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Best in Show (2000)
74K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.
Style:
mockumentary, parody, absurd, black comedy, hilarious, cynical, dark comedy, spoof, witty, biting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
dog, satire, gay couple, obsession, homosexual, lesbian, eccentricity, ambition, poodle, lgbtq, training, rivals, animal, lgbt, terrier, hotel, gay, older man younger woman relationship, gay interest, psychopath, tribe, catholic, summer vacation, humour, puppy love ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, illinois, florida, usa, new york, pennsylvania, new york state
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, funny, absurd and witty films with plots about satire, storytelling, dialogue, mentor, adaptation, catastrophe and farce mostly in Comedy and Music genres. Some movies like Best in Show: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Duplex (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), The Impostors (1998), A Mighty Wind (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Corky St. Clair is a director, actor and dancer in Blaine, Missouri. When it comes time to celebrate Blaine's 150th anniversary, Corky resolves to bring down the house in Broadway style in this hilarious mockumentary from the people who brought ...
Style:
mockumentary, funny, parody, independent film, hilarious ...
Plot:
satire, small town, backstage, repressed homosexual, wagon train, coming of age, theater, city council, improv, chinese restaurant, alien contact, travel agent ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 20th century
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missouri, usa, north america, florida, california ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, parody, stylized, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
couple relations, dark humor, twists and turns, cons and scams, neighbor neighbor relationship, writers, old woman, parrot, young lovers, thanksgiving, chocolate, fire ...
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Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, san francisco
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
filmmaking, satire, hollywood, dysfunctional family, thanksgiving, farce, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, artists and showbiz, actor's life, desire for fame ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt team-up as two out-of-work actors who accidentally stow away on a ship to hide from a drunken, belligerent lead actor who has ...
Style:
humorous, light, absurd, feel good, witty ...
Plot:
farce, nothing goes right, eccentricity, sarcasm, deadpan, cruise, goofy hero, hidden identity, down on your luck, artists and showbiz, satire, ship ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In "A Mighty Wind", director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who inspired by the death of their former manager, ...
Style:
mockumentary, humorous, parody, light, talky ...
Plot:
music, satire, musician, lovers reunited, folk singer, singer, music band, love and romance, showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, buddies ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 60s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Eager contestants don big heads and furry suits to vie for the title of World's Best Mascot.
Style:
mockumentary, satirical, funny, surreal, slapstick ...
Plot:
mascot, competition, satire, stupidity, brutality, eccentricity, mentor, existentialism, small town, dancing, behind the scenes, irreverent ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
north america, london
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, witty, spoof ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, satire, movie business, dog, actor, cameraman, deception, african american, actress, audition, desire for fame ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, north america
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.
Style:
mockumentary, parody, light hearted, absurd, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, concert, deadpan, behind the scenes, brothers, underground, character study, performance art, variety show, makeover, musician, fictional band ...
Time:
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Similarity:
34%
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158K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews and painfully hilarious public displays of homosexuality.
Style:
mockumentary, funny, parody, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
gay, gender, gay slur, satire, lgbt, gay marriage, social satire, gay lead character, fame, nudity, homosexuality, sex ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, europe, austria, los angeles, vienna ...
Similarity:
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408
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
"All-Stars" is a hilarious commentary on the state of all youth sports today, fueled by the outrageous behavior of the desperate sports parent living vicariously through his or her child. In the vein of "Best in Show", where ...
Style:
feel good, satirical, mockumentary, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Comedy starring Mason Pettit, Matthew Arkin, Devin Ratray
Style:
mockumentary, not serious, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, lifestyle, silly humor, contests and competitions, irreverent, competition, tournament, subculture, satire, deadpan, obsession ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three quirky families seeking to buy their next home collide when trying to purchase the same property. The bidding war tests the limits of their marriages and the resolve of their agents.
Style:
mockumentary, humorous, cynical, light, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, eccentric family, family relations, social relations, ambition, real estate, couples, marriage, estate, found footage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small depressing ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, ironic, not serious, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, family outing, teens
Plot:
small town, gay, lgbtq, motel, couple relations, gay relationship, riches to rags, real life father and son playing father and son, class differences, siblings living together, businessman, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
canada, seattle
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A mockumentary about an aspiring inventor who dreams of winning an annual young inventor award. The only problem is... he's never made an invention that works.
Style:
feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
ambition, inventor, rivalry, invention, inventions and discoveries, contests and competitions, found footage, rivals, multiple contestants, humour, gadget, competition ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
light, funny, hilarious, cult classic, absurd ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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318K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slasher, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
satire, absurd humor, youth, dark humor, sarcasm, stupidity, gross out humor, graphic violence, creativity, adolescence, serial killer, sex scene ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The original 70's TV family is now placed in the 1990's, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
Style:
humorous, parody, spoof, satirical, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick, teens ...
Plot:
house, satire, high school, fish out of water, save the day, parents and children, disorder, rivalry, siblings relations, workplace intrigue, suburbs, culture clash ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
Tim and Eric, in their bizarre world, compete for attention in their respective martial arts display.
Style:
surreal, captivating, feel good, witty, exciting ...
Plot:
satire, sketch, game playing, rivals, competitor, rivalry, game, topical humor, fight, humour, irreverent, deadpan ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
witty, mockumentary, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.
Style:
parody, realistic, not serious, humorous, cynical ...
Plot:
artists and showbiz, rise and fall, friends, musician's life, music band, music, performer's life, unfulfillment, ambition, journalism, workplace, desire for fame ...
Time:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A celebration of the ever increasing depravity of television in our society-- it's a channel surfing adventure through the most utterly ridiculous spoofed television programming and commercials.
Style:
parody, humorous, witty, not serious, sketch comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him ...
Style:
controversial, humorous, absurd, parody, mockumentary ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
satire, dark humor, racism, stupidity, travel, culture clash, toilet humor, stereotypes, road trip, dumb, fish out of water, masturbation ...
Time:
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Place:
california, kazakhstan, usa, los angeles, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
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114K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents.
Style:
sexy, humorous, funny, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
lgbtq, gay parent, gender, gay, wedding, glbt, cross dressing, gay couple, senator, drag queen, gay father, farce ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
florida, miami, usa, miami beach, los angeles ...
Similarity:
32%
46K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, ...
Style:
mockumentary, surreal, black and white, parody, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, celebrity, disappearance, missing person, character study, justice, artists and showbiz, therapy, celebrity culture, found footage, loneliness, philosophy ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1983, 70s ...
Place:
new york, germany, bronx new york city, paris france, new jersey
Similarity:
32%
230
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Fag Hag is the touching inspirational story of how two hopeless no-talent losers find each other in a cruel world, and through the strength of their deep bond are empowered to become two hopeless no-talent losers. Featuring a tour de force ...
Style:
independent film, dark comedy, offbeat, tragicomedy, absurd ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gay, friendship, lgbtq, satire, misfit, identity, sexual identity, outsider, bookstore, small town, empowerment, ambition ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An inept taekwondo instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow taekwondo enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams.
Style:
humorous, cult classic, dark comedy, harsh, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
martial arts, obsession, dark humor, ambition, life is a bitch, buddies, disorder, friendship, infidelity, crumbling relationship, instructor, school ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, mondo, sketch comedy, anthology, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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