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Plot Summary:
In the early 1990s, Nǃxau was cast in three low-budget unofficial sequels that continued the fish-out-of-water aspects of the first two films.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 641
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Call Me Bwana (1963)
Plot Summary:
A returning moon capsule goes off course and lands in Africa where a little-known tribe find it. Washington sends Matthew Merriwether to recover it, thinking he is an expert on the region, when in fact he is no such thing. Meanwhile a foreign power sends Secret Agent Luba to try and get the capsule for themselves. But once they reach their destination they find that the tribe believe the capsule to be sacred and won't give it up.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 863
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: absurd, spy comedy
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Banza? (1983)
Plot Summary:
Michel works there manically solving people's problems over the phone. He is about to tie the knot with his girl friend Isabelle, an airline hostess. She flies all over the world, he hates to leave the office. A series of madcap mishaps involving theft or injury (as you would expect in his line of work) ensues after Michel promises Isabelle nothing will delay their marriage and she promises in turn that she's done flying. Once this unlikely promise is made, it becomes premise and both are forced into escalating white lies to maintain the appearance of keeping their word. Their predicament mounts as Isabelle is forced to do a few more flights, while Michel is compelled to travel to New York, Tunisia, and finally Hong Kong, where they are finally reunited in the throes of a contrived and hilarious drug deal involving a 747, water taxi chases, and martial arts.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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Death's Glamour (2006)
Plot Summary:
Whilst seeking out locations in the South of France for his next film, director Luc Moullet comes across a male corpse. He immediately decides to use this to his advantage. By swapping his passport with that of the dead man, Moullet hopes that the world will believe he is dead, thereby ensuring a renewed interest in his work. Unfortunately, the scheme backfires, since the dead man was someone rather important.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989)
Plot Summary:
Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Going Bananas (1987)
Plot Summary:
An evil circus owner chases a chimp and his friends through Africa. Not necessarily 'Dyn-O-Mite!', but this silly monkey business is decent family fun.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 502
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, eighties, neo screwball comedy
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Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa (1968)
Plot Summary:
A rich businessman is fed up with work, family, society, and goes with a friend to Africa, in search of another friend who had vanished there in mysterious circumstances. They will find him alright - as a tribal chief, surrounded with lots of topless, shapely wives. They are going to return to civilisation, but will their friend come with them?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: parody, surprise ending, black comedy, dark comedy, italian comedy
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And Next Year at Balaton (1980)
Plot Summary:
Jonas and Ines are in love and want to spend their vacation together camping on the Baltic coast. But Ines’s narrow-minded parents intervene and insist that the young couple joins the family vacation. Problems arise, so everyone ends up traveling to the Bulgarian Black Sea on their own. Along the way, Jonas meets a beautiful Dutch girl who is going to India via Turkey….
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: East Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: road movie, crying, freeze frame
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Carry on Dick (1974)
Plot Summary:
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, double entendre, spoof, parody, humorous, witty, not serious, independent film, campy
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A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)
Plot Summary:
After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: esoteric, crying, cult film
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Carry on Up the Jungle (1970)
Plot Summary:
The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the fearless hunter and guide. Prof. Tinkle is searching for the rare Oozalum bird. Everything is going swimmingly until a gorilla enters the camp, and then the party is captured by an all female tribe from Aphrodisia... Written by Simon N. McIntosh-Smit.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, spoof, parody, offbeat, humorous, not serious, independent film, campy
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Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974)
Plot Summary:
A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more and more on the ghost of the man he just murdered to help him find the loot.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: mystical, independent film, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, parody
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The Stupids (1996)
Plot Summary:
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick, independent film, offbeat, not serious, scary, parody, funny, light, clever
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The Partner (2017)
Plot Summary:
A police detective is going through different adventures while he is stuck in a little boy body.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, exciting, humorous, touching
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The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob (1973)
Plot Summary:
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, slapstick, funny, anthology, slapstick comedy
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The Jackpot! (1991)
Plot Summary:
To his family, François Voisin is nothing more than a humdrum civil servant. In truth, for the past twenty years he has been working as a secret agent. All goes well until circumstances put his secret in danger.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, parody, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, cult film
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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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Up to His Ears (1965)
Plot Summary:
Up the Himalayas... Up the Yang-tze... Up in a balloon... Up-stage with a stripper... Up-town in Hong Kong... You can't keep a great adventurer down.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, parody, vintage, modern day adaptation
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The Exchange Student (1967)
Plot Summary:
Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Volunteers (1985)
Plot Summary:
Lawrence is a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia, where he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, cult classic, feel good, realistic, semi serious, parody, hilarious, funny, light, romantic
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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Plot Summary:
Misery is brought to a small group of Sho in the Kalahari desert in the form of a cola bottle. In his quest to throw the evil object over the edge of the earth, Xixo encounters Western "civilization," a haphazard doctor and a tyranical despot.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: South Africa, Botswana
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, feel good, intellectual, cult classic, slapstick, independent film, mockumentary, spectacular
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Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Plot Summary:
A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: family comedy, independent film, sentimental, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, crying, hispanic, weeping
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Tommy Boy (1995)
Plot Summary:
Party animal Tommy Callahan is a few cans short of a six-pack. But when the family business starts tanking, it's up to Tommy and number-cruncher Richard Hayden to save the day.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, slapstick, road movie, absurd, hilarious, light, clever, cult classic, feel good
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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Plot Summary:
Six years have elapsed since Guantanamo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But when Kumar arrives on Harold's doorstep during the holiday season with a mysterious package in hand, he inadvertently burns down Harold's father-in-law's beloved Christmas tree. To fix the problem, Harold and Kumar embark on a mission through New York City to find the perfect Christmas tree, once again stumbling into trouble at every single turn.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, parody, absurd, not serious, cult classic, sex comedy, atmospheric, entertaining, mysterious
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Strange Wilderness (2008)
Plot Summary:
With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed TV show, two animal fans go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, feel good, not serious, realistic, parody, thought provoking, clever, suspense
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Africa United (2010)
Plot Summary:
"Africa United" tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children who attempt to realize the dream of their life: to attend the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2010 at Johannesburg. But the problems begin when Fabrice, Dudu and Béatrice get on the wrong bus and end up in Congo. Without papers, without money, they are brought into a children's refugee camp. But with incredible ingenuity, a some guts and a poster for the World Cup as a map, our heroes escape from the camp and leave to pursue their dreams, bringing with them a "dream team" of refugee children to help them through a series of exciting adventures. During this journey of 5000 km through seven countries, the film reveals an unseen Africa.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa, Rwanda
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, road movie, educational
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The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013)
Plot Summary:
After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Sweden, Croatia
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: black comedy, feel good, entertaining, absurd, semi serious, road movie, dark comedy, humorous, light, picaresque
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Good Boys (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: absurd, funny, light, not serious, sex comedy, teen comedy
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Plot Summary:
As a swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy, baby! But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 253000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, entertaining, absurd, funny, slapstick, hilarious, cult classic, clever
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Plot Summary:
Sometimes, it takes a strange night to put everything else into focus. And that's exactly what happens to Harold and his roommate, Kumar, when they set out to get the best stoner fix money can buy: White Castle hamburgers. Both guys are at a crossroads, about to make major decisions that will affect the course of their lives. Yet they arrive at wisdom by accident as they drive around New Jersey in search of fast food.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 204000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, sex comedy, teen, feel good, entertaining, absurd, buddy comedy, cult classic
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Jane and the Lost City (1987)
Plot Summary:
Jane and the Colonel must journey to Africa to the lost city to retrieve the diamonds before the Nazis do. Comedy based on the popular wartime comic strip.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, saga, semi serious, independent film, campy