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Plot Summary:
A bigoted policeman is given the heart of a slain black defense lawyer,who returns as a ghost to ask the cop to help take down the men who murdered him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, action comedy, detective, semi serious, buddy comedy, funny, light, romantic, sexy
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
Plot Summary:
Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, India
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, romantic, captivating, entertaining, melancholic, offbeat
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Ace (1981)
Plot Summary:
Asso, THE best poker-player in town, was killed in his wedding night, because he won too much against a bad loser. In the 'final' game in heaven the clerk on duty also lost, so Asso can come back to this world as a ghost to search for a good man for his wife (widow). Who is good enough for the wife of Asso ?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: erotic, humorous, semi serious
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Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)
Plot Summary:
Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Kate to pick and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, exciting, tense, captivating, independent film, offbeat, gloomy, sexual, crying
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Legacy (2008)
Plot Summary:
When a geeky, overweight rushee is found dead at the hottest sorority on the campus, the three most popular girls of the house are prime suspects.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: witty, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sex comedy, detective, teen comedy
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Collision Course (1989)
Plot Summary:
Tony Costas, a brash, obnoxious, sexist and racist Detroit cop who has long since stopped following the rules, gets told that he will have to work with Inspector Fuji, a straightlaced policeman from Japan. Fuji is in Detroit searching for a Japanese engineer who has gone to America with plans for a top secret car part. The pair naturally fail to get along at first, but as the investigation continues, they almost begin to come close to tolerating each other's presence.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: action comedy, independent film, exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, fast, buddy comedy
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Downtown (1990)
Plot Summary:
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: detective, action comedy, retro, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, fast, surprise ending, neo noir
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Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
Plot Summary:
A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband in search of it.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, dark comedy, independent film, offbeat, cynical, biting, black comedy
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Partners (1982)
Plot Summary:
Benson is a police detective. After a series of murders in the Gay community he is ordered to go undercover with a gay police clerk named Kerwin as his partner. In order to be noticed they have to be flamboyant enough to attract attention which Benson finds rather disturbing. Can an uptight heterosexual and a mousey homosexual form a meaningful relationship?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, detective, sexy, queer cinema
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Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)
Plot Summary:
When George and her colleagues get a new boss whose focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences, the team begins to break the strict reaper rules. While her friends fall victim to their desires for money, success, and fame, George breaks another rule by revealing her true identity to her living family.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: stylized, humorous, semi serious, black comedy, captivating, apocalyptic, dark comedy, offbeat, erotic, light
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Wings of Fame (1990)
Plot Summary:
A famous movie actor claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well known writer, vengefully kills him but then dies as a result of an accident. Next, they both find themselves in after-life, where souls of all famous people are gathered.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: black comedy, humorous, witty, semi serious, independent film, period drama
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The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
Plot Summary:
In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom realize that this will result in the eventual displacement of the local Hispanic farmers, they cannot arouse much opposition because of the short term opportunities offered by construction jobs.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: touching, inspirational, entertaining, sentimental, light, melancholic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, clever
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Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
Plot Summary:
Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal material," and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, entertaining, semi serious, cult classic, detective, surprise ending, romantic, clever
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Busting (1974)
Plot Summary:
LA cops Gould and Blake get in over their heads when they don't heed orders from above and go after a big crime boss.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, poliziottesco
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The Choirboys (1977)
Plot Summary:
A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, independent film, bleak, humorous, realistic, cynical, semi serious
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On the Other Side of the Tracks (2012)
Plot Summary:
Two mismatched cops team up to investigate the murder of a business mogul's wife.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic, detective, hilarious, biting, suspense
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Double Whammy (2001)
Plot Summary:
Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his building is stabbed by hoodlums hired by his own rebellious daughter. To top it off, a sexually aggressive chiropractor may just be Ray's undoing.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspense, entertaining, semi serious, realistic, witty, detective, clever, stylized, black comedy
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Feds (1988)
Plot Summary:
Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course, in which they learn to deal with guns and to recognise crimes. They also get a physical training. It appears that Ellie is a real fighting- machine, in contrast with Janis, the great student. They have to help each other, all the way to graduation.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: melancholic, intense, humorous, semi serious, action comedy, realistic, erotic, funny, inspirational, sexy
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Partners in Crime (2000)
Plot Summary:
Gene Reardon (Hauer) is a twice-divorced police detective who lives with his daughter. When a well-heeled local man is kidnapped, the FBI is called in, which introduces Longsworth (played by Paulina Porizkova). Longsworth happens to have been Reardon's first wife. Reardon's police reputation stinks because he botched a high-profile kidnapping case many years ago, which resulted in a baby who was never found. When ransom demands are finally heard, Reardon must try to solve the case without repeating his mistakes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 568
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film, realistic, detective
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From the Hip (1987)
Plot Summary:
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, psychological, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, funny, light, romantic, sexy
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Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural forces of the universe. Sweet Stephen's superficial charm and bloodsucking lifestyle sends him and Mr. Jack on a voyage that is relentless, engaging, and darkly hilarious.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: talky, humorous, semi serious, dark, offbeat, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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Turner & Hooch (1989)
Plot Summary:
Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some "real" cases, not just misdemeanors. Then Amos Reed is murdered, and Scott Turner sets himself on the case. The closest thing to a witness in the case is Amos Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott Turner has to take care of if it's going to avoid being "put to sleep".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, touching, feel good, funny, sweet, romantic comedy, detective, crying, action comedy
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Shakedown (1988)
Plot Summary:
When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is for sale, anything can happen.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, neo noir, perverse, cult classic, independent film, detective, grindhouse
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Dollars (1971)
Plot Summary:
A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob the safety deposit boxes of three very different criminals from a high-tech bank in Hamburg.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, semi serious, buddy comedy
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Switch (1991)
Plot Summary:
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, satirical, semi serious, funny, inspirational, sex comedy, parody, anamorphic, feel good
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Halal State Security (2011)
Plot Summary:
Someone is killing Parisians of Arab ethnicity. When an Algerian diplomat is murdered by the same assailant, two Algerian detectives are sent to help the French with the investigation and they have their own ways of doing things.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Hello Brother (1999)
Plot Summary:
Hero (Salman Khan) loves Rani (Rani Mukerji), but she doesn't. Hero, meanwhile, is a loyal worker at A-Z, a courier company helm ed by baddie Khanna (Shakti Kapoor). The man actually distributes drugs around the city, the Tough cop Inspector Vishal (Arbaaz Khan) arrives in the city and starts trailing Hero whom he suspects to be involved in the racket. But the poor unsuspecting Hero is innocent. So when he stumbles upon the truth, Khanna has him bumped off. At the same time, he manages to shoot Vishal in the heart. A heart transplant takes place and Hero's heart is given to Vishal. Hero's spirit comes back to avenge his death, but only Vishal can see him. Since Hero's heart beats for Rani, it is only natural for Vishal to fall in love with Rani. And fortunately, she too falls in love with him.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious
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More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
Plot Summary:
A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, dark comedy, independent film, realistic, surprise ending, black comedy
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The Glass Shield (1994)
Plot Summary:
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white-male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: tense, harsh, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir, thought provoking
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R.I.P.D. (2013)
Plot Summary:
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, not serious, stylized, exciting, entertaining, action comedy, detective, absurd, visually appealing, psychological
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Fallen (1998)
Plot Summary:
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: detective, twist ending, surprise ending, neo noir, suspense, suspenseful, mindfuck, psychological, satanic, psychological thriller