Movies like An American Carol

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An American Carol (2008)
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An American Carol (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In An American Carol a cynical, Anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.
Style: parody, humorous, spoof, light, absurd, not serious, political, talky, satirical, surreal ...
Audience: teens
Plot: politics, farce, terrorism, slavery, ghost, nothing goes right, state affairs, lifestyle, disorder, goofy hero, celebrity culture, religions or cults, christmas, christmas carol, conservative, hollywood, profanity, society, media, filmmaking, campaign, media satire, verbal byplay, zombie, sailor ...
Time: year 2008, year 1968, year 1940, 21st century, contemporary
Place: new york, cuba, manhattan new york city, madison square garden manhattan new york city, usa, afghanistan, middle east ...
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Most similar movies to An American Carol

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, not serious, parody and spoof films with plots about disorder, satire, silly humor, goofy hero, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz and media satire mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Horror genres. Some movies like An American Carol: Airplane! (1980), Repossessed (1990), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), Meet the Spartans (2008), Silent Movie (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 7.7
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Airplane! (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to ...
Style: parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, absurd ...
Audience: teens, date night, kids
Plot: airplane, airport, pilot, food poisoning, stewardess, passenger, aviation, absurd humor, air disaster, deadpan, fear of flying, disaster ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place: chicago, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, detective ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot: police, deadpan, stupidity, investigation, assassin, satire, gunfight, creativity, sarcasm, cop, dimwit, terrorist ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place: los angeles, usa, california, beirut lebanon
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 4.8
 10K
Repossessed (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess ...
Style: parody, spoof, humorous, demonic, satirical ...
Audience: teens
Plot: exorcism, priest, supernatural, clergy, fish out of water, mistaken identity, disorder, escapades, obsessive quest, danger, rivalry, female nudity ...
Time: 90s, 80s, year 1973, year 1990, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Dr. van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the count.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience: teens
Plot: dracula, vampire, supernatural, vampire bite, farce, love, satire, stupidity, goofy hero, hypnosis, save the day, heroic mission ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 20th century, 90s, 1890s
Place: europe, england, transylvania, romania, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he is to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.. this adds to Frank's ...
Style: parody, spoof, hilarious, humorous, funny ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot: farce, police, terrorism, law enforcement, sexual humor, stupidity, undercover, gangster, race against time, save the day, master criminal, danger ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1994, 70s
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Bumbling cop Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, hilarious, detective ...
Audience: girls' night, family outing, date night, teens
Plot: police, satire, usa president, conspiracy, cop, stoner, police investigation, law enforcement, president, kidnapping, good versus evil, humour ...
Time: 20th century, year 1988, 90s
Place: washington d.c., los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Meet the Spartans (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: From the creators of Scary Movie and Date Movie comes this tongue-in-cheek parody of the sword-and-sandal epics, dubbed Meet the Spartans. The 20th Century Fox production was written and directed by the filmmaking team of Jason Friedberg and Aaron ...
Style: parody, absurd, humorous, slapstick, spoof ...
Audience: teens
Plot: stupidity, queen, satire, heroic mission, heroes, escapades, celebrity, fight, disorder, buddies, rivalry, contests and competitions ...
Time: year 2008, 20th century, 2000s
Place: ancient greece, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.7
 18K
Silent Movie (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the ...
Style: parody, spoof, humorous, funny, satirical ...
Audience: teens
Plot: filmmaking, showbiz, mime, hollywood, creativity, actor's life, disorder, comeback, alcohol abuse, goofy hero, nothing goes right, buddies ...
Time: year 1976, 70s, 20th century
Place: california, usa, los angeles, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Wholly Moses! (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from slavery, but Moses keeps getting all the credit.
Style: parody, biblical, spoof, humorous, not serious ...
Plot: moses, satire, devil, god, destiny, desert, religion, slavery, anti hero, silly humor, religions or cults, disorder ...
Time: year 1980
Place: egypt, israel, africa, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: This film is a spoof along the lines of "Scary Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie." It includes parodies of some of the indie film world's most renowned movies such as "Memento," "Pulp Fiction," ...
Style: parody, humorous, witty, not serious, spoof ...
Plot: filmmaking, nothing goes right, obsessive quest, goofy hero, mistaken identity, crime gone awry, satire, hostage, disorder, gender, mentally challenged, gender bending ...
Time: year 2005
Place: las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.5
 74K
Bowfinger (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio ...
Style: parody, funny, humorous, witty, talky ...
Audience: family friendly, date night
Plot: filmmaking, hollywood, movie business, satire, dog, actor, cameraman, audition, desire for fame, african american, deception, actress ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
The Bogus Witch Project (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A series of short films spoofing "The Blair Witch Project."
Style: parody, humorous, witty, not serious, light ...
Plot: buddies, desire for fame, filmmaking, escapades, nothing goes right, disorder, obsessive quest, artists and showbiz, media satire, danger, woods, found footage ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Movers & Shakers (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Joe Mulholland, Head of Production at a Hollywood studio, makes a rather fool-hardy promise to a dying friend. He undertakes to make a major movie using the title - if not the content - of a best-selling sex manual "Love in Sex". Enlisting ...
Style: realistic, not serious, parody, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot: satire, filmmaking, profanity, religions or cults, couples, disorder, nothing goes right, misfit, actor's life, artists and showbiz, media, lifestyle ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Paranormal Movie (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A man, long haunted by the paranormal, captures on camera the horror and hilarity he and his beautiful girlfriend encounter after moving into a new home.
Style: parody, not serious, humorous, spoof, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: silly humor, supernatural, goofy hero, disorder, ghost, danger, haunted house, found footage, paranormal phenomena, pop culture, farce, paranormal activity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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The Campaign (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Style: parody, funny, political, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: congressman, politics, election, campaign, farce, campaigning, twists and turns, profanity, satire, election campaign, mentor, political corruption ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: north carolina, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Totally Awesome (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Do you prefer to wax on or wax off? Preacher won't let you dance? Well then, put Baby in the corner and come on down, 'cause VH1 is bringing back more of the'80s you love in this feature-length film, Totally Awesome. The Gundersons ...
Style: parody, spoof, not serious, realistic, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friends, teenage love, love and romance, lifestyle, rivalry, werewolf, silly humor, disorder, martial arts, teenage life, high school life, youth ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Tracey Ullman's State of the Union is an American sketch-comedy series starring comedian Tracey Ullman. The series was written by Ullman along with Hollywood satirist Bruce Wagner. Gail Parent and Craig DiGregorio acted as contributing writers ...
Style: humorous, parody, not serious, realistic, light ...
Plot: satire, politics, state affairs, media satire, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, strong female presence, social relations, lifestyle, society, media, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a ...
Style: humorous, absurd, satirical, surreal, stylized ...
Plot: filmmaking, death, actor's life, showbiz, dark humor, disorder, nothing goes right, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ghost, cons and scams, stupidity ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, europe, france, paris france, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Hark! The Herald Pundit Sings! America’s favorite Christmas tradition is now on DVD! Families have gathered around the TV to enjoy Stephen Colbert’s Christmas specials every year since 2008. Now, you can experience the joy over and over! Join ...
Style: not serious, humorous, witty, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: christmas, disorder, satire, nothing goes right, variety show, holiday, xmas, media, dangerous animal, confined, confinement indoors, show tunes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
Style: funny, parody, satirical, witty, clever ...
Plot: culture clash, satire, politics, sarcasm, stand up comedian, farce, nothing goes right, islam, society, actor's life, business, political satire ...
Place: india, middle east, new delhi, asia, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A host of real-life celebrities - including Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, and Kevin Smith - journey into the world of comic book fandom! Documentary filmmaker Donald Swan heads to the world's largest comic book convention where he encounters a culture ...
Style: witty, parody, not serious, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot: filmmaking, farce, obsessive quest, escapades, artists and showbiz, media satire, buddies, disorder, star wars, superhero, rivalry, heroes ...
Place: california, usa, san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Having exorcised the demons of his ex, Malcolm is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, however, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, horror comedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: silly humor, haunted house, supernatural, demonic possession, found footage, disorder, danger, ghost, domestic disturbance, nothing goes right, exorcism, supernatural power ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 5.1
 129K
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, not serious ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: alien invasion, satire, alien, sex toy, silly humor, save the world, ghost, danger, post apocalyptic, stoner, weed, alien encounter ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, wyoming
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Join Messers Heidecker and Wareheim for an exciting winter holiday that's taking the world by storm with the Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special.
Style: not serious, humorous, stylized, surreal, parody ...
Audience: teens
Plot: christmas, stand up comedian, friends, silly humor, disorder, media satire, artists and showbiz, goofy hero, lifestyle, partner, comedy duo, weirdo ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A collection of Christopher Walken's greatest SNL skits and hosting jobs
Style: not serious, humorous, witty, light, sketch comedy
Plot: lifestyle, workplace, workplace situations, goofy hero, media satire, nothing goes right, disorder, showbiz, actor's life, silly humor, artists and showbiz, media
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 5.3
 40K
Spy Hard (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with ...
Style: parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: farce, spy, james bond spoof, spy spoof, kgb, spying, heroic mission, goofy hero, save the world, disorder, danger, race against time ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Will Ferrell stars in a stand-up comedy as George W. Bush in this take on the former President of the United States. After playing George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live for many years, funny man Will Ferrell brings his impression to Broadway to send ...
Style: parody, humorous, talky, light, funny ...
Plot: politics, president, patriotism, election, white house, state affairs, george w. bush, u.s. president, satire, topical humor, greed, family drama ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 4.1
 11K
Superfast! (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Undercover cop Lucas White joins Vin Serento's LA gang of illegal street racers. They are fast and they are furious and they plan to double cross LA crime kingpin Juan Carlos de la Sol who hides his cash in a downtown Taco Bell. The gang's ...
Style: parody, spoof, humorous, not serious, feel good ...
Audience: teens
Plot: car race, car chase, chases and races, racing, gang, undercover, goofy hero, disorder, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, law enforcement, bomb ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.0
 4K
Real Life (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
Style: mockumentary, satirical, funny, humorous, witty ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, society, family relations, dark humor, lifestyle, family life, nothing goes right, disorder, fictional reality show, satire, husband wife relationship, showbiz ...
Time: year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place: arizona, phoenix arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Groove Tube (1974)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Chevy Chase makes his film debut in this riotous collection of live skits. Directed by Ken Shapiro and featuring Chase, Richard Belzer and others, The Groove Tube mocks TV Land and its trappings by spoofing kids' shows -- from a ...
Style: parody, humorous, not serious, witty, sketch comedy ...
Plot: rising to stardom, culture clash, showbiz, lifestyle, rise and fall, actor's life, ambition, contests and competitions, artists and showbiz, buddies, sexual relations, workplace situations ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, kentucky, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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