Most Similar Movies to Barfly (1987)
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Factotum (2005), Short Cuts (1993), Vodka Lemon (2003), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), JCVD (2008), La pazza gioia (2016), The Mend (2014) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Factotum (2005)
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
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Vodka Lemon (2003)
In a remote, isolated Yazidi Kurdish village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to his wife's grave. There he meets the lovely Nina, who is communing with her late husband. The two are penniless--she works in a local bar that is about to close down, while he has been forced to start selling his meager...Read all
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
A petty crook (Robert Carlyle) returns to win back his ex-wife after she rejects her longtime lover's (Rhys Ifans) marriage proposal on national television.
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JCVD (2008)
Weary action star Jean-Claude Van Damme (Jean-Claude Van Damme) returns to Belgium to find relief from his troubles but instead stumbles into a bank robbery.
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La pazza gioia (2016)
In Tuscany, two women escape from a psychiatric facility and go on an adventure that will change their lives.
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The Mend (2014)
Mat and Alan, estranged brothers, reunite just before Alan leaves for a vacation with his girlfriend. When he returns sooner than expected without his girlfriend, Alan finds Mat and his family have moved into his apartment.
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As Good as It Gets (1997)
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
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The Last Detail (1973)
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
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Irina Palm (2007)
Maggie, a 60-year-old widow, desperately needs some money to pay for a medical treatment for her ill grandson, Olly. After one attempt at trying to find a job, she finds herself roaming the streets of London Soho. Her eye is caught by a small poster in the window of a shop called "Sexy World" which reads: "Hostess wanted". Too desperate and lost to realize what she do...Read all
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California Split (1974)
When a casual gambler befriends a professional one, he begins to mirror his life, sending both deeper into the sleazy gambling world where the stakes keep getting bigger.
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Three Kings (1999)
In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
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Tulpan (2008)
On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too many lambs are stillborn. Against this backdrop, Asa, a dreamer who's slight of build and recently finished with a stint in the Russian Navy, tries to establish a life on the steppe...Read all
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Someone Else's America (1995)
This tale take place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells something about Alonso and Bay and the "American Dream".
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
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Dark Eyes (1987)
An old Italian (Marcello Mastroianni) recalls his rich wife (Silvana Mangano), mistress (Marthe Keller) and Russian lover while on an ocean liner in 1903.
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Corrina, Corrina (1994)
In 1959, a widower hires a kindly housekeeper/nanny to care for his seven-year-old daughter.
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Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
An intelligent graduate and working-class army veteran has an affair and clashes with a 'nouveau riche' young woman, who does not care about birth control or the use of any other precautions to avoid pregnancy.
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