Movies like The Mimic 2020
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The Mimic (2020)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, ‘the Narrator’ is befriended by his young new neighbor, after he joins the local newspaper team. Obsessed with the idea that ‘the Kid’ may be a sociopath, ‘the Narrator’ goes to extreme lengths to uncover the truth about him. After unsettling rendezvous, the truth he finds is anything but what he expected.
Style:
funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, dark comedy, psychological thriller, tense, suspense, offbeat, twist ending ...
Plot:
imitation, sociopath, screenwriter, dead wife, writer's block, husband and wife, husband wife relationship, following someone, friends, friend, obsession, paranoia, character study, investigation, jealousy, manipulation, secrets, small town, identity, moral ambiguity, friendship, satire, newspaper office, cat and mouse, marriage ...
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Most similar movies to The Mimic
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, entertaining, dark comedy and humorous films with plots about satire, character study, friendship, moral ambiguity, obsession, manipulation and relationships mostly in Comedy, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Mimic: Round Numbers (1992), Circumstances (2009), The Party Is Over (2015), A Star Is Stillborn (2014), My Friend's Rubber Ducky (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A housewife who despises society's obsession with health and looks suspects her husband of cheating on her with a hot model in a local health spa. She decides to infiltrate the spa, find the woman and get her revenge. But is it that simple?
Style:
psychological, suspense, black comedy, dark comedy, sex comedy ...
Plot:
infidelity, jealousy, marriage, model, female protagonist, satire, social commentary, obsession, revenge, irony, suspicion, domestic drama ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
At a dinner for two couples, unexpected secrets unravel when a cunning detective crashes the gathering. As tensions soar with the arrival of a strangely behaving wife, hidden truths emerge. Can love and loyalty withstand the strain of distrust?
Style:
feel good, satirical, captivating, funny, semi serious ...
Plot:
relationships, jealousy, domestic drama, secrets, satire, family relations, male female relationship, relationship problems, marital problem, marital infidelity, resentment, friendship ...
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
"The Party Is Over" tells the story of three unusual guys who are roommates at a Southern California university and whose privileged lifestyle and the freedom that goes with it lead to bizarre and obsessive, even twisted, relationships ...
Style:
funny, exciting, entertaining, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
rough sex, relationships, college roommate, college life, university, college student, couples, neighbor, student, couple relations, sexual relations, roommate ...
Place:
southern california
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Story:
Frank Mancini, a driven Australian stage dad, pushes his children and long suffering girlfriend into the entertainment industry in search of his own delusional dreams of stardom.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, tense, satirical, feel good ...
Plot:
satire, entertainment industry, ambition, father daughter relationship, escapades, humour, direction and purpose, desire for fame, ambitious, family conflict, family drama, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
An author (Brinke Stevens) cures her struggle with writer's block by making up funny short stories about random people she sees in public.
Style:
independent film, humorous, light, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, social relations, writer's block, relationships, society, lifestyle, humour, storytelling, creative process, inspiration, female protagonist, friendship ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Two old college buddies, Joseph and Oliver, reconnect over drinks, eventually arguing about an unpaid film school debt. Joseph demands the $5,000, unsuccessfully, and then locks Oliver in a closet. He convinces his girlfriend, Mauve, and stoner ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, light, captivating, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, kidnapping, friends, debt, blackmail, conflict between friends, female blackmailer, male female relationship, relationships, hostage situation, claustrophobia, coercion ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Claire et Bruno forment depuis douze ans un couple établi, une "institution". Au cours d'une journée à la campagne réunissant tous leurs proches, ils vont, par jeu, prétendre qu'ils se séparent.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
marriage, countryside, satire, villager, pretense, marital crisis, love affair, husband wife relationship, love story, relationships, love and romance, couple relations ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
“Mike Case in: The Big Kiss Off” is about Mike Case, a low-rent private detective who works out of his car and advertises on Craigslist. When hired by the sexy yet unstable socialite Victoria Billows to find her missing husband, Lennie, Mike ...
Style:
light, funny, entertaining, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, crime investigation, disappearance, private investigation, mysterious disappearance, humour, femme fatale, moral ambiguity, missing husband, betrayal, seduction ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A resilient housewife, her husband and their marriage therapist become mired in a toxic love triangle and a plot to obtain an antique manuscript.
Style:
humorous, light, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
romantic triangle, women's issues, female psychologist, love triangle, marital crisis, toxic relationship, relationships, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, couples, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Awkward telemarketer Martha Plant is down and out — sucking at her job and grieving her recently deceased parents. When she finds unlikely friendship in Sadie Mayflower, a bubbly vagrant with multiple personalities, Martha discovers having three ...
Style:
surreal, humorous, entertaining, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
loneliness, friendship, woman, friends, single woman, lonely, split personality, girlfriend, living alone, humour, socially awkward, female friendship ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A novelist realizes that her neighbors may be under the control of unknown forces. Little does she realize how close and sinister its influence has become. A harrowing, darkly humorous journey through the depths of the human psyche.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, creepy, dark ...
Plot:
paranoia, mind control, manipulation, super powers, supernatural power, neighbor, supernatural, superhuman powers, writer's life, neighbor neighbor relationship, supernatural ability, writers ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A 30 year old, delusional, no talent musician kidnaps a girl that he thinks is in love with him and stalks a guy who he believes is a record company scout.
Style:
dark comedy, dark, disturbing, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, obsessive love, stalker, obsession, character study, claustrophobia, mental illness, moral ambiguity, manipulation, intimate, voyeurism, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Alexander is a 26 year old scrap hauler who is facing eviction. In a last ditch effort to save his house from the bank, he turns it into a brothel - even though he has never had sex before.
Style:
funny, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
brothel, male virgin, sexual humor, needing money, escapades, comedy of manners, financial problem, money problems, satire, social problems, eviction, desperation ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Two rival record collectors attempt to con an old lady out of a rare but cursed 1930s blues record. When a series of unfortunate circumstances lands them in jail, the feud festers for over 20 years until they are released from prison and get a ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
art collection, art collector, escapades, heist gone wrong, satire, collector, robbery, obsession, rivalry, bittersweet, cursed object, nostalgia ...
Similarity:
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220
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A story of friendship, love, marriage, secrets, lies that unfolds between two couples in one apartment during a Sunday brunch that will affect their lives forever.
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, captivating, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
friendship, couples, marriage, male female relationship, love story, husband wife relationship, love and romance, friends, family life, family relations, love affair, satire ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nostalgic for his glory days, a frustrated stay-at-home dad invites all of his high school Facebook friends to an 80s-themed surprise party for his exhausted corporate wife.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
nostalgia, midlife crisis, friendship, relationships, identity crisis, party, satire, friends, husband wife relationship, high school reunion, surprise party, costume party ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A 30-something year old decides to "break up" with his best buds in order to finally grow up.
Style:
funny, satirical, captivating, feel good, light ...
Plot:
slacker, friendship, adult as child, grownups, adulthood, humour, satire, social satire, friends, escapades, adult humor, lifestyle ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A journalist takes justice into her own hands when her internet stalker walks free from the law.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, entertaining, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
female protagonist, journalism, investigative reporter, vigilante justice, stalking, revenge, satire, investigative journalism, hunted, female journalist, pursuit, problem ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Three friends awake after a stormy party in a totally unfamiliar place in the company of strangers and try to understand how they got here, who are these people and what really happened on the eve of ...
Style:
surreal, unusual plot structure, captivating, psychotronic, humorous ...
Plot:
memory loss, surrealism, friendship between men, best friend, old friend, friendship, brawl, creativity, imaginary, isolation, amnesia, claustrophobia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Peru
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After the death of her husband, Cecilia joins her childhood friends to embark on a trip to Pacasmayo that will put their friendship to the test.
Style:
funny, entertaining, captivating, humorous
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female friendship, road trip, death in the family, aging, motherhood, friend, old friend, childhood friend, group of friends, friendship, girlfriend, friends ...
Place:
peru
Similarity:
40%
108
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A down and out actress secretly sells a reality show about her friend, a delusional eccentric, a once famous creator of reality shows, who now believes that his entire life is being filmed by hidden cameras and that he is the star of his very own ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, independent film ...
Plot:
satire, hidden camera, talk show, fictional reality show, mental disorder, delusion, character study, celebrity culture, media manipulation, surveillance, loneliness, irony ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The High Priest of a modern-day coven finds his life thrown into turmoil and ventures out on a journey of self-discovery.
Style:
feel good, surreal, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, satire, life philosophy, introspection, travel, lifestyle, social problems, escapades, social misfits, spirituality, acceptance, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Malo and Stéphane are two students who are kind of losers and have just started high school. Their plan to become popular: to host a German exchange student with a lot of style. Too bad for Malo, who gets stuck with a Goth who will make his life ...
Style:
funny, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
teenager, friendship, satire, high school, exchange student, interracial friendship, teenage life, social satire, adolescence, friends, interracial relations, youth culture ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in old rural district, Charlie pretends to be an ALS patient so he can gain sympathy from others. He runs a charity organization where he secretly carries out all sorts of nasty business. The village chief Fung Yan-bing is a dishonest man who ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, exciting, funny, feel good ...
Plot:
deception, manipulation, greed, village life, pregnant woman, female protagonist, village people, charity, money, woman, pregnant girlfriend, rural setting ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A psychiatric hospital patient pretends to be crazy. In charge of caring for this patient, a caregiver will begin to doubt the mental state of his "protégé".
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
espionage, doctor patient relationship, buddy, mental illness, character study, special agent, heroic mission, odd couple, chase, craziness, pursuit, mental health ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three women, best friends since childhood, reunite for a weekend getaway. All hell breaks loose when they think they killed the pizza deliveryman.
Style:
dark comedy, light, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
female friendship, weekend getaway, pizza, friends, woman, girlfriend, friend, best friend, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, female protagonist, friendship between girls, group of friends ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Amidst the problems in their childless marriage, Matías and Eva try their hand at matchmaking, setting up their friend Barbara with the man who seems perfect, Julián. Once they realize that Julian is not what he seems, they try to warn Barbara ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, satirical, emotional ...
Plot:
relationships, couples, friend, marriage, matchmaking, male female relationship, problem, satire, love interest, relationship problems, love, couple relations ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The story focuses on a young, up-and-coming chef who caters a party for four mysterious women only to discover they have a shocking surprise in store for him.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, twist ending, tension, independent film ...
Plot:
chef, dinner party, women, mystery woman, relationships, male female relationship, surprise, psychological manipulation, deception, manipulation, dangerous women, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
G.J. Echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents, his mother Cindy and his step-father, Frank. Frank used to be a member of OXO, a band from the '80s whose one hit wonder scored with the song "Whirly Girl". Cindy ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, dark comedy ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, musician, autobiography, mother son relationship, couple relations, husband wife relationship, love story, fall in love, music, relationships, male female relationship, musician's life ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The Next Big Thing is a dark comedy about friendship, revenge and the lust for fame. The protagonist is Julian, who, despite his "talent," has never achieved the level of fame he thinks he deserves. When his deranged and estranged best ...
Style:
ironic, dark comedy, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
found footage, satire, friend, dark humor, fame, celebrity culture, lifestyle, stalking, problem, irony, being followed, surveillance camera ...
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