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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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Held Up (1999)
Plot Summary:
While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage. As incompetent cops bring in a SWAT team and try a by-the-book rescue, Michael has to keep the robber calm, find out what's in the crate, aid the negotiations, and get back to Rae. The Stockholm Syndrome asserts its effect.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, absurd, semi serious, surprise ending, hood, independent film, realistic, freeze frame, parody
Similar in 82%
The Out of Towners (1970)
Plot Summary:
George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, witty, road movie, uplifting, poignant, romantic comedy, feel good, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 82%
Houseguest (1995)
Plot Summary:
In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: humorous, black comedy, realistic, witty, semi serious, scary, funny, light, clever, feel good
Similar in 82%
The Gumball Rally (1976)
Plot Summary:
A group of people from different backgrounds have one thing in common: when they hear the world "gumball" whispered by one of the others, they know that it's time for the Gumball Rally: a no-holds barred, secret, winner-take-all rally across the USA.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: road movie, funny, cult classic, exciting, humorous, semi serious, fast, cult film
Similar in 82%
Under the Rainbow (1981)
Plot Summary:
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins (from the cast of _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_ ). Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, funny, feel good, realistic, not serious, parody, humorous, offbeat, surprise ending, psychological
Similar in 90%
Nature Calls (2012)
Plot Summary:
Polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk's son's sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, funny, exciting, independent film
Similar in 81%
Clifford (1994)
Plot Summary:
When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, funny, melancholic, not serious, black comedy, independent film, offbeat, crying
Similar in 79%
Dunston Checks In (1996)
Plot Summary:
Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, not serious, entertaining, slapstick comedy, feel good, funny, clever, touching, unusual plot structure
Similar in 75%
Moms' Night Out (2014)
Plot Summary:
Yearning for an evening without their kids, some friends plan a night out. But to do this, their husbands need to watch the kids. What can go wrong?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, inspirational, sweet, entertaining, melancholic, sentimental, not serious, realistic, christian film
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Superfast! (2015)
Plot Summary:
Undercover cop Lucas White joins Vin Serento's LA gang of illegal street racers. They are fast and they are furious and they plan to double cross LA crime kingpin Juan Carlos de la Sol who hides his cash in a downtown Taco Bell. The gang's outrageous plan is as daring as it is ridiculous and will see them towing the whole damn restaurant, at crazy speeds.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, not serious, feel good, entertaining, light, realistic, fast
Similar in 86%
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Plot Summary:
The original 70's TV family is now placed in the 1990's, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, satirical, funny, feel good, cult classic, spoof, clever, realistic, witty
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The Kid & I (2005)
Plot Summary:
Aaron Roman (Gores) is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father (Mantegna) grants Aaron his wish for his 18th birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, semi autobiographical
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Flirting with Disaster (1996)
Plot Summary:
Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin (Ben Stiller) decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy (Patricia Arquette), and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina (Tea Leoni), he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents (Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins).
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, black comedy, witty, funny, light, talky, not serious, independent film, humorous, dark comedy
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Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
Plot Summary:
AAA can't help the roadside emergency that is the JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION. Even the on-board navigation system has a meltdown on Nate Johnson and his family's cross-country trek to their annual family reunion/grudge match. Reluctantly along for the ride are Nate's wife, who's only in it for the kids; their rapper-wannabe son; their teenage daughter who's fashioned herself as the next Lolita; and their youngest, whose imaginary dog Nate just can't seem to keep track of. Can the Johnsons survive each other and all the obstacles the road throws at them to make it to Caruthersville, Missouri? Can they find Missouri?.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sexy, road movie, intense, not serious, black comedy, light, absurd, feel good
Similar in 87%
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
Similar in 81%
Soul Plane (2004)
Plot Summary:
Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, funny, absurd, hood, not serious, realistic, black comedy, slapstick, hilarious
Similar in 78%
3 Strikes (2000)
Plot Summary:
Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and wants to change his life for the better. When a friend picks him up, they are pulled over, and his friend shoots at police officers, and Hooks escapes. Now Hooks, a wanted man, must clear his name of having nothing to do with the shooting.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, intense, feel good, not serious, realistic, hood, black comedy, independent film
Similar in 78%
License to Drive (1988)
Plot Summary:
Teenager Les Anderson thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exam, but he's wrong. Even though he didn't receive his license, Les refuses to break his date with the cool Mercedes Lane, and he decides to lift his family's prize luxury car for the occasion. Unfortunately, Mercedes sneaks some booze along and passes out drunk, and a confused Les makes the bad decision of enlisting his rebellious friend, Dean, to help.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, road movie, entertaining, humorous, not serious, feel good, colorful, realistic, hilarious
Similar in 84%
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
Plot Summary:
Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, light, dark comedy, not serious, realistic, teen, black comedy, cult classic
Similar in 89%
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
Plot Summary:
The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple, Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, realistic, entertaining, romantic comedy, witty, not serious, funny, road movie
Similar in 82%
Wake Up Ron Burgundy (2004)
Plot Summary:
While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, absurd, humorous, not serious, slapstick, exciting, realistic, sexy, clever
Similar in 86%
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
Similar in 77%
Canadian Bacon (1995)
Plot Summary:
Canadian Bacon is the only fictitious film from Director Michael Moore. This comedy is about an American president who decides to go to war to bring the public’s opinion of him up during election time. Canadian Bacon is actor John Candy’s last film.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, political, satirical, light, talky, semi serious, witty, sweet, independent film, realistic
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Vacation (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 120000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, realistic, not serious, teen, road movie, feel good, romantic, slasher
Similar in 84%
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
The all-star comedy cast from Grown Ups returns (with some exciting new additions) for more summertime laughs. Lenny (Adam Sandler) has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 166000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, hilarious, teen, funny, feel good, not serious, predictable, slapstick, entertaining, light
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Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Plot Summary:
Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, absurd, not serious, slapstick, funny, family comedy, realistic, slapstick comedy, inspirational
Similar in 88%
Problem Child (1990)
Plot Summary:
Ben Healy (John Ritter) and his social climbing wife Flo adopt Junior a fun-loving seven year old. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares. But is he really just a little angel trying to get out? Find out in this hilarious satire on modern-day family life.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, light, hilarious, slapstick, humorous, cult classic, epic, romantic comedy, light hearted
Similar in 80%
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, not serious, sweet, hilarious, entertaining, light, epic, sad
Similar in 88%
The Sitter (2011)
Plot Summary:
Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal drug lord.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, absurd, harsh, not serious, funny, hilarious, talky, light, dark comedy, cult classic
Similar in 76%
Home Alone (1990)
Plot Summary:
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 626000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy, hilarious, slapstick, feel good, clever, christmas special