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Plot Summary:
A beautiful woman, apparently a sophisticated Miss, is killed while skiing in Candanchú, an accurate shot in the head. But she is more than a beautiful model. It is a secret service agent of the terrorist organization IAAT His death triggers the alarm at the headquarters of the organization and the supreme leader, the bold and elegant Mr. Alfa , decides to take matters into. Three super-they are called to investigate the case, it is the courageous Mayor Sam Stevenson (Paul Naschy), the shrewd Marcello Antonelli (JL Vazquez), and the beautiful and reckless Alferez Allyson Love (Anne Karin).
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof
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El Cid cabreador (1983)
Plot Summary:
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, “Mio Cid”, is in love with Jimena, but the Count of Oviedo, his father, challenges him to a duel and is killed. He before him curses Rodrigo, that if he marries Jimena, he will lose his manly faculties. And, in fact, when he gets married, Rodrigo becomes effeminate.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, spoof, parody
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Rotwang Must Go! (1994)
Plot Summary:
A comedy directed by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 63
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: parody
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The Amazing Doctor G (1965)
Plot Summary:
Nefarious villain Goldginger(Fernando Rey) is thwarted by bumbling secret agents Franco(Franco Franchi) and Ciccio(Ciccio Ingrassia) in his scheme to spark an international war by zombifying all government employees in this Italian spoof of the James Bond movies.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: spoof, psychotronic, parody, eurospy
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Young Nurses in Love (1987)
Plot Summary:
Russian agents raid an American sperm bank in order to get the sperm of geniuses Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein to take back to Russia with them.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: erotic, sex comedy, spoof, parody
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Murder Can Hurt You (1980)
Plot Summary:
Spoof of TV crime dramas. Someone is murdering all the great detectives and cops, and it's up to the remaining few to find the killer and stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: parody, detective, spoof
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9 1/2 Ninjas! (1991)
Plot Summary:
When corrupt real estate mogul Arnold Gruber (Robert Fieldsteel) evicts Joe (Michael Phenicie) and Lisa (Andee Gray) from their dwellings to make way for new buildings, martial arts-trained Joe turns sexy Lisa into his ninja disciple, and the two team up to fight back in this erotic action comedy. Gruber sends his own ninjas to eliminate Joe and Lisa, who may have trouble focusing on the enemy as they're consumed by their lust for each other.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, spoof, slapstick, parody, sex comedy, slapstick comedy, hot
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The National Shotgun (1978)
Plot Summary:
A catalan manufacturer of intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his mistress, to attend a hunt that he has organized. Its main purpose is to mix with people of high society to improve their business. All seems well until the owner of the farm shows full authority over James, who is the real organizer of the meeting. The celebration is diverse characters who live next to absurd situations.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: parody
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The Girl from S.I.N. (1966)
Plot Summary:
Secret agent Poontang Plenty, who works to defeat evil while trying to crack the secret of invisibility.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, spoof, parody, sex comedy, comic
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From Hong Kong with Love (1975)
Plot Summary:
Bons baisers de Hong Kong (From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre. It is a parody of James Bond movies featuring Les Charlots with scenes shot in Hong Kong. Mickey Rooney featured in the film as well as Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell, stars of the James Bond films who appeared as M and Moneypenny respectively.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: parody, spy comedy, spoof, eurospy, cult film
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Don't Die Too Hard! (2001)
Plot Summary:
Eric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts), Ramzy stays at work late while Eric hangs around with him. As a result, the pair witness a gang of terrorists seize the tower and take its late-night occupants (including Marie- Joelle) hostage. Knowing that only they can save the day, Eric and Ramzy swing into action.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, spoof, parody, cult film
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She's 19 and Ready (1979)
Plot Summary:
A young woman, just turning 19, is ready for anything, including fullfilling her dreams and fantasies. But two young men, Klaus and Stephen, are after her with their raging hormones to lead the way. The young lady learns to grow up fast, though, when strange occurences and new people enter her life, including more and more men.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, grindhouse
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Mob Boss (1990)
Plot Summary:
The last thing a dying mobster needs is a son who thinks money laundering needs detergent.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: spoof, independent film, parody
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Cloak & Shag Her (2008)
Plot Summary:
Secret agent April Flower and her earnest if hapless sidekick Basil time-travel from London in 1969 to 2019 in pursuit of their nemesis, the evil Dr. Mean. The beautiful but evil Dr. Mean intends to take over the world by means of a love potion that causes all who take it to immediately plunge into total sexual promiscuity.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags:
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Out of Sight (1966)
Plot Summary:
Teenage beach party/spy spoof/musical comedy about a plot to bomb a music fair. As his boss is on vacation, a superspy's butler must come to the rescue, while being pursued by a trio of gorgeous assassins who're agents of F.L.U.S.H. Features George Barris hotrods, along with the musical talents of Gary Lewis and the Playboys, The Astronauts, The Knickerbockers, Freddy and the Dreamers, and the only film appearance of The Turtles.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: parody, spy comedy, psychotronic, spoof, comic
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Carry on Spying (1964)
Plot Summary:
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and James Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: spoof, spy comedy, sex comedy, parody, slapstick comedy, independent film, eurospy, campy
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Number One Gun (1990)
Plot Summary:
Number One Gun.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: parody, independent film, spoof, eurospy
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Action Team (2018)
Plot Summary:
Explosive comedy Action Team follows the exploits of a top-secret team of special agents charged with saving the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, parody
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Agent 8 3/4 (1964)
Plot Summary:
A young man travels to Prague for his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 908
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody, political thriller, spy comedy, humorous, realistic, not serious, independent film, spoof, eurospy, comic
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The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
Plot Summary:
A wacky 60s spy spoof.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, spy comedy, parody, psychotronic, spoof
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Ninja Academy (1989)
Plot Summary:
"Police Academy" styled film offers its laughs at the expense of students of the obvious school for ninjas.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: action adventure, independent film, parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, fast, spoof, hilarious
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Boogie Vision (1977)
Plot Summary:
Struggling hippie independent filmmaker Mick gets his big break after he finds out that his girlfriend Marlene's father Burt is a movie producer. Unbeknown to Mick, Burt only specializes in porno pictures. Mick cranks out a cruddy science fiction stinker in three days for Burt, who demands countless changes and has a hard time figuring out how to distribute Mick's lousy movie.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, independent film, spoof, sketch comedy
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Serenade for Two Spies (1965)
Plot Summary:
Another Eurospy flick.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Comedy
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: meta, parody, spoof, eurospy, comic, cult film
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Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
Plot Summary:
In a spoof of the spy genre a secret agent chases a missing formula that can drain nuclear energy from an element named Spurium,.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, parody, psychotronic, independent film, spoof, eurospy, comic
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S.O.S. Operation Bikini (1967)
Plot Summary:
Secret Organizational Service (S.O.S.) is an international crime syndicate, quite successful with their feminine agents operating under the guise of a fashion model agency led by Lady Bristol and her associate Luigi. The International Service is the governmental secret service decided to put a term to SOS's action. An agent has infiltrated SOS - but she is in danger, after sending a coded message to her supervising Inspector. So, agents Alex Dinamo is to join forces with Adriana, and give the undercover agent a hand.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Mexico, Ecuador
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, detective, spoof
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Spanish Movie (2009)
Plot Summary:
Grandes dosis de humor, ingeniosos guiños a nuestro cine patrio más reciente, un elenco artístico altamente ligado a la comedia y una elevada reserva de sorpresas constituyen los ingredientes de esta disparatada comedia: Spanish Movie.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, not serious, slapstick, light, feel good, slapstick comedy, offbeat, horror spoof
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The Girl from B.I.K.I.N.I. (2007)
Plot Summary:
Tania, a sexy secret agent, shakes up the international espionage circuit. B.I.K.I.N.I. (Bureau of International Knowledge and Nonstandard Investigations) has knowledge of a criminal organization tapping into their signals with the CIA. It's up to this spicy secret agent to go on an arousing chase to uncover the offenders!.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, spoof, parody, campy
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Casino Royale (1967)
Plot Summary:
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, psychedelic, funny, surreal, cult classic, psychotronic, spy comedy, exciting, humorous
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Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers (2005)
Plot Summary:
Suzume Katagura, a bored housewife, spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pet turtle. One day, she sees a wanted ad for spies. Hoping for some excitement in her life, she decides to give them a call.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 969
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, weird
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Airplane! (1980)
Plot Summary:
Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land the plane with the help of a glue-sniffing air traffic controller and Striker's vengeful former Air Force captain, who must both talk him down.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 255000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, absurd, funny, slapstick, cult classic, hilarious, light, humorous, slapstick comedy
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Spy Hard (1996)
Plot Summary:
The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous, not serious, spy comedy, witty, hilarious, slapstick comedy