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Plot Summary:
Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The mistress, meanwhile, has a jealous boyfriend, so when Georges dumps her, two people are angry with him. Add Georges' wife, who suspects the affair. The mistress calls Georges to say she's coming to tell his wife everything, so Georges asks Maurice, a stranger who's passing by, to pose as his wife and scare off the mistress. In this farce, nothing goes as Georges plans.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 793
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sincere, sexy, touching, captivating, exciting
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Social Animals (2018)
Plot Summary:
Determined not to turn into her parents, or be drawn into any relationship longer than a one night stand, Zoe constantly struggles with her failing business and love life. Then she falls in love for the first time with Paul. But there's one problem: Paul is married.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, funny, light, sincere, independent film
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Demandez la permission aux enfants ! (2007)
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, semi serious
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Les hommes préfèrent les grosses (1981)
Plot Summary:
Lydie, a physically unattractive young woman, is brutally dumped by her fiancé when she had just acquired the lease of an apartment to live with him.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
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Norman... Is That You? (1976)
Plot Summary:
Parents (Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey) discover their son is gay and lives in Hollywood with his white lover (Dennis Dugan).
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, queer cinema
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Men and Women (1999)
Plot Summary:
Xiao Bo arrives in Beijing, gets a job at a boutique, and is invited to stay with his lady boss, Ah Qing, and her husband, Kang. Knowing that Xiao Bo is still single, his host tries to introduce him to her best friend, Ah Meng. After a few dates, Ah Meng begins to suspect Xiao Bo is gay. She tells Ah Qing, who then informs her husband Kang. After learning this, Kang attempts to rape Xiao Bo when his wife isn't at home. Xiao Bo leaves the house, quits his job and joins his old friend, Chong Chong, and realizes that he has a gay lover, Gui Gui. Some time later, Ah Qing confesses to Kang that she had an affair with Ah Meng.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Comedy
Country: China
Duration: 89 min
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On a Magical Night (2019)
Plot Summary:
After 20 years of marriage, Maria decides to leave her husband. She moves into room 212 at the hotel across the street, with a bird’s-eye view of her apartment, her husband and the life she shared with him. While she wonders if she made the right decision, many of the people in her life offer their opinions on the matter. They intend to let her know, whether she likes it or not, on what proves to be a life-changing evening.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, sentimental, thought provoking, captivating, erotic
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My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018)
Plot Summary:
A father, who calls himself "open" and tolerant and fights against any form of discrimination, reveals himself as not so liberal when his son announces the engagement to his partner. Overwhelmed by the news, he regresses into the most fierce opponent of same sex marriage, and tries to undermine his son's happiness with a series of embarrassing situations.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, captivating, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Please, Please Me! (2009)
Plot Summary:
riane believe her male partner is another woman dreams of. In order to lure him out in sex, she decided to take the initiative to develop relations with male partner with this woman, the results found that women had a French president’s daughter!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, sexy, clever, realistic, not serious, slapstick, sexual
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The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps (2022)
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Two years after the death of Jean, Matthias, the coach, decides to take Selime, a young man from the suburbs he believes is gay, to accompany the Shiny Shrimps to the Gay Games in Tokyo, on a trip to pay tribute to their friend who left too early. But after they miss their connection, they find themselves stranded in Russia, in one of the not the most gay-friendly regions in the world. The start of a crazy adventure as incredible as it is perilous.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, queer cinema
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Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
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Television director/producer Michael Pressman mounts a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune starring his wife, Lisa Chess. But their attempts to stage the play and work on their marriage keep running afoul, and everything's threatened by their difficult male lead, Alan Rosenberg. Michael's best hope, as a husband and producer, is to step into the character that Alan has abandoned.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, talky, realistic, independent film
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Oscar (1967)
Plot Summary:
This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large amount of money from his company, his maid is about to resign in order to marry a wealthy neighbor and his body builder is interested in marrying his daughter. The seemingly complicated story-line is full of comedy or errors and some of the most hilarious mime scenes of the French cinema.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, sincere, entertaining, funny, realistic, not serious, surprise ending
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West Hollywood Motel (2013)
Plot Summary:
Various lives intersect in and around a West Hollywood motel in this kaleidoscopic comedy about sex, love, and the meaning of life.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 747
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: tense, romantic, sexy, feel good, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, queer cinema, gay cinema
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How to Train Your Husband (2018)
Plot Summary:
A marriage therapist attempts to fix her own marriage by focusing on how to change her husband.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 924
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Any Wednesday (1966)
Plot Summary:
Ellen Gordon, a New York executive's mistress falls for the executive's young business associate when the young man is accidentally sent to use the apartment where the executive and his mistress get together every Wednesday. More complications arise when the executive's wife shows up with plans to redecorate the apartment.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, witty, sex comedy
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Joint Custody (2017)
Plot Summary:
A wife finds out her husband has a mistress. She decides to propose her to share her life with her husband, alternating every two weeks.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, happy, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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One Hot Summer (2009)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful Cuban-American lawyer is caught in the greatest dilemma of her life stay with Ariel, her Cuban-American husband who is eager to start a family at any cost or reignite a past love with Luther, the romance of her life who unexpectedly returns to try and capture her heart once again. Set against the backdrop of one hot summer in the sultry city of Miami, this romantic comedy examines the lives and loves of Margarita Santos, a contemporary woman and her two best friends (Anabel and Viviana) as they straddle two cultures to navigate through the dilemmas they face to find love and happiness once again.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever (2009)
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After thirteen years of engagement, the boring sex life of Rui and Vani is limited to one intercourse every other week. They decide to seek excitement with a threesome and they decide to invite Vani's cousin Silvinha to participate late night, but an accident interrupts their game. Rui and Vani unsuccessfully spend the night searching for for companion of a bisexual woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sex comedy, semi serious
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Seven Years of Marriage (2003)
Plot Summary:
After seven years of marriage, a couple of professional workers (he, a doctor and she, a banker) try to refresh their sex life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Two Plus Two (2022)
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Sara and Enrique's marriage is going through a monotonous crisis he's completely clueless about. Fortunately, Sara hears from Lucy a secret that might be the answer to saving her relationship: Lucy and Ricardo practice polygamy. Knowing how much Enrique trusts Ricardo, his colleague, Sara does everything to persuade her husband to give it a try, resulting in the must absurd situations that almost drive him to suffering a panic attack. Until he finally manages to relax and enjoy the benefits of polygamy, giving way to an all-new Enrique: a kinky, confident ladies' man. Sooner than later, hormones betray feelings and both couples end up going through the worst crisis they have ever faced. Not all remedies work the same way for everyone, and that includes reconciliation.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Game of Four (2007)
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When a man & woman discover their spouses are having an affair with each other, they secretly plot to break them up and win them back.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 766
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, happy
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Kids Are Back (2020)
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Catherine and Yann, happily married for many years, should have spent the year travelling abroad. But since he sold his business, Yann has been too busy with his bonsai trees and keeps postponing the big trip. Things go from bad to worse when their 27-year-old broke daughter and her boyfriend lose their apartment and come knocking on the door to stay. With Yann’s mid-life crisis spinning out of control, their couch surfing daughter and partner getting increasingly invasive and their stay becoming indefinite, Catherine will try everything to kick them out of the parental home and get her life back on track!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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What a Drag (1996)
Plot Summary:
A closeted gay man's attempt to "act straight" for the sake of his job has unexpected consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, hot, campy
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Merci Dr Rey! (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young phone-sex addict goes to a therapist who herself has died and a psychotic patient is in her place.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 584
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, disturbing, clever, realistic
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Dating My Mother (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dating My Mother explores the intimate and sometimes tumultuous relationship between a single mother and her gay son as they navigate the dizzying world of online dating.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, queer cinema
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Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
Plot Summary:
A mixed group of individuals - lesbian, gays, and heterosexuals who all frequent a local bar struggle to accept each others lifestyles. However when the two gays are attacked and fight back and ultimately rape one of their attackers, the group becomes strongly divided on their actions.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, melancholic, sincere, sexy, humorous, independent film, sex comedy, realistic, talky, semi serious
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The First Wives Club (1996)
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After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, funny, entertaining, hilarious, captivating, romantic comedy, sweet, satirical
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The Dinner Game (1998)
Plot Summary:
Each week, Pierre and his friends organize what is called as "un dîner de cons". Everyone brings the dumbest guy he could find as a guest. Pierre thinks his champ -François Pignon- will steal the show.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, feel good, light, hilarious, sentimental, talky, dark comedy, sincere, sweet
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Sex, Love and Betrayal (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of two couples who are neighbors and the marital problems caused by the unexpected arrival of two important personages of their past. The first couple, Carlos and Ana, live on the seventh floor of a building. Ana feels she's entitled to more love than her husband is willing to give. Suddenly, an old friend, Tomás, reappears after many years away and stays at their house. Andréa and Miguel live in the building across the street and are also going through a marriage crisis. In a party, they meet Cláudia, Miguel's first girlfriend, and she has no place to stay. Naturally, she's invited to sleep at their place. The presence of the two newcomers will cause many changes in their relationships.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 719
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil, Mexico
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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F2: Fun and Frustration (2019)
Plot Summary:
After Venky, Varun also gets married thinking he can keep the wife in control but both of them gets frustrated with the marital life which generates fun.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Times Have Been Better (2006)
Plot Summary:
After moving in with his beau, 30ish banker Jérémy (Arnaud Binard) decides to let the cat out of the bag, telling his unsuspecting parents, Guy (Bernard Le Coq) and Rosine (Charlotte de Turckheim), that he's gay. Though they've always envisioned themselves as enlightened, the news staggers Guy and Rosine -- who are determined to get to the root of Jérémy's homosexuality. Olivier Guéritée also stars in this delicious French farce.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, semi serious, humorous, realistic, queer cinema