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Plot Summary:
After Sean Reilly, an earnest, self-deprecating, NY to LA transplant learns his slothful, less talented best friend gets a starring role on a hit TV show, he must battle his own insecurities and jealousy as well as the egocentric, spray-tanned male star of the show that is threatening his childhood friendship.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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My Friend's Rubber Ducky (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two old college buddies, Joseph and Oliver, reconnect over drinks, eventually arguing about an unpaid film school debt. Joseph demands the $5,000, unsuccessfully, and then locks Oliver in a closet. He convinces his girlfriend, Mauve, and stoner roommate, Tee, to help extort the money from Oliver. The rules are simple - "No money. No bathroom. No food". To break the prisoner, Tee decides to fill the closet with pot smoke. Oliver's escape attempts are futile, eventually caving into the demands and repaying the money. In the end, Oliver learns, if you don't repay your debts, they'll catch up to you.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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Girlfriends' Getaway (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set in Trinidad and Tobago, the comedy which is described as Waiting To Exhale meets The Hangover, Girlfriends’ Getaway is about four friends who take a trip to the Caribbean to celebrate two of their friends’ birthdays. One thing leads to another and they get into a bit of trouble.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Comedy
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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My name is Intiqam 2: Moldova (2015)
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Comedy
Country: Azerbaijan, Moldova
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, ironic
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Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King (2020)
Plot Summary:
After narrowly escaping the contagious catastrophe of the Corona Zombies, ditsy American beauties Barbie and Kendra battle their deadliest foe yet: social distancing boredom. Hooked on binge-watching a television show about a man and his tigers on a nature channel, the two ladies hatch the perfect plan to save the Tiger King himself. From the living rooms of LA to the wilds of Africa, our dynamic duo embark on a curve-flattening journey to free Joe from a fate worse than Carole Baskin.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Like a Boss (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two female friends with very different ideals decide to start a beauty company together. One is more practical, while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Flock of Dudes (2016)
Plot Summary:
A 30-something year old decides to "break up" with his best buds in order to finally grow up.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Dirty 30 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Lifelong friends Kate, Evie and Charlie are in a rut. Kate spends her days at a middling job and her nights alone or on failed dates. Evie is married with the in-laws from hell, wandering from one charitable cause to the next. Charlie has the girl of her dreams but just can’t seem to pull her business (or her act) together. On the eve of Kate’s 30th birthday, she agrees to let Evie and Charlie throw her a party. But what’s supposed to be a simple celebration becomes a wild who’s who of past and present, and things quickly spiral out of control.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! (2014)
Plot Summary:
The idols of 765 Production continue on their neverending journey—towards a new stage, towards a bright and shiny future! The girls and their producer have gone through thick and thin, and have stood face to face with all kinds of difficulties. It's time again for the girls to foster their friendship, and through great discipline, they step forward to their starry future.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, suspenseful, anime, adult animation
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Ian Edwards: Ideas Not Worth Spreading (2019)
Plot Summary:
Bill Burr presents Iantalk. Ian Edwards might not be a visionary billionaire or titan of industry, but he's taking the stage to share his strong opinions on sushi chefs, white people and drugs.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, entertaining, light, captivating
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Mom's Day Away (2014)
Plot Summary:
A frustrated stay-at-home mom takes a weekend away when her family ignores her over Mother's Day.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Back to the Goode Life (2019)
Plot Summary:
Francesca Goode is a successful New York banker who goes from being a Boss to being Broke overnight after the feds freeze all her assets when she's wrongfully blamed for unethical banking practices. She's forced to give up her hard-earned, lavish lifestyle and move back home to her humble beginnings with her uniquely hilarious, Southern family that she thought she ditched and left behind in a small town in Georgia. However, it's here that she will rediscover her self-worth, an old love, and the true meaning of family.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Sklar Brothers: What Are We Talking About? (2014)
Plot Summary:
Randy and Jason Sklar standup special recorded in Madison, Wisconsin.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Shy of Normal: Tales of New Life Experiences (2011)
Plot Summary:
An author (Brinke Stevens) cures her struggle with writer's block by making up funny short stories about random people she sees in public.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, independent film, cult film
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Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo (2018)
Plot Summary:
Teo, a young and struggling actor, disguises himself as a 79 year old man to take advantage from the benefits of a retirement home, while also trying to sort out his personal and love life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting (2002)
Plot Summary:
Seguito de Febbre da cavallo!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Amore, bugie e calcetto (2008)
Plot Summary:
Seven friends have a passion: every week they play futsal. Each of them forget the everyday's trouble playing futsal.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 881
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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The Usual Idiots: The Movie (2011)
Plot Summary:
A movie based on the italian sitcom "I Soliti Idioti".
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical
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YouTube Poop: The Movie (2017)
Plot Summary:
50+ YouTube Poop videos have been edited together to create a ‘very loose’ storyline in this visual mixtape. This ‘movie’ functions as both a compilation ‘best of’ as well as portraying the experience of flipping channels through YouTube’s funniest & filthiest ‘poops’.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Have Fun, Vasya! Date in Bali (2021)
Plot Summary:
Pasha again had a great opportunity to cheat on his wife with beautiful Vasya. Max had the opportunity to destroy Mitya and return Nastya. All the characters converge on the island of Bali, where they are waiting for chases, fights without rules and incredible adventures.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, funny
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Father of the Year (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two college grads return to their hometown, where a hypothetical question -- whose dad would win in a fight? -- leads to mass mayhem.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, absurd, buddy comedy
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Four of Us (2014)
Plot Summary:
James prepares for his eighth grade oral exams while his family is going through different times.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Would I Lie to You: The Beginning (2019)
Plot Summary:
In 1980s Paris - Patrick, Dov, Yvan and Serge are young men seeking success in love and business... with varying success.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police (2008)
Plot Summary:
Set on the backdrop of 1979 a group of troublemaking teenagers led by Mamachari (Hayato Ichihara) decide to prank Chuzai-san (Kuranosuke Sasaki) the local police officer who caught Mamachari’s friend Saijo (Takuya Ishida) for speeding on his scooter, Chuzai-san gets them suspended from school which only causes the teenagers to retaliate, They discover that Chuzai-san is married to an attractive woman named Kanako (Kumiko Aso) only making their pranks worse.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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No Country for Young Men (2017)
Plot Summary:
Every year five hundred thousand young people leave Italy and flee overseas. They call it “brain drain” but among the new emigrants there are a lot of ordinary young people seeking their fortune. Sandro and Luciano are two of them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 413
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
Plot Summary:
Larry is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the glorious shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. Taking a part-time job vacuuming and washing windshields, Larry finds himself mixed up with hostile co-workers and unsatisfied customers, while also finding himself smitten with his lovely boss, Lupe Torrez. Will Larry keep it together long enough to win the girl, provide for man's best friend (his dog Arrow), and do his grandmother proud?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, independent film
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Back to School (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two adults go to their middle school reunion in order to show off their success to old bullies teenage crushes.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Job: The Last Grey Cell (2006)
Plot Summary:
A story of three friends - Adi, Pele and Chemik, who experience many adventures.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Bride Wars (2015)
Plot Summary:
Mary and Jing are childhood best friends. When they were kids, they dreamed about their ideal weddings. Ten years later, on the day of their weddings, however, a mistake by the wedding planner pits them against each other, in a battle of wits.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Comedy
Country: China, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, remake of american film
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Travel Mates (2017)
Plot Summary:
Days before Eid, a salesman fired from his job drives to meet his girlfriend's family, but the trip goes astray due to his zany travel buddy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, road movie
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Miami Beach (2016)
Plot Summary:
Miami is one of the most sought by young Italians. It is there, in fact, is going to study at university Luca, a Roman, the son of John and Valentina, Milan, daughter Olivia. During the plane trip from Rome to Miami, Olivia and John argue furiously.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical