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Better Off Dead... (1985)
53K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Lane Meyer is obsessed with his girlfriend Beth and is crushed when she falls for the new captain of the ski team, Roy. After several failed suicide attempts, narrow escapes from the relentless paper boy, and nearly unbearable dinners at home with his crazy family, Lane finds a new love in French exchange student Monique Junot. Meanwhile, he must beat Roy on the slopes to regain his honor.
Style:
feel good, funny, dark comedy, sweet, humorous, cult classic, light, parody, black comedy, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, skiing, teenager, snow, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, exchange student, teen angst, depression, obsession, suicide attempt, teenage boy, slutty attitude, youth, young lovers, dark humor, breakup, teenage protagonist, romantic rivalry, machismo, teenage love, rivalry, unfulfilled love, chase, bicycle ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, seattle
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, realistic and teen comedy films with plots about high school, teenager, storytelling, mentor, dialogue, coming of age and love mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Better Off Dead...: Sixteen Candles (1984), One Crazy Summer (1986), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Valley Girl (1983), Summer School (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 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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100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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275K
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
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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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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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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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