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Plot Summary:
There is something going on in the small town of Backberga. The towns proud telecom company Unicom is just about to launch a new modern profile when they discover that there is something lurking in the outskirts of Backberga. An accident triggers a power failure, which leads to a chain of events,mishaps and love stories. Flicker is a warm comic story about people trying to find their place within the modern society.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min
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Wonderful and Loved by All (2007)
Plot Summary:
Isabella Eklöf is an unemployed actress in her early thirties. Her friends all enjoy stable relationships, children and successful careers. In order to jump-start her life she decides to lie a bit on her next job application with unexpected consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 843
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, Austria, Denmark
Duration: 106 min
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The Stig-Helmer Story (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Stig-Helmer Story is a 2011 Swedish comedy film directed by Lasse Åberg. The film is the sixth in the series about Stig-Helmer Olsson.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 100 min
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Man Exposed (2006)
Plot Summary:
A story of a priest, who considers himself as a rebel is suddenly asked to run for bishop of Turku.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 828
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 119 min
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The Naked Ape (1973)
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Somewhat based on Desmond Morris's fascinating book of pop anthropology, this partially animated satirical docudrama produced by Playboy Magazine publisher Hugh Hefner, traces the evolution of human kind and offers insight into the reasons why we behave the way we do. Though often dealing with sexuality, nothing in the film is terribly offensive or graphic. A prime example of mainstream experimental film-making from the early 70's featuring a young and breathtakingly lovely Victoria Principal.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Beggar's Opera (1991)
Plot Summary:
Unlike any other opera, the so-called Beggar's Opera is not just one composition, but a lineage of adapted compositions, beginning with the original hugely successful 1728 political satire written by Englishman John Gay. Composers and writers have penned variations on it ever since. The most famous of these was A Threepenny Opera by Bertholt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Some things these compositions share in common is their setting among the poor and criminal classes, and the roguish character Macheath. This production is based on an adaptation of Gay's original by Vaclav Havel the freedom-fighter, writer and philosopher who became the first (and only) president of the united post-communist country of Czechoslovakia, and it retains many traces of its theatrical origins. Film reviewers were not too tolerant of what they called "slavish adherence" to the noted Czech writer's stage production, but theater, philosophy and history buffs may feel otherwise.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 94 min
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Freud Leaving Home (1991)
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In this story, the 60th birthday of Cohen-family matriarch Rosha is the occasion for a gathering of her children from the diverse places around the world. The central character in this drama, however, is Angelique, whose interest in psychoanalysis has earned her the nickname of "Freud." Her older brother is gay and lives in Florida with his lover. Her older sister has married into an Orthodox family, and lives in Jerusalem. They have all gathered in Sweden for their grandmother's birthday. Meanwhile, Rosha's daughter, the mother of these diverse children, has taken ill and is in the hospital. She has been diagnosed with a very advanced, inoperable brain tumor. Freud, who never left home, is perhaps as upset by this news as anyone, and she startles everyone by going out and beginning an affair with a biker. However, she is deeply involved in the new situation: she insists that their mother be brought home from the hospital rather than being allowed to suffer and die there.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 103 min
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A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1989)
Plot Summary:
Two friends have sex just for fun. One day they make a blood test, just for fun, and they discover that one of them has AIDS, not knowing who.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 129 min
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Breaking Out (1999)
Plot Summary:
The enthusiastic Reine is forced to take a job as a social worker at Kumla prison.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Wrong Side Up (2005)
Plot Summary:
A man who deals with parcels at an airport cargo company finds that he likes planes more than people.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: weird
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Back to the USSR (1992)
Plot Summary:
A film by Jari Halonen.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: cult film
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The Tango of Our Childhood (1985)
Plot Summary:
The film is about the hard lot of a woman with an extraordinary character, who tries to raise her children and win back her husband, who left family for another woman, after return from the war.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 89 min
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Sauna (1992)
Plot Summary:
A film based on a simple situation: several men talk in the sauna.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
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All Inclusive (2017)
Plot Summary:
A trip to Croatia to celebrate Inger's 60th birthday. The whole thing sounded like a great idea until Inger caught her husband having an affair. When the plane takes off for Split the depressed Inger and her two daughters, much too sensible Malin (35) and chaotic Tove (32) are on board. Tove has to struggle to be included in Inger and Malin's circle, the sister's rivalry over their mother is so strong it quickly escalates into a competition of who can comfort Inger the best.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 93 min
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Barrier (1966)
Plot Summary:
A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags:
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All That Jack's (1980)
Plot Summary:
The staff of elementary school prepare the retirement party for their cleaning woman. The complicated relations within the school will emerge to the surface on the same night.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: black comedy
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It's Better to Be Healthy and Wealthy than Poor and Sick (1992)
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A satiric tragi-comedy about two women and their lover Robert who is an emigrant that keeps coming back. This film shows chaotic post-communist Europe after the fall of totalitarianism. Two opposite characters, women, meet during the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. Intellectual dissident Nona and a Communist secret police boss’ mistress Ester. They meet at an anti-regime demonstration and become friends. They don’t want anything to do with politics, both want to get married and have kids, but also get rich. Crazy plans and risky attempts to realize their shared dreams land them in many sticky situations in the post-revolution chaos. Too much money gets in the way of the power of friendship.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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La otra alcoba (1976)
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Marcos, an important businessman working in Madrid, is wealthy, ambitious and has political aspirations. On top of it, he has a beautiful wife, Diana. Their married life, however, is marred by the fact that, after years of married life, they do not have children. At the last minute Diana backs down from adopting a Vietnamese orphan. She is determined to have a biological child. However, Marcos is sterile and has kept this a secret from his wife. When he tells her the truth, Diana reveals that she already knew it having recently consulted a gynecologist who determined that she can conceive.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, gay cinema
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Four Shades of Brown (2004)
Plot Summary:
Four stories, all related to fatherhood, are presented: A father tries to stimulate his son by bringing him to his workplace with disastrous consequences. Richard Brunn and his wife, who run a design hotel, suffer a strained relationship as his parents visit. An extended family is gathered to find out who will inherit the wealth of a famous jockey. A cooking class develops into a therapy session.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 192 min
Plot tags: semi serious, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, anthology, dark comedy, depressing, cynical
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Gossip (2000)
Plot Summary:
Ten actresses test films for the title role of a remake of "Queen Christina".
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 832
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Most Beautiful Age (1969)
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An artist's studio is descended upon by a group of retired men and a young mother who agree to model in the nude for money. Comedy ensues as the students and the local bureaucracy react to the models, all in need of extra money. Several running gags border on slapstick as the officials and the students don't know what to do with the nude models.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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Trust Me (2010)
Plot Summary:
A comical fresco on human misdemeanors and betrayals... A film about our right to not be perfect.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 834
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, atmospheric, captivating, offbeat, realistic
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Dalecarlians (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mia returns from Stockholm to her parents' home in a small town in Dalecarlia (Dalarna) to celebrate her father's 70th birthday. Her elder sisters Eivor and Gunilla welcome her, but their different lifestyles prevent them from really communicating. The tension builds, and the party that should be a celebration turns out to be a turning point for the family and their friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, contemplative, witty
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The Cake General (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1984, Hans Pettersson (Hasse P.) decides to create the largest sandwich cake ever made in order to put his home town, Köping, on the map.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, crying, exciting
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Adventures Italian Style (2020)
Plot Summary:
A few weeks before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Pago, Rice and Bibi leave the calm city of Cesena looking for adventure: a ten-days-long holiday in Eastern Europe, in those places where the Soviet regime is still alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 550
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Sunny Side (2017)
Plot Summary:
In this movie adaptation of the TV-Show by the same name, we join the three couples in a comedy about divorces, love, child longing, weird parents and unwritten bathing rules in Torekov.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Medicine (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a middle aged woman tries a new unauthorized medicine, her life changes drastically.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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Cosy Dens (1999)
Plot Summary:
Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. Teenage kids think their fathers are totaly stupid, fathers are sure their children are nothing more than rebels, hating anything they say. Written by Antonín.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: cult classic, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, tragicomedy, inspirational, cult film
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A Man Called Ove (2015)
Plot Summary:
Despite grumpy 59 year-old Ove being deposed as president of his condominium association, but he keeps looking over the neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: touching, compassionate, ironic, emotional, feel good, scenic, non-linear, social, funny, philosophical
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Stockholm Boogie (2005)
Plot Summary:
We are following the two cousins and best friends, Jerka and Hoffa, during a typical night out in Stockholm. It's summertime and anything can happen.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, light, touching
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Mind the Gap (2007)
Plot Summary:
Two girls of different background, one a immigrant from Turkey and the other a girl that needs to get out of her fathers shadow both apply to the police academy were they become close friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious