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Plot Summary:
An escaped convict and a woman ponder what to do with a not-quite-dead body.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy, independent film
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The Escape (1978)
Plot Summary:
The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. During the visit, things turn bad, there is a riot where prisoners escape and the criminal escapes taking a lawyer hostage.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 89%
Freaky Deaky (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, political, offbeat, stylized, independent film
Similar in 79%
A Sense of Humor (2011)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer abducts two stand-up comedians after they mock him as part of their on-stage act. If they teach him how to be funny, he might let them live.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
Similar in 78%
Trinity: Good Guys and Bad Guys (1985)
Plot Summary:
In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years later, the robber who was caught was released from jail. He immediately went to Miami, only to be found dead the next day. Now FBI agents Doug Bennet and Steve Forest have been called in to investigate the case while posing as Miami police officers. Somewhere in Miami the third robber is hiding with his $20 million, and he has a seven-year head start on the authorities.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, cult classic, buddy comedy
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The Perfume Of The Lady In Black (2005)
Plot Summary:
Newly married, Mathilde and Robert are honeymooning at a resort owned by their friends Edith and Arthur, the Chateau d'Hercule. But an unpleasant shock is in store for them.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 641
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, clever, realistic, surreal, talky, stylized
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Poor White Trash (2000)
Plot Summary:
Mike and Lenny are two buddies who dream of getting out of the trailer park. Out of desperation they resort to burglary as a means of financing Mike's college education. Their dream is jeopardized one summer day when their ploy to shoplift Near Beer begins a crime spree and a series of mishaps during which they are threatened with jail.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, dark comedy, independent film, hot
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The Census Taker (1984)
Plot Summary:
When George (Greg Mullavey) and Martha (Meredith MacRae) let Harvey (Garrett Morris), an annoying census taker, into their home, they find themselves under a barrage of increasingly abusive questions. Furious at his intrusiveness, and at their wit's end, they kill the census taker and with the help of their friends Pete (Timothy Bottoms) and Eva (Austen Tayler), must hide the body from a determined investigator.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, detective, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, black comedy
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Sitting Ducks (1980)
Plot Summary:
Two small-time thieves come together as a bizarre comic duo in a quest to make their childhood dreams come true. In a limousine stuffed with cash stolen from the mob, they take off for Miami, where they plan to fly to a safe haven in Costa Rica. On the road they pick up a singer/chauffeur plus two unlikely women they meet in a Holiday Inn. Then the fun begins! A zany, hilarious, screwball road comedy about sex, money and vitamins, with an exceptional cast who deliver comic performances of manic perfection!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Teresa's Tattoo (1994)
Plot Summary:
Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want her to live a little, drag her out to parties. The next thing she knows, she has been drugged, kidnapped, made a redhead, tattooed, and wearing leather?!? Her captors seem to be the most inept crooks ever. They seem to have a plan, if only she could figure out why it involves her.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, slapstick, cult film
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Another Stakeout (1993)
Plot Summary:
Chris and Bill are called upon for their excellent surveillance record to stakeout a lakeside home where a Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading or already hiding. Unlike their earlier _Stakeout_, this time they are accompanied by Gina Garret from the DA's office and her pet rottweiler 'Archie'; their cover, husband and wife with son Bill.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, light, melancholic, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, action comedy
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I Love You to Death (1990)
Plot Summary:
Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlor located in Tacoma, Washington, and has been married to Rosalie for years. Rosalie is horrified to discover that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time. Based on the true story of Frances and Anthony Toto.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, humorous, detective, realistic, witty, semi serious, funny, light
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Burglar (1987)
Plot Summary:
Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, action comedy, realistic, not serious, fast, detective, sexy
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Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
Plot Summary:
When their money scam runs aground, a group of would-be thieves turn to kidnapping in an attempt to blackmail their target.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, exciting, tense, dark comedy, offbeat
Similar in 81%
Ruthless People (1986)
Plot Summary:
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, funny, hilarious, clever, humorous, witty, offbeat, feel good, entertaining
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Lone Star State of Mind (2002)
Plot Summary:
Earl and Baby, two young lovers with a plan to escape their small Texas town. But when Baby's dim-witted cousin Junior gets tangled up in a whole heap of trouble, Earl has just 48 hours to save the day, rescue Junior and keep his promise to get his Baby to Los Angeles in time for sweeps.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, offbeat, independent film, soap opera, dark comedy, surprise ending
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Life of Crime (2013)
Plot Summary:
Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, tricky, tense, suspense, ironic, realistic, cynical, black comedy, humorous
Similar in 82%
Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
Plot Summary:
Enid only looks like she's sleeping. In fact, she's dead. Shortly after Enid caught her husband Harry in bed with her sister June, a row ensued, whereupon June accidently killed Enid. June's problem now is to hide the truth from the authorities, including her police-officer husband Floyd. Then she decides to reveal Enid's demise, albeit rearranging the damning evidence to make the whole thing look like the accident it really was.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 528
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, surprise ending, twist ending
Similar in 81%
Big Nothing (2006)
Plot Summary:
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, absurd, black comedy, talky, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, hilarious, dark, action comedy
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Witless Protection (2008)
Plot Summary:
The story centers on a small-town sheriff who witnesses what he believes is a kidnapping and rushes to rescue a woman. The kidnappers turn out to be FBI agents assigned to protect her and deliver her to a big Enron-type corruption trial in Chicago but are later found to be on the take and are villains who are bent on killing her.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, realistic, not serious, humorous, parody, funny, romantic, sexy, clever
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Two Tough Guys (2003)
Plot Summary:
Two botcher killers, Paco and Alex carry out a crime caper. Later on, they are joined by Tatiana - a young whore, who shows great love for Alex. In pursuing its objective the losers will face a group of murderers, a butcher with dark business, a nasty gangster and a lot more.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Comedy, Action, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, rough, suspenseful, semi serious, dark comedy, exciting, realistic, stylized, black comedy
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On the Run (1999)
Plot Summary:
Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is permanently disrupted. what ensues is one long, crazy night in New York that will change both their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Portugal, France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, cynical, semi serious, biting, black comedy, dark comedy, suspense
Similar in 84%
Guilty as Charged (1991)
Plot Summary:
Rod Steiger stars as a vigilante who with the aid of his helper, Isaac Hayes, captures men whom he considers evil and executes them in his homemade electric chair.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, rough, humorous, serious, realistic, suspenseful, black comedy, cult film
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Stir Crazy (1980)
Plot Summary:
New Yorkers, Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe, have no jobs and no prospects. They decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, and land jobs as woodpeckers to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment -- they're sent to prison!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, witty, romantic comedy, neurotic, exciting, realistic, not serious, dark comedy
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Cold Feet (1989)
Plot Summary:
The leader of a group of misfits, his girlfriend and an assassin have devised a bizarre plan to smuggle stolen jewelry over the US/Mexican border. They implant the jewelry in a racing horse.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, cynical, semi serious
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The Big Bounce (2004)
Plot Summary:
A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischievous, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: intense, humorous, witty, realistic, semi serious, feel good, entertaining, clever, cynical, freeze frame
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Lewis & Clark & George (1997)
Plot Summary:
A sultry woman joins an illiterate killer and a brainy hacker, both escaped convicts, to search for gold.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 730
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: neo noir, black comedy, independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, road movie
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Eating Raoul (1982)
Plot Summary:
A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre, if not murderous way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic, funny, dark, surreal, humorous, witty, erotic, psychedelic
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Montana (1998)
Plot Summary:
A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow the Boss and this routine task gets very complicated.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: entertaining, parody, hilarious, realistic, not serious, teen, funny, sex comedy, dark comedy, action comedy
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Horrible Bosses (2011)
Plot Summary:
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 465000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, black comedy, dark comedy, entertaining, sexy, hilarious, parody, witty, realistic