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A Dog's Will (2000)
 8.6
 17K
A Dog's Will (2000)
Original name: O Auto da Compadecida
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary, before they are admitted to paradise.
Style: talky, humorous, semi serious, exciting, light, feel good, captivating, funny, spectacular, offbeat ...
Plot: religion, priest, poverty, social differences, clergy, unfulfilled love, race against time, hopes, rich and poor, society, district attorney, social relations, partner, odd couple, buddies, righting the wronged, amusement park, bishop, virgin mary, lawyer, dark humor, life after death, court, law, great ending ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 30s
Place: brazil, latin america, south america, northeast brazil
Keyword: partners, portuguese, brazilian

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and feel good films with plots about society, friendship, friends, social relations, disorder, buddies and misfit mostly in Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like A Dog's Will: The Well Beloved One (2010), The Priest's Children (2013), God Is Brazilian (2003), The Frisco Kid (1979), Me You Them (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Well Beloved One (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Based on the homonymous work of Dias Gomes , The Well Beloved tells the story of the mayor Paraguassu Odorico, whose primary goal in his administration in the city of Sucupira is the inauguration of a cemetery. One side is supported by the sisters ...
Style: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic
Plot: journalism, political intrigue, social relations, rivalry, politics, small town, farce, media, dishonesty, town mayor, political election, communication ...
Time: 20th century
Place: brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Priest's Children (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Don Fabijan is a young priest who comes to serve on an unnamed small island in the Adriatic. In order to help increase birth rate on the island, he decides to pierce condoms before they are sold. He therefore teams up with the newsagent Petar and ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, tragicomedy, suspense ...
Plot: satire, priest, pregnancy, mediterranean, clergy, religions or cults, unwanted pregnancy, village life, society, dishonesty, disorder, social relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: eastern europe, balkan, croatia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
God Is Brazilian (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story: God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. For that, He goes to Brazil's northeast, where He believes there's a very good man for the job, however, during His mission, ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching, road movie ...
Plot: optimism, human spirit, society, miraculous event, hopes, human nature, chosen one, faith, religion, god, communication, religions or cults ...
Place: brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 6.3
 11K
The Frisco Kid (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his ...
Style: humorous, talky, touching, semi serious, funny ...
Plot: rabbi, old west, culture clash, friendship, fish out of water, happy ending, heist, partner, disorder, polish, clergy, buddies ...
Time: 19th century, year 1979, 20th century, 50s, 1850s
Place: san francisco, california, poland, philadelphia, pennsylvania ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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 7.0
 2K
Me You Them (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A true story that comically depicts the relationship between an ordinary woman and her three husbands, who live in the same house in a poor and arid small village of the Brazilian northeast.
Style: melancholic, road movie, stylized, talky, light ...
Plot: adultery, runaway, love affair, dishonesty, dominant woman, couples, fall in love, bittersweet, farm, polyamory, sex, poverty ...
Time: 90s
Place: brazil, northeast brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Bad Day to Go Fishing (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: Uruguay, Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Jacob van Oppen, the former strongest man on earth, and his manager Orsini, who calls himself "the Prince", make a good living by traveling around small South American towns and organizing wrestling exhibitions. Arriving in Santa Maria, ...
Style: semi serious, captivating, humorous, exciting, funny ...
Plot: wrestling, friendship, partner, friends, contests and competitions, escapades, unsuccessful, odd couple, ambition, rivalry, travel, aging ...
Time: 21st century
Place: uruguay, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, funny, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: lawyer, satire, supernatural, hopes, religions or cults, against the odds, down on your luck, atheist, legal action, social relations, righting the wronged, earthquake ...
Time: y2k, year 2012, 21st century
Place: india, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 6.5
 83K
Three Amigos (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Three unemployed actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to replay their bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.
Style: funny, humorous, parody, feel good, talky ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens
Plot: farce, actor, justice, stupidity, rescue, gang, satire, friendship, fish out of water, buddies, dishonesty, danger ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, year 1916
Place: mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom realize that this will result in the eventual displacement of the ...
Style: touching, inspirational, entertaining, melancholic, light ...
Plot: magic, small town, magic realism, ethnic conflict, justice, greed, unlikely friendships, small town life, village life, politics, culture clash, racial tension ...
Time: 80s
Place: new mexico, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
One Too Many Mornings (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Fischer can't remember the last time he woke up without a hangover. He lives in a church: a real one. Where people baptize, marry, pray and die. It's an ideal situation for a young guy with no aspirations: if he locks up the church, he can ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, mumblecore, captivating, light ...
Plot: wedding, church, self discovery, friendship, odd couple, buddies, redemption, addiction, coming of age, alcoholism, vandalism, religion ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Sister Mary Explains It All (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: As Sister Mary delivers a lecture on sin and its consequences, she's interrupted by several of her former students, who have little positive to say about how a Catholic education has impacted their lives.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, entertaining ...
Plot: nun, religions or cults, clergy, society, disorder, church, rivalry, catholic school, christmas, belief in the afterlife, lifestyle change, humour ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Invisible Woman (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A man is abandoned by his wife and then falls in love with his neighbor, the perfect, ideal woman. The only problem: she doesn't exist!
Style: humorous, semi serious, sincere, captivating, sexual ...
Plot: platonic, fall in love, friendship, obsession, unlikely couple, impossible love, breakup, best friend, imaginary character, family problems, couples, crumbling marriage ...
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Bald Mountain (2013)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Brazil
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In 1980, best friends Juliano and Joaquin join the gold rush at Serra Pelada, Bald Mountain, a mountain town near the mighty Amazon river. As the town grows in numbers, it also sees an explosion in violent crime and pollution. Soon the friends' ...
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, neo noir
Plot: gold mine, golddigger, greed, gangster, betrayal by friend, get rich quick scheme, friendship, greedy man, violence, social problems, escapades, gold ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.2
 5K
The Clown (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.
Style: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, offbeat
Plot: circus, self discovery, introspection, follow your dream, identity crisis, on the road, escapades, parents and children, family relations, countryside, clown, unfulfillment ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.4
 6K
The Toy (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. ...
Style: humorous, exciting, realistic, light, satirical ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: social differences, mischievous children, screwball, youth, society, parents and children, disorder, friendship, escapades, family relations, child, misfit ...
Time: 70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Caramuru: The Invention of Brazil (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese map illustrator, reaches the Brazilian coast, after his caravel sinks. He is saved by the Indian chief Itaparica and his two daughters, Paraguaçu and Moema. They call him Caramuru and together they engage in a happy ...
Style: sincere, satirical, captivating, humorous
Plot: satire, love affair, love triangle, male female relationship, relationships, father daughter relationship, love story, family relations, love and romance, native american, indigenous people, castaway
Place: portugal, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Scalphunters (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Trapper Joe is on his way to the town with all of his gain of hides of the last winter. However a group of Indians stops him and takes all of his hides, leaving him the escaped slave Joseph instead. But Joe has no use for Joseph and is determined to ...
Style: cult classic, retro, funny, slapstick comedy, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: native american, slavery, cowboy, native, satire, wild west, chase, heroes, interracial relations, partner, anti hero, tough heroes ...
Time: 60s
Place: australia, latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.3
 8K
The Villain (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Jones wants the money, and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.
Style: funny, humorous, light, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience: teens
Plot: chase, disorder, escapades, goofy hero, nothing goes right, wild west, robbery, partner, friends, kidnapping, rescue, danger ...
Time: 20th century, year 1979, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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The Mass Is Ended (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Onetime campus radical Nanni Moretti renounces his past to become a priest. Returning to his home village, Moretti is appalled at the lack of religious reverence amongst the townsfolk. Unable to communicate with any of his old friends, who've ...
Style: spiritual, cult classic, semi serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: priest, love letter, spirit, circus, church, innocence lost, society, clergy, idealism, solace, religions or cults, family problems ...
Time: 80s
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Crazy Like a Fox (2004)
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Pope's Toilet (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Uruguay, Brazil, France
Duration: 90 min.
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Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, touching ...
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Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: uruguay, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.8
 63K
City Slickers (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: New York meets the west in this comedy starring Billy Crystal. Three New York business men decide to take a 'Wild West' vacation that turns out to not be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
Style: feel good, humorous, funny, entertaining, light ...
Audience: kids
Plot: fish out of water, friendship, midlife crisis, vacation, buddies, mentor, childhood, buddy, radio, treasure hunt, bittersweet, rain ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, colorado, spain, new york, new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 5.3
 2K
HairBrained (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A 14 year old genius gets rejected by Harvard and ends up at a much lower ranked school where he makes friends with a mature student.
Style: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, teen ...
Audience: teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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2 Francs, 40 Pesetas (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Madrid, 1974. Six years have passed since Martin and his family have returned to Spain from Switzerland. A visit to their adopted country will bring complications.
Style: semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: family relations, culture clash, parents and children, friendship, disorder, farce, homecoming, love affair, friends, couples, nothing goes right, couple relations ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 5.7
 45K
Michael (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
Style: feel good, uplifting, humorous, romantic, light ...
Audience: date night, kids, family friendly
Plot: angel, road trip, happy ending, god, fish out of water, dog, reporter, on the road, supernatural, death, love, dancing ...
Place: iowa, chicago, illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Cemetery Junction (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When ...
Style: witty, inspirational, stylized, funny, humorous ...
Plot: small town, coming of age, friendship, friends, old love, love, relationships, profanity, society, love and romance, social differences, factory ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Sweden, Germany, Norway, France, Denmark
Duration: 101 min.
Story: An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.
Style: surreal, realistic, talky, lyrical, dark comedy ...
Plot: power relations, society, odd couple, teaching the ways of the world, absurdism, partner, misfit, on the road, dark humor, surrealism, existentialism, humanity ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 112 min.
Story: When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, Brazilian villagers decide to make a short sci-fi monster movie about the problem.
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot: friendship, friends, lifestyle, buddies, village life, filmmaking, brother sister relationship, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, cinema, starlet, wannabe ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 5.4
 2K
Pocket Money (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy gets mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked rancher.
Style: funny, independent film, semi serious, realistic, witty ...
Plot: cowboy, cattle, simpleton, cattleman, crooked businessman, train travel, friends, farm, animal life, buddies, human nature, introspection ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.9
 1K
Cowboys (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Six men, one woman (and her brother) come together with one goal - to make the play. It would be probably another common story that this theater group is composed of anti-heroes who float lost in time and space, in a town where it seems that the sun ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, light, funny ...
Plot: theater, showbiz, stage play, cowboy, small town, homecoming, culture clash, society, rivalry, rules and policies, small town life, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: croatia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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