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Plot Summary:
Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win her over, and soon he comes back from the dead, and wins Missy's heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, cult classic, humorous, black comedy, horror comedy, offbeat, semi serious, romantic comedy, funny, light
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Make-Out with Violence (2008)
Plot Summary:
A genre-bending tale of a boy trying to fulfill his unrequited love for a girl who has risen from the dead. It tells the story of twin brothers Patrick and Carol Darling, newly graduated from high school and struggling to come to terms with the mysterious disappearance of their friend, the bright and beautiful Wendy Hearst. When a drive through the countryside surrounding their suburban community leads to the discovery of Wendy's mysteriously animated corpse, the boys secretly transport the un-dead Wendy to an empty house in hopes of somehow bringing her back to life. As the sweltering summer pushes on, they must maintain the appearance of normalcy for their friends and family as they search for ways to revive the Wendy they once knew, or, failing that, to satisfy their own quests for love amongst the living and the dead.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 742
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, sincere, mind bending, semi serious, slasher, suspense, dark, independent film, offbeat, underground film
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Blood Car (2007)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, gas prices are at an astronomical high. One man is determined to find an alternate fuel source. That alternate fuel source turns out to be blood...HUMAN BLOOD.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspense, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, offbeat, biting, horror comedy
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Eat Brains Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
When Jake and his dream girl, Amanda, contract a mysterious zombie virus, they end up on the run from Cass, a teen psychic sent by the government's top-secret Necrotic Control Division to track them down as they search for a cure.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 687
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, satirical, absurd, horror comedy
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Big Monster on Campus (2000)
Plot Summary:
A student receives a serial killer's brain in a transplant after being thrown into a pool with no water in it.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 822
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, semi serious, slasher, horror comedy, spooky, independent film, offbeat, gothic, humorous
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Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991)
Plot Summary:
The class of nuke 'em high is back, and this time they're in college! Tromaville's nuclear factory has been rebuilt and now includes the Tromaville institute of technology. Located inside the nuclear plant, Tromaville Tech is where Prof. Holt has perfected Sub-humanoids.... Living beings without emotions, who have been genetically programmed to perform menial tasks. When school reporter Roger Smit.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, horror comedy, independent film, offbeat, humorous, not serious, fast, parody, psychotronic, spoof
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Deal of a Lifetime (1999)
Plot Summary:
The agent for the Devil takes the soul of a high school sophomore in exchange for a date with the most popular girl on campus.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light
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Night of the Living Dorks (2004)
Plot Summary:
Three not-so-cool school friends decide to try a old voodoo ritual. Later, they die in a car accident, but live on as zombies. But being a zombie has advantages, too.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, suspense, horror comedy, slasher, dark comedy, biting
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Date with an Angel (1987)
Plot Summary:
Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his heavenly houseguest, Jim must cope with a dangerously jealous fiancée, an exploitive future father-in-law and a group of buddies with an outrageous business plan!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, funny, light, romantic, sexy
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One Hell of a Guy (1998)
Plot Summary:
When the Devil's favourite demon, Nick (Rob Lowe), is sent to corrupt the soul of Cassie Springer (Alexandra Powers), the last thing he expected was to fall in love. But Cassie's purity was enough to save the town of Fairfield from the Devil's clutches and it might be enough to make this handsome devil... a real life Romeo. Now, the battle between good and evil gets personal.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, semi serious
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Hello Again (1987)
Plot Summary:
Lucy Chadman (Shelley Long) chokes to death and is resurrected by her loopy sister Zelda (Judith Ivey) on the one year anniversary of her death. Lucy, of course, does not believe she has actually been dead and thinks it is an elaborate hoax until she goes to her apartment and discovers her husband (Corbin Bernsen) married to her gold digging best friend, Kim (Sela Ward).
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, slapstick comedy, light, sexy, unusual plot structure, sweet
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Teen Wolf (1985)
Plot Summary:
When a shy teenager's new-found powers help him score at basketball - and with the popular girls - he has some pretty hairy decisions to make.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, cult classic, teen, light, captivating, melancholic, funny
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Burying the Ex (2014)
Plot Summary:
It seemed like a great idea when all-around nice guy Max and his beautiful girlfriend, Evelyn moved in together. But when Evelyn turns out to be a controlling, manipulative nightmare, Max knows it’s time to call it quits. There’s just one problem: he’s terrified of breaking up with her. Fate steps in when Evelyn is the victim of a fatal, freak accident, leaving Max single and ready to mingle. Just as Max is thinking about moving on with what could be his dream girl, Olivia – Evelyn has returned from the grave and is determined to get her boyfriend back...even if that means transforming him into one of the undead.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: not serious, horror comedy, scary, humorous, romantic, psychological, funny, dark comedy, disgusting, offbeat
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Warm Bodies (2013)
Plot Summary:
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 241000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, offbeat, teen, funny, cute, horror comedy, feel good, apocalyptic, sentimental
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Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Plot Summary:
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories haunt her, but also Jolly's ghost, who doesn't approve of her new mate. Invisible to anyone but Kay, he tries to prevent the wedding. Written by Tom Zoerner.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sad, sex comedy, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Teen Witch (1989)
Plot Summary:
Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her and to win the heart of the handsome footballer's captain. But soon she has doubts if it's right to 'cheat' her way to popularity.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, horror comedy, cult classic, teen, relaxing, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, homoerotic
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Dead & Breakfast (2004)
Plot Summary:
Six friends on a road trip stop for the night at a bed and breakfast in the sleepy town of Lovelock. After a night that leaves both the inn's owner and chef dead, the gang finds themselves under suspicion by the local sheriff. But that's only the beginning as nearly all of the town's quirky residents become possessed by an evil spirit and pin down the friends inside the B&B.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, humorous, horror comedy, suspenseful, horror musical, tense, entertaining, disturbing, cult classic
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My Name Is Bruce (2007)
Plot Summary:
B Movie Legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, suspense, entertaining, horror comedy, feel good, not serious, cult classic, funny, captivating
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Boy Eats Girl (2005)
Plot Summary:
A boy declares his love for his girlfriend, only to die the same night. He is brought back to life by his mother as a flesh-craving zombie, who sires more teen undead while trying to control his, er, appetite for his beloved.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, horror comedy, suspense, funny, disturbing, teen, scary, offbeat
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The Midnight Hour (1985)
Plot Summary:
Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, retro, slasher, dark comedy, black and white, horror comedy, spooky, offbeat, humorous
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Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Plot Summary:
Maximillian, the lone survivor of a race of vampires, comes to Brooklyn in search of a way to live past the next full moon. His ticket to survival is Rita, a NYPD detective who doesn't know she's half vampire -- and Maximillian will do whatever's necessary to put her under his spell.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: parody, gothic, humorous, black comedy, scary, detective, suspenseful, splatter, cult classic, hood
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Plot Summary:
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader-- her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die" and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires. With the help of a romantic rebel, Buffy is soon spending school nights protecting L.A. from Lothos, the Vampire King, his sidekick. Lefty and their determined gang of bloodsuckers. It's everything you'd expect from a teen queen in the Valley.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, teen, cult classic, horror comedy, exciting, captivating, entertaining, black comedy, funny
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Book of Love (1990)
Plot Summary:
John Twiller takes down his high school yearbook and begins to reminiscence about that time he first moved into the neighborhood in 1956. His teenage self, Jack is obsessed with Lily one of the more popular girls around. The sole obstacle is Angelo, her bullying boyfriend. With the help of his pals Crutch, Floyd, and Spider, he makes every attempt possible to change her mind.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy, independent film, teen sex comedy, teen comedy
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Over Her Dead Body (2008)
Plot Summary:
After his fiancée, Kate, dies in an accident on their wedding day, veterinarian Henry grows depressed. To help him move on, his sister has him visit psychic Ashley and gives her Kate's diary. Ashley uses the journal's details to convincingly deliver the fake message that Kate wants Henry to move on. However, Kate's ghost is watching over Ashley and Henry. Furious when they fall for each other, she vows to sabotage their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, romantic, light, melancholic, funny, feel good, humorous, semi serious, cute, teen
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Idle Hands (1999)
Plot Summary:
Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, humorous, scary, suspense, dark comedy, horror comedy, funny, teen, semi serious, realistic
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Just Like Heaven (2005)
Plot Summary:
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Martinson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, fairy tale, romantic comedy, feel good, light, funny, touching, sweet, entertaining, humorous
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Dance of the Dead (2008)
Plot Summary:
With Prom only hours away, the usual suspects of Cosa High (Cheerleaders, geeks, bad boys and the happy-go-lucky student council alike) are preoccupied with the annual rituals of teendom. On the night of the big dance when the dead unexpectedly rise to eat the living, polar opposite groups will be forced to unite in their final chance to save the town from the zombies.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, parody, bloody, atmospheric, entertaining, horror comedy, humorous, suspense, splatter, funny
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The Revenant (2009)
Plot Summary:
A horror movie/buddy comedy about Joey and his undead friend Bart who comes back from the dead as a revenant: an articulate zombie that needs to drink blood to arrest the decomposition of his body.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspense, horror comedy, exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, scary, splatter, psychological, disturbing
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Death Becomes Her (1992)
Plot Summary:
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: satirical, dark comedy, black comedy, gothic, funny, clever, light, horror comedy, humorous, cynical
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It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)
Plot Summary:
A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, entertaining, funny, feel good, romantic comedy, cute, sweet, humorous, slapstick
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She's All That (1999)
Plot Summary:
High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desperate to revive his fading reputation, Siler agrees to a seemingly impossible challenge. He has six weeks to gain the trust of nerdy outcast Laney Boggs -- and help her to become the school's next prom queen.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sweet, teen, romantic comedy, light, humorous, sentimental, entertaining, realistic