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Plot Summary:
A legendary assassin takes on an elimination task targeting the famous pop singer. She succeeds in kidnapping the singer but is hesitant to kill him, while he is hesitant to run away.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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What Happened Last Night? (2008)
Plot Summary:
Yoo-jin is a single girl with lots of boyfriends. One morning she wakes up and finds herself in a hotel room with a faint memory of having slept with a man in the previous night. She had a wild party and got drunk to the point where she couldn’t tell whom she was with, so she makes a list of several potential suspects. Cheol-jin was among them, who has been one of her best friends since college, but she’s convinced that it couldn’t be him because he’s too shy for anything like that. So then who else could it be? Still up in the air, she’s lost on the incident and then happens to meet her first love, Seok-kyu to be appalled to find out….
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Made in Italy: Ciao Brother (2016)
Plot Summary:
Angelo lives selling fake paintings, but is exposed and forced to flee to the United States.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Round Trip (2004)
Plot Summary:
Dante, a pony express in serious debt, meets Nina, a hostess stuck in Torino for the night.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 658
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Me You Madness (2021)
Plot Summary:
Beautiful, ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent, and successful businesswoman Catherine Black lives a life of luxury in an architectural dream house in Malibu with exclusive designer fashions, fast cars, and exquisite jewelry. She has no need for a man except to satisfy her natural serial killer instinct, literally. When Tyler, a petty thief, responds to her online roommate ad, he thinks he's struck gold. But he has no idea that after a night of partying and passion, he is really just on her menu to be her next victim… until real romance gets in the way.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Nick Swardson: Taste It (2015)
Plot Summary:
Nick returns to the Paramount Theater to drop his new TASTE IT hour special. Fans of Swardson get his fresh takes on booze, chicks and diarrhea, along with new stories, new jokes and a new t-shirt. Nick is back and it tastes good.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, entertaining, light, captivating, hilarious, live comedy
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Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP (2020)
Plot Summary:
Top National Security agent and zoophobe Tae-ju suddenly receives an ability to talk to the animals after a freak accident?!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 509
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, light, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure (2017)
Plot Summary:
After Mac Daddy decides to quit being an international ladies man, two of his best pupils (Diego and Damon), who have been trained by him in the arts of seduction, decide to take over. Damon and Diego take their game to Vegas to become international ladies men. But Damon ends up hitting on the wrong woman, and both Damon and Diego get involved with the most dangerous Italian Mafia in Vegas. Now Mac Daddy must come back into the game, to help save their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Sexy Comedy (2001)
Plot Summary:
The children leave for the school trip and dad and mom board a nice girl who turns out to be the lover of their best friend. Which is then the husband of their best friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sex comedy
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The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman (2021)
Plot Summary:
In Paris, two dysfunctional dealers use family ties to try to boost their small drug business in this crass comedy based on the webseries.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Have Fun, Vasya! (2017)
Plot Summary:
Mitya accidentally proposed to his girlfriend. The problem is that Mitya is already married to Vasya, who refuses to grant him a divorce. Can Mitya and his friends convince Vasya to change her mind?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, entertaining, feel good, captivating
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The Seduction School (2020)
Plot Summary:
A small seductor pays homage to Mauricio Garces movies. Two years have gone by since Raul suffered a terrible love disappointment that transformed him into Sombra, a master of seduction. Raul shares his don juan secrets with Rodolfo, Luis and Waldo, three funny characters who don´t have any luck with women.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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The Magic Hour (2008)
Plot Summary:
A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman -- an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The 2 Usual Idiots (2012)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to 2011 film "I soliti idioti".
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 594
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Stay Away from Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jacopo has a serious problem. He may be a brilliant marriage guidance counsellor, but he can never manage to have a steady relationship for more than two weeks. And for good reason: since he was very young, Jacopo has been cursed and brought bad luck to every woman who has fallen in love with him. Really bad luck. Because of this, he has vowed to stay away from women, for their own good. But the moment he lays eyes on Sara at a friend’s birthday party, he is smitten. Despite his resistance, the two fall head over heels leading to back-to-back, laugh-out-loud moments of disaster! Sara will quickly learn the consequences of her choice as the limits of her love are put to the test.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Hot for Teacher (2006)
Plot Summary:
Strict teachers, all those hours inside four walls, all your desires and youthful energy repressed. School is an endless drag - until she comes along. Uhm Ji Young (Kim Sa Rang of A Love to Kill) has a perfect body and metric tons of sex appeal, and she knows it. Needless to say, all the students go crazy, and the male teachers too! They should be preparing for the annual school festival, but they're all occupied with other matters. Then a scandal erupts. The three major suspects are the school's trio of professional playboys, Kim Tae Yo (Ha Suk Jin of See You After School), Bae Jae Sung (Park Jun Kyu of My Wife is a Gangster 2), and Ahn Myung Seop (Ha Dong Hoon of My Boss, My Teacher). A particularly strict teacher is after them. His mission: find out who slept with her?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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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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Me gusta, pero me asusta (2017)
Plot Summary:
Brayan Rodriguez is an innocent heir to a criminal Sinaloa family sent to Mexico City to expand the business, and where he meets Claudia, and their worlds collide. Love and fun are everywhere.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 616
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Sklar Brothers: What Are We Talking About? (2014)
Plot Summary:
Randy and Jason Sklar standup special recorded in Madison, Wisconsin.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Two Cheaters and a Half (2007)
Plot Summary:
Gina and Lello are partners both in life and in crime until they find themselves babysitting a kid during a robbery.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Brother Nature (2016)
Plot Summary:
Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his potential brother-in-law Todd: a full-time camp counselor with a heart of gold and a wild sense of fun, pining to be Roger's best friend, and ultimately catapulting him into a series of unfortunate events. As Roger tries to take a stand amidst outrageous fishing excursions, propulsive water jetpacks and American history-themed musicals, he realizes that being a part of a new family may be more difficult than he'd thought.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Some Like It Hot (2016)
Plot Summary:
After the unexpected death of his best friend, a man examines his life and finds it incredibly lonely. Inspired by an encounter with a beautiful and sexy model, he embarks with his three friends on what turns out to be a crazy (and slightly stupid) endeavor on a path towards fulfillment.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: China
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy
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YouTube Poop: The Movie (2017)
Plot Summary:
50+ YouTube Poop videos have been edited together to create a ‘very loose’ storyline in this visual mixtape. This ‘movie’ functions as both a compilation ‘best of’ as well as portraying the experience of flipping channels through YouTube’s funniest & filthiest ‘poops’.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Jolly Life (2009)
Plot Summary:
Riza Senyurt is the world's most troubled Santa Claus at Christmas time. For one thing, he doesn't know who Santa Claus is. Whether fake or real however, he is Santa Claus now. Bearing the load of the whole world on his shoulders, Santa Claus finally finds a clue. Life as we knot it isn't more factual than the lies children believe in.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Would I Lie to You: The Beginning (2019)
Plot Summary:
In 1980s Paris - Patrick, Dov, Yvan and Serge are young men seeking success in love and business... with varying success.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police (2008)
Plot Summary:
Set on the backdrop of 1979 a group of troublemaking teenagers led by Mamachari (Hayato Ichihara) decide to prank Chuzai-san (Kuranosuke Sasaki) the local police officer who caught Mamachari’s friend Saijo (Takuya Ishida) for speeding on his scooter, Chuzai-san gets them suspended from school which only causes the teenagers to retaliate, They discover that Chuzai-san is married to an attractive woman named Kanako (Kumiko Aso) only making their pranks worse.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Job: The Last Grey Cell (2006)
Plot Summary:
A story of three friends - Adi, Pele and Chemik, who experience many adventures.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Nerd Boy (2008)
Plot Summary:
DeDe is an emotional wreck after her boyfriend, Stix gives her the boot. Once the word gets out that DeDe is single, all available men, including the neighborhood nerd line up for a chance to date her.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, independent film
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Maniac Hero (2016)
Plot Summary:
Nakatsu was laid off at his company and now works part-time at a convenience store. One day, Nakatsu forms a vigilante group to protect his town with Toshida, who has a mysterious physical ability, Kanari, who is a female high school student with excellent information gathering abilities, and Kusaki, who wields hammers under his sleeves. As they punish evil doers, the group gains popular support and flourish.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Double-D Avenger (2001)
Plot Summary:
Three of the biggest and bustiest Russ Meyer stars - Kitten Natividad, Haji, and Raven De La Croix - make a comeback in 'The Double-D Avenger,' the first in a series of sexy action/comedy feature films by William Winckler Productions. Big, busty Chastity Knott must use her new amazing abilities as the super-stacked costumed crime fighter, the Double-D Avenger, to stop villainous bikini bar owner Al Purplewood and his sexy, murderous strippers.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, sexy, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, independent film, weird
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Life Is a Wonderful Thing (2010)
Plot Summary:
A policeman who spies on the lives of others, an important banker married to a housewife who poses as a noblewoman. A precarious young masseuse and an electrician madly in love. Very different lives that end up intertwining. But also extremely complicated and troubled lives ... Even if, after all, life is a wonderful thing.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, entertaining, light, humorous, captivating