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Plot Summary:
Like in many other Monicelli movies, the main theme of Amici miei is friendship, seen from a rather bitter point of view. It tells the story of four middle-aged friends in Florence who organize together idle pranks (called zingarate, "gypsy shenanigans") in a continuous attempt to prolong childhood during their adult life.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: light, cult classic, hilarious, feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, italian comedy
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The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
Plot Summary:
A citizen of the Veneto in her sixties. Three stories of "love in the country".
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, biting, sexual, anthology, suspense, hot
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All My Friends Part 2 (1982)
Plot Summary:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. All My Friends Part 2 (Italian: Amici miei Atto II) is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is the sequel to Amici miei of 1975. The movie features Paolo Stoppa in one of his last roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article All My Friends Part 2, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: hilarious, italian comedy
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All My Friends Part 3 (1985)
Plot Summary:
This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistible jokes to everyone in every kind of situation. Mascetti is hospitalized in a geriatric clinic. Of course the place become immediately the main stage for all their jokes. After some jokes they decided to place an ultimate incredible and farcical joke to the clinic guests.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: hilarious, italian comedy
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The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
Plot Summary:
The Magnificent Cuckold is about a hat tycoon who is ecstatically, if not hungrily, in love with his youthful wife. It is all blissful, that is, until our man, middle-aged and somewhat of a square among his blasé, upper-class friends to whom cuckoldry is a common practice, is seduced by one of them. At this point doubts and suspicions, like conscience, begin to plague him. If he could succumb to extramarital confections, why not his gorgeous mate? Quickly his love for his spouse degenerates beyond obsessive, into the realm of maniacal. He becomes madly concerned that his wife is cheating on him --even though she is not being unfaithful. When he looks at her it becomes obvious to him that she is a very attractive woman. And, all the men around her must be dying to be with her. Gnawed by jealously, he will imagine variations on nabbing her and her lover in flagrante delicto.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 735
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: black and white, sexy, hot
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Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974)
Plot Summary:
50 year old Giulio (Tognazzi) and his 17 year old goddaughter, Vincenzina (Muti) fall madly in love with each other and soon are wed. Unfortunately for Giulio he walks in on his friend and Vincenzina upon a return from a trip. His jealousy and anger get the best of him and he kicks his wife out of the house. Years pass and Giulio decides to rekindle the lover affair with Vincenzina.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 816
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: erotic, freeze frame
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Fairhaven (2012)
Plot Summary:
Long-time friends reconnect when one returns to their small Massachusetts town for a funeral.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 608
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, thought provoking, captivating, humorous, atmospheric, serious, gloomy, independent film
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Stag (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ken Andrews (Faison) has been the orchestrator of the hazing pranks at all of his buddies' stags - elaborate, hilarious pranks that have left many emotional scars and a few physical ones. And now today is Ken's stag! He nervously awaits the fate that his pals surely have in store for him, comforted only by the knowledge that Carl (Pat Thornton) will be there to watch his back. That is, so long as Carl can extract himself from the Hollywood celebrity, Veronica (Amurri). Ken will soon discover that payback is worse than he could ever imagine. Written by Brett Heard.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good
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Police Chief Pepe (1969)
Plot Summary:
A police commissioner in a little town in the Italian Venetian province investigates a prostitution ring run by two pensioners; during his investigations he also learns that a former manicurist shacks up with ten students, the prefect's daughter prostitutes to keep her pimp, a famous doctor has sex with his young patients, a headmaster has his eyes on the pupils, a noblewoman organizes orgies in her villa, the local convent is run by a dyke and his actual girlfriend poses for a hardcore magazine. He wants everything to come out in the open but his superiors try to put obstacles in his way.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Macaroni (1985)
Plot Summary:
A businessman from the United States returns to Italy for the first time in four decades only to discover that an old girlfriend of his, along with her brother, have involved him in a massive hoax.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 841
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Handle with Care (1977)
Plot Summary:
The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: cult classic, humorous, offbeat, realistic, semi serious, independent film, sexy, thought provoking, enigmatic, bleak
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The Toy (1976)
Plot Summary:
When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. Gradually befriending the spoiled boy, he induces him to play at making a newspaper, unveiling publicly the tyrannical way of life of the father. The powerful emotional climax we experience with the child astonishes both men.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, realistic, light, satirical, funny, semi serious, biting, suspense, neo screwball comedy
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White Collar Blues (1975)
Plot Summary:
Based on Paolo Villaggio's books "Fantozzi" and "Il secondo, tragico Fantozzi", which are popular in Italy, this film tells the story of an unfortunate accountant's life over the course of one year, shown in a variety of sketches, segments and provocative sequences making Fantozzi a very unlucky person indeed.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: cult classic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, cult film
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Love & Slaps (2010)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about generational conflict between two parents who do not want to grow old and a seventeen year old daughter who wants to become an adult. During a weekend with some friends in their country house in Tuscany, Marcello and Marina, relieved that the love affair of their teenage daughter Rose with another boy, Luke, is over, prepare to meet their daughter's new boyfriend. The problem is that the two adults, who still feel pretty young, do not know what to expect, and what they are about to discover will leave them speechless.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 589
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, realistic, talky, not serious
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The Terrace (1980)
Plot Summary:
Drama about the difficulties of a group of people trying to change their lives. A group of people gathers in a terrace in Rome . Some are friends, some know each other and others just meet for the first time. All are intellectual and belong to the middle class.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, contemplative, talky, cynical, non-linear
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The Stag (2013)
Plot Summary:
At his fiancée’s urging, a very modern Irish groom-to-be reluctantly agrees to a stag weekend with his friends, camping in the western wilderness of Ireland. Much to their chagrin, these modern men are joined by the brother of the bride, a crazy, unpredictable alpha male known as “The Machine”, and an explosive Id to their collective Ego. The Machine is a force of nature, and under his leadership, the men—stripped of modern comfort, convenience and, finally, clothing—must begin their journey into the wild.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, black comedy, queer cinema
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A Matter of Heart (2009)
Plot Summary:
Garage owner Angelo and big-time film producer Alberto find themselves occupying neighbouring beds in a Rome hospital after suffering heart attacks. Alberto is a gregarious joker - and chain smoker - who has a strong effect on the impressionable Angelo. However, as one of the men's condition deteriorates, the other becomes more deeply involved in his personal life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 875
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat
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All Stars 2: Old Stars (2011)
Plot Summary:
In All Stars 2 Old Stars, the unexpected wedding of one of the boys means they treat themselves to an ‘old-fashioned training camp’ in the form of a long weekend in Barcelona. The match between Barcelona and Real Madrid is meant to be the high point of the trip. But of course not everything goes according to plan for the Swift Boys.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, sentimental, sincere, feel good, semi serious
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Identity Card (2010)
Plot Summary:
Hořká komedie režiséra Ondřeje Trojana Občanský průkaz na motivy stejnojmenné knihy Petra Šabacha sleduje osudy čtveřice dospívajících mladíků, jejich přátel, lásek a rodičů od okamžiku, kdy v patnácti letech dostanou občanský průkaz, až do chvíle, kdy se v osmnácti snaží uniknout vojně a pokoušejí se získat modrou knížku.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, sincere, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative
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Dysfunctional Friends (2012)
Plot Summary:
A group of college friends are reunited after the death of their very successful friend. The will dictates that each person will receive a large sum of money if they can all successfully stay in his mansion for a week. If one person leaves, everyone forfeits the money.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 924
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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Hardboiled Egg (1997)
Plot Summary:
The story of Piero, from when he was a kid to fatherhood, over the background of the town of Livorno, Tuscany, where the director Virzì was born.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, captivating, realistic, gloomy, semi serious
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Don't Think About It (2007)
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, feel good, humorous, light, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious
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The Passion (2010)
Plot Summary:
To avoid being sued, a film director reluctantly agrees to set up and direct the Good Friday celebrations in a small Tuscan town.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, realistic
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The Youngest Son (2010)
Plot Summary:
An amoral man manhandles his wife and falls into the claws of a wheeler dealer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, feel good
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2 Francs, 40 Pesetas (2014)
Plot Summary:
Madrid, 1974. Six years have passed since Martin and his family have returned to Spain from Switzerland. A visit to their adopted country will bring complications.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 468
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, sentimental, realistic
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Very Happy Alexander (1968)
Plot Summary:
Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anthology, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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I Remember (1973)
Plot Summary:
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: art house, surreal, sentimental, atmospheric, visual, stylized, meditative, colorful, realistic, philosophical
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The Big Feast (1973)
Plot Summary:
A group of men hire some prostitutes and go to a villa in the countryside. There, they engage in group sex and resolve to eat themselves to death.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: erotic, disturbing, art house, surreal, humorous, controversial, atmospheric, black comedy, dark comedy, sexual
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Cemetery Junction (2010)
Plot Summary:
In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: witty, inspirational, stylized, funny, humorous, talky, semi serious, melancholic, atmospheric, clever
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The Full Monty (1997)
Plot Summary:
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, black comedy, hilarious, light, touching, realistic, witty, social
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Gueros (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, light, captivating, thought provoking, hispanic, art film, black and white, existential, realistic