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Plot Summary:
Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star. And with a little help from John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Josh Hartnett - he just might pull it off.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody
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Remo Williams: The Prophecy (1988)
Plot Summary:
This unsold television pilot was a sequel to the 1985 movie "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins." Set one year after the events of that film (and loosely based on the plot of the novella "The Day Remo Died"), this TV pilot not only included footage from the 1985 film in its opening credits, but it also included a musical score from Craig Safan, who also scored the Remo feature film.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: tv series pilot
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I Love Maria (1988)
Plot Summary:
RoboCop as a woman... The Hero Gang is a nasty group of thugs terrorizing Hong Kong with their killer robots, Pioneers 1 and 2. While Pioneer 1 looks like an oridinary robot, Pioneer 2 has been modelled on Maria, the gang's #2 thug. When Pioneer 2 gets damaged during a mission to kill an outcast gang member, an inventor on the police force takes her and changes some of her programming. This new code, plus a few injuries to her logic center, start causing Pioneer 2 to develop her own personality.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 626
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: mecha, slapstick comedy, slapstick, weird
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Made in Chinatown (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young Chinese nobody sets out to become a Don in the Italian Mafia. It turns out that earning respect, finding love, and discovering his identity doesn't come so easy. He'll have to fight his way to the top.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: cult classic, parody, independent film, spoof, cult film
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Emergency Police Lady (1989)
Plot Summary:
A group of police women keep the city safe. A normal day day includes everything from battling robbers to going undercover to break up a arms deal that threatens the city.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Under the Gun (1987)
Plot Summary:
A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles. Mike rushes to LA and finds that his brother has been murdered and his brother Tony's girlfriend gunned down right in front of him. Mike quickly learns Tony was a courier for an arms smuggler, Simon Stone (John Russell). When Mike meets Stone's lawyer, Samantha Richardson (Vanessa Williams), the two team up to bring down Stone's arms smuggling empire. However, Mike's infatuation with Samantha keeps putting them in greater danger.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Master Kim vs Master Kim vs Master Kim (2007)
Plot Summary:
The plot is instantly familiar in the great martial arts tradition, being set in a small town which is home to two rival masters, one who practices Taekkyun (Shin Hyun Jun, also in the likes of “Shadowless Sword” and the “Marrying the Mafia” films) and the other Kendo (Choi Sung Kook, also in “Crazy Assassins”), both of who just happen to be called Kim. As well as competing for students, the two are locked in deadly combat for the hand of the local beauty, who seems to be pretty much the only woman in town. Into their conflict comes yet another master Kim, this time a kung fu expert (Kwon Oh Joong, “Damo”) who puts them both to shame with his dizzying skills and suave charm. Eventually, real danger arrives in the form of some unscrupulous land developers, forcing the three to join forces for the greater good.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Coward Bastard (1980)
Plot Summary:
The plot is a trifle about an obnoxious restaurant delivery boy causing trouble with some local bad guys for the cook who secretly knows kung fu, eventually learning some techniques and finally, with the cook, confronting the bad guys.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: grindhouse
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Carlito's Angels (2003)
Plot Summary:
The only thing angelic about them is the name.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: parody, post modern
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Enter the Fat Dragon (1978)
Plot Summary:
Ah Lung is a pig farmer and a devoted Bruce Lee fan who is anxious to follow in Lee's footsteps, but only ridiculed for his attempts. He is sent to the city to earn a living working at his uncle's restaurant, but when he arrives, he finds a gang of thugs causing trouble in the restaurant. He takes the chance to prove himself and attacks the thugs, defeating them and saving the restaurant. Soon, he becomes a waiter, and discovers a plot by the same thugs to kidnap a woman he works with. Eventually, he defeats the thugs once again and saves the day.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 969
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, slapstick comedy, cult film
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The Huntresses (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Joseon Period, three beautiful musketeers fight against a powerful group who tries to overturn the royal family and gain absolute power. The leader of the Beautiful Three Musketeers is Jin-ok, a smart and righteous woman. Hong-dan is the only married woman among the three women. Ga-bi is the youngest among the musketeers and excels at fighting.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 512
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: parody, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, scenic
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Lord of the Streets (2022)
Plot Summary:
When Jason Dyson refuses to make his prized fighter throw an MMA match, a notorious gangster collects his debt by killing the fighter and kidnapping Jason's daughter. Now he must train a prisoner to endure five consecutive underground fights to save her.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Tiger On the Beat 2 (1990)
Plot Summary:
Lam, a cop approaching 40 but without much accomplishment, always wants to achieve something memorable before his retirement. He is obliged by his sister to find a decent Chinese girl for his nephew, Baffalo, who is an "American Born Chinese". But Baffalo has an eye for a sweetie, Ellen, who has accidentally witnessed a murder. The incident gets Lam, Baffalo and Ellen being involved in a ruthless underground arms smuggling ring, wich sends the killer to eliminate them.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Invasion Force (1990)
Plot Summary:
A film crew shooting a movie finds itself battling against terrorists trying to take over a city.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, splatter, independent film
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The Little Dragons (1979)
Plot Summary:
Karate experts attempt to rescue a girl who was kidnapped by a mother and her two psycho sons.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, campy, cult film
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McHale's Navy (1997)
Plot Summary:
Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He's brought out of retirement when his old nemesis turned the second best terrorist in the world, Major Vladikov, takes over the island of San Moreno and starts building a nuclear launch silo on it. With help from his old crew and hindrances from Captain Wallace B. Binghampton, who sank a cruise liner a while back, McHale tries to put Vladikov out of business.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, realistic, semi serious, parody, action comedy, cult classic, funny, light, romantic
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18 Fingers of Death! (2006)
Plot Summary:
The "buzz" in Hollywood is that, "18 FINGERS OF DEATH!" will kick the butt out of the low budget martial arts movies genre and knocks us down to the ground laughing! This funny "sockumentart" of the world of Chop sockey, kung fooey, ninja poo poo, karate kidding croutching tiger stuff takes you on the journey of making martial arts movies at it's lowest.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, independent film, mockumentary, fast, cult film
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Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
Plot Summary:
Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, parody, light, melancholic, absurd, feel good, not serious, slapstick comedy, hilarious
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The Big Bus (1976)
Plot Summary:
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is making it's maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby. Will the down on his luck driver, with a reputation for eating his passengers, be able to complete the journey?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, road movie, spoof, absurd, funny, surreal, intense, humorous, not serious, surprise ending
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The Paper Tigers (2020)
Plot Summary:
Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, exciting, parody, entertaining, buddy comedy
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Big Stan (2007)
Plot Summary:
Rob Schneider writes and stars in this comedy about a nerdy con man whose swindling ways land him a stiff prison sentence. Terrified at the prospect of being raped in prison he enlists the aid of a mysterious kung-fu expert to teach him how to fight.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, parody, humorous, absurd, not serious, exciting, hilarious, intense, slapstick
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S*P*Y*S (1974)
Plot Summary:
Two CIA bunglers (Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould) botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: parody, spy comedy, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, not serious, spoof
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MacGruber (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ex-special operative MacGruber (Forte) is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Kilmer), who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, DC.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, satirical, not serious, action comedy, sexy, skit, romantic comedy
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Black Dynamite (2009)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, grindhouse, humorous, funny, talky, entertaining, witty, heroic, not serious
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
Plot Summary:
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way, he encounters some strange characters.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, satirical, stylized, exciting, not serious, cult classic, hilarious, slapstick comedy
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Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Plot Summary:
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, slapstick, light, intense, not serious, exciting, witty
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Team America: World Police (2004)
Plot Summary:
Team America World Police follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that dictator Kim Jong il is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover. With the help of Team America, Gary manages to uncover the plan to destroy the world. Will Team America be able to save it in time? It stars… Samuel L Jackson, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Helen Hunt, Matt Damon, Susan Sarandon, George Clooney, Danny Glover, Ethan Hawke, Alec Baldwin… or does it?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, black comedy, political, adult animation, witty, not serious, cult classic, clever
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Tooken (2015)
Plot Summary:
Spoof of the "Taken" franchise. An ex-CIA agent who is now a mall security guard discovers that things are being taken from him. He must team up with his mom, also an ex-CIA agent, to defeat his rival and save his family.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, exciting, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Search and Destroy (2020)
Plot Summary:
When American Ranger John Cutter fails to save a family being held hostage and loses his entire team in a battle with infamous Ukrainian Arms Dealer Igor Rodin, John is discharged from the army. Three years later he is approached by his old General to go on a private contract mission when Igor resurfaces.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film, black comedy, freeze frame
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Spy Hard (1996)
Plot Summary:
The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous, not serious, spy comedy, witty, hilarious, slapstick comedy
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Central Intelligence (2016)
Plot Summary:
After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 208000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, China
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, funny, action comedy, parody, entertaining, humorous, absurd, hilarious, teen, surprise ending