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Plot Summary:
Young filmmakers trying to hawk a movie titled "Bradykillers" about a serial killer who goes after victims Marcia, Jan, and Cindy meet their screen idol, William Shatner. The two young men, who idolize him and in their fantasies have seen him as a shadowy fairy godfather figure, are alarmed at the reality of the middle-aged non-Captain Kirk man that they meet.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, independent film, clever, talky, realistic, cynical, ironic, parody
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Hugo Pool (1997)
Plot Summary:
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: melancholic, semi serious, humorous, realistic, talky, independent film, clever, offbeat, witty, crying
Similar in 90%
Chump Change (2000)
Plot Summary:
A failed Hollywood actor returns to his home town in Wisconsin and reminisces about his life in L.A. to a potential new girlfriend about his faults, auditions, misadventures, and confrontations with the evils of Hollywood.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 406
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, cynical, semi serious, independent film, offbeat
Similar in 89%
Young, Single & Angry (2006)
Plot Summary:
Since girlhood, TAYLOR has believed that love and marriage are the most important events in every woman's life. Now she's 35 and single with no prospects in sight. As Taylor and her friends wade through the mire of the L.A. dating pool, they realize a lot more is involved in finding the right mate as they meet co-dependents, addicts and sexual deviants. As they hit bottom, thinking there maybe no happiness in their future, a trap door opens leading them to the discovery that they can find happiness within themselves.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, cynical, semi serious, sexy, biting, sexual, sex comedy, suspense
Similar in 81%
Love Conquers Paul (2009)
Plot Summary:
Comedy - Brendan Bradley, Russell Garofalo, Elizabeth Wood.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, independent film
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Muffin Top: A Love Story (2014)
Plot Summary:
"Muffin Top: A Love Story" is the story of Suzanne (Cathryn Michon) a Women's Studies Pop Culture professor at Malibu University, who studies images of women in the media for a living, and yet is made insecure by the constant parade of female perfection that is our airbrushed culture. She has been going through IVF treatments to get pregnant by her network executive husband (Diedrich Bader), but discovers on her birthday, that her husband has knocked up his younger, skinnier, co-worker (Haylie Duff) and wants a divorce. Happy Birthday! She goes on to find a more authentic version of who she really is, despite the delights of being suddenly single in Los Angeles, where low self-esteem for women is our number one export to the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, independent film
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Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998)
Plot Summary:
Just a Little Harmless Sex examines a young married couple that faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery with a prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 795
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, sexual, sex comedy, sexy
Similar in 76%
Nice Guy Johnny (2010)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Rizzo, is about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snooze-ville gig that'll pay enough to please his fiance. Enter Uncle Terry, a rascally womanizer set on turning a weekend in the Hamptons into an eye-opening fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny's not interested, of course, but then he meets the lovely Brooke, who challenges Johnny to make the toughest decision of is life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, entertaining, romantic, romantic comedy, realistic, talky, independent film
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Sex, Politics & Cocktails (2002)
Plot Summary:
Latin American filmmaker Sebastian Cortez (Julien Hernandez) is unable to commit to his girlfriend and, at age 30, finds himself alone and never in love in this irreverent comedy. On a mission to find the love of his life, he solicits help from his friend Daria (Marisa Petroro). When she acquaints Sebastian with her bevy of gay friends, he finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime that includes makeovers for his penis and unusual threesomes.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, independent film, clever, realistic, talky, sexual, sex comedy
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Little City (1997)
Plot Summary:
Best friends Adam and Kevin have a lot in common. Probably too much! In fact, Kevin is carrying on a torrid affair with Adam's girlfriend, Nina, on the side! And if this triangle wasn't crowded enough, the arrival of a seductive newcomer in town, Rebecca, promptly adds a whole new set of twists to an already tangled mix! Here's a hilarious look at how modern relationships have never been so complicated ... or so much fun!.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, independent film
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Full Frontal (2002)
Plot Summary:
A contemporary comedy set in Los Angeles, Full Frontal traces the complicated relationship among seven friends as they deal with the fragile connections that bind them together. Full Frontal takes place during a twenty-four hour period - a day in the life of missed connections.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: talky, entertaining, melancholic, non-linear, humorous, semi serious, witty, psychological, clever, offbeat
Similar in 80%
Dog Park (1998)
Plot Summary:
Sex comedy takes a look at contemporary dating mores and hypothesizes that the new dating location may be the dog walk in the park. A mild-mannered man loses his present girl friend to another man. His attraction to a kid's TV show hostess goes nowhere because of her obsession with her dog, Peanut. He then gets hooked up with an overly exuberant blonde who overwhelms him. He even lost his collie, Mogley, when his girl friend moved out. In a funny sub-plot, the collie is going to a doggie psychiatrist who determines the dog is being traumatized by his mistress' sexual antics. Jeri and Jeff are best friends whose constant smooching simply makes the leads life less comfortable.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, crying, sex comedy
Similar in 88%
This Is Not a Film (2003)
Plot Summary:
New Yorker Michael Connor attempts to find the woman who left him by making a film about her, hoping that someone (maybe you?) will recognize his ex and convince her to get back together with him. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left, Michael opts to re-enact his failed relationship for the camera. He hires an actress to portray his ex-girlfriend, and during the process of filming she quickly and mercilessly points out all of his mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend. "This Is Not a Film" is a romantic comedy about making mistakes and recognizing them in the most painful way possible--by making them over and over again.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, talky, semi serious, humorous, witty, independent film, offbeat
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Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire (1999)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers share a house in LA's Fairfax district: Tony's a feckless actor, Chris is an accountant. Both are in relationships on rocky ground. As these emotions swirl, Tony meets his US Postal Service letter carrier, a single mom named Kathy who's come to LA from Wyoming with her daughter, a budding actress. Chris meets Anna, an Italian beauty working in the States for a few months wrangling animals on movie sets. Chris also befriends Clive, an aging and crusty man whose longing for his recently-deceased wife is a portrait of true love. Can Clive's example help Chris sort out his love life, and can Tony grow up enough to see the possibilities with Kathy and her daughter?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, light, thought provoking
Similar in 83%
Modern Romance (1981)
Plot Summary:
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, funny, disturbing, intense, realistic, semi serious, clever, witty, talky
Similar in 87%
I Love You, Don't Touch Me! (1997)
Plot Summary:
The story of a 25 year old virgin girl, looking for the right boyfriend, not realizing that "the one" has been next to her for many years.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sexy, witty, sexual, independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, erotic
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The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992)
Plot Summary:
Jewish Jack-the-lad David seriously fancies smart, rich Anglo-Saxon Carrie as soon as he first offends her in a Boston bar. They run into each other again and though she still says she finds him appalling he works on it and they are soon together. His even more reprehensible best mate and her blousy best friend watch bemused as the two fall deeply in love and then apparently as fatally out again.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 806
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, independent film, clever, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, talky
Similar in 87%
Mr. Jealousy (1997)
Plot Summary:
After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia gets the best of him when he discovers that her most recent ex is successful novelist Dashiell Frank. Lester begins attending the same group therapy sessions as Dashiell to learn about Ramona's past with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, humorous, witty, talky, realistic, semi serious, funny, romantic, sexy
Similar in 75%
Hannah Has a Ho-Phase (2012)
Plot Summary:
When Leslie gets fed up with her prudish roommate, Hannah, she challenges her to the bet of a lifetime: Hannah must sleep with ten guys while Leslie does the unthinkable and "re-virginizes".
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: realistic, witty, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 82%
The Night We Never Met (1993)
Plot Summary:
Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his discomfort with his living arrangements that he agrees to share the occupancy of another flat: he gets two nights a week, the owner (a sleazy frat-boy yuppie named Brian, soon to be married) and Ellen (a would-be painter seeking relief from her boring marriage) each get their seperate nights in the flat. Things go extremely well until Sam and Brian swap nights without telling Ellen, who attributes the "nice" things that happen around the place to the slob Brian, while berating the responsible Sam for his hedonistic lifestyle.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: offbeat, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Stonerville (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Troy "Slam" Slamsky loses his girl, love makes a wake-up call and he finds success in the world of online advertising with some hysterical twists on an old theme. Finding a new love who understands his vision sets Slam free to do what he loves, love who he does and make crazy videos.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, independent film, parody
Similar in 75%
Friends (With Benefits) (2009)
Plot Summary:
Meet Chloe and Owen: best buds since their sandbox days. Now, in med school as they attempt to balance the weight of their studies, his job, her band, their parents, their friends (their sanity), they find little time for relationships...but lots of time for the desire. One fateful day, a brave Owen proposes the "perfect" solution: Friends (read: no messy relationship stuff)...with benefits (read: insanely messy sex stuff). "Perfect," that is...if the two hadn't always been secretly in love with one another So what DOES happen when two close friends decide to secretly blur the lines dividing friendship and relationship...and the rest of their tight knit group of friends finds out? The answer: complications arise. A LOT of complications. In fact, to quote their therapist, "It's brought down empires; imagine what it can do to a group of friends".
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, sexual, sex comedy, hot
Similar in 89%
Chillicothe (1999)
Plot Summary:
A narrative about six friends in college.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, contemplative, talky, semi serious, independent film
Similar in 81%
Never Again (2001)
Plot Summary:
A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 967
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, witty, semi serious, romantic, independent film, romantic comedy, realistic
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New Low (2010)
Plot Summary:
Wendell, a neurotic, aimless twentysomething, struggles to figure out which girl he really belongs with: Joanna, the best girl he's ever known, or Vicky, the worst. His friend, Dave, helps him sort through his thoughts as Wendell discovers not only who he should be with, but who he truly is under all that neuroses.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, mumblecore, feel good, semi serious, light, captivating, independent film, sentimental, clever, realistic
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Mona (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two 35 year old men going backwards in life meet a vibrant 23 year woman, bounding unselfconsciously forward.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, emotional, independent film, touching, realistic
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Bachelorette (2012)
Plot Summary:
Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, sexy, witty, semi serious, cynical, teen, entertaining, romantic
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Pipe Dream (2002)
Plot Summary:
A lonely plumber poses as a movie director to meet women, and the writer whose script he's stolen builds on his ruse to get her movie made.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, clever, semi serious, independent film
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Sprung (1997)
Plot Summary:
Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out that she's been fooled, she becomes Clyde's worst enemy. Meanwhile Montel and Brandy fall in love and plan to marry, and Adina and Clyde try to do everything to stop them.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: black comedy, humorous, slapstick, independent film, clever, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, parody
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35 and Ticking (2011)
Plot Summary:
Centers around the lives of Victoria, Zenobia, Clevon, and Phil -- all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Zenobia (Nicole Ari Parker) is still looking for a man, Victoria (Tamala Jones) is married to a man who doesn't want children. Clevon (Kevin Hart), meanwhile, is too geeky to get a woman, and Phil (Keith Robinson) is already married with children, but his wife is not very interested in being a mother. All four of them try to rectify their romantic lives and futures while their biological clocks tick away.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sex comedy, black comedy
Similar in 84%
Burning Annie (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of a college student with an "Annie Hall" addiction trying to make his new relationship work.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, independent film