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Plot Summary:
After decades of domination by America and Russia there is a new competitor in the space race... Great Britain. The British Space Agency has designed an impressive new space buggy that all the big countries want to get their hands on, which provides the perfect opportunity for con men Tom Marks and Lord Spencer to go 'Back in Business'. They decide to sell the buggy to the highest bidding country, but things don't go quite to plan.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious
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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Plot Summary:
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, feel good, humorous, semi serious, spoof, parody
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Help! (1965)
Plot Summary:
This Beatles film has an obscure Asian cult, that believes in human sacrifice, chasing Ringo after he accidentally put on the their victim's ceremonial ring. He is pursued by the cult, a pair of mad scientists, a member of a side cult that no longer believes in human sacrifice, and the London police who are trying to help.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, surreal, light, absurd, funny, psychedelic, spoof, avant garde, exciting
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Breaking In (1989)
Plot Summary:
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, witty, independent film, realistic, semi serious, light, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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Mystics (2003)
Plot Summary:
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy
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The Assassination Bureau (1969)
Plot Summary:
The Assassination Bureau has existed for decades (perhaps centuries) until Diana Rigg begins to investigate it. The high moral standing of the Bureau (only killing those who deserve it) is called into question by her. She puts out a contract for the Bureau to assassinate its leader on the eve of World War I.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, retro, political thriller, black comedy, exciting, clever, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty
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Dead Weight (2002)
Plot Summary:
Prison guard Reggio lets Moltes have a weekly lottery ticket in exchange for his suave relationship advice. When Moltes learns that he has a winning lottery ticket, he breaks out of jail to claim his money. However, Reggio's girlfriend, Pauline , has the ticket with her in Africa. The action involves the odd couple teaming up to find the ticket while being chased by Det. Youssouf , along with the vengeful Turk and the Giant.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, absurd, hilarious, spoof, parody
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Rascals on the Road (2005)
Plot Summary:
Four kids - Eugen, Wrigley, Bäschteli and Eduard - leave for an adventure around Switzerland, searching for the fabulous treasure of Titicaca Lake, discovered by Fritzli Bühler.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 729
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, aesthetic, touching, realistic, semi serious, fast
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
Plot Summary:
Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely blondes, treachery, and a battle for life and honour, and enjoy life at its zaniest.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, parody, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Fathom (1967)
Plot Summary:
While touring abroad in Europe, beautiful American skydiver Fathom Harvill gets wrapped up in international intrigue when Scottish spy Douglas Campbell recruits her to help him on a secret mission. Before long, Fathom realizes that no one around her, including the mysterious Peter Merriweather, can easily be trusted, leading to various adventures that involve bull fighting, beaches and, of course, romance.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, grindhouse, exciting, parody, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, not serious, fast, surprise ending
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Mortadelo & Filemon Mission Save the Planet (2008)
Plot Summary:
The planet is facing a great threat. During the worst drought ever known, a group of wrongdoers are in the process of finishing all the reserves of water that remain on Earth. The best secret agents in the world meet urgently, but they don't even have a clue. To make things even worse, the evil Botijola plans to sabotage the meeting. His intention is to convert the water into a substitute. In order to do this, he also tries to kidnap mad Professor Bacterio and get him to work for him. However, there are two things Botijola wasn't expecting. On the one hand, Bacterio, before being kidnapped, hid the parts of his invention in different historical moments, using a time machine. On the other hand, there are two international agents who haven't turned up at the sabotaged meeting, two agents who become the world's only hope: Mortadelo and Filemón.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, exciting, captivating, spy comedy, slapstick, fast, spoof, comic
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Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003)
Plot Summary:
In the Headquarters of the T.I.A. (Terminal Intelligence Agency), someone has stolen Professor Bacterio's most dangerous invention, the D.O.T. (Demoralizer of Troops), an artifact that ends up in the hands of a very short, wacky dictator who is ready to use it for criminal purposes. The T.I.A Chief, though, is firm in his resolve: if he wants to get the D.O.T. back, he must NOT count on his agents Mortadelo & Filemon. But when the crime fighting duo discover that the T.I.A. has engaged a cocky and slimy detective from outside the agency, they decide to act at their own risk, even if that risk involves all of Humanity.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, parody, humorous, witty, not serious, surreal, spoof, spy comedy, slapstick, stylized
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)
Plot Summary:
Star studded comedy about a early 20th century air race from Britain to France.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, road movie, dieselpunk, feel good, captivating, semi serious, slapstick comedy, prehistoric, exciting
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Carry on Pimpernel (1967)
Plot Summary:
The time of the French revolution, and Citizen Robespierre is beheading the French aristocracy. When word gets to England, two noblemen, Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes "the black fingernail", scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, sex comedy, exciting, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Yellowbeard (1983)
Plot Summary:
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him, where saucy tarts, lisping demigods and some awful puns and punishments await.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, Mexico
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: parody, cult classic, humorous, colorful, exciting, saga, not serious, independent film, funny, light
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Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia (2012)
Plot Summary:
Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Spain, Italy, Hungary
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, not serious, funny, artsy, cult classic, hilarious, slapstick, spoof
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Spymate (2003)
Plot Summary:
Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating
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The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)
Plot Summary:
Aussie adventurer Steve Irwin aka The Crocodile Hunter has avoided the death-roll and nabbed another feisty croc, hoping to save it from poachers. What Steve doesn't know is that the crocodile has innocently swallowed a top secret US satellite beacon, and the poachers are actually American special agents sent to retrieve it. Crikey! In the Outback and through the bush with his wife Terri's ever-present commentary ringing out over the countryside ("That was a close one, Steve!"), the Crocodile Hunter is out to save the gorgeous croc and relocate him. It won't be easy, but if he can handle bird-eating spiders and venomous snakes without getting bitten, gun-wielding agents shouldn't be too much of a problem.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: intense, feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, spy comedy, fast, scary, parody, light
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The Gold Retrievers (2009)
Plot Summary:
A boy and his dog must go in search of a fabled local treasure in an effort to save the family house from foreclosure.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, semi serious, independent film
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Mr. Magoo (1997)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Magoo, a man with terrible eyesight, gets caught up in a museum robbery.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, Brazil
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, slapstick comedy, not serious, funny, slapstick, hilarious, entertaining, parody, romantic
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Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
Plot Summary:
Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of control, and the president needs Maya's help. It's up to Maya and her own dog, Lucky, to stop a canine catastrophe from becoming a national crisis!.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, offbeat
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Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)
Plot Summary:
The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend, Rene. But Rene wants a man of action, and doesn't think that Ernest fits the bill. After the bad guys come looking for the stolen diamonds and kidnap Rene, all of her fantasies come true as Ernest has to go to Africa to rescue her.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, feel good, semi serious, parody, funny, light, road movie, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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The Merry Wives of Windsor (2011)
Plot Summary:
The fat knight Sir John Falstaff imagines that Mistress Ford and Mistress Page are both taken with him and so, attracted as much by their husbands’ money as their personal charms, he decides to woo them both. But the women are up to the old lecher’s tricks and turn the tables on him with a series of humiliating assignations, midnight terrors and a very damp, extremely smelly laundry basket. Gutsy, colloquial and bustling with vivid characters, The Merry Wives of Windsor is a brilliantly constructed farce and the only comedy Shakespeare set in his native land. It is also the ancestor of English bourgeois comedy and gave birth to a tradition that reaches down to the modern TV sitcom. The production made merry with the relationship between the life of middle-class Elizabethan England and the late medieval period in which the play is set.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, realistic, witty, semi serious
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St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)
Plot Summary:
The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, black comedy, teen, witty, semi serious, feel good
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
Plot Summary:
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: political, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, not serious, biting, suspense, cult film
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Kidnapped (2005)
Plot Summary:
Kidnapped is a two-part BBC television adaptation of the 1893 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show is directed by Brendan Maher and stars James Anthony Pearson as Davie Balfour and Iain Glen as Alan Breck. Attempting to claim his rightful inheritance from his eccentric Uncle Ebenezer, young Davie Balfour is kidnapped and imprisoned in the hold of a slave ship bound for the New World. Soon, Davie joins forces with exiled Highland hero Alan Breck and together, the unlikely pair of outlaw and innocent embark on a treacherous quest across Scotland that will bring them foes too numerous to count, as well as unexpected friends. Among the plot deviations from novel to movie: ⁕The movie added a love interest for Davie in Catriona, the daughter of James of the Glen. This plot element is from the sequel novel, Catriona. ⁕In the novel, Breck and James of the Glen were never arrested by the British; but the movie showed James of the Glen being falsely arrested with the threat of being hanged to force Breck to give himself up. ⁕The movie added the "Long Mile Gang", expert trackers, to track Davie and Breck across Scotland, but the novel only had British troops.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 222 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
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RocketMan (1997)
Plot Summary:
Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, inspirational, not serious, funny, hilarious, slapstick, offbeat, psychotronic, slapstick comedy
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Ozzie (2006)
Plot Summary:
Ozzie is a young koala living in Australia. He is kidnapped by two goons (Buzz and Tank) who work for Max Happy, president of Happy Toys. Legend says that Ozzie speaks English and Max wants to clone Ozzie into hundreds of koalas and sell them for a fortune as talking pets! Buzz and Tank "lose" Ozzie on the plane-ride home by accident to Justin Morton, an 8 year old who is celebrating his birthday with his mom, Beth with a trip to Austrailia. Ozzie winds up in Justin's backpack. When Max finds out the koala is missing, a screwball comedy chase begins and ends in a surprise that knocks Max off her throne!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, neo screwball comedy
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Twelve Chairs (1971)
Plot Summary:
A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, exciting, clever, witty, cynical, not serious, slapstick
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
Plot Summary:
Garfield is back and this time Garfield and his canine sidekick Odie follows their owner, Jon Arbuckle, to England, the U.K. may never recover, as Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, feel good, humorous, not serious, semi serious, sweet, light, 3d animation, cult classic
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Air Buddies (2006)
Plot Summary:
Here’s the delightful tale of teamwork and adventure your whole family will love! Air Bud is the proud father of five adorable puppies - the hip-hopping B-Dawg, lovely Rosebud, mellow Buddha, dirt-loving Mudbud, and the big fella Budderball - with an unbelievable secret: They can talk! And the hilarious, hair-raising exploits of these barking, talking, ball-playing pups will have you cheering as they run off on a daring rescue mission to save their parents!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching, feel good