20 best movies like CQ (2001)

List of the best movies like CQ (2001): The Lobster, Griff the Invisible, Sweet Movie, Barbarella, Silver Linings Playbook, Space Station 76, Comet, The Divide, Visioneers, Mr. Nobody.

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Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
Duration01:36

    In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:30

    Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, drama, detective
    CountryFrance, West Germany, Canada

    The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryFrance, Italy
    Duration01:38

    In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

      After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A comedic drama about a group of people (and several robots) living on a space station in a 1970’s-version of the future. When a new Assistant Captain arrives, she inadvertently ignites tensions among the crew, prompting them to confront their darkest secrets. Barely contained lust, jealousy, and anger all bubble to the surface, becoming just as dangerous as the asteroid that’s heading right for them.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time-from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call-an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller, drama, drama
      CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
      Duration02:02

      Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Visioneer George Washington Winsterhammerman lives a comfortable but monotonous life in this slightly futuristic black comedy. When people start exploding from stress and George is showing early symptoms, he's forced to examine his life. Taking a look at his nice job, his sexless marriage and his resistance to life coaching, George reconsiders the philosophy of happiness through mindless activity.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama
      CountryBelgium, Germany, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA
      Duration02:18

        Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryFrance, Italy, West Germany

        Rosalie, a beautiful young woman gets involved with successful businessman Cesar. One day, Rosalie's former flame David appears and attempts to win her back. Cesar reacts with a jealous intensity never before seen by Rosalie, and because of that, she returns to David. She remains conflicted regarding her choice of partner, but eventually, one of the men does something which resolves the situation.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore
        Duration02:52

        A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John can't find the cowboy but receives an ominously head-shaped package he's supposed to hang onto. While waiting, John gets close to Ruthie, whose psychotic boyfriend, Randy, keeps threatening to kill him.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

          On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:39

          In this comedic fantasy, science has facilitated the search for a soul mate via biotechnological implants that count down to the moment one is supposed to meet his or her match. But Oona is worried: She's nearly 30, and her TiMER isn't ticking yet. Will her dream guy get snatched up by someone else?

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryItaly, France, Belgium
          Duration01:18

          A summer day in Italy. The camera follows the deaf-mute Giacomo and a childhood girlfriend Stefi closely – in the woods, by the river – without wanting to disrupt the mystery of their relationship, between restrained sensuality and childhood games.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:06

          In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, drama, detective
          CountryFrance, Germany, USA
          Duration02:25

          Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Romania, France
          Duration01:46

          A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, drama
          CountryPortugal, France, Brazil

          A disgraced soccer star seeks redemption but is exploited by a variety of causes hoping to capitalize on his celebrity.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, drama
          CountryLithuania, USA

          In the near future, the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the virtual realm. Against this dystopian backdrop, a dying man seeks to ensure the future well-being of his family, while coping with what it means to be human in this new reality.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
          CountryItaly, France, United Kingdom
          Duration02:17

          From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryItaly
          Duration02:08

          During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever text message or phone call they will receive during the evening - and all hell breaks loose.

          Markimdb: 5.2
          Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryFrance, Belgium
          Duration01:09

          A timid young grad student madly in love with her scientist boss offers her body to his research.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
          CountryRussia, USA
          Duration02:00

          A chronicle of Russia's transition from communism to capitalism.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:05

          Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrehorror, fantastic, melodrama
          CountryUSA, Italy
          Duration01:49

          A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:41

          It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryFrance

          The film begins in a flashback from the titular character, Antoine. We are introduced to his fixation with female hairdressers which began at a young age. The film uses flashbacks throughout and there are frequent parallels drawn with the past. We are unsure what Antoine has done with his life, however we know he has fulfilled his childhood ambition, to marry a haidresser.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, detective
          CountryUSA

          Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery script, and unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Felix is baffled when his characters start to appear in his life, and vice versa.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
          Duration01:44

          A sleazy politician sends an agent after his ex-fiancee, who fled to Mexico with incriminating film of him.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryFrance, Italy, United Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:05

          A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA and Italy). "An Englishman's Home" "The French Method" "Armando's Notebook" "Skippy"

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryItaly, France
          Duration02:08

          A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          A delightful dramatic comedy, a buddy picture, and, for good measure, a heist film. Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. His grown children are concerned about their father’s well-being and buy him a caretaker robot. Initially resistant to the idea, Frank soon appreciates the benefits of robotic support – like nutritious meals and a clean house – and eventually begins to treat his robot like a true companion. With his robot’s assistance, Frank’s passion for his old, unlawful profession is reignited, for better or worse.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryFrance, Italy, USA
          Duration01:45

          A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:43

          Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrecomedy, drama, family
          CountryFrance
          Duration01:38

          Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA, Germany
          Duration02:06

          Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

          Markimdb: 4.9
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryItaly, Spain, USA, United Kingdom, Sweden
          Duration01:50

          Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a Tuscan village where she frequented in her younger days. Upon arrival, Maggie runs into Luca a handsome former lover who is still a bachelor and lives with his eighty-year-old mother Carmen. Summer (missing her “bad boy” boyfriend in NYC) and Carmen (secretly planning a wedding against Luca’s wishes to MARCELINO, her one true love in Rome) impulsively steal Luca’s car and race off to Rome. Maggie and Luca quickly pursue allowing the two mismatched couples to spend some time together and develop a new understanding of each other.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrefantastic, comedy
          CountryFrance, Canada
          Duration01:25

          A French comedy with comedians Eric & Ramzy made by Quentin Dupieux a.k.a. Mr. Oizo.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryItaly

          A gay couple living in San Francisco takes in two strangers traveling from Italy to start a new life in America, discovering each other and forming the most unlikely of relationships along the way.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryFrance, Luxembourg, Belgium
          Duration01:37

          When the fun loving Marie sets her eyes on brooding comic book artist Paul, it sets off the kind of romantic sparks that quickly culminate in the bedroom. But the next morning brings its share of surprises as Marie crawls out of bed to discover her life flash-forwarded fifteen years down the road: Not only has she been married to Paul all this time, but she’s now the mother of a little boy the head of a powerful multinational investment firm and the proprietor of a fabulous apartment overlooking the Eiffel Tower. Quickly Marie discovers that all her achievements have not brought happiness.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
          CountryJapan

          In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. The simmering tension between them is about to boil over into all-out war.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrecomedy, drama, history
          CountryItaly, France
          Duration02:18

          It's 1348. The plague has brutally hit Florence. A group of then young people, seven women and three men, rebel against the feeling of death that is about to swallow them. They flee the city and find refuge in an abandoned villa in the Tuscan hills. Here, between moral doubts and the tasks needed to survive, they kill time by telling each other stories until they will decide to return. The stories are varied - tragic, bizarre, funny or erotic - but common and central to all of them is the female presence.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryFrance, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium
          Duration01:51

          Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrefantastic, action, comedy
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:44

          Based on the British cult comic-strip, our tank-riding anti-heroine fights a mega-corporation, which controls the world's water supply.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryFrance, Spain
          Duration01:43

          After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA

          Danny, a commercial editor and documentary filmmaker attempts to finish his film, a study on relationship while navigating the relationships in his own life. Will he continue to chase the unattainable Theresa a hippy new age dancer(Caitlin Fitzgerald) or will he finally admit he's in love with his best friend Carla (Katherine Waterston) who is in an unfulfilling relationship with a political strategist(Gaby Hoffman). Manhattan Romance is a funny insightful look at contemporary life in Manhattan. It explores new age ideas and open relationship as well as true friendship and connection.

          Markimdb: 3.9
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration01:34

          Mo Ali’s futuristic knife-crime drama brings the dystopian environment of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 to London’s East 17. SHANK delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless youths. Amidst the chaos is the Paper Chazers gang, a rare morally conscious group who trade scavenged food for money. After Chazers gang member, Junior (Kedar Williams-Stirling), witnesses his brother, murder he must decide whether to get revenge of stick to the gangs moral code... In this superbly paced and artistic film, present-day social issues, and murky city streets, provide a perfect canvas for imagination and action.




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