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My Friends (1975)

  • Comedy
  • 140 min
  • R age guide
  • ★ 8.1/10 from 770 ratings

Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.

Directed byMario Monicelli

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  1. 01

    My Friends Act II

    Same saga

    1982 · 130 min · Comedy

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    The four old friends meet on the grave of the fifth of them, Perozzi, who died at the end of the first episode. Time has passed but they are still up for adventures and cruel jokes, and while they recall the one they created together with the late friend, new ones are on their way, starting right there at the cemetery.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same saga or cinematic universe
    • the same director
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  2. 02

    My Friends Act III

    Same saga

    1985 · 110 min · Comedy

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    This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistible jokes to everyone in every kind of situation. Mascetti is hospitalized in a geriatric clinic. Of course the place become immediately the main stage for all their jokes. After some jokes they decided to place an ultimate incredible and farcical joke to the clinic guests.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same saga or cinematic universe
    • several principal cast members
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  6. 06

    Fantozzi Still Suffers

    Shared cast

    1983 · 85 min · Comedy

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    After a hard day at work and a condominium-board meeting, accountant Ugo Fantozzi goes on a trip with his family. Unfortunately, he will face a nasty surprise upon his return.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  7. 07

    Fantozzi Retires

    Shared cast

    1988 · 95 min · Comedy

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    After thirty years in the big corporation, Ugo Fantozzi retires. Suddenly, he needs things to do in everyday life and he tries a number of activities: helping Pina shopping; babysitting grand-daughter Uga; a trip to Venice; learning golf. He then fakes documents to get a new job, but in the end he becomes a hypochondriac and doesn't even take a long-awaited chance with Miss Silvani.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  8. 08

    Brothers Till We Die

    Strong movie match

    1977 · 95 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    Vincenzo 'hunchback' plans a robbery on a armored police van with his gang. Once the job is done, his gang try to kill him and absconds with the loot. Vincenzo hides in the sewers before looking up his friend Monezza who the police later interrogate for his involvement with vincenzo. Meanwhile, Vincenzo is getting revenge on his gang by killing them off one at the time in his various brutal ways.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals
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  9. 09

    Pardon Mon Affaire

    Genre overlap

    1976 · 105 min · Comedy · Romance

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    On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  10. 10

    The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid

    Shared themes

    1979 · 88 min · Action · Comedy · Science Fiction

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    The town of Newnan are seeing little green men everywhere. The military have arrived and are on the lookout for UFOs. Everyone's high strung and Sheriff Hall (Bud Spencer) is left to deal with the aftermaths of the hysteria. On his way home from patrol he happens upon a little boy claiming to be an alien by the name of H7-25. At first the sheriff doesn't believe the boy, but with the mounting evidence, even he must eventually concede. Soon the military is after Sheriff Hall and H7-25, and it is up to the sheriff to keep the boy safe and beat up large swaths of soldiers so H7-25 can go home.

    Why it connects

    • shared theme: male friendship
    • a closely matched era
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