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Plot Summary:
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: entertaining, melancholic, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, clever, exciting, detective, sweet
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They All Laughed (1981)
Plot Summary:
A mad cap private-eye caper about a team of detectives who are following, and are being followed by, a group of beautiful women.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
Similar in 87%
Hi-Life (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy needs $900 to clear a gambling debt but a series of lies leads to Ray trying to raise the cash from friend's who owe him money.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 683
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious
Similar in 86%
Illegally Yours (1988)
Plot Summary:
Called up for jury duty, Richard Dice finds his first crush and only real, but unrequited love, on trial for murder. Richard desperately tries to prove Mollys innocence while untangling a complicated web of murder, blackmail and perjury, and still trying to win over the girl of his dreams.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 87%
The Census Taker (1984)
Plot Summary:
When George (Greg Mullavey) and Martha (Meredith MacRae) let Harvey (Garrett Morris), an annoying census taker, into their home, they find themselves under a barrage of increasingly abusive questions. Furious at his intrusiveness, and at their wit's end, they kill the census taker and with the help of their friends Pete (Timothy Bottoms) and Eva (Austen Tayler), must hide the body from a determined investigator.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, detective, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, black comedy
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Trial and Error (1997)
Plot Summary:
An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, melancholic, talky, feel good, not serious, romantic comedy, realistic, witty, independent film
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Legalese (1998)
Plot Summary:
When a sexy actress is charged with murder, a charming celebrity lawyer uses trickery to defend her against the press as well as the prosecution.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 694
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Quick Change (1990)
Plot Summary:
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out of the city and to the airport. It sounds simple enough, but it seems that fate deserts them immediately after the bank heist. One mishap after another conspires to keep these robbers from reaching freedom.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, absurd, cult classic, witty, sweet, buddy comedy, fast, realistic
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From the Hip (1987)
Plot Summary:
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, psychological, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, funny, light, romantic, sexy
Similar in 82%
Her Alibi (1989)
Plot Summary:
A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, detective, parody, semi serious, sexy, neo noir, hilarious, realistic, suspenseful
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Life Without Dick (2002)
Plot Summary:
By accident, Colleen Gibson shoots and kills her gold-digging cheating boyfriend, Dick, a private eye who happens to have a hitman on his tail. Danny the hitman works for his brother-in-law, a cheerful but nasty Irish mobster, hasn't actually killed anyone, and wants to be a singer. He falls for Colleen. she likes him, too. He can solve her problem (Dick's body), she can solve his (meeting the mobster's demands that he kill people like Dick). Danny has an ex-girlfriend, who might still hold the key to his heart, two cops are sniffing around for Dick, a junk yard owner gets a conscience, and a talent show is coming up. Bullets, music, and true love are set to collide.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, touching, sentimental, melancholic, black comedy, detective
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The Squeeze (1987)
Plot Summary:
Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs, a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, light, captivating, entertaining, detective, rough, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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In Security (2013)
Plot Summary:
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 896
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, realistic
Similar in 79%
The Hot Rock (1972)
Plot Summary:
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspense, talky, semi serious, realistic, clever, suspenseful, neo noir, grim, fast
Similar in 89%
The Fortune (1975)
Plot Summary:
Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them . Not even murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, black comedy, slapstick comedy, suspense
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Seems Like Old Times (1980)
Plot Summary:
Writer Nick Gardenia is kidnapped from his California cliffhouse and forced to rob a bank. Now a fugitive, he seeks help from his ex, Glenda. She is a public defender remarried to a prosecutor, and we get a houseful of hijinks.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, sweet, entertaining, melancholic, feel good, realistic, semi serious, romantic, witty, funny
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
Plot Summary:
Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 484
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: detective, rough, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
Plot Summary:
Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 451
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
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First Monday in October (1981)
Plot Summary:
For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, melancholic, realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty, funny, romantic, thought provoking
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Physical Evidence (1989)
Plot Summary:
A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspenseful, tense, realistic, bleak
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My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend , to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, light, hilarious, humorous, inspirational, light hearted, uplifting, epic, satirical
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The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
Plot Summary:
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, funny, entertaining, cult classic, retro
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Off Beat (1986)
Plot Summary:
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a female officer in the show and gets into various scrapes with fellow cops and also crooks. And he dances.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 75%
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Plot Summary:
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, melancholic, stylized, feel good, realistic, semi serious, hilarious, clever, dark comedy
Similar in 82%
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
Plot Summary:
An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, romantic comedy, hilarious, melancholic, witty, realistic, touching, semi serious, romantic, clever
Similar in 85%
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Plot Summary:
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, witty, funny, entertaining, humorous, dark comedy, satirical, sexy, light
Similar in 84%
The Sting (1973)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 275000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: entertaining, atmospheric, witty, humorous, captivating, clever, suspense, twisted, surprise ending, twist ending
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The Defenders (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Defenders is a drama about two colorful Las Vegas defense attorneys who go all-in when it comes to representing their clients. Nick and Pete are the local go-to guys with an eclectic client list who are still looking to hit their own jackpot.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, suspense, tense, suspenseful
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Excess Baggage (1997)
Plot Summary:
A rich brat (Alicia Silverstone) fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: melancholic, sweet, suspense, entertaining, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, clever, retro
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What Rats Won't Do (1998)
Plot Summary:
Soon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom opponent turns out to be the charming Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a single case.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sweet, romantic comedy, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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How to Steal a Million (1966)
Plot Summary:
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, witty, clever, light, exciting, entertaining, cute, talky, funny