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Spinster (2019)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It’s the story of a woman who, after being unceremoniously dumped on her 39th birthday, faces her fear of becoming a pathetic, lonely spinster.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, satirical
Plot:
loneliness, single woman, self discovery, female protagonist, introspection, midlife crisis, satire, independent woman, personal growth, spinster, lifestyle change, female empowerment, social problems, relationship problems, breakup, lifestyle, dating, identity crisis, ageism, friendship, companionship, bittersweet, urban, women
Time:
2010s, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, satirical, entertaining and semi serious films with plots about self discovery, satire, lifestyle, slice of life, friendship, urban and personal growth mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Spinster: Les Gazelles (2014), A Fantastic Back and Forth (2013), Appena un minuto (2019), Thirty, Single and Fantastic (2016), I Feel Better (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Marie and Eric, a couple in their thirties who have been together since college, buy their first apartment when Marie is suddenly overcome by doubt. Her encounter with a handsome, dark-haired man forces her to make a decision...
Style:
humorous, realistic, light, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
friendship, breakup, introspection, strong female presence, singleness, unfulfillment, bittersweet, personal growth, female protagonist, self discovery, women, love and romance ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Claudio is 50 years old and tired of his job as an real estate agent. He is also separated from his wife who left him for the "King of Zumba".
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, light, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A fifty-year-old man suffers from a sore back. All the world's doctors, radiologists, and oesteopaths can do nothing for him : the roots of his illness are pyschological. But what should he change about his work, his wife and his family in ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
family relations, illness, midlife crisis, middle aged, introspection, lifestyle, mental illness, satire, husband wife relationship, lifestyle change, fighting illness, changing lives ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Peru
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The film tells the life of Maria Fe, a young woman who faces singleness after six years of relationship. Along with her two soul friends, played by Karina Jordán and Jely Reátegui, the girl must learn to be single again. On the way, you will run ...
Style:
romantic comedy, entertaining, psychological, satirical, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
single woman, blogger, female protagonist, female friendship, breakup, heartbreak, writers, lifestyle, humour, social satire, female writer, aspiring writer ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
peru
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico, Chile
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Paz, a kind woman, has allowed everyone around her to treat her as if she were worth nothing, keeping silent so as not to hurt feelings. Until one day, in her head, a phenomenon forces her to express what she feels.
Style:
feel good, funny, captivating, light, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, self esteem, inner voice, self discovery, changing lives, humour, relationship problems, social relations, lifestyle, society, social problems, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Three women struggle, cursing, laughing and telling each other the truth. Each with their own phase of motherhood and its effect on their lives.
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
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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:
63%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Susan has always been the self-centered oddball in her family who lazily skated through life with their begrudging support until one day she wakes up to realize she’s middle-aged with no job, no relationship, and an increasingly estranged family. ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
slice of life, female protagonist, midlife crisis, middle aged, grownups, unemployed, self discovery, personal growth, estrangement, lifestyle, satire, middle aged woman ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Four strangers meet through an app to share a car ride that turns into an adventure destined to change the lives of those involved.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
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61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A deliciously lighthearted comedy from the team of the successful web series Girl Seeks Girl. A hot and hilarious LGBT comedy that shows the different ways to understand love & family.
Style:
satirical, humorous, psychological, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, self discovery, relationship problems, life philosophy, introspection, lifestyle, meaning of life, couple relations, satire, relationships ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
spain, miami
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
lie, showbiz, deception, relationships, satire, escapades, revelation, truth, changing lives, male female relationship, lifestyle change, humour ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 32 min.
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Story:
Sebastián, an actor known for just one role he played years ago, is about to get engaged, but life has other plans for him. Just when his life seemed to be all mapped out, he is thrown back in the fold with his long time friends who are bad at ...
Style:
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Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 32 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Similarity:
51%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, satirical, semi serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, satirical, entertaining, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
relationships, love, teacher, romantic relationship, problem, love story, love interest, satire, relationship problems, lifestyle, love affair, midlife crisis ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
italy, naples italy
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 33 min.
Story:
Karen Best has a big life. She's a big girl with a big personality and a big love of Chardonnay, which occasionally, causes her to make some big mistakes with men. But the biggest thing about Karen is her big heart, a heart she uses to excel at ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
female protagonist, relationship problems, satire, care, lifestyle, good deed, music, kindness, goodhearted, compassion, empathy, heartwarming ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Estelle, 34, wife and mother of the family without history, sinks into a tidy, predictable life. But a series of events puts her identity in question. Worse, she realizes that the crux of the crisis is sexual. She decides to organize a ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, female protagonist, threesome, marriage, marital crisis, relationship problems, family crisis, lifestyle, family life, husband wife relationship, marriage crisis, satire ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After getting dumped for the 11th time in a row, Frankie discovers that she has a "loser in love" gene, which predisposes her to chronic failure and rejection for the rest of her life. She decides to embark on a quest to change her ...
Style:
light, entertaining, romantic, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
44%
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Country: Netherlands
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two modern women and their free-spirited mother struggle to balance their private, professional and family lives.
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family drama, women's issues, satire, female protagonist, family life, lifestyle, family relations, relationships, identity, woman, modern life ...
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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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:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A group of unhappy strangers decide to end their lives together, but soon they find that their plan is flawed after one of them turns out to be a beautiful woman.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, male female relationship, relationships, social problems, love affair, changing lives, lifestyle change, relationship problems, suicide attempt, suicide, redemption, self discovery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
43%
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