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Tape (2001)

  • Drama
  • 87 min
  • R age guide
  • ★ 6.9/10 from 257 ratings

Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.

Directed byRichard Linklater

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    Bernie

    Same director

    2012 · 99 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama

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    In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • shared production studio: Detour Filmproduction
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    Everybody Wants Some!!

    Same director

    2016 · 117 min · Comedy

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    A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • shared production studio: Detour Filmproduction
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    Fish Tank

    Strong story similarity

    2009 · 123 min · Drama

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    Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: alcohol and fight
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    Kids

    Strong story similarity

    1995 · 91 min · Crime · Drama

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    A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
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    Bully

    Strong story similarity

    2001 · 113 min · Crime · Drama

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    A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Roger Dodger

    Strong story similarity

    2002 · 106 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A smooth-talking ad executive attributes his remarkable success with women to his ability to manipulate their emotions from the moment he first meets them. When his teenage nephew drops in for a visit, he soon learns that his approach isn't as foolproof as he thought when he attempts to teach the boy how to pick up women.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: alcohol and fight
    • substantial genre overlap
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    The Babysitters

    Strong story similarity

    2008 · 88 min · Drama

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    Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works for, confesses he's unhappy with married life. Shirley has a crush on Michael, and seizes this moment to kiss him. Michael is so happy he presents Shirley with a big tip, which gives her an idea. Shirley plans to make extra money by setting up her teenage friends with other unhappy fathers.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: drugs and high school
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