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Plot Summary:
Gerard Depardieu plays a sleazy Paris nightclub owner and ex-detective who flies to Hong Kong to rescue the young son of a friend murdered by the Chinese mob. He leaves the boy in the hands of an earnest priest (Christian Clavier), who escorts him back to Paris. Soon Clavier and Depardieu are fighting it out, each shadowed by his good or evil guardian angel.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, feel good, realistic, slapstick comedy, neo screwball comedy
Best tv shows and movies like Guardian Angels (1995):
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Treasure Hunt (1994)
Plot Summary:
A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the National Treasure of China.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, psychotronic
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Heavy Duty (2019)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of a guy who goes too fast and a big guy who is too slow. Foster meets Taupin. All this would be trivial if one of them had a scary scenario, the scenario of their lives and their deaths. Just open the pages and shake.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, surprise ending, humorous, captivating, crying
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The Race (2002)
Plot Summary:
Sami, Tacchini, Yaya and Kader are four small-time crooks from the suburbs of Paris. After a failed robbery, their boss, Carlito, sends them to Canada to spy on his fiancée. There, they are mistaken for a band of professional killers and are hired to assassinate the heiress Léonore de Segonzac.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Shooting Fish (1997)
Plot Summary:
Two con artists (Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend) hire an unwitting medical-school student (Kate Beckinsale) as a secretary for their latest scam.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: romantic, clever, witty, black comedy, smart, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, cynical
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The Red Inn (2007)
Plot Summary:
A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard. The story unfolds as the monk tries to save the guest's lives without violating the holy secrecy of the confession.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, tense, offbeat, realistic, semi serious
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Payoff (2003)
Plot Summary:
Two very different cops are forced to work together.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 921
Genere: Action, Crime, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, action comedy, exciting, realistic, fast
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Night Bus (2007)
Plot Summary:
Valerio Mastandrea is Franz, a night bus driver on the airport route who owes a lot of money from poker debts. He's stumbled upon by the variously named Leila, a thief who has accidentally become wrapped up in a secretive blackmail deal involving the President. As the film unfolds, a secret war between factions of the Security Services, a series of confusions among the various criminal fraternities whose activites have been touched upon by the deal, and Leila's past all complicate the situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Poland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, neo noir, exciting, sentimental, non-linear, fast, surprise ending, black comedy
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Fast Getaway (1991)
Plot Summary:
Nelson, played by Corey Haim is a teenager who robs banks with his father in group along with two other friends. Corey Haim Is the right guy, in the right place, at the right time. All he needed was a ...fast getaway.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, realistic, fast, nostalgic, cult film, cult movie cast
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L'amour aux Trousses (2005)
Plot Summary:
Franck and Paul are working as team buddies in their Paris police unit. They are sent on a mission in Toulon to solve a drug traffic mystery, but things get out of hand when Paul learns that Franck has an affair with Valeria, his wife, who also happens to work in the police forces.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Crime, Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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XXL (1997)
Plot Summary:
Alain Berrebi directs with his sister Lorène, a company of ready-to-wear in the Path. Their business is booming to the point to consider acquiring a nearby shop. Fortunately, it belongs to David Stern, the father of his fiancée Arlette.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
Plot Summary:
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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The ComDads (1983)
Plot Summary:
Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, saga, eighties
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Why Me? (1990)
Plot Summary:
A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the CIA.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, captivating, absurd, independent film, realistic, suspenseful
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The Goat (1981)
Plot Summary:
When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most unlucky employee who is sent as a private detective in hopes he can duplicate the daughter's mistakes.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Mexico
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sweet, buddy comedy, perverse, feel good, realistic, semi serious, detective, slapstick comedy
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The Corsican File (2004)
Plot Summary:
Jack Palmer is a Paris-based detective with a huge ego. Ange Leoni is a rebel native of Corsica whose location can't be pinned down by even the most dogged of detectives. Approached by an obscure, small-time attorney and charged with the seemingly simple task of locating the missing Leoni, gifted gumshoe Palmer accepts the job under the assumption that it will be the easiest money of his professional career. But this superstar sleuth is about to find out just how mistaken he was.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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L'opération Corned Beef (1991)
Plot Summary:
The unsanctioned efforts of a covert unit to gather evidence about illegal arms shipments with the unwitting help of an embassy employee.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Mexico
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, spoof, slapstick comedy, parody, campy
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You Move You Die (2007)
Plot Summary:
Mike has the girl, the time and the place.The problem is he doesn't have the ring, Before Mike has an opportunity to propose his engagement ring is stolen.Mike is desperate to recover it. He and his friends have one hour to get the ring back and make the date with his "beloved" Emma before all is lost. It is not long before it is revealed that Mike and his friends are not all that they seem.You move you die is a dark comedy filmed with a real time story. Get ready for a film with a unique dose of reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, rough, realistic, dark comedy
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Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002)
Plot Summary:
The last wish of the dying "Monk" is for his foster child, Harald, to find his real son, Ludvig. But the latter is currently in a Swedish prison cell.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, exciting, rough, realistic, dark comedy, black comedy, offbeat, moody, cult film
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The Fugitives (1986)
Plot Summary:
Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of the action.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, exciting, sentimental, witty, humorous, realistic, not serious, fast, detective
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Taxi 4 (2007)
Plot Summary:
Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, hilarious, exciting, offbeat, slapstick, fast
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Crime Spree (2003)
Plot Summary:
An out-of-town heist becomes a nightmare for a crew of French burglars when they mistakenly rob the head of the Chicago mafia. Unaccustomed to the ways of the American underworld, it is not long before they have the mafia, the FBI and a couple of street gangs on their backs as they attempt to make their way back to Paris.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, witty, stylized, semi serious, realistic, hilarious, fast, independent film, parody
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Madigan's Millions (1968)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 425
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, feel good, captivating, realistic, fast, eurospy
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So Woman! (2009)
Plot Summary:
Clemence is a brilliant young lawyer who has just settled herself in a comfortable chair. She does not want to be involved in love.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Taxi 2 (2000)
Plot Summary:
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, hilarious, realistic, not serious, semi serious, entertaining, intense, grindhouse, slapstick
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Taxi (1998)
Plot Summary:
In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, entertaining, exciting, semi serious, hilarious, buddy comedy, sincere, suspense, grindhouse
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Ruby & Quentin (2003)
Plot Summary:
After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, inspirational, touching, tricky, hilarious, witty, captivating, semi serious
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R.T.T. (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Florence, his companion of five years, shocks him with the news that she's leaving him, moving to Miami and marrying another man, Arthur loses it. He follows Florence to all the way to Florida with plans to stop the wedding, which is set to take place in just a few days. Along the way, he crosses paths with Emilie, who is also heading to Miami, but unlike Arthur, is wanted by the police. As a result, Arthur gets stuck on an adventure he definitely never expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, exciting, realistic
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The Visitors: Bastille Day (2016)
Plot Summary:
Stuck in the corridors of time, Godefroy de Montmirail and his faithful servant Jacquouille are projected to a time of profound political and social upheavals: the French Revolution... specifically, The Terror, time of great dangers, during which the descendants of Godefroy and Jacquouille had their castle and all their property confiscated by arrogant aristocrats, fleeing and lifes hanging by a thread.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: entertaining, light, feel good, humorous
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The Corridors of Time: The Visitors II (1998)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to The Visitors reunites us with those lovable ruffians from the French Medieval ages who - through magic - are transported into the present, with often drastic consequences. Godefroy de Montmirail travels to today to recover the missing family jewels and a sacred relic, guarantor of his wife-to-be's fertility. The confrontation between Godefroy's repellent servant Jack the Crack and his descendent, the effete Jacquart, present-day owner of the chateau, further complicates the matter.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, semi serious
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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all her architects are either busy otherwise or too conservative in style, this ambivalent honor falls to Edifis. He is to build the palace and be covered in gold or, if not, his fate is to be eaten by crocodiles. Edifis calls upon an old friend to help him out: The fabulous Druid Getafix from Gaul, who brews a fantastic potion that gives supernatural strength. In order to help and protect the old Druid, Asterix and Obelix accompany him on his journey to Egypt. When Julius Caesar gets wind of the project succeeding, he has the building site attacked by his troops in order to win the bet and not lose face. But just like the local pirates, he hasn't counted on Asterix and Obelix.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, absurd, feel good, hilarious, light, entertaining, stylized, semi serious, cult classic