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Plot Summary:
A young man travels to Munich to become a priest and save the sinners. Then he meets a prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 83 min
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Sugared Cranberries (1995)
Plot Summary:
The actor of the provincial puppet theater comes to try his luck in Leningrad. He stops at his longtime friend - an imitation actor and a big joker. Willingly leaving a friend in his apartment for the night, a friend invites a “call girl” for the guest.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 76 min
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Amore (1978)
Plot Summary:
Maria is in her mid 20s and lives with her father, a widowed little greengrocer, in Haidhausen.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 63
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 73 min
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The Cocottes (1991)
Plot Summary:
A small village lies peacefully nestled in the hills beneath the Provence sun... until the arrival of an odd group of vacationers. Who are these gorgeous young women from the big city strolling on the village square under the watchful eye of a chaperone as beautiful as she is authoritarian? Scandal arises when it’s learned these dreamy creatures are none other than the employees of a Marseille brothel come to enjoy the good clean air of the country. All hell breaks loose as the villagers take a stand for or against the presence of these "ladies of pleasure". The mayor is called on to relay women of the moral rules of the region to the women. But the fact remains, they can’t be forced to leave: while they have no intention of plying their trade, no law exists to bring their country retreat to a premature end. Different mentalities are revealed, passions unbridled, love kindled... and doesn’t love always solve everything in the end?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
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Tender Waves (2013)
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The congenial Vojta is bashful and his family is batty. His short-tempered father, who once failed to swim the English Channel, wants him to be a competing swimmer and his loving mother, a former child ice revue star, sees a talented pianist in her son. But Vojta has completely different priorities - most of all his red-haired classmate Ela, an enchanting synchronized swimmer who is leaving for Paris in November. If Vojta doesn't do something radical, and fast, Ela will disappear behind the Iron Curtain forever. The year is 1989.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, humorous, visually appealing, teen comedy
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Arabian Nights (1979)
Plot Summary:
Karin, manager of a gas station, has been in a terrible mood for some time. Its turnover has been declining since the sharp increase in the price of gasoline. To make matters worse, his friend Wolfgang regularly uses the car to satisfy his passion: motor racing. One day, Karin discovers that Wolfgang is cheating on her with the lovely Christl. Never mind: Karin decides to leave for London with Christl, to find an oil magnate there.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 91 min
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Bellas de noche (1975)
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The Boxer Germán Bronco Torres loses his license, and works as bouncer at the cabaret El Pirulí, where he falls for the fichera Carmen, and befriends of the pimp Margarito Fuensanta El Vaselinas, who lost a bet and has to pay to a gangsters. For 500 pesos for El Vaselinas, Bronco prepares a trap in the cabaret to the taxi driver Raul, to seduce his girlfriend, not knowing that the victim is his own sister Lupita.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: erotic, sex comedy
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On the Right Track (1981)
Plot Summary:
Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 563
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, fable, cult film
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When I Think of Christmas (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sara Thompson returns to her hometown to help her mother move and is surprised to find her ex-boyfriend Josh Hartman is back home. The two had once planned a life in music together but Sara left to study law. The former flames slowly reconnect and try to heal wounds, both old and new. When Sara makes a surprising discovery, she and Josh forge a bold plan for the upcoming Christmas concert that will lead them all back to their musical roots and make this a holiday to remember.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 809
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Screw Loose (1999)
Plot Summary:
The owner of an Italian natural food company has a heart attack and asks his son, Bernardo, to find the man who saved his life in World War II and bring him to his deathbed. He does so and finds the man in a sanitarium and must deal with his hijinks all the way back to Milan.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Plot Summary:
Stories about three very different women and the men they attract. Adelina sells black-market cigarettes in Naples, is married to the unemployed Carmine, and faces a jail sentence. She can avoid it as long as she's pregnant. Several years and seven children later, Carmine is exhausted, so jail looks inescapable as does her contempt for Carmine. In Milan, Anna drives a Rolls, is bored, and picks up a writer. She talks dreamily of running off with him until he dents her car; that gets her emotional attention. Mara, a Roman call girl, turns the head of a naive seminarian, prompting a run-in with his granny and a vow of abstinence. Mara's fizzy lover from Bologna grows impatient.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: anthology, neorealism, sexy, manga, art house, black and white, aesthetic, sex comedy, humorous, realistic
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Der Philosoph (1989)
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The obscure philosopher Georg Hermes almost withdrew from the world to concentrate on his studies, especially Heraclitus, having no relationship since his mother's death. When he wants a new suit for a lecture (actually very minor) about his new book, he meets the sisters Franziska, Breate and Marthe, who run a boutique, share a house and have a lover each. Those invite Georg to dinner, Franziska even on dates. Falling off a boat he gets naked with her, and they become lovers. The girls all take to Hermes and get him to move in, spoiled by all and offered polygamy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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A Hole In My Panty (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three aimless kids at a seaside high school have just one goal this summer break: to shed the virgin tag. One day, they rescue a pretty girl named Narumi by chance. Immediately smitten, Narumi makes it the summer to remember for the boys.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sexy
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Cola, Candy, Chocolate (1979)
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After a nasty argument with her boyfriend Carl, young Gaby spontaneously accepts her girlfriend invitation to join her on a vacation to Manila. Her plans to forget about Carl succeed very rapidly as she meets Dr. Andreas Witzig, a young scholar who plans to marry his fiancee on the island. During the following days, Gaby tries her best to convince the man of her dreams to change his mind.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: erotic, sex comedy
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Of All the Things (2012)
Plot Summary:
Muhlach plays the role of Umboy, a notary public attorney who earns a living by notarizing important documents and other papers, while Velasquez on the other hand plays the role of Berns, a professional documents fixer. Every time Berns needs the help of a notary public, she goes to Umboy to "legalized" everything. This "legalization" process of documents was somehow Umboy does not agree with Berns. Their different ideology and principles in life have created a cat-and-dog fight situation between the two. But what's supposed to be a misunderstanding between the two of them will likely to create a blossoming relationship. Bound with their principles in life, how do you think the two will end up together — to the dark side where both of them will be living a dishonest life where they fix documents illegally or to the light side where everything else is in correct and honest manner?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971)
Plot Summary:
German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder directs the made-for-TV melodrama Pioneers in Ingolstadt, based on the play by Marieluise Fleisser. The film opens as a parade of soldiers are marching through a town square singing patriotic songs. Alma (Irm Hermann) and Berta (Hanna Schygulla) are watching them and musing about their ideas on men and relationships. The soldiers (often referred to as pioneers) have been given the task of building a bridge in the town. Alma seems to understand that the soldiers only want her for short sexual encounters, so she's prepared to live her life accordingly. Meanwhile, romantic Berta falls in love with self-centered soldier Karl (Harry Baer), who all but tells her to get lost. The soldiers get drunk and beat up a random passerby. The women grow to hate Alma for her acceptance of life as a sex object. Naïve Berta is ultimately humiliated.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 618
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: art house, rough, crying
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Paternity (1981)
Plot Summary:
A single man searches for a woman who will bear his baby with no strings attached.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Blind Date (1987)
Plot Summary:
When bachelor Walter Davis (Bruce Willis) is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates (Kim Basinger), a seemingly average blind date turns into a chaotic night on the town. Walter's brother, Ted (Phil Hartman), tells him not to let Nadia drink alcohol, but he dismisses the warning, and her behavior gets increasingly wild. Walter and Nadia's numerous incidents are made even worse as her former lover David (John Larroquette) relentlessly follows them around town.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, romantic, feel good, humorous, slapstick, entertaining, sex comedy, slapstick comedy, realistic, witty
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The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
Plot Summary:
Meek, owlish Felix (George Segal) and strident, catty Doris (Barbra Streisand) live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in on Felix. When they both get thrown out, they move in with Barney (Robert Klein) . . . until they drive him out! That's when Felix and Doris finally decide to put theory into practice. But do opposites attract?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, hilarious, sexy, humorous, witty, offbeat, realistic, semi serious, independent film, psychological
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Spanish Fly (1998)
Plot Summary:
A woman journalist, Zoe, knows better than to go into a story with her mind already made up. But that's exactly what she does when she heads off to Spain to write about its men and their macho take (as she sees it) on relationships. As she tries to prove her thesis, she soon realizes that she doesn't know as much about the male sex as she thought. She also finds herself involved in relationships with the wrong men.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain, UK, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, erotic, sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Steptoe and Son (1972)
Plot Summary:
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. But Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Albert, of course, is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, independent film
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Trial and Error (1997)
Plot Summary:
An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, melancholic, talky, feel good, not serious, romantic comedy, realistic, witty, independent film
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The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Plot Summary:
A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother in law as the king of the ambulance chasing lawyers starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, talky, cynical, melancholic, semi serious, funny, black and white, hilarious, clever
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I Will... I Will... For Now (1976)
Plot Summary:
Elliot Gould stars as Les Bingham, who takes umbrage that his ex-wife Katie (Diane Keaton) has a new love in life. What Les doesn't realize is that her new paramour is lawyer Lou Springer (Paul Sorvino). When Katie's sister Sally (Candy Clark) arrives and tells the two about her new, hip '70s marriage contract, Les and Katie decide to try to get together again under a more liberal marriage contract, like Katie's sister. But, unfortunately for the couple, the contract is planted with the seeds of self-destruction, having been drafted by Lou.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998)
Plot Summary:
Just a Little Harmless Sex examines a young married couple that faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery with a prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 795
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, sexual, sex comedy, sexy
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Sex Ed (2014)
Plot Summary:
Eddie lands his first teaching gig at an inner city middle school and finds his highly pubescent pupils are receiving no form of sexual education. Eddie isn't really equipped to teach them...he's not exactly experienced romantically.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, not serious, sexy, funny, light, social, non fiction, relaxing, feel good
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Satan's Brew (1976)
Plot Summary:
This fast-paced black comedy by wunderkind director Rainer Werner Fassbinder follows the frantic efforts of a starving and confused writer, Walter Kranz to beg, borrow or steal enough money to survive on, and at the same time make some sense of his confusing life. Unable to write enough to keep his publisher's royalty advances coming, he seeks out a woman he imagines is a prostitute and interviews her for material. He is also inspired to utter some poetry, which his brassy, outspoken wife identifies as coming from the famous homosexuality-advocating mystical German poet, Stefan George. This inspires Walter to take a closer look at the gay scene, and he quickly becomes a sort of celebrity there.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: cynical, humorous, semi serious, art house, dark comedy, clever, offbeat, realistic, witty, biting
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Since You've Been Gone (1998)
Plot Summary:
The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up by a fellow graduate.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, crying
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Baby Mama (2008)
Plot Summary:
A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, funny, entertaining, feel good, romantic, cute, ironic, teen, raunchy
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The Deal (2008)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Berns (William H. Macy) is a veteran Hollywood movie producer who has given up on his career and life. That is until his idealistic screenwriter nephew (Jason Ritter) comes bearing the script of a lifetime and Charlie decides to give his career one final shot. The only thing standing in his way is Diedre Hearn (Meg Ryan), a sharp-witted studio executive brought in to keep Charlie in line.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA, South Africa
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, romantic, romantic comedy, satirical
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Pretty Woman (1990)
Plot Summary:
When a millionaire wheeler-dealer enters a business contract with a Hollywood sex worker Vivian Ward, he loses his heart in the bargain.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 348000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, sweet, sentimental, romantic comedy, inspirational, cute, teen, funny, light