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Bad Words (2013)
58K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
Style:
funny, humorous, not serious, clever, black comedy, dark comedy, spoof, feel good, social, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
competition, dark humor, obsession, loser, social misfits, fish out of water, rivalry, disorder, children, revenge, opponent, dialogue, coming of age, heartwarming, friendship, youth, vengeance, hopes, reporter, game, group sex, boy, contest, tournament, nihilism ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, los angeles, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and independent film films with plots about friends, misfit, satire, dark humor, disorder, friendship and youth mostly in Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Bad Words: The Chumscrubber (2005), Bad Parents (2012), Last Day of Summer (2009), Butter (2011), Life During Wartime (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
sweet, humorous, black comedy, dark comedy, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iowa, usa, california
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24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. Follows Solondz's film Happiness (1998).
Style:
psychological, dark comedy, black comedy, independent film, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
florida, new jersey, usa, miami, israel ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, washington d.c., harvard university
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24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a virtually all-white Iowa town, Flip daydreams of being a hip-hop star, hanging with Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre. He practices in front of a mirror and with his two pals, James and Trevor. He talks Black slang, he dresses Black. He's also ...
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, hood, cynical ...
Plot:
hip hop, small town, friendship, follow your dream, fish out of water, teenage life, urban, culture clash, gangster, youth, misfit, small town life ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school under the guidance of his best friend Zeke, an unmotivated-yet-charismatic college dropout. Although Zeke genuinely cares about Mo, things start to go awry ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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358
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film, black comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An overweight girl, Maggie Baker, is elected Homecoming queen by the mean girls in the high school.
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
high school, rivalry, society, against the odds, best friend, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, hopes, family relations, underdog, overweight man ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
894
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Matt and Karen have inconsiderate neighbours whose lawn sprinkler drowns their flowers. A feud errupts and a series of tit-for-tat actions develop and escalate.
Style:
slapstick, biting, cynical, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
neighbor, feud, terror, professor, prank, dark humor, disorder, couples, family relations, contests and competitions, rivalry, society ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing gameshow host played by O'Toole, who hires novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to pen his ...
Style:
serious, witty, realistic, clever, black comedy ...
Plot:
ambition, media, blind ambition, contests and competitions, showbiz, workplace, uninhibited rivalry, artists and showbiz, couples, dark humor, satire, murder ...
Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, teen, sexy, sweet, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
cynical, semi serious, humorous, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, rivalry, disorder, criminal's revenge, betrayal, law enforcement, dishonesty, alcohol abuse, brother brother relationship, thief, diamond, contests and competitions ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, north america, canada
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
suicide, found footage, hopes, coming of age, teenage love, obsession, media, misfit, love and romance, introspection, high school life, filmmaking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A hilarious mockumentary about the delicious hobby of frozen food collecting and Christian rock band, The Christers. The film follows the Mesa Frozen Entree Enthusiast's Club as they plan their first Frozen Entree Enthusiasts Convention.
Style:
not serious, cynical, witty, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot:
friendship, lifestyle, rise to the top, partner, disorder, desire for fame, ego clash, rivalry, nothing goes right, misfit, satire, cooking and food ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, usa
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22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her wedding.
Style:
romantic, uplifting, humorous, sentimental, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
wedding, love affair, male female relationship, relationships, love and romance, intrigue, friendship, obsession, marriage, love, male female friendship, couple relations ...
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