Movies like Small Apartments
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Small Apartments (2012)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, dark, surreal, grindhouse, dark comedy, spooky, offbeat ...
Plot:
murder, dark humor, misfit, nothing goes right, disorder, social misfits, goofy hero, lgbt, accidental death, brother brother relationship, brain tumor, tumor, quirky character, profanity, daydreamer, sexual content, guru, silly humor, nosy, violent content, dog, marijuana, suicide, bowling, psychiatrist ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and dark comedy films with plots about dark humor, disorder, murder, profanity, dishonesty, nothing goes right and deadly mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Small Apartments: Shakes the Clown (1991), Dom Hemingway (2013), Hotel Oasis (2001), Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009), The Big White (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, disturbing, stylized, talky ...
Plot:
clown, murder, false accusation, rescue, addiction, alcoholism, drinking, murder mystery, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, nothing goes right, disorder, alcoholic ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.
Style:
talky, stylized, witty, bad ending, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
redemption, dark humor, safecracker, crime gone awry, dysfunctional family, bank robbery, sex scene, temperamental, criminal heroes, hopes, caper, money ...
Time:
y2k, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
england, france, europe, french riviera, london
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The life of motel owner is turned upside down by a femme-fatale lounge singer and her abusive manager.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, cynical, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
murder, disorder, dark humor, unlikely criminals, nothing goes right, dishonesty, cons and scams, fatal accident, sister sister relationship, husband wife relationship, twins, small town ...
Place:
kansas, usa
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35%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural ...
Style:
talky, semi serious, humorous, dark, offbeat ...
Plot:
murder, police detective, dark humor, police investigation, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, mentally unstable, serial killer, guilt, profanity, violent content, violence spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, clever, realistic, black comedy ...
Plot:
kidnapping, murder, dark humor, disorder, down on your luck, comedy of errors, insurance fraud, life insurance, frozen body, winter, snow, insurance agent ...
Time:
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Place:
alaska, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A dramatic comedy about a self-induced attention-deficit disordered, learning disabled, Tourette's syndrome suffering, balance impaired, ex-alcoholic young man from the Upper East Side of Manhattan and the gold-digging girl who inspires him to ...
Style:
tragicomedy, semi serious, humorous, realistic, funny ...
Plot:
alcoholic, dyslexia, lifestyle, social misfits, misfit, goofy hero, love and romance, disorder, twentysomething life, stoner, control, dark humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of 'gainful employment'. This being the offering of sexual favours to older gay men in order to subsidise their respective giros. 9 ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.
Style:
cynical, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, dark comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.
Style:
neo noir, detective, independent film, cynical, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, fetish, police, police station, cop, partner, society, dishonesty, police investigation, law enforcement, fighting crime, buddies ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two aspiring boxers lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Style:
funny, humorous, dark comedy, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Angelo, together with a group of five other people, is ordered by his father, an Italian mobster, to kill the son of an enemy of his, who has destroyed one of his buildings with a bomb. The problems grow bigger when they discover that the person ...
Style:
dark comedy, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
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Plot:
mobster, child in peril, gangster, criminal heroes, introspection, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, buddies, disorder ...
Time:
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Place:
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25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his ...
Style:
talky, witty, humorous, clever, non-linear ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, killer, dark humor, murder, gangster, contract killer, professional, couple relations, dishonesty, hidden identity, odd couple ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, chicago
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25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, offbeat, realistic
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, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A camping trip results in some twisted family memories in this off-the-wall black comedy. Hoping for one last family vacation before his children leave the nest, laid-back dad Eric Bury (Frank Harper) takes his brood to a trailer park teeming with ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, erotic, offbeat ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, horror comedy ...
Plot:
misfit, character study, family relations, self discovery, obsession, brother, crime scene, siblings relations, brother brother relationship, serial killer, charles manson, freak ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Claire Doste is about to reach the age of 35 and has everything one dreams of, such as having four boyfriends and a creative job in a publishing house specialising in crime novels. One day, she invites all of her boyfriends to her birthday dinner so ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, dark humor, disorder, looking for love, thirty something, writers, dinner, misfit, freak, gory, blood ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A late night talk show host masterminds an elaborate scheme to save his canceled show and avenge his wife's affair, entangling an eclectic collection of tinsel towners in the process.
Style:
cynical, realistic, humorous, independent film, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
infidelity, media, crime gone awry, rivalry, vengeance, nothing goes right, dishonesty, life is a bitch, dark humor, cons and scams, showbiz, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 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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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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23%
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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: 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 ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 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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23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mysterious power failure in a small mountain town coincides with the disappearance of one of its most eccentric young residents. Mystery piles upon mystery as his family and friends search for him, fail, and ultimately try to forget about him, an ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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