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Plot Summary:
An Indian tour bus driver in Hollywood gets more than he bargained for when he writes a comeback vehicle for his idol, reclusive actress Delilah Leigh.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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St. Patrick's Day (1997)
Plot Summary:
An Irish family has a reunion near St Patrick's Day, and all of the expected drama ensues.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: independent film
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American Adobo (2001)
Plot Summary:
The everyday struggles of people trying to bridge two cultures, as well as their attempt to find happiness in their new homeland. Tere (Cherrie Pie Picache), mid-forties and single, hosts a dinner for a friend visiting from Manila, Lorna. Invited are their New York City-based friends and former college classmates -- Mike (Christopher De Leon), a newspaper editor in his forties, Gerry (Ricky Davao), an advertising copywriter and closeted gay, and Marissa (Dina Bonnevie).
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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The Movie Hero (2003)
Plot Summary:
A man believes his life is a movie watched by an audience only he can see.In his feature film debut, director Brad T. Gottfred delivers a spoof of cinema cliches with a memorable protagonist named Blake Gardner (Jeremy Sisto), who believes his life is a movie. Playing to an audience only he perceives -- and determined to entertain them. Blake recruits a comical black sidekick (Brian J. White), attempts to apprehend the bad guy (Peter Stormare) and begins romancing his court-appointed psychotherapist (Dina Meyer).
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 823
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, entertaining, independent film, offbeat, realistic
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Some Prefer Cake (1997)
Plot Summary:
In San Francisco, Kira has a day job at a warehouse, writes jokes for her sister (who does stand-up back East), wants to perform her own material, hangs out with best friend Sydney (who writes food reviews), and sleeps once with every woman she can. Then, her roommate sets her up with Robin - who's recently come out and hasn't had a serious relationship yet - and her friendship with Sydney gets rocky. Meanwhile, Kira's being stalked by one of her one-night stands, her sister isn't showing any appreciation, and a night at an open microphone goes badly. Is this all life can offer?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, queer cinema
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I Want to Get Married (2011)
Plot Summary:
Can Paul get married in just 6 days? Paul Roll is a lovable nerd who's achieved everything he's set his mind to, except...he's never been successful at finding a man. After witnessing the marriage of his best friends--6 days before Election Day 2008--he realizes he desperately wants to get married. Forced by the current economy to take on an ultra-conservative (and anti-gay) conglomerate known as The Family as a new client, Paul must now tangle head-to-head with its Disney-like villain, Miss Deborah Anderson. Through a series of comedic mishaps that include a crusty old lounge singer named Miss Piggy B, Paul finally meets the man of his dreams. But is true love meant to be?.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, lgbt cinema, unusual plot structure, contemplative, queer cinema, gay cinema
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French Exit (1995)
Plot Summary:
Davis meets Zina in a car wreck. Their immediate attraction for one another is put into jeopardy when they learn each is competing for the same writing job.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, crying, independent film, neo screwball comedy
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The Trio (1998)
Plot Summary:
Zobel and Karl are a long time gay couple who live together in a trailer home with Lizzie, Zobel's spunky daughter from a heterosexual misadventure. Together these three form a team of thieves who eke out an existence as pickpockets. After a botched job, Karl becomes unable to work, forcing Zobel and Lizzie to seek out a new partner. Lizzie recruits Rudolf, the boyishly charming town misfit. Reluctantly, Zobel allows Rudolf to join them but warns him to never break the golden rule: "No exchanging of bodily fluids within the team." This dictum becomes increasingly difficult to live by as Lizzie's cravings and Zobel's own passions toward Rudolf intensify. Eventually, the golden rule is broken by Lizzie...and then again by Zobel (unbeknownst to Lizzie, of course). An intricate love triangle soon develops amongst the three that is shaped by deception, desire, and betrayal.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, sexual, lgbt cinema, crying
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Man of the Year (1995)
Plot Summary:
First-time director Dirk Shafer also penned this raucous "mockumentary," a blend of fact and fiction that re-creates his 1992 reign as Playgirl magazine's Centerfold of the Year. When Shafer chooses to keep the fact that he's gay a secret from the magazine's editors, he finds himself living the ultimate lie -- and incapable of giving female readers what they really want. Will he succumb to his lover's pressures to come out of the closet?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, independent film, thought provoking, realistic, semi serious, scary, funny, sexy, touching
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Regular Guys (1996)
Plot Summary:
Christoph, cop and self-confident macho, has trouble with his fiance. After a long night he wakes up in the arms of Edgar, a good-looking, gay auto-mechanic. His live gets more and more troublesome after his girl friend throws him out of their apartment and as last resort he moves to Edgars place. Working together with a new, good-looking, very self-confident, female collegue, but living with a good-looking gay guy makes him pretty uncertain about his sexuality and his role as a cop. Written by Konstantin Articus.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, sexual, sex comedy, detective, sexy, queer cinema
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Bros (2022)
Plot Summary:
Two emotionally unavailable men attempt a relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: art house, romantic comedy, crying, sex comedy, lgbt cinema, interesting, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Girls Will Be Girls (2003)
Plot Summary:
The confessional, behind-the-scenes showbiz melodrama goes under the knife — so to speak — in this drag comedy. "Girls Will Be Girls" casts three male performers in the roles of Evie Harris (Jack Plotnick), a has-been starlet of the '70s who has since gone to seed in her decaying Hollywood home; her best friend and domestic servant, Coco (Clinton Leupp); and Varla (Jeffrey Roberson), the daughter of a deceased peer/rival of Evie's who shows up to rent out a room in her home. The tension among the trio of women escalates as Evie prepares for a pull-out-all-the-stops television special commemorating her past career glories, which include sundry disaster movies and TV variety shows. What Evie doesn't know is that the naïve-seeming Varla has a debt to settle for her deceased mom, and will stop at nothing to seek vengeance.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: parody, feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, erotic, spoof, offbeat, realistic, crying
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Parting Shots (1998)
Plot Summary:
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is told that he has only three months to live due to him getting cancer. After thinking things over he decides that since he is dying anyway that he will kill or destroy all the people that has ever crossed or hurt him during his entire life. So Parting Shots becomes literally the shots fired by Harry when he knows he is parting this earth. After all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry even falls in love with Jill and hires an assassin to kill him in style. However there is just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen want to talk to him over some murders.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, entertaining, light, captivating, action comedy, offbeat, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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24 Nights (1999)
Plot Summary:
When Jonathan Parker was 4 years old, his mother's words and a chance encounter with a Salvation Army Kris Kringle instilled in him a lifelong belief in the legend of Santa Claus. Now 24 and his parents long passed away, Jonathan is a spacey, pot-smoking college drop-out and multi loser in romance who has one shot left to find his true love; he writes a letter to Santa Claus. After meeting Toby, a new co-worker just moved to the city, Jonathan is convinced this is the one who was sent for him, even after he meets Toby's long time boyfriend Keith. This doesn't deter Jonathan, who proceeds to wreck everyone's lives in pursuit of his dream man. Fighting snags, traps and pitfalls to Christmas Day, will Jonathan land his Christmas wish?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 398
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Blood and Concrete (1991)
Plot Summary:
A dimwitted thug encounters a strung-out, suicidal young woman and an unlikely relationship develops as they work together to make a break for new horizons.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 863
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: thinking, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, surreal, semi serious, neo noir, detective
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Happy, Texas (1999)
Plot Summary:
Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, witty, independent film, dark comedy, feel good, realistic, semi serious, funny, light
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Terminal Exposure (1987)
Plot Summary:
Two beach combing-shutterbugs accidentally capture a murder on film. Now detectives, the boys set out to capture a murderess shot only from behind, with a rose tattoo on her behind. Fun in the sun turns dangerous when they end up shooting bullets instead of film.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: detective, cult classic, neo noir, independent film, dark comedy, cult film
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Friends and Family (2001)
Plot Summary:
Children and parents. In New York City, Stephen and Danny live well: they're smooth, cool, in love, and good at what they do. Stephen's Midwestern parents pay them a surprise visit. Meanwhile, Jenny and Matt tell their parents they are engaged: Matt's parents, Midwestern paramilitary fanatics, take it as a sign to gather their group to invade New York. Jenny's father is the local Mob boss who employs Stephen and Danny as enforcers. He's unhappy that Jenny is marrying someone who is neither Sicilian nor Catholic. Stephen's parents know he's gay, they just don't know what his job is. Here come the parents; will the children survive? All roads lead to the engagement party.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, talky, clever, offbeat, independent film, queer cinema
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Gigli (2003)
Plot Summary:
Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, humorous, suspense, melancholic, semi serious, hilarious, entertaining, light, controversial
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Saving Silverman (2001)
Plot Summary:
A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up their Neil Diamond cover band.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, absurd, slapstick comedy, hilarious, scary, psychological, black comedy, romantic comedy
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Since You've Been Gone (1998)
Plot Summary:
The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up by a fellow graduate.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, crying
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Now You Know (2002)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of his bachelor party, a man learns his fiancee wants to call off the wedding. The unmarried couple returns to New Jersey to sort out their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, melancholic
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In & Out (1997)
Plot Summary:
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, sexy, funny, hilarious, humorous, realistic, semi serious, erotic, light, clever
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The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ethan Green (Daniel Letterle) has no problem finding guys who want to sleep with him or even date him, but finding someone to settle down with is a different story. Given three choices -- a sexy teenager, a hunky jock, or his ex-boyfriend who is about to get married -- will he find a Mr. Right, or is he destined to an unfabulous existence. Based on a popular gay-themed comic strip.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, funny, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Bulgarian Lovers (2003)
Plot Summary:
A straight-laced Spanish man falls in love with a young foreigner.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 946
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, sexy, humorous, semi serious, erotic, realistic, sexual, crying, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
Plot Summary:
Billy, a struggling young gay photographer (who likes Polaroids), tired of being the "other man", falls in love with Gabriel, a waiter and aspiring musician who is probably straight but possibly gay or at least curious. Billy tries to get Gabriel to model for his latest project, a series of remakes of famous Hollywood screen kisses, featuring male couples, while also trying to win his affections.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, semi serious, erotic, witty, entertaining, independent film, lgbt cinema, anamorphic, feel good
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Sordid Lives (2000)
Plot Summary:
"Sordid Lives" is about a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit looser).
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: humorous, compassionate, bad ending, talky, realistic, witty, feel good, semi serious, independent film, black comedy
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Cut Sleeve Boys (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two British Chinese gay men decides to re-examine their lives following a death of their friend. Mel sleeps around whilst rejecting the love of Todd and Ash decides to cross dress to find his knight in shining armour.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 505
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, witty, semi serious, sexy, offbeat, humorous, biting, sexual, crying
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All Over the Guy (2001)
Plot Summary:
A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, romantic, clever, witty, entertaining, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Naked in New York (1993)
Plot Summary:
Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, (watch for the facial expressions) and to whom you can turn to for help while facing life ('your parents, nyaa, I don't think so'). From there it flashes back to his memories of his parents, college, house across from a squirrel infested peanut factory, best friend, writing career and Joanne.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: clever, talky, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, sexy, touching, enigmatic
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Ira & Abby (2006)
Plot Summary:
A neurotic, young psychology student, with low self-esteem, has a chance encounter with a free-spirited, extremely gregarious woman who works at the Paris Health Club in New York City, and who suggests that they immediately get married to see how it will work out. Both of the student's parents are analysts, and they provide the happy couple with a gift certificate for a year of marriage counseling as a wedding present.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, witty, smart, offbeat, realistic, talky, not serious, independent film