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Plot Summary:
Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land the plane with the help of a glue-sniffing air traffic controller and Striker's vengeful former Air Force captain, who must both talk him down.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 255000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, absurd, funny, slapstick, cult classic, hilarious, light, humorous, slapstick comedy
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Going Under (1991)
Plot Summary:
International disaster looms as the USS Sub Standard has to race to get a nuclear weapon ahead of the Russian forces.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 821
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, campy
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The Onion Movie (2008)
Plot Summary:
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news stories, celebrity profiles, movie trailers and skits come courtesy of the ace satirists at The Onion.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, black comedy, satirical, cult classic, dark comedy, humorous, witty, sketch comedy
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Top Secret! (1984)
Plot Summary:
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, funny, not serious, humorous, hilarious, light, melancholic, talky, slapstick
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The Villain (1979)
Plot Summary:
Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Jones wants the money, and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, exciting, captivating, spoof, period piece
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Mafia! (1998)
Plot Summary:
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, light, melancholic, stylized, not serious, slapstick comedy, dark comedy, slapstick
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Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Plot Summary:
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, slapstick, light, intense, not serious, exciting, witty
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Police Squad! (1982)
Plot Summary:
Police Squad! is a television comedy series first broadcast in 1982, created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, and starring Leslie Nielsen. A spoof of police procedurals, the series featured Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's usual sight gags, wordplay and non sequiturs. While a parody of many television shows and movies, it bore a particular resemblance to the Lee Marvin cop show, M Squad and the late 1960s series Felony Squad. Although cancelled after only six episodes, the show spawned the successful Naked Gun film series. TV Guide ranked it #7 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, sitcom, humorous, funny, detective, absurd, anime, cult classic, realistic
Similar in 85%
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Plot Summary:
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, funny, light, talky, spoof, not serious, witty, surreal, sketch comedy
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Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Plot Summary:
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past, Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, absurd, funny, hilarious, humorous, mind bending, psychedelic, dark, ironic
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Hot Shots! (1991)
Plot Summary:
Recruited to join a top-secret mission for the Air Force, a renegade pilot finds himself coping with an incompetent admiral and a carefully selected squadron of flyers who are either inept or half-blind.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, spoof, light, funny, absurd, hilarious, melancholic, talky, not serious
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An American Carol (2008)
Plot Summary:
In An American Carol a cynical, Anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, spoof, light, absurd, not serious, political, talky, satirical, surreal
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Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Plot Summary:
Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to prove himself innocent - by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, absurd, humorous, satirical, exciting, hilarious, action comedy, disgusting
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The Jerk (1979)
Plot Summary:
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, slapstick, hilarious, clever, humorous, inspirational, feel good, entertaining, surprise ending, offbeat
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Plot Summary:
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, parody, slapstick, absurd, relaxing, realistic, not serious, fast, slapstick comedy
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Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Plot Summary:
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 156000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, absurd, humorous, funny, scary, satirical, horror comedy, not serious, suspense
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Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Plot Summary:
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, spoof, not serious, scary, suspense, slapstick, hilarious, horror comedy
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Plot Summary:
Bumbling cop Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 120000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, hilarious, funny, detective, humorous, slapstick, feel good, entertaining, ironic
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Plot Summary:
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he is to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.. this adds to Frank's problems. A host of celebrities at the Academy awards ceremony are humiliated by Frank as he blunders his way trying to foil Rocco.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, hilarious, funny, detective, realistic, slapstick comedy, not serious, slapstick
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Spy Hard (1996)
Plot Summary:
The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous, not serious, spy comedy, witty, hilarious, slapstick comedy
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Scary Movie 5 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insidious force, they install security cameras and discover their family is being stalked by an evil dead demon.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, absurd, funny, humorous, satirical, not serious, scary, grindhouse, horror comedy
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Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Plot Summary:
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, absurd, humorous, hilarious, slasher, scary, satirical, horror comedy
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Repossessed (1990)
Plot Summary:
It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess her! With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, satirical, slapstick, not serious, slapstick comedy, funny, hilarious, demonic
Similar in 87%
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Plot Summary:
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 181000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, detective, slapstick, not serious, absurd, light, hilarious
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Disaster Movie (2008)
Plot Summary:
In DISASTER MOVIE, the filmmaking team behind the hits "Scary Movie," "Date Movie," "Epic Movie" and "Meet The Spartans" this time puts its unique, inimitable stamp on one of the biggest and most bloated movie genres of all time -- the disaster film.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, satirical, not serious, humorous, cynical, grindhouse, fast
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Life of Brian (1979)
Plot Summary:
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 418000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, funny, humorous, hilarious, satirical, surreal, absurd, controversial, black comedy
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Plot Summary:
As a swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy, baby! But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 253000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, entertaining, absurd, funny, slapstick, hilarious, cult classic, clever
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Animal House (1978)
Plot Summary:
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, witty, hilarious, teen, realistic, absurd, aesthetic, not serious
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Meet the Spartans (2008)
Plot Summary:
From the creators of Scary Movie and Date Movie comes this tongue-in-cheek parody of the sword-and-sandal epics, dubbed Meet the Spartans. The 20th Century Fox production was written and directed by the filmmaking team of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Sure, Leonidas may have nothing more than a cape and some leather underwear to protect him from the razor-sharp swords of his Persian enemies,.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, absurd, humorous, slapstick, slapstick comedy, scary, epic, satirical, ironic
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Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Plot Summary:
On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrageous send-up of the teen movie genre.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, teen sex comedy, sex comedy, feel good, humorous, slapstick, teen, sexy, funny
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Scary Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Matrix, American Pie and The Blair Witch Project.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 281000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, slasher, not serious, satirical, absurd, slapstick, teen