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Plot Summary:
When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, absurd, hilarious, harsh, entertaining, scenic, hood, action comedy
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The House (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for tuition they can’t begin to afford. With the help of their friend and neighbor Frank also in need of a major payday they decide to open an illegal casino in his suburban house, risking everything together on a Vegas-style bacchanal where money flows, inhibitions are checked at the door, and all bets are off.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, thought provoking, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, anamorphic, cult classic, hilarious, absurd
Similar in 82%
School for Scoundrels (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young guy short on luck, enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when his teacher has the same agenda.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, absurd, light, hilarious, not serious, stylized, parody, entertaining, anamorphic
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Plot Summary:
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being chased by both the law AND the original killers, can the pair work together to outwit them all?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, not serious, slapstick, feel good, absurd, talky, scary, black comedy
Similar in 79%
Ruthless People (1986)
Plot Summary:
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, funny, hilarious, clever, humorous, witty, offbeat, feel good, entertaining
Similar in 77%
Big Stan (2007)
Plot Summary:
Rob Schneider writes and stars in this comedy about a nerdy con man whose swindling ways land him a stiff prison sentence. Terrified at the prospect of being raped in prison he enlists the aid of a mysterious kung-fu expert to teach him how to fight.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, parody, humorous, absurd, not serious, exciting, hilarious, intense, slapstick
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Stir Crazy (1980)
Plot Summary:
New Yorkers, Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe, have no jobs and no prospects. They decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, and land jobs as woodpeckers to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment -- they're sent to prison!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, witty, romantic comedy, neurotic, exciting, realistic, not serious, dark comedy
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The Boss (2016)
Plot Summary:
A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, absurd, parody, hilarious, sincere, funny, sexy, clever, brutal, unusual plot structure
Similar in 81%
Half Baked (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, hilarious, cult classic, offbeat, humorous, hood, slapstick comedy, mysterious, black comedy, independent film
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Little Man (2006)
Plot Summary:
After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of the executive Vanessa Edwards, whose husband Darryl Edwards wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards's house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, not serious, absurd, hilarious, hood, black comedy, teen, offbeat
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Screwed (2000)
Plot Summary:
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, intense, feel good, witty, not serious, offbeat, slapstick, hilarious, realistic
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The Other Guys (2010)
Plot Summary:
NYPD detectives Christopher Danson (Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos, other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit detectives Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg). You've seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They're not heroes, they're "the other guys." But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into NYC's biggest crime. It's the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 284000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, buddy comedy, humorous, parody, hilarious, action comedy, absurd, intense, cynical, detective
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Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Plot Summary:
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 153000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, entertaining, satirical, hilarious, not serious, exciting, realistic, action packed
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Ride Along (2014)
Plot Summary:
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, funny, humorous, hilarious, action comedy, exciting, black comedy, teen, detective, realistic
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Ride Along 2 (2016)
Plot Summary:
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, funny, humorous, action comedy, hilarious, entertaining, not serious, exciting, light, feel good
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Corky Romano (2001)
Plot Summary:
Corky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging gangster, named Pops Romano, who calls upon Corky to infiltrate the local FBI and retrieve and destroy evidence being used to incriminate Pops for racketeering charges.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, absurd, funny, feel good, not serious, spoof, slapstick comedy, realistic, fast
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Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
Plot Summary:
A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to try and shock him out of his plans to become a rapper.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, melancholic, satirical, intense, hood, feel good, semi serious, realistic, spoof
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Plot Summary:
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he is to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.. this adds to Frank's problems. A host of celebrities at the Academy awards ceremony are humiliated by Frank as he blunders his way trying to foil Rocco.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, hilarious, funny, detective, realistic, slapstick comedy, not serious, slapstick
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The Longest Yard (2005)
Plot Summary:
Pro quarter-back, Paul Crewe and former college champion and coach, Nate Scarboro are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game 'fixed' to turn out quite another way.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 192000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, inspirational, humorous, hilarious, not serious, exciting, spectacular, anamorphic, light
Similar in 76%
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Plot Summary:
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 181000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, detective, slapstick, not serious, absurd, light, hilarious
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Ruby & Quentin (2003)
Plot Summary:
After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, inspirational, touching, tricky, hilarious, witty, captivating, semi serious
Similar in 88%
White Chicks (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. As punishment, they are forced to escort a pair of socialites to the Hamptons, where they're going to be used as bait for a kidnapper. But when the girls realize the FBI's plan, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from African-American men into a pair of blonde, white women.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, hilarious, funny, satirical, parody, teen, action comedy, black comedy, entertaining, feel good
Similar in 87%
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: entertaining, parody, hilarious, realistic, not serious, teen, funny, sex comedy, dark comedy, action comedy
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Let's Go to Prison (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, entertaining, satirical, hilarious, spoof, not serious, black comedy, dark comedy
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Horrible Bosses (2011)
Plot Summary:
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 465000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, black comedy, dark comedy, entertaining, sexy, hilarious, parody, witty, realistic
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The Hangover Part III (2013)
Plot Summary:
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 330000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, buddy comedy, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, absurd, realistic, not serious, road movie, teen
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Life (1999)
Plot Summary:
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, hilarious, hood, black comedy, retro, realistic
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The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
Plot Summary:
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, humorous, not serious, exciting, funny, action comedy, surreal, spoof, hilarious
Similar in 81%
Police Academy (1984)
Plot Summary:
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 135000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, light, humorous, slapstick, hilarious, spoof, absurd, cult classic, feel good
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The Wedding Ringer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, humorous, funny, not serious, witty, absurd, hilarious, light, black comedy
Similar in 78%
The Campaign (2012)
Plot Summary:
Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 136000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, political, humorous, black comedy, hilarious, witty, sex comedy, ironic, surreal