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Plot Summary:
Set amongst a tapestry of fairy tale excess, Michael is reared and mentored by an African American maid, Annie Mae. Michael is caught in a triangle of lies and deception by dysfunctional, quirky, upscale family and friends.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
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Little Big Top (2006)
Plot Summary:
An aging out of work clown returns to his small hometown, resigned to spend the rest of his days in a drunken stupor. But when his passion for clowning is reawakened by the local amateur circus he finds his smile.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Filthy Rich Filthy Uncle Phil (2010)
Plot Summary:
Filthy Rich Filthy Uncle Phil is the tale of Pierce Pierson, the Eternal Izod Ingrate (an acrid sneer, frozen in the yuppie bilge of circa 1987), who disrespects his house-proud spouse and pays excessive lip service to his revolting-yet-rich-and-radically-free Uncle Phil. Sure, he despises the old Saturnalian, but oh, that fortune... When Uncle Phil offers a path to his riches that would repel marginally-moral mankind, Pierce takes the bait. How much soul, health and integrity will Pierce compromise in his greedy quest?!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Dragon Loaded 2003 (2003)
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Cantonese pop star Ronald Cheng stars as spoiled rich kid Dragon Lung, who spends his days idly loafing with his fellow teenaged trust-fund brats, Sue-hei (Sam Lee) and Gold (Tat-ming Cheung). When the trio's frustrated fathers force their sons to attend a police academy for some much-needed discipline (or else face the loss of their hefty inheritances), the would-be cadets bungle their way through boot camp in a series of madcap, gun-fueled hijinx.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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Almost Hollywood (1994)
Plot Summary:
In this tasty blend of sleaze and thriller, a producer of exploitation and sex videos finds himself accused of killing his own mistress and the boyfriend of one of his most promising stars.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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What a Mess (1982)
Plot Summary:
Eduard von Bittermagen and his friend Professor Pfiff, indulge in an amusing hobby. They take every opportunity to bet on anything. Their latest bet: Bittermagen claims that his nephew Tommi, a young rascal and the Professor's young daughter Julia will become a couple although the two are actually not crazy about each other. Of course, Pfiff bets against it. But then Bittermagen uses a macabre trick. He acts as if his last hour had come and summons Tommi and Julia to his "deathbed". He offers his immense heritage to both of them-if they solve a problem.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, slapstick
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In the Spirit (1990)
Plot Summary:
A woman moves back to New York and hires a ditzy New Age woman to redecorate her apartment in this Odd Couple styled comedy. The movie takes a turn as the two escape to a New Age retreat in upstate New York to get away from a murderer who is pursuing them. Melanie Griffith also shows up briefly as a hooker as the two hide out acting as hookers.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Yellow Pages (1999)
Plot Summary:
Jack of all trades and master of none, Al Baxter (Sam Taft) stays afloat by working four jobs. As if that weren't enough, happenstance leads Al to place four ads in the phone book, resulting in four more jobs. Trouble is, none of them is real. Now, Al has to juggle his actual responsibilities with his make-believe ones, all the while trying to extricate himself from an FBI sting, a stolen microchip scam and hordes of Chinese tourists.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)
Plot Summary:
When a tour bus driver plans to save his daughter from her captors, a Belgian circus performer, the Americans on his European bus tour lend a help hand.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic
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Purge of Kingdoms (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a parody of "Game of Thrones," nobles from the Eight Kingdoms gather for Purge Fest 3000 to try and put an end to their violent conflicts, while members of the Fat King's own family conspire to overthrow him.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, entertaining, sexploitation film
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Cheap Shots (1988)
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The owner of a sleazy hotel, along with his friend, decides to videotape a room that is rented by a sexually active couple. Inadvertently recording their murders, the men are soon faced with a dilemma as the killers come looking for the tape.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film
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They All Died Laughing (1964)
Plot Summary:
An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at least have a good laugh.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film
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Murder Can Hurt You (1980)
Plot Summary:
Spoof of TV crime dramas. Someone is murdering all the great detectives and cops, and it's up to the remaining few to find the killer and stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: parody, detective, spoof
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The Girl from S.I.N. (1966)
Plot Summary:
Secret agent Poontang Plenty, who works to defeat evil while trying to crack the secret of invisibility.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, spoof, parody, sex comedy, comic
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I Could Never Have Sex with Any Man Who Has So Little Regard for My Husband (1973)
Plot Summary:
In this sex farce, two middle-aged pairs of aspiring swingers rent a summer cottage. There they sit around discussing the pros and cons of having affairs.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film
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The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
Plot Summary:
A wacky 60s spy spoof.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, spy comedy, parody, psychotronic, spoof
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Allie & Me (1997)
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Beverly Hills wife Michelle catches her husband in bed with her best friend Allie, who works at Michelle's favorite beauty salon. Shortly thereafter, Michelle and Allie embark on a life of crime, robbing the homes of the salon's wealthy patrons.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, parody, black comedy
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Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998)
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: black comedy
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Trashology (2012)
Plot Summary:
College student Tracy (Laura Lee Black) has just received an assignment to write a report on her favorite film genre. In her research she discovers a book, now Tracy is taken into three interlocking tales of the unexpected. First in THE VAT, two women (Jenny Coulter / Rodney Horn) are harassed by a religious fanatic (Angie Keeling) about their worldly ways. When the bible thumping hypocrite threatens violence, chaos takes it's toll. Next in BIG DEBBIE, a robust woman (Rodney Horn) is abandoned at the altar, she runs into two guys that use her to fulfill their odd sexual fetish. When one accidentally dies, they're forced to get rid of the body... the only problem: a woman on the edge (Rachel Stout) witnesses the ditching and blackmails them into killing her cheating girlfriend (Kelli Ellis). Finally in INGLOURIOUS BITCHES, a quirky pair of female vigilantes (Douglas Conner / Brian Dorton) use an app on a cellphone to track down and murder sex offenders.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Too Much Sun (1990)
Plot Summary:
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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Gamers (2006)
Plot Summary:
Gamers is a comedy about the lives of four slacker friends (and one obsessive interloper) living at home, -"with my parents... it's just temporary... 'til they die"- working in the real world but playing in a fantasy world. Obsessed with a role playing game called Demons, Nymphs and Dragons these "gamers" are the subject of this hilarious comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, mockumentary
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Walk Like a Man (1987)
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As a baby, Bobo gets separated from his family during a camping trip. After being raised by wild dogs for twenty years, Bobo is discovered by animal researcher Penny, who brings him back to his family and attempts to teach Bobo how to readjust to life with humans. While his mother is overjoyed to see him again, Bobo's older brother Henry is more worried about losing his share of the inheritance. As Bobo progresses with Penny's lessons, Henry plots to have him eliminated.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, light, sentimental, humorous, slapstick, independent film, realistic, semi serious, clever, intellectual
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Life Stinks (1991)
Plot Summary:
A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with with a homeless woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, witty, semi serious, feel good, existential, realistic, biting
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Greedy (1994)
Plot Summary:
Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, humorous, witty, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, twisted, light hearted, clever
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National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem (2015)
Plot Summary:
The ‘Beaux’: Mr Aimwell and Mr Archer, two charming, dissolute young men who have blown their fortunes in giddy London. Shamed and debt-ridden, they flee to provincial Lichfield. Their ‘Stratagem’: to marry for money. Lodged at the local inn, posing as master and servant, they encounter a teeming variety of human obstacles: a crooked landlord, a fearsome highwayman, a fervent French Count, a maid on the make, a drunken husband, a furious butler, a natural healer and a strange, turbulent priest. But their greatest obstacle is love. When the Beaux meet their match in Dorinda and Mrs Sullen they are most at risk, for in love they might be truly discovered.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Vote and Die: Liszt for President (2008)
Plot Summary:
A charismatic Billionaire runs for president as an independent candidate. His platform is simple: KILL EVERYONE NOW!!!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: political comedy
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The Toy (1982)
Plot Summary:
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, satirical, humorous, entertaining, touching, realistic, black comedy, cult classic, sentimental
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Welcome Mr. President (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. Love fishing, the company of friends, the library where he works as a precarious employee. He is an optimistic person even if his child accuse him of being a wannabe. One day, due to a mess of politicians, an amazing thing happens: Peppino is mistakenly elected President of the Italian Republic. Pulled out from his quiet life, is to play a role for which he knows he is obviously inappropriate, but his common sense and his instinctive gestures are incredibly effective, except for the etiquette, for which he is in trouble. The inflexible and fascinating Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, Janis Clementi, is anxious to no avail in an attempt to regulate the unpredictable actions of the President.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, entertaining, satirical, funny, realistic
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Merci Dr Rey! (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young phone-sex addict goes to a therapist who herself has died and a psychotic patient is in her place.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 584
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, disturbing, clever, realistic
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Shadows and Fog (1991)
Plot Summary:
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: surreal, humorous, black and white, philosophical, talky, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending, sexy
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Chief Daddy (2018)
Plot Summary:
Chief Daddy tells the story of billionaire industrialist Chief Beecroft, a flamboyant benefactor to a large extended family of relatives, household staff and assorted mistresses. Chief lives large, like there’s no tomorrow, until the day he dies suddenly and the ‘bullion van’ stops. What’s in his will and who gets all that money? What happens next will surprise you, as Chief Daddy has the last laugh from beyond the grave.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Comedy
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining