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As If (2021)
Plot Summary:
Yılmaz and İlkkan are two friends who are constantly fighting each other. Their biggest feature is always being able to do things that will turn their ordinary lives upside down. They magnify small events incredibly and give you a nervous breakdown. They are the embodiment of the misfortunes, strange events and despair we experience every day
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: friendship, satire, lifestyle, friends, escapades, humour, absurd humor, slice of life, friendship between men, male friendship, turkish
It's a Sin (2021)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of four friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS
Duration: 239 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK
Plot tags: lgbt, gay, aids, lgbtq, gay relationship, gay sex, gay interest, hiv, adolescence vs adulthood, sexual relations, friendship, grownups, lgbtqi, youth, society, male female relationship, adulthood, lifestyle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, one night stand, social relations, teenager, lesbian, doctor, news
Tear Along the Dotted Line (2021)
Plot Summary:
A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city
Duration: 20 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Plot tags: friendship, youth, satire, cartoonist, travel, friends, animal human communication, animal attack, pop culture, comic book, love, lesbian, life, philosophy, friendship between men, male female friendship, young man, surrealism, male protagonist, introspection, reflection, egocentrism, friend, lesbian friend
Ranking of Kings (2021)
Plot Summary:
Unable to hear, speak, or wield a sword, Prince Bojji doesn’t seem like a typical heir to the throne—and his kingdom agrees. But his fateful encounter with Kage, a shadow on the ground, gives him his first true friend. The two set off on a grand adventure and, together, form a bond that can overcome any obstacle...even being king
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: medieval, prince, deaf child, kingdom, royal palace, life is a bitch, deaf, society, crown prince, palace intrigue, blind ambition, teenager, magic, king, power, coming of age, royal family, young
Vincenzo (2021)
Plot Summary:
Vincenzo Cassano is an Italian lawyer and Mafia consigliere who moves back to Korea due to a conflict within his organization. He ends up crossing paths with a sharp-tongued lawyer named Cha-young, and the two join forces in using villainous methods to take down villains who cannot be punished by the law
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: italian mafia, mafia, lawyer, mafioso, gang, gang war, criminal, romantic relationship, love and romance, humour, outlaw gang, criminal gang, homecoming, murder, romancing a criminal, couples, asian, strong female character, corruption, gold, organized crime, blackmail, actress, false accusation, police corruption
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)
Plot Summary:
A professional woman leaves her dental practice in Seoul and moves to a seaside village. There she meets a local resident who is unemployed but seems to do everything around town, from helping those in need to being a part of everyone's life. The two become interested in each other despite their differences
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: friendship, friend, love, seaside, love and romance, relationships, romantic relationship, fall in love, in love, love affair, male female relationship, dentist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, love interest, romantic friendship, couple relations, entrepreneurship, parents, entertainment, media industry, amor, hometown, neighbor, intimate
Hacks (2021)
Plot Summary:
Explore a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: comedian, mentor protege relationship, women, female protagonist, female comedian, lgbtq, stand up comedian, outcast, society, social misfits, glory, coworker, social relations, co worker co worker relationship, social outcast, price of fame, desire for fame, stand up comedy, gay, friendship, writers, friends, parents, girl, choice
Reservation Dogs (2021)
Plot Summary:
This comedy follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Plot tags: native american, indians, satire, teenager, gang, coming of age, native american reservation, bandit, youth gang, gang war, juvenile delinquency, criminal, teenage life, social problems, social misfits, social satire, rebellious youth, friends, corruption, parents, humour, pain, american indian, grief, small town
Abbott Elementary (2021)
Plot Summary:
In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: school, satire, public school, gay, black, teacher, workplace, lgbt, teacher student relationship, coworker, slice of life, women, friends, black cast, parents, humour, elementary school, gay couple, friend, student, female teacher, kindergarten, boss, optimist, school principal
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers who share an obsession with true crime suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: crime solving, murder, amateur detective, stranger, private detective, lesbian, forensics, trio, investigation, serial killer, murder investigation, amateur sleuth, criminal, murderer, neighbor, crime investigation, teamwork, murder mystery, escapades, unsolved crime, cold case, uncover truth, killer, corruption, forensic
Young Rock (2021)
Plot Summary:
As Dwayne Johnson runs for president in 2032, he takes a comedic look back at his extraordinary life through the outrageous stories of his family and youth that shaped him into the man he is today. He explores his childhood years living amid influential wrestling icons while his dad rose to fame in the business, his rebellious teenage years attending high school in Pennsylvania, and his football years teamed up with powerhouse players at the University of Miami. In his telling, Johnson explains that while his experiences have been larger than life, he remains a down-to-earth guy who still relates to the American people
Duration:
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Biography, Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: wrestling, childhood, autobiography, actor's life, actor, rising to stardom, grownups, lifestyle, desire for fame, adolescence vs adulthood, black cast, wrestler, father son relationship, young man, muscleman, biracial, presidential campaign, professional wrestling, voice over narration, rocky, actor playing himself
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, the trio suspects murder and employs their precise knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth. Perhaps even more explosive are the lies they tell one another. Soon, the endangered trio comes to realize a killer might be living among them as they race to decipher the mounting clues before it's too late
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 146000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: law, criminal, murderer, friendship, theater, deaf, murder mystery, female protagonist, male protagonist, evidence, bisexual woman, investigation, obsession, murder, stranger, secret, trio, deafness, friend, town, lesbian, lgbt, apartment, building
Horimiya (2021)
Plot Summary:
A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she’s a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they’ve never shown. Could this blossom into something new?
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: teenage life, relationships, slice of life, love, love affair, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage girl, friendship, friends, high school life, teenager, first love, high school student, high school, love story, teenage love, love interest, teen romance, secret identity, japanese high school, single mother, student, school life, romance
Resident Alien (2021)
Plot Summary:
Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. As he does, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: extraterrestrial, alien race, alien, human alien, alien disguised as human, alien contact, alien space craft, fish out of water, ufo, body horror, alien on earth, moral dilemma, alien life-form, humanoid alien, alien invasion, friendship, space, male protagonist, friends, alien creature, society, lifestyle, social relations, culture clash, supernatural
The White Lotus (2021)
Plot Summary:
Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: resort, tropical island, satire, exotic island, social satire, social commentary, beach resort, coworker, vacation, humour, workplace, workplace situations, weekend getaway, women, summer, meaning of life, hotel, couples, new beginning, coming of age, pop culture, crime scene, buddy, lgbtqi, magic realism
WandaVision (2021)
Plot Summary:
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems
Duration: 350 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 360000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, superheroine, witch, suburbs, supernatural, magic, supernatural power, magical power, suburban life, witchcraft, multiverse, comic book, women, grief, repressed memory, false memory, heroes, dream world, implanted memory, superpower, superhero team, villain, love, teenager, robot
Ghosts (2021)
Plot Summary:
Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear
Duration:
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: ghost, supernatural, demon, exorcism, hunting, friendship, paranormal phenomena, friends, paranormal, rescue, supernatural ability, escapades, society, good versus evil, peril, paranormal investigation, curses spells and rituals, halloween, comedian, room, prejudice, gay, haunted house, life after death, couples
The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021)
Plot Summary:
Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex College. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating as they live out their new, free lives on campus
Duration: 27 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: college, sexual desire, teenage girl, young girl, first sexual experience, teenager, female nudity, grownups, college roommate, teenage sexuality, female protagonist, college student, campus, roommate, lgbt, sexual awakening, women, youth, girlfriend, neighbor, teenage life, relationship problems, satire, lifestyle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship
The Outlaws (2021)
Plot Summary:
Seven strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol
Duration: 58 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: group of strangers, community, social activist, gang member, university student, community service, society, fighting crime, satire, public, obsession, addiction, coming of age, lgbtq, lawyer, attorney, businessman, drug dealer, organized crime, strength, stranger, noblewoman, socialite, kleptomaniac, domestic drama
Inside Job (2021)
Plot Summary:
For employees of the Deep State, conspiracies aren't just theories — they're fact. And keeping them a secret is a full-time job
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: conspiracy, satire, workplace, job, robot, female protagonist, political satire, fighting the system, conspiracy theory, artificial intelligence, women, secret government organization, religion, evil, strength, white supremacy, alcoholic, office, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, boss, friend, adult humor, business, boy
South Park: Post COVID (2021)
Plot Summary:
What happened to the children who lived through the Pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny survived but will never be the same Post Covid
Duration: 57 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: gross out humor, pandemic, dark humor, absurd humor, virus, children, lifestyle, lifestyle change, adult humor, silly humor, lovers, stoner, mature, satire, time jump, vomiting
Ginny & Georgia (2021)
Plot Summary:
Angsty and awkward fifteen year old Ginny Miller often feels more mature than her thirty year old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller. After years on the run, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they've never had... a normal life. But it's not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia's past threatens her and her family's new way of life... and Georgia will do anything to protect her family
Duration:
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, daughter, mother daughter relationship, family relations, teen romance, changing lives, drastic change of life, coming of age, new life, mother and daughter, neighbor, woman, lgbtq, female protagonist, parents and children, single mother, parenthood, humour, single parent, lesbian, lgbt, election, black, campaigning, abuse
Schmigadoon! (2021)
Plot Summary:
A couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship discover the magical town of Schmigadoon, in which everyone acts as if they’re in a studio musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can’t leave until they find “true love.”
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: lost world, magical, magic, hiking, couples, city, male female relationship, couple relations, wizard, singing, pop music, town, backpacking, camping trip, backpack, apple, adventure
Physical (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sheila Rubin is a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. But behind closed doors, she has her own darkly funny take on life; she’s battling a complex set of personal demons relating to her self-image… that is, until she finds release through the unlikeliest source: the world of aerobics
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: aerobics, housewife, lifestyle change, character change, family relations, coping, changing lives, female protagonist, relationship problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, problem solving, lifestyle, life philosophy, marital problem, bored housewife, apocalypse, medicine, woman, propaganda, cheating wife, adultery, unfaithful wife, female nudity, sex scene
Chucky (2021)
Plot Summary:
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: killer doll, doll, evil doll, murder, serial killer, gay, violence, death, chase, psychopath, supernatural, youth, gory, family relations, parents and children, vengeance, danger, strong violent content, child in peril, old dark house, magic, virus, halloween, crazy, house
The Chair (2021)
Plot Summary:
At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: university professor, university, women's rights, social problems, workplace, workplace situations, racism, female protagonist, civil rights, love, women, student, feminist, adoption, grief, aging, academician, elderly, loss of wife, teaching, adopted daughter, student protest, job, boss, master
Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
Plot Summary:
Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, UK
Plot tags: travel, adventurer, around the world, escapades, travelogue, master and servant, road trip, ship, train, journalism, interracial romance, gentleman, bet, interracial relations, butler, female journalist, black man, valet, master servant relationship, costume, adventure
The Shrink Next Door (2021)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the true story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around...then took it over. When he first meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he'll learn all about them—and what happens when they get crossed
Duration: 341 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: psychiatrist, psychology, psychological manipulation, psychotherapist, psychological trauma, domination, psychotherapy, self discovery, mental illness, introspection, doctor patient relationship, behavior control, character change, power relations, character study, changing lives, doctors and patients, human nature, bad influence, life turned upside down, transformation, privacy invasion, mentally unstable, apocalypse, friendship
Kevin Can F**k Himself (2021)
Plot Summary:
Explore the secret life of a woman we all grew up watching: the sitcom wife. The series looks to break television convention and ask what the world looks like through her eyes. Alternating between single-camera realism and multi-camera zaniness, the formats will inform one another as we imagine what happens when the sitcom wife escapes her confines, and takes the lead in her own life
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: marriage, secret, family relations, family secret, relationship problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional marriage, marital problem, troubled marriage, unhappy marriage, marriage crisis, lesbian, feminist, lgbtq, neighbor, male female relationship, egoism, snow, beer, diner, political campaign, domestic drama, family drama, socks
Landscapers (2021)
Plot Summary:
A seemingly ordinary British couple become the focus of an extraordinary investigation when two dead bodies are discovered in the back garden of a house in Nottingham
Duration: 193 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: investigation, murder, murder investigation, husband wife relationship, love, police officer, death, investigator, family relations, love and romance, chase, murder mystery, couples, escapades, society, who done it, victim, law enforcement, interrogation, mysterious man, police investigation, evidence, police detective, name calling, suspicion