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Plot Summary:
Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily-medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, cult classic, offbeat, cult film
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The Big Store (1973)
Plot Summary:
Four guys working for a small grocer in trouble, declare war on a new giant neighborhood supermarket by attempting several coups. A film about the big store taking over the business of smaller stores.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 868
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, fast
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The World Petanque Tour (2013)
Plot Summary:
Momo has one dream buried for years: become a petanque champion. When an international tournament is announced, he drops his ordinary life to win the first prize and fulfill his dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, witty, realistic
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Plot Summary:
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Ready to Rumble (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, intense, feel good, not serious, slapstick, realistic, crying, weeping
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Knucklehead (2010)
Plot Summary:
The film centers on a fight promoter (Mark Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Paul "Big Show" Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, realistic, independent film, slapstick
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Beer League (2006)
Plot Summary:
An unemployed slacker (Lange) inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, exciting, funny, captivating, teen, independent film
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Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story (2004)
Plot Summary:
Caught cheating and banned for ten years, Bobby Dukes, paintball's first superstar, returns to reclaim his title and erase the memory of his tainted past.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, mockumentary, indie film, parody, spoof
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Duct Tape Forever (2002)
Plot Summary:
When an evil land baron's limo falls into a sinkhole outside Possum Lodge, lodge leader Red Green is ordered to pay the baron $10,000 or lose his beloved lodge forever. Red considers various money-making schemes concocted by his buddies, but it's his nerdy nephew Harold who hits on an idea that just might save their wood-smoked bacon: a duct-tape sculpture contest in Minneapolis that offers a $10,000 third-place prize.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, not serious, road movie
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The Flying Scissors (2009)
Plot Summary:
Comedy starring Mason Pettit, Matthew Arkin, Devin Ratray.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, mockumentary, offbeat, independent film
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Break Point (2014)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy Price is a reckless man-child on the last leg of his career as a doubles tennis player. When his latest partner drops him, he realizes he's officially burned all of his bridges on the pro circuit. He decides to make one last ditch effort to revive his career, reaching outside of the tennis world and convincing his childhood partner -- his estranged brother Darren, now an apathetic substitute teacher - to team up with him. The mismatched pair, with the help of a unique 11-year-old named Barry, make an unlikely run at a grand slam tournament and are forced to re-discover their game, and their brotherhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious, independent film
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Noobz (2012)
Plot Summary:
Four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship, but will they be able to compete with the worst hangovers of their lives?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, not serious, light, independent film
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Turf (2013)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother), Fortuné (a West Indian) and Freddy (a gambler). They meet up regularly at a Parisian bookmakers’, their favourite haunt. Tired of frittering away the little spare cash they have, they agree to give up gambling. But no sooner have they taken this pledge than Fate intervenes, in the guise of the turf king, Monsieur Paul. The latter persuades the four friends to buy a champion racehorse, not knowing that it is in fact an old nag….
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
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Da Block Party (2004)
Plot Summary:
One hot summer day in New Orleans, BJ (Troy Anders) tries to keep his deceased brother's legacy alive by throwing the hottest, rip-roaring block party of the summer. But he has a few obstacles to overcome first, one jealous baby-mamma and a crooked cop trying to sabotage the whole event.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, hood, independent film
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Erkan & Stefan (2000)
Plot Summary:
Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely death have never been completely resolved - until now. Unfortunately, the editor's daughter Nina accidentally takes the tape with her to Munich, where she is about to visit her paralyzed Mom in a sanatorium. When this information reaches the CIA and the BND, both organizations compete to get hold of the tape. Meanwhile Erkan & Stefan, two loveable wannabe supercheckers from Munich, are assigned as bodyguards for Nina - of course, they are expected to mess up their job, so that the tape can be retrieved. But the two friends prove to be a bit more streetwise than CIA or BND ever expected.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, entertaining, realistic
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Adventures of Serial Buddies (2011)
Plot Summary:
Gregory is a devout Catholic who wants to kill evil people in order to grant them safe passage to heaven, Gary is an assembly worker at a trophy shop who wants to kill potential trophy winners, Graham is Gary's intern who will do anything to become a trophy maker and Vinny Van Go drives a road emergency van just to make friends. A coincidental encounter forces these four dim witted rejects to join forces and embark upon an idiotic and altogether hilarious road trip adventure - encountering the likes of skinheads, fraternity jocks, sorority babes, missing children, bikers, porn-stars, clowns, and Kathie Lee Gifford! If the boys aren't careful they might just become human, in what is "the very first serial killer buddy movie of all time.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 861
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, captivating, light, offbeat, realistic
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The Test (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the final test of a public tender for federal judge in Rio de Janeiro, the four finalists lawyers come from bizarre way: the gaucho Rogério Carlos (Fábio Porchat) comes surrounded woman dressed transvestites, the São Paulo Rezende (Rodrigo Pandolfo) ragamuffin on a motorcycle driven by attractive Martinha (Sabrina Sato), Caio Rio (Danton Mello) appears in a vehicle which falls handcuffed and escorted, and the Ceará Freitas (Anderson Di Rizzi) appears in an ambulance next to his pregnant wife Mariana (Carol Castro), entering the hall on a stretcher pushed by candomblé practitioners. The film then returns to a week before showing the quartet meeting and engaging in various confusions as they prepare for the race.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser (2007)
Plot Summary:
This hilarious genre-bending comedy follows Gary Brewer, along with girlfriend Holly Brewer (no relation), and best friend Trevor Morehouse as Gary quests to reign supreme at the 2006 Rock, Paper, Scissors World Championships.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, mockumentary, offbeat
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The Yankles (2009)
Plot Summary:
About Charlie Jones, a washed up, ex major league ballplayer, and how he gets a second chance at life and love by managing a Jewish, orthodox yeshiva baseball team.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, independent film
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Shred (2008)
Plot Summary:
SHRED is a motion picture that tells the story of two washed up pro snowboarders from the 90s named Max (played by Dave England) and Eddie (played by Renee Renee) who attempt to cash in on the fantastic growth of the sport by starting their own snowboard camp. Hoping to recapture their former glory, they begin by sharing their wacky wisdom with a group of up and coming young snowboarders. The story takes them from the run down ski hill where they grew up to a major event at one of the biggest resorts in the west.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
Plot Summary:
Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious
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Shooting Stars (2002)
Plot Summary:
A Fleury-Mérogis, un match de foot a lieu dans la cour de prison. Tibor Kovacs, un jeune Hongrois, fait des prodiges avec le ballon. Véritable virtuose du football, il rêve de jouer en équipe de France. Pour Manu, son compagnon de cellule, Tibor est un cadeau du ciel. A la veille de leur sortie de prison, les deux compères décident d'unir leurs destins : Tibor deviendra le plus grand joueur du mon.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, witty, realistic, semi serious
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Puck Hogs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Puck Hogs follows a men's recreational hockey team, The Puck Hogs, through a brutally hilarious weekend tournament. In the tradition of the cult classic This is Spinal Tap, Puck Hogs is a hocku-mentary comedy about ice-prone boys turning into real-life men, and stick handling the puck over the goal line of life.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating, mockumentary, slapstick
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The Minis (2007)
Plot Summary:
Dwarfs playing basketball... with Dennis Rodman.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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7 Days in Hell (2015)
Plot Summary:
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, absurd, light, stylized, realistic, not serious, hilarious, mockumentary, independent film
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BASEketball (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop & Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. Theirs is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of a rival team wants to institute.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, absurd, spoof, feel good, not serious, slapstick, cult classic, hilarious, funny
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Trainer on the Beach (1984)
Plot Summary:
Trainer Oronzo Canà is called to manage Longobarda, the team of a small town of Northern Italy, when it's promoted to the First Division. His only task is not to go back to the Second Division, but even the team's owner plays against Longobarda since the First Division is too expensive, and the young Brazilian player bought for the team is affected by deep 'saudade'. Written by Alessio F. Bragadini.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: cult classic, humorous, realistic, not serious, surprise ending, cult film
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Save Your Legs! (2012)
Plot Summary:
When cricket obsessed Teddy Brown realizes his mates are growing up and moving on, he leads them and his D-Grade team on an audacious tour of India, where stumps fly, friendships fray and Ted learns that it's time to start playing shots for himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Sports Pages (2001)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Lionel Waddems (Bob Newhart), a golf fanatic. is put on trial for killing his golf partner (Played by Kelsey Grammer). The movie follows the trial in the news and features interviews by people who knew the men. It is based on 2 short stories "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100" and "The Heidi Bowl".
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Stickmen (2001)
Plot Summary:
Jack, Thomas and Wayne are the Stickmen. They like nothing more than having a beer in one hand, a pool cue in the other, a coin on the table and a sexy bird or two. They play pub pool for fun and money at Dave's bar. Desperate to get out of debt, Dave gets the Stickmen entered into a high stakes pool tournament run by vicious crime boss "Daddy". He also gets them into a whole rack of trouble.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat, biting, independent film
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Bleacher Bums (2001)
Plot Summary:
Adapted from a 1979 stage play written by Chicago's Organic Theater Company, BLEACHER BUMS details the exploits of a group of baseball fans as they sit in the bleachers of Lakeview Park watching a game between the hometown Bruins take on the St. Louis Eagles. Marvin (Brad Garrett) and Decker (Peter Riegert) gamble. So does Zig (Wayne Knight), even though his wife constantly nags him about the money he loses. Meanwhile, blind Greg (Matt Craven) enjoys the game through pretty Melody (Sarain Boylan), who describes it to him. A seasoned ensemble case of TV and film veterans create winning chemistry in this slice-of-life comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good, offbeat, talky