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Plot Summary:
A cab driver becomes involved in a chase for a misplaced atomic bomb.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Mini (2007)
Plot Summary:
Fran Molon is a down-on-his-luck futon salesman struggling to get by in a store where the only money is in mattresses. When his annoying co-worker suggests that the winner of the local mini marathon get the coveted assistant manager position Fran quickly agrees. Realizing that winning the race may be his only chance for success Fran trains everywhere, from interstates to flea markets to prepare. But does Fran have what it takes to beat his nasty co-worker in this winner-take-all-mattresses race to glory?.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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Jennifer on My Mind (1971)
Plot Summary:
Marcus (Michael Brandon), a nice, rich, Jewish boy from New York, meets and falls in love with Jennifer (Tippy Walker), a girl from Oyster Bay, while they are both in Venice. He follows her to her home on Long Island and ultimately to the top of a high-rise on the New Jersey Palisades, where begins a romantic reminiscence in extended flashbacks, that ultimately leads to tragedy. Noel Black ("Pretty Poison") directed the film, and Erich Segal ("Love Story") wrote it. Robert De Niro has a small role as a gypsy cab driver.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, realistic
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The Four Corners of Nowhere (1995)
Plot Summary:
A hitchhiker meets a hippie, his sister, and her yuppie boyfriend in 1990s Michigan.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Intrigue in Nylons (1972)
Plot Summary:
Essentially a comedy about the cut throat advertising business.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Too Afraid of Life or Splat (1988)
Plot Summary:
A superstitious middle-aged woman falls in love with a taxi driver, while trying to learn the identity of the unseen person tossing eggs at her.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Comedy
Country: Cuba
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags:
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Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds (2016)
Plot Summary:
Over the course of his silly, high-energy performance, Holmes shares his thoughts on such disparate topics as: the keys to happiness; the illogicality of nightmares; being an "easy laugh"; what to wear on a flight; bizarre quirks of language; filling one's "joy quota"; how the British deal with awkward situations; the ridiculousness of porn; and more.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 814
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: tense, funny, light, humorous
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A Fare to Remember (1999)
Plot Summary:
A high powered business executive takes on an assignment on Christmas Eve, knowing she is to get married immediately after the holiday. Arriving at the Seattle airport, she discovered all flights are canceled and she has to get to LA. She then hires an obnoxious cabbie to transport her to LA. However, the cabbie eventually proves to be rather endearing while she maintains her upper class posturing.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, ridiculous
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Drive Share (2017)
Plot Summary:
Comedy show focusing on the drivers and bizarre passengers who use the world’s most popular ride share app.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sketch comedy
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The Journey to Paris (1999)
Plot Summary:
Shy and still living with his mother, a highway cashier one day decides to finally live his craziest dream: to visit Paris.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy
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Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
Plot Summary:
Frank Michaelson, well respected President of the Pacific Pallisades Board of Education, is appearing in front of a Board hearing addressing the issue of the widespread public outcry asking for either his dismissal or resignation because of a series of salacious front page newspaper stories, complete with photographs, on his recent goings-on. In addressing these unsubstantiated charges, Frank attributes all the incidents on his eldest daughter, Mollie Michaelson, now just shy of her twentieth birthday, no longer being the sweet child he had always pictured her as, but now rather a desirable young woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (1970)
Plot Summary:
An aimless college graduate drives a taxi while rebelling against his parents, the Establishment and whatever else he happens to loathe on any given day (including pigeons). Then he meets a girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: political, psychedelic, independent film
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Any And Every Which Way (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sexy Momoko turns tricks in her taxi to boost business, until she's finally discovered by her employer. Running from the authorities, Momoko abandons her cab to begin life as a fugitive, accompanied by her most recent customer.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags:
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Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Plot Summary:
Old Mr. Parker has made millions inventing and selling games. At the beginning of the movie, he dies and his relatives gather for the reading of the will. However, Old Mr. Parker is a game player to the last, and his will stipulates a Scavenger Hunt to determine which relative will get the inheritance. The winner of the scavenger hunt gets all the money, the rest get nothing.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: entertaining, offbeat, humorous, not serious
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Norman... Is That You? (1976)
Plot Summary:
Parents (Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey) discover their son is gay and lives in Hollywood with his white lover (Dennis Dugan).
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, queer cinema
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Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980)
Plot Summary:
Three episodes. First Valerio is mistaken for a notorious criminal. Very beautiful journalists succeed to bring him to her house for an exclusive interview. She tries to seduce him. Second. Guiseppe, an unlucky and ugly man, gets a job as a maid. His mistress falls in love for him. Third. Plinio is a taxi driver who loves his cab above all. But at one point he is involved with the kidnapping of a woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, erotic, sexy
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A Wake in Providence (1999)
Plot Summary:
Going back home can be hard, particularly when you come from a traditional Italian family, and especially when the girlfriend you bring back is not Italian. But the roof caves in when she's African American. This is the problem that Anthony faces when he brings Alissa from Los Angeles to his boyhood home of Providence, Rhode Island to attend his grandfather's funeral.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Mulletville (2002)
Plot Summary:
A hipster film student returns to his rural hometown to make a scathing documentary about his former tormentors, focusing on the annual 'kick-ass bash' at his cousin's trailer. He learns the hard way that revenge rarely goes as planned, especially when generic beer and big hair are involved.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, independent film, mockumentary, offbeat, realistic, fake documentary, campy
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Weather Girl (2009)
Plot Summary:
After learning her boyfriend (Harmon) cheated on her with his co-host (Olson), a Seattle morning show weather girl (O’Kelley) freaks out on-air and is fired. Forced to move in with her little brother (Devlin) and deal with his best friend (Adams), she has to learn to cope with being 35, single, unemployed, and unfortunately famous for being the Sassy Weather Girl who lost it on live television.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, romantic, indie film, sentimental, touching, feel good, realistic
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Floundering (1994)
Plot Summary:
When a young man's unemployment benefits run out, the IRS freezes his bank account, and his druggie brother needs help, things can't get any worse...until he discovers his girlfriend is cheating on him!.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, absurd, light, independent film, offbeat, realistic
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A Whole New Life (2019)
Plot Summary:
Gianni is a taxi driver dissatisfied with his life. One day by chance he gets the opportunity to take possession of the villa and life of a billionaire on holiday.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Baby on Board (1993)
Plot Summary:
Maria (Carol Kane) is the wife of a murdered Mafia bookkeeper. With her baby in tow, she tracks the hitman to the airport, intending to shoot the man. A pickpocket causes the gun to discharge prematurely, and now it's Maria who is being pursued. She commandeers a cab driven by Ernie (Judge Reinhold), and the chase is on.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, slapstick
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Plot Summary:
Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, clever, witty, semi serious, dark comedy, funny, cult classic, realistic, biting, neurotic
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For Pete's Sake (1974)
Plot Summary:
Henry (Streisand) is a woman who would do anything for her husband Pete-- including borrow money so he has a chance of making his dreams come true. But now there's the loan sharks to deal with.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: hilarious, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, neo screwball comedy
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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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Encino Man (1992)
Plot Summary:
High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man from the past in their back yard. But the thawed-out Link, as the boys have named him, quickly becomes a wild card in the teens' already zany Southern California lives. After a shave and some new clothes, Link's presence at school makes the daily drudgery a lot more interesting.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, funny, parody, romantic comedy, cult classic, prehistoric, feel good, humorous, not serious, hilarious
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Carpool (1996)
Plot Summary:
A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, satirical, sexy, independent film, realistic, not serious, parody, absurd
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Radio Days (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Narrator (Woody Allen) tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, touching, emotional, talky, semi serious, feel good, realistic, clever, witty
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Crash Course (1988)
Plot Summary:
Some students taking driver's ed during the summer. Among the students is Riko, a cocky guy; Chad, a guy from a privileged background, who's terrified to get behind the wheel; Vanessa, who's over protective mom who wouldn't allow her to take the course, who went behind her back; and Maria, a spoiled foreign student. Now the principal wants the students to pass so he tells the instructor, who's still not over his wife leaving and is not exactly up to the task, that it's important for the students to pass so he brought in a special instructor, who's very tough. And the principal also tells one of his teachers to let, one of the students Maslanski who's the school football star, pass the test he failed so that he can concentrate on driver's ed. But the teacher, seeing this as an opportunity to expose the principal as not doing his job and thus paving the way for him to be the new principal, makes Maslanski take a make up test.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 503
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Brain Donors (1992)
Plot Summary:
Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, witty, light, clever, unusual plot structure, surreal, absurd, talky, stylized
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21 & Over (2013)
Plot Summary:
Brilliant student Jeff Chang has the most important interview of his life tomorrow. But today is still his birthday, what starts off as a casual celebration with friends evolves into a night of debauchery that risks to derail his life plan.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, teen, teen sex comedy, absurd, hilarious, visually appealing, black comedy, realistic