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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: metafiction, teen comedy, cult film
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The School Trip (2004)
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen comedy
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Fanatics (2012)
Plot Summary:
A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has to befriend the enemy or forget the girl he loves.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy
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How Poets Wait for a Miracle (2016)
Plot Summary:
This time the "poets" are waiting for a miracle. Stepán, Kendy and Karas remained friends even after 12 years. Their inexhaustible sense of humor and self-irony, now perhaps with a touch of skepticism, help them to cope with their chaotic lives. Kendy had enough of advertising business and wants to shoot a film, Karas decided to pamper his Blue dream car just virtually and Stepán fights with the stubborn hospital director Vendulka.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
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Daisies for the Lady of the Manor (1981)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen-year-old Kateřina will once again spend the holidays at the Castle Krabonoš, where her parents are both wardens. She finds it dull because she's got to sit at the castle's ticket office and sell tickets. That is, until the arrival of the new tour guide, Petr, a young history student. She falls in love at first sight. But for Petr she's just a young crazy girl. Katka tries to get Petr's attention in various ways, but all in vain. She makes a last ditch effort by pretending to steal some rare castle steins from the castle's collection. It's only after some detectives arrive that Katka realizes that she may have overdone it, but she finally manages to get Petr to notice her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: crying, teen comedy
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Rebels (2001)
Plot Summary:
Musical retromovie from the 60's in Czech republic. Story about star-crossed lovers - student Tereza and a boy who deserted from the army.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Musical, Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: campy
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Snowdrops and Aces (1983)
Plot Summary:
A quarter century after the release of the original film, this sequel brings us a drama about platonic love, life retrospective and memories. Former schoolmates meet again in the mountains and it turns out they have not changed much. Even though so many years have passed, we can still see the souls of boys and girls we know from the teenage comedy Snowdrops and Aces; kids who participated in that legendary skiing course. Its nostalgic humour gives the film a bitter-sweet touch. Thawing Out follows the lives of the main heroes during a period of great changes. How did they manage to escape the traps and what scars have they suffered? Where did they want to go, how far have they got and what is still in front of them?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 579
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: teen comedy
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Der Philosoph (1989)
Plot Summary:
The obscure philosopher Georg Hermes almost withdrew from the world to concentrate on his studies, especially Heraclitus, having no relationship since his mother's death. When he wants a new suit for a lecture (actually very minor) about his new book, he meets the sisters Franziska, Breate and Marthe, who run a boutique, share a house and have a lover each. Those invite Georg to dinner, Franziska even on dates. Falling off a boat he gets naked with her, and they become lovers. The girls all take to Hermes and get him to move in, spoiled by all and offered polygamy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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The End of Poets in Bohemia (1993)
Plot Summary:
The fourth part of Dusan Klein's comedy cycle, following its hero Stepán Safránek (Pavel Kríz) from his senior year in high school through medical school and his first year of medical practice to his post-Velvet Revolution experiences with the dawning era of the businessman. This ironic young man finds it difficult to make a start but eventually gains strength from his relationship with a determined female pharmacist (Tereza Brodská).
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags:
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Men from Mars (2018)
Plot Summary:
Dutch comedy about three school friends that return to The Marsman College for a reunion of their middle school. Their lives have changed completely after 25 years, but 40 is the new 20 and every man should become more handsome with age... or not? Where Edwin is still a woman's magnet his friends have all their different problems. Marks has been swapped for a younger guy bu his wife and family man Peter is struggling with his manhood since a can't read anymore without putting on his reading glasses. How do these guy's handle these changes? Grabbing a beer, not much talking, pad on the back and drinking away you hangover with even more alcohol? Or do things go different when you pass the age of 40?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 91 min
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Group Therapy (2004)
Plot Summary:
Main character starts group therapy after feeling uncomfortable following string of random sexual encounters. In therapy he meets people with various emotional problems.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, homoerotic, gay cinema
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Lust for Life (2023)
Plot Summary:
A couple in crisis after the birth of their first son rekindles their love during a trip to Norway.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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The Big Bet (1987)
Plot Summary:
A teenage boy that had early sexual encounters is having trouble finding them now, and spends a lot of time fantasizing about the women he knows. When a beautiful new girl comes to town, he makes a bet with the other guys that he can get her into bed within 10 days. His chief rival stacks the deck, though, by threatening to expose the new girl's sordid past (she was wrongly accused of being involved in an orgy at her previous school) if she sleeps with our hero. Confused about his situation, the boy seeks counsel from the sexy older woman across the street, and she helps him come to terms with his predicament.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sex comedy, independent film, teen comedy
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(Girl)Friend (2018)
Plot Summary:
Vincent and Nefeli just moved in together. They're best friends and swore to never fall in love again. That is until Vincent meets Julie.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 836
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, humorous, sentimental
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The Formula (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story of Quinn and Graham, two engineering students who discover a mathematical formula to pick up women with ease.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 755
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, sexy, touching, realistic, semi serious, sexual, crying
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Oh, Ramona! (2019)
Plot Summary:
Oh, Ramona! seeks the transformation of Andrew from a teenager into an adult who lives candidly and selflessly his first love story, innocent and uninvolved, alternating with the second, intense and insane story, incapable of making a choice. Oh, Ramona! is the cinematic rewriting of Andrei Ciobanu's book "Suge-o, Ramona!".
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, entertaining, humorous, light, feel good, sexy, teen, happy, teen sex comedy, crying
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A Reunion (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two estranged friends travel across the country to attend their college reunion, and face their complicated past along the road.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: homoerotic
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The Seductor (1995)
Plot Summary:
The life of Cosme, a boy of fifteen, is altered with the arrival of a new neighbor, Merche, a married woman, much older than him. Cosme falls for her and intends to conquer the woman.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen sex comedy, teen comedy
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Ants in the Pants (2000)
Plot Summary:
Flo is not quite a normal teenager: While all his friends only think about sex he can't even pronounce the word "S - E - X". But everything changes completely when one morning Flo wakes up from a strange call. His penis, excited for the first time, begins to talk to him. He claims that Flo severely neglected him for 15 years and it's time to release him.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: entertaining, teen sex comedy, humorous, sexy, sex comedy, crying, freeze frame, not serious, absurd, modern day adaptation
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Tank Battalion (1991)
Plot Summary:
The lacking attitude of a conscripted university graduate places him at odds with the power and doctrine of his military superiors. His secret relationship with the wife of a superior officer along with the low discipline of his fellow conscripts only heightens the disrespect towards the new post world war two communist regime.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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Landscape with Furniture (1987)
Plot Summary:
The story of a music academy student Zdenek, who meets a charming girl, and without realizing also gets a son with her. Dealing with such a situation is not easy, especially when one day the child's mother disappears. Twenty year old Zdenek faces a serious decision. Although he is aware that a child may endanger his studies and perhaps even future career, he refuses to entrust him to the care of the state institution.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Little Sharks (1992)
Plot Summary:
When dishwasher Ingo, whose girl-friend has just left him, returns a borrowed bar stool to the Folkwang Acting School in Essen, he stumbles into the audition for next year's new students. He lets Johannes, the broke and unsuccessful applicant, stay with him. Ingo decides to go to Munich with Johannes, where he wants to try his luck once again. Hitchhiking, they get rides with very different drivers on the autobahn. They meet up with the smooth-talking Ali in the wayside dinner "Raststätte Spessart". Arriving in Munich, the trio tries to find cheap sleeping accommodation. They enter Ingo into the audition at Munich acting school. Moreover, Johannes falls in love with street artist Herta from Berlin. Written by emkarpf.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: road movie, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Let's Get Those English Girls (1976)
Plot Summary:
When their little cheat fails, Alain and Jean Pierre fail their final high-school exams in English. Their parents deny them the planned vacation to the Cote D'azur and send them instead to Ramscale in England, to improve their English. However many other parents had the same idea, so they meet more of their own than English folks and end up more at beach parties than in class. Only with the girls they seem to have no luck, although they desperately try.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, teen sex comedy, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, freeze frame, period piece
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The Last Summer (2019)
Plot Summary:
Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, sincere, thought provoking, touching, humorous, romantic, feel good, sentimental, teen comedy
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Dreaming About You (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two teenage friends spend their summer break preparing for the sexual conquests they hope to experience. That is, until one of the boys is visited by his older, more sexually aggressive cousin, Azucena. Ushering her naïve cousin into the world of sex could take more work than Azucena realized.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, hot
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Another Gay Movie (2006)
Plot Summary:
In the dirtiest, funniest, most scandalous gay-teen-sex-comedy-parody ever, four young gay friends make a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the summer. The boys soon face giant sex toys, naked celebrities, masochistic teachers and an uncontrollable romance with a quiche.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: spoof, humorous, erotic, sex comedy, realistic, witty, not serious, sexual, parody, sexy
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Love at First Hiccup (2009)
Plot Summary:
A high school romantic comedy about freshman Victor who has contracted a case of Anya-itis, (acute and incurable love passion for high school senior Anja.) And why shouldn't he?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, teen sex comedy, feel good, light, captivating, sentimental, romantic, sensual, heartfelt, realistic
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Girls on Top 2 (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mädchen, Mädchen 2 – Loft oder Liebe (Girls On Top 2) is a German-language comedic film directed by Peter Gersina. The movie is the second movie about Inken (Diana Amft), and her friend Lena (Karoline Herfurth),who, having left their parents' homes decide to go in search of a flat of their own. The character Vicky from the first movie played by (Felicitas Woll) is not in this movie and a new friend Lucy (Jasmin Gerat) is an added character. They despair at the price of property in Munich and decide to try and find a rich man to help them in their exploits.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sexy, sex comedy, realistic, sexual, hot
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Things to Do Before You're 30 (2005)
Plot Summary:
A smart, sexy and poignantly accurate comedy drama about a group of twenty-something friends desperately resisting the inevitable - adulthood and responsibility.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 965
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, indie film, sexy
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
Plot Summary:
Mike and Dave are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her Hawaiian wedding plans, the rest of the Stangles insist that the brothers bring respectable dates. After placing an ad on Craigslist, the siblings decide to pick Tatiana and Alice, two charming and seemingly normal women. Once they arrive on the island, however, Mike and Dave realize that their companions are ready to get wild and party.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sex comedy, romantic, hilarious, absurd, entertaining, ironic, romantic comedy, crying
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Whatever It Takes (2000)
Plot Summary:
A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete Chris Campbell has his eye on Ryan's brainy and beautiful friend, Maggie Carter. The two agree to help each other in their romantic quests, but, as they come closer to their goals, both Ryan and Chris suspect that they might be pursuing the wrong girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, feel good, humorous, semi serious, teen sex comedy, sex comedy, comedy drama, realistic, crying