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Plot Summary:
A Quebecois Elvis impersonator is disillusioned to find a Chinaman participating in an Elvis contest. He later takes his wife on vacation to the island of Santa Banana.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: cult classic, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, surprise ending, cult film
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Elvis Gratton II: Miracle ? Memphis (1999)
Plot Summary:
Elvis Gratton, dead for three days, came back to life. First man to revive 2,000 years, it is slowly recuperating from her experience in the hospital. Accompanied by his friend and brother-Meo, he left then relax in the countryside. There he was joined by the American producer Donald Bill Clinton asked him to make an international rock star known around the world. Elvis accept. Quickly became a star adored millionaire, it creates a chain of fast food restaurants, bought the island of St. Helena, and is somehow promote Canadian unity.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: cult classic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, cult film
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Copper Mountain (1983)
Plot Summary:
Two friends travel to a ski resort, with one looking to hit the slopes, while the other spends time trying to pick up women.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick
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Recep Ivedik 4 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Recep Ivedik coaches the children football team in his neighborhood. For the training he uses the only free piece of land as football field on which he used to play football as a child. Recep notices sadly that this piece of land was sold to a businessman. So as not to loose this for the neighborhood and the children valuable piece of land he decides to re-buy it on his own. With his own methods he does not receive the money. The participation in a competition with a big price is the only solution of his problem.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, disgusting, slapstick, psychedelic
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Elephant Parts (1981)
Plot Summary:
Winner of the first video Grammy Award, Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) wrote and starred in Elephant Parts, a collection of comedy and music videos using money he inherited from his mother, the inventor of Liquid Paper. Elephant Parts is one hour long and features five full length music videos, including the popular songs "Rio", and "Cruisin'", which featured wrestler Steve Strong and Monterey-based comic "Chicago" Steve Barkley. An off-beat collection that is very entertaining to view while in an altered state.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 396
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, anthology, independent film, parody, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious
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David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
Plot Summary:
A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, realistic, humorous, witty, cynical, not serious, captivating, funny, talky, sentimental
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Adventures of Power (2008)
Plot Summary:
In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating, funny, cult classic, independent film, offbeat, cult film
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Stupid Hype (2013)
Plot Summary:
When the dopest white break dancer of the 1990's tries to bust a move but ends up busting an ankle instead, he seeks the wise counsel of a hip-hop grand master (Flavor Flav) to reinvent himself as an MC and rapper.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating
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Who's Got the Action? (1962)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer begins to win after his wife secretly becomes his bookie to save their money.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious
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Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced (2000)
Plot Summary:
Mockumentary which follows an up-and-coming three-man boyband which suffers a Milli Vanilli inspired media storm just before the release of their first album. Their only hope is to get their act together before the HitAwards Norwegian music awards show.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Norway
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, cult classic, mockumentary, spoof, parody, fake documentary, queer cinema
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Disco (2008)
Plot Summary:
Endetté jusqu'au cou dans une affaire de water bed, Didier Travolta, 40 ans, vit au Havre dans le quartier populaire du Grand Large chez sa maman : Madame Graindorge. Il reçoit une lettre de la mère de son fils Brian, 8 ans, qui vit en Angleterre, lui signifiant qu'il ne pourra pas recevoir le petit cette année s'il n'est pas capable de lui payer des vacances, des vraies vacances.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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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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Eternity: The Movie (2014)
Plot Summary:
Big Hair. Guyliner. Someone lamenting by crashing waves on a beach or to their reflection in a fountain. Yes, we're talking about the 80s! Todd and BJ, two lonely wannabe artists, find one another and create the not-so-dynamic R&B duo "Eternity.".
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, independent film
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
Plot Summary:
The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: parody, mockumentary, spoof, humorous, light, absurd, not serious, cult classic, witty, offbeat
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Fubar (2002)
Plot Summary:
Terry and Dean are lifelong friends who have grown-up together: shotgunning their first beers, forming their first garage band, and growing the great Canadian mullet known as "hockey hair". Now the lives of these Alberta everymen are brought to the big screen by documentarian Ferral Mitchener in an exploration of the depths of friendship, the fragility of life, growing up gracefully and the art and science of drinking beer like a man.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, ironic, funny, witty, cult classic, independent film, controversial, offbeat, realistic
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Tapeheads (1988)
Plot Summary:
The story of Ivan and Josh, two dim witted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the in's and out's of the business in LA and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, satirical, semi serious, cult classic, intense, offbeat, realistic, witty, independent film
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Tenacious D (1997)
Plot Summary:
Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth is a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999 and 2000. It featured the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass. All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's The Complete Masterworks DVD. The show included many songs that would later be recorded for their studio albums Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: cult classic, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, alternative comedy
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The Chris Isaak Show (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Chris Isaak Show is a television sitcom which follows a fictionalized version of the life of American rock musician Chris Isaak. The show portrays Isaak and his band members as everyday people with everyday problems. The series was produced for the Showtime channel from 2001–2004, and was filmed in Vancouver, Canada, which stands in for the show's home setting of San Francisco. The series featured Isaak and several members of his band, Silvertone, portraying themselves. Other roles were portrayed by actors, including Jed Rees as Isaak's keyboardist. Rees was hired in place of Isaak's actual keyboardist Brett Tuggle to add some comedy to the show. Other characters featured on the show include Yola Gaylen, Isaak's manager and her colleague, Cody Kurtzman. The final regular character, Mona, appears as a mermaid-of-sorts who lies nude on a revolving circular bed in the basement of Bimbo's, a club Isaak frequents. She typically talks only with Isaak, acting as his conscience or a sounding board for him.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 776
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, clever, offbeat, witty, stylized
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Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong (2004)
Plot Summary:
Le film raconte les aventures extraordinaires de notre libéral Elvis Gratton ben ben québécois qui, après avoir gagné des concours d'imitateurs d'Elvis puis être devenu une star internationale du rock, se lance dans le monde merveilleux des médias. Il y découvre alors un milieu grossier et vulgaire où règnent la concentration, la convergence et la bêtise. À la tête d'un immense empire de presse (il a acquis Radio-Cadenas et Power Corporation), Gratton en profite pour tenter de forger le monde à son image.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 552
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, cult film
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Get Out of My Room (1985)
Plot Summary:
Get Out of My Room, was a mockumentary in the style of This Is Spinal Tap, written and directed by Cheech Marin. In the film, he and Tommy Chong are shown attempting to finish a "video album" for their novelty record Get Out of My Room.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, hispanic, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Fatal (2010)
Plot Summary:
Fatal... c'est Fatal Bazooka, un rappeur bling-bling et hardcore. En fait, un personnage de sketch créé par Michaël Youn dans son show-télé "Morning Live", puis développé dans l'album "T'as vu" vendu à plus de 500 000 exemplaires. Ce film raconte ce que serait devenu ce rappeur s'il en avait vendu... 15 millions ! Fatal est désormais une énorme star. Des millions de fans, des dizaines de tubes, 4 Music Awards de la Musique du meilleur artiste de l'année, une ligne de vêtements, un magazine et prochainement l'ouverture de son propre parc d'attraction : Fataland. Il est le N°1 incontesté.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, captivating, witty, realistic
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Steppin : The Movie (2009)
Plot Summary:
Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks run the campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the hill. When a local radio station announces the beginning of the step competition season, the campus fraternities and sororities fight to recruit the best talent that will help them win the big-money prize.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, hood, captivating, independent film
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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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Still Smokin (1983)
Plot Summary:
Cheech & Chong are invited to a celebrity party in Amsterdam. When they get there, however, it turns out that the guy who invited them has taken off with all the money. They are actually expecting Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, so our heroes get to be Mr. Burt and Mr. Dolly.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, not serious, humorous, witty, funny, grindhouse, psychedelic, cult classic, offbeat, slapstick
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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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Curling King (2011)
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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Killing Bono (2011)
Plot Summary:
Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, freeze frame
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City of Rock (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young musician from a small town in China tries to save his town's treasured Rock Park by organizing a charity rock concert.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 681
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: China
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Electric Apricot (2007)
Plot Summary:
Electric Apricot is a spoof of jam bands centered around the band, Electric Apricot, in the style of "This Is Spinal Tap".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 673
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, cynical, mockumentary, offbeat, semi serious, fake documentary