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Fastlife (2014)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Fastlife: always go further, faster, to shine in the eyes of others: this is the motto of Franklin. Franklin is a megalomaniac obsessed by the desire to shine at any price. He will have to choose between becoming a man or continue to live the Fastlife...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, funny, light, entertaining, psychological, emotional, reflective ...
Plot:
ambition, megalomaniac, against the odds, obsessive quest, escapades, contests and competitions, hopes, blind ambition, adolescence vs adulthood, desire for fame, life, choice, lifestyle, ambitious man, ego, vanity, personal growth, self discovery, pride, moral dilemma, self identity, identity, urban, male protagonist, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, humorous, semi serious and feel good films with plots about satire, urban, identity, lifestyle, friendship, self discovery and ambition mostly in Comedy and Sport genres. Some movies like Fastlife: Tour de Force (2013), The Parisian Bitch (2015), Most Promising Young Actress (2000), Stars 80 (2012), The Die Is Cast (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Family man François Nouel (Clovis Cornillac) is the number one fan of the Tour de France – an obsession that costs him his wife and his job. At a loose end, François meets a former sports manager, Rémi (Bouli Lanners) who encourages him to take ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, light, captivating ...
Plot:
cycling, ambition, contests and competitions, tour de france, human spirit, rivalry, hopes, escapades, underdog, determination, unlikely hero, race ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Thirty-year-old Camilla, born a bitch, realizes that she doesn't have the life she deserves and decides that the only destiny worthy of her is that of a royal princess.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, not serious ...
Plot:
escapades, disorder, ambition, satire, goofy hero, social climbing, hidden camera, silly humor, obsessive quest, misfit, blind ambition, frenchwoman ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
france, london, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Yvon Rance, a born hairdresser and an elegant middle-aged man with a perfect toupee, reigns in his native Brittany over a clientèle of little old ladies. But his main reason for living, his masterpiece, is Laetitia, his only daughter, whom he has ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic
Plot:
ambition, follow your dream, actor's life, desire for fame, life turned upside down, youth, artists and showbiz, overnight success, parents and children, beauty salon, father daughter relationship, hairdresser ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, france, brittany, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Enes Batur has to decide between going to college or being a professional YouTuber
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
ambition, college, humour, vlogger, blogger, moral dilemma, personal growth, youth culture, coming of age, youth, self discovery, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
21%
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867
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Die-hard fans of the 1980s, Vincent and Antoine run a company that supplies doubles of faded stars throughout the whole of France. What starts out as a promising business venture ends up as a calamity when Vincent and Antoine have over forty ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic
Plot:
ambition, performer's life, artists and showbiz, obsessive quest, follow your dream, against the odds, lifestyle, buddies, escapades, showbiz, partner, once promising ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Felipe, an aspiring actor, believes he is jinxed after an unfortunate event. His struggle to find the cause and cure of his jinx. His half-brother is not doing much better, but among the two of them embark on a mission to change their lives and ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
brothers, family drama, gambling, brother brother relationship, coping, lifestyle, slice of life, problem solving, satire, ambition, self discovery, hopes ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A couple of parents get in over their heads when they decide to use Scandinavian alternative teaching methods for their teenager.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
parenting, relationships, parents, teenager, family relations, parenthood, satire, lifestyle, parents and children, husband wife relationship, adolescence, family drama ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Lila, grows up in the high-rises of the Marolles in Brussels. Along with her sister and her friends, she dreams of becoming a dancer and revolutionising the world of hip-hop. While her friends stay in Brussels, Lila leaves everything - comfort, ...
Style:
light, satirical, semi serious, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, ambition, dance, coming of age, stand up comedian, joke, ambitious woman, humour, satire, direction and purpose, lifestyle, dream ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
paris france, brussels
Similarity:
21%
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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:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alexey Zaitsev is a professional showman. Restless agent and endless activities further and further alienate Zaitsev from the beloved. But the main problem is that he's been lying to everyone all his life, since kindergarten. And once the ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
lie, showbiz, deception, relationships, satire, escapades, revelation, truth, changing lives, male female relationship, lifestyle change, humour ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The story of a daring woman who passes part of her life by the question, what can I do?
Style:
romantic, captivating, semi serious, satirical, feel good ...
Plot:
relationships, female protagonist, satire, love affair, male female relationship, self discovery, choice, female empowerment, journey, identity, coming of age, intimate ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
19%
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:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 2008, Sami Benboudaoud discovered the hell of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Ten years later, now that everything is for the best for Sami who brilliantly completes his studies of political science, nothing will go for his cousin Charles of Chazelle.
Style:
humorous, satirical, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
class differences, brother brother relationship, social problems, socially awkward, lifestyle, brothers, satire, culture clash, fish out of water, social satire, social commentary, political satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A fifty-year-old man suffers from a sore back. All the world's doctors, radiologists, and oesteopaths can do nothing for him : the roots of his illness are pyschological. But what should he change about his work, his wife and his family in ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
family relations, illness, midlife crisis, middle aged, introspection, lifestyle, mental illness, satire, husband wife relationship, lifestyle change, fighting illness, changing lives ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Pedro hesitates between college and his part-time job as a cannabis dealer and other substances ...Jean-Paul hesitates, for 6 years, out of his home, lest we discover that he lives on the allowances of his deceased grandfather; so his friends took ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
youth, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle, satire, love affair, couple relations, teenage angst, coming of age, friendship, male protagonist, drug dealing ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sebastian has one ambition in life: to do nothing. His horizon is his couch. His life he does not want to live but contemplate. But today, if you do nothing - You are nothing. So driven by his two roommates, that chain internships and odd jobs, ...
Style:
humorous, funny, feel good, uplifting, light ...
Plot:
unemployed, friends, life philosophy, job seeking, roommate, humour, lifestyle, flatmate, unrequited love, everyday life, adolescence vs adulthood, unemployment ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A ski resort town struggles to become the top tourism spot.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Plot:
rivalry, ambition, beauty pageant, contests and competitions, resort, homecoming, social relations, love and romance, farce, friendship, competition, ski resort ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
After an accident, Pierre, a sixty years old grumpy man, ends up stuck on an hospital bed with a cast. While Pierre dreams of silence and solitude with his strong character, the whole world seems to invite himself to his hospital bed. Powerless, he ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
introspection, hospital, aging, self discovery, hopes, family relations, recovery, character study, estrangement, loner, redemption, grief ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
18%
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299
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A poor kid nicknamed Kubrick loves movies and dreams about being an award winning director. One day, he stumbles upon a movie shoot, gets confused with a real movie maker and takes the equipment he needs to shoot his movie.
Style:
captivating, humorous, funny, satirical, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mistaken identity, filmmaking, filmmaker, friends, movie actor, ambitious man, direction and purpose, escapades, friendship, satire, film industry, comedy of errors ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Every year five hundred thousand young people leave Italy and flee overseas. They call it “brain drain” but among the new emigrants there are a lot of ordinary young people seeking their fortune. Sandro and Luciano are two of them.
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, ambition, direction and purpose, follow your dream, friends, escapades, teamwork, humour, dreaming, young adult, emigration, dream ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
cuba
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The dorkiest thing in the world, according to feminist poet Sigrid, is the movie cliche of the young woman who in the morning dons her male lover's shirt, looking adorably "indie cute". But when she begins a relationship with Kåre ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, captivating, semi serious, art house ...
Plot:
pregnancy, age-gap relationship, pregnant woman, feminist, character study, identity, multiple storylines, life, women, lifestyle, satire, relationships ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
After turning 40, César is invited to a culinary contest in Cancún, but a bitter discovery threatens to destroy his family as well as his chances to win the competition.
Style:
humorous, captivating, funny, semi serious, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
food, cooking competition, competition, midlife crisis, cookery, competitor, contests and competitions, cook-off, satire, cooking and food, eccentric family, ambition ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hilarious romantic comedy which main essence is based on the maturation process that young people face when entering their thirties. When their options come to settling down and starting a family or pursuing and achieving what they've always ...
Style:
romantic comedy, semi serious, feel good, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, personal growth, love story, love and romance, love interest, satire, relationship vs career, male female relationship, love affair, relationships, relationship problems, self discovery ...
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
New York Tunez, an all techno record store, is going under. The owner, Keith, a down and out trance DJ, struggles to cope with the changing cultural climate. In a final effort to save the store he organizes a rave. Unfortunately, 2009 is a far cry ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sincere, humorous, light ...
Plot:
rave, lifestyle, introspection, music, store, clubbing, city life, nightlife, satire, business, humour, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
18%
768
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Monaco
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
To celebrate Yves’ 50th birthday, his friends plan to take him to the sunny paradise of Paros in Greece. But due to a cancelled flight, the holiday will take place in a far less glamorous and much rainier destination: Yves’ family home in ...
Style:
light, humorous, semi serious, feel good, exciting ...
Plot:
family vacation, friends, relationships, family reunited, family relations, family life, lifestyle, satire, vacation, friendship, large family, couples ...
Similarity:
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328
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three childhood friends support each other through life's ups and downs in this comedy/drama. Each goes through a difficult time in their life, and is "helped" by the others - always well-intentioned, but not always with the intended ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, comedy drama, feel good ...
Plot:
friends, friendship, disorder, fall in love, best friend, buddies, love and romance, adoption, male bonding, male friendship, relationships, loyalty ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger
Style:
humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic, touching
Plot:
friendship, midlife crisis, road trip, self discovery, follow your dream, ambition, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood, escapades, new life, danger, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A coming of age film for 40 year olds. Three middle-aged friends reunite to put on a play and find themselves again.
Style:
psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, friendship, self discovery, showbiz, character study, group of friends, lifestyle, middle aged, satire, adulthood, grownups, friends ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A widowed housewife returns to college to complete her studies and embarks on a journey that gives her life new meaning.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, humorous, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
college, widow, education, personal growth, second chance, self discovery, male female relationship, humour, relationships, training, resilience, grief ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two modern women and their free-spirited mother struggle to balance their private, professional and family lives.
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family drama, women's issues, satire, female protagonist, family life, lifestyle, family relations, relationships, identity, woman, modern life ...
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
17%
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