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Plot Summary:
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 617
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, anthology, spiritual, crying, detective, slapstick comedy, freeze frame, poliziottesco, italian comedy
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Toto and Peppino Divided in Berlin (1962)
Plot Summary:
Antonio, seguendo le indicazioni della "Smorfia", dategli in sogno da una zia monaca "attraversa l'Alto Adige" e arriva a Berlino Ovest per incontrare il magliaro Giuseppe e fare fortuna. Ma Antonio e somigliantissimo all'ammiraglio Canarinis, criminale di guerra ricercato. Greta, figlia dell'ammiraglio gli offre 20 milioni per far finta di essere il padre e Antonio accetta. Ma quando scopre che lo aspetta una condanna a morte grazie alla testimonianza di Giuseppe, pagato da Greta, rivele la verità agli americani e riesce a convincerli con l'aiuto della... Smorfia. Ma ci sono sempre i russi che, catturati i due, vogliono fare decifrare i codici segreti americani. La smorfia e la zia monaca (defunta) danno una mano ad Antonio e i guai sembrano finiti, ma le sorprese sono sempre in agguato.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
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Rimini Rimini (1987)
Plot Summary:
Funny, entertaining comedy with a few storylines. All of them have one thing in common - a resort town of Rimini in Italy.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 764
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, erotic, crying, low brow humor
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The Big Wash (1968)
Plot Summary:
Sickened to see his students always sleeping in class, a teacher with a colleague and an anarchist start a war against the television. They climbed on Paris roofs to coat the T.V. antennas with a special product cutting the signal reception.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective, slapstick comedy
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Coyote's Morning (2001)
Plot Summary:
Kuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beautiful Noemi and accidentally gets involved in gangster affairs.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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Steak (2007)
Plot Summary:
A French comedy with comedians Eric & Ramzy made by Quentin Dupieux a.k.a. Mr. Oizo.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, surreal, not serious, offbeat, slapstick comedy, slapstick, freeze frame, dark comedy
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Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
Plot Summary:
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel. An English language lesson turns into a killing of a black dignitary of an embassy by a CIA agent and then into his own killing by another colleague. In a television film, the police are befooled by a fake bomb and put a real one in order not to be derided by the public. In a film inquisition show, the bishop of Naples speaks highly of the importance of the family, but a child who lives a miserable family life kills himself. In the debate that follows it is proposed that they should eat the children, as Swift had said. In the next episode, a general who is in the toilet is called for the NATO parade, but the flasher breaks and in his effort to fix it, he dirts allover and kills himself. In a children's show an inspector finds excuses and delays the arrest of a powerful man.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: surreal, parody, anthology, crying, detective, spoof, slapstick comedy, freeze frame, dark comedy, poliziottesco
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Che casino... con Pierino! (1982)
Plot Summary:
Italian comedy.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, crying, freeze frame, sexploitation film
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Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Plot Summary:
In this Eduardo Molinaro Spy-Spoof, Anthony Perkins plays a Russian spy sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted agent of Soviet intelligence needs all the help he can get from his "talented" partner Penelope Lightfeather (Bardot) as they scatter around the French countryside for secret rendez-vous' while trying to avoid being caught by counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, exciting, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, parody, surprise ending
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The Family Jewels (1965)
Plot Summary:
A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: parody, cult classic, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, detective, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Perched on a Tree (1971)
Plot Summary:
Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the south, Roubier takes two young hitchhikers, but an unfortunate swerve the car rushes by Henri and its occupants on the top of a pine tree onto the side of a cliff.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, ambiguous ending, crying, spoof, freeze frame, dark comedy, parody
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Hang Loose (2012)
Plot Summary:
Kevin must go to Hawaii to attend the wedding of his big sister. The day before the wedding he goes on a misadventure with his future brother in law and his crazy groomsmen that changes his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, freeze frame, whimsical
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Mortuary Academy (1988)
Plot Summary:
"Police Academy" clone, about some nerds who inherit an academy for morticians, which is run by a corrupt closet necropheliac. Of course, the most incompetent students possible are accepted, so that the academy will fail, and all sorts of wacky hijinks ensue.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: crying, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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15 from Rome (1963)
Plot Summary:
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: anthology, crying, detective, freeze frame, dark comedy, italian comedy
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The Young Seducers (1971)
Plot Summary:
The budding sexual urges of young women cause themselves and others trouble.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Comedy
Country: Switzerland, West Germany
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, anthology, freeze frame, sexploitation film
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The Young Seducers 2 (1972)
Plot Summary:
Pretty young girls get involved in humorous sexual situations.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Comedy
Country: Switzerland, West Germany
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, anthology, freeze frame, teen comedy
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How to Seduce Your Teacher (1979)
Plot Summary:
There's a new girl in school, Angela, the Headmaster's neice. Every male will try to seduce her, even her uncle. Meanwhile she will drive the philosophy's teacher mad and her best friend Irma will have a good time with the classmates. Will they get the grades?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, erotic, teen sex comedy, slapstick comedy, slapstick, teen comedy
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I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2019)
Plot Summary:
Pedro, Arturo and Eligio are three college professors who lost their job because of economic crisis. Accidentally they find a solution for all of their problems; a multi-vitamin that allows them to party all night long without any side effects. The three professors will be launched into the world of nightclubs and the shady business, in order to market the merchandise. Of course, it seems that they are not as prepared for it as they thought.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, detective, freeze frame
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Wet and Wild Summer (1993)
Plot Summary:
A property developer wants to take over an Australian beach for a high rise resort. He sends his son to Australia to check out the situation, posing as an exchange lifeguard. He falls in love with a woman who owns the land his father needs for the development and finds himself sympathising with the locals.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: crying, sex comedy, independent film, freeze frame
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Holy Goalie (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young priest coaches a team of uncoordinated monks in order to win a soccer tournament and save their monastery from being turned into a hotel.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, crying, slapstick comedy, freeze frame, whimsical
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Historias lamentables (2020)
Plot Summary:
This satirical anthology tells the surreal stories of a gift for Don Horacio, a trip to the beach for Bermejo, a life-changing relationship between Tina and the young immigrant Ayoub, and a new client for a company that specializes in excuses.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: surreal, anthology, humorous, ironic, crying, slapstick comedy, dark comedy
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A Girl in Australia (1971)
Plot Summary:
The film is about an old fashioned Italian with moral values of the 1930/40's ,who has to find a wife in the modern, woman's liberated society of Australia of the 1960/70's.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, Australia
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, epic, crying
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Honey Bunny (2017)
Plot Summary:
Vincent, 18 years old, is dumped by Elina. It is his first love, it is the end of the world! His parents decide to take matters into their own hands and will try everything to make him forget this girl: he will have to follow them in a loving detoxification of which they will imagine the program.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, entertaining
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The Night Before (1988)
Plot Summary:
The Night Before is a 1988 film starring Keanu Reeves and Lori Loughlin. Reeves plays Winston Connelly, the so-called high school nerd and vice president of the Astronomy club. Loughlin plays Tara Mitchell, the pretty and popular head cheerleader who also happens to be the local police chief's daughter. The Tagline was: "You lost your father's car. Sold your prom date. And a guy named 'Tito' wants you dead." It was filmed and set entirely in Los Angeles, California.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: retro, cult classic, humorous, semi serious, independent film, teen comedy
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But Forever in My Mind (1999)
Plot Summary:
Silvio (Silvio Muccino, the director's younger brother) has no interest in the student rebellion taking place at his high school. His fascination lies with Valentina (Giulia Carmignani), the prettiest girl in the school. However, Valentina already has a jealous boyfriend, Martino (Simone Pagani). After Silvio finally has a moment alone with Valentina (where they share a kiss), he makes the mistake of telling his gossipy best friend, Ponzi (Giuseppe Sanfelice). By the end of the day the entire school knows about the kiss, including a very angry Martino.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious, crying
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The Wild Goose Chase (1975)
Plot Summary:
The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved. The nephew of the owner of the vault is trying to cheat his uncle and have his name in the documents. Everything is even more complicated because the manager of the bank has a finger in the pie, too. Who but a humble bank-teller (Pierre Richard) will ruin the scheme?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slapstick, humorous, realistic, not serious, neurotic, detective, slapstick comedy, poliziottesco
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The New Monsters (1977)
Plot Summary:
15 years after the monumental "I mostri" which was a great example of Italian sketch comedy, 3 of the greatest Italian directors ever (Risi, Monicelli, Scola) the best Italian writers ever (Age, Scarpelli) the best Italian actors ever (Tognazzi, Gassmann, Sordi) one of the most beautiful woman in the world (Ornella Muti) participate to this great tribute.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: anthology, black comedy, grotesque, italian comedy
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The Sensuous Nurse (1975)
Plot Summary:
Greedy relatives hire a sensual caregiver to hasten the demise of a wealthy count suffering from a heart condition.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 799
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, sensual, crying, sex comedy, freeze frame, dark comedy, low brow humor, hot
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The Last Horror Film (1982)
Plot Summary:
A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Jealousy, Italian Style (1970)
Plot Summary:
A three-way love affair in the Rome of the early seventies. Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often go to communist rallies, and enjoy the filthy beach of Ostia. Will the hostile environment leave a way to jealousy?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: tragicomedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, non-linear, crying, detective
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Vegas Vacation (1997)
Plot Summary:
The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, light, slapstick, not serious, feel good, dark comedy, scenic, offbeat