Movies like Mama Jack

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Mama Jack (2005)
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Mama Jack (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Set in Cape Town, South Africa Mama Jack is the story of Jack Theron, an ordinary person working on a film set. However, his movie producer boss hates him and wants to remove him from the production of the film. In a bid to get rid of Jack, the producer spikes his drink with a drug at a glamorous function, and before long Jack has got himself on the wrong side of the law. While on the run, Jack turns to his friend, a make-up artist, who turns him into "Mama Bolo". Mama Bolo soon finds “herself” employed by the producer’s fiancée, Angela. A series of deceptions and misunderstandings pile up and comic mayhem ensues with Jack Theron becoming another character, Doctor Donald, a tramp from Scotland.
Style: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
Plot: afrikaans, cross dressing, gender disguise, male to female cross dressing, runaway, fall in love, in love, escapades, humour, male female relationship, satire, co worker co worker relationship, silly humor, employer employee relationship, disguise, love interest, workplace situations, love, woman, man disguised as a woman, poor, mystery
Place: africa, south africa

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, entertaining and captivating films with plots about satire, humour, escapades, male female relationship, love interest, silly humor and love story mostly in Comedy, Family and Musical genres. Some movies like Mama Jack: Mr. Bones (2001), It's Going to Work 2 (2016), Così fan tutte (2006), Love of My Loves (2014), El tamaño sí importa (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Mr. Bones (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: South Africa
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
Style: exciting, not serious, humorous, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: obsessive quest, golf, ambition, rivalry, escapades, disorder, oracle, imaginary, wizards and magicians, golfer, tribe, african tribe ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
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Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 101 min.
Story: MR. BONES 2: BACK FROM THE PAST, is the story of Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland who is given a gemstone by the dying Kunji Balanadin. The stone is cursed and causes Hekule to become possessed by the spirit of the mischievous Kunji. It is up Mr. ...
Style: not serious, humorous, light, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience: teens
Plot: imaginary, misfit, obsessive quest, village life, silly humor, danger, heroes, time travel, escapades, sent to the future, fish out of water, save the day ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
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It's Going to Work 2 (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 99 min.
Story: After going through a failed heist, 5 friends, apparently back to their normal lives, are involved in an opportunity to pull off another one.
Style: light, entertaining, humorous, satirical, feel good ...
Plot: fugitives, satire, escapades, runaway, unlikely criminals, humour, silly humor, escape
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Così fan tutte (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 210 min.
Story: Mozart's genius in setting to music da Ponte's comic play of love, infidelity and forgiveness marks COSI FAN TUTTE as one of the great works of art from the Age of Enlightenment. Nicholas Hytner's beautiful new production, with its ...
Style: psychological, satirical, entertaining, light, humorous ...
Plot: disguise, sibling relationship, seduction, opera, con trick, couple relations, marital infidelity, male female relationship, humour, philosopher, escapades, deception ...
Place: naples italy
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Love of My Loves (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
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Style: feel good, light, entertaining, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot: escapades, fall in love, love and romance, love triangle, in love, changing lives, relationships, humour, romantic relationship, male female relationship, couple relations, love affair ...
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El tamaño sí importa (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A typical next door mexican girl –away from the beauty standards-, will try to conquer her old boss, a very handsome and charismatic socialite, who is now broken and alone.
Style: entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating ...
Plot: employer employee relationship, relationships, male female relationship, couples, coworker, romantic relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, workplace situations, love and romance, couple relations, love story, supervisor ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Attempting to compete for the love of a beautiful woman, a self-declared sissy joins a man camp that "transforms boys into men," only to discover it's run by his dream girl's macho boyfriend.
Style: captivating, feel good, semi serious, humorous, funny ...
Plot: male female relationship, couple relations, relationships, camp, satire, humour, relationship problems, fall in love, love and romance, love story, love affair, love interest ...
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Tod@s Caen (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A pair of seducers try to prove who has the best techniques while trying not to fall in love with each other.
Style: light, humorous, entertaining, funny, sincere ...
Plot: attempted seduction, ambitious woman, love, male female relationship, fall in love, love and romance, couple relations, relationship vs career, battle of the sexes, artists and showbiz, love affair, couples ...
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Sexy Comedy (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The children leave for the school trip and dad and mom board a nice girl who turns out to be the lover of their best friend. Which is then the husband of their best friend ...
Style: entertaining, humorous, light, feel good, sex comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: absurd humor, seduction, sexual humor, humour, satire, male female relationship, silly humor, transgender, transgender woman
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Job: The Last Grey Cell (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A story of three friends - Adi, Pele and Chemik, who experience many adventures.
Style: entertaining, captivating, humorous, feel good, funny ...
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The Usual Idiots: The Movie (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A movie based on the italian sitcom "I Soliti Idioti".
Style: satirical, funny, humorous, feel good, ironic ...
Plot: silly humor, friends, satire, absurd humor, irony, escapades, friendship, humour
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Remake of a well-known Turkish musical comedy loved by generations, the film is about the adventures of flirtatious Hurmuz in late 1800's Istanbul. Hurmuz who lives in Taskasap, Istanbul has six husbands in a plot to solve her economic ...
Style: funny, feel good, light, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: love story, fall in love, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, in love, awkward situation, love triangle, family relations, con trick, relationship problems, conspiracy, open marriage ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story: When camps around the country were shutting down every year and Camp Kitchikewana made the economically necessary move to turn co-ed, the result was a very real clash of the sexes.
Style: funny, feel good, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: camp, employer employee relationship, summer camp, workplace, satire, coworker, co worker co worker relationship, workplace situations, feminist
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Robertico is forced to pay 200.000 gulden in damages due to a dodgy dealing. He pretends to be a business man to obtain an investment from the rich Ken Maduro. Until he falls in love with Ken's daughter.
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Style: feel good, light, captivating, funny, satirical ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 88 min.
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Audience: family outing
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Duration: 97 min.
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Country: Australia
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Duration: 83 min.
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Country: Russia
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Style: humorous, captivating, funny, satirical, light ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
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Style: funny, satirical, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
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Country: Poland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
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Style: funny, humorous, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
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Style: anthology, captivating, sex comedy, entertaining, feel good ...
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