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Plot Summary:
Bud Spencer plays Banana Joe, a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village called Amantido with a huge number of his own children and regularly delivers bananas to a South American river port (hence his name). One day, the henchmen of a local gangster boss named Torsillo come ashore in Amantido to initiate the construction a banana processing plant. Of course, Joe (in typical direct-approach manner) evicts the goons, who promptly return to their boss. Torsillo finds out that Joe is trading bananas without a license and decides to exploit it. Upon his next delivery, Joe is apprehended by the police and given the choice of either acquiring a legal license or getting his boat taken away and himself arrested for illegal shipment. Joe travels to the nearest city, which to him is a new world, as he grew up in the rainforest.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, parody, funny, inspirational, brutal, feel good
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Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Plot Summary:
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by it's Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, slapstick
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Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
Plot Summary:
Three students spend their holidays at the seaside where they are mistaken for Koreans, a minority which is looked down on in Japan. The action develops into a crime story.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 691
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, surreal, witty, semi serious, biting, black comedy, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Uppercut (1978)
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The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. As a group of street-people arranges a football match against the local Armybase, he is asked to be their trainer. His boat was damaged by a submarine and he currently has no work, so he agrees.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 115 min
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Bomber (1982)
Plot Summary:
Bomber is an unemployed boat captain. One day he meets Jerry, a manager of boxers who are struck by the force of his fists. That is when they see the chance to win big money.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Action, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Torrente 5 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he knew.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: not serious, parody, humorous, realistic, light, action comedy, exciting, slapstick
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Trinity: Gambling for High Stakes (1978)
Plot Summary:
This movie is about a navy Lieutenant named Johnny Firpo who is ordered to work with the Miami Police force to help stop a gang of crooked card sharks. He needs the help of a pro gambler-now retired named Charlie Firpo. Charlie won't help Johnny, so Johnny steals Charlies transfer truck and he then agrees to help him. They both find out that they are half brothers. Johnny convinces Charlie that their father is "Blind" and need to raise $ 100,000 for an eye operation. So Charlie becomes a gambler again just to raise the money.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Sport
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, independent film, detective, cult film
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Double Trouble (1984)
Plot Summary:
Billionaire cousins Bastiano (Terence Hill) and Antonio (Bud Spencer) are two savvy businessmen, at least in one regard. They want to close a large deal, although they have to fear for their lives because of it since their competition won't even stop at murder. Therefore they have an agency find two look-alikes from the United States, stuntman Elliot Vance (Terence Hill) and the jazz saxophonist Greg Wonder (Bud Spencer). These accept the job offer, initially not knowing why they really have been hired. Nonetheless Elliot and Greg manage to fight their way through all kinds of situations without too much trouble. Additionally they quickly come to like the jet-set life. The resulting damage to their reputation provokes the Coimbras to return to Rio ahead of time. This puts them right into the sights of their enemies, alongside the cousins' look-alikes.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, Brazil, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: action comedy, cult classic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, buddy comedy, cult film
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D.C. Cab (1983)
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The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sex comedy, action comedy, realistic, semi serious, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, slasher
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Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
Plot Summary:
Police Commissioner Rizzo, Bigfoot (Piedone by nickname) and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing. The professor has discovered an insect that can smell where oil is and lots of criminals are interested in it. Written by Salvatore Santangelo.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: cult classic, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, poliziottesco, cult film
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Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Plot Summary:
After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious
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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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Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
Plot Summary:
Cheech and Chong are hired to drive a limo from Chicago to Las Vegas by two shady Arabs - Mr. Slyman and Prince Habib. Unbeknownst to them, five million dollars of dirty money has been stuffed throught the car.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, road movie, grindhouse, hispanic, exciting, realistic, semi serious, funny, light, clever
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Everything Happens to Me (1980)
Plot Summary:
Following the events of The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid, Sheriff Hall and H-725 (using the official identity of Charlie Warren) still get no rest from the military: because the little alien has not yet grasped the meaning of keeping a low profile, they are constantly on the move, and H-725’s father has had to pick them out of a tight spot too many times already.Hall and Charlie eventually arrive at the city of Munroe, where petty crime, from vandalism to armed robberies, is running rampant, more so because the town currently has no sheriff. Charlie pushes Hall into staying in this place, and somewhat reluctantly Hall takes up the job in this chaotic place, with the help of the local radio jock and City Mayor Howard (Ferruccio Amendola). Soon the riff-raff in town learns not to underestimate the new sheriff as he metes out hard-hitting advice to stay out of trouble.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, slapstick
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The Knock Out Cop (1973)
Plot Summary:
This cop doesn't carry a gun - his fist is loaded!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: slapstick, exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, fast, poliziottesco, slapstick comedy
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Gangster Exchange (2010)
Plot Summary:
Karate meets Kalashnikovs as the uncontrollable force and the immovable object are thrown together in this bloody hilarious action comedy! Hiro's a Tokyo cyber-punk Yakuza with a simple mission: smuggle a toilet made of pure heroin to New York City. If he fails his boss will stick his sword where the rising sun don't shine. Marco's a muscle mountain enforcer working for a family of ex-commandos from the Bosnian war. He's an entry-level thug with dreams of rising up the ranks. But in the Bosnian mob, promotion is spelled AK-47. When a bloody New York mob war erupts and Hiro and Marco snatch the toilet. It's worth millions - if they can find somebody who can decipher the Japanese chemistry formula. Wounded, hunted and dragging a 50-pound toilet made of heroin; they race around New York. Through sleazy alleyways, bouncer brawls, sniper shoot-outs and a biker war they're on a quest to find a Japanese chemist.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 492
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, stylized, exciting, clever, independent film, fast
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I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
Plot Summary:
In Africa, many years ago, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant, starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian Zoo's! Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by beating the hell out of him and his gang, left and right! Written by Mark MacIntyre {[email protected]}.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy, South Africa, West Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, exciting, not serious, slapstick, buddy comedy, independent film
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Turn the Other Cheek (1974)
Plot Summary:
Two missionaries (Bud Spencer and Terence Hill) come into conflict with the authorities when they turn their missionary into a parrot farm. The Bishop of Maracaibo calls them his 'black sheep' and the Monsignore has been called to check on their behavior. Like usual, our heroes help the poor to defend themselves and provoke some funny fist fights in the process. (from Wikipedia).
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, buddy comedy
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Let It Ride (1989)
Plot Summary:
A gambler used to losing is having a very good day.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: entertaining, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, tense, funny, light, romantic, surprise ending
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Go for It (1983)
Plot Summary:
Mason is driving a truck when he takes on his lorry Rosco a hitchhiker. Traffic police stop them for a control but they are confused for two robbers. They manage to escape in a very strange way from this situation, but just to fall in a worse one. They run to the airport trying to take the first flight available. The couple not only succeeds to have a free flight to Miami but someone give them a bag full of million dollars. Later Rosco and Mason will understand that this time they were confused for two secret agents but it is too late, now they are too deeply involved in the situation. Obviously a funny situation.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, exciting, parody, humorous, not serious, slapstick, fast, road movie, independent film, spoof
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Crime Busters (1977)
Plot Summary:
An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, entertaining, buddy comedy, poliziottesco, realistic, slapstick
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Trinity Is STILL My Name! (1971)
Plot Summary:
A couple of two-bit thieving brothers try and keep a promise to their dying father: stick together and become successful outlaws. Bambino reluctantly agrees to show younger Trinity the ropes, but their gentle demeanors tend to diminish their haul by repeatedly helping the selfsame family they initially held up. Fun ensues in town and at the local Spanish mission where they are taken for federal agents, mistakenly so identified by Trinity's young love interest, daughter of the aforementioned family.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, funny, epic, grindhouse, euro western, cult classic, spoof, exciting, humorous, realistic
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Enter the Phoenix (2004)
Plot Summary:
Georgie Hung is handsome, stylish and charming but he hides a secret that his old-fashion father, Hung who is a Triad leader, can never forgive. He has been sent to Thailand since he was a child and never returned. After Hung's death, his right-hand Cheung intends to bring back Georgie to take over. However, Cheung finds Sam, Georgie's flat-mate, whom he mistakes for Geogie.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, exciting, realistic, fast, dark comedy, queer cinema
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Even Angels Eat Beans (1973)
Plot Summary:
Two nice guys, a wrestler (Bud Spencer) and an Ice-cream vendor (Giuliano Gemma) are mistaken for dangerous killers by an important local gangster, whose nickname is "Sorriso". With the help of many funny coincidences they play along with Sorriso "working" for him, just to survive, but, when they receive the order to butcher the components of a very indigent family they are unmasked and.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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The Bodyguard (2004)
Plot Summary:
A professional bodyguard who failed to protect his Choti, most successful businessman, is fired by his employer's son. The son inherits his fathers company but is then targets by assassins who want to gain control of the estate. He is forced to hide out in the slums where a kind family looks after him and sparks up a relationship with their tomboy daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, suspenseful, semi serious, humorous, realistic, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, parody
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They Call Me Renegade (1987)
Plot Summary:
While on his travel across the Southwestern United States, with his Jeep CJ Renegade and his chestnut colt named Joe Brown, Luke meets Matt, son of a friend of his, Moose, who is in jail. Moose asks Luke to take care of Matt, and to help him to take possession of a piece of land. So starts their travel, full of adventures.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: parody, spaghetti western, cult classic, slapstick, exciting, feel good, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Shoot the Hero (2010)
Plot Summary:
A 30-something couple unintentionally become involved in a botched jewel heist while shopping for wedding rings.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, exciting, realistic, offbeat, independent film, fast
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All the Way Boys (1972)
Plot Summary:
The "Trinity" crew makes another modern era film. Plata and Salud are pilots ditching aircraft for insurance money. They wind up crashing for real in the jungles of South America. The plot involves "Mr. Big", who is buying the diamonds from the miners for much too little, and has thugs who keep the price down. Of course, Plata and Salud side with the miners.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, grindhouse, rough, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Keep Your Hands Off the Island (1981)
Plot Summary:
Alan gets a map to some war treasure which the Japanese army left behind on a small Pacific island at the end of World War II. But some gangsters try to steal the map from him and so he hides on Charlie's boat which just leaves the harbor. He manipulates the ship's compass so that Charlie is not aware that he is sailing to the treasure island. But when they step on the island, they discover that it is not as abandoned as they believed: there are some natives - and a Japanese soldier still defending the treasure.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Action
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, buddy comedy, independent film
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Camouflage (2001)
Plot Summary:
Marty Mackenzie is an unsuccessful stage actor who takes an interest in private investigating. He takes a job working with Jack Potter, a crusty private eye. They both take a case in Beaver Ridge, a seedy small town where a murder is being planned against a rich gravel pit owner. Marty realizes that private investigating is not as it seemed to be.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, detective, feel good, sentimental, touching, funny, spoof, slapstick
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One Day in Europe (2005)
Plot Summary:
One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany, Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious
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