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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998)
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Original name: Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.
Style:
humorous, stylized, realistic, semi serious, funny, dark comedy, exciting, action comedy, slapstick, parody
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, adultery, police investigation, satire, serial killer, culture clash, danger, law enforcement, goofy hero, misfit, parents and children, drug dealing, family problems, partner, disorder, fish out of water, police detective, buddies, partners against crime, looking for sex, dirty cop, anti hero, manipulation, assassination, mafia ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, contemporary, 1990s
Place:
spain, europe, china, madrid
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, exciting and semi serious films with plots about disorder, partner, law enforcement, police, police investigation, farce and chase mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law: Torrente 3: The Protector (2005), Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011), Two Tough Guys (2003), Torrente 5 (2014), Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
spain, europe
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Country: Spain
Duration: 93 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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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to Marbella in Spain to investigate a villain’s plot to destroy the city with a missile. This James Bond style slapstick comedy became the most ...
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boys' night
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Time:
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Place:
spain, europe
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Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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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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Duration: 83 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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