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Plot Summary:
It's Nifty in the Navy is a 1965 Danish comedy film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Dirch Passer.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 607
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min
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Assisted Fishing (2012)
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Dewey Winfield is a lovable loser who wants nothing more than to beat the guy who has bullied him his whole life in a big fishing tournament. In order to win, Dewey will need the help of some eccentric senior citizens who are about to be evicted from their assisted living home. When they all go fishing, comedy ensues - tragedy strikes - and Dewey discovers that his hopes and dreams of winning the fishing tournament may not be the most important thing in life after all.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, independent film, slapstick comedy
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George (1972)
Plot Summary:
After a St. Bernard named George is given to a relative by it's owner he causes mischief in the neighboring town and for the newly named owner, After enough terror while trying to get a girl, The newly found owner gives George to a monastery in the cold snowy mountain wasteland until it's original owner comes back to get him. However, during the night George escapes and finds himself trapped among the frozen wasteland. And the only way for the newly found owner to get the girl and save George is to realize the importance of having and saving George is.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Switzerland, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Noedebo Vicarage (1974)
Plot Summary:
Ny filmatisering af den klassiske danske julefortælling om studenten Nikolaj og hans to ældre brødre, der holder ferie hos den rare præstefamilie i Nøddebo. Præstens døtre Emmy og Andrea Margrethe interesserer i høj grad Nikolaj, men det bliver hans brødre, pigerne forloves med.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min
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Iqbal Farooq and the Secret Recipe (2015)
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The 13-year-old Iqbal is a charming, imaginative and fun boy, which, according to his father, is not enough if one is to succeed in the world. But when Iqbal, his little brother Tariq (11 years) and their friend Sille, accidentally blow up their school, his father is the slightest of his problems. The two crooks, Easelman and The Swine, want to get hold of the randomly home brewed explosive and blow up Tivoli to build the biggest parking facility in Scandinavia. To blackmail the kids for the recipe the two crooks kidnap the adorable little brother Dindua (6 years). The hunt to free Dindua and save Tivoli starts - and this requires cooperation, courage and a lot of imaginative ideas, which Iqbal is an expert in delivering.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, feel good
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Life with Daddy (1967)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 109 min
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Girls at Sea (1977)
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min
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The Girl and the Playboy (1965)
Plot Summary:
A millionaire gets amnesia after a hit to the head and now he has to rediscover his past and decide what kind of man he wants to be in the future.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 101 min
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Giddy Vacations (1987)
Plot Summary:
A family of boisterous children expect their father to organize a really exciting holiday. So when the chance comes up of spending it on a boat, the Ramona, it seems that the problem is solved.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration: 73 min
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The Olsen Gang in Jutland (1971)
Plot Summary:
The Olsen gang in Jutland. Ones again Egon Olsen has a plan when he gets out of Vridslose State Prison. He has found out that the Germans left a large sum of money (in American dollars and gold bars) in one of their commando bunkers, when they were defeated in 1945; the only problem it's in Jutland. Egon, Benny and Kjeld "appropriate" a car and drives to Jutland along with Kjelds wife and child Yvonne and Borge. They look forward to fooling the the people in Jutland, but of course, things don't go quite as planed. It ends with Benny, Kjeld, Borge and Yvonne sitting in the train back to Copenhagen, were they are overtaken by Egon in his car on the road next to the track. This is the last time the Olsen gang goes to Jutland.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 101 min
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The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders (1979)
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Egon plans to exploit knowledge gained during his latest term of incarceration. By stealing the unmanipulated financial records of DanInvest he obtains the majority of the stocks in the department store Magasin du Nord, just in time for their closing sale. The attempt to get the red suitcase that will save the day they rob the main vault at the EEC headquarters in Brussels and end up hijacking a tank.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang (1974)
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The Olsen Gang has finally made it. They are in Mallorca, having fulfilled their dream. Almost, that is. They don't have any money, so Egon has to open a safe at a restaurant to get some. As usual, however, Egon ends up in prision. When they return to Denmark, he has a new plan.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 102 min
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The Olsen Gang Runs Amok (1973)
Plot Summary:
When Egon Olsen gets out of Vridlose State Prision once again, his friends Benny and Kjeld do not want to know about his new ingenious plan: they are actually WORKING in a shop! Thus, he has to think of something else to get his hands on the money of some international gangster.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min
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The Olsen Gang on the Track (1975)
Plot Summary:
Egon and his two cronies managed to sneak a fortune with them to Spain. Here they live a life in a whirl of pleasures, but they are not truly happy. While Egon always has the money chained to him, Bøffen still manages to steal them. Egon ends up in jail once again, and when he comes out, he has a brilliant plan.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min
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The Olsen Gang Outta Sight (1977)
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Egon is starting to be a little forgetful; he forgot the zone number, so he fails to open the strongbox. When he gets out of Vridslose State Prison, Kjeld and Benny have become associates of Yvonne's cousin Georg from America. He is not just some old-fashioned strongbox thief that can't remember like Egon, but a young hip IT criminal, that thinks that everyone else is inferior. However, Egon doesn't take lightly to the Georg's patronizing so he sabotages Georg's computer and ruins his cup. This time Egon's ambitions reaches a new high, when he and his gang break in to the World Bank, and they get away with it. Of course, thanks to Yvonne, they aren't rich very long.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min
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The Olsen Gang in a Fix (1969)
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A good looking female social welfare worker makes Egon Olsen forget about crimes for some time, but when an American gangster breaks into a local bank and the police think its Egon's work, he has to get back to work to prove he's innocent.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 111 min
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Me and the Mafia (1973)
Plot Summary:
Charmørsvindleren Victor "Viffer" Hansen (Dirch Passer), laver sammen med vennen Richard Abelsteen (Klaus Pagh) et Millionkup i Sverige, forklædt som svensk diplomat, repræsentant for kongehuset, franarrer de en italiensk forretningsmand Vittorio Fercci (Poul Bundgaard) 10 millioner svenske kroner, ved at arrangere et giftermål mellem kongen og Vittorio's datter Marcellina (Susanne Heinrich).
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 97 min
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The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976)
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Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriates Egon. The gang tries to get back at the baron by switching the vase with a cheap Hong Kong copy. One attempt is made during the barons hunting party, where Egon ends up being bricked up in the catacombs. In another attempt, the gang has to coordinate breaking through several walls at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen with the "Elverhøj" overture.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min
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Whither Now (2014)
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Kesse is a third generation fisherman, living in a small coastal town in Northern Jutland. Life trudges along without surprises, but all this is about to change. The fishing industry is hit by financial crisis and the small fishing boats are swiftly put out of competition by big corporations. In desperation, Kesse tries to find a way out of his hopeless plight and has to resort to dishonest means, on top of having to fire his best friend and lone employee. As if this wasn't enough, he gets an unwelcome guest on-board in the form of marine biologist Gerd from Copenhagen, sent to study the fishing. Søren Balle's debut feature is a funny and touching film about love, friendship and the difficult art of dealing with change.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 624
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min
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Girls at Arms (1975)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about girls joining the army in Denmark. Marianne joins to keep up a long family tradition as her brother won't. Both her brother and her boyfriend find her decision difficult to accept.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 639
Genere: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 110 min
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Crazy Paradise (1962)
Plot Summary:
Romantic comedy, based on the discovery that eggs from a particular island provide men with great virility and make them irresistible.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min
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The Olsen Gang's Big Score (1972)
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After his usual stay behind bars, Egon has another cunning plan involving millions. They rob over 4 million from a money transport. The gang keeps a low profile and hide the money. But it's stolen by "Kongen" and "Knægten", who immediately start living it up - in the penthouse suite at the Sheraton. The suitcase with the money changes hands several times, before Kongen's daughter takes of with all the money.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min
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Max Embarrassing 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
An amusing coming of age tale from Lotte Svendsen's Max-universe. Now 14, Max is about to decide on an internship and is finding it difficult to choose. He settles, against his mother's wishes, for a bank internship. But mother Agnethe, still quite embarrassing, takes action and enrols Max in a free spirited camp for the sake of his soul's salvation. Meanwhile his lovelife is hanging by a thread; Esther seems less and less interested in him even though he is making an effort to win her over. The Max universe is based on a perpetual idea that children are afraid to appear embarrassed as they evolve into maturity. Likewise, it seems that their parents also become embarrassed when they make attempts to protect their children or express their love for them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, feel good
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War of the Buttons (1962)
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For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: black and white, sincere, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense, cult film
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Buster's World (1984)
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The television series was based on a play by Danish author Bjarne Reuter. In 1984 Reuter published his collection Tre skuespil ("Three Plays"); a collection containing also En dag i Hector Hansens liv ("A Day in the Life of Hector Hansen") and Kom der lys i neonrøret, gutter? ("Was There Light in the Neon Tube, Boys?") – in addition to Busters Verden.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Max Embarrassing (2008)
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Max is hitting puberty, and foxy Ofelia from class has touched his heart. He now plans to spend Christmas break with her or, at the very least, New Year's Eve. Watching her little boy grow up, his mother Agnete doesn't know what leg to stand on. Trying to give Max the best Christmas possible, she makes a mess of things, as usual. With his friends, Hassan and Ester, Max eventually tamps down the chaos and throws a super New Year's Eve bash. Everyone is there, and Ester seizes the moment to hook up with Max ahead of Ofelia.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, parody, realistic, not serious
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Dear Brigitte (1965)
Plot Summary:
Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Boatniks (1970)
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Young and awkward, The Coast-Guard's ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school. Of course the way he expresses his deep sympathy for the lady leaves to be desired. And the situation does not improve when a trio of bumbling jewel thieves interferes.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 839
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, slapstick, vintage, cult film
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My Sister's Kids Home Alone (2012)
Plot Summary:
My sisters kids are home alone.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, not serious
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One Crazy Cruise (2015)
Plot Summary:
A family goes on a cruise but not all is what it seems. The next day they wake up with no memories of last night, which gets them in a LOT of trouble!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, humorous, entertaining, witty, buddy comedy, funny
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My Sisters Kids in the Snow (2002)
Plot Summary:
Hele familien skal på skiferie i Norge, da far brækker benet. Derfor tager onkel Erik af sted med de fem ældste børn. På færgen møder Amalie skiinstruktøren Dan og onkel Erik bliver meget søsyg. Det viser sig far har lejet en meget lille utæt hytte, men Jan og Michael får det ordnet så de flytter ind i en stor suite. Det viser sig at den er udlejet til fru Flinth og hendes veninder og hun laver meget vrøvl. Familien smides ud, men igen ordner Jan og Michael situationen. De påstår at Erik Lund er en berømt sanger. Erik har travlt med at passe på Amalie, men da hun opdager Dans luskeri med en anden pige får hun drengene til at hjælpe sig. I mellemtiden får Erik også tid til at stå på skøjter sammen med fru Flint.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good