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Plot Summary:
The latest battle in the eternal war between Good and Evil has come to New Jersey in the late, late 20th Century. Angels, demons, apostles and prophets (of a sort) walk among the cynics and innocents of America and duke it out for the fate of humankind.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 226000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: humorous, satirical, clever, witty, funny, dark comedy, entertaining, hilarious, parody, offbeat
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
Plot Summary:
Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from rebooting the film based on their comic book counterparts Bluntman and Chronic.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, buddy comedy, humorous, absurd, cult classic, surprise ending, twist ending, spoof, action packed, parody
Similar in 78%
Oh, God! (1977)
Plot Summary:
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, clever, humorous, entertaining, grindhouse, feel good, semi serious, hilarious, sentimental, inspirational
Similar in 81%
Bedazzled (2000)
Plot Summary:
Elliot Richardson, suicidal techno geek, is given seven wishes to turn his life around when he meets up with a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include a 7 foot basketball star, a rock star, and a hamburger. But, as could be expected, the Devil must put her own little twist on each his fantasies.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, hilarious, sexy, humorous, clever, psychotronic, erotic, parody
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Plot Summary:
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, talky, cult classic, absurd, not serious, hilarious, independent film, sentimental, sex comedy
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The Prophecy (1995)
Plot Summary:
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dark, suspense, serious, dark fantasy, atmospheric, intense, suspenseful, satanic, tense, scary
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The Golden Child (1986)
Plot Summary:
A detective specializing in missing children is on a madcap mission to save a youth with mystical powers who's been abducted by an evil cult. He battles a band of super-nasties, scrambles through a booby-trapped chamber of horrors and traverses Tibet to obtain a sacred dagger.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, entertaining, not serious, cult classic, dark fantasy, action comedy, spiritual, black comedy, mystic
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Wise Blood (1979)
Plot Summary:
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: southern gothic, spiritual, existential, philosophical, gothic, surreal, grim, cult classic, clever, humorous
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Mallrats (1995)
Plot Summary:
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, funny, talky, hilarious, cult classic, cynical, semi serious, game show, witty
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Michael (1996)
Plot Summary:
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, uplifting, humorous, romantic, light, entertaining, road movie, sweet, spiritual, mind bending
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Mookuthi Amman (2020)
Plot Summary:
A TV reporter, who has been gathering evidence to expose a self-styled godman for years, gets help from Goddess Mookuthi Amman. How does he utilise the situation to bring down the godman before the public?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, spiritual, exciting
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Watermelon Man (1970)
Plot Summary:
Jeff Gerber, an insurance agent, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. He is also both racist and a fitness freak. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him. This puts a strain on his marriage and loyal wife Althea, who begins to crack under the pressure. When all medical attempts to change his skin back to his former color fail, Jeff accepts that Kharma has caught up with him. Jeff tries to see the light of being a persecuted black man in this cruel and segregated world with the help of some of some new black friends, some of whom were people he, as a white man, taunted and harassed.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: surreal, cult classic, humorous, disturbing, biting, black comedy, funny, light, political, social
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The Milky Way (1969)
Plot Summary:
Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the Christian dogmas and heresies from different Ages.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: surreal, spiritual, road movie, psychedelic, satirical, dark comedy, cult classic, mystical, parody, philosophical
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Life of Brian (1979)
Plot Summary:
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 418000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, funny, humorous, hilarious, satirical, surreal, absurd, controversial, black comedy
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John Dies at the End (2012)
Plot Summary:
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychedelic, absurd, offbeat, not serious, dark comedy, atmospheric, enigmatic, horror comedy, cult classic
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Plot Summary:
Wes Anderson’s incisive quirky comedy build up stars complex characters like in ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ with Bill Murray on in the leading role. An ocean adventure documentary film maker Zissou is put in all imaginable life situations and a tough life crisis as he attempts to make a new film about capturing the creature that caused him pain.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 208000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: stylized, humorous, surreal, visual, dark comedy, funny, absurd, visually stunning, entertaining, offbeat
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Defending Your Life (1991)
Plot Summary:
In an afterlife resembling the present-day US, people must prove their worth by showing in court how they have demonstrated courage.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, humorous, philosophical, sweet, light, spiritual, semi serious, funny, cult classic
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Plot Summary:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 563000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: absurd, humorous, surreal, parody, ironic, spoof, funny, slapstick, hilarious, dark comedy
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Rapture-Palooza (2013)
Plot Summary:
Two teens battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, surreal, absurd, stylized, apocalyptic, teen, offbeat, not serious
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Good Omens (2019)
Plot Summary:
In 2019 the world is on the brink of an apocalypse as humanity prepares for a final judgment. But follies ensue — Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a demon aren’t enthusiastic about the end of the world, and can’t seem to find the Antichrist.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: exciting, witty, atmospheric, captivating, apocalyptic, emotional, supernatural thriller, offbeat, satanic, sitcom
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Preacher (2016)
Plot Summary:
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy child born from an angel and a devil, Jesse gives up everything to set the world straight with its creator.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: mystical, funny, biblical, tense, suspense, disturbing, semi serious, spiritual, spooky, dark
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Constantine (2005)
Plot Summary:
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 367000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, gothic, suspense, stylized, dark, demonic, satanic, mind bending, surreal, suspenseful
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Bruce Almighty (2003)
Plot Summary:
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God -- and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 426000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, light, inspirational, parody, hilarious, touching, absurd, sentimental
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Little Nicky (2000)
Plot Summary:
After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his thrown to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, not serious, absurd, slapstick, hilarious, predictable, romantic, feel good
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Plot Summary:
Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip, with his Russian rocker friend, to find her. Their journey takes them through an absurd purgatory where they discover that being dead doesn't mean you have to stop livin'!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, independent film, dark comedy, surreal, black comedy, cult classic, contemplative, semi serious, romantic
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Being John Malkovich (1999)
Plot Summary:
Spike Jonze’s debut feature film is a love story mix of comedy and fantasy. The story is about an unsuccessful puppeteer named Craig, who one day at work finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters it’s mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 349000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychological, cerebral, mind bending, offbeat, mindfuck, philosophical, dark comedy, disturbing, black comedy
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Interstate 60 (2002)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: road movie, surreal, witty, enigmatic, offbeat, independent film, mindfuck, psychological, black comedy, dark comedy
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The Fisher King (1991)
Plot Summary:
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, inspirational, compassionate, disturbing, dark comedy, clever, melancholic, cerebral, thought provoking
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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 214000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, emotional, dark comedy, surreal, talky, touching, humorous, stylized, independent film, meditative
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Plot Summary:
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 298000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychedelic, atmospheric, road movie, mind bending, cult classic, dark comedy, disturbing, mindfuck, cerebral
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Groundhog Day (1993)
Plot Summary:
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 670000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, philosophical, romantic, humorous, sentimental, hilarious, surreal, clever, funny, sweet