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Goliath (2008)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A recently divorced man tries to find the one aspect of his marriage that still matters to him: his missing cat, Goliath.
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, melancholic, independent film, mumblecore, wistful
Plot:
cat, downfall, breakup, pets, family relations, couples, family problems, nothing goes right, crumbling marriage, human nature, obsessive quest, dark humor, unfulfillment, relationships, divorce, character study, loneliness, midlife crisis, male protagonist, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, grief, urban, identity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and feel good films with plots about family relations, family problems, couples, bittersweet, crumbling marriage, slice of life and midlife crisis mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Goliath: Halfway Decent (2005), Armless (2010), King of the Corner (2004), Elephant Sighs (2012), Love is in the Air (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When his wife pressures him to have another child, Tom Black retreats from his marriage and takes a stab at living alone. But in light of his crumbling personal life and a mountain of on-the-job problems, what he had before seems halfway decent.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, emotional, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, couples, hopes, ultimatum, crumbling marriage, redemption, character study, personal growth, midlife crisis, bittersweet, slice of life, fatherhood ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
206
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In this off-kilter comedy, a woman comes to terms with her husband's strange secret: a compulsive desire to cut off his arms.
Style:
humorous, not serious, psychological, light, dark comedy ...
Plot:
couple relations, couples, dark humor, farce, human nature, unfulfillment, family problems, crumbling marriage, destruction, obsessive quest, mistaken identity, suburbs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Leo Spivak is drifting through life without a compass. His father is aging fast, his teenage daughter is rebelling, his protégé is after his job and his wife is losing her patience. A twist of fate and some bizarre wisdom from a "freelance ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, clergy, family life, dull life, family problems, society, aging, human nature, juvenile delinquency, parents and children, family in crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After moving to a small rural town, uptight Joel Bixby, is invited by an agreeable new acquaintance to join a group of townsmen who meet in a ramshackle room at the edge of town. Normally a loner, Joel finds himself enamored by boisterous fast-food ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
friendship, small town, social relations, buddies, small town life, social misfits, friends, misfit, loneliness, male bonding, healing, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Couple Andrea and Giulia, an outwardly successful couple, are having problems in the bedroom. When Giulia invites Max, an old friend from high school, to stay in the family home with their teenage son, some new attitudes begin to form.
Style:
sexy, semi serious, humorous, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
couples, crumbling marriage, family problems, family relations, infidelity, breakup, dishonesty, sexual relations, love and romance, amor, marriage crisis, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
When Madea gets sick, her family comes to her aid. What they don't realize is that they're the ones who need her help. As always, Madea's cockeyed outlook on life saves the day and guarantees side-splitting laughs along the way.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, feel good, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
madea, nothing goes right, family life, eccentric family, family problems, teaching the ways of the world, goofy hero, family relations, fish out of water, heartwarming, religious, faith ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Toni and Marc want to divorce, because the great passion seems to be extinguished after 15 years of marriage. It should be a consensual separation, but the new beginning is not so easy: Both have just the chance of a job abroad.
Style:
tense, semi serious, touching, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
marital separation, divorce, family drama, family problems, parent child relationship, parents and children, child custody, husband wife relationship, breakup, unfulfillment, family crisis, love and romance ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Harley and Renee Atwater, both in their early 30s, on a warm, sunny, Saturday morning, as they are preparing their "Yard Sale." The reason for the yard sale is simple In two days their divorce will be final and, at their mediator's ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, semi serious, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
divorce, flashback, satire, crumbling marriage, estate, marital separation, husband wife relationship, marital problem, marriage, family relations, relationship problems, relationships ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
East is East writer Ayub Khan-Din returns with another funny, tender-hearted portrait of family strife. Based on his popular play Rafta, Rafta (itself inspired by Bill Naughtons 1960s classic All in Good Time), the film is set in Bolton where Atul ...
Style:
humorous, touching, feel good, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
couple relations, family life, newlywed, parents and children, family relations, couples, family problems, family drama, bittersweet, generation gap, slice of life, intimate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
François Berthier’s life is a series of unfortunate events. One day, however, a miracle occurs for François and his expected misfortune is changed to never-ending luck.
Style:
witty, semi serious, sincere, humorous, lighthearted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nothing goes right, overnight success, life turned upside down, obnoxious boss, misfit, boss and employee, human nature, crumbling marriage, breakup, workplace, disorder, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jean-Pierre, a wealthy businessman, is lonely. He still desires his wife but she only seems interested in shopping and the beauty salon. Tired of lunching alone every day, one day he decides to invite his chauffeur to join him, and a relationship ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, feel good, light, entertaining ...
Plot:
couple relations, battle of the sexes, master and servant, shopping, family problems, chauffeur, love and romance, power relations, beauty salon, couples, family relations, marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A film about the hard fate of a decommissioned pilot, who not lost the ability to fly, as well as about male solidarity, cemented by national drinking traditions, about two truths - for male and for female, and about the love that will reconcile ...
Style:
feel good, light, psychological, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
alcoholism, male friendship, social problems, male female relationship, family relations, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, relationship problems, absurd humor, alcohol abuse, marital problem, family problems ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. He makes several attempts at seduction, only to learn that it is much more complicated and ...
Style:
sex comedy, colorful, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, adultery, sleaze, dating, lifestyle, feminism, human nature, battle of the sexes, love and romance, unfulfillment, boss and employee, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After five years of marriage, their relationships have come to a dead end – no kids, no common interests, almost no more love is left… When the wife asks for divorce, the husband tries the last remedy to cure their relationships – a scientific ...
Style:
light, feel good, sentimental, humorous, romantic drama ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
couples, love and romance, marriage, family relations, sex, love, hopes, husband wife relationship, destiny, twists and turns, reconciliation, divorce ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On a mission to loosen up, a miser's sets about buying a house in the country for his family.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
nothing goes right, family life, family problems, couples, couple relations, domestic disturbance, countryside, family in crisis, house, silly humor, disorder, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A hypno-therapist in midlife crisis must tackle his own personal challenges before helping others and getting joint custody of his kids.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, captivating, satirical, comedy drama ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, satire, doctor, family relations, custody battle, hypnosis, relationship problems, social problems, family problems, hypnotist, relationships, self discovery ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Debbie and Gerald's lives drastically change after they get a gun. Their mysterious neighbor, Skippy, becomes an important and transforming figure in their lives.
Style:
independent film, witty, cynical, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
hot and sexy, satire, housewife, strong female lead, neighbor, infidelity, suburbs, dark humor, betrayal, family problems, love and romance, couple relations ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Jeff and Mari Thompson have been married for fifteen years. Although their marriage is not perfect, they are seemingly happy in their married and family life. But all their married friends seem to be getting divorced or separated. These newly single ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, sex comedy, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
divorce, husband and wife, nudity, friendship, marriage, extramarital affair, sexuality, love, female nudity, couples, friends, thirtysomething life ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Truly reflecting Hong Kong people's attitudes of love and marriage, "Itchy Heart" tells a story of a married man who wants to look for excitement out of marriage by meeting someone new. As his wife going out for a trip, Chi-man's ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
infidelity, couples, midlife crisis, couple relations, love affair, love and romance, family problems, wooing, disorder, crumbling marriage, nothing goes right, unfulfillment ...
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Retired Englishman George Hall's hypochondria worsens and takes its toll on his family.
Style:
semi serious, touching, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, disorder, elderly, parents and children, dysfunctional family, gay, estrangement, family problems, couples, unfulfillment, dishonesty, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Charlie MacKenzie is an ambitious young career woman who stretches the truth in a job interview by professing to be married with a family. But her little white lie leads to a great big problem when her new boss moves next door. Desperate to ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, sitcom, sincere ...
Plot:
hidden identity, eccentric family, couples, family problems, couple relations, actor's life, workplace, boss and employee, love and romance, workplace situations, cons and scams, best friend ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The basic storyline of the film follows Bobby and Scott, two young men in their late twenties who are struggling to make careers out of their artistic dreams but their competitiveness with each other gets in the way.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, feel good ...
Plot:
lifestyle, looking for love, couples, performer's life, artists and showbiz, couple relations, life is a bitch, twentysomething life, urban, rivalry, male friendship, competition ...
Time:
2000s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Steve Giardino, an abrasive workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife Jackie divorce after twenty-six years of marriage and find themselves thrust back into the dating world in middle age and in search of a new life.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, talky, clever, sitcom ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
dating, pregnant woman, blind date, wall street, divorce, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, ego clash, self discovery, hopes, starting over, love and romance ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
20%
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172
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Upon returning to Los Angeles to attend his father's funeral, Damon (Alexander) soon learns that in order to claim his share of the family inheritance he must work alongside his brother, Mookie (Kain) — a former drug-dealer who had previously ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, light, feel good ...
Plot:
gas station, family business, college, family relations, dealing with death, odd couple, brother brother relationship, family drama, inheritance, siblings, brothers, conflict ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bickering siblings are reunited at their Texas home as their father lies on his deathbed in this black comedy.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, independent film ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, siblings relations, life is a bitch, family problems, dark humor, betrayal, eccentric family, parents and children, family life, terminal illness, estate, siblings ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Nénette discovers the identity of her father in a letter, she quickly goes off in search of him. But instead of finding her father, she is met by her half-brother, Paul. Paul, a bitter man who gave up his dream to take over his father’s ...
Style:
touching, humorous, light, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, family relations, mentally challenged, disorder, aging, elderly, life turned upside down, parents and children, sibling relationship, family drama, loneliness, turtle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, at this point, in the face of many difficulties of adjustment but ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, family comedy, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family life, life turned upside down, parents and children, disorder, family relations, family problems, responsibility, midlife crisis, family values, family drama, parenting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Suburbanites Danny and Linda try to overcome their various differences and try to get along after his wife and her husband run off with each other.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, sentimental, offbeat ...
Plot:
adultery, suburbs, infidelity, bittersweet, family relations, family problems, couples, family life, suburban life, love affair, love and romance, unfulfillment ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Marianne (34) discovers that her boyfriend Håkon is having an affair. Supported by her best friend's revenge tips and wisdom, Marianne stumbles into her new life where she discovers that coziness is overrated and having fun is what matters.
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
infidelity, breakup, couples, hopes, strong female presence, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, self discovery, revenge, female friendship, friendship, cheating boyfriend ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
All his life, African-American Renato has been raised in an Italian-American family. Completely unaware that he is Black, his life is upended when his birth parents materialize, causing Renato to examine what he true heritage is.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, comedy drama ...
Plot:
culture clash, interracial relations, dark humor, family relations, lifestyle, friends, society, male nudity, african american, african american protagonist, identity crisis, identity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
19%
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