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Plot Summary:
A Filipino movie directed by Jun Lana.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Pinay Pie (2003)
Plot Summary:
A funny story about three female friends. Karen is the smart and fashionable one among the three. Love is the cousin of Karen. She works in the cosmetics section of a department store, and dreams of becoming a beauty queen someday. Yolly is the businesswoman of the group. She is into the buy and sell business. The story runs when Love joins a beauty contest, where they find out that her roommate, Greta, is the new girlfriend of Karen's philandering boyfriend, Artie, and is also the god brother of Yolly's policeman boyfriend, SPO Pablito, who dumped her. Karen, Love and Yolly tire out all their efforts for Love to win the contest and teach their ex-boyfriends a valuable lesson.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
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Manay Po! 2 Overload (2008)
Plot Summary:
Luzviminda Dimagiba (Cherry Pie Picache) and her three gay sons: Oscar (Polo Ravales), Orson (John Prats) and Orwell (Jiro Manio) are back! And now they want to add a new member to their outrageous family – a cute little baby to make their new home happy and complete! But babies don’t just really just fall from heaven or can be fetched from a river, so when the Dimagibas are figuring out this dilemma, Bette (Rufa Mae Quinto) – the ditzy baby maker just came right on time to provide the answer.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
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Manay Po! (2006)
Plot Summary:
Manay Po tells the story of Luz, a small time jeweler who dreams of making it big so as to provide a better life for her family. Her life revolves around her brood of three, namely, Oscar, Orson and Orwell and her live-in boyfriend Gerry. With the help of her good friend and maid Maritess, Luz was able to raise her children normally despite the absence of a husband. In spite of her children's questionable sexualities, their family paints a picture of a happy family - a home filled with laughter and unconditional love.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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BDE (2023)
Plot Summary:
The story of four lifelong friends who met in the 2000s when they were presidents of the BDE of the Nantes Institute of Business. At the time, they were the "Bioman": the kings of partying, excess and "transmutation". 20 years later, they have mellowed out and lead well-ordered lives. Except... Once a year, when they get together for the WEB: the Bioman Weekend. There, they "transmute" hard as they like to say. In short: they drink and sing in a pathetic way.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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Checking In (2014)
Plot Summary:
In any Hotel, there are stories. Each guest there has one, a past, a conflict, as well as hope. Set in a hotel over the course of 24 hours, 'Checking In', tells five stories, each allowing us an insight into some of these guests. What happens when an Asian wedding goes awry? Can a one-night stand be more than just that? Will a singer regain her inspiration? And can you really get away with stealing the complimentary soap!? These are just some of the stories you will find when you 'check in'.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart (2023)
Plot Summary:
International Drag Superstar, Ginger Minj, discusses dysfunctional family etiquette, haunted dolls and the infamous “Florida Man” in this hilariously honest musical memoir of her Southern Baptist upbringing. Best known for appearances in DUMPLIN, Hocus Pocus 2, and RuPaul’s Drag Race, Ginger breaks out of the werk room and takes center stage to tell her story as only she can.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min
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G.A.Y. (Good As You) (2012)
Plot Summary:
Eight characters meet during New Year 's Eve , inexorably crossing their lives. Four men and four women, gay , lesbian and bisexual , dealing with everyday life, sentimental and working problems, jealousy and betrayals. "Good As You", acrostic of the word " gay ", was the slogan used by the homosexual movement in the sixties of the twentieth century , during the protest marches.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Men and Women (1999)
Plot Summary:
Xiao Bo arrives in Beijing, gets a job at a boutique, and is invited to stay with his lady boss, Ah Qing, and her husband, Kang. Knowing that Xiao Bo is still single, his host tries to introduce him to her best friend, Ah Meng. After a few dates, Ah Meng begins to suspect Xiao Bo is gay. She tells Ah Qing, who then informs her husband Kang. After learning this, Kang attempts to rape Xiao Bo when his wife isn't at home. Xiao Bo leaves the house, quits his job and joins his old friend, Chong Chong, and realizes that he has a gay lover, Gui Gui. Some time later, Ah Qing confesses to Kang that she had an affair with Ah Meng.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Comedy
Country: China
Duration: 89 min
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Oh No Not Rudy Again! (2015)
Plot Summary:
55 year old Bernd is looking forward to a quiet weekend at the lake with his best friend Klaus, 56 and his brother Peter, 53. But when Peter decides to bring along Casanova Murat, 37 hopes for a harmonic get together wane thanks to Bernd's dislike for him. He calms down a bit when Klaus opens up about his plan to extract revenge on Murat for breaking his daughter's heart. Upon arrival at the cabin tensions are high. So, in order to make the best of the trip, Bernd decides to go fishing. However, after an accident with the water swing on the pond, an unconscious Klaus is saved from drowning by Murat, landing Murat on Bernd's good side. The next morning Klaus regains consciousness asking for his dog Rudy. Rudy is dead and has been for two years. In order not to upset Klaus the four men go on a wild goose chase searching for Rudy, while they get tangled up deeper and deeper in their web of lies. They try to reason with their friend but their friendship has to survive a hard test. Or is.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, light, feel good, disturbing, contemplative
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Status: Single (2009)
Plot Summary:
At 30, Doris (Rufa Mae Quinto) can feel her biological clock ticking. For her, nothing can be worse than growing old, lonely and dying a virgin. She needs a man, and she needs one pronto! So to make her dream of walking down the aisle come true, she enlists the help of her best pal, Randy. Will Doris end up with the gorgeous Fil-Am bartender Hans , the intellectual Sean , or the zero self-esteem officemate Inaki? Or will she accept the fact that she’s destined to be single forever, and can be happy that way?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Do It Like An Hombre (2017)
Plot Summary:
Raúl, Eduardo and Santiago have led a happy and "straight" life since their childhood, until, one day, Santiago confesses to them that he is gay.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Chile, Mexico
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, light, captivating, entertaining, crying, homoerotic, queer cinema
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My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018)
Plot Summary:
A father, who calls himself "open" and tolerant and fights against any form of discrimination, reveals himself as not so liberal when his son announces the engagement to his partner. Overwhelmed by the news, he regresses into the most fierce opponent of same sex marriage, and tries to undermine his son's happiness with a series of embarrassing situations.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, captivating, gay cinema, queer cinema
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The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps (2022)
Plot Summary:
Two years after the death of Jean, Matthias, the coach, decides to take Selime, a young man from the suburbs he believes is gay, to accompany the Shiny Shrimps to the Gay Games in Tokyo, on a trip to pay tribute to their friend who left too early. But after they miss their connection, they find themselves stranded in Russia, in one of the not the most gay-friendly regions in the world. The start of a crazy adventure as incredible as it is perilous.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, queer cinema
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Loners (2000)
Plot Summary:
Robert works for a travel agency and helps to arrange scenes from the everyday lives of "ordinary" Czech families as an attraction for Japanese tourists. He also works as a kind of matchmaker and occasionally helps to put together some of his friends. He helps to separate his friend Hanka from Peter, an announcer for an independent radio station who tries to capture "real" life by recording the moments from "reality" and playing them over the air. Vesna, came to Prague from Macedonia because it is according to her the best place for UFOs to land, but her real reason for coming is somewhat different... Hanka is followed by the crazy Ondrej, until then a respected brain surgeon, and married with two kids. Through him she meets Jacob, who uses copious amounts of weed in order to be constructive in this gloomy world. On the other hand, this destroys his short-term memory - and he forgets that he already has a girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, sexual, feel good, sexy
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Bromance: My Brother's Romance (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young man is forced to pretend to be his estranged gay brother in order to keep a major business from falling through. Though he has always hated his brother, the young man gains a new appreciation as he lives his brother's life.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, feel good, humorous, queer cinema
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Rafters (2006)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about funny adventures of boys and girls during the summer vacation.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 729
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
Plot Summary:
Der Bewegte Mann is a German comedy about a heterosexual man, Axel, who is thrown out of his girlfriends home for cheating and ends up moving in with a gay man. Axel learns the advantages of living with gay men even though they are attracted to him and when his girlfriend wants him back he must make a tough decision.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexual, homoerotic, realistic, semi serious, tense, funny, light, road movie, rough
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Crazy About Work (2018)
Plot Summary:
Alicia is a workaholic executive who suddenly loses her job and her family. In her process of rebuilding, she associates with a neighbor and helps her in her business. This is how she manages to be the most successful businesswoman in the country. During this process, she tries to reconquer her husband, only to realize that in order to return with him, she will have to learn to balance work and family life.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, touching, feel good, entertaining
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The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! (2014)
Plot Summary:
The idols of 765 Production continue on their neverending journey—towards a new stage, towards a bright and shiny future! The girls and their producer have gone through thick and thin, and have stood face to face with all kinds of difficulties. It's time again for the girls to foster their friendship, and through great discipline, they step forward to their starry future.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, suspenseful, anime, adult animation
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Steam Room Stories: The Movie! (2019)
Plot Summary:
Failing cosmetics magnate Sally Fay (Traci Lords) will stop at nothing to possess the waters of the Steam Room to help lift her sagging empire. What she doesn’t count on is the Steam Room Guys banding together to thwart her evil plans.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 349
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, sexy, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, entertaining, queer cinema
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This Guy's In Love With U Mare! (2012)
Plot Summary:
A man tries to keep his partner from straying by romancing the object of the man's affections himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, sexy, feel good, contemplative, independent film, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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Deported (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ross and Harper are a young couple living in the United States, but their short-lived romance is torn apart when Harper is deported back to her home in Canada. Unwilling to commit to marriage Ross decides to hire a fake husband so Harper can re-enter the Country.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, sweet, feel good, humorous
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Seven Days: Friday - Sunday (2015)
Plot Summary:
Toji Seryo is a popular first year high school student. It's well known that Toji Seryo will date anyone that confesses their affection for him on a Monday, but he will break up with that person by Sunday. Yuzuru Shino is a third year student at the same high school. He looks pretty, but all of his former girlfriends end up dumping him. Yuzuru Shino becomes curious about Toji Seryo. On a whim, half serious and half joking, Yuzuru Shino asks Toji Seryo to date. The film is based on a comic. Part 1 follows Monday to Thursday. Part 2 follows Friday to Sunday.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, touching, humorous, disturbing, gay cinema
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Coming Out Party (2003)
Plot Summary:
"Coming Out Party" is a celebration of love, life and freedom as seven gay and lesbian comic storytellers share their personal stories of "coming out" to family, friends, and co-workers, and living "out" and proud. Features: Rene Hicks (World Comedy Tour 2002), Sabrina Matthews, John Riggi (“The Dennis Miller Show”), Dan Renzi (MTV’s “The Real World”), Jackie Beat, Terry Sweeney (“Saturday Night Live”), and Bob Smith.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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Chouchou (2003)
Plot Summary:
Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find his nephew. Hired as an assistant by a psychotherapist, known for his good mood, he also work as a waiter in a transvestite cabaret of Clichy where he meets Stanislas.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, cult film
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29th and Gay (2005)
Plot Summary:
Following a year in the life of James Sanchez, it's a story about a guy rapidly approaching thirty, who doesn't have a six-pack, full head of hair or a boyfriend. While his best friend Roxy, an actress-turned-activist, struggles with showing him there's life beyond the glitz of the disco ball, his other friend, Brandon, one of those gay boys comfortable in his own gay skin, works on getting James to at least talk to a boy. Feeling out of place in the world of circuit boys, caught between his Hispanic-American heritage and being gay, we watch James find his place in the world, realizing that life is in the journey, not the destination.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, sexy, feel good, independent film, sexual
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Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
Plot Summary:
A mixed group of individuals - lesbian, gays, and heterosexuals who all frequent a local bar struggle to accept each others lifestyles. However when the two gays are attacked and fight back and ultimately rape one of their attackers, the group becomes strongly divided on their actions.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, melancholic, sincere, sexy, humorous, independent film, sex comedy, realistic, talky, semi serious
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The Closet (2001)
Plot Summary:
A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, witty, melancholic, talky, semi serious, hilarious, clever, spectacular
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All Inclusive (2019)
Plot Summary:
Planted by his fiancee at the airport, Bruno flies away alone for a week in an All Inclusive Caribbean vacation club. Bad news never comes alone, he will have to share his room with Jean-Paul Cisse, eternal bachelor very invading.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Back Home (2018)
Plot Summary:
Mario Cavallaro is 50 and lives in the same district of always in Milano and fears changes until arrives Oba, a Senegalese seller of socks so he decides to kidnap Oba and take him back to Senegal.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 737
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating