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Plot Summary:
A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: underground film, art film, independent film, cult film
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Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son (1969)
Plot Summary:
An experimental feature made by rephotographing the 1905 Biograph short Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: underground film, experimental, avant garde, independent film, art film, silent, silent film
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The Gong Show Movie (1980)
Plot Summary:
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 919
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: thinking, dark comedy, game show, psychotronic, black comedy, eighties
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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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No More Excuses (1968)
Plot Summary:
A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 335
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags:
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Common Law Cabin (1967)
Plot Summary:
After stealing a fortune in unclaimed jewelry, ex-detective Barney Rickert arrives at a run-down dude ranch in Arizona to hide out. When the owner, Dewey Hoople, refuses to sell the land to Rickert, he proceeds to win over the female inhabitants by seducing them one by one which leads to one refusing his advances and a dangerous game played out in which Rickert ruthlessly sets out to get what he wants.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 752
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: independent film, campy
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Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995)
Plot Summary:
Don Quixote is a gangster based in Bombay, India. His dream is to take control of India, and sell it at an well-attended and much publicized auction. In order to fulfill this dream, he recruits five men - all resembling the President of India, and asks them to undergo vigorous training in order to take over as the President. That done, he selects one of them, Nathuram, eliminates the other four, and arranges the kidnapping of the President, with success. He than implants Nathuram as the President - and the stage is set for the biggest auction in Earth's history - when India will be auctioned to the highest bidder.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: art film
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Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight (1975)
Plot Summary:
A film without a beginning or an end, Moment to Moment is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: absurd, avant garde
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Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You (1966)
Plot Summary:
Producer/director Albert Zugsmith's acid-therapy "comedy," complete with a tinted trip sequence "in hilarious LSD color." A suicidal film star named Honey Bunny is sent by her producer to a rest home run by an unhinged Dr. Horatio, who gives his patients LSD as a cure. The wacky patients include female impersonator Skippy Roper as an effeminate dress designer, a midget, a fat lady, and lots of actors, directors, and producers, including Zugsmith himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, psychotronic, independent film
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Norwood (1970)
Plot Summary:
Norwood is a 1970 film that reunites True Grit co-stars Glen Campbell and Kim Darby, also featuring Joe Namath. It was based on the book of the same title, written by Charles Portis (who also wrote True Grit), but updated from the original 1950s setting to 1970. The film marked the final screen appearance of actor Jack Haley.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Sex and Violence Family Hour (1983)
Plot Summary:
A jumble of sexual skits such as The Big Salami, The Brady Bang, And Leather And Chains.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, sketch comedy
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They Still Call Me Bruce (1987)
Plot Summary:
Bruce Won arrives in America in search of an American G.I. who saved his life in the Korean War. He meets an orphan boy and together they land themselves in a string of outrageous situations. This high-strung farce culminates when a case of mistaken identity leads a gang of thugs to think Bruce is a karate master. They arrange a nationally-televised match which pits our hero against a monstrous brute, and Bruce is beaten to a bloody pulp.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, not serious, fast, surprise ending, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad (1967)
Plot Summary:
A mother drops her son and husband off at a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had him stuffed and carries him around with her. Complications ensue.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, surreal, black comedy, slapstick comedy, crying, freeze frame, campy
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Babo 73 (1964)
Plot Summary:
The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: absurd, avant garde, independent film, political drama
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Kisses for My President (1964)
Plot Summary:
When the women of America join together on election day and elect a Leslie McCloud as the US President, things get a little awkward. Especially for her husband Thad McCloud. He, as First Husband, must take over the job as The First Lady, in the women's groups and garden parties.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 683
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: retro, political, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Howl (1970)
Plot Summary:
A young bride escapes her wedding ceremony with a stranger and together they set off on an epic journey though increasingly bizarre lands. They encounter talking animals and mournful exhibitionists, converse with a discoursing rock, journey through a surrealist's psychedelic hotel, instigate a prison riot, escape from naked cannibals living in a tree and battle a wind-up midget dictator!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, surreal, disturbing, art house, sex comedy, cult classic, experimental, erotic, weird
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Upright Citizens Brigade: Asssscat (2008)
Plot Summary:
On the heels of their enormously popular TV show, the Upright Citizens Brigade (Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh) bring you Asssscat - an unparalleled improv comedy juggernaut. Beginning with a suggestion from the audience, a guest monologist tells a story that kicks off a series of high-octane improvised sketches. From medical marijuana to embarrassing sexual encounters, no topic is off limits to the renegade performers who have helped make Asssscat one of the longest running improv shows in the history of the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, clever, realistic, parody, offbeat, independent film, spoof, sketch comedy, live comedy
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Takin' It Off (1985)
Plot Summary:
Features Kitten Natividad as Betty Bigwuns who is longing for an open spot on a TV series, but whose measurements are not going to fit comfortably onto a TV screen. In desperation, Betty goes to Dr. Buzz Raunchy to see about the latest diet fads, to a psychiatrist named Lucifer Chaser to handle the trauma involved, and to Fosdick's Fat Farm. While Betty is working on her measurements, strippers continue on with the show at the Little Playhouse -- run by a Ms. Little. Nudity, striptease acts, and bawdy jokes fill the screen as Betty and her bustline provide the central focus.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, teen sex comedy, independent film, hot
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Sweet Georgia (1972)
Plot Summary:
Country-Western Wildcats! Marsha Jordan - the first real star of Sexploitation - is Sweet Georgia, the sex-crazed nympho wife of rancher Big T. Unfortunately, because Big T is an ugly, abusive drunk, Georgia looks for her lovin' elsewhere - starting with Cal, the stud ranchhand, then moving on to Virginia, Big T's daughter, who spends her days riding her horsey in the nude. Of course, since Georgia's only Virgina's stepmom, the two think a little down-home girl-girl action is perfectly fine, especially around a romantic campfire. But when Georgia makes it with dumb ol' Leroy, everything gets violent. Yup, just when you think you've got this film figured out, an accidental death somehow escalates into one grisly murder after another.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: independent film, weird, hot
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Where's Poppa? (1970)
Plot Summary:
When New York attorney Gordon Hocheiser meets Louise Callan, the girl of his dreams, he schemes to eliminate his aging, senile mother, even though he promised his late father that he'd always take care of her. He fears that his batty mom's eccentricities will shortly lead to Louise's departure.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, funny, clever, humorous, surreal, offbeat, realistic, witty, cynical
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Too Much Sun (1990)
Plot Summary:
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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Mary Had a Little... (1961)
Plot Summary:
A theatrical impresario tries to win a bet with a psychiatrist over the production of a perfect baby.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, independent film, sexy
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Polyester (1981)
Plot Summary:
A suburban housewife's world falls apart when her pornographer husband admits he's serially unfaithful to her, her daughter gets pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, disturbing, controversial, cult classic, independent film, black comedy, humorous, witty, biting, surreal
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The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
Plot Summary:
Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: emotional, suspense, humorous, realistic, independent film, sentimental, clever, touching, witty, semi serious
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Greaser's Palace (1972)
Plot Summary:
A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, weird, bizarre
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Putney Swope (1969)
Plot Summary:
Swope is the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm, and is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman of the board.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film, surreal, funny, mind bending, psychedelic, political, black comedy, art film, black and white, cult classic
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The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It (2010)
Plot Summary:
Follows Andy, who needs to hook up with a hottie, pronto, because he hasn't had sex in... well, forever - and his luck isn't the only thing that's hard. His equally horny teenage roommates also need it superbad, and with the help of their nerdy pal, McAnalovin' and his fake I.D., they may tap more than just a keg.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: spoof, humorous, parody, funny, light, intense, erotic, realistic, not serious, sexual
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Radio Days (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Narrator (Woody Allen) tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, touching, emotional, talky, semi serious, feel good, realistic, clever, witty
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Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
Plot Summary:
You slipped into my life as easily as vermouth into a glass of gin, purrs reclusive singing star Angela Arden. Arden is not only haunted by a secret, she's treated like dirt by her louse of a husband, her snoopy maid, and her petulant daughter. Only her mentally defective son and a well-endowed gigolo treat her with love and affection. Is it any wonder she takes drastic action to improve her life?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, melancholic, satirical, light, parody, funny, captivating, spoof, slasher
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Kissing Cousins (2008)
Plot Summary:
A "relatively" romantic comedy about a professional heartbreaker (and cynical bachelor) who teams up with his attractive cousin from the UK in order to fool his friends into believing he is capable of a relationship. Hijinks and laughs ensue with a hilarious cast!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, slang
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Look Who's Talking (1989)
Plot Summary:
Mollie is a single working mother who's out to find the perfect father for her child. Her baby, Mikey, prefers James, a cab driver turned babysitter who has what it takes to make them both happy. But Mollie won't even consider James. It's going to take all the tricks a baby can think of to bring them together before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, sentimental, light, feel good, humorous, clever, epic, family comedy, terrifying, witty