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Plot Summary:
Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, not serious, slapstick, entertaining, feel good, romantic, cult classic, relaxing, realistic
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Midnight Madness (1980)
Plot Summary:
A genius grad student organizes an all-night treasure hunt in which five rival teams composed of colorful oddballs furiously match wits with one another while trying to locate and decipher various cryptic clues planted ingeniously around Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: cult classic, entertaining, sex comedy, feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, psychotronic, funny, light
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Holiday Reunion (2003)
Plot Summary:
Against the ardent wishes of his wife, eleven-year-old son, and sixteen-year-old daughter, ALBERT SNIDER (Judge Reinhold) is determined to have a festive family holiday. Albert doesn't seem to realize that his kids would rather stick needles in their eyes then spend time with their stuffy dad, and his wife is equally fed up by their dull life. When he receives an invitation from his long lost cousin Woodrow (Bryan Cranston), he decides to take his family out to the country for a down-home family holiday. However, Cousin Woodrow and his family turn out to be nuttier than a holiday fruitcake! What follows is a full course meal of nonstop laughs and holiday hilarity when the neurotic 'burbs clash with the hippy hicks from hell in National Lampoon's most outrageous family misadventure yet!.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat
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Midgets Vs. Mascots (2009)
Plot Summary:
This documentary follows 10 contestants as they compete for 1 million dollars in prize money.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 722
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, offbeat, independent film, slapstick, mockumentary, fake documentary
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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
Plot Summary:
A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, entertaining, dark comedy, sex comedy, realistic, sexual, sexy, bloody
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Going Overboard (1989)
Plot Summary:
A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, sex comedy, not serious, parody, entertaining, crying, slapstick comedy, weeping, low brow humor, funny
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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Plot Summary:
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, touching, satirical, hilarious, feel good, anamorphic, realistic, semi serious, parody
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Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, slapstick, spoof, independent film, offbeat, realistic, witty, not serious, scary
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Universal Remote (2007)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Murphy takes the lead for this comedy concerning two best friends sent hurtling through a politically-incorrect television landscape thanks to a magical remote control that redefines the concept of interactive entertainment. Now, with each change of the channel, the shows get more bizarre, leaving hapless knuckleheads Bubba and Leroy scrambling to find a way back into the real world.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, light, feel good, fast
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Good Intentions (2010)
Plot Summary:
Meet Etta Milford. Loving Wife. Doting Mother. Armed Robber. Etta's husband constantly blows their money on make-shift inventions. When she decides to secretly take "investment" matters into her own hands - things quickly go awry! With their savings gone, her husband suspicious, and their children out of control, Etta concocts a scheme to get back their money and save her family.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: uplifting, feel good, not serious, realistic, indie film, offbeat, humorous
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The Tuche Family (2011)
Plot Summary:
Everyone in the village of Bouzolles knows the Tuche family, who live by the philosophy "Man is not made to work." Despite their lack of money, they strive to be happy... that is, until their hand-to-mouth existence is turned on its head. After winning the lottery, the Tuches get rich beyond their wildest dreams and move to Monaco. And while attempting to fit in in their swanky new homeland, they struggle to stay true to the same principles by which they've always lived.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, feel good, entertaining, realistic
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Sandy Wexler (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, uplifting, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, happy
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The Week Of (2018)
Plot Summary:
The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, funny, feel good, sincere, buddy comedy
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Cleaver Family Reunion (2013)
Plot Summary:
Members of a dysfunctional family settle their differences after a series of misadventures during their summer reunion.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious, independent film
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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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Happy Gilmore (1996)
Plot Summary:
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, hilarious, slapstick, entertaining, predictable, romantic, epic, novela, slapstick comedy
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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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Anger Management (2003)
Plot Summary:
After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his aggressive treatment by moving in, Dave goes from mild to wild as the unorthodox treatment wreaks havoc with his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 225000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, parody, romantic, melancholic, hilarious, intense, realistic, not serious
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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
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The Waterboy (1998)
Plot Summary:
Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 175000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, absurd, entertaining, hilarious, feel good, philosophical, romantic comedy, realistic
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Stuck on You (2003)
Plot Summary:
In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt (Greg Kinnear) and Bob Tenor (Matt Damon) make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher (Cher), decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, touching, humorous, light, semi serious, witty, slapstick, hilarious, clever
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Kissing Cousins (2008)
Plot Summary:
A "relatively" romantic comedy about a professional heartbreaker (and cynical bachelor) who teams up with his attractive cousin from the UK in order to fool his friends into believing he is capable of a relationship. Hijinks and laughs ensue with a hilarious cast!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, slang
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House Party: Tonight's the Night (2013)
Plot Summary:
A pair of high school rappers have two major goals - make music and get hot girls. The best way to get both is to throw the biggest and best house party ever! The night of the party, one of the boys is grounded by his parents, so it's up to his best friend to break him out of his house confinement and get the party started.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 938
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, light, feel good, realistic, independent film, black cinema
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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
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Bro, What Happened? (2014)
Plot Summary:
Phil and his misfit friends score big when they are invited to the party of the century at Bob's house. Known for throwing the craziest drug, sex and booze filled parties, this was sure to be a night to remember. The only problem is that they can't remember a thing. When Phil wakes up realizing that his girlfriend is only hours from knocking on his door, he decides to enlist the help of his friends to try to piece together what was obviously a night worth remembering.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, realistic, not serious, independent film, sex comedy
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Grown Ups (2010)
Plot Summary:
After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 269000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, buddy comedy, teen, hilarious, romantic comedy, predictable, slapstick, light
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That's My Boy (2012)
Plot Summary:
While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: humorous, sex comedy, parody, absurd, hilarious, predictable, teen, stylized, perverse, cult classic
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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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A Boss in the Living Room (2014)
Plot Summary:
Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, feel good, realistic
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Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Plot Summary:
Larry Abbot, speaker in the radio horror shows of Manhattan Mystery Theater wants to marry. For the marriage he takes his fiancée home to the castle where he grew up among his eccentric relatives. His uncle decides that he needs to be cured from a neurotic speech defect and exaggerated bursts of fear: he gives him a shock therapy with palace ghosts.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, funny, melancholic, absurd, not serious, slapstick, scary, horror comedy, spooky
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Just Go with It (2011)
Plot Summary:
A plastic surgeon, romancing a much younger schoolteacher, enlists his loyal assistant to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 261000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, funny, humorous, entertaining, romantic comedy, light, hilarious, teen, sweet