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Plot Summary:
Carl Nargle, Vermont’s #1 public television painter, is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke… until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)
Plot Summary:
Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about the progress of the liberation of the women. Arriving at the town she is very surprised to see that her sister and also her mother agree very much with the feministic arguments.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: political, educational
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The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle (2017)
Plot Summary:
Seven years ago, Sissy Carlyle's parents were killed in an icy car crash. While her charming irresponsible brother continued his questionable pursuits, Sissy stepped in to take care of their parents' antique shop, their home and the family cat Horatio. With her own life at a screeching halt, Sissy begins to fill 11 secret journals with the exciting adventures of daring, bold women she imagines she could be. Now her 27th birthday is just days away and Sissy decides to fill her 12th journal with the adventures of her real life - but much to her dismay, she has absolutely nothing to write about. Then one afternoon, an intriguing young performance artist walks into Sissy's shop and their chance encounter leads Sissy to face a tough choice - to remain safely cocooned in her fantasy lives or to take a chance and discover what her real life might become.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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On the Air Live with Captain Midnight (1979)
Plot Summary:
A suburban teen stars a pirate radio station in the back of his van and becomes a cult hero.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sexy, grindhouse, independent film
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People (2016)
Plot Summary:
Six vignettes pit an assortment of characters against each other in everyday situations.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Me, Natalie (1969)
Plot Summary:
Since she was a child, Natalie Miller has always thought she was an ugly ducking. Despite her mother's encouragement that she will grow up to be pretty, Natalie has never believed it will happen. She rents a Greenwich Village apartment from an eccentric landlady and gets a job at the Topless Bottom Club. She rides a motorcycle to work, decorates her loft with a moose head, and rides up and down a dumbwaiter to get to her apartment. There Natalie meets David an artist, and the two have a love affair before she discovers he is married.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film
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A Bread Factory, Part One (2018)
Plot Summary:
After 40 years of running their community arts space The Bread Factory, Dorothea and Greta are suddenly fighting for survival when a pair of celebrity performance artists from China come to Checkford and build an enormous complex down the street, catapulting big changes in their small town.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, feel good, entertaining
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Period Piece (2006)
Plot Summary:
From Critically-Acclaimed Underground Filmmaker Giuseppe Andrews (Trailer Town, Touch Me in the Morning) comes Period Piece, his most ambitious film experiment yet! Featuring talking tater tots, fornicating teddy bears, a smoking dead pig and the most disturbing visage of God ever put on screen, Period Piece threads together multiple plotlines following a unique assortment of tragicomic characters living along the Ventura Highway. There’s the retired police officer (Walt Dongo), broken and homeless after the untimely death of his son during a birthday camping trip. The elderly homebound father (Tyree), hopelessly doomed to pantomime the sexual conquests of his glory days with an imaginary prostitute named Serenity. The French Midget writing his epic screenplay about a half-man/half-stuffed animal chauffeur. This truly independent masterpiece takes Andrews one-of-a-kind aesthetic to a new level of surreal hilarity, creating a portrait of love and death you’ll never forget.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: controversial, existential, independent film
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Losing Ground (1982)
Plot Summary:
A comedy-drama about a Black American female philosophy professor and her insensitive, philandering, and flamboyant artist husband who are having a marital crisis. When the wife goes off on an almost unbelievable journey to find "ecstasy", her husband is forced to see her in a different light.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 828
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, black cinema
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Showing Up (2022)
Plot Summary:
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: interesting
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Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope (2017)
Plot Summary:
Caravaggio's tortured life, his murder and the journey of his soul.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Stinking Heaven (2015)
Plot Summary:
A black as tar comedy charting the dissolution of a commune for sober living in '90s suburban New Jersey.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: grindhouse
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Lost in London (2017)
Plot Summary:
Within the course of a night, Woody Harrelson finds himself in a misadventure in London that winds him up in prison.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, cult classic, independent film
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This is Not a Love Story (2002)
Plot Summary:
In an inner city loft Belinda(Smuts-Kennedy) lives her dream of being a writer. Across the street is Suzanne (Rutter), a painter who has the success Belinda craves. Suzanne lives with Tony (Lovatt), an actor frustrated by his dead-end role in a soap, who is looking for a way out. Soon Belinda is caught up in a love triangle - which is just the experience she needs to inspire her first novel. This is about sex and love, success and failure, creativity and careers.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Plot Summary:
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks. Machisu, the only son of a rich collector, has a childs love for painting. Praise from a famous artist friend of his father inspires the young boy to dream of becoming a painter himself. s a young man, poor loner Machisu manages to attend art school with money earned from working. He is introduced to an unconventional world of bold creativity but he also gets his first bitter taste of harsh criticism from a dealer. Encouragement comes in the form of attractive clerk Sachiko who is convinced that she alone understands him. Marriage is soon followed by a daughter, as love and hope drive Machisu to commit even more deeply to his art.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: philosophical, thought provoking, emotional, art house, sad, cult classic, tragicomedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic
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My Masterpiece (2018)
Plot Summary:
Arturo (Guillermo Francella), a successful and gallant owner of an art gallery, and Renzo (Luis Brandoni), a talented but decadent painter, are united by an old friendship. However, they do not coincide in many of their ideals and cause endless discussions between them. The only thing that seems to keep Renzo afloat is his only student Alex (Raúl Arévalo), a young man with aspirations to be an artist. One day Arturo will be associated with Dudú (Andrea Frigerio), in order to overcome the career of his friend. But the idea they plan is more crazy and risky than they expected.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, sincere, captivating, neo screwball comedy
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Husbands (1970)
Plot Summary:
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: contemplative, independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, neorealism, buddy comedy, dark comedy
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Luster (2002)
Plot Summary:
An irreverent and refreshing take on the queer world of sex, lust and unrequited love. Lanky, blue haired Jackson, record store employee and poet, is in love with most of the men in his life! A refreshing departure from the typical gay love story, LUSTER is a raw and darkly comic look at young punks in love.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, erotic, independent film, sexual, lgbt cinema, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Say Uncle (2005)
Plot Summary:
A young artist (Peter Paige), desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom (Kathy Najimy) as a potential threat to the community.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, offbeat, biting, clever, suspense
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Cookie's Fortune (1999)
Plot Summary:
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, independent film, southern gothic, hilarious, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending
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Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Plot Summary:
It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin and his longtime crew, including Eddie, are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: sincere, semi serious, inspirational, feel good, captivating, funny, black comedy, hilarious, comedy drama
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She's Funny That Way (2014)
Plot Summary:
On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: light, funny, humorous, stylized, melancholic, surreal, feel good, semi serious, clever, talky
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Plot Summary:
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: ironic, humorous, talky, witty, sentimental, captivating, clever, intellectual, realistic, funny
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Paddleton (2019)
Plot Summary:
An unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sad, sentimental, touching, psychological, sincere, depressing
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Slaves of New York (1989)
Plot Summary:
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion, and hoping for love and acceptance. Instead they find high rents, faithless partners, and dead-end careers.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: ironic, sentimental, humorous, psychological, captivating, touching, offbeat, realistic, experimental, witty
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Father Figures (2017)
Plot Summary:
Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, road movie, anamorphic
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The New Age (1994)
Plot Summary:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: satirical, melancholic, meditative, disturbing, humorous, cynical, realistic, witty, semi serious, cult classic
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Are You Here (2013)
Plot Summary:
When Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben Baker has lost his estranged father, the two return to Ben's childhood home. Once there, they discover Ben has inherited the family fortune, and the ill-equipped duo must battle Ben's formidable sister and deal with his father's gorgeous 25-year old widow.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: light, funny, intense, humorous, dark comedy, happy, realistic, semi serious, independent film, psychological
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Plot Summary:
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sad, touching, emotional, psychological, sincere, uplifting, serious, realistic, biting, sentimental
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Short Cuts (1993)
Plot Summary:
Multi-storied, fish-eyed look at American culture with some 22 characters intersecting--profoundly or fleetingly--through each other's lives. Running the emotional gamut from disturbing to humorous, Altman's portrait of the contemporary human condition is nevertheless fascinating. Based on nine stories and a prose poem by Raymond Carver.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min
Plot tags: philosophical, talky, sincere, captivating, realistic, anthology, cerebral, clever, dark comedy, atmospheric
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My Suicide (2009)
Plot Summary:
A teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about a media-obsessed geek and the most beautiful and twisted girl in school.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, depressing, teen, clever, offbeat