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Plot Summary:
Tun (Choosak Lamsook) and Tao (Somchai Kemglad) are good buddies. One night at a karaoke pub, Tun falls for Nok who is a mafia's girl. Nok disappears after the night. Tun's trying to find her with the help from Tao. But things go upside-down when they have to kidnap a girl for money and almost trap themselves in their own plan. The two good buddies have to find a way to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 93 min
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Cohen vs. Rosi (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two rival families of different origin join the force by the love of two young. The journalist Ariel Cohen falls in love for Carla Rosi, while investigating his father, Giancarlo, a wealthy shady business that is congressional candidate with presidential aspirations.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min
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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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Everything Will Be Fine (2009)
Plot Summary:
Fanis and Gina, an illegal erotic couple drawn into a strange and rather elaborate kidnapping which leads to tragicomic situations.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Greece
Duration: 95 min
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The Snowman (1985)
Plot Summary:
A crime comdey directed by Peter F. Bringmann.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: West Germany
Duration: 106 min
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Please Kill Mr. Know It All (2012)
Plot Summary:
An anonymous advice columnist finds herself caught in an unlikely romance with the man who has been hired to kill her alter ego.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Diamonds and Guns (2008)
Plot Summary:
In this romantic comedy, set in Las Vegas, "Diamonds & Guns" follows best friends Ashley(Renee O'Connor, of Xena:Warrior Princess) and Bria as they set off to change their luck. From the Sunset Strip to the Vegas Strip, they cannot seem to escape their troubles. In a comedy of errors, they find themselves wrapped up with the mob, chased by a hitman, and falling in love with the least likeliest guys. What happens in Vegas...just may alter their fortunes forever. Who will make it out alive? Who will end up with who? Place your bets... "Diamonds & Guns".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
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A Bird in the Bush (2008)
Plot Summary:
Out-of-work college professor Grant Oldman gets more than he bargains for when he brings an unknown woman to pose as his wife for a dinner party. After a disastrous evening, Grant finds himself homeless and unemployed with the unwanted task of supervising his unstable date that has inadvertently kidnapped the key witness to a fatal mob massacre. With federal agents hot on their trail, they must escort the witness to safety and escape the city before the mafia can execute its deadly plans.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Wild 90 (1968)
Plot Summary:
Norman Mailer’s first feature filmmaking effort stars the director and his two longtime collaborators Buzz Farbar and Mickey Knox as a trio of gangsters holed up in a ramshackle New York apartment, drinking, braying, and fighting.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, cinema verite, fake documentary
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90 Minuten nach Mitternacht (1962)
Plot Summary:
The 17-year-old Julie connects by chance with the criminal outsider Nolan, who sees an opportunity to make money on the girl and have sex with her. While Nolan blackmails Julie's parents he plans to rape her.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 82 min
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Love Among Thieves (1987)
Plot Summary:
Caroline DuLac, a baroness and concert pianist, steals three jewel-encrusted Faberge eggs from a San Francisco museum. The eggs were demanded as ransom for her kidnapped fiancé. She boards a plane for the Latin American city of Ladera, as per instructions, and is met by Mike Chambers. Caroline first believes that Mike is one of the kidnappers, until a mysterious man in a trench-coat tries to kill her, and Mike comes to the rescue. They are then both captured by a band of Mexican bandits, who also may or may not be part of the scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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First Lady (2020)
Plot Summary:
A woman not married to the President runs for First Lady, but she winds up getting a better proposal than she ever expected. First Lady is a classic romantic comedy with the backdrop of Presidential Politics and Royal Charm.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
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Run to You (2022)
Plot Summary:
Gianni is a serial seducer but his life is destined to change when he meets Chiara, a beautiful woman who has had an accident and is paraplegic.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min
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La banda Vallanzasca (1977)
Plot Summary:
Convict Roberto murders a guard and escapes from jail with his cellmate. Once free he joins a group of gangsters and becomes a professional hitman. The gang abduct a young woman and when one them attacks her, Roberto shoots him and takes her to an abandoned farm house….
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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That Sounds Good (2010)
Plot Summary:
That Sounds Good is a romantic comedy that takes you on a journey with two girls, one guy, and their complicated love triangle through the magnificent landscapes of three countries: Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. When Soontri and Ter, two clumsy girls- one with thick glasses, the other with a hearing aid- meet a traveler named Somchun while on a trip to Vietnam, they soon realize that they are both smitten with him. As Somchun is more interested in Ter, the friendship between the two girls begins to get complicated.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy
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Marrying the Mafia 2: Enemy-in-Law (2005)
Plot Summary:
The oldest son of the White Tiger Gang is pressured by his family to settle down and get married; but when he finds the perfect girl, she turns out to be a state prosecutor for crimes of violence, specifically gangster related. The district attorney is a look-a-like of the gangster's former fiancee who died getting hit by a truck. Their feelings develop for each other but her co-worker turns out to like her as well. She does not like him so the latter turns to the darker side of the law, by conspiring with the rival Axe Gang. Unfortunately for him, the mafia son has more that a few tricks up his sleeve and gets support from his dim-witted brothers and henchman.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min
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The Godson (1998)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his older brother, Guiseppe "the guppy" Calzone (Kevin McDonald, "KIDS IN THE HALL") becomes head of the Calzone Mob family. His aging father (Dom DeLuise) knows his son is not cut out for the job, so he sends him to "Mafia University". The head of a rival Mafia Family (Rodney Dangerfield) sees this as an opportunity to strike and bring the Calzone Family to its knees. Surrounded by danger, double-crossing and pasta, THE GODSON proves that some wise guys just aren't so smart.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: parody, independent film, humorous, realistic, not serious, fast, spoof
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Gun Shy (2000)
Plot Summary:
Legendary undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough has suddenly lost his nerves of steel. On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in complete fear of trigger-happy Mafia leader Fulvio Nesstra, Charlie seeks psychiatric help and finds himself relying on the support of an unstable therapy group and nurse Judy just to get through his work.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, talky, stylized, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, crime thriller, gloomy, surprise ending
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One Last Dance (2006)
Plot Summary:
An assassin is hired to kill the men responsible for kidnapping an important man's son. With every death, the killer gets closer to the last kidnapper's name... his own.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Country: Singapore
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Marrying the Mafia (2002)
Plot Summary:
The film is a gangster comedy about a businessman who becomes involved with the gangster underworld through the daughter of a crime boss.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
Plot Summary:
A kidnapped mobster (Vittorio De Sica) persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 803
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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The Godfather: Part V (2010)
Plot Summary:
Young-goo the son of mafia boss Don Carini, is too foolish to be part of the mafia elite. One day, Young-goo comes to his father and is trained by Tony V to be his father's successor. A few days later, Young-goo accidentally rescues Nancy, the only daughter of Don Bonfante, the boss of a rival mafia family. But Vinnie, an under-boss of the Bonfante family kidnapped her and fabricates that Young-goo has taken her. Vinnie's behavior provokes an armed conflict between the two families.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, slapstick
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We're Talkin' Serious Money (1992)
Plot Summary:
A couple of bumbling con men go on the lam when they can't repay a loan from the mob.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Plot Summary:
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, witty, feel good, romantic comedy, semi serious, romantic, sweet, cult classic, black comedy
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Gigli (2003)
Plot Summary:
Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, humorous, suspense, melancholic, semi serious, hilarious, entertaining, light, controversial
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Saving Silverman (2001)
Plot Summary:
A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up their Neil Diamond cover band.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, absurd, slapstick comedy, hilarious, scary, psychological, black comedy, romantic comedy
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Married to the Mob (1988)
Plot Summary:
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, feel good, witty, realistic, talky, semi serious, cult classic, clever
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King's Ransom (2005)
Plot Summary:
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: witty, humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, realistic, fast
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Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Plot Summary:
A professional hit man and hit woman fall in love, only to discover that they have each been hired to kill the other.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, neo noir, clever, humorous, cynical, funny, epic, cult classic, atmospheric
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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
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G@me (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young ad executive's life has been turned upside down when a vicious client ruins his three billion yen project. Through his chance meeting with the disgruntled daughter of his enemy, he plans a vengeance scheme. The young woman agrees to play the victim of his bogus kidnapping. The movie is based on the novel Geimu No Na Wa Yuukai ('The name of the game is kidnapping') by popular mystery novelist Keigo Higashino.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
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