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Plot Summary:
Mivtza Savta ("Operation Grandma") is a satirical Israeli comedy about three very different brothers trying to get around many obstacles to bury their grandmother on her kibbutz. The story takes place in Israel, in the fictional kibbutz "Asisim".
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: black comedy, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, cult film
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The Call-up (1979)
Plot Summary:
It's time for Jonsson to return to his old regiment to rehearse what he learned during conscription a few years ago. He meets his old friends, platoon leader Larsson and the music loving captain 'Beethoven'. Jonsson and his comrades doesn't take it very serious - but they have a jolly good time. A female journalist follows the exercise to write an article, and gets interested in him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, cynical, not serious, biting, suspense
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Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer (1976)
Plot Summary:
Sergio Konstanza, a Swindler, owes money to Mr. Hasson. He escapes to the desert where he joins a wacky army reserve unit whose Seargent is engaged to one of Mr. Hasson's Daughters.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: cult classic, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, weird, cult film
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Numbskull Emptybrook in the Army (1984)
Plot Summary:
Uuno is forced to complete his mandatory military service when it is revealed that he only spent one day in the army in his youth. As is typical of the Turhapuro series his family and friends become closely tied in with these events. His friends Härski Hartikainen and Sörsselssön return to the army for a refresher course and by chance Uuno's father-in-law, Councillor Tuura is made the Finnish Defence Minister. In one of the most memorable scenes, Uuno's wife, Elisabeth, dresses as Uuno and substitutes him for a day as Uuno has an apparently urgent meeting (at a restaurant) and while becoming lost in the woods with a malfunctioning radio, Tuura accidentally declares war on Sweden.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious
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Yrrol: An Enormously Well Thought Out Movie (1994)
Plot Summary:
Yrrol: An Enormously Well Thought Out Movie. Sketch comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, black comedy, sketch comedy, dark comedy, fun
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The Naked Man (1997)
Plot Summary:
O escritor Sílvio Proença precisa embarcar para São Paulo, a fim de divulgar seu novo livro. No aeroporto, encontra um grupo de velhos companheiros. Com o embarque cancelado devido à uma forte tempestade, o grupo segue para o apartamento de Marialva, filha de um dos amigos de Proença. Seduzido pela música e pelos encantos de Marialva, Proença passa a noite ali mesmo, onde desperta no dia seguinte, completamente nu. Ainda zonzo da ressaca, vai apanhar o pão deixado à porta do apartamento; é quando o vento fecha a porta e deixa-o nu do lado de fora.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, sex comedy
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Military Academy (2007)
Plot Summary:
The movie deals with a guy who gets to join the German Bundeswehr involuntarily because a colleague loses his denial papers in order to get the chance to get down on his girlfriend. When entering the Bundeswehr he acts like a giant idiot and of course gets in one room with some of the biggest losers around. The loser turns out to be a hero and leads his loser-colleagues to win a contest with the local US army squad.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good, light, sexy, exciting
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The Great Match (2006)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about the attempts of tribal groups around the world to watch a soccer match.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, sentimental
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Moroccan Gigolos (2013)
Plot Summary:
The story follows three young men who are willing to do anything to reach their dreams, even to prostitute themselves to gain money for the bussines they want. They obviously get themselves into trouble and various funny situations.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, Belgium
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, feel good
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No More Mr. Nice Guy (1993)
Plot Summary:
Die Brüder Kipp (Joachim Król) und Most (Horst Krause) machen sich auf den Weg, um das Gut ihrer Oma zu erben. Auf diesem Weg begegnen sie Viktor (Konstantin Kotljarov), einem desertierten russischen Soldaten, der die beiden kidnappt und Nadine (Sophie Rois), die sich ihnen freiwillig anschließt. Zwischendurch gibt es noch einen Zusammenstoß mit Straßenrowdies, was diesen allerdings nicht gerade gut bekommt. Auf ihrem Weg zum Erbe (oder was davon übrig bleibt) geraten die Protagonisten in manche scheinbar ausweglose Situation.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Florida (1993)
Plot Summary:
Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down where motels grow faster than grass. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading their turf. However, that is not even the beginning of their troubles.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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LolliLove (2004)
Plot Summary:
A hip, misguided Southern California couple decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on the wrapper.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, mockumentary, dark comedy, cult classic, independent film, offbeat, satirical
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Peculiarities of the National Fishing (1998)
Plot Summary:
General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova lose their way on a fishing trip and wind up in a neighboring country, where they decide to have a good time anyway but end up leaving their vodka and fishing equipment behind.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, feel good, witty, relaxing, exciting, offbeat, hilarious
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Hello, Goodbye (2008)
Plot Summary:
French film icons Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant star in this romantic comedy about a Parisian couple in their fifties who share a comfortable life, a beautiful home, a posh country club and a midlife crisis. Following a dream vacation to Israel where Alain (Depardieu) explores his Jewish roots, Gisèle (Ardant) insists they change their life and move to Tel Aviv. While Gisèle, a Jewish convert, finds her new life inspiring; Alain fights to embrace Hebrew, Jewish tradition and a new circumcision. Will Alain and Gisèle learn whether Shalom represents Hello or Goodbye?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Israel, Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, offbeat, realistic
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The Three Brothers (1995)
Plot Summary:
Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, entertaining, light, cult classic, realistic, cult film
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High Strung (1992)
Plot Summary:
Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and everything annoys him, begins another day of complaining to himself. However, the day proves to be much different than normal when Thane begins to recieve strange phone calls, letters, and voices in his head, all indicating that something will happen at 8 o'clock. As the day goes on, Thane rants and raves about the things that annoy him, as the clock slowly ticks closer and closer to his destiny.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, cult classic, independent film, black comedy
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The Don's Analyst (1997)
Plot Summary:
Don Vito Leoni, the Godfather, is clinically depressed. The world has changed and he hasn't. He'd like to retire, but if he left the "family business" to his two idiot sons, they'd be dead in a minute. So he decides to go legit, which convinces everyone that he must be completely off the deep end. To preserve their cushy lives, his dysfuntional family conspires to get him some psycho-therepy. So his boys kidnap a "piasan" shrink and order him to "fix" their father. This film, which premired on Showtime, pre-dated the very similarly plotted "Analyze This" by over a year.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, not serious
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Government Woman (2013)
Plot Summary:
Xate is an ordinary woman from Midyat with eight children in tow. The only thing that sets her apart is her husband's job as Mayor of Midyat. Until, that is, an extraordinary day changes her life - and the lives of everyone else in Midyat. For the illiterate, uneducated Xate becomes Mayor of Midyat! While she takes on her mayoral duties much as she does those in her house, the infantile rivalry between her children in municipal matters leads to adventures that have the Midyat folk howling with laughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic, not serious
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Sotto una buona stella (2014)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, at this point, in the face of many difficulties of adjustment but finds comfort in the help of his neighbor.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic
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Do Not Disturb (2014)
Plot Summary:
Michel, who's crazy about jazz, has just found a rare album that he dreams of quietly listening to in his living room. But the world seems to have conspired against him: his wife chooses this moment to divulge an ill-timed revelation, his adult son makes a surprise visit, one of his friends knocks on the door, while his mother keeps calling him on his smartphone. Not to mention that today the residents in his apartment building are holding their annual House Party. Manipulative and a liar, Michel is ready to do anything to have a moment of peace and quiet. Is it still possible, in this day and age, to just have one hour of peace?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic
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Deliha 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Zeliha is back: Crazy and candid as ever, and she still gets herself into all sorts of trouble. Seeking love in the first film, Zeliha is now after a career in the sequel, as she dreams of becoming a cook and starts working in a luxury restaurant. Will Zeliha's dreams finally come true, or will the real world break her heart and leave her in disappointment? With heartwarming characters and an entertaining story by Gupse Özay, writer of the films Deliha and Görümce, Deliha 2 will once again leave audiences in laughter. The film also marks Özay's directorial debut.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, profound
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The Hole (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ambulance-chasing lawyers takes on the case of a convicted murderer who, just being released after doing 27 years in jail, claims he was innocent.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, captivating, light, feel good, offbeat, realistic
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Three Men and a Leg (1997)
Plot Summary:
Three friends leave Milan by car heading south. Two of them are married to two sisters, the third one is going to marry the third sister. The marriage is going to take place in the villa of their vulgar but very rich father in law. They are also bringing him a work of modern art: a wooden leg worth millions even if it doesn't look like it.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: road movie, fast paced, parody, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious
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Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play (2002)
Plot Summary:
When Madea gets sick, her family comes to her aid. What they don't realize is that they're the ones who need her help. As always, Madea's cockeyed outlook on life saves the day and guarantees side-splitting laughs along the way.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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Cleaver Family Reunion (2013)
Plot Summary:
Members of a dysfunctional family settle their differences after a series of misadventures during their summer reunion.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious, independent film
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Meeting Spencer (2011)
Plot Summary:
After a series of Hollywood flops, famed director Harris Chappell (Jeffrey Tambor) returns to New York to relaunch his Broadway career. But Chappell's triumphant comeback begins to spiral out of control into a wild night of comic misadventure after meeting struggling actor Spencer (Jesse Plemons) and his old flame Didi (Melinda McGraw).
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, exciting, realistic, witty, not serious, independent film
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Passed Away (1992)
Plot Summary:
A bunch of eccentric relatives gather for their patriarch's funeral.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Shnot HaShmonim (2013)
Plot Summary:
An Israeli sitcom about the childhood of the Israeli comedian Shalom Assayag in Tirat Carmel in a diverse ethnic neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, sentimental, realistic, light, feel good, sitcom
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An Italian Name (2015)
Plot Summary:
Paolo and his wife are waiting a baby and deciding his name, but it seems that Paolo's family and friends don't really like the chosen name.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, witty, contemplative, talky, semi serious, feel good, funny, light, entertaining
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Frits and Franky (2013)
Plot Summary:
Frits & Franky find a lot of money in a car that crashes into the water. They don't know what to do with it.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 619
Genere: Comedy
Country: Belgium
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good
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The Hustle (2008)
Plot Summary:
Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses mob money and now he really is in trouble. So when a run-down Baptist church mistakes him and his best friend Junior for replacement ministers, he grabs at the opportunity that might save his life.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good, entertaining, black comedy, independent film