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Plot Summary:
In Polignano a Mare, covered in snow, they are more nervous than usual. Hysterics, anxiousness, pregnancy tests, lost rings and stuck lifts - what else can happen?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, funny, feel good, not serious
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In Bed with Santa (1999)
Plot Summary:
In Bed with Santa (Swedish: Tomten är far till alla barnen) is a 1999 Swedish comedy film directed by Kjell Sundvall. A German remake was made under the tiltle Meine schöne Bescherung.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, hilarious, dark comedy, sentimental, touching, offbeat, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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The Players (2020)
Plot Summary:
From campy lies to sexy surprises, this collection of vignettes captures the follies of several men as they fumble with fidelity and relationships.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sexy, emotional, intense, funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sex comedy, remake of french film
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Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988)
Plot Summary:
It is nearly a generation since we've visited Dobie Gillis, and the middle-aged Dobie is nothing like he was as a youth, having has sown all of his wild oats. He's settled into the predictable adult life, married to the reliable Zelda (who was chasing him all through high-school), and assumed his father's role of running the family variety store. All of a sudden, key industries in the town shut down, putting hundreds out of work and severely threatening the local economy. Dobie, as head of the town council, is looked upon to lead the town out of this desperate crisis. When all seems lost, life-long friend Maynard G. Krebs appears, representing an old acquaintance who has a strange demand.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, sitcom, semi serious
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Lotoman 2.0 (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Marchena family is living a great moment, but no happiness is complete. Manuel suffers from the cravings of Sobeida’s pregnancy and Modesto seeks the Woman of his Life. Susanita faces great danger and Mama Susana is diagnosed with a deadly disease. Because in life, money is not everything----will they be so lucky as to live in a united family?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 863
Genere: Comedy
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic
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I Want You (2007)
Plot Summary:
A macho type man becomes entangled with an independent-minded girl.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, funny, feel good, humorous
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Christmas in Miami (2005)
Plot Summary:
A 15-year-old daughter of a friend improbably falls for Christian De Sica's middle-aged traveler.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
Plot Summary:
Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatrice. Also, Susan's father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister Wilma is going through her troubles with her husband Johnny. All this is going on while Mike's best friend Jerry is trying to bed the maid of honor, Susan's cousin Brenda.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, independent film, sentimental, clever, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, talky
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A Small Southern Enterprise (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mamma Stella is on edge. As if she hadn't got enough trouble already with her daughter Rosa Maria, who has left her husband now Costantino, her son, has disrobed. Afraid to be the talk of the village, relegates him to a distant lighthouse belonging to the family. But Costantino does not remain far from the madding crowd for long. It does not take long indeed before all the local (or even distant) outcasts flock together there: Magnolia, a retired escort girl; Arturo, Rosa Maria's estranged husband; Valbona, a lesbian; Rosa Maria herself; and, to crown it all, two eccentric workers accompanied by a little girl... After a period of chaos, this small world gradually discovers that unity makes strength.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 791
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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A Sunburnt Christmas (2020)
Plot Summary:
A single mother and her kids are doing it tough on their outback farm - until a runaway criminal dressed as Santa Claus crashes into their property, and their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 801
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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A Perfect Christmas List (2014)
Plot Summary:
As a last wish, a recently hospitalized grandmother, Evie, tasks her daughter and granddaughter, Sara, with a list of festive accomplishments to do together before Christmas, hoping that the adventure of the experience will repair their relationship. Along the way, Sara discovers an unlisted Christmas adventure of her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, sweet
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Christmas Lodge (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mary Tobin has wonderful memories of family gatherings at the Christmas Lodge. When she arrives for a weekend vacation, she quickly realizes that the lodge that she loves has fallen into serious disrepair. With a lack of funds and a looming deadline, she not only restores the Christmas lodge's charm but finds love along the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, touching, feel good, semi serious, realistic, independent film
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I Am Santa Claus (2021)
Plot Summary:
Ettore has spent the last five years in jail for a robbery. Once out of prison, he has nowhere to go, his wife broke up with him and doesn’t want him to meet their little daughter who was born right before he was arrested. Alone and desperate, Ettore roams the streets of Rome and meets a strange old man, Nicola. He decides to take advantage of him and rob him. But after breaking into his house, Ettore realizes Nicola doesn’t have anything worth stealing and furthermore, the old man tells him a rather stranger thing: he affirms to be Santa Claus….
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Christmas Party (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Anders Bo begins his new job as a car salesman, he is given the special task of infiltrating the small competing car shop, Holger's Auto during their annual Christmas party and steal their customer file. As Anders Bo romps through the commotion and antics of the celebration, he realizes that his assignment in fact relates to an old family feud and that the odd and funny characters working there might have more to offer than meets the eye - especially Amalie, the beautiful daughter of the owner, Holger. In the middle of Christmas pudding and Christmas cheer Anders Bo suddenly learns to listen to his heart.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Christmas by Chance (2020)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy and popular entrepreneur hires Chance Hazelton, owner of a struggling shop called Gifts by Chance, to help him organize a perfect proposal for his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, romantic comedy, christmas comedy
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Grumpy Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
Bitter, grumpy patriarch Don Servando and his family travel to spend Christmas with Doña Alicia, a relative who becomes his "ultimate nemesis". It may be Christmas, but Don Servando is set on proving to everyone that Doña Alicia is a terrible person.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Natale a Beverly Hills (2009)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 793
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Off Key (2001)
Plot Summary:
A trio of opera singers are reunited by a wedding ten years after their stormy breakup.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain, Italy, UK
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty
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A Dinner for Them to Meet (2007)
Plot Summary:
Actor Sandro Lanza is experiencing the most painful moment of his existence. After a suicide attempt, his three daughters, scattered throughout Europe, each with a different mother, come to his side. The sisters meet to decide what to do with their father, establishing a genuine tie for the very first time.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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The Worst Christmas of My Life (2012)
Plot Summary:
Paolo needs to reach the castle of Alberto Caccia, where he was invited to spend Christmas with his family and Margherita, the ninth month of pregnancy. With them there will also be blessed, daughter of Alberto and childhood friend of Margherita, who was also pregnant. Among various mishaps and blunders, Paolo will combine another of his, coming to make everyone believe, because of a misunderstanding, that Alberto's died for his fault.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, funny, sweet, captivating
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A Moody Christmas (2012)
Plot Summary:
Focused on the lovable, yet seasonally dysfunctional Moody family, A Moody Christmas is set against the backdrop of the one occasion that can bring out the best (and the worst) in people … Christmas Day.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, sentimental, realistic, not serious
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Together Again for the First Time (2008)
Plot Summary:
"Together Again for the First Time" tells the story of a blended family reuniting on Christmas Eve. It's the first time they've all been in the same house at the same time since the parent's marriage seven years before--which wouldn't be a problem if they all liked each other. But they don't. And matters only get worse with the unexpected arrival of an ex-boyfriend, an unannounced live television broadcast, and the outing of well-kept family secrets. This is a comic, touching movie about what it means to be a family--even when you don't like each other very much.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, christmas comedy, realistic, semi serious
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A Nanny for Christmas (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ally (Emmanuelle Vaugier) is a smart young career woman who needs a new job. Samantha (Cynthia Gibb) is a busy Beverly Hills advertising executive/mom whose too-well-mannered kids need some fun in their lives. And Danny Donner (Dean Cain) is the tough-guy owner of a chocolate company who wants a major ad campaign immediately. Could it all somehow lead to the Christmas that changes everyone's lives forever? Richard Ruccolo, Sierra McCormick, Jared Gilmore and Sarah Thompson co-star in this surprising comedy about little white lies, big holiday wishes, and a woman who may just find love in the most unexpected places by becoming A NANNY FOR CHRISTMAS.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sentimental, touching, semi serious, realistic, ridiculous
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Miami Beach (2016)
Plot Summary:
Miami is one of the most sought by young Italians. It is there, in fact, is going to study at university Luca, a Roman, the son of John and Valentina, Milan, daughter Olivia. During the plane trip from Rome to Miami, Olivia and John argue furiously.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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A Madea Christmas (2011)
Plot Summary:
When a family meets for Christmas at their posh Cape Cod estate, family arguments and secrets cause a stir. It takes a real down-to-earth family - like Aunt Bam and the almighty Madea - to save this holiday.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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The Christmas Consultant (2012)
Plot Summary:
Christmas is just around the corner but suburban workaholics Maya Fletcher and her husband Jack are too busy to get into the holiday spirit. As their Christmas to do list grows and deadlines fast approach, holiday spirit is at an all time low. Maya forgets she promised to host a Christmas Eve party for her and Jack’s whole family. In an effort to impress a potential new client, Maya has also invited him to spend the holidays with the family.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, psychotronic
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Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two sisters come together to spend Christmas with their families in their recently deceased parents’ falling down country house, with hilariously chaotic consequences, as ancient sibling rivalries flare up again to sabotage the hoped for season of good will.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Christmas Eve (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, touching, feel good, sweet, romantic, happy, christmas comedy
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Loving Only You (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lukewarm wedding acquires a new meaning when the father of the groom rekindles his long-time love for the mother of the bride.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 823
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, queer cinema
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Me, Them And Lara (2009)
Plot Summary:
A priest, after spending years in humanitary missions in Africa, reunites with his family, which is in worse conditions than when he left, and above all meets a young lady who will make him doubt both himself and his faith.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
Plot Summary:
Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, funny, sentimental, feel good, humorous, captivating, emotional, saga, meta, cult classic