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Plot Summary:
Fortunately, before his arrest Shyam manages to hide the diamonds at a nearby construction site, intending to return for it as soon as he gets out of prison. Two years pass and Shyam's release date arrives. Returning to his ill-gotten gains, he is horrified to discover that what was once a building site is now a new police headquarters with his stolen diamonds forming part of the foundation. Shyam decides to create and play the role of Inspector Ram and soon becomes the favourite of ACP Ranbir Singh (Paresh Rawal) at the police station. But life is not that easy going for the imposter who quickly comes to the attention of the ever suspicious Inspector Pande (Om Puri). Amidst all this mayhem Ram actually finds time to romance Inspector Ranjita (Bipasha Basu). But he also plays the character of Shyam with Ranbir's daughter, Komal (Shilpa Shetty). Soon they become lovers. Whilst Ram/ Shyam is busy with his hectic love life, other criminals, Tito (Ashish Vidhyarthi) and Tony (Rajat Bedi).
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, remake of american film
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 409
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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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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The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners (1983) and My Lucky Stars (1985)... The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: cult classic, action adventure, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, slapstick, detective
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Diamond Zero (2005)
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A daft doctor concocts an offbeat scheme to make millions after he happens upon a method of turning cremated human remains into diamonds. But when the sawbones hires a pair of hapless thieves to collect the raw material, a string of calamities ensues in their insane efforts to pilfer the ashes of prominent and historic figures. Tippi Hedren, Bronson Pinchot, Richard Moll and Joan Van Ark head the cast in this inky morality yarn.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, offbeat, black comedy, dark comedy
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Top Squad (1988)
Plot Summary:
The film revolves around a crack squad of female police officers who have to deal with harassment and a lack of respect from their male colleagues, personal issues as well as some serious criminals.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, slapstick
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Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (1986)
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Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 846
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, New Zealand
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, fast, poliziottesco
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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
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Vettai (2012)
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The film revolves around two brothers, the elder being sensitive to violence and the younger being a jobless rogue, settled in Thoothukudi. After the death of their father, a police officer, the elder brother takes on the same job by request of the younger. The older brother rises to fame in his job by having his younger brother secretly punish suspects and save victims for him. This angers two of the village's biggest mob bosses, who begin to seek revenge on the elder brother. After getting severely beaten by them, the elder brother loses his fear and becomes physically stronger through training from his younger brother. How the brothers get back at two gangs and protect their families form the rest of the story. The film was released worldwide on 13 January 2012 to mixed reviews.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, anime, exciting
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Aankhen (1993)
Plot Summary:
A 1993 Bollywood Comedy starring Govinda and Chunky Pandey. This movie kick started a long line of Comedy movies for Govinda.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: South Korea
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: Hong Kong
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 676
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Musical
Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
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Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, action thriller, fast
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
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I'm the Expert, You're the Novice (1994)
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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The 8th installment in the Khiladi series.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 166
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IMDB Votes: 8000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
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