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Plot Summary:
Employees at a Bennigan's-like restaurant (called, creatively enough, Shenanigan's), kill time before their real lives get started. But while they wait, they'll have to deal with picky customers who want their steak cooked to order and enthusiastic managers who want to build the perfect wait staff. Luckily, these employees have effective revenge tactics.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, not serious, realistic, parody, cult classic, hilarious, sex comedy, crying
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Film Geek (2005)
Plot Summary:
The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious, indie film, independent film, clever, offbeat, realistic
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Bam Margera Presents: Where The #$&% Is Santa? (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a trip to Finland to find the perfect Christmas gift for his wife, Missy, skateboarding superstar MTV personality Bam Margera is struck by inspiration to find the elusive Santa clause.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, exciting, offbeat, slapstick
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Clerks II (2006)
Plot Summary:
A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 140000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, witty, cult classic, sincere, realistic, semi serious, clever, talky, scary
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Office Space (1999)
Plot Summary:
Three office workers strike back at their evil employers by hatching a hapless attempt to embezzle money.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 283000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, funny, clever, humorous, hilarious, feel good, absurd, witty, inspirational
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Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Plot Summary:
At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, funny, sex comedy, cult classic, teen sex comedy, slapstick, teen, captivating, entertaining
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Beerfest (2006)
Plot Summary:
During a trip to Germany to scatter their grandfather's ashes, German-American brothers Todd and Jan discover Beerfest, the secret Olympics of downing stout, and want to enter the contest to defend their family's beer-guzzling honor. Their Old Country cousins sneer at the Yanks' chances, prompting the siblings to return to America to prepare for a showdown the following year.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, not serious, realistic, grindhouse, hilarious, sex comedy, teen, parody
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The Slammin' Salmon (2009)
Plot Summary:
The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, talky, feel good, not serious, witty, cult classic, hilarious, clever
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Ted 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 227000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, not serious, parody, action comedy, absurd, psychedelic, feel good, entertaining
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Movie 43 (2013)
Plot Summary:
The film is composed of multiple comedy shorts presented through an overarching segment titled "The Pitch", in which Charlie Wessler, a mad screenwriter, is attempting to pitch a script to film executive Griffin Schraeder. After revealing several of the stories in his script, Wessler becomes agitated when Schraeder dismisses his outrageous ideas, and he pulls a gun on him and forces him to listen to multiple other stories before making Schraeder consult his manager, Bob Mone, to purchase the film.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, not serious, spoof, absurd, cult classic, humorous, sexy, offbeat, black comedy
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
Plot Summary:
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter, Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sex comedy, funny, humorous, light, romantic, sexy, hilarious, teen, feel good
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American Wedding (2003)
Plot Summary:
With high school a distant memory, Jim and Michelle are getting married -- and in a hurry, since Jim's grandmother is sick and wants to see him walk down the aisle -- prompting Stifler to throw the ultimate bachelor party. And Jim's dad is reliable as ever, doling out advice no one wants to hear.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, teen sex comedy, sexy, humorous, hilarious, not serious, realistic, teen, feel good
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American Pie 2 (2001)
Plot Summary:
The whole gang are back and as close as ever. They decide to get even closer by spending the summer together at a beach house. They decide to hold the biggest party ever to be seen, even if the preparation doesn't always go to plan. Especially when Stifler, Finch and Jim become more close to each other than they ever want to be and when Jim mistakes super glue for lubricant.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 267000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, humorous, sexy, hilarious, funny, teen, suspense, realistic, not serious
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The New Guy (2002)
Plot Summary:
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, parody, hilarious, teen, humorous, not serious, sex comedy, entertaining, realistic
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Neighbors (2014)
Plot Summary:
A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 325000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, not serious, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, teen, sex comedy, slapstick, absurd, romantic
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American Reunion (2012)
Plot Summary:
The characters we met a little more than a decade ago are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship. It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler’s mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about – and get inspired by – the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 222000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, not serious, hilarious, teen sex comedy, sexual, sexy, feel good, teen, absurd
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Old School (2003)
Plot Summary:
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 241000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sex comedy, hilarious, talky, not serious, cult classic, intense, romantic, philosophical
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EuroTrip (2004)
Plot Summary:
When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 219000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, road movie, sex comedy, funny, hilarious, teen, parody, romantic, entertaining, feel good
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College (2008)
Plot Summary:
A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, not serious, teen, funny, sexy, sex comedy, realistic, slang, feel good
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Road Trip (2000)
Plot Summary:
Four friends take off on an 1800 mile road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a girl friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 176000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, road movie, sexy, funny, light, not serious, hilarious, teen, cult classic
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Grandma's Boy (2006)
Plot Summary:
Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But he gets kicked out of his apartment and is forced to move in with his grandmother.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, not serious, cult classic, psychedelic, offbeat, sex comedy, relaxing, realistic
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Project X (2012)
Plot Summary:
Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 228000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, humorous, funny, not serious, teen, sex comedy, entertaining, realistic, cult classic, hilarious
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The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
Plot Summary:
High school graduation just wouldn’t be complete without an un-chaperoned, uninhibited and unforgettable final holiday. At least that’s what Will, Jay, Simon and Neil think when they book a two-week stay on an exotic Greek island. As their dreams of sun-drenched days and booze-filled nights are left hopelessly unfulfilled, the lads fight their way into the party scene with hilariously humiliating results in this smash hit UK raunchy comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, melancholic, teen sex comedy, humorous, not serious, hilarious, teen, sexual, touching, sex comedy
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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
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Role Models (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 239000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, hilarious, feel good, slapstick, romantic, light, sexy, smart, naughty
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Adventureland (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 166000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, independent film, sentimental, humorous, teen, realistic, melancholic, feel good, sex comedy
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Dazed and Confused (1993)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: feel good, talky, teen, sentimental, cult classic, realistic, funny, melancholic, semi serious, touching
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The House Bunny (2008)
Plot Summary:
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, teen, funny, humorous, romantic, romantic comedy, light, uplifting, happy, relaxing
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The Hangover (2009)
Plot Summary:
When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug – who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 829000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, buddy comedy, absurd, not serious, hilarious, cult classic, road movie, sex comedy
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American Pie (1999)
Plot Summary:
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score." by their senior prom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 427000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, funny, sex comedy, humorous, sexy, sexual, buddy comedy, teen, feel good, cult classic
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Superbad (2007)
Plot Summary:
High school best buddies are facing separation anxiety as they prepare to go off to college. While attempting to score alcohol for a party with help from a fake ID-toting friend, the guys' evening takes a turn into chaotic territory.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 619000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, teen sex comedy, hilarious, teen, humorous, feel good, entertaining, realistic, witty