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Plot Summary:
Two back-to-back stories that deals with two "taboo" themes, the celibacy of the clergy in the episode of Renato Pozzetto and the homosexuality in the one with Nino Manfredi.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
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Department Store (1986)
Plot Summary:
A series of skits involving customers and store personnel from several departments of the big department store.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
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Maid, Thief and Guard (1958)
Plot Summary:
Otello, an amateur thief, tries a burglary on New Year Eve but he finds the maid Adalgisa in the supposedly empty house. Adalgisa likes Otello who, all things considered, is a good guy, unlike Amerigo the night watchman who tries to profit from the situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
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Vedo nudo (1969)
Plot Summary:
Seven episodes about sex.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 512
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: anthology, italian comedy
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Manay Po! (2006)
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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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Children of Hannibal (1998)
Plot Summary:
Domenico, a bank robber, and Tommaso, the hostage, escape to the south of Italy meeting a gay policeman.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
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Jack & Jill (1987)
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When the old man became ill Jack took over her father's job of chauffeuring for a handsome millionaire whose rather eccentric mother had decided to adopt Jill so she could fulfill her dream of having a daughter. But Jill was really Jack's sister or brother.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 123 min
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Here We for Example... (1977)
Plot Summary:
Poet Palmambrogio Guanziroli loses his wallet mere moments after arriving in Milan. He locates the culprit, a photographer nicknamed 'Click' and takes up residence with him until he either gets his money back or his poetry published.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
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My Brother Has Come (1985)
Plot Summary:
Ovidio Ceciotti is a teacher, he is plump and he is not a man of character. He is treated badly by his school-master, by his students, by Lidia, his girl and even by his dog. One day his twin arrives. He calls himself Ralph Benson and has a completely different character. He is impudent, genial, he is popular with women, he is not plump, he spent six months in a jail. Even the dog likes him more than Ovidio. Ralph plays in a bar with the beautiful Esmeralda. They will have to live together. How long will it last?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
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Different from Whom (2009)
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Political strategists in a northern Italian city push gay-rights campaigner Piero into the mayoral race, pairing him with uptight conservative toughie Adele (Claudia Gerini). Piero and his partner, Remo, are the stable ones, while buttoned-up divorcee Adele nurses her bitterness.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Cafe Express (1980)
Plot Summary:
An Italian laborer (Nino Manfredi) foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on the Milan-to-Naples train.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: road movie, culinary, parody, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Soap and Water (1983)
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La madre-manager di una giovanissima modella americana cerca un precettore per la figlia che deve lavorare per tre mesi a Roma. Le viene suggerito il nome di padre Spinetti, un sacerdote che insegna in un istituto femminile, ma la telefonata per l'incarico la intercetta Rolando, bidello laureato in cerca di fortuna. Rolando si presenta alla donna vestito da prete e viene assunto, la ragazza però non tarda a rendersi conto che l'impacciato professore non è un vero sacerdote e se ne innamora. Una commedia comico-sentimentale con un irresistibile Carlo Verdone.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min
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Let's Have a Riot (1970)
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Episodes centering on different aspects of early 1970s Italian life:set in a television studio, a factory, a university, and a Catholic parish.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: intellectual
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I'm Photogenic (1980)
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Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to further their own careers.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Hot Potato (1979)
Plot Summary:
A factory worker known for his tough attitude and for fighting for workers' rights starts losing credibility when friends and co-workers see him helping a young gay man.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: erotic, gay cinema
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Beverly Kills (2005)
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Whacked-out, muscle-bound, cross-dressing actor Beverly Jackson has been rejected for a role in Pride Playhouses nude theatrical production of "Balls Out." Furious, Beverly decides to form a diabolical cult of revenge! Meanwhile, back at the Playhouse, adorable employee Shane falls right into the arms of Ray, a lighting designer, and the two are swept into Beverly's bizarre scheme. Featuring lots of cuties, a hot romance and a twisted drag queen, you are guaranteed loads of laughs with this riotous comedy from the twisted mind of filmmaker Damion Dietz.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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G.A.Y. (Good As You) (2012)
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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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Fag Hag (1998)
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Fag Hag is the touching inspirational story of how two hopeless no-talent losers find each other in a cruel world, and through the strength of their deep bond are empowered to become two hopeless no-talent losers. Featuring a tour de force performance cameo by Wil Wheaton (Stand by Me, TV’s Star Trek: Next Generation) as a Christian bookstore manager, Fag Hag pays homage to John Waters while launching a bold new message to the gay community. The film is set in Hope Springs, CA where we meet Destiny Rutt (Stephanie Orff; RESPECT MY ASS), a pathological liar and last place shoe-in for the first annual Miss Hope Springs Pageant. When Destiny meets Scott Bushey – a gay drifter whose ambition is to make it big as the worlds first white HIV-positive rap star “T-Cell”, the two make fast friends and resolve “to take this town of outdated gay guys by storm!”.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, cult film
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Saugatuck Cures (2015)
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Drew and his best friend Brett set out on a road trip to pose as ex-gay ministers using exuberant high jinks to scam churchgoers, all in order to raise money for his mother's experimental cancer treatment.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
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My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018)
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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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Steam Room Stories: The Movie! (2019)
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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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Coming Out Party (2003)
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"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
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Homo Promo (1991)
Plot Summary:
How did Hollywood pitch movies about gays and lesbians between 1956 and 1977? Here are theatrical trailers for 27 mainstream and art-house films, presented chronologically from "Tea and Sympathy" to "Outrageous!" More than half are films released between 1968 and 1972. Half are dramas and half are comedies, with farce dominating the films released after 1971. At least three advertise X-rated films: "The Killing of Sister George," "Midnight Cowboy," and Visconti's "The Damned." There's no voice-over commentary for this compilation, but it does include advertisements for snacks and one warning against public displays of affection aimed at "her" to control "him.".
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: independent film
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God Willing (2015)
Plot Summary:
The son of an atheist, authoritarian father, believed to be liberal, wants to become a priest.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sweet, light, feel good, witty, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, spiritual
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Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
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When he discovers his girlfriend having sex with his brother, Frankie (Scotti) decides to head to Manhattan, leaving his Bronx pizza shop forever for the fame and fortune of show business. But before stardom, he needs a place to stay. Looking in the personals, he notices GWM. And thinking it "Guy with Money," he heads to the Village and the apartment of gay actor Warren (Barrile), who's in desperate need of this month's rent.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, talky, offbeat, feel good, realistic, witty, semi serious, funny, light
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You Should Meet My Son! 2 (2018)
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A comedy about a religious mother who is determined to stop her gay son's wedding. But her plans go awry when she accidentally befriends his fiancé and begins dispensing relationship advice.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, lgbt cinema, gay cinema
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Soft Hearts (1998)
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When Annie sets her sights on her co-worker Ron she gets a few drinks in him at an office party and then has her way with him in car. A few weeks later she's expecting and is ready to set up housekeeping. Only problem? Ron's boyfriend Nick doesn't like the idea.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: tagalog, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, queer cinema
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Dating My Mother (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dating My Mother explores the intimate and sometimes tumultuous relationship between a single mother and her gay son as they navigate the dizzying world of online dating.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, queer cinema
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A Little Lust (2015)
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Sixteen year old Rocco's two aims in life are to get laid and to see his favorite pop star in concert with his two best friends. When a bullying incident at school forces Rocco to come out to his divorced middle-class parents their liberal leanings are severely tested. Luckily his two friends stand by him and join him in running away from home (in his parents stolen car) to see their favorite singer in concert, followed hot on their heels by his neurotic mother and eccentric gran.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, queer cinema
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The Curiosity of Chance (2006)
Plot Summary:
High school coming-of-age tale. It is the 1980's and new wave angst and gender-bending fashion are all the rage. Chance Marquis is the new kid at an American high school in Belgium and is a somewhat awkward teenager who is the target of the school bully. To deal with this dilemma, Chance turns to the opposite ends of the high school spectrum for help. On one end is the flamboyant drag queen and at the other end, the varsity jock.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Belgium, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, teen, offbeat, realistic, queer cinema, teen comedy, corny
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Times Have Been Better (2006)
Plot Summary:
After moving in with his beau, 30ish banker Jérémy (Arnaud Binard) decides to let the cat out of the bag, telling his unsuspecting parents, Guy (Bernard Le Coq) and Rosine (Charlotte de Turckheim), that he's gay. Though they've always envisioned themselves as enlightened, the news staggers Guy and Rosine -- who are determined to get to the root of Jérémy's homosexuality. Olivier Guéritée also stars in this delicious French farce.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, semi serious, humorous, realistic, queer cinema