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My Lucky Star (2013)
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Original name: 非常幸运
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
My Lucky Star is a 2013 Chinese romance film directed by Dennie Gordon and starring Zhang Ziyi and Leehom Wang. The film also serves as a prequel to the 2009 film Sophie's Revenge.
Style:
exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, tense, light, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, fast
Plot:
heist, save the world, chase, danger, mistaken identity, cons and scams, heroes, disorder, spy, frame up, couples, diamonds, luck, love and romance, chases and races, urban, dishonesty, romance, adventure, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
hong kong, china, macau, asia, singapore
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and exciting films with plots about disorder, dishonesty, rivalry, danger, heroes, chases and races and love and romance mostly in Comedy, Action and Romance genres. Some movies like My Lucky Star: Enter the Phoenix (2004), My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009), Khiladi 786 (2012), In Security (2013), Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Georgie Hung is handsome, stylish and charming but he hides a secret that his old-fashion father, Hung who is a Triad leader, can never forgive. He has been sent to Thailand since he was a child and never returned. After Hung's death, his ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, fast, exciting ...
Plot:
martial arts, leadership, mistaken identity, gangster, disorder, gang, rivalry, dishonesty, triad, gay son, mafia, gender ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, china, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret agent, partner, undercover, secret identity, love and romance, couples, hidden identity, reluctant partners, danger, disorder, save the world, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, east asia, asia
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47%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The 8th installment in the Khiladi series.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, exciting, captivating, light ...
Plot:
wedding, parents and children, family business, punjabi, hidden identity, cons and scams, dishonesty, disorder, love, deception, gangster, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
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33%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
Style:
humorous, exciting, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, robbery, crime gone awry, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, danger, couples, home invasion, moral ambiguity, escalation, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Hong Kong action auteur Johnnie To indulges his silly side with this hilariously inventive sequel to his hit romantic comedy, about two former lovers who find themselves irresistibly drawn back together — despite the fact that each of them is ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, realistic, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love triangle, infidelity, fall in love, couple relations, comedy of errors, love and romance, dishonesty, mistaken identity, couples, disorder, relationships, ex couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong
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31%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Sanjay and Akshaye, childhood friends and small time crooks rob a bank managed by Paresh. The two of them specially, Akshaye, on and off contemplates changing tracks and leaving the world of crime. Sanjay on the other hand almost every time manages ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, slapstick, fast ...
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, misfit partners, chase, cons and scams, silly humor, partner, disorder, friends, danger, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China, South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When Aryong, the daughter of a triad boss from Hong Kong is accused of killing the boss of a competing triad, she is goes into hiding in Korea. Upon arriving, she is guided by a nimble but loyal Gi-chul and his motley crew, who are assigned to ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
martial arts, gangster, woman in danger, uninhibited rivalry, danger, chases and races, assassination, chase, murder, vengeance, master warrior, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, korea, seoul, asia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Qing Ye Se only knows how to be a thief, but he runs into major trouble when he accidentally steals the heart of Rose, an immortal fairy. During a chaotic chase, Qing gets ahold of the Pandora's Box, sending them both back in time to the Three ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, tense
Plot:
time travel, mistaken identity, escapades, battles, imaginary, rivalry, heroes, dishonesty, disorder, friendship, chosen one, love and romance ...
Place:
hong kong, ancient china
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Eddie and Lou are a couple of two-bit con men on the lam from a loan shark. They hide out in someone's house and they hear on the answering machine that (A) the owner of the house is out of the country for a month or two and (B) the housesitter ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, feel good, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
love, cons and scams, con artists, friendship, house, chase, disorder, comedy of errors, mistaken identity, businessman, con man, heist ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A bunch of misfits and gangsters embarks on a journey to find a lost and stolen diamond.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, humorous
Plot:
gang, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, criminal heroes, rivalry, danger, chases and races, goofy hero, gangster, diamond theft, bookies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A quiet, professional killer, Hyun-jun, arrives at a house to kill a man in his sleep, only to discover a woman alone under the sheets. Jin-young has decided to kill herself after a traumatic break up with her lover of seven years, but she wants to ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, exciting, entertaining, romantic ...
Plot:
hitman, love affair, unlikely couple, one last job, danger, fall in love, revenge, escapades, rivalry, humour, love story, kung fu ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Teddy Yu is a former secret agent turned chiropractor who thought he left his past behind. He teaches martial arts to his two kids. However, his past catches up to him as a rogue agent demands to know the whereabouts of an agent known as Dragon. ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, light, cult classic ...
Plot:
martial arts, young heroes, kung fu, secret agent, parents and children, heroes, danger, daring rescue, siblings relations, family relations, fight, wuxia ...
Place:
asia, china, hong kong
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In "Hot Summer Days" a hot summer heat wave engulfs the Chinese territory, while the movie covers the lives of various characters during that time. There's chaffeur Wah who tries to woo foot masseur Li Yan via text messages, air ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, atmospheric, light, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
fall in love, couples, obsession, couple relations, wooing, singleness, summer, holiday, city life, multiple storylines, child, battle of the sexes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Sami, Tacchini, Yaya and Kader are four small-time crooks from the suburbs of Paris. After a failed robbery, their boss, Carlito, sends them to Canada to spy on his fiancée. There, they are mistaken for a band of professional killers and are hired ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
dishonesty, mistaken identity, hitman, disorder, criminal heroes, male female relationship, travel, infidelity, friendship, husband wife relationship, ocean, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, latin america, paris france
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his ...
Style:
humorous, rough, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
dishonesty, life turned upside down, blind ambition, prison, gang, university, gangster, working undercover, criminal heroes, disorder, friends, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A policeman in debt is constantly called by a woman working to collect his debt. When they meet by accident they attracted to each other, and does not realize they already have a hostile phone-relationship.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
couples, unlikely couple, disorder, dishonesty, debt, hidden identity, debt collector, fall in love, asian, urban, love and romance, opposites attract ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A 30-something couple unintentionally become involved in a botched jewel heist while shopping for wedding rings.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, exciting, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
couples, gangster, witnessing a crime, on the run, danger, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, disorder, hitman, violent content, profanity, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young Tai Chi master fights Opium smugglers with the aid of his powerful braid while wooing a girl.
Style:
fast, semi serious, captivating, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, tai chi, kung fu, fight, rebellion, wiretap, power relations, danger, heroes, daring rescue, undercover, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hungary, USA, UK, Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Small time Hungarian matchmakers get the job to make a Hollywood star fall in love with a Russian businessman's spoiled brat sister. They get one million dollars if they succeed, but if they fail, they will have to pay with their lives.
Style:
humorous, romantic comedy, light, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
mistaken identity, fall in love, disorder, comedy of errors, silly humor, cons and scams, dishonesty, couples, friendship, rivalry, deception, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hungary, budapest
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An english tv-team discovers a special white flower in the indonesian rainforest, but they never get to investegate it further, before the danish recluse Severin has shot them down. A danish special enforcement with a psychiatrist in front is sent ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, humorous, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot:
danger, criminal heroes, heroes, tough heroes, flowers, disaster, survival, gangster, down on your luck, chases and races, jungle, bare chested male ...
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: China, South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lee Shan and Ayo are ex-Interpol agents who are now bounty hunters, chasing fugitives for cash rewards. When the two of them are framed for a hotel-bombing, they join hands with a legendary bounty hunter named Cat, along with her teammates, to find ...
Style:
light, exciting, fast paced, crime thriller, suspense
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
martial arts, chase, friendship, bounty hunter, car chase, evidence, culture clash, fugitive, partner, life philosophy, chases and races, disorder ...
Place:
asia, china, thailand, korea, south korea
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (이대로, 죽을 순 없다, also known as Short Time) is a 2005 South Korean action film about a corrupt police officer who is told he has only three months to live, and plots his own death so his wife can collect his ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terminal illness, life turned upside down, law enforcement, dishonesty, unfulfillment, disorder, police corruption, police officer, investigation, rescue, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Action
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, semi serious, realistic, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, secret agent, chase, master criminal, rivalry, espionage, cons and scams, betrayal, escapades, vengeance, human nature, heist ...
Place:
japan, seoul, china, tokyo, korea ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, tense, semi serious, exciting ...
Plot:
fight scenes, escapades, swashbuckler, chase, fencing, heroes, wooing, love and romance, training camp, dishonesty, soldier, military ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When rumors start circling that average guy Dre has come into money, everyone starts coming to get their's.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious ...
Plot:
heist, on the run, disorder, buddies, nothing goes right, cons and scams, down on your luck, stolen money, rivalry, danger, escapades, drug dealing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The world renowned “Invincible Hand” Ken could identify not only mahjong tiles, but also cards with his fingers which had made him a legend. Upon his retirement as the Chief Security Consultant in Las Vegas, Ken returned to his hometown Macau, ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, anime ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
casino, gambler, cons and scams, rivalry, illusion, chases and races, dishonesty, undercover, friendship, gambling, gambling addiction, magic trick ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
macau, china, nevada, las vegas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Florence, his companion of five years, shocks him with the news that she's leaving him, moving to Miami and marrying another man, Arthur loses it. He follows Florence to all the way to Florida with plans to stop the wedding, which is set ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, light, entertaining, realistic ...
Plot:
disorder, cons and scams, escapades, chases and races, couple relations, nothing goes right, smuggling, partner, unlikely couple, odd couple, love and romance, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, europe, france, usa, paris france ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Master Law awakes from a 30-year coma without memories, but his martial arts skills are intact. His renowned kung fu academy is now a teahouse, and greedy developers are trying to steamroll it to make way for condos
Style:
exciting, humorous, captivating, light, tense ...
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, save the day, athlete and trainer, rivalry, hopes, ambition, martial arts tournament, friendship, society, violent content, anti hero ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Kim, a North Korean spy, lives in South Korea for 22 years and is contacted unexpectedly by his superior. His team plans to complete an earlier mission and steal the target's large stockpile of cash.
Style:
exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, realistic ...
Plot:
special agent, assassination, working undercover, undercover, danger, terrorism, conspiracy, rivalry, friendship, murder, investigation, covert operation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north korea, china, korea
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
La Lingerie concerns four women Miu, Donut, Celine and CC who’s lives and loves are linked through a sexy lingerie shop where Donut works.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, sexy ...
Plot:
couples, friendship, store, virgin, looking for love, youth, society, best friend, friends, love and romance, gender, bare chested male ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
24%
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