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Plot Summary:
The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend, Rene. But Rene wants a man of action, and doesn't think that Ernest fits the bill. After the bad guys come looking for the stolen diamonds and kidnap Rene, all of her fantasies come true as Ernest has to go to Africa to rescue her.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, feel good, semi serious, parody, funny, light, road movie, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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Ernest Rides Again (1993)
Plot Summary:
Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, independent film, humorous, semi serious
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Ernest Goes to School (1994)
Plot Summary:
Jim Varney's recurring dim-bulb character Ernest P. Worrell returns in this film as a school bus driver seeking to obtain a high school diploma.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, semi serious
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Ernest in the Army (1998)
Plot Summary:
Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates a dictator who was responsible for the wars in the nearly village. Suddenly, Ernest finds a lost boy and has to keep him safe until his father recovers.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, War
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, independent film, humorous, not serious, funny, light, sexy, unusual plot structure, entertaining, melancholic
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Mr. Bones (2001)
Plot Summary:
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: South Africa
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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No Deposit, No Return (1976)
Plot Summary:
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of the plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Universal Remote (2007)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Murphy takes the lead for this comedy concerning two best friends sent hurtling through a politically-incorrect television landscape thanks to a magical remote control that redefines the concept of interactive entertainment. Now, with each change of the channel, the shows get more bizarre, leaving hapless knuckleheads Bubba and Leroy scrambling to find a way back into the real world.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, light, feel good, fast
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Monster Mutt (2011)
Plot Summary:
A pair of kids trying to save their beloved pooch from a mad scientist working for a sinister villain whose experiment has transformed their dog into a crazy-eyed muppet monstrosity.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, exciting, offbeat, experimental, semi serious
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Beverly Hills Family Robinson (1997)
Plot Summary:
Marsha Robinson, host of a TV cooking show, takes her family on a working vacation to a South Seas Island, but their yacht is hijacked by pirates, and then shipwrecked, and the Robinsons must survive Marsha's complaints while they build a treehouse, meet a handsome carpenter, bond together as a family and fight off the pirates.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 677
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light
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The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Little Rascals are back in an all-new movie! Join the fun with Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, Buckwheat, Petey the dog and the whole gang as they are up to their usual mischief! The Rascals try anything to raise the money needed to save their grandma's (Doris Roberts) bakery. The only trouble is - they can't seem to do anything right! From botched pet washes to terrible taxi service, they just can't raise a penny. Their only hope is to win prize money from the local talent show - but have you ever heard Alfalfa sing?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, happy
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Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
Plot Summary:
Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance councilor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents while stopping a shady strip mining company from closing the camp as well.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick, epic, slapstick comedy, feel good, not serious, surprise ending, twist ending, parody, funny
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Funky Monkey (2004)
Plot Summary:
Boy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 838
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, melancholic, sentimental, captivating, entertaining, fast
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The Boatniks (1970)
Plot Summary:
Young and awkward, The Coast-Guard's ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school. Of course the way he expresses his deep sympathy for the lady leaves to be desired. And the situation does not improve when a trio of bumbling jewel thieves interferes.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 839
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, slapstick, vintage, cult film
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George of the Jungle 2 (2003)
Plot Summary:
George and Ursula now have a son, George Junior, so Ursula's mother arrives to try and take them back to "civilization".
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, spoof, parody
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Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
Plot Summary:
Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, funny, melancholic, surreal, not serious, hilarious, slapstick, talky, cult classic
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Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
Plot Summary:
Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of control, and the president needs Maya's help. It's up to Maya and her own dog, Lucky, to stop a canine catastrophe from becoming a national crisis!.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, offbeat
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Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
Plot Summary:
Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, horror comedy, retro, creepy, crying, independent film, scary, offbeat, feel good, not 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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Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective (2009)
Plot Summary:
"I will try to be normal" 12-year-old Ace Ventura Jr. promises. Thats cool, except whats normal for him is finding missing mutts, kidnapped kitties or gone gators and creating hilarious chaos every step of the way.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, saga, slapstick, detective, ridiculous
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
Plot Summary:
While trying to avoid an obsessed girl, rocker Drake Parker meets a young girl, who makes him promise to give her family the best Christmas ever. Later, at the Premiere's first ever Christmas party, a group of teens start to make trouble. Concerned, Josh, Drake's stepbrother, calls the cops about a disturbance, but they are confused and think the entire party is the disturbance, and even arrest the kind Josh. Requiring Josh's help to keep his promise, Drake tries to break his brother out of prison, but is caught. At court, the judge decides that the two must give the girl and her foster family the best Christmas ever, or face years in jail. They face many problems along the way, including Officer Perry, a strict detective that hates Christmas; a colorful group of foster children; and a wild wood chipper. It is up to Drake and Josh to save Christmas for the good-hearted children, or face the consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: christmas special, semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, buddy comedy
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Leave It to Beaver (1997)
Plot Summary:
Cleavers are an all-American family living in Ohio - wise father Ward, loving mother June, teen-age son Wally and 8-year-old "Beaver" Theodore. Beaver hopes to get a bike as a gift from his father and to please him tries out for his school football team and he makes it, only to be embarrassed. The bike he gets is quickly stolen. Meanwhile Wally is trying to help his friend Eddie Haskell to get the heart of pretty classmate Karen, but Karen seems to like Wally more, and that leads to tensions between the friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: melancholic, feel good, semi serious, humorous, epic, scary, romantic, sexy, unusual plot structure, sweet
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Slappy and the Stinkers (1998)
Plot Summary:
Five 2nd-grade kids who don't follow strict rules by their school principal Brinway are dubbed "Stinkers" by him. On the class visit to an aquarium the Stinkers decide that a sea lion called Slappy doesn't feel too good there, "free" him, and plant him into Brinway's hot-tub.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: epic, family comedy, feel good, humorous, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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Mr. Troop Mom (2009)
Plot Summary:
Public Defender Eddie is a widower with a 13 year-old daughter, Naomi. A classic workaholic, Eddie has been M.I.A. for most of Naomi's big moments. But when an unfortunately timed accident gives Eddie the opportunity to become the "Team Mom" for the Killer Bees, Naomi's team in the Spring Action Classic at camp Hulka's Rock, he grabs it.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 917
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Beethoven's 3rd (2000)
Plot Summary:
Everyone's favorite St. Bernard returns in this family film about man's best friend. Richard Newton, his wife Beth and kids Brennan and Sara shove off in their camper for a road trip. Along the way, they gain a new passenger: slobbery Beethoven. The Newtons plan to return Beethoven to his owner -- but not before he turns hero when a pair of thieves enter the picture.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, independent film, feel good
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Cool Dog (2010)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy lives in the tranquil town of Eagle Rock, Louisiana, with his father, stepmother and his best friend Rainy, a German Shepherd. When Jimmy's father gets a promotion, the family must relocate to an apartment in New York City that has a strict no pet policy. Unwilling to let his master go without a fight, Rainy embarks on a cross-country journey to New York but navigating the Big Apple is just the beginning of his challenging adventure.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, road movie, entertaining, exciting, independent film, slapstick
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Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
Plot Summary:
Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie "audition" catapults the dog to stardom. However, a trio of unscrupulous ne'er-do-wells have plans to kidnap the famous dog and hold him for ransom.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, satirical, hilarious, light, realistic, not serious, fast, scary, parody
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Baby Geniuses (1999)
Plot Summary:
Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, melancholic, intense, semi serious, terrifying, offbeat, psychotronic, light, thought provoking
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Plot Summary:
Two young brothers talk their strict father Lloyd Clauswell into allowing them to babysit themselves for the first time while their parents attend a corporate barbecue.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
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Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Dog Gone (2008)
Plot Summary:
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 840
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
Plot Summary:
When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, melancholic, surreal, entertaining, intense, feel good, not serious, light hearted, independent film