Best movies like El cuartito
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Plot Summary:
The dreams of five strangers traveling to Puerto Rico are put on hold when immigration authorities confine them in 'El cuartito'.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, social, hispanic
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Hate by Dani Rovira (2021)
Plot Summary:
An uncensored monologue by Dani Rovira about today's society.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, one man show
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For Here or to Go? (2015)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring Indian tech entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley finds himself unexpectedly battling the bizarre American immigration system to keep his dream alive or prepare to return home forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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What Fault Is It of Ours? (2003)
Plot Summary:
Seven people in a therapy group are forced to find new ways of coping with their problems when their therapist dies in the middle of a session.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Maggie (2018)
Plot Summary:
A couple’s hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, intelligent, independent film
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Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same (2012)
Plot Summary:
Taking the stage in Washington, D.C., funnyman Bill Burr brings his stinging brand of humor to the spotlight, uncorking a profanity-laced, incisive routine that pokes fun at plastic surgery, reality TV, gold diggers and more.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, fun
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How It Ends (2021)
Plot Summary:
In this feel-good apocalyptic comedy, Liza embarks on a hilarious journey through LA in hopes of making it to her last party before it all ends, running into an eclectic cast of characters along the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, funny, road movie, humorous, apocalyptic
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Goodnight Irene (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two solitary men embark on a journey to find a missing woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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When Jeff Tried to Save the World (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 637
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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The Contestant (2007)
Plot Summary:
Martín's lucky hit when he wins the most lucrative prize in television history puts his life upside down.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, ironic, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, social, anthropological, game show, weird
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Visions of Europe (2004)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 951
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: anthology, humorous, captivating, disturbing
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People Who Are Well (2014)
Plot Summary:
Umberto Maria Durloni is a successful lawyer and a socialite who likes parties and a lavish life. He's got it all, except any ethical qualms.Only a step away from the top, his perfect world crumbles, showing him the brutal do downside to his life; in a tragicomic downward spiral of deceptions and setbacks, he understands he must fight back to regain his place in society, with some changes.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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The Beerhouse (2009)
Plot Summary:
Noynoy wants to liberate Ningning (Jewel) but gets himself entangled to the underground.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Ears (2016)
Plot Summary:
A man wakes up one morning with an annoying ringing sound in his ears. A note on the fridge says: "Your friend Luigi has died. P.S. I took the car". The problem is that he does not even remember who this guy Luigi is. This is just the beginning of a tragicomic day during which he will be plunged into the folly of the world. One of those days that changes your life forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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I Can Speak (2017)
Plot Summary:
A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, humorous, captivating, satirical, cult film
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We Accept Miracles (2015)
Plot Summary:
Fulvio is the only one of the three brothers to have left the village to go to work in the city. Deputy chief of staff in a large company, he dismisses people without remorse until he gets fired himself and after being jailed for beating his superior, is entrusted to his brother, who's a pastor in the village where they grew up. Forced into a place far from the modern world, Fulvio decides to help the local church in crisis by inventing a miracle that makes everyone believe that the saint's statue weeps. Tourists and pilgrims rush to the village and are filling the pockets of local businesses until the Vatican decides to send someone to certify the event. Fulvio must confess the scam, but the entire village will rise to convince the envoys of the Holy City for the veracity of the invented miracle.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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The Summer House (2018)
Plot Summary:
A large and beautiful property on the French Riviera. A place that seems out of time and sheltered from the rest of the world. Anna goes there with her daughter for a few days of vacation. Amidst her family, friends and the house staff, Anna has to handle her fresh break-up with her partner and the writing of her next film.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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Small World (2003)
Plot Summary:
A prominent doctor wants to commit a suicide. Two cops chose a wrong way while driving down the road. The suspected one believes that he'll never be caught. His pretty wife who works in a confectionery and she's able only to love. One boy will help them all, but he's not even born yet... Just an ordinary day.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, black comedy, dark comedy
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A Millionaire On The Run (2012)
Plot Summary:
Young-in and his colleague Seung-dae are a pair of professional bagmen working for various lobbyists in finance, media and a host of other industries requiring political favors. Feeling guilty about his work, Seung-dae tells Young-in he plans on blowing the whistle on his boss Han’s illegal activities.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Happiness for Sale (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mi-na takes over a small stationery store from her father when he suddenly falls down. She wants to sell the store because it seems only troublesome to her. But it is not as easy as she thought. The store's regular costomers force her not to sell it. The objections of the little children is hard to resist.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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Sun Dogs (2017)
Plot Summary:
A man eager to serve his country but rejected by the Marines pairs up with a young runaway to form an unlikely team on a misguided adventure.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: entertaining, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2015)
Plot Summary:
Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychological, thought provoking, serious, satirical, disturbing, existential
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Shit faced (2011)
Plot Summary:
A twisted comedy show that portrays the drinking and partying habits of the average swede in absurd, over-the-top and, most importantly, hilarious ways. A comedy drama that will make you laugh and cringe at the same time. Anything can and will happen and if it's possible to twist a joke one extra turn, it's twisted twice. "Karatefylla" is R-rated comedy dancing on the grave of good taste.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Golden Chickensss (2014)
Plot Summary:
Working as a prostitute since she was 16, Kam has witnessed the highs and lows of Hong Kong over the decades. Kamis now a “madam” who manages a stable of high-end prostitutes, entertaining and hosting parties for rich men. She has seen it all. On the surface she embraces the prosperity of the ‘New HK’ but like countless middle-class HK citizens, she laments the lossof the old Hong Kong that once belonged to the people. Over the hill mob boss, Gordon, was put behind bars before the Hong Kong Handover in 1997. Gordon’s appearance and mindset are still stuck in the colonial past. Recently released from prison, he is unable to cope with the New Hong Kong. His sole source of solace is his old flame, Kam.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 512
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, funny
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Felicità (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tommy, 11 years old, is on the road again with her eccentric parents. This time, her freshly out-of-jail father has promised her: she won't miss the first school-day of the term! That was before her dad stole a sports car, her mother disappeared and an astronaut popped by.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Radio Star (2006)
Plot Summary:
Once a famous singer, Choi Gon is reduced to doing gigs in cafes after being involved in a scandal. When Choi Gon gets arrested after an argument, Park Minsu, his manager, seeks help from a director of a radio station, who agrees, with a condition.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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Just Believe (2018)
Plot Summary:
The owner of a bed and breakfast has an epiphany: in order to survive, he has to transform the B&B into a place of worship - where he will host tourists in exchange for a donation.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Jokes (2004)
Plot Summary:
In many small episodes, various characters represent the typical vices and comedy of Italian society (especially Rome) in early 2000.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Drunk Bus (2020)
Plot Summary:
A directionless, young campus bus driver and a punk rock Samoan security guard named Pineapple form an unlikely kinship as they navigate the unpredictable late shift known as the "drunk bus." Together, they break out of their endless loop and into a world of uncertainty, excitement and incredibly poor decision-making.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: road movie, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, dark comedy
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Kitchen Brigade (2022)
Plot Summary:
Cathy is a sous-chef wanting to open a restaurant. With financial difficulties, Cathy accepts a job at a shelter for young migrants. At first she hates the job then her passion for cuisine starts to change children's lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 974
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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The Roommates Party (2015)
Plot Summary:
An unusually cold winter forces the french government to push the best housed people to accommodate some poor fellow citizens. The decree called "Le Grand Partage" creates some trouble among the residents of a Paris upscale apartment block.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, satirical