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Plot Summary:
From the same team that brought you “Goodbye Mr Loser” comes the hilarious dark comedy "Mr Donkey". In order to pay for the donkey that brings them water, a countryside village registers it as a teacher at its local school. But when the charity group that funds the school visits for an inspection, the village has to find ways to hide their secret.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: China
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Next Big Thing (2016)
Plot Summary:
The Next Big Thing is a dark comedy about friendship, revenge and the lust for fame. The protagonist is Julian, who, despite his "talent," has never achieved the level of fame he thinks he deserves. When his deranged and estranged best friend Chuck shows up with a plan to make Julian famous by making a film about Julian becoming famous, Julian agrees to do it. Unfortunately for Julian, Chuck's real aim is to make a prank show centered on ruining Julian's life. After a series of embarrassing and painful events Julian begins to regret his decision, but the worse the situation is for Julian, the more popular the videos become. Julian's ego allows Chuck to bring him to the edge of his sanity and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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A Farewell to Jinu (2015)
Plot Summary:
Takeharu Takami (Ryuhei Matsuda) is a bank teller, but he becomes allergic to money. He decides not to use money at all. Takeharu decides to move to a small village in the Tohoku region. There, he encounters residents who are not so easy.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Last Film Festival (2016)
Plot Summary:
Dennis Hopper plays Nick Twain, a Hollywood Producer whose latest film is rejected by every film festival in the world except one- in Ohio. Nick will do anything to get his film distributed, including manipulating his dysfunctional cast into attending the festival. Hollywood egos and small town politics inevitably collide.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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72 Tenants of Prosperity (2010)
Plot Summary:
Kung and Kin's rivalry goes way back to the seventies when they fought over the same girl, who eventually became Kung's wife. Now they run competing phone stores right across from each other on Mongkok's busiest street, and stretch their minds trying to outdo each other with crazy promotions.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 504
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Drama Class (2016)
Plot Summary:
A high school drama class bands together to save their school from a Japanese gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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The Midas Touch (2013)
Plot Summary:
A debt collector takes over the management of a group of starlets after their talent agent defaults on a loan, but soon finds he's in over his head.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Grow House (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two guys start a risky new business to pay off a debt.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)
Plot Summary:
During the course of one day, a group of students at a school in Los Angeles find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies and dead bodies.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, sex comedy, semi serious
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The Great Fava Beans of China (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Let It Snow (2017)
Plot Summary:
Jean-Gabriel intends to spend Christmas in the mountains quietly with his family. Many unforeseen events occur, but Jean-Gabriel will do everything to overcome them.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Joe Pera Talks With You (2018)
Plot Summary:
A teacher in Michigan's Upper Peninsula explores subject matters such as pancakes, blueberries, eggs, toast, sausage, bacon, English muffins, coffee, orange juice, maple syrup, waffles, cornbread, and strawberries.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: psychological, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, funny, spiritual, mockumentary
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Castaways (2016)
Plot Summary:
A shady businessman ,about to be arrested after ruining his country (and more) ,has to get away from his native France ;he meets a dry cleaner,William ,who's got a private plane and they crash on an island.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Comedian's Guide to Survival (2016)
Plot Summary:
One man's journey around the world to discover the secret of comedy.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Nala Damayanthi (2003)
Plot Summary:
A village cook Ramji goes to Australia to become a chef at a multi-millionaire Indian's home. Unfortunately, the millionaire dies of indigestion the day Ramji arrives, leaving him jobless with an expired visa. Desperate to stay and earn, he starts working illegally as a cook, but to stay on, he needs to get legal. A solution comes up when Damayanthi, a free-spirited biker, agrees to marry the docile cook for a price.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Crush and Blush (2008)
Plot Summary:
With her frumpy hair, blushing face, and awkward mannerisms, Yang Mi Sook has spent her entire life being unnoticed. Nicknamed Miss Carrot, she diligently teaches Russian to high school students who don?t listen, and ceaselessly pines after colleague Seo, her crush of ten years. Content with her uneventful, self-delusional existence, Mi Sook is sparked into action when hot young teacher Yuri comes strolling in and steals her class and her man. To nip their blooming romance in the bud, Mi Sook forms an unlikely alliance with Seo?s misfit teenager daughter, who?s every bit as eccentric as she is!.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sex comedy, black comedy, dark comedy
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Highway to Hellas (2015)
Plot Summary:
The life of Jorg Geissner, a German banker, totally transforms with a visit to Paladiki Island, Greece. A business trip to check on a project called “Galapagos in Greece” by the islanders and for which his bank extended a loan and credit, brought him there. Being a German, he wants to investigate thoroughly, but Panos, a mini-mart owner, and the mayor try their utmost to sabotage him—to camouflage a not-so-good reality. After every single trial resulted in nothing because of the islanders’ secret meddling, Jorg’s trip becomes elongated, like The Odyssey’s, forcing him to contemplate the priorities and responsibilities in life again.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany, Greece
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Suddenly Paradise (2003)
Plot Summary:
Lorenzo, owner of a firm that makes atmospheric effects for film and television, is a happy bachelor. His beliefs begin to falter after the arrival of Amaranta, a beautiful and rich Colombian girl that, as a surprise to her boyfriend, has commissioned a fake snow in his luxurious villa overlooking the sea.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Ducoboo 3 (2020)
Plot Summary:
Back to school for Ducobu, Léonie Gratin and Latouche. But this year, a major rival for Ducobu arrives at school: TGV, the king of cheating 3.0. While the financial situation of Saint-Potache becomes disastrous, the two dunces will have to unite their creativity to win a song contest and save their school.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Last Ride (2016)
Plot Summary:
Go-hwan, who suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease realizes that he is going to die. When his best friends ask him what his wish is, he tells them he wants to have sex for the first and last time in his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sex comedy
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Mono (2016)
Plot Summary:
A mono virus outbreak at Highland Park High takes out the most popular kids for two months, allowing the outcasts to rule the school.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Class Reunion 3 (2021)
Plot Summary:
The approaching baptism of his ex-wife's new baby destroys Antti's ability to function and puts him in catatonic state. Tuomas and Nippe take action to cheer him up and decide to take him on a singles cruise.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 783
Genere: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Till Luck Do Us Part 3 (2015)
Plot Summary:
After waking from a coma, Tino learns his future in-laws have given him a high-powered financial job, for which he is woefully unqualified.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 895
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Mr. & Mrs. Player (2013)
Plot Summary:
Chinese Feng Shui master Carson was a "Natural Born Player", taking names and breaking hearts. Fate had it that he would meet his match, the hot veterinarian Chi-Ling. It was love at first sight but neither could stand the other's fickle nature lest the affair might have ended as soon as it began. Chi-Ling's roommates, Big S and Small S came up with a perfect plan – to invite Carson to move in with Chi-Ling and make him promise to have no sexual contact with any girls for 100 days. Carson accepted the challenge without a second thought. Yet, the two sisters and his ex-lovers took turns in seducing him. Ninety difficult days have since passed, the biggest temptation arrived in the form of the hottest bachelor in Hong Kong, Daniel Lee began courting Chi-Ling. At the same time, Karen, Carson’s first love, suddenly came back into his life. Would these star crossed lovers cross the finish line together?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Jake Effect (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Jake Effect is an American NBC situation comedy starring Jason Bateman, Nikki Cox, and Greg Grunberg. Seven episodes were produced to premiere in midseason of 2002, but NBC cancelled the series before a single episode aired. In 2006, Bravo started airing the series on the "Brilliant But Cancelled" block.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Those Who Can't (2016)
Plot Summary:
There are teachers who inspire, enlighten, and challenge us. These are not those teachers.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sitcom
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Our School's E.T. (2008)
Plot Summary:
Sung geun, a physical education teacher, is at risk of losing his job when the school decides it needs an English teacher instead of a PE teacher. Therefore, he starts to devise a plan to change his job as an English teacher.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Way We Weren't (2019)
Plot Summary:
Since meeting online, Charlotte and Brandon have fudged, re-imagined, and outright lied about their pasts in an attempt to be each other's perfect match. Now that they've said their "I do's" they are about to get a funny, hellish, and eye-opening look at just who they've vowed to spend the rest of their lives with. Will familiarity breed contempt... or bliss?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, erotic, romantic comedy
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Don't Call Me Spinster (2018)
Plot Summary:
After an unexpected breakup throws 35-year-old Patricia for a loop, it's up to her gal pals to show her single life is not all doom and gloom.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Comedy
Country: Peru
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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After School: Lucky or Not (2013)
Plot Summary:
School's back in session, and everybody's favorite group of boys (reprised by the idol group 5urprise) are back for a new semester of extracurricular antics. This season, the magical mentors reassemble with their newly elected leader (played by Song Joo Hee of Hello Venus), a bashful student who quickly discovers a new breed of cram school that's full of wondrous adventures and life lessons.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Saving My Stupid Youth (2014)
Plot Summary:
Heisuke teaches at his alma mater, an all-boy’s Buddhist high school and leads a very ordinary life, except for the fact that he is still tortured by the memory of an unfortunate incident that took place there involving him and his school 14 years ago. In hopes of closure, he strikes upon a plan to jointly hold this year’s Culture Festival with a nearby girl’s school, with which there are chilly relations. Determined at all costs to make the event a success, Heisuke finds himself dealing with a constant stream of problems along the way.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sexy