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Plot Summary:
Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy, a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, entertaining, grindhouse, teen sex comedy, feel good, captivating, retro, epic
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Meatballs Part II (1984)
Plot Summary:
The second in-name-only sequel to the first Meatballs summer camp movie sets us at Camp Sasquash where the owner Giddy tries to keep his camp open after it's threatened with foreclosure after Hershey, the militant owner of Camp Patton located just across the lake, wants to buy the entire lake area to expand Camp Patton. Giddy suggests settling the issue with the traditional end-of-the-summer boxing match over rights to the lake. Meanwhile, a tough, inner city punk, nicknamed Flash, is at Camp Sasquash for community service as a counselor-in-training where he sets his sights on the naive and intellectual Cheryl, while Flash's young charges befriend an alien, whom they name Meathead, also staying at the camp for the summer.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, teen sex comedy, realistic, not serious, psychotronic, slapstick comedy, parody, road movie, feel good, unusual plot structure
Similar in 75%
Stripes (1981)
Plot Summary:
John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, cult classic, intense, not serious, hilarious, sex comedy, funny, light, parody
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The Hollywood Knights (1980)
Plot Summary:
Led by their comedic and pranking leader, Newbomb Turk, the Hollywood Knights car gang raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965. Everything from drag racing to Vietnam to high school love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, grindhouse, humorous, sex comedy, feel good, realistic, not serious, independent film, parody, funny
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Meatballs 4 (1992)
Plot Summary:
Ricky is the hottest water-ski instructor around and he has just be rehired by his former employer/camp to whip up attendance. But the camp is in serious financial trouble and the owner of a rival, more popular, camp wants to buy them out. Therefore they will have to engage in a mean, winner-takes-all competition that will settle the row once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, not serious, independent film, parody, light, inspirational, sexy, feel good
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Up the Creek (1984)
Plot Summary:
Bob McGraw is in his 12th year of college, goofing his way through life. Bob, Irwing, Gonzer and Max are the four losers forced and bribed to represent their university in an intercollegiate raft race. Forced and bribed into this role, they make some friends, the lovely Heather Merriweather, but mostly enemies, among others a whole team of marines, and preppy IVY-leaguers determined to win.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, humorous, realistic, not serious, teen comedy, cult film
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The First Turn-On!! (1983)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenage summer campers and one counselor share the stories of their first sexual experiences when an avalanche traps them in a cave.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, sexy, grindhouse, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, sexual, art house
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Caddyshack (1980)
Plot Summary:
At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, slapstick, light, intense, not serious, parody, humorous, feel good, sex comedy, captivating
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Sharp as Marbles (2008)
Plot Summary:
Albert isn't the brightest bulb on the block. But that's okay, he's got his best friends, George and Ernie to help him out. Only problem, they're just as dumb as he is.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating, entertaining, feel good, witty, independent film
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Billy Madison (1995)
Plot Summary:
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, talky, not serious, feel good, realistic, scary, epic, scenic
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Dorm Daze 2 (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sequel to Dorm Daze has most of the original group of college students on a cruise ship in the Pacific, putting on a school play which takes a turn involving the theft of a priceless diamond.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, humorous, not serious, sex comedy, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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#1 Cheerleader Camp (2010)
Plot Summary:
A pair of horny college guys get summer jobs at a sexy cheerleader camp.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, humorous, not serious, teen sex comedy, feel good, entertaining, mockbuster, light, melancholic
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Private Resort (1985)
Plot Summary:
Jack and his buddy Ben check in at a posh Florida resort, planning to spend every hour in hot pursuit of gorgeous babes. But their plans hit a major detour when they try to bed the wife of a conniving jewel thief. They'll have to outsmart him, a nasty security guard and an obnoxious jock if they're ever going to get a moment alone with the girls of their dreams!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: not serious, sex comedy, teen sex comedy, humorous, sexy, funny, entertaining, light, erotic, happy
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Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
Plot Summary:
When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage "An Evening With Shakespeare," their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel, a religious fanatic who brings along his flock of followers to pressure the school into shutting down the production.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sexual, sexy, humorous, spectacular, offbeat, feel good, realistic, witty, not serious
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015)
Plot Summary:
Follows the counselors and campers on their first day at Camp Firewood in the summer of 1981.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, parody, humorous, not serious, realistic, witty, absurd, funny, entertaining
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Happy Campers (2001)
Plot Summary:
Chaos and rampant hormones reign when teenage counselors are left in charge during their summer-camp director's absence.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, dark comedy, funny, sexual, crying, sex comedy, black comedy
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Senior Skip Day (2008)
Plot Summary:
Adam Harris, a semi-lame senior, is head over heels in love with Cara. Unfortunately she is the most popular girl in school. On the one day of the year that he could actually have a chance, senior skip day, he screws it all up by accidentally slipping the location of the party to his principal. But have no fear, in a last resort effort he moves the party to his house and all seems.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, captivating, funny, light, entertaining, teen sex comedy, sexy, teen, semi serious
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Life's a Beach (2012)
Plot Summary:
Darren gets stood up on the day of his wedding and uses his vacation tickets with his best friend, RJ, to spend his "honeymoon" at a Club Med-style resort.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, sexy, realistic, independent film
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Little Darlings (1980)
Plot Summary:
Two 15-year old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: cult classic, sex comedy, teen sex comedy, funny, deep, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Screwballs (1983)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to T & A High, where the entire student body including campus virgin Purity Busch, chronic masturbator Melvin Jerkovski, repressed Principal Stuckoff and blonde bombshell Bootsie Goodhead all must rise to the challenges of freshman breast exams, bikini cheerleader attacks, inappropriate uses of bowling ball holes and much more.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, grindhouse, teen sex comedy, funny, sexy, cult classic, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Fired Up! (2009)
Plot Summary:
2 Guys. 300 Girls. You Do the Math. The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen, light, humorous, funny, romantic, entertaining, absurd, feel good, not serious
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American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)
Plot Summary:
The original American Pie characters have moved on, except for Sherman and Jim Levenstein's still understanding dad. Steve Stifler's little brother Matt wants to join his brother's business (the hit it big Girls Gone Wild) and after everything Matt has heard from Jim's band-geek wife Michelle, he plans to go back to band camp and make a video of his own: Bandies Gone Wild!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, funny, sexy, teen, light, absurd, humorous, not serious, realistic
Similar in 77%
Porky's Revenge (1985)
Plot Summary:
As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school's championship basketball game since he has bet on the opposing team.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sexy, sexual, humorous, sex comedy, ironic, cult classic, realistic, not serious, erotic
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Barely Legal (2003)
Plot Summary:
Teenager Deacon works at a video shop, and his buddies, Fred and Matt, sell the bootleg porno films he acquires. Deacon gets fired, but the pals have the bright idea of filming their own Internet porn flick in order to make money and become more popular at school. Hijinks ensue as they cast and create their movie, but porn industry player Vic Ramalot grows jealous of their burgeoning success and tries to put a stop to the project.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, humorous, sexy, funny, entertaining, light, absurd, sex comedy, not serious, teen
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Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
The all-star comedy cast from Grown Ups returns (with some exciting new additions) for more summertime laughs. Lenny (Adam Sandler) has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 166000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, hilarious, teen, funny, feel good, not serious, predictable, slapstick, entertaining, light
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The Great Outdoors (1988)
Plot Summary:
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, absurd, slapstick, cult classic, epic, romantic comedy, spectacular, colorful
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The New Guy (2002)
Plot Summary:
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, parody, hilarious, teen, humorous, not serious, sex comedy, entertaining, realistic
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Dirty Deeds (2005)
Plot Summary:
An American Pie-like teen comedy in which a high school senior tries to become the first student in years to complete the Dirty Deeds, an outrageous series of challenges that must be completed by the Homecoming banquet at 9 a.m.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, teen sex comedy, funny, romantic, humorous, semi serious, teen, parody, feel good
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The Outcasts (2017)
Plot Summary:
After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, independent film, touching, realistic
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Mean Girls (2004)
Plot Summary:
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 417000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, teen, funny, witty, romantic, satirical, absurd, humorous, cynical
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American Pie (1999)
Plot Summary:
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score." by their senior prom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 427000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, funny, sex comedy, humorous, sexy, sexual, buddy comedy, teen, feel good, cult classic