Movies like Asking for It 2020
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Asking for It (2020)
169
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, psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, tense, suspenseful, crime drama, crime thriller ...
Plot:
female protagonist, journalism, investigative reporter, revenge, stalking, vigilante justice, investigative journalism, problem, satire, female journalist, hunted, pursuit, retribution, vigilante, privacy invasion, obsession, danger, moral ambiguity, trauma, ethical dilemma, investigation, mature, cat and mouse, social media, claustrophobia ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Asking for It
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, captivating, semi serious and dark comedy films with plots about satire, moral ambiguity, urban, revenge, investigation, problem and cat and mouse mostly in Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like Asking for It: This Town (2020), Karla (2016), The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021), Under Construction 2 (2014), Laid (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
239
Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Five years after being acquitted for the murder of his family, Sean (White) is finally ready to move on with life. But the bitter ex-cop (Malcolm) who led the investigation remains adamant that he's guilty - and will stop at nothing to bring ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, crime thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, satire, police officer, ex convict, police detective, life, lifestyle, guilt, justice, family tragedy, wrongful accusation, obsession ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
22
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Cameron a womanizing executive gets more than he bargained for when he hires Karla as his personal assistant prior to his upcoming wedding.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
boss secretary relationship, male female relationship, relationships, boss and employee, couples, satire, supervisor, womanizer, manipulation, deception, psychological abuse, obsession ...
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79%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A workaholic big-city fashion journalist is sent to a Christmas-obsessed small town to dig up a story when she finds herself in the middle of cut-throat housewives, a high-stakes “Winter Ball” competition, and a sinister plot that could destroy ...
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, satirical, funny, psychological ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, saving christmas, investigative journalism, christmas season, investigative reporter, small town life, female journalist, journalism, conspiracy, female protagonist, satire ...
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Ali and Sudi, who received a 10-year imprisonment for embedding many bodies in the backyard of a construction they had previously worked on, were now free after completing their sentences. After the past events, both friends are determined not to ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious, satirical, dark ...
Plot:
cover up, problem, corpse, workplace, confronting the past, disposing of a dead body, social satire, criminal, workplace situations, troubled past, satire, hidden corpse ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 31 min.
TV show
Story:
A woman finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward.
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, dark, twisted, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, sexual content, character study, self discovery, guilt, moral ambiguity, investigation, murder investigation, urban, revenge, claustrophobia, nostalgia ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mahsun constantly has to cope with police raids since he runs an illegal casino. Because he wants to continue to run this casino, Mahsun decides to establish a fake political party as a disguise. His aim is to keep the casino able to continue ...
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, police, illegal gambling, casino, problem, escapades, casino owner, deception, scheme, organized crime, black market, fraud ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
With a bottle full of sperm in his pocket and on his way to the clinic where his wife is waiting for him to do an in vitro test, Santi - a culinary critic in the midst of a 40-year-old crisis - collides on a scooter with a vehicle whose driver is on ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, culinary ...
Plot:
italian restaurant, hostage situation, satire, fired from the job, loss of job, criminal, absurd humor, hostage, problem, silly humor, restaurant, character study ...
Place:
tuscany
Similarity:
58%
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 ...
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The leader of the Diaz cartel goes missing, his troubled son Jerry takes charge and as he changes the way his father did business a DEA agent works to bring down the cartel not knowing what he got himself into.
Style:
crime drama, satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
drug cartel, drug traffic, violent, criminal underworld, gang violence, organized crime, family business, heir, gang, bandit, criminal gang, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Filmed live in San Francisco, Janeane Garofalo takes on society’s intolerance of gluten and House Hunters International. With her unapologetic attitude, Janeane proudly states her AARP membership, her love for Febreze but the disdain for their ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, funny, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
comedian, live performance, satire, female comedian, stand up comedy, stand up comedian, social satire, public speaking, joke, humour, social commentary, everyday life ...
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
53%
324
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of frustrated waiters at a kitschy steakhouse take over their restaurant for one final, glorious, revenge-filled night when they discover they are all about to be fired.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, satirical, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
restaurant, workplace, satire, revenge, waiter, coworker, party, workplace situations, frustration, rebellion, retribution, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A misanthropic, struggling photographer just wants to watch TV and eat candy while his wife is out of town, but when a desperate old pal resurfaces, his plans are thwarted, with spooky consequences.
Style:
satirical, captivating, feel good, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
ghost, photographer, slice of life, changing lives, lifestyle change, satire, isolation, claustrophobia, character study, confined, supernatural, odd couple ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Nader saif eldeen and Afet elsherbiny are two competing Egyptians newspaper reporters who expose the truth but the Channel Manager rejects that for fear of government.
Style:
satirical, captivating, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
journalism, political satire, satire, humour, reporter, news reporter, female journalist, journalist, investigation, social commentary, corruption, urban ...
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Similarity:
50%
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:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A group therapy session unites three scorned wives as they help one another destroy the lives and careers of their selfish, unfaithful husbands.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining, dark comedy ...
Plot:
group therapy, satire, women, adultery, group, revenge, betrayal, marital infidelity, vengeance, relationships, problem, lifestyle ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
With the help of their mother, the Judah boys plan to rob a small mall. But when they arrive, they're met by real armed robbers.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
robbery, heist, dysfunctional family, heist gone wrong, problem, burglar, theft, satire, escapades, stealing money, criminal, mother ...
Place:
england, africa, nigeria
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
DI Walter Gambon is a self-styled “Yoda of the force”, whose workload suddenly increases when he’s handed the cases of an officer who committed suicide by throwing himself under a Tube train. Or was he pushed? Gambon must work out whether his ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, police procedural, murder mystery, uncover truth, police detective, police, money, murder investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, satire ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lonnie and Brian go on the run from the Cape Town underworld, after finding a box filled with cash and a valuable wrist watch. They steal a lucky fish that they use to barter with the gangsters.
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
criminal, escapades, money, gang, changing lives, bandit, money falling through the air, satire, club, organized crime, underworld, desperation ...
Place:
south africa, cape town south africa
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In a small New Hampshire town, the local peeping tom, Freaky Farley is embroiled in a tale of murder, monsters, ninjas, witches, angst, anger, insecurity and madness.
Style:
satirical, psychological, captivating, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political conspiracy, problem, satire, misfit, father son conflict, small town, peeping tom, monster, outsider, anxiety, anger, insecurity ...
Place:
new hampshire, new england
Similarity:
47%
477
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Sino and Mo are detectives use unorthodox methods to solve crimes.
Style:
detective, semi serious, entertaining, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, drug smuggling, crime investigation, homicide detective, police investigation, police detective, satire, crime solving, smuggler, smuggling, uncover truth, drug smuggler ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Adult dreamer Tristan still lives under his mother's thumb. After she has a health scare, he realizes how much he wants her gone... permanently.
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, dark comedy, dark ...
Plot:
murder, satire, son, mother, matricide, family problems, social problems, family relations, mental illness, mental disorder, parents and children, mentally unstable ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The events of the film take place in a social and comedic context, where the psychiatrist Youssef is responsible for issuing a psychological report on the dangerous criminal Taha until he is released from prison, and he discovers that he is the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family secret, revenge, ex convict, domestic drama, psychiatrist, deception, prison, love triangle, moral ambiguity, revelation, betrayal, investigation ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Dave is convinced that his knock-out girlfriend Jamie is cheating on him, despite his best friend Victoria's reassurance that it's all in his head. When his life begins to unravel, both at work as well as in his relationship, Dave's ...
Style:
dark comedy, feel good, entertaining, satirical, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, paranoia, satire, unfaithful girlfriend, women, revenge, relationships, male female relationship, suspicion of adultery, relationship problems, suspicion, manipulation ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
44%
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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:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Darren Flare is an Emmy Award-winning, slightly dim newscaster, who is about to stumble on the story of the decade: the capture of the FBI's most wanted terrorist, the Imam Abdul Mohammed Zaleeka.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, comedy drama ...
Plot:
deception, con artists, investigation, mistaken identity, womanizer, double life, lie, fbi investigation, crime solving, cons and scams, problem, secret ...
Place:
southern california
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Hiyori Makino is a rookie detective who is passionate about her work. One day, a video clip depicting a person being burned alive, is posted on the internet. Investigators believe this is a copycat crime of a murder that took place 5 years ...
Style:
detective, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, suspense ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police procedural, investigation, sleuth, police detective, satire, police, amateur sleuth, crime solving, uncover truth, homicide detective, policewoman ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Some Say No is a new Italian comedy with a very serious subject: the way the country's society is corroded by favoritism that pushes inferior people to the top in virtually every field. In Florence, three thirty-somethings band together to wage ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
satire, friendship, social commentary, nepotism, favoritism, problem, social problems, friends, old friends reunited, investigation, reunited friends, humour ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florence
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A disgraced pharmaceutical employee accidentally discovers a deadly opioid vape conspiracy, sending him on the run to expose the crime with a trail of chaos in his wake.
Style:
tense, satirical, crime thriller, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
conspiracy, whistleblower, pharmaceutical company, problem, corporate conspiracy, government conspiracy, revenge plot, pharmacist, satire, secret, on the run, danger ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Sarah and Tom are in terrible financial trouble. On the brink of losing everything, they’ve managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends Richard and Beth come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, ...
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, satire, dinner party, financial problem, moral ambiguity, problem, friends, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, couple relations, marital problem ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Mrs. KWON has spent lifetime building a small home-made soup business into an empire with her bare hands. Now a retiring millionaire, she’s distributed most of her wealth among her children and is enjoying her life as an independent, tech-savvy ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ransom, kidnapping, female protagonist, satire, asian, grandmother, criminal gang, business, family business, criminal, bandit, ransom demand ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
39%
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