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Plot Summary:
In this tasty blend of sleaze and thriller, a producer of exploitation and sex videos finds himself accused of killing his own mistress and the boyfriend of one of his most promising stars.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Fake (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set amongst a tapestry of fairy tale excess, Michael is reared and mentored by an African American maid, Annie Mae. Michael is caught in a triangle of lies and deception by dysfunctional, quirky, upscale family and friends.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Hello Ladies: The Movie (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Stuart learns that his British ex-girlfriend is planning to visit Los Angeles with her husband, he sets out to impress them with his glamorous lifestyle, enlisting a Russian model he’s just met to play the role of his beautiful girlfriend. What could go wrong?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: grindhouse
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In the Spirit (1990)
Plot Summary:
A woman moves back to New York and hires a ditzy New Age woman to redecorate her apartment in this Odd Couple styled comedy. The movie takes a turn as the two escape to a New Age retreat in upstate New York to get away from a murderer who is pursuing them. Melanie Griffith also shows up briefly as a hooker as the two hide out acting as hookers.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Me and My Grandma (2017)
Plot Summary:
A woman moves to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, with her grandmother in tow.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Tax Season (1989)
Plot Summary:
A man in a three-piece-suit from Cleveland buys the Hollywood tax service for cheap. His first big client accidentally gives him his account ledger with details of his cocaine trafficking. The pair then run around a country club before opening hours. The remainder of the film is shot entirely in windowless rooms.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Standing on Fishes (1999)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Attack Of The Bat Monsters (1999)
Plot Summary:
Join schlock impresario Francis Gordon as his intrepid crew attempt to shoot an impromptu monster movie in the three days left over from the film they’ve just wrapped. From the Saul Bass opening title homage to its highly authentic, comic evocation of 1950s’ grade-Z grind house, this was lost when it was made in 1999. But ace restorer Mark Rance (who restored Tobe Hooper’s Eggshells) found it and has lovingly refurbished it under writer/director Kelly Greene’s supervision.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, spoof, parody, cult film
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Odd Brodsky (2014)
Plot Summary:
Audrey Brodsky is a lovable loser who hates her job. After 11 years, she finally quits the office to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an actress. There's just one problem - she's not very good at it.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: meta
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Laughing to the Bank (2011)
Plot Summary:
A down-on-his-luck actor is frustrated with Hollywood and makes a plan to write, direct, and distribute his own project. When the money goes missing, it proves to just be the beginning of an adventure to get it back.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, dark comedy, black comedy
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The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
Plot Summary:
Paul tries to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Tripping Forward (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ford Coleman is a struggling actor in Hollywood who fears never achieving fame other then appearing in local TV commercials. After over a year living in L.A., Ford is broke and in danger of being evicted from his apartment. His slacker roommate Tripp, who has given up his music career out of hopelessness, convinces Tripp to become a drug dealer to buy and sell cocaine to supermodels as their extra income, which brings both Ford and Tripp into danger as they venture into the Los Angeles underworld which also puts a risk on Ford's budding romance with Gwen, a struggling actress herself unaware of Ford's secret arrangement with Tripp.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film
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Arpa Colla (1982)
Plot Summary:
"Arpa-colla" in Greek literally means "Grab and stick", a phrase used to show something that has been done quickly and therefore isn't good enough. This is what the 2 main heroes of the film are doing. The one is a director(Giorgos) and the other an author(Kostas) with communistic ideas, who has won a prize at a festival. They both want to make a movie for the cinema. But every idea they have never comes true, because every time they meet someone to whom they tell their idea, they change their mind, and they want to make a totally different movie, ideas varying from political cinema to Greek historical dramas and modern films with motorcycle gangs. Not a bad attempt for the Greek cinema of the early 80's, which starts to wake up from the hibernation of the 70's.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Comedy
Country: Greece, West Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Bad Actress (2011)
Plot Summary:
Alyssa Rampart Pillage is a washed up TV queen whose career has been reduced to starring in commercials for her husband Bernie’s appliance empire. When their tree hugging daughter Topanga dies in a tragic golf ball accident, Bernie goes off the spiritual deep end and tries to give away their fortune with disastrous results. But what starts off as tragedy quickly turns into career re-invention for Alyssa. And as the body counts rises, so does her star. Bad Actress is a guilty pleasure of a film that gleefully mocks the world of Hollywood and Fame, which reminds us that Justice has nothing on Celebrity.Written by Anonymous (www.imdb.com).
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, offbeat, dark, black comedy, dark comedy
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Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
Plot Summary:
In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam Veteran Sal Bando(Sorbo), tortured by his past as a Poolboy returns home to Van Nuys, California, and a country he doesn't recognize, in which it seems only Mexicans run pool-cleaning companies. Bando sets off on a brutal mission to reclaim his "rightful" vocation and enact revenge on the man(Trejo) who killed his wife and son.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, rough, realistic, erotic, offbeat, campy
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Burning Down the House (2001)
Plot Summary:
A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new project's pie.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, independent film
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Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005)
Plot Summary:
This time around it's 1987, and new high school graduates Romy and Michele are desperate to get away from their hometown of Tucson.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, sexy, teen, realistic, sexual
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Who's the Caboose? (1997)
Plot Summary:
A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they discover a young Manhattan comedienne and decide instead to follow her as she makes the circuit of auditions in L.A. as she tries to get a TV pilot. Unfortunately, she has failed to tell her boyfriend of this move. He decides he will trail her out west. There, the boyfriend runs into an old friend who has already made a break on a TV pilot. Seizing the opportunity, the actress turns her attentions to the established actor. However, the actress goes nowhere in auditions, but her ex-boyfriend is suddenly noticed and becomes the next hot prospect.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, documentary filmmaking, fake documentary
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A True Story (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mike and Matt own nothing and share everything, including their life's work, a screenplay, which seems to be their only escape from the harsh reality that is the Hollywood machine.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, independent film, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense, student film
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Casting Couch (2013)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to meet new girls, six down-on-their-luck guys come up with the ultimate plan to hook up - cast a fake movie. When tons of hot chicks show up for the audition, it's a matter of who's willing to go the farthest to get the part.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, sexy, realistic
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She Wants Me (2012)
Plot Summary:
A neurotic writer working on his new film gets into a tricky situation when an A-list actress shows interest in the role intended for his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, sincere, independent film
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Nickelodeon (1976)
Plot Summary:
Going from a lawyer to a writer, and then to a film director, is the career path on which we find the bashful Leo Harrigan. But Leo has problems as well, such as being hopelessly smitten with his leading lady, who chooses to reward his attentions by getting herself hitched to Harrigan's vulgar leading man, Buck Greenaway! This movie is based, extremely loosely, on the early career on Cecil B. De Mille. - Written by Alfred Jingle.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003)
Plot Summary:
Tracey Ullman's comedy special features the one-and-only 'Ruby Romaine'--the memorable character from HBO's 'Tracey Takes On.' After an illustrious career, veteran Hollywood makeup artist Ruby has decided to call it quits. Or has she? In her trailer, Ruby tells a series of hilarious tales and explains why she reconsidered her retirement. With Debbie Reynolds, Jane Kaczmarek.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, parody, talky, independent film, spoof
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Nobody Knows Anything! (2003)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring filmmaker learns that success in Hollywood doesn't come as easy as she suspected as she attempts to discover the formula to success. When the guidance of her helpful has-been uncle fails to pave the way, Sarah Wilder must seek the advice of such Hollywood heavies as Mike Meyers, Ben Stiller, and Fred Willard -- only to discover that the old adage is true and Nobody Knows Anything about how to succeed in the cutthroat world of Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, witty, feel good, light, melancholic, independent film, clever, biting, suspense
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Hollywood Palms (2001)
Plot Summary:
Set entirely in the Hollywood Palms apartment building and its yard, this movie shows how people there live and interact with each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, biting, suspense
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The Kid & I (2005)
Plot Summary:
Aaron Roman (Gores) is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father (Mantegna) grants Aaron his wish for his 18th birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, semi autobiographical
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Vote and Die: Liszt for President (2008)
Plot Summary:
A charismatic Billionaire runs for president as an independent candidate. His platform is simple: KILL EVERYONE NOW!!!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: political comedy
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
Plot Summary:
Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad, big budget action film which he proceeds to steal the reels and leave the cast and crew in a frenzy.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, cult classic, parody, clever, humorous, black comedy, offbeat, realistic, witty, not serious
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Brother's Justice (2010)
Plot Summary:
Motivated by Box Office statistics, Dax Shepard has made a decision to leave comedy to pursue his dream of becoming an international Martial Arts action star.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 554
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, cynical, not serious, mockumentary, funny, light, feel good, independent film, fun
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Hotel (2001)
Plot Summary:
While a British film crew are shooting a version of The Duchess of Malfi in Venice, they in turn are being filmed by a sleazy documentary prima donna while the strange staff share meals which consist of human meat. Then there is the hit man, the call girl and the Hollywood producer all managing to become part of the madness.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, serious, surreal, clever, offbeat, realistic, experimental, talky, period piece
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Bowfinger (1999)
Plot Summary:
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, witty, talky, light, feel good, not serious, spoof, hilarious