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Plot Summary:
This Beatles film has an obscure Asian cult, that believes in human sacrifice, chasing Ringo after he accidentally put on the their victim's ceremonial ring. He is pursued by the cult, a pair of mad scientists, a member of a side cult that no longer believes in human sacrifice, and the London police who are trying to help.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, surreal, light, absurd, funny, psychedelic, spoof, avant garde, exciting
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Back in Business (2007)
Plot Summary:
After decades of domination by America and Russia there is a new competitor in the space race... Great Britain. The British Space Agency has designed an impressive new space buggy that all the big countries want to get their hands on, which provides the perfect opportunity for con men Tom Marks and Lord Spencer to go 'Back in Business'. They decide to sell the buggy to the highest bidding country, but things don't go quite to plan.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious
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Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Plot Summary:
A typically Beatlesque film originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an off-the-wall road movie with the Beatles and three dozen or so friends on a psychedelic bus.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychedelic, art film, cult classic, offbeat, feel good, humorous, surreal, stylized, non-linear
Similar in 81%
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Plot Summary:
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, mockumentary, not serious, funny, surreal, black and white, cult classic, hilarious, inspirational
Similar in 79%
Head (1968)
Plot Summary:
The Monkees are tossed about in a psychedelic, surrealist, plotless, circular bit of fun fluff.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, surreal, cult classic, grindhouse, offbeat, humorous, psychological, parody, funny, mind bending
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The Stupids (1996)
Plot Summary:
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick, independent film, offbeat, not serious, scary, parody, funny, light, clever
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8 Women (2002)
Plot Summary:
Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: black comedy, satirical, dark comedy, talky, humorous, surprise ending, witty, stylized, twist ending, feel good
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, witty, cynical, spoof, offbeat, biting
Similar in 78%
The Magic Christian (1969)
Plot Summary:
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless boy, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought with money.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, captivating, light, entertaining, psychedelic, art film, cult classic, clever
Similar in 77%
How I Won the War (1967)
Plot Summary:
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, witty, black comedy, parody, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy, thought provoking, intellectual
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Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ashens is going on a quest to find the legendary, and elusive electronic tat known as the Game Child.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, feel good, light, captivating
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
Plot Summary:
The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: parody, mockumentary, spoof, humorous, light, absurd, not serious, cult classic, witty, offbeat
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Gladiatress (2004)
Plot Summary:
Offbeat sword-and-sandals comedy-adventure about three unlikely heroines (Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen and Sally Phillips) who set out to thwart a Roman invasion and save Celtic Britain in their own unique and outrageous style.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, captivating, sexy, spoof, parody
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Lemonade Joe (1964)
Plot Summary:
A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in town (with his gun skills) that all "real men" drink ONLY lemonade!.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, fast paced, cult classic, twisted, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious
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The Bunny Guards (2002)
Plot Summary:
A couple of slackers find an antique dagger and manage to free the gorgeous female warrior was imprisoned in it by an evil spell. An evil sorcerer is not happy by this turn of events and determines to possess both the blade and the warrior through a sacrificial ceremony. The two heroes manage to rescue the damsel in distress and defeat the wizard and his minions by employing skills mastered through hours of video game play.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, captivating, exciting, offbeat
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Plot Summary:
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, surreal, philosophical, absurd, spoof, existential, hilarious, black comedy, sketch comedy
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The Harry Hill Movie (2013)
Plot Summary:
The comedy film sees TV Burp star Hill embark on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan (Julie Walters) when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, feel good, offbeat, not serious
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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Plot Summary:
Misery is brought to a small group of Sho in the Kalahari desert in the form of a cola bottle. In his quest to throw the evil object over the edge of the earth, Xixo encounters Western "civilization," a haphazard doctor and a tyranical despot.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: South Africa, Botswana
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, feel good, intellectual, cult classic, slapstick, independent film, mockumentary, spectacular
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Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Plot Summary:
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, light, entertaining, absurd, colorful, feel good, not serious, funny, visually appealing
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The Muppet Movie (1979)
Plot Summary:
Kermit the Frog is persuaded by agent Dom DeLuise to pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit picks up Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and a motley crew of other Muppets with similar aspirations. Meanwhile, Kermit must elude the grasp of a frog-leg restaurant magnate.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, uplifting, slasher, avant garde, grindhouse, fantasy adventure, happy, aesthetic, exciting
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Plot Summary:
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of the beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, light, road movie
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
Plot Summary:
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 1978 comedy film directed by John De Bello and starring David Miller. The film is a spoof of B-movies. Made on a budget of less than USD $100,000, the story involves tomatoes becoming sentient by unknown means and revolting against humanity.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, scary, humorous, spoof, surreal, black comedy, cult classic, light, not serious
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
Plot Summary:
Jake Blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood on a 'mission from God' to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their old band together and they're on their way, while getting in a bit of trouble here and there.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 210000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: funny, road movie, cult classic, hilarious, surreal, action comedy, humorous, retro, philosophical, uplifting
Similar in 76%
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Plot Summary:
Elmo loves his fuzzy, blue blanket, and would never let anything happen to it. However, a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his blanket to a faraway land, and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo musters all of his determination and courage and heads off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland-a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage and the villainous Huxley. Along the way, Elmo learns an important lesson about sharing, realizing that he was selfish with his friend and responsible for what happened.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, mysterious, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, scary, fairy tale, light, clever
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Spies Like Us (1985)
Plot Summary:
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, suspense, parody, spoof, realistic, not serious, cult classic, hilarious
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Pirates of the Great Salt Lake (2006)
Plot Summary:
Kirk Redgrave and Flint Weaver met only three weeks ago. But that hasn't stopped them from becoming the greatest pirates the Great Salt Lake has ever known. Still, pirate life isn't all that it's cracked up to be. For Kirk, it's a life of failure. For Flint, one without reward. That is until they stumble across a long lost treasure map that has the power to not only fulfill their wildest pirate dreams but curse them as well.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, offbeat, semi serious, independent film
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Plot Summary:
As a swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy, baby! But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 253000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, entertaining, absurd, funny, slapstick, hilarious, cult classic, clever
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, absurd, stylized, lyrical, not serious, surreal, cult classic, road movie
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Plot Summary:
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, spoof, surreal, light, stylized, exciting, semi serious, absurd, parody, offbeat
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Spaceballs (1987)
Plot Summary:
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, absurd, feel good, humorous, cult classic, hilarious, futuristic, not serious
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Jabberwocky (1977)
Plot Summary:
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, talky, exciting, surreal, cult classic, stylized, not serious, spoof, sexy