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Plot Summary:
A suburban teen stars a pirate radio station in the back of his van and becomes a cult hero.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sexy, grindhouse, independent film
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California Girls (1985)
Plot Summary:
A New Jersey auto mechanic travels to California to find the girl of his dreams and woos a bikini fashion model while the time quarreling with her high-powered manager and avoiding his New Jersey girlfriend who comes looking for him.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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The Chicken Chronicles (1977)
Plot Summary:
A late-1960s teen (Steve Guttenberg) working in a chicken-takeout stand cannot get his mind off his dream-girl (Lisa Reeves).
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, grindhouse, independent film, teen sex comedy
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Delta Fox (1979)
Plot Summary:
Woman is kidnaped by hitman who discovers that he is the target of another hitman.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film
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Kenny & Company (1976)
Plot Summary:
Several days in the life of Kenny, a typical 12-year-old, and his friends. Kenny goes through all the activities that most of us went through as kids as he and his friends prepare for Halloween. Along the way, Kenny deals with such childhood issues as bullies and his first crush on a girl.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 773
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)
Plot Summary:
A small-town kid hears about the wild nights of cruising the boulevard in Van Nuys, California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers, topless dancers and bikers.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: cult classic, grindhouse, independent film, touching, offbeat, humorous, futuristic, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Love and Love Not (2022)
Plot Summary:
There are two places Nicky Leandro calls home each reinforcing a particular facet of his personality: the red-blooded New Yorker and the L.A. transplant. Up until now each have done a fine job of compartmentalizing themselves. That is until Lily, an old flame, gets a hold of him right as he's about to head home for the holidays.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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Summer School (1978)
Plot Summary:
Anita is the new girl at school. When Steve gets one look at the voluptuous transfer, it sets his girlfriend Donna into a tailspin and she'll stop at nothing to make sure these two never unite.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film
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Swap Meet (1979)
Plot Summary:
The plot: Roy is jealous of Sigi, who attracts Nancy's attention, and has two clumsy guys demolish Sigi's father's T-Burn classic. For the repair of the car, Sigi desperately needs $250 until his father returns next weekend. He and his friends try to earn it on the swap meet.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, grindhouse
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The Single Girls (1973)
Plot Summary:
A group of men and women travel to a Carribean resort to discover themselves sexually but unfortunately one of them has also discovered that they like to murder people too.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, sexy, grindhouse, horror comedy, independent film, cult film
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Hot T-Shirts (1980)
Plot Summary:
In order to avoid the closure a bar the owner and some friends organize a wet-T-shirt competition. As they thought this attracks new people and certainly money.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, grindhouse, independent film, sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen sex comedy, teen comedy
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Sweater Girls (1978)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenage girls forms a club, The Sweater Girls, to preserve their virginity.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, grindhouse, independent film
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FM (1978)
Plot Summary:
Q-SKY is the #1 radio station in Los Angeles mainly because of the music they play; running the station the way they want to, it has made them a ratings success.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: political, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense, campy
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An American Summer (1990)
Plot Summary:
In this youthful drama, Tom, a 14- year-old who's parents have just divorced, is abruptly uprooted from his wealthy Chicago home and sent to the strange land of LA to live in the far-out beach bungalow of his aunt, an aging hippie still stuck in a by-gone era. He is unhappy with the new arrangement and finds his new bohemian lifestyle strange and the activities of his new peers, stupid. His life begins to change a bit when he befriends a young surfer named Fin. At first he thinks of the fun-loving Fin as a real dolt, but later he admits he was wrong. Like the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn characters on which they are loosely based, the two new friends soon find themselves having a series of adventures, some of them dangerous; by the summer's end, Tom finds himself wiser, accustomed to California, and a lot more grown up.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Carbon Copy (1981)
Plot Summary:
A white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a black teen-age son who can't wait to be adopted into the, almost-exclusively-white community of, San Marino, California.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, intelligent, independent film, clever, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, hilarious
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Heroes (1977)
Plot Summary:
A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sincere, touching, serious, realistic
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Blue Summer (1973)
Plot Summary:
A couple of dudes pack a van full of beer and go on a road trip in search of sexual adventures. They get that and more.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: erotic, road movie, sexy, sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, hot
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I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
Plot Summary:
Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sentimental, clever, touching, humorous, emotional, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Plot Summary:
Mother (Bill Cosby), Jugs (Raquel Welch) & Speed (Harvey Keitel) work for a ambulance company competing for a L.A. city contract.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, offbeat, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, road movie, parody, funny, light
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Sunset Strip (2000)
Plot Summary:
A day in Hollywood, 1972, with young people looking for the 24 hours that will change their lives. Zach will open that night for a British rocker at Whisky a Go-Go; he lives in a canyon and plays impromptu duets with a mysterious guitarist he doesn't see. Tammy is a costume designer, open to quick sex with the various rockers she works with and loved from afar by Michael, a photographer recovering from a case of the clap. His good friend is Felix, a morose, alcoholic songwriter. On hand for comic relief is Marty Shapiro, a fast-talking record producer. Getting ready for the gig at the club, Zach's performance, and the early-morning aftermath comprise the film.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, sexy, erotic, sexual
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Speech & Debate (2017)
Plot Summary:
Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, sexy, humorous, captivating, melancholic, dark comedy
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The Runnin' Kind (1989)
Plot Summary:
An Ohio teen moves to L.A. to find fame as a rock musician and to find a drummer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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SubUrbia (1996)
Plot Summary:
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, teen, independent film, realistic, talky, cerebral, philosophical, art house, indie film, clever
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Losin' It (1982)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sex comedy, funny, cult classic, independent film, surprise ending, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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King of California (2007)
Plot Summary:
Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left behind. Charlie believes that there is treasure hidden beneath the local Costco, so he puts together a plan to unearth the loot. By convincing Miranda to quit her job at McDonald's and instead work at the wholesale store, he is able to obtain a key. Although Miranda is skeptical, she helps her father with his irrational quest.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, inspirational, emotional, humorous, semi serious, feel good, independent film, cult classic, indie film, psychological
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American Graffiti (1973)
Plot Summary:
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, teen, melancholic, sentimental, sincere, feel good, semi serious, road movie, cult classic, realistic
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Anywhere But Here (1999)
Plot Summary:
In this adaptation of the Mona Simpson novel, single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, contemplative, semi serious, light, road movie
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Car Wash (1976)
Plot Summary:
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, cult classic, social, black comedy, anime, realistic
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10 Items or Less (2006)
Plot Summary:
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with Scarlet, a cashier who is about to interview for a new job. The actor rediscovers the essence of his craft while helping Scarlet gain the confidence she needs to change her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, road movie, humorous, touching, clever, light, semi serious, realistic, psychological, funny
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Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
Plot Summary:
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, disturbing, sincere, semi serious, teen, independent film, clever, black comedy, period piece
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Plot Summary:
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, feel good, humorous, funny, sexy, sex comedy, teen, cult classic, light, hilarious