identity crisis, new life, relationships, friendship, femme fatale, unsupportive coworkers, workplace problem, marital problem, ritual, social network, midlife crisis ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two girls from very different social backgrounds discover, at the age of 25, that they had been switched at birth.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, captivating, humorous, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
switched at birth, class differences, family drama, family bonds, family secret, society, friendship, disorder, parents and children, rivalry, money, destiny ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A man in his mid 30's reevaluates his life and priorities after he met someone from his past.
Style:
captivating, feel good, semi serious, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, lifestyle change, changing lives, middle aged, introspection, satire, middle aged man, male protagonist, midlife crisis, personal growth, character study ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Claudia and Antonio have been married for 15 years. After so many years of marriage they have lost track of each other. One night, after a strong argument, the unusual alignment of the planets Venus, Earth and Mars causes a magical transformation: ...
Style:
funny, romantic, light, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
body swapping, husband wife relationship, family life, stereotypes, love and romance, couples, gender bending, switching roles, gender roles, soul transference, escapades, family problems ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The destiny unites two homeless men in the S.O.S. canteen. A failed actor and lost poet begin telling each other the key events from their lives. After an extraordinary twist we become aware that the two men are popular and will participate in a ...
Style:
existential, melancholic, experimental, twisted, surreal ...
Plot:
storytelling, character study, loneliness, homeless, identity, imagination, friendship, reminiscence, alienation, intimate, poetry, poverty ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
serbia
Similarity:
36%
658
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A young actor suddenly wakes up in the middle of the shooting of a movie he doesn't understand.
Style:
psychological, experimental, ironic, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, filmmaking, film industry, tragedy, problem, tragic event, murder, irony, escapades, actor, improv, dark humor ...
Similarity:
36%
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