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Plot Summary:
Hard boiled tales of tough molls and trigger happy gangsters, screwball chases, and wartime intrigue are spun together in this send-up of the 40's film noir adventure, with a modern twist. Stars David Foley, Roberta Weiss.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, detective, noir, cult film
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At Home by Myself... with You (2009)
Plot Summary:
A multi phobia-plagued single woman who hasn't left her apartment in six years finds her carefully organized existence disrupted by her hot new 'on-the-go' neighbor.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 272
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, semi serious
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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
Plot Summary:
Barry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern European dictatorship who mistakes her for the Queen of England and thinks that kidnapping her will draw tourists to his country. Barry and his mates set out to rescue her and bring her back to Australia.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, parody, offbeat, humorous, slasher, witty, not serious, independent film
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The Real World Movie: The Lost Season (2002)
Plot Summary:
Things get a little crazy when an obsessed fan, who has been rejected during the audition process numerous times, kidnaps the cast and brings them to a new house. Here, he films them, using highly sophisticated camera equipment that is wired to explosives, just in case the cast doesn't play along.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, parody, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, campy
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Miracles (1986)
Plot Summary:
Miracles is a 1986 comedy film about a newly divorced couple who can't seem to get away from one another. The film was written and directed by Jim Kouf, and stars Teri Garr, Tom Conti, Paul Rodriguez, and Christopher Lloyd.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Starry Night (1999)
Plot Summary:
Comedy - Vincent Van Gogh comes back to life after being the recipient of a magic potion. He finds that his work has become quite valuable, and begins stealing his works. At the same time, he has a hard time getting anyone to believe he's really Van Gogh. - David Abbott, Lisa Waltz, Lou Wagner.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, detective
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The Longshot (1986)
Plot Summary:
Four losers borrow money from gangsters to bet on a "sure thing", but lose. The gangsters go after them to get their money.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic
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That's Carry On! (1977)
Plot Summary:
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series. From the original, military mayhem of Carry On Sergeant, through to the really ancient archaeological gags of Carry On Behind, our saucy hosts get their titters out for this laugh-a-second gallop through the most successful series of British comedy films ever made.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, anthology, spoof, independent film, parody
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Artois the Goat (2009)
Plot Summary:
Lab technician Virgil Gurdies struggles to choose between his truelove Angie and his newfound quest to create the greatest goat cheese the world has ever known.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, offbeat
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Heavy Duty (2019)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of a guy who goes too fast and a big guy who is too slow. Foster meets Taupin. All this would be trivial if one of them had a scary scenario, the scenario of their lives and their deaths. Just open the pages and shake.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, surprise ending, humorous, captivating, crying
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5 Star Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
When the Italian Premier and his companion find a dead body in his hotel suite, while on a trip to Hungary, they find themselves embroiled in a series of comedic situations as they try to avoid a scandal.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 856
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, captivating, satirical, dark comedy, happy
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Ninja Academy (1989)
Plot Summary:
"Police Academy" styled film offers its laughs at the expense of students of the obvious school for ninjas.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: action adventure, independent film, parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, fast, spoof, hilarious
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The Delicate Art of Parking (2003)
Plot Summary:
An absurd comedy about a Parking Enforcement Officer, who - despite constant abuse from the public - finds truth, honour and serenity in the act of ticketing. His religious devotion to the work is challenged however, when his best friend and personal mentor is run down by an irate motorist and knocked into a deep coma. With the help of an angry young filmmaker, a Russian sound recordist hoping to break into the local film industry, and a seven-foot tall tow truck driver from Quebec, he embarks on a comical investigation into... the delicate art of parking.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 824
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, mockumentary, captivating, light, entertaining, clever, offbeat, realistic, witty, semi serious
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American Beer (1996)
Plot Summary:
Four young Canadian men are out on a road trip when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. They each go their own way in search of a needed alternator, but along the way, each one experiences an unexpectedly memorable adventure.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
Plot Summary:
A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials. Unfortunately, this hotel is quite popular with the Yakuza (Japanese gangsters) and is a favorite target of theirs for extortion. They employ a variety of schemes to con the hotel out of 'hush-money.' The hotel needs to rid itself of the Yakuza and finally begins to fight back by hiring Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer who is an expert at dealing with these criminals on their own terms. This film by Juzo Itami combines action with farce, as an all-out war ensues. Written by Tad Dibbern.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Cracking Up (1977)
Plot Summary:
What would happen if a 9.7 magnitude earthquake were to strike the L.A. area? This is what "Cracking Up" looks at from the lighter side. The movie is composed of individual skits of original material by the actors spun around this hypothetical disaster.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, spoof, sketch comedy, parody
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Life in the Fast Lane (1998)
Plot Summary:
Black comedy about an obsessive street graffiti artist, who falls obsessively in love with a frustrated artist he meets. Unfortunately, rather than trying to meet with her in a conventional way, he decides to mail himself to her with the help of a pet shop owner. Unfortunately, when he arrives, she is with another man, who immediately makes love to her against the box.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, surreal, witty, cynical, semi serious, slapstick
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Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya (2016)
Plot Summary:
Franky and Krimo dream of leaving the grey grime of their neighborhood behind and of traveling to the famous and diabolical Thai beach resort of Pattaya. To get there cheaply, the two friends have the crazy idea of registering, unbeknownst to him, the local little person for the Thai Dwarf Boxing World Championship. But what was supposed to be a dream vacation will transform into the most insane and dangerous adventure of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, exciting, absurd, buddy comedy
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Man About Dog (2004)
Plot Summary:
Three pedigree chumps learn that every underdog has its day in this freewheeling Irish comedy. In hock to the tune of £50,000 to a Belfast bookie and saddled with a dopey greyhound that wouldn't run if its backside was on fire, the likely lads head south on a road trip in the hope of seeing a man about a dog. Foul-mouthed and funny, Man About Dog is full of great craic.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, exciting, fast, road movie
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13 Moons (2002)
Plot Summary:
Can you solve the mystery of the 13 moons?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, absurd, offbeat, realistic, independent film
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The Parisian B* (2015)
Plot Summary:
Thirty-year-old Camilla, born a bitch, realizes that she doesn't have the life she deserves and decides that the only destiny worthy of her is that of a royal princess.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, offbeat, realistic, not serious, biting, suspense
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Turf (2013)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother), Fortuné (a West Indian) and Freddy (a gambler). They meet up regularly at a Parisian bookmakers’, their favourite haunt. Tired of frittering away the little spare cash they have, they agree to give up gambling. But no sooner have they taken this pledge than Fate intervenes, in the guise of the turf king, Monsieur Paul. The latter persuades the four friends to buy a champion racehorse, not knowing that it is in fact an old nag….
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
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Special Correspondents (2009)
Plot Summary:
R2I, a famous news radio station, sends its best reporting duo to Iraq: Frank, journalist, and Poussin, sound engineer. Very quickly, millions of listeners follow their highly documented stories, reflecting the hot intensity of the fighting and the difficult survival of the population.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, sentimental, feel good, captivating, melancholic
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Maximum Choppage (2015)
Plot Summary:
Simon Chan has returned to his hometown after many years training in a faraway martial arts temple. He is a born hero, defender of the weak and champion of the honest people of Cabramatta... Well, not really. For Simon, it's only a matter of time before everyone discovers he's just an ordinary guy, because Simon has a secret. Whilst everyone thinks he was training at a legendary martial arts school in Beijing, the truth is Simon was at Marshall's Art School, in Melbourne. Now back in Cabramatta, armed with a fistful of pastels and a crippling sense of obligation, Simon knows that eventually the truth will hurt... literally. He could lose his life - or worse - disappoint his mother. The world Simon returns to is familiar yet oddly different to the Cabramatta you may know. It's a mix of Asian traditions, absurd superstition and colourful contradictions. A world where brutal gangs terrorise the community with violence and bad karaoke singing; where a magical duck recipe can cast a horny spell and where pirated DVD's are the new crack cocaine. In this town, evil spirits attack nail-and-beauty parlours, council debates are settled via K-Pop dance battles and car parking spots are more valuable than gold. The only thing that stands against all this craziness is Simon. When the ferocious gang leader/karaoke singer Kai Le threatens to destroy his mother's beauty parlour-cum-DVD shop, Simon is joined by his two best friends: Egg, a quick-buck entrepreneur and Petal, a groin-kicking kung fu girl. But can they really protect Simon's family from the Kylie Minogue obsessed gang lord? Will they uncover the corrupt Mayo's secret plan for the town? And can Simon keep his mind off the mayor's daughter for long enough to be (or at least pretend to be) the person everyone thinks he is? Cabramatta needs a hero. Instead they got Simon, Egg and Petal. Welcome to Maximum Choppage, a painfully funny 6 x 30 min comedy series.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, sitcom, offbeat, stylized
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The Trailer Park Boys Xmas Special (2004)
Plot Summary:
In this holiday prequel, it’s 1997 and Sunnyvale Trailer Park is getting ready for the holiday season. Julian’s got a great idea to make money this Christmas, Ricky gets confused between God and Santa, and Bubbles tries to get the Boys together for an annual Christmas bonfire. Meanwhile, Mr. Lahey is thrilled because Christmas is the only day of the year that his wife Barb allows him to have a few drinks. Directed by series creator Mike Clattenburg, this hour-long special takes place before Jamie was J-Roc, before Randy and Lahey were a couple, and before the Shitmobile was missing a door.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, mockumentary, light, offbeat, realistic, not serious
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My best enemy (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a man fires a hotel maid for stealing, the woman's son gets his revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser (2007)
Plot Summary:
This hilarious genre-bending comedy follows Gary Brewer, along with girlfriend Holly Brewer (no relation), and best friend Trevor Morehouse as Gary quests to reign supreme at the 2006 Rock, Paper, Scissors World Championships.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, mockumentary, offbeat
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Siegfried (2005)
Plot Summary:
The tale of Siegfried, a fearless dragon slayer who wins the heart of Celtic beauty Kriemhild.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, exciting, captivating
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Sharp as Marbles (2008)
Plot Summary:
Albert isn't the brightest bulb on the block. But that's okay, he's got his best friends, George and Ernie to help him out. Only problem, they're just as dumb as he is.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating, entertaining, feel good, witty, independent film
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Live Nude Girls (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Shane inherits a gentleman's club from his estranged uncle, he leaves his Midwestern home for Los Angeles. Run by a booze hound and employing a dozen out of control strippers, Shane must do everything he can to save the club from bankruptcy and maybe make history in the process.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, sensual, realistic
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The Irony of Love (2010)
Plot Summary:
An affair which starts as a bet between a three girls suddenly become a big love story.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia, Kazakhstan
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, touching, feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, satirical