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Plot Summary:
Two members of the French Academy agree to help the attractive young veterinarian Esther investigate the suspicious death of her sister. Esther is convinced her brother-in-law is responsible, but soon it becomes apparent that those responsible are linked to the very highest echelons of power in the Vatican.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Dirty Vivancos III (2002)
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, spoof
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Touch and Die (1992)
Plot Summary:
Martin Sheen stars as an American newsman in Rome who begins to investigate the appearance of several corpses found throughout Europe with their hands cut off. He soon uncovers not only plots of plutonium theft, but also of nuclear arms deals and dark political schemes.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Thriller
Country: Italy, USA, France, Germany, UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Seven Deaths by Prescription (1975)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Brézé and his sons, all surgeons with limited abilities fight any competition on their sector with all means.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 602
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck (1991)
Plot Summary:
This series of sketches introduces doctor Apfelglück and four of his patients... and their rather peculiar and disturbing problems.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 486
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Il commissario Lo Gatto (1986)
Plot Summary:
Police commissioner Lo Gatto is in charge of the local Italian police station within Vatican State. During an investigation, following the murder of a Vatican priest, he decides to question the Pope!!! For this reason Lo Gatto is sent to a Sicilian remote island Favignana. There is very little for the commissioner to do on the quiet island, so Lo Gatto decides to investigate the vanishing of a tourist which quickly becomes a very complicated affair.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 760
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Good King Dagobert (1984)
Plot Summary:
King's Dagobert I intestinal and sexual problems loom large as he survives an attack on his royal caravan then barely makes it to Rome to personally give thanks to the Pope. After he arrives at the Vatican, he becomes involved in the battle between two contenders for the papacy and has to face the machinations of a ruthless Byzantine princess.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Kill the Referee (1984)
Plot Summary:
Michel,a referee has to suffer the consequences of having whistled a penalty against a team which is supported by football hooligans.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 576
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Shooting Elizabeth (1992)
Plot Summary:
Before a man (Jeff Goldblum) can kill his nagging wife (Mimi Rogers) as planned, she disappears and he's charged with murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: black comedy, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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Divorcing Jack (1998)
Plot Summary:
He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, independent film, black comedy, tension, suspense
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Schneider vs. Bax (2015)
Plot Summary:
On his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, only to find the job a lot more difficult than expected.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, humorous, suspense, slasher, dark comedy, transgressive, crying, weird
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Arizona (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, the life of Cassie Fowler, a single mother and struggling realtor, goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, ironic, satirical, black comedy, philosophical, political, social, disturbing, dark comedy, twisted
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Sex & Crime (2016)
Plot Summary:
Valentin (Wotan Wilke Möhring) thought it an excellent idea to let his best friend Theo (Fabian Busch) its new, large house for one night, so that the therein undisturbed with the attractive waitress Mörli (Claudia Eisinger) can enjoy. As the best-selling author and passionate chess player Theo currently has trouble.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, twisted
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Kill Ben Lyk (2018)
Plot Summary:
Someone is murdering all of the Ben Lyks in London! Youtuber, Ben Lyk, decides to gather all of the remaining Ben Lyks to try and figure out exactly what is happening to London’s Ben Lyks.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, black comedy
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Cocaine Bear (2023)
Plot Summary:
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, dark, horror comedy, creepy, disgusting, surprise ending, psychotronic, detective, black comedy, grindhouse
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Legal Aid (2009)
Plot Summary:
At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but, lately, his little income and his arduous working conditions have been eroding his idealism. So, when Henry Marsac, a leading (but seemingly corrupt), professional colleague, offers him to work on bigger and more lucrative cases, he ends up accepting. Little does he know what Marsac is up to.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, cynical, tense, thought provoking, realistic
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Absence of the Good (1999)
Plot Summary:
Salt Lake City homicide detective Caleb Barnes is under increasing pressure from all sides to crack a string of serial killings that have been terrorizing the city. At the same time, Barnes' home life is beginning to crumble in the wake of his son's accidental death. Will he solve the killings before the stress tears him apart? Written by.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 775
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective, suspense
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Blondes Have More Guns (1996)
Plot Summary:
A scarf, a chainsaw, and a mysterious blonde are the only clues to a growing number of stiffs (and not all of them are dead bodies!) Who can the police turn to? Harry Bates, of course, the smartest officer on the force. TOO BAD HARRY CAN’T OUTWIT A HOUSEPLANT! Lucky for him he has his trusted partner Dick Smoker and his faithful dog (who seems to be a guy in a dog suit) to help him solve the case. The only suspects are a pair of beautiful sisters, Montana and Dakota. When the trigger happy Harry gets romantically involved with the twin half step-sisters will he lose more than his cool? Inspired lunacy ensues as BLONDES HAVE MORE GUNS parodies the likes of PULP FICTION and INDECENT PROPOSAL with razor… er… chainsaw sharp wit!.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, grindhouse, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, cynical, not serious, cult film
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The Silence of the Hams (1994)
Plot Summary:
The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal who is isolated in a maximum security jail.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, not serious, humorous, sweet, horror comedy, independent film, sexy, realistic, absurd
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Head Above Water (1993)
Plot Summary:
Einar and Bjørn leave Lene on the island for a fishing trip. Then her former lover, Gaute, drops by unexpectedly. Drunk, he sleeps in the double bed. Lene sleeps on the couch and wakes up when the men come back. She tries to wake Gaute, but then discovers that he's dead.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, dark, cult classic, scary, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, cult film
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The Night My Mother Killed My Father (2016)
Plot Summary:
Isabel is torn between the need to feel valued as an actress and her insecurities and contradictions. One night, she hosts a very special dinner: her husband Ángel, who is a scriptwriter, and Susana, Ángel's ex-wife and film director, want to convince Argentinian actor Diego Peretti to star in a movie. But at some point something unexpected happens that surprises everyone and disturbs the evening.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, crying, dark comedy
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The Paint Job (1992)
Plot Summary:
"Taav's first feature occupies the same setting and psychological territory as David Lynch's visions of small-town America. About a love triangle, involving house painter Wesley (Patton), his boss Willie (Pastorelli) and Willie's sensitive, vulnerable wife Margaret (Neuwirth), the film turns into a picture of hidden desires, romantic dreams and dangerous obsessions... An unsettling film in which ideas, tone and texture unite with quietly confident storytellin". TIME OUT Film Guide.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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One More Time (1970)
Plot Summary:
London nightclub buddies Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) and Pepper (Peter Lawford) link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, psychotronic
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Shut Up and Shoot! (2006)
Plot Summary:
A movie producer hatches a scheme to have an actor (Silvio Pollio) kill his fellow filmmakers.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, cynical, suspense, independent film, semi serious, biting, surprise ending, dark comedy
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We Have a Pope (2011)
Plot Summary:
The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an atheist. But the Pope's fear of his newfound responsibility is one he must face alone. Winner Best Film at the Italian Golden Globes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, realistic, clever, humorous, witty, tragicomedy, philosophical, sad, buddy comedy, sentimental
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The Return of the Tall Blond Man (1974)
Plot Summary:
With 'little captain' Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy", Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in some fake adventures. All this to stop the investigation into the death of Colonel Milan.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spy comedy, humorous, realistic, not serious, fast, eurospy, cult film
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Tip Top (2013)
Plot Summary:
Two policewomen from Internal Affairs arrive in a provincial precinct to investigate the death of an Algerian woman who was an informer. One punches, the other eyes, tip top.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 691
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, realistic, suspenseful
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The Swindle (1997)
Plot Summary:
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, clever, realistic, witty, cynical
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Head Above Water (1996)
Plot Summary:
Judge George (Harvey Keitel) brings his young wife, Nathalie (Cameron Diaz), to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance (Craig Sheffer) -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie spends time with her ex, Kent (Billy Zane). When Kent ends up dead the next morning, Nathalie tries to hide the evidence before her husband gets home. After the body is found, the events of the previous night unravel, with unexpected revelations.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, dark comedy, funny, light, suspense, melancholic, absurd, talky, realistic
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Buffet Froid (1979)
Plot Summary:
An absurd black comedy that cunningly reverses the conventions of the crime thriller to comment on the alienating and dehumanizing effects of contemporary urban life. Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory of committing the crimes. His confusion lead him to confess to his neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu. Alphonse and Morvandieu become the axis around which murders occur.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: surreal, dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, mindfuck, anthology, cult classic, offbeat, witty
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You Can't Stop the Murders (2003)
Plot Summary:
Australian small-town cop Gary (Eck) enjoys his nearly pastoral existence, with traffic violations providing the major excitement to his normally low-key days. While away from work, Gary spends a good deal of time fantasizing about local news reporter Julia (Kirstie Hutton), who would just as soon relocate to the thriving metropolis of Sydney. Soon, however, a motorcyclist is found decapitated, with a construction worker, a sailor, and a cowboy and Indian also meeting the same fate. With some murderous weirdo with some sort of Village People fixation terrorizing the town, Gary -- with the help of big-wig city detective and Don Johnson-wannabe Tony Charles (Mir) -- begins to realize that a cop is the last remaining victim to be murdered in order for the killings to be complete.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, dark comedy, cult film