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Plot Summary:
An off beat comedy about an out of work screen writing/artist that complains about being too cool, too talented and way too gay.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Joker's Wild (1992)
Plot Summary:
A jealous mobster chases a screenwriter, who likes his friend, from New York to the Caribbean.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Mimic (2020)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, ‘the Narrator’ is befriended by his young new neighbor, after he joins the local newspaper team. Obsessed with the idea that ‘the Kid’ may be a sociopath, ‘the Narrator’ goes to extreme lengths to uncover the truth about him. After unsettling rendezvous, the truth he finds is anything but what he expected.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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Drop Dead Rock (1995)
Plot Summary:
A down and out rock 'n roll band, Hindenburg, kidnap their favorite British rock star Spazz-O (Maynard), and hold him hostage so he will listen to their music and make them famous. The problem is, Spazz-O's ex-porn star wife Holly Everest (Parks) and his back-stabbing manager, Dave Donovan (Ant), can't wait to get their hands on his fortune, and have hired a hitman to do him in. Thanks to the media feeding frenzy, Spazz-O's career is hotter than ever. Enter media mogul Thor Sturmundrang (Harry) with a big advance check. Now Spazz-O is worth more alive than dead. Dave must outwit the bumbling band, clumsy cops, ruthless record execs and terrifying terrorists to get his just reward.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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10 Terrorists (2012)
Plot Summary:
Questioning the world we live in. An outrageous Los Angeles producer sets out to make the most extreme and controversial Reality Television show ever, but gets more than he bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody
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Miss Right (1985)
Plot Summary:
William Tepper, whose only significant credit to date was the lead role in the Jack Nicholson-directed 1972 cult film (#Drive, He Said), wrote and stars in Miss Right. He plays Terry Bartell, a U.P.I. reporter stationed in Rome. Bartell is an inveterate ladies man who suddenly decides he's through playing meaningless romantic games and wants to find "Miss Right." As a prelude to beginning the search, he sets up a series of "farewell" dinners with his three current girlfriends, scheduled in his apartment in two hour intervals. Most of the film consists of these lengthy encounters, including one with veteran Italian actress Virna Lisi, playing an older married woman. Karen Black is another of the ladies, who arrives by jet for a midnight rendezvous and is unpleasantly surprised.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, surprise ending, twist ending, independent film
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Ginger Ale Afternoon (1989)
Plot Summary:
Jesse is nine months pregnant and lives with her underemployed husband Hank in a dilapidated mobile home in a rusty trailer park. During an afternoon of talk, Jesse discovers that Hank has been spending time with Bonnie, their young, bovine neighbour. Jesse is hurt and furious, and Hank is defensive, claiming that the baby has pushed him out. While Hank is elsewhere, the other woman pays a surprise visit to Jesse. Healing begins, and when Jesse's labour starts, it's Bonnie who comes to the rescue.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, minimal cast
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Cassanova Was a Woman (2016)
Plot Summary:
A married woman falls in love with another woman but struggles with her bisexual tendencies.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags:
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Me, Myself and I (1992)
Plot Summary:
Me, Myself & I is a 1992 dark romantic comedy starring JoBeth Williams and George Segal. The movie is the directorial debut of editor and producer Pablo Ferro. Bill Macy, Shelley Hack and Ruth Gilbert also appear in this independent film.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Women's Club (1987)
Plot Summary:
Patrick is a struggling screenwriter who takes a second job as a male prostitute. He is supposed to write by day and do right by his lonely clientele at night, but he develops writer's block. When Patrick decides to draw from his amorous experiences as inspiration for his next screenplay, the women conspire to prevent it.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Otherhood (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three suburban moms travel to New York City to visit their sons.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, touching, semi serious, profound, thought provoking, realistic, feel good
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Living Dangerously (1987)
Plot Summary:
A gifted electrician, Michalis Karamanos works for OTE - Greek Telecommunications Organization and it seems that he is the only one who hasn't been completely absorbed by the corrupt and all-devouring system. Acting as a member of the revolutionary organization Constitutional Struggle, which is fighting against the unpopular policy of the government, he connects the computer of the director of OTE to an explosive device. He threatens to destroy the telecommunications of the country if he is not allowed to broadcast on television his revolutionary message during the broadcast of an important football game. The Authorities, thinking that he has gone crazy, try to bring him around using his old friends from the army, whom they pick up one by one as intermediaries. This is a situation comedy with excellent, mature plot development, plenty of suspense as well as masterful criticism of socio-political reality.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 729
Genere: Comedy
Country: Greece, West Germany
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Attack Of The Bat Monsters (1999)
Plot Summary:
Join schlock impresario Francis Gordon as his intrepid crew attempt to shoot an impromptu monster movie in the three days left over from the film they’ve just wrapped. From the Saul Bass opening title homage to its highly authentic, comic evocation of 1950s’ grade-Z grind house, this was lost when it was made in 1999. But ace restorer Mark Rance (who restored Tobe Hooper’s Eggshells) found it and has lovingly refurbished it under writer/director Kelly Greene’s supervision.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, spoof, parody, cult film
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Shithead (2020)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about a shithead who tries to sell his baby for drugs.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: weird
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Sex Play (1974)
Plot Summary:
Young daughter of High ranking political figure gets into trouble when she and her friends compete at bedding the foreign diplomats.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film
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Without Men (2011)
Plot Summary:
The women of a remote Latin American town are forced to pick up the pieces and remake their world when all the town's men are forcibly recruited by communist guerrillas.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, sexy, realistic, independent film
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Bomb Scared (2017)
Plot Summary:
Somewhere in Spain, four ETA terrorists await a phone call before carrying out a mission, while the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where Spanish soccer team is one of the favorites to win, is being held in South Africa.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, social
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Too Much Sun (1990)
Plot Summary:
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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Moving On (2022)
Plot Summary:
Two old friends reconnect at their friend's funeral, and decide to exact revenge on the widower who wronged all three of them decades earlier.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Late Last Night (1999)
Plot Summary:
After a fight with his wife, who's leaving him, Dan's day is getting worse by the minute. He calls an old friend for a night of binge drinking and intoxication. They start a cathartic ride through the city's underbelly.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy
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A True Story (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mike and Matt own nothing and share everything, including their life's work, a screenplay, which seems to be their only escape from the harsh reality that is the Hollywood machine.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, independent film, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense, student film
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The Muse (1999)
Plot Summary:
What happens when a screenwriter (Brooks) loses his edge, he turns to anyone he can for help... even if it's the mythical "Zeus's Daughter" (Stone). And he's willing to pay, albeit reluctantly, whatever price it takes to satisfy this goddess, especially when her advice gets him going again on a sure-fire script. However, this is not the limit of her help, she also gets the writer's wife (MacDowell) going on her own bakery enterprise, much to the chagrin of Brooks, who has already had to make many personal sacrifices for his own help.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: satirical, funny, light, feel good, surprise ending, clever, humorous, witty, inspirational, captivating
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A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012)
Plot Summary:
Charles Swan III, a successful graphic designer, has it all: fame, money and devilish charm that have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. But when a perplexing beauty named Ivana suddenly ends their relationship, Charles is left heartbroken. With the support of his loyal intimates - Kirby, Saul, and his sister, Izzy – Charles begins a delirious journey of self-reflection to try and come to terms with a life without Ivana. "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" is an unconventional melodrama told in a bold and playful style.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, semi serious, offbeat, realistic, stylized, independent film, whimsical
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The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1996)
Plot Summary:
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson is a mockumentary on the disappearance of a fictitious wealthy British film producer, Kevin Johnson, who is dealing in sex, lies and blackmail in Hollywood.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Suicide Kale (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jasmine and Penn, a new couple with an uncertain future, struggle through a lunch party after they stumble upon an anonymous suicide note in the home of the hosts.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, unusual plot structure, entertaining, queer cinema
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Live Nude Girls (1995)
Plot Summary:
A group of old friends at a Hens Night discuss their issues, uncertainties, fears and fantasies.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sexy, talky, sexual, sentimental, sincere, clever, humorous, realistic, contemplative, semi serious
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Coming Out Party (2003)
Plot Summary:
"Coming Out Party" is a celebration of love, life and freedom as seven gay and lesbian comic storytellers share their personal stories of "coming out" to family, friends, and co-workers, and living "out" and proud. Features: Rene Hicks (World Comedy Tour 2002), Sabrina Matthews, John Riggi (“The Dennis Miller Show”), Dan Renzi (MTV’s “The Real World”), Jackie Beat, Terry Sweeney (“Saturday Night Live”), and Bob Smith.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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Flirting with Disaster (1996)
Plot Summary:
Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin (Ben Stiller) decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy (Patricia Arquette), and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina (Tea Leoni), he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents (Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins).
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, black comedy, witty, funny, light, talky, not serious, independent film, humorous, dark comedy
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You, Me and Him (2017)
Plot Summary:
Despite their age difference, Lesbian couple Olivia and Alex are very much in love. But as the question of pregnancy rears its head and their neighbour John befriends them, they both start making some truly disastrous decisions.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, romantic, touching, witty, queer cinema
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Leading Ladies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A zany comedy about two sisters, their gay best friend, and their overzealous stage mom.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, captivating, touching, offbeat, realistic, independent film, queer cinema
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BFFs (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kat receives a weekend at a couples retreat as a gift from her mother, even though she and her boyfriend had broken up six month prior. Kat's friend Samantha proposes that they pretend to be a couple and go there anyway.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, thrilling, independent film, queer cinema