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Plot Summary:
Modest editor, has shipped his wife and kids for the weekend, and is trying to relax in his house at the outskirts of Warsaw. His quiet evening is only disturbed by the accidental forecast made by a Gypsy woman, that at evening time he will murder a mysterious brunet.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: dark comedy
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The Apiary (2002)
Plot Summary:
Fairy-tale thriller, from the 'parallel cinema'. Real characters from Russian folklore come to life in the half-fantastic, half-idiotic atmosphere of a provincial town.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, satirical, surreal, art house, semi serious, underground film, independent film, minimal cast
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Hunting Flies (1969)
Plot Summary:
Wlodek is a young man stuck in a dead-end job at the local library who lives with his harridan wife and critical in-laws in a small apartment. When Wlodek draws the interest of a library patron, the beautiful young woman encourages him to strive for better things in his life and professional career. Together, the two take off for a three-day affair, but surprises could await Wlodek upon his return home.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 413
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Man - Woman Wanted (1973)
Plot Summary:
Falsely accused Warsaw art museum assistant goes into hiding as a woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: cult classic, cult film
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Clickbait (2019)
Plot Summary:
You only die once.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing, dark comedy, bizarre
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Dirty Vivancos III (2002)
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, spoof
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The Kill Room (2023)
Plot Summary:
A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation, one that forces her to play the art world against the underworld.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dark comedy
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A Jungle Book of Regulations (1974)
Plot Summary:
Nie ma róży bez ognia title in Polish: There is no rose without fire, in reference to two mixed up proverbs – There is no rose without thorns, and There is no smoke without the fire – is a Polish comedy film from 1974 directed by Stanisław Bareja.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, absurd
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Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Plot Summary:
Joe Dante directs this story of the glamour, the glitter, the magical allure of Hollywood... and not a speck of it rubs off on Miracle Pictures, where "If it's a good picture, it's a Miracle." This is a hilarious tribute to the unsung heroes who grind out the B movies massacred by critics, but nursed fondly in the hearts of film fans everywhere.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, funny, sex comedy, grindhouse, independent film, black comedy, parody, offbeat, humorous, realistic
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The Fiend (1977)
Plot Summary:
Il Mostro is a 1977 Italian thriller film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Johnny Dorelli.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, spoof, poliziottesco, parody
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Kafou (2017)
Plot Summary:
Doc and Zoe are just hired for the night to deliver an unknown package. At a crossroad, they stumble upon a dog. In Haiti, each crossroad requires a sacrifice.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Haiti
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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To Be a Millionaire (1980)
Plot Summary:
The terrorist Fors arrested after an attack on a OPEC meeting. Shortly afterwards town minister's daughter gets kidnapped by two men who require Fors be released and that he will flight phase to Albania. SÄPO agent Olsson will handle the case.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Helsinki-Naples All Night Long (1987)
Plot Summary:
Alex is a Finnish taxi driver in Berlin. One evening pits two men feel comfortable in his taxi with a briefcase full of money, but unfortunately for Alex's money stolen and a group of gangsters are at the nape of the two. Soon it comes to shooting, and when the two men being killed, is good advice costly for the beleaguered driver. "Helsinki Napoli All Night Long" is Mika Kaurismäki's first major European production. The film features a host of famous names in the cast: The legendary film director Samuel Fuller (The Big Red One), actor Eddie Constantine (Alphaville, Europe), cult directors Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas) and Jim Jarmusch (Dead Man).
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 732
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Finland, Switzerland, West Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy
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What Will You Do When You Catch Me? (1978)
Plot Summary:
What Will You Do When You Catch Me? is a parody of comunist times in Poland. A state-owned company director is having an afair during his delegation. Later on, his mistress turns out to be the daughter of a Communist party bigwig and pregnant. He knows he'll have to marry her to save his reputation and his job. But divorce is never simple.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: cult classic, cult film
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Teddy Bear (1981)
Plot Summary:
The main character, nicknamed "Teddy Bear" by his friends and acquaintances, is a manager of a sports club in Poland. One day he is detained at the border just as his sport team is off to a tournament. It appears that somebody has torn out a few pages from his passport. It occurs to him that perhaps his ex-wife has done it in order to get her hands on their joint account in a London bank. Therefore, he has to get to London as soon as possible in order to transfer the money to a different bank. The solution is taking part in a movie, made by his friend. The script requires a double role, thus the search for another actor is announced. The double has to apply for the passport, and that is solved through a girlfriend who agrees to play the dope's new fiancée. At the engagement party he is slipped a drug, and Teddy Bear runs off to the airport with the false passport. On the plane, however, he meets his ex-wife.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, cult classic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, road movie, philosophical, sexy
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Schneider vs. Bax (2015)
Plot Summary:
On his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, only to find the job a lot more difficult than expected.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, humorous, suspense, slasher, dark comedy, transgressive, crying, weird
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Gunblast Vodka (2000)
Plot Summary:
Supermodel Everhart is kidnapped by bad guy Prochnow and rescued by good guy Otto in technopop action.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: rough, humorous, semi serious, suspense, realistic, black comedy, dark comedy
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Arizona (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, the life of Cassie Fowler, a single mother and struggling realtor, goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, ironic, satirical, black comedy, philosophical, political, social, disturbing, dark comedy, twisted
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The Oath (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a politically-divided United States, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, political, dark comedy
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The Silence of the Hams (1994)
Plot Summary:
The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal who is isolated in a maximum security jail.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, not serious, humorous, sweet, horror comedy, independent film, sexy, realistic, absurd
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D'Unbelievables D'Telly (1998)
Plot Summary:
Irish Comedy Starring Jon Kenny & Pat Shortt.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration:
Plot tags: dark comedy
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Reflections of a Blender (2010)
Plot Summary:
After receiving a patch, a blender gains consciousness and begin to think about life, the human and the lifetime of electronics. When a man disappears, the blender remains the only company of his wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 974
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, spectacular, dark comedy
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Head Above Water (1993)
Plot Summary:
Einar and Bjørn leave Lene on the island for a fishing trip. Then her former lover, Gaute, drops by unexpectedly. Drunk, he sleeps in the double bed. Lene sleeps on the couch and wakes up when the men come back. She tries to wake Gaute, but then discovers that he's dead.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, dark, cult classic, scary, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, cult film
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The Paint Job (1992)
Plot Summary:
"Taav's first feature occupies the same setting and psychological territory as David Lynch's visions of small-town America. About a love triangle, involving house painter Wesley (Patton), his boss Willie (Pastorelli) and Willie's sensitive, vulnerable wife Margaret (Neuwirth), the film turns into a picture of hidden desires, romantic dreams and dangerous obsessions... An unsettling film in which ideas, tone and texture unite with quietly confident storytellin". TIME OUT Film Guide.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Shut Up and Shoot! (2006)
Plot Summary:
A movie producer hatches a scheme to have an actor (Silvio Pollio) kill his fellow filmmakers.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, cynical, suspense, independent film, semi serious, biting, surprise ending, dark comedy
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The Wrong Guy (1997)
Plot Summary:
An executive (Dave Foley) after being passed over for a promotion to president storms into his office only to find the man who got the promotion dead. Assuming everyone will think he committed the crime he takes off as a fugitive.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, fast paced, dark comedy, realistic, not serious, crying, independent film, detective, spoof
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Mindhorn (2016)
Plot Summary:
A washed up actor who played Mindhorn, a secret agent with a bionic eye, returns to the Isle of Man, the area where his most famous role was set, to help catch a killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, dark comedy, serious, surprise ending, crying, psychotronic
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Head Above Water (1996)
Plot Summary:
Judge George (Harvey Keitel) brings his young wife, Nathalie (Cameron Diaz), to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance (Craig Sheffer) -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie spends time with her ex, Kent (Billy Zane). When Kent ends up dead the next morning, Nathalie tries to hide the evidence before her husband gets home. After the body is found, the events of the previous night unravel, with unexpected revelations.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, dark comedy, funny, light, suspense, melancholic, absurd, talky, realistic
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Stranger Than Fiction (2000)
Plot Summary:
Lives spiral out of control when four friends cover up a murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy, independent film, tense, realistic, surprise ending
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Breathless (2012)
Plot Summary:
Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband, Dale’s, criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do with Dale after his latest double-cross involving the theft of $100,000 from a bank.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, offbeat, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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You Can't Stop the Murders (2003)
Plot Summary:
Australian small-town cop Gary (Eck) enjoys his nearly pastoral existence, with traffic violations providing the major excitement to his normally low-key days. While away from work, Gary spends a good deal of time fantasizing about local news reporter Julia (Kirstie Hutton), who would just as soon relocate to the thriving metropolis of Sydney. Soon, however, a motorcyclist is found decapitated, with a construction worker, a sailor, and a cowboy and Indian also meeting the same fate. With some murderous weirdo with some sort of Village People fixation terrorizing the town, Gary -- with the help of big-wig city detective and Don Johnson-wannabe Tony Charles (Mir) -- begins to realize that a cop is the last remaining victim to be murdered in order for the killings to be complete.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, dark comedy, cult film