Best movies like Wayne's World
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Plot Summary:
When a sleazy TV exec offers Wayne and Garth a fat contract to tape their late-night public access show at his network, they can't believe their good fortune. But they soon discover the road from basement to big-time is a gnarly one, fraught with danger, temptation and ragin' party opportunities.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, parody, absurd, spoof, slapstick, cult classic, witty, buddy comedy
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Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Plot Summary:
The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Finnish musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, funny, light, satirical, surreal, cult classic, art house, offbeat, realistic
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Fubar (2002)
Plot Summary:
Terry and Dean are lifelong friends who have grown-up together: shotgunning their first beers, forming their first garage band, and growing the great Canadian mullet known as "hockey hair". Now the lives of these Alberta everymen are brought to the big screen by documentarian Ferral Mitchener in an exploration of the depths of friendship, the fragility of life, growing up gracefully and the art and science of drinking beer like a man.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, ironic, funny, witty, cult classic, independent film, controversial, offbeat, realistic
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Bo Burnham: What. (2013)
Plot Summary:
Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, witty, not serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, thought provoking
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Tapeheads (1988)
Plot Summary:
The story of Ivan and Josh, two dim witted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the in's and out's of the business in LA and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, satirical, semi serious, cult classic, intense, offbeat, realistic, witty, independent film
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Plot Summary:
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, absurd, parody, melancholic, stylized, lyrical, realistic, not serious, cult classic
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The St?ned Age (1994)
Plot Summary:
Determined to avoid another night of driving aimlessly around Torrance in the Blue Torpedo, Joe and Hubbs set out on a quest for fine chicks. Their paths soon cross with Tack, from whom they learn about a pair of foreign radical chicks hanging out near the Frankie Avalon place. Over Joe's objections, Hubbs worms Tack out of the deal, and the pair take a slow ride toward their destiny.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, realistic, atmospheric, cult classic, independent film, humorous, semi serious, sex comedy, interesting
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Metal Lords (2022)
Plot Summary:
For teenage misfits Hunter and Kevin, the path to glory is clear: Devote themselves to metal. Win Battle of the Bands. And be worshipped like gods.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, funny, feel good, emotional, teen, fun
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Billy Madison (1995)
Plot Summary:
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, talky, not serious, feel good, realistic, scary, epic, scenic
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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 Night at the Roxbury (1998)
Plot Summary:
Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, cult classic, feel good, mysterious, sex comedy, skit, hilarious, realistic
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Still Smokin (1983)
Plot Summary:
Cheech & Chong are invited to a celebrity party in Amsterdam. When they get there, however, it turns out that the guy who invited them has taken off with all the money. They are actually expecting Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, so our heroes get to be Mr. Burt and Mr. Dolly.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, not serious, humorous, witty, funny, grindhouse, psychedelic, cult classic, offbeat, slapstick
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CB4 (1993)
Plot Summary:
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spoof, mockumentary, black comedy, hood, funny, clever, dark comedy, humorous, satirical, smart
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Plot Summary:
He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man . . . or beast!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 319000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, absurd, humorous, funny, detective, entertaining, slapstick, hilarious, parody, talky
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Up in Smoke (1978)
Plot Summary:
An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune "Earache My Eye.".
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, grindhouse, cult classic, psychedelic, humorous, parody, road movie, mysterious, psychotronic, sexy
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The Dirt (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, captivating, feel good, serious, slasher, sad, historical drama, psychological, tense
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That Thing You Do! (1996)
Plot Summary:
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, feel good, light, sincere, period piece, touching, sexy, retro, emotional
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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Plot Summary:
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, parody, spoof, funny, humorous, cult classic, satirical, hilarious, cynical, ironic
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Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an international competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, romantic, humorous, teen, melancholic, absurd, tricky, realistic, semi serious
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Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Plot Summary:
Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 184000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, not serious, hilarious, road movie, cynical, cult classic, teen, feel good, satirical
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Airheads (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an AM rock station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, entertaining, not serious, humorous, cult classic, talky, retro, realistic, witty
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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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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, absurd, stylized, lyrical, not serious, surreal, cult classic, road movie
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Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Plot Summary:
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, cult classic, teen, psychotronic, humorous, funny, surreal, exciting, offbeat, feel good
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Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Plot Summary:
A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, Cassandra, while Garth handles the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornee.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, spoof, absurd, buddy comedy, skit, romantic comedy, cult classic, feel good, humorous, realistic
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School of Rock (2003)
Plot Summary:
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 324000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous, hilarious, realistic, cult classic, teen, witty
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Detroit Rock City (1999)
Plot Summary:
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, road movie, funny, entertaining, teen, humorous, cult classic, period piece, realistic, semi serious
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Singles (1992)
Plot Summary:
Romantic comedy about six of Seattle's young people, most of whom live in the same apartment building and whose lives revolve around the city's ever-expanding music scene. The interrelated stories about each character's progress through the singles scene are intriguing and often very funny, and the soundtrack is a grunge fanatic's dream, with the likes of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Mudhoney.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, sweet, touching, humorous, realistic, romantic comedy, talky, funny, cult classic, clever
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Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Plot Summary:
Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 405000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, absurd, funny, road movie, slapstick, hilarious, parody, cult classic, offbeat, feel good
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Ted (2012)
Plot Summary:
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 644000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, buddy comedy, hilarious, not serious, parody, entertaining, absurd, feel good, teen
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Plot Summary:
A high school slacker pretends to be sick to skip school and have an exciting day off alongside his girlfriend and his best buddy through Chicago, while trying to outwit his obsessive school principal and his unconformited sister along the way.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 380000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, funny, light, teen, humorous, hilarious, intense, semi serious, inspirational