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Plot Summary:
Two business executives--one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest--set out to exact revenge on the female gender by seeking out the most innocent, uncorrupted girl they can find and ruining her life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, dark comedy, independent film, controversial, brutal, suspense, clever, realistic, witty, disturbing
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Some Girl(s) (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of his wedding, a successful writer travels around the country to meet up with ex-lovers in an attempt to make amends for his wrongdoings.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, whimsical
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ExTerminators (2009)
Plot Summary:
Alex is a lonely accountant whose one act of rage results in her being sentenced to court-ordered therapy. There she meets Stella, the owner of a small extermination business who uses her car as a weapon, and Nikki, a dental technician with the face of an angel and the mind of a sociopath. Together these women form their own "silent revolution", wreaking havoc on the abusive men in their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat, realistic, independent film, detective, black comedy
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Dying of Laughter (1999)
Plot Summary:
Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows as fast, and as much, as their fame.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, clever, offbeat, humorous, captivating, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting
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Dinner at Eight (1989)
Plot Summary:
A wry, insightful comedy of manners in which somewhat dizzy society matron Millicent Jordan arranges a dinner party to honor some visiting aristocrat while remaining oblivious to her husband's health and financial problems as well as her daughter's feelings and emotions. Party guests include the vain, the greedy, and the self-absorbed.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, cynical, semi serious
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Employee of the Month (2004)
Plot Summary:
"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of his day from hell.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, suspense, melancholic, black comedy, entertaining, funny, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Hurlyburly (1998)
Plot Summary:
Based on a play by David Rabe, Hurlyburly is about the intersecting lives of several Hollywood players and wannabes, whose dysfunctional personal lives are more interesting than anything they're peddling to the studios.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: talky, dark comedy, captivating, cynical, philosophical, psychological, clever, humorous, independent film, twisted
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California Split (1974)
Plot Summary:
Down-on-his-luck gambler Bill (George Segal) links up with free spirit Charlie (Elliott Gould) at first to have some fun, but then gets into debt when Gould takes an unscheduled trip to Tijuana. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his possessions and goes to Reno for the poker game of a lifetime. A film set mainly in casinos and races, as the two win and lose, get robbed, and get blind drunk.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: grim, clever, witty, talky, cynical, dark comedy, funny, entertaining, art house, cult classic
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Rick (2003)
Plot Summary:
"Rigoletto" retold at Christmas time in Manhattan's corporate world. Rick, an executive at Image, is a jerk to a woman applying for a job. That evening, he's out for drinks with his much younger boss, Duke, and the same women is their waitress. Rick's continued rudeness leads to her getting fired. She puts a curse on him. A potential rift with Duke quickly surfaces; Rick is approached by the hail-.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 913
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, clever, serious, suspenseful, dark comedy, black comedy, realistic, witty, biting
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The Big Kahuna (1999)
Plot Summary:
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: philosophical, minimal cast, clever, witty, talky, independent film, funny, uplifting, spiritual, slang
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Dirty Weekend (2015)
Plot Summary:
During a layover in Albuquerque, work colleagues Les and Natalie discover more about each other than they ever thought possible. Anxious and irritable, Les is drawn back into the city by past experiences he can’t forget (even if he doesn't really remember the particulars of his previous drunken adventure). Natalie, refusing to leave his side, follows along as her own secrets are slowly revealed, leaving her feeling both vulnerable and unbound.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, funny, independent film
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The Shape of Things (2003)
Plot Summary:
Quiet, unassuming Adam is changing in a major way, thanks to his new girlfriend, art student Evelyn. Adam's friends are a little freaked by the transformation.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, witty, stylized, cynical, contemplative, intellectual, disturbing, atmospheric, clever, talky
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Meet Bill (2007)
Plot Summary:
A mild-mannered bank executive (Aaron Eckhart) mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, surreal, clever, light, feel good, hilarious, biting
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The House of Yes (1997)
Plot Summary:
Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend. She's even more shocked to learn that this friend is his fiance. It soon becomes clear that Jackie Kennedy's obsession is nothing compared to her obsession with her brother, as it also becomes clear she isn't the only member of the family with problems.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, independent film, surreal, absurd, offbeat, dark, cult classic, psychological
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Chuck & Buck (2000)
Plot Summary:
Buck is a man-child who has lived his existence in a life of kindergarten collages and lollipops. Buck remembers his old childhood friend Chuck, with whom he feels a need to reconnect with after having invited him to his mother's funeral. Buck treks out to LA where Chuck, now a music record executive, is living his life. Buck ends up developing an obsession with Chuck and begins stalking him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, stylized, dark comedy, humorous, cynical, disturbing, black comedy, independent film, scary, controversial
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Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
Plot Summary:
This adult comedy follows six characters, three men and three women from a cross-section of social groups, as they play sexual power games. When an affair fires up between 2 of the married characters, it sparks a chain of consequences for all of them, including one of the wives falling for another woman!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, black comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, controversial, dark comedy, clever, talky
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Life During Wartime (2009)
Plot Summary:
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. Follows Solondz's film Happiness (1998).
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: disturbing, dark comedy, psychological, independent film, melancholic, talky, stylized, black comedy, humorous, psychedelic
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Year of the Dog (2007)
Plot Summary:
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, melancholic, touching, humorous, spiritual, black comedy, cult classic, clever, offbeat, realistic
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Clockwatchers (1997)
Plot Summary:
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, melancholic, satirical, dark comedy, semi serious, cult classic, independent film, clever, humorous, offbeat
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The New Age (1994)
Plot Summary:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: satirical, melancholic, meditative, disturbing, humorous, cynical, realistic, witty, semi serious, cult classic
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Dark Horse (2011)
Plot Summary:
Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys. Aware that his family doesn't think highly of him, he tries to spark a relationship with Miranda, who recently moved back home after a failed literary/academic career. Miranda agrees to marry Abe out of desperation, but things go awry.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, semi serious, bleak, disturbing, controversial, black comedy, clever, offbeat, realistic
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Diner (1982)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, sentimental, touching, semi serious, cult classic, clever, realistic, witty, talky
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The Big Ask (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anything for him - except for the one thing he wants.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, psychological, captivating, realistic, independent film
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Roger Dodger (2002)
Plot Summary:
After breaking up with his lover and boss, a smooth-talking man takes his teenaged nephew out on the town in search of sex.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, clever, realistic, talky, biting, dark comedy, atmospheric, independent film, erotic, scary
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Living in Oblivion (1995)
Plot Summary:
Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious, beret-wearing director of photography and lousy catering. Divided in three acts, each representing a different scene to shoot, this film is an essential for amateur filmmakers.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surreal, independent film, humorous, funny, atmospheric, talky, light, art house, semi serious, cult classic
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Naked (1993)
Plot Summary:
Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped. There he finds an old girlfriend, and spends some time homeless, spending much of his time ranting at strangers, and meeting characters in plights very much like his own.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: disturbing, talky, compassionate, realistic, philosophical, art house, serious, dark comedy, black comedy, existential
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Carnage (2011)
Plot Summary:
After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany, Poland, Spain
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: talky, dark comedy, ironic, black comedy, minimal cast, cynical, absurd, comedy drama, psychological, tense
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Lovelife (1997)
Plot Summary:
Lovelife is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jon Harmon Feldman. The ensemble cast includes Matt Letscher, Sherilyn Fenn, Saffron Burrows, Carla Gugino, Bruce Davison, Jon Tenney and Peter Krause. Lovelife was nominated for a Feature Film Award at the 1997 Austin Film Festival, and won an Audience Award at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. The film was winner of the screenplay award at the L.A. Indie fest.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, sentimental, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious
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Swingers (1996)
Plot Summary:
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, realistic, feel good, cult classic, independent film, clever, witty, talky, sex comedy
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Buffalo '66 (1998)
Plot Summary:
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: black comedy, psychological, dark comedy, art house, cult classic, tense, touching, humorous, depressing, melancholic
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Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Plot Summary:
The concurrent sexual lives of best friends Jonathan and Sandy are presented, those lives which are affected by the sexual mores of the time and their own temperament, especially in relation to the respective women who end up in their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: controversial, sexy, depressing, sex comedy, realistic, witty, talky, cynical, sexual, erotic