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Twelve Chairs (1971)
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Original name: 12 стульев
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.
Style:
humorous, realistic, captivating, exciting, clever, witty, cynical, not serious, slapstick
Plot:
treasure hunt, cons and scams, treasure, con artists, partner, escapades, rivalry, lost treasure, improv, treasure map, gem, friends, transformation, adaptation, mother in law, buried treasure, love and romance, interwar period, family relations, satire, nothing goes right, disorder, odd couple, dishonesty, misfit partners ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 1920s, 20s
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia, russian
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and exciting films with plots about disorder, cons and scams, dishonesty, escapades, heist, partner and nothing goes right mostly in Comedy, Crime and Adventure genres. Some movies like Twelve Chairs: Gentlemen of Fortune (1971), Watch Out for the Automobile (1966), Why Me? (1990), The Diamond Arm (1969), All for One (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A treasure hunt. An aging ex-nobleman of the Czarist regime has finally adjusted to life under the commisars in Russia. Both he and the local priest find that the family jewels were hidden in a chair, one of a set of twelve. They return separately ...
Style:
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Audience:
family outing
Plot:
treasure hunt, road trip, farce, corruption, betrayal, mentor, life philosophy, brutality, greed, storytelling, obsessive quest, odd couple ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
russia, soviet union, moscow russia, ussr
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Soviet Union, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
rome italy, soviet union, st. petersburg russia, russia, italy
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A kindergarten director Troshkin is a dead ringer for a criminal nicknamed "Docent" who stole the priceless...
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Plot:
cons and scams, lookalikes, criminal heroes, chess, disguise, criminal gang, kindergarten, petty criminal, secret agent, impersonating, new year's eve, winter ...
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Place:
ussr, russia, soviet union
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An insurance agent who moonlights as a carthief steals cars various crooks and never from the common people. He sells the stolen cars and gives the money to charity. His best friend, a cop, is assigned to bring in this modern robin hood.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, sincere
Audience:
kids
Plot:
irony of fate, dishonesty, storytelling, friendship, escapades, corruption, theft, car thief, stealing a car, post soviet, love, hamlet ...
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
witty, light, feel good, humorous, realistic ...
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family outing
Plot:
construction worker, warehouse, nothing goes right, workplace, community service, goofy hero, misfit partners, disorder, burglary, rivalry, love and romance, student life ...
Time:
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Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Shurik Timofeev builds a working model of a time machine. By accident, Ivan Bunsha, an apartment complex manager, and George Miloslavsky, a petty burglar, are transferred to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible goes into the year 1973.
Style:
light, humorous, feel good, funny, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
time travel, time machine, fish out of water, inventor, race against time, mistaken identity, comedy of errors, changing the past or future, comedy of manners, goofy hero, misfit partners, misfit ...
Time:
year 1973, 16th century
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, russia, ussr
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the CIA.
Style:
humorous, exciting, semi serious, captivating, absurd ...
Plot:
on the run, partner, danger, rivalry, disorder, cons and scams, heist, ruby, chase, pursuit, jewel thief, chases and races ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
turkey, los angeles, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Semyon Gorbunkov goes on a cruise with a smuggler on board. In Istanbul, he slips and breaks his arm. What he didn't know is that this was a signal for the gang of smugglers.
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, realistic, funny ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
60s, year 1969, 20th century
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Four rogues, who were best friends as kids, have one big problem: they're sitting on both sides of the law. Martin is a policeman, while Nikolai, Ralf, and Timo can't distinguish between personal possessions and the possessions of others! ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
partner, friendship, buddies, disorder, cons and scams, undercover, nothing goes right, unfulfillment, police officer, escapades, rivalry, friends ...
Time:
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Place:
denmark
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
1919, Solnechnomorsk. Talented adventurers have become too unexpected: now they are wanted by the Russian and Turkish police. They go to the south of Russia to take possession of the golden scepter of Count Rumyantsev. In pursuit of a precious ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, interwar period, con artists, treasure, adventure hero, cons and scams, deception, thievery, thief, treasure hunter, scam, fraud ...
Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
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Story:
A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, cynical, captivating, funny
Plot:
treasure hunt, hidden treasure, follow your dream, cons and scams, uninhibited rivalry, reluctant partners, partners in crime, unlikely partners, wealth, it was all a dream, interwar period, love ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young aristocrat, Aleksei Fedyashev, is languishing in his family's country estate, spending his days reading poetry and confessing his love... to a statue. Upon hearing that famous Count Cagliostro is touring Russia and has created quite a ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, realistic, talky, biting ...
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wizards and magicians, love, fantasy life, love and romance, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, adventurer, dishonesty, escapades, cons and scams, fish out of water, con artists ...
Time:
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Place:
russia
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" as grown men in current day.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, humorous, satirical, action comedy ...
Plot:
treasure, robbery, treasure hunt, coming of age, treasure hunter, ambitious man, bandit, treasure map, satire, criminal, gang, friendship ...
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, light, funny, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grave robber, treasure hunt, treasure hunter, rivalry, hidden treasure, treasure, heist, humour, lost treasure, escapades, rivals, grave robbing ...
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, not serious ...
Audience:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
semi serious, captivating, suspense, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, biting, clever ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, slapstick, fast ...
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, misfit partners, chase, cons and scams, silly humor, partner, disorder, friends, danger, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, exciting, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
22%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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688
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Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, exciting, entertaining, not serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 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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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, entertaining, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
clever, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
reluctant partners, disappearance, odd couple, dishonesty, family conflict, nothing goes right, buddies, disorder, cons and scams, teenage life, crime investigation, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
france, nice france
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Country: Russia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova lose their way on a fishing trip and wind up in a neighboring country, where they decide to have a good time anyway but end up leaving their vodka and fishing equipment behind.
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, witty ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, not serious, light, buddy comedy, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, partner, escapades, disorder, misadventure, friendship, urban, conspiracy, quest, heist, spanish civil war, buddy ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
spain, madrid, europe, russia
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, captivating, humorous, light, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
friendship, cheerleader, escapades, partner, cons and scams, heist, teenager, collector, friends, best friend, youth, nun ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a ...
Style:
slapstick, humorous, semi serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
heist, locksmith, gangster, con artists, partner, escape, prison, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, righting the wronged, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
not serious, exciting, humorous, entertaining, poliziottesco ...
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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