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The Associate (1996)
10K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, witty, clever, retro, light, humorous, realistic, semi serious, freeze frame ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
gender disguise, wall street, sexism, workplace, comedy of errors, hidden identity, business, strong female lead, women, farce, racism, christmas, fake identity, women's rights, female protagonist, broker, gender bending, cons and scams, revenge, feminist, prejudice, female impersonator, comedy of manners, motivation, finance ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, feel good and clever films with plots about farce, mentor, adaptation, catastrophe, disorder, dialogue and culture clash mostly in Comedy, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Associate: The First Wives Club (1996), Trading Places (1983), The Closet (2001), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), The Birdcage (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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girls' night, teens
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Plot:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Place:
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36%
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Style:
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