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Plot Summary:
A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, spoof, metafiction, soap opera, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, hilarious, erotic
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Destiny to Order (1989)
Plot Summary:
A writer starts running into the characters he's created in real life. Alberta is his fantasy woman, who starts out as a sexy rock singer. However, when the bad guy in his novel (played by Michael Ironside) gets his hands on the manuscript and starts making changes of his own, they are all in for a wild ride.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending, cult film
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Fearless Frank (1967)
Plot Summary:
A country boy arrives in Chicago, gets killed by some gangsters, and returns to life with superhuman powers in this satirical look at movie genres.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Fantasy, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film, parody, exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic
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Asylum Seekers (2009)
Plot Summary:
Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to discover there is just room for one.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, surreal, semi serious, surprise ending, mindfuck, cult classic, independent film, offbeat, cult film
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Stay Tuned (1992)
Plot Summary:
Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, Helen. One day, TV salesman Spike convinces Roy to buy a satellite dish offering 666 channels. The new addition to Roy's home entertainment system sucks him and Helen into Hellvision, a realm run by Spike, who is an emissary of Satan. For 24 hours, the couple must survive devilish parodies of TV programs if they want to return to reality alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, spoof, satirical, semi serious, witty, parody, funny, light, suspense, mind bending
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Mousehunt (1997)
Plot Summary:
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of it's single, stubborn occupant: a tiny and tenacious mouse.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, feel good, light, entertaining, slapstick, dark comedy, hilarious, black comedy, sweet
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Wholly Moses! (1980)
Plot Summary:
Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from slavery, but Moses keeps getting all the credit.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: parody, biblical, spoof, humorous, offbeat, witty, not serious, independent film, funny, light
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Oh, God! (1977)
Plot Summary:
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, clever, humorous, entertaining, grindhouse, feel good, semi serious, hilarious, sentimental, inspirational
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Bedazzled (2000)
Plot Summary:
Elliot Richardson, suicidal techno geek, is given seven wishes to turn his life around when he meets up with a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include a 7 foot basketball star, a rock star, and a hamburger. But, as could be expected, the Devil must put her own little twist on each his fantasies.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, hilarious, sexy, humorous, clever, psychotronic, erotic, parody
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Brewster's Millions (1985)
Plot Summary:
Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, light, entertaining, humorous, sweet, black comedy, light hearted, colorful, realistic
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12 Wishes of Christmas (2011)
Plot Summary:
A woman whose dog was taken by her landlord follows her life coach's instructions to make 12 wishes for a better future, and watches in surprise as each of those wishes comes true in this Christmas fantasy for the entire family. Laura was already down in the dumps when her strict landlord took away her beloved four-legged friend. Encouraged by her best friend to seek the help of a life coach, Laura begrudgingly takes the leap. Later, as Laura follows instructions to make 12 wishes for a better life, her deepest desires become reality. But every wish has its consequences, and with Christmas fast approaching Laura must now figure out a means of getting her dog back, and her life on track in time for the holidays.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 848
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious
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This Is the End (2013)
Plot Summary:
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 430000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, dark comedy, entertaining, not serious, hilarious, horror comedy, feel good, apocalyptic, humorous
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All of Me (1984)
Plot Summary:
Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's body instead, forcing him to battle Edwina for control of his own being.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, clever, talky, entertaining, cult classic, witty, semi serious, humorous
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Down to Earth (2001)
Plot Summary:
After dying before his time, an aspiring comic gets a second shot at life... by being reincarnated as a wealthy but un-likable businessman.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Canada, Australia, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, melancholic, absurd, feel good, semi serious, romantic, black comedy, romantic comedy, psychotronic
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Switch (1991)
Plot Summary:
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, satirical, semi serious, funny, inspirational, sex comedy, parody, anamorphic, feel good
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Hot to Trot (1988)
Plot Summary:
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the help of this horse Fred gains a lot at the stock-market of Chicago.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, offbeat, feel good, not serious, scary, parody, funny, light, inspirational, romantic
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Maxie (1985)
Plot Summary:
When Nick and Jan move into their new apartment in San Francisco, the batty landlady upstairs tells them about a girl who used to live there in the 20's: a brash young party girl named Maxie, who died in a car crash the morning before her big audition for a Hollywood studio. The trouble is, Maxie, or rather her ghost, hasn't left the house. Worse, she can take over Jan's body. And the only way she's going to leave is if she gets that audition.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, independent film, offbeat
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It All Came True (1998)
Plot Summary:
A bachelor afraid of marriage angers his long-time girlfriend by buying a splendid townhouse just for himself, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of a famous theatrical couple, who teach him about love and commitment. The film was later re-released under the title "It All Came True". It was to be Peter Yates' last film made for cinema, although in most markets it went directly to TV or home entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, talky, spiritual, clever, independent film
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Summer Rental (1985)
Plot Summary:
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, funny, light, road movie, intense, scenic, colorful, realistic, semi serious
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Maid to Order (1987)
Plot Summary:
Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he never had her, is visited by fairy godmother Stella. In an effort to save Jessie, Stella casts a spell which causes Charles to no longer have a daughter. Jessie, now penniless and without a friend, must take a maid's job to earn a living, and hopefully to learn her lesson.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Fantasy, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sweet, entertaining, melancholic, light, romantic, sentimental, humorous, feel good, semi serious, independent film
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Nothing But Trouble (1991)
Plot Summary:
While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, melancholic, disturbing, not serious, horror comedy, black comedy, brutal, dark, twisted
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The Great Outdoors (1988)
Plot Summary:
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, absurd, slapstick, cult classic, epic, romantic comedy, spectacular, colorful
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A Simple Wish (1997)
Plot Summary:
Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, fairy tale, funny, semi serious, humorous, mysterious, offbeat, light, romantic, clever
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Uncle Buck (1989)
Plot Summary:
As an idle, good-natured bachelor, Uncle Buck is the last person you would think of to watch the kids. However, during a family crisis, he is suddenly left in charge of his nephew and nieces. Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon charms his younger relatives Miles and Maizy with his hefty cooking and his new way of doing the laundry. His carefree style does not impress everyone though - especially his rebellious teenage niece, Tia, and his impatient girlfriend, Chanice. With a little bit of luck and a lot of love, Uncle Buck manages to surprise everyone in this heartwarming family comedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, light, entertaining, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, hilarious, sweet
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Monkeybone (2001)
Plot Summary:
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu Miley (Fraser) into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilariously horny alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: stylized, humorous, absurd, not serious, cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, funny, adult animation
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Bruce Almighty (2003)
Plot Summary:
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God -- and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 426000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, light, inspirational, parody, hilarious, touching, absurd, sentimental
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Little Nicky (2000)
Plot Summary:
After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his thrown to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, not serious, absurd, slapstick, hilarious, predictable, romantic, feel good
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Liar Liar (1997)
Plot Summary:
Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday he has just one wish - that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his mouth has suddenly become his biggest liability.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 328000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, hilarious, slapstick comedy, slapstick, predictable, feel good, entertaining, inspirational
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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Plot Summary:
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mudane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, humorous, surreal, touching, sweet, melancholic, feel good, semi serious, bleak
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The Addams Family (1991)
Plot Summary:
Uncle Fester has been missing for 25 years. An evil doctor finds out and introduces a fake Fester in an attempt to get the Addams Family's money. The youngest daughter has some doubts about the new uncle Fester, but the fake uncle adapts very well to the strange family. Can the doctor carry out her evil plans and take over the Addams Family's fortune?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: gothic, black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, cult classic, funny, not serious, stylized, light, scary
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Addams Family Values (1993)
Plot Summary:
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: gothic, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cult classic, parody, scary, visually appealing, spooky