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Locked in Society (2022)
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Original name: Eingeschlossene Gesellschaft
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On a Friday afternoon, there was an unexpected knock on the door of the staff room of a city high school. An ambitious father is willing to go to extremes to get his son admitted to high school. The six teachers who are still at school so shortly before the start of the weekend now have to find out the hard way. After some unexpected twists and embarrassing revelations, true abysses open up for everyone involved...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious, tense, realistic, black comedy, satirical
Plot:
teacher, teacher student relationship, hostage situation, school teacher, high school teacher, ethical dilemma, hostage, teachers and students, father, escapades, problem, satire, manipulation, high school, moral dilemma, claustrophobia, social satire, showdown, single, class conflict, escalation, character study, minimalism, mature, school ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, captivating, semi serious and entertaining films with plots about satire, teacher, social satire, social commentary, school, friendship and character study mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Locked in Society: Our School's E.T. (2008), Toscana (2022), School Meals Time Final Battle (2020), The Headmaster (2000), Mr. Donkey (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Sung geun, a physical education teacher, is at risk of losing his job when the school decides it needs an English teacher instead of a PE teacher. Therefore, he starts to devise a plan to change his job as an English teacher.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, lighthearted ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
teacher, school, workplace, satire, school teacher, gym teacher, workplace situations, escapades, coworker, high school teacher, teacher student relationship, fish out of water ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
95%
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:
89%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The year is 1984. Teacher Amarida is crazy about school lunches, and he gets the shock of his life when school lunches are slated to be removed from the school. Amarida's student Kamino competes with him to see who can enjoy the school lunch ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
rivalry, satire, school, teacher, food, teacher student relationship, teachers and students, school teacher, cooking and food, competitor, nostalgia, friendship ...
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67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy, take charge. Hussein the teacher makes a great effort to guide Salah to succeed in managing the ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
school, satire, director, high school life, high school teacher, school principal, school teacher, teacher student relationship, education, power, social commentary, mistrust ...
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: China
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
From the same team that brought you “Goodbye Mr Loser” comes the hilarious dark comedy "Mr Donkey". In order to pay for the donkey that brings them water, a countryside village registers it as a teacher at its local school. But when ...
Style:
semi serious, satirical, entertaining, captivating, tragicomedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, school, poverty, social satire, social commentary, village life, medieval, con trick, school teacher, problem, high school life, satire ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A disgruntled grocery store clerk can't quit living in the past until one night his store gets robbed and it changes his future forever.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
robbery, heist, criminal, changing lives, satire, social satire, problem, lifestyle change, store, regret, character study, everyday life ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Maroso Golfetto is a firm manager from Veneto who is always yelling at his employees, all either immigrants or Southern Italians. He regularly appears on the local TV channel where he keeps denouncing the evils of immigration and is very popular ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, allegory ...
Plot:
satire, immigration, xenophobia, prejudice, irony, racism, social satire, social commentary, immigrant, lifestyle change, working class, social issues ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
50%
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 ...
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50%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
There are teachers who inspire, enlighten, and challenge us. These are not those teachers.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, satirical, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
teacher, satire, high school, teacher student relationship, school, silly humor, humour, school teacher, high school life, irreverent, adult humor, deadpan ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arrives late for his lecture. Unfortunately for him, a video of his ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
debate, professor, satire, teachers and students, irony, student, college professor, teacher, discrimination, female protagonist, university professor, racism ...
Place:
frankfurt germany, germany
Similarity:
49%
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:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Newly arrived in town Nat and Gabe accept a dinner invitation from the volatile Hungarian Helene and her boorish husband Sasha. Whilst the other guests, ex-Bananarama member Marty, Angie, who 'makes bullets' and the supposedly suicidal ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
mentally unstable, dysfunctional marriage, satire, social problems, family relations, relationships, neighbor neighbor relationship, husband wife relationship, marital infidelity, marital problem, family problems, adultery ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In 2010, at the peak of the Saudi YouTube movement, high school senior Husam finds himself drawn into the world of video production. He’s joined in his pursuit by his best friend Maan, their one-time foe Ibrahim, and Orabi a teacher with a passion ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, funny, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, teenager, high school, filmmaking, escapades, satire, friends, grownups, collaboration, ambition, peer pressure ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, year 2010
Place:
saudi arabia
Similarity:
47%
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:
46%
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 ...
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45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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semi serious, satirical, entertaining, captivating, witty ...
Plot:
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45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mr Wickers and his class go on one final school trip after they finish their GCSEs.
Style:
funny, entertaining, humorous, captivating, satirical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, semi serious, satirical, romantic comedy, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, school teacher, teacher, arranged marriage, satire, female teacher, relationships, matchmaking, single woman, women, everyday life, self discovery ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The story revolves around the 38-year-old Shijimi Usa (Watanabe), who is a high school classical literature teacher. Her students are mean to her, but they do not realize that she has another identity. Outside of school, she lies about her age to be ...
Style:
dorama, satirical, captivating, feel good, semi serious
Plot:
idol, female teacher, hidden identity, double life, duplicity, teachers and students, secret, lifestyle, female protagonist, satire, school teacher, dual identity ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
In a neighborhood where fighting is stitched into the fabric of everyday life, Miguel has never found himself in one. However, when a combination of events turn his life upside down, Miguel and his friends enter into a series of misadventures.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious
Plot:
coming of age, fight, teenager, young boy, friendship, social satire, adolescence vs adulthood, satire, teenage life, teenage protagonist, grownups, friends ...
Similarity:
41%
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:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A high school teacher in Austin tries to balance the competing demands of the students and their parents in a world where the rules seem to change every day.
Style:
captivating, satirical, psychological, realistic, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay lead character, teacher, lgbt, high school life, high school, satire, high school teacher, gay interest, teacher student relationship, workplace situations, coworker ...
Place:
austin texas
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The Berger and Böttcher families come to Dorothea's finca on Lanzarote for a weekend trip. The mood is tense and escalates as various mysteries are revealed.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, funny, tense ...
Plot:
family reunited, family relations, family drama, problem, couple relations, satire, relationship problems, family secret, weekend getaway, intimate, slow burn, betrayal ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
What would you choose: be a little rich now, or wait ten years and be filthy rich? Could you wait this long? Why? And most importantly, could you come to terms with your life partner? The protagonists will have to choose between the possibility of ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, feel good, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, social experiment, moral dilemma, money falling through the air, money, friends, life, friendship, experiment, social issues, character study, human nature ...
Place:
spain, catalonia
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, light, captivating, feel good, funny ...
Plot:
isolation, family drama, eccentric family, parents and children, family relations, large family, kids and family, family problems, humour, family secret, satire, social satire ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gérard Lanvin has an important role in a new blockbuster! Filming is about to begin in the South of France. On site, he meets Momo Zapareto, the pool boy at the house he is renting for the duration or the shoot. But Momo is a fan, a big fan… an ...
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humorous, semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
fanaticism, celebrity, film industry, satire, obsessed fan, movie star, obsession, fan culture, actor's life, fan, problem, cultural icon ...
Place:
south of france
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
Style:
sexy, humorous, parody, satirical, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sexual relations, addiction, fish out of water, high school life, teachers and students, high school, prostitute, teacher, satire, teacher student relationship, dark humor, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 2005
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Owing to a genetic mix-up involving stem cell research, the recently founded company Infinity Baby is able to offer a service for aspiring parents who never want to leave the baby bubble — infants that do not age.
Style:
art house, semi serious, captivating, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, infant, parents and children, children, child, technology, parenthood, ethical dilemma, genetic engineering, social commentary, absurd humor, laboratory ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two guys start a risky new business to pay off a debt.
Style:
satirical, buddy comedy, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
drug, stoner, satire, businessman, marijuana, business, cannabis, escapades, black people, problem, buddies, get rich quick scheme ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The owner of a bed and breakfast has an epiphany: in order to survive, he has to transform the B&B into a place of worship - where he will host tourists in exchange for a donation.
Style:
satirical, humorous, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, business, religion, religious fanatic, society, religious faith, social satire, escapades, religious cult, ethical dilemma, tax evasion, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
italy
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34%
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