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Plot Summary:
The stories of a missing wife, a couple of meth heads and an Elvis impersonator are connected by the items found in a small town's pawn shop.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: talky, humorous, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat, funny, atmospheric, dark, action comedy, perverse
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Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
Plot Summary:
Two go-go dancers, Lulu and Peaches, are framed for the murder of their employer by the real killer, sleazy gangster Vinnie. Picking up waitress Darlene along the way, the three are involved in wild car chases with cops as they head south to cross the border into Mexico, where they unexpectedly encounter Vinnie in a fleabag Mexican motel.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 632
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, sexy, teen sex comedy, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, hot, campy
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Drive Hard (2014)
Plot Summary:
A former race car driver is abducted by a mysterious thief and forced to be the wheel-man for a crime that puts them both in the sights of the cops and the mob.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious, action comedy, road movie, realistic
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The Baytown Outlaws (2012)
Plot Summary:
When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: rough, semi serious, humorous, realistic, grindhouse, cult classic, psychological, funny, road movie, southern gothic
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Killing Cabos (2004)
Plot Summary:
Oscar Cabos, a multimillionaire tycoon, is being held for ransom--only his captors have nabbed the wrong man. Now, to get their money, they must find the real Cabos--which could get tricky since he's been counter-kidnapped by his future son-in-law and impersonated by his childhood friend (now his janitor), Nacho.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: talky, exciting, humorous, dark comedy, funny, hispanic, black comedy, offbeat, realistic, witty
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Next Day Air (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two inept criminals are mistakenly delivered a package of cocaine and think they've hit the jackpot, triggering a series of events that changes ten people's lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: hood, humorous, realistic, exciting, semi serious, black comedy, action comedy, independent film, fast, banned
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Stretch (2014)
Plot Summary:
A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, entertaining, suspense, suspenseful, intense, dark comedy, surreal, realistic, semi serious
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In Security (2013)
Plot Summary:
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 896
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Cat Run 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
A couple of fumbling best friends run a private detective agency and find themselves solving their next case in New Orleans, becoming embroiled in a web of sexy female spies and government conspiracy in the lively and character-filled backdrops of the Big Easy.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, suspenseful, rough, humorous, semi serious, perverse, exciting, fast
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Operation: Endgame (2010)
Plot Summary:
A battle ensues among two government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, humorous, realistic, perverse, fast, surprise ending, black comedy, dark comedy
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All About the Benjamins (2002)
Plot Summary:
Bucum Jackson (Cube) is a bounty hunter with a lot of attitude and no interest in taking on a partner. Working at Martinez Bail Bonds, Jackson has unorthodox methods of tracking down low-life criminals, but they work, and one day he hopes to become his own boss and open up his own private investigation firm. Reggie Wright (Epps) is a slippery con artist who is avoiding the law, and Jackson. During a cat and mouse chase, the two stumble on a multi-million dollar diamond heist. Hiding from Jackson, Wright finds himself in the thieves' getaway van and ends up having to escape from them after they discover their booty is fake, much to the displeasure of their ruthless boss (Flanagan). When Wright meets up with his girlfriend (Mendes), he discovers that his recently purchased lottery ticket is the sole winner of $60 million. Unfortunately, his wallet, which held the ticket, was left in the thieves' van, so he persuades Jackson to help him get it back.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, intense, exciting, semi serious, hood, hilarious, action comedy, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
Plot Summary:
Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, entertaining, cult classic, action packed, harsh
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Ride Along (2014)
Plot Summary:
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, funny, humorous, hilarious, action comedy, exciting, black comedy, teen, detective, realistic
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Plot Summary:
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, action thriller, exciting, light, captivating, spiritual, crime drama, buddy comedy, black comedy
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Super (2010)
Plot Summary:
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, independent film, surreal, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, funny, twisted, sexy
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Dolemite (1975)
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Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, hood, funny, surreal, black comedy, cult classic, spooky, parody, offbeat, humorous
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God Bless America (2011)
Plot Summary:
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant in this black comedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: cynical, dark comedy, black comedy, thought provoking, talky, funny, political, intense, humorous, semi serious
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Venus & Vegas (2010)
Plot Summary:
When three Vegas buddies attempt the score of a lifetime, they have to walk a fine line between their girlfriends who want their heads, and the mobsters who want them dead.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, captivating, tense, light, realistic, independent film
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The Green Hornet (2011)
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Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crime-fighters to bring down the city's most-powerful criminal, Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz).
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 164000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: funny, stylized, entertaining, satirical, clever, buddy comedy, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious
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Let's Be Cops (2014)
Plot Summary:
It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, light, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, exciting, not serious, action comedy, inspirational, romantic
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Chain of Fools (2000)
Plot Summary:
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, clever, witty, funny, light, absurd, dark comedy, cynical, stylized, realistic
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Horrible Bosses (2011)
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For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 465000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, black comedy, dark comedy, entertaining, sexy, hilarious, parody, witty, realistic
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The Big White (2005)
Plot Summary:
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, clever, realistic, black comedy, cult classic, hilarious, tense, funny, dark
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The Hangover Part III (2013)
Plot Summary:
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 330000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, buddy comedy, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, absurd, realistic, not serious, road movie, teen
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Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Plot Summary:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 271000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, talky, humorous, surreal, black comedy, funny, witty, clever, cult classic
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Plot Summary:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 607000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, clever, witty, cynical, black comedy, entertaining, funny, exciting, neo noir
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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)
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Walter Weed is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. A team of degenerate, psychotic assassins dispatched by mystery man Hal Leuco to win a huge bounty includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing her prey, a power-tool wielding psychopath and a deadly master of disguise.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending, clever, action packed, rough, stylized
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Pineapple Express (2008)
Plot Summary:
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 353000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Russia, North Korea
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, action comedy, hilarious, offbeat, light, cult classic, absurd, dark comedy
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The Big Hit (1998)
Plot Summary:
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic, hilarious, action comedy, suspense, slapstick, dark comedy, fast
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CHiPS (2017)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, humorous, entertaining, intense, funny, action comedy, exciting, surprise ending, black comedy, freeze frame
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Cop Out (2010)
Plot Summary:
Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites – especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his daughter's wedding, Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card that's worth tens of thousands. Unfortunately, when the collector's shop is robbed and the card vanishes with the crook, Paul and Jimmy end up going rogue, tracking down the card and the drug ring behind its theft, all on their own time, and without any backup – except for each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, buddy comedy, funny, entertaining, melancholic, absurd, detective, exciting, realistic, talky