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The Acid House (1998)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
THE ACID HOUSE is a surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories.
Combining a vicious sense of humor with hard-talking drama, the film reaches into the hearts and minds of the chemical generation, casting a dark and unholy light into the hidden corners of the human psyche.
Directed by Paul McGuigan, the film dramatises three stories from the book: 1- The Granton Star Cause, 2- A Soft Touch & 3- The Acid House.
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, dark comedy, disturbing, humorous, independent film, black comedy, absurd, erotic, clever ...
Plot:
drug abuse, rave, lsd, dark humor, surrealism, god, breast feeding, transformation, murder, family relations, vengeance, infidelity, vandalism, sadomasochism, youth, society, clubbing, love and romance, life is a bitch, love affair, family problems, lifestyle, dishonesty, couple relations, sex scene ...
Time:
90s
Place:
scotland, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and dark comedy films with plots about sex, female nudity, nude, male nudity, family relations, dialogue and storytelling mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like The Acid House: The Daytrippers (1996), Trainspotting (1996), Filth (2013), Rita, Sue and Bob Too! (1987), Man Bites Dog (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Duration: 97 min.
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Duration: 89 min.
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Story:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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