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Plot Summary:
Life isn't easy in 1947 Yorkshire, where strict post-war rationing is putting the squeeze on the townspeople. But when a working-class couple discover that the town's wealthy elite has been secretly fattening up an illegal pig for their own selfish gluttony, they hatch an outlandish kidnapping scheme that gives new meaning to the phrase bringing home the bacon!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, offbeat, witty, culinary, independent film, semi serious, realistic, biting, tense
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Rossini (1997)
Plot Summary:
Zigeuner is on the hunt for the woman of his dreams, a woman who should also play the main role in the film. Meanwhile, ruthless producer Oskar Reiter wants to buy the film rights at all costs - and he is struggling for the love of the beautiful Valerie.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: culinary, black comedy, sexy, humorous, emotional, realistic, witty, gloomy, semi serious
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The Martins (2001)
Plot Summary:
Out of work, scrounger Robert Martin lives with his dysfunctional family - long suffering wife accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house next door to a giant shopping center in the London suburbs. The Martins are the family from hell! Robert dreams if winning a dream holiday for his family, and when he fails to win yet another competition he flips, out tracks down the elderly winners, ties them up in the cellar and steals their tickets!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, clever, offbeat, realistic
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Heavens Above! (1963)
Plot Summary:
A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the conservative and narrow-minded locals, and he soon creates social ructions by appointing a black dustman as his churchwarden, taking in a gypsy family, and persuading the local landowner to provide free food for the church to distribute free to the people of the town. When the congregation leaders realise the mistake and call for the Church of England to remove him, this turns out to be a very, very difficult issue - until one clergyman realises that a British project to send a man into space is in need of an astronaut.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: parody, black and white, clever, humorous, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Percy (1971)
Plot Summary:
Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the full story of the organ's origin. So Edwin begins a search which takes him to the philanderer's wife - and also to his many, many girlfriends.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, psychotronic, sexy
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Zonad (2009)
Plot Summary:
Zonad (Simon Delaney) is from space…probably. Or so the Cassidy family assume when they discover an apparent alien in a shiny red space suit and helmet passed out on the living room floor beside the drinks cabinet. The Cassidys and the people of Ballymoran make the intriguing visitor feel very welcome (and in the case of mother Mary, Donna Dent, and teenage minx Jenny, Janice Byrne, they make him feel very welcome indeed). At first, Zonad tries to evade the warm welcome of the villagers, although the procession of wanton women and free beer gets the better of him. Why give up on a good thing?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, witty, black comedy, offbeat, realistic
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Little Britain: Live (2006)
Plot Summary:
The many hilarious characters of Little Britain are taken to the stage in this brilliant live performance by Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, witty, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, slapstick, sketch comedy, live comedy
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Man About the House (1974)
Plot Summary:
An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings.Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered money and run but his wife Mildred and their lodgers join with other residents to take a stand and keep things as they are, finally winning the day.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Secret Society (2000)
Plot Summary:
Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams. With the rent unpaid, the bailiffs at the door and Ken's dreams in tatters, Daisy sets out to bring home the bacon and gets a job in the local factory. There she meets Marlene and half a dozen other large women who are all united in a secret passion - Sumo wrestling! Ken doesn't know what's hit him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, realistic, independent film, offbeat, humorous, semi serious
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Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
Plot Summary:
Stiff Upper Lips is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant-Ivory productions of the 'eighties and early 'nineties. Although it specifically targets A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, Maurice, A Passage to India, and many other films, in a more general way Stiff Upper Lips satirises popular perceptions of certain Edwardian traits: propriety, sexual repression, xenophobia, and class snobbery.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, India
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, humorous, realistic, witty, black comedy, feel good, semi serious, independent film, fairy tale
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Puckoon (2002)
Plot Summary:
Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 391
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, black comedy, offbeat, realistic, biting, suspense
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LolliLove (2004)
Plot Summary:
A hip, misguided Southern California couple decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on the wrapper.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, mockumentary, dark comedy, cult classic, independent film, offbeat, satirical
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The Missionary (1982)
Plot Summary:
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: clever, sexy, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, inspirational, thought provoking, touching, enigmatic
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Magicians (2007)
Plot Summary:
A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, funny, clever, offbeat, realistic
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And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Plot Summary:
And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: surreal, funny, absurd, spoof, sketch comedy, cult classic, clever, humorous, witty, mind bending
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The Love Guide (2011)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about a woman who saves her chicken farm and her family by agreeing to be the subject of a "reality show" with a celebrity Hollywood weight loss expert. Both women change and discover the true meaning of success (Imdb.com).
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, offbeat, independent film, biting, suspense
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Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
Plot Summary:
Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. A great idea ...if only the inspector hadn't taken Stan on his trial run to the Windsor Safari Park.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, sitcom, semi serious, slapstick, biting, sexual
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Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
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Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is searching for her husband who disappeared 28 years ago. The lost husband looks like an identical twin of Francis.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, cult film
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My Best Holidays (2012)
Plot Summary:
Over this long hot summer, Claude and Isabelle get their marriage back on track, while Bibou and Simon, spend a memorable summer discovering the world of grown-ups.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Closer You Get (2000)
Plot Summary:
Irish bachelors take out an ad in the Miami Herald, looking for love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sex comedy
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Boudu (2005)
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, captivating, clever, offbeat, realistic, biting, suspense
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
Plot Summary:
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: political, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, not serious, biting, suspense, cult film
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The Chain (1984)
Plot Summary:
Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Plot Summary:
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland, France, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, touching, offbeat, inspirational, sad, anamorphic, realistic
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Stella Street (2004)
Plot Summary:
Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corner shop - who knew?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, realistic, parody, mockumentary, offbeat, biting, suspense
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Just for the Record (2010)
Plot Summary:
A year after the collapse of a low-budget British rom-com, documentary maker Andy Wiseman sets out to find out what went wrong. He speaks to the producer, Nicholas Johnson, an alcoholic whose office is a lap-dancing club, the writer, Flynn Beatty, living in a suburban semi, and the deluded 'visionary' director, Harlan Noble, dwelling in deserved obscurity. But as the cast and crew tell their tale, will Andy ever get to the bottom of the farrago that was 'Just for the Record'?.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, not serious
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Plot Summary:
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, talky, realistic, witty, semi serious, clever, contemplative, philosophical, slapstick comedy
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My New Gun (1992)
Plot Summary:
Debbie and Gerald's lives drastically change after they get a gun. Their mysterious neighbor, Skippy, becomes an important and transforming figure in their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 818
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Relative Values (2000)
Plot Summary:
A comedy of discriminating taste and dirty little secrets, the story is set in 1952 England, where Nigel, the Earl of Marshwood, woos Hollywood star Miranda Frayle, upsetting both his mother, Countess Felicity of Marshwood, and her former love, fellow Hollywood star Don Lucas. Right before the engagement party to be held at Marshwood, Moxie, the Countess's personal maid and best friend reveals that Miranda is her estranged sister. Crestwell, the Countess's butler, quickly devises a plan-but an inebriated Lucas's arrival at Marshwood to try to talk to Miranda causes all chaos to break loose.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic, witty, stylized, independent film, clever
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Holy Flying Circus (2011)
Plot Summary:
A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, surreal, witty, semi serious, parody, offbeat, biting, suspense, banned
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Welcome to the South (2010)
Plot Summary:
Alberto (Claudio Bisio), post office manager of a small town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Sylvia (Angela Finocchiaro), is willing to do anything to get the transfer to Milan. Even pretending to be disabled to climb in the ranking. But the trick does not work and as punishment, he is transferred in a small town in Campania, which to an inhabitant of the north is equivalent to a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, sentimental, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, realistic