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Plot Summary:
With exaggerated, eye-popping style, this tall tale of Lewis and Clark becomes a romping spoof of American ego. Follow the explorers out on the trail as they discover that destiny may be anything but manifest.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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IXE-13 (1972)
Plot Summary:
Canuxploitation musical spy comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags:
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Nunsense (1993)
Plot Summary:
An unfortunate convent cooking accident causes most of the order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken to die of botulism. Before all of the deceased sisters can be buried, Reverend Mother Superior (Rue McClanahan) buys a camcorder and VCR for the convent - resulting in not having enough money to bury the four remaining sisters (which, by the way, are temporarily being stored in the freezer). In order to raise money to bury the four dead sisters, the Little Sisters of Hoboken (well, what's left of them) put on a riotous revue packed with hilarious, show-stopping song and dance numbers.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags:
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Nuncrackers (2001)
Plot Summary:
Third musical in the Nunsense series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags:
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Dance With Me (2019)
Plot Summary:
After being hypnotized, Shizuka Suzuki has to sing and dance whenever she hears music.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 829
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: detective
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Nunsense 3: The Jamboree (1998)
Plot Summary:
Third in the Nunsense series of musicals.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags:
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The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story of two queens who set out to create a classic Christmas TV variety show, but just can’t agree on how. DeLa tries her hardest to uphold the cheery Christmas traditions of her childhood. Meanwhile, Jinkx is much more interested in bawdy jokes, cute boys, and boozy libations.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 541
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: christmas special, independent film, slapstick comedy, queer cinema, campy
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Happy He Who Like Ulysses (1970)
Plot Summary:
For 25 years now, under the Provence sun, Antonin, a farmhand, has shared his work and everyday life with a horse named Ulysse. What a shock when Pascal, the farmer, tells him he has decided to sell Ulysse to a picador for being too old. Not only will he be separated from his faithful companion, but he is well aware too that the arenas of Arles mean death for Ulysse. Being unable to stand such injustice, Antonin runs away from the farm in the company of Ulysse. Together, they go through the Lubéron, the Baux de Provence, the Alpilles, the Crau and the Vaccarès. Yet, their journey is no pleasure cruise, specially when it comes to crossing National Road 7. After a visit to Marcellin, an old friend of his, Antonin sets off again with Ulysse, this time towards the Rhône River.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967)
Plot Summary:
Hans Müller finds himself on a trip in Thüringen, accompanied by his loving female friend, Moritz. Hans doesn't understand much about trust, which constantly leads to problems between the two of them. During one of their fights, Lady Venus intervenes and sends the young man back to the Middle Ages - so he can learn the true meaning of love. Disguised as Tannhäuser, he has to stand his ground against a horde of minstrels. At a singing competition, he blunders, without the support of Moritz, who had also been thrown back into the 13th century. And with the help of Frau Venus, his adventure will surely turn out even worse.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Musical, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: East Germany
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Journey to Spirit Island (1988)
Plot Summary:
A greedy Indian persuades his tribe to sell the lonesome 'Spirit Island' for a congress center. Instead of transferring the historical graves on it like he tells his tribe, he plans to wipe them out. By accident a group of two Indian kids and two friends from Chicago on vacation are flown to the island and get in his way.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, semi serious
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Help! (1965)
Plot Summary:
This Beatles film has an obscure Asian cult, that believes in human sacrifice, chasing Ringo after he accidentally put on the their victim's ceremonial ring. He is pursued by the cult, a pair of mad scientists, a member of a side cult that no longer believes in human sacrifice, and the London police who are trying to help.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, surreal, light, absurd, funny, psychedelic, spoof, avant garde, exciting
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Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983)
Plot Summary:
Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole is an unabashedly biased recreation of the controversy concerning the "conquering" of the North Pole. Robert E. Peary (Rod Steiger), a US Navy commander and shameless self-promoter, sets out through Arctic wastes in 1909 to discover the Pole, an expedition that many others have attempted but failed to complete. His principal rival is Dr. Frederick A. Cook (Richard Chamberlain), who insists that he'd already reached the Pole in 1908. Though the experts (and the US Congress) conclude that Perry was first, public opinion is firmly in Cook's corner--as is this TV movie.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Plot Summary:
Matchmaker, Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: period piece, feel good, retro, hilarious, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, funny
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Breaking In (1989)
Plot Summary:
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, witty, independent film, realistic, semi serious, light, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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Dudes (1987)
Plot Summary:
Two punks from the big city, traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group of rednecks for killing their friend in this lighthearted road movie. Along the way, they enlist the help of a young woman who runs a wrecking service.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, suspenseful, surreal, cult classic, independent film, exciting, realistic, cult film
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Almost Heroes (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, exciting, not serious, cult classic, hilarious, inspirational, talky, slapstick comedy, parody
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Fun Size (2012)
Plot Summary:
Wren is invited to a Halloween party by her crush, Aaron Riley, but she is also forced by her mother to take her oddball little brother Albert with her when she goes out trick-or-treating on Halloween. When she goes to the party instead, she loses him and must find him before her mother finds out.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, funny, feel good, light, teen
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The Phantom Empire (1987)
Plot Summary:
When a man-eating cave creature appears with a fortune in uncut diamonds around his neck, Dr. Chambers' daughter Denae hires adventurers C & C Salvage to find the underground source of the gems. Accompanied by archeaological intern Andrew Paris, mineralogist Prof. Strock, and C&C's scruffy owners Cort Eastman and Eddy Colchilde, Denea's hopes of emerging from her famous father's shadow become as remote as getting out of the caves alive!.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 840
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, weird
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Follow That Bird (1985)
Plot Summary:
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: melancholic, light, sweet, entertaining, touching, semi serious, feel good, talky, road movie, crying
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Pufnstuf (1970)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy (Jack Wild) ventures to Living Island with his magical, talking flute, Freddy. Once there, he befriends many of the island's inhabitants, but the evil Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes) is determined to steal Freddy the flute away from the boy to impress the visiting witches council and win the Witch of the Year Award.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, slapstick comedy, family comedy, campy
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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz follows a young woman named Dorothy Gale who dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, fantasy adventure, exciting, crying, campy, cult film
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Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
Plot Summary:
Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: scary, spooky, meta
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The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Plot Summary:
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: avant garde, fantasy adventure, exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized, not serious, funny, light, clever
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The Muppet Movie (1979)
Plot Summary:
Kermit the Frog is persuaded by agent Dom DeLuise to pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit picks up Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and a motley crew of other Muppets with similar aspirations. Meanwhile, Kermit must elude the grasp of a frog-leg restaurant magnate.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, uplifting, slasher, avant garde, grindhouse, fantasy adventure, happy, aesthetic, exciting
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Strange Wilderness (2008)
Plot Summary:
With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed TV show, two animal fans go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, feel good, not serious, realistic, parody, thought provoking, clever, suspense
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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Plot Summary:
Elmo loves his fuzzy, blue blanket, and would never let anything happen to it. However, a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his blanket to a faraway land, and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo musters all of his determination and courage and heads off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland-a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage and the villainous Huxley. Along the way, Elmo learns an important lesson about sharing, realizing that he was selfish with his friend and responsible for what happened.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, mysterious, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, scary, fairy tale, light, clever
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My Fellow Americans (1996)
Plot Summary:
They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic search for the evidence that will establish their innocence.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, political, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, funny, suspense, road movie
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Wagons East (1994)
Plot Summary:
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, satirical, not serious, funny, mockbuster, clever, unusual plot structure, bad ending, melancholic
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Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Plot Summary:
After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: light, exciting, humorous, sweet, slasher, fantasy adventure, cute, light hearted, feel good, not serious
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Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Plot Summary:
Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, absurd, funny, slapstick, humorous, witty, satirical, hilarious, slapstick comedy
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The Muppets (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet roommate, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sweet, exciting, feel good, funny, cult classic, inspirational, sexy, slasher, ironic, novela