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Plot Summary:
Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He's brought out of retirement when his old nemesis turned the second best terrorist in the world, Major Vladikov, takes over the island of San Moreno and starts building a nuclear launch silo on it. With help from his old crew and hindrances from Captain Wallace B. Binghampton, who sank a cruise liner a while back, McHale tries to put Vladikov out of business.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, realistic, semi serious, parody, action comedy, cult classic, funny, light, romantic
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1941 (1979)
Plot Summary:
It's been six days since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Panic grips California, supposedly the next target of the Japanese forces. Everywhere in California, people are suffering from war nerves. Chaos erupts all over the state. An Army Air Corps Captain, a civilian with a deranged sense of Nationalism, civilian defenders, and a Motor Pool crew all end up chasing a Japanese sub planning to attack LA.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick comedy, funny, satirical, cult classic, not serious, exciting, realistic, epic, absurd
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Going Under (1991)
Plot Summary:
International disaster looms as the USS Sub Standard has to race to get a nuclear weapon ahead of the Russian forces.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 821
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, campy
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Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
Plot Summary:
Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, parody, light, melancholic, absurd, feel good, not serious, slapstick comedy, hilarious
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Top Squad (1988)
Plot Summary:
The film revolves around a crack squad of female police officers who have to deal with harassment and a lack of respect from their male colleagues, personal issues as well as some serious criminals.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, slapstick
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McHale's Navy (1964)
Plot Summary:
The crew of PT-73 get into trouble when they back the wrong horse in a race. Now they have to come up with a way to raise the money to pay off the winners.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Into the Sun (1991)
Plot Summary:
Paul Watkins (Michael Paré) is an American pilot stationed in the Middle East, who is taken away from his normal duties of protecting the skies to show an actor everything he needs to know about being a pilot in the Air Force. The actor, Tom Slade (Anthony Michael Hall), is about to start filming an Air Force movie and wants to "get the feeling" for the part. When Watkins takes Slade for a ride in an F-16 fighter, some other American jets are attacked and the pair comes to the rescue. However, it does not go according to the plan.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 965
Genere: Action, Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspense, action comedy, independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, fast
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The Big Bus (1976)
Plot Summary:
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is making it's maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby. Will the down on his luck driver, with a reputation for eating his passengers, be able to complete the journey?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, road movie, spoof, absurd, funny, surreal, intense, humorous, not serious, surprise ending
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Norwegian Ninja (2010)
Plot Summary:
Norwegian Ninja is the true story of how Commander Arne Treholt and his Ninja Force saved Norway during the Cold War. In 1983 the Ninja Force discovers that the sinister NATO force Stay Behind, who take charge in times of war and emergency, are planning a coup-d'état in peacetime. Treholt and the Ninjas see only one solution: a full can of whoop-ass.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: parody, surreal, exciting, humorous, not serious, spy comedy, funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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Boris and Natasha (1992)
Plot Summary:
The classic Bullwinkle villains Boris and Natasha are brought to life in their first full-length movie. 1992 Sally Kellerman Dave Thomas John Candy Alex Rocco.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 991
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, parody, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy, cult film
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MacGruber (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ex-special operative MacGruber (Forte) is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Kilmer), who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, DC.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, satirical, not serious, action comedy, sexy, skit, romantic comedy
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Delta Farce (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three bumbling Army reservists are hustled onto a plane headed for combat in Iraq -- but the fact that the plane drops them in Mexico doesn't stop them from "liberating" what they believe to be the Middle East.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, satirical, absurd, funny, parody, entertaining, spoof, action comedy, realistic, not serious
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Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Plot Summary:
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, slapstick, light, intense, not serious, exciting, witty
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Team America: World Police (2004)
Plot Summary:
Team America World Police follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that dictator Kim Jong il is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover. With the help of Team America, Gary manages to uncover the plan to destroy the world. Will Team America be able to save it in time? It stars… Samuel L Jackson, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Helen Hunt, Matt Damon, Susan Sarandon, George Clooney, Danny Glover, Ethan Hawke, Alec Baldwin… or does it?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, black comedy, political, adult animation, witty, not serious, cult classic, clever
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Sgt. Bilko (1996)
Plot Summary:
The army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Martin is the inexplicable the incorrigible the invicible sgt. Ernie bilko leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, hilarious, exciting, captivating, feel good, surprise ending, offbeat, realistic
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Down Periscope (1996)
Plot Summary:
Bumbling Navy lieutenant Tom Dodge has been given one last chance to clean up his record. But Admiral Graham, his nemesis, assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a submarine that can barely keep afloat. To add insult to injury, the Stingray is to be the enemy flagship in the upcoming war games … and to make matters even worse, Dodge's crew is a band of idiots even more incompetent that he is!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, not serious, witty, light, funny, spoof, cult classic, realistic, exciting
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Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Plot Summary:
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, exciting, cult classic, light, captivating, action comedy, romantic comedy, rough, offbeat
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Hot Shots! (1991)
Plot Summary:
Recruited to join a top-secret mission for the Air Force, a renegade pilot finds himself coping with an incompetent admiral and a carefully selected squadron of flyers who are either inept or half-blind.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, spoof, light, funny, absurd, hilarious, melancholic, talky, not serious
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Chasers (1994)
Plot Summary:
Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip. Toni, an enlistee who's in trouble for deserting her unit, soon proves that she's craftier than most inmates.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, intense, light, humorous, semi serious, realistic, romantic, independent film, erotic, feel good
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Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (2008)
Plot Summary:
Bumbling R&D inventors Bruce and Lloyd get out of the lab and into the field as they search to locate their latest invention - which has somehow gone missing. When you're used to spending your day inventing the most cutting edge spy equipment known to man, adapting the stealth and guile needed to become a true secret agent doesn't come naturally. Unfortunately the invisibility cloak that the pair recently collaborated on has disappeared, and in order to ensure that it doesn't fall into the hands of KAOS they will have to master the skills of a true spy. But how exactly does one find an object that's invisible to begin with? As the search gets underway, these brainy inventors are given an eye-opening crash course in high-level espionage.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, humorous, captivating, spy comedy, tense, parody, action comedy, fast, buddy comedy
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Fifty/Fifty (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two bickering mercenaries are hired by the CIA to overthrow a South East Asian dictator.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 896
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: retro, suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending
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Johnny English Reborn (2011)
Plot Summary:
The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, spoof, melancholic, witty, not serious, exciting, hilarious, entertaining
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Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Plot Summary:
Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to prove himself innocent - by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, absurd, humorous, satirical, exciting, hilarious, action comedy, disgusting
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True Lies (1994)
Plot Summary:
Harry Tasker is a secret agent for the United States Government. For years, he has kept his job from his wife, but is forced to reveal his identity and try to stop nuclear terrorists when he and his wife are kidnapped by them.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 276000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, action packed, action comedy, semi serious, funny, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, scary
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Search and Destroy (2020)
Plot Summary:
When American Ranger John Cutter fails to save a family being held hostage and loses his entire team in a battle with infamous Ukrainian Arms Dealer Igor Rodin, John is discharged from the army. Three years later he is approached by his old General to go on a private contract mission when Igor resurfaces.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film, black comedy, freeze frame
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Spy Hard (1996)
Plot Summary:
The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous, not serious, spy comedy, witty, hilarious, slapstick comedy
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The Peacekeeper (1997)
Plot Summary:
When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, fast
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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Plot Summary:
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 211000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, exciting, not serious, entertaining, parody, predictable, slapstick, romantic
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The Tuxedo (2002)
Plot Summary:
Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's prized tuxedo. But when Devlin is temporarily put out of commission in an explosive accident, Jimmy puts on the tux and soon discovers that this extraordinary suit may be more black belt than black tie. Paired with a partner as inexperienced as he is, Jimmy becomes an unwitting secret agent.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, action comedy, not serious, exciting, funny, action packed, satirical, spy comedy, spoof, cult classic
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Wild Wild West (1999)
Plot Summary:
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 166000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, buddy comedy, semi serious, stylized, humorous, funny, action comedy, gothic horror, black comedy
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Simon Sez (1999)
Plot Summary:
A tattooed Interpol agent helps an old classmate find the kidnapped daughter of a computer software tycoon.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Germany, Belgium, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, entertaining, grindhouse, action comedy, independent film, slapstick comedy, realistic, rough