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Plot Summary:
Oliver is a banker and portfolio manager and leads a life in the fast lane, which one day comes to an abrupt end, as he builds a self-inflicted accident on highway with 230 km / h and raced through a guardrail. When he wakes up in the hospital again, he faces a devastating diagnosis: paraplegia. Actually, a rehabilitation stay of several months is planned in the hospital, but Oliver soon falls on his head and ends up in a disabled shared flat with the name "Die Goldfische".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: motivational, inspirational, uplifting, touching, humorous
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Resturlaub (2011)
Plot Summary:
Der 37-jährige Bamberger Brauerei-Marketingmanager Pitschi Greulich will weder mit seiner Freundin Sabine Kinder kriegen noch das von den Eltern geforderte Eigenheim bauen und schon gar nicht zum elften Mal in Folge mit seinen Kumpels in den Mallorca-Urlaub düsen. Also disponiert Pitschi am Flughafen kurzfristig um und landet mit einem Mal in Argentinien, wo er gedenkt, ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Doch in der Ferne merkt der krisengebeutelte Thirtysomething, dass all das, was er eigentlich sucht, längst zu Hause auf ihn wartet.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic
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The Turkey Bowl (2019)
Plot Summary:
A 30-something urbanite is pulled back to his rural hometown by his high school buddies on Thanksgiving to finish The Turkey Bowl - an epic football game against their cross town rivals that was snowed out fifteen years prior.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, captivating, emotional, realistic, meditative, funny
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Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017)
Plot Summary:
A comedy that follows an ex-con who lands a position at a school that sits over the spot where money from one of his earlier robberies was stashed.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good
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Pornorama (2007)
Plot Summary:
A free-wheeling chronicle of the Munich sex film industry in the 1970s.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 780
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Jesus Loves Me (2012)
Plot Summary:
A girl who always tends to fall in love with the wrong guy meets one who believes the world is coming to an end next Tuesday.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, touching, light, feel good, offbeat
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Russian Disco (2012)
Plot Summary:
Russendisko is the story of Wladimir, Andrej and Mischa. Three young Russian friends, who move from Moscow to Berlin in a lucky wave of emigration right after the fall of the Berlin wall. They take their chance looking for a better life and find themselves involved in the tales of everyday lunacy on the streets of Berlin and its spirit of the early nineties. Russendisko is a modern fairy tale, a story of friendship, of love, of dreams and the search for happiness and its fulfillment. The film is based on the mega selling novel by Wladimir Kaminer.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, feel good, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Cavemen (2013)
Plot Summary:
"Cavemen" is a comedic film with a slight edge of drama revolving around the lives of somewhat single, somewhat unemployed guys living in a warehouse converted to living quarters in the 'Arts District' of Downtown Los Angeles, California they are toiling adulthood and realities of love.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic, scenic, romantic comedy, independent film
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Erkan & Stefan (2000)
Plot Summary:
Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely death have never been completely resolved - until now. Unfortunately, the editor's daughter Nina accidentally takes the tape with her to Munich, where she is about to visit her paralyzed Mom in a sanatorium. When this information reaches the CIA and the BND, both organizations compete to get hold of the tape. Meanwhile Erkan & Stefan, two loveable wannabe supercheckers from Munich, are assigned as bodyguards for Nina - of course, they are expected to mess up their job, so that the tape can be retrieved. But the two friends prove to be a bit more streetwise than CIA or BND ever expected.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, entertaining, realistic
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Barbecue (2014)
Plot Summary:
On his 50th birthday, a man who's been watching his weight, health and temper all his life suffers a heart attack. He's been doing everything he was told he should do and it still didn't help. He decides to turn the page and let loose.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, profound
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Move (2012)
Plot Summary:
Eleven moving dates, eight friends: Philipp, Wiebke, Jessica, Maria, Swantje, Michael, Thomas, Dina – all in their twenties and mutually lonesome. And always searching: For a new city, a new job, an own apartment, a new, or even an old love. The search is never-ending, and so they repeatedly find themselves at a ritual gathering: someone moving. Boxes are shifted from one side of Berlin to the other, or the length and breadth of Germany, from one abode to the next as one life is exchanged for another. In 3 ZIMMER/KÜCHE/BAD, director Dietrich Brüggemann portrays existences in which relationships, social networks and backdrops are in a constant state of flux; where best friends are the only, and therefore the most valuable constant. Humorous sketches of the self-conception of a generation for whom moving has become the symbol of a life on the go.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, light, feel good, touching, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Blessed Madness (2018)
Plot Summary:
A man dedicated to religion and very faithful husband suddenly finds himself single. The new shop assistant in his shop will overwhelm his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, touching, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, happy
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Here Come the Teachers (2018)
Plot Summary:
The Manzoni High School in Milan is the worst in Italy. When the percentage of those promoted falls to 12%, it's time for the last resort: to entrust the classes to the worst of the available teachers.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 729
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, sincere, humorous, captivating
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Cold Feet (2018)
Plot Summary:
Although he actually just wanted to steal money, the crook Denis finds himself in the position of caretaking for the stroke patient Raimund. When Raimund's granddaughter Charlotte turns up, Denis has enough of it and wants to skip. But because of an huge blizzard, escape is unimaginable.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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The Toy (1982)
Plot Summary:
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, satirical, humorous, entertaining, touching, realistic, black comedy, cult classic, sentimental
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Looking for Miguel (2007)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy Columbian politician blinded by his own privilege is forced to walk a mile in the shoes of the people he despises most after falling victim to a violent attack and subsequently losing his memory. Miguel was a man of fine stock, a politician who has led a charmed life since the day he was born. But Miguel has no appreciation for his lot in life, and scoffs at the everyday people who must struggle just to survive. One day, after being assaulted on the street and left for dead, Miguel awakens with no memory of the past. He has forgotten his distain for the dumpster divers, petty thieves, and wandering transients who crowd the city streets, and now their warmth and solidarity is the only thing keeping him alive. As Miguel forges a friendship with a pious but promiscuous drag queen, the fragments of the past gradually become illuminated in his mind, prompting him on a desperate quest to reclaim his identity and atone for the sins of his past.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic, bleak, contemplative
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The Best Is Yet to Come (2019)
Plot Summary:
Following a huge misunderstanding, two friends always decide to tackle everything to make up for lost time.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: tragicomedy, sentimental, thought provoking, sincere, mind bending, touching, inspirational, buddy comedy, humorous
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Waffle Street (2015)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amidst the greasy madness of the 24-hour diner, Jimmy befriends Edward, an ex-con grill master who serves up hard lessons about life, finance, and grits.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: uplifting, light, captivating, entertaining, motivational, social, extraordinary
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Everything You Want (2017)
Plot Summary:
An aimless young troublemaker, Alessandro, squanders his days gambling and getting into fights, and he often spends his nights in jail. With few prospects, he begrudgingly accepts a job as a companion to Giorgio, an elderly poet suffering from Alzheimer’s. On their daily walks, the two banter and become friends, and Alessandro quickly learns more about this forgotten poet as the old man’s memory drifts. After learning a secret from Giorgio’s past, Alessandro and his friends work to uncover the mystery of this tale, an unexpected history lesson and a touching coming-of-age adventure.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: uplifting, motivational, light, inspirational, thought provoking, feel good, sentimental, sincere, intellectual, unusual plot structure
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Cruisin' (2014)
Plot Summary:
Comedy - Devin Begley, Destiny Monique, Amanda Nix, Liana Mendoza, Noel Gugliemi.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, independent film
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Nora's Hair Salon II (2008)
Plot Summary:
The hilarious cast of Nora's Hair Salon is back in this outrageous, bust-a-gut comedy! Featuring familiar faces and fresh new names, Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above will have you cutting up all over again! As co-owner of Nora's Hair Salon, Lilliana (Tatyana Ali) is in way over her head. When she's not caught up in the daily dramas between her coworkers - the flamboyant stylist Delicious, the hotheaded ex-stripper Xenobia and the outspoken manicurist Ming - Lilliana is busy combing out hair disasters, breaking up client catfights and raising a son on her own. But when the salon's other owner Simone (Stacey Dash) decides to sell the shop and pocket the profits, Lilliana must choose whether to take her cut and run...or stand her ground and fight for a place they all call home.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: talky, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, touching, semi serious, independent film
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Lola Versus (2012)
Plot Summary:
Just three weeks before her wedding, Lola (Greta Gerwig) finds herself suddenly without a partner when her longtime fiance, Luke (Joel Kinnaman), dumps her. With her 30th birthday looming and being forced to re-enter the New York City dating scene, she feels adrift in a cold world. She leans on her friends (Zoe Lister-Jones, Hamish Linklater) for support but, after a series of romantic humiliations, professional blunders and boozy antics, Lola realizes that she alone is in charge of her fate.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious, mumblecore, independent film, inspirational, sexy, talky
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Postmark Paradise (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Dirty Shame is the only bar in the small town of Paradise, Michigan. A burnt out, chain-smoking fortyish bar maid is the only waitress at The Dirty Shame. A group of local red necks conspiring to bring a mail order bride to their Midwest town for their ne'er-do-well leader set the story in motion.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, realistic
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Carpool Guy (2005)
Plot Summary:
Joel Goodman is a hotshot advertising executive angling for a promotion, but he feels stuck - not least of all in traffic. A seeming answer to his prayers comes in the form of a homeless man whom Joel pays to sit in his passenger seat so he can use the carpool lane. The two form an unexpected bond, and Joel comes to realize that sometimes changing lanes can change your life.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, independent film, soap opera
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Men Do what Men Can (2012)
Plot Summary:
Confirmed bachelor Paul falls for Iris, who’s unfortunately as good as married. Although his friends have women problems of their own, and all end up moving into Paul’s apartment, they concoct a daring plan to help Paul save Iris from marrying the wrong man.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, sincere, touching, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Take the Trash (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jesper Jensen is a successful IT salesman who stops at nothing, even if it means backstabbing his best friend. Being number one in the company and having a beautiful wife and a lovely home, Jesper seems to lead a perfect life, but one day his arrogance and self confidence hits him in the face like a boomerang and he loses everything overnight. Jesper is sentenced to do community service at a recycling center with the odd and funny characters Dion, Theodor, and Lotte. At first he looks down on these people and doesn't want to be associated with them. When he begins to loosen up, however, he discovers that he can learn a lot from their straight forward and honest approach to life.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, touching, realistic, semi serious
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An Almost Perfect Country (2016)
Plot Summary:
Pietramezzana, a remote village in the Lucan Dolomites, is likely to disappear. Its inhabitants, led by the volcanic Dominic do not give up and, believing that the opening of a factory may be the solution to all their troubles, they want to make sure that the project is successful.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 699
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, remake of french film
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It's All About Karma (2017)
Plot Summary:
Giacomo befriends a man, believing that he is the reincarnation of his dead father.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 908
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Inseparables (2016)
Plot Summary:
Felipe a wealthy businessman who has been quadriplegic, due to an accident, is looking for a therapeutic assistant. There are several highly qualified, but he decides to take the assistant of his gardener, Tito who has decided to resign.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, humorous, captivating, surprise ending, crying, remake of french film
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The Upside (2017)
Plot Summary:
A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy paraplegic and a unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, touching, motivational, inspirational, feel good, captivating, light, entertaining, family comedy
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The Intouchables (2011)
Plot Summary:
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 909000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: inspirational, feel good, touching, emotional, motivational, uplifting, sincere, realistic, dramatic, thought provoking