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Plot Summary:
A cab driver and an opera fan strike up an unusual friendship.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty
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California Casanova (1991)
Plot Summary:
Stagehand at a nightclub falls for one of the performers. He wins her heart after taking lessons on suavity from a gigolo "count".
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 75%
The Pope Must Diet (1991)
Plot Summary:
A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, light, feel good, independent film, realistic, alternative comedy, campy
Similar in 89%
Scalpers (2000)
Plot Summary:
A newcomer to ticket scalping, Joey Grey fights for his place in this new world.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
Plot Summary:
Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show's pieces with concept vignettes and 'testimonials' to underscore the relationship between a performer and an audience.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 657
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, not serious, semi serious, biting
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Beach Ball (1965)
Plot Summary:
Edd Byrnes tries to get an ethnic-music-studies grant to buy instruments for his rock and roll group.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, sentimental, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slang
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Staggered (1994)
Plot Summary:
Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island. A road trip ensues, with Neil encountering many obstacles as he makes his way to London for what he believes is to be his wedding day. Or is it?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 786
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
Plot Summary:
A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus. He does a favor for a friend and finds himself doing a voice track for a porno movie with Natasha Richardson. Hoskins finds his model for Jesus in Jeff Goldblum and a romantic triangle begins in which Goldblum finds adoring crowds believing him to be Jesus and then begins to believe it himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy
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Life in the Fast Lane (1998)
Plot Summary:
Black comedy about an obsessive street graffiti artist, who falls obsessively in love with a frustrated artist he meets. Unfortunately, rather than trying to meet with her in a conventional way, he decides to mail himself to her with the help of a pet shop owner. Unfortunately, when he arrives, she is with another man, who immediately makes love to her against the box.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, surreal, witty, cynical, semi serious, slapstick
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Fast Food (1989)
Plot Summary:
Auggie wants to make it big and has tried pretty much everything in order to do so. His next idea: turn his cousin's garage into a burger joint. To make it appealing, they develop a very very very special sauce. But beware, the king of fast food, Wrangler Bob, is out to get them.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, humorous, realistic, not serious
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The Grand Dukes (1996)
Plot Summary:
Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious
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Sanky Panky (2007)
Plot Summary:
In the Dominican Republic, the local Genaro works in a small family store and lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood. He is learning a couple of words in English and dreams on being a sanky-panky: to get married to an American tourist, move to New York with a VISA, and have a better life. He calls his friend Giuseppe, who is the manager of a resort in Bávaro, and applies for a job position, expecting to meet a wealthy tourist there.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Consuming Passions (1988)
Plot Summary:
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, cynical, semi serious, biting, black comedy, horror comedy
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Not on the Lips (2003)
Plot Summary:
A musical drawing room farce set in Paris in October, 1925. Gilberte, in middle-age, flirts with men but loves her husband Georges, wishing he were more demonstrative. He's negotiating a deal with an American, Eric Thomson, who turns out to be Gilberte's first husband from an annulled and secret stateside marriage. Along with her sister Arlette, Gilberte begs Eric not to tell Georges about the marriage. Meanwhile, a young artist, Charly, pursues Gilberte while Arlette tries to match him with the young Huguette, who loves him. Will Eric play along or try to re-win Gilberte's affection? Can Gilberte play one off against another? And who will manage to kiss whom on the lips?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, clever, offbeat, stylized
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Hijacking Hollywood (1997)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring director working as a lowly production assistant, conspires with his aspiring producer roommate to steal the reels of a mega budgeted film he's working on.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, black comedy
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Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
Plot Summary:
An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 661
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sex comedy, campy
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Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
Plot Summary:
Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. A great idea ...if only the inspector hadn't taken Stan on his trial run to the Windsor Safari Park.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, sitcom, semi serious, slapstick, biting, sexual
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The Best and the Brightest (2010)
Plot Summary:
Set in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, The Best and the Brightest centers on a fresh-faced young couple, Samantha and Jeff, who have only recently moved into town. The comedy centers on their dawning realization of the lengths they must go to in order to get their five-year-old daughter into school.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, realistic, not serious
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Off Key (2001)
Plot Summary:
A trio of opera singers are reunited by a wedding ten years after their stormy breakup.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain, Italy, UK
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty
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Would I Lie to You? 2 (2001)
Plot Summary:
Dans le quartier du Sentier, Eddie Vuibert, Dov et Yvan sont confrontés aux procédés pour le moins expéditifs de leur nouveau client, Eurodiscount, une chaîne européenne d'hypermarchés. Karine, lasse des turpitudes de son volage époux, Dov, le chasse du foyer. La bande de copains se disloque.Dov et Patrick partent tenter leur chance sous le soleil de Californie, tandis qu'Eddie et Yvan font les marchés. Entre temps, Serge, devenu livreur, noue une idylle avec Chochana Boutboul, une jeune fille de bonne famille à qui il fait croire qu'il est très fortuné.C'est alors qu'Eddie découvre que sa faillite dépasse le simple échec commercial et qu'il a été victime d'une scandaleuse escroquerie. Dès lors, il décide de se venger et conçoit un plan qui va réunir et mobiliser tous ses amis.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, feel good, cult film
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The Band (1970)
Plot Summary:
Evan Evans, the director of a ballet troupe, is rehearsing his next show in Monaco, in preparation for a worldwide tour. When one member of his troupe leaves to get married, Evans imposes a regime of strict discipline on his remaining dancers. The latter get their revenge by presenting Evans’ nephew Philippe, the only male member of the group, with a baby and a note claiming he is the father….
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, stylized, exciting, feel good, realistic
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Recep Ivedik 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
When his grandmother takes ill, foolish brute Recep tries to satisfy her wishes by getting a job and attempting to find a suitable wife.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good, disgusting, slapstick
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Mr. Accident (2000)
Plot Summary:
Mr Accident is a satirical, romantic rocket ride through the lives of a bunch of losers hurtling into the chaos that is contemporary life. It's a circus of cool catastrophes underpinned by a moral tale about the downside of addiction and corporate globalisation. It's a trip!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, touching, captivating, slapstick, independent film, exciting
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Open Season (1995)
Plot Summary:
When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, sexy, clever, unusual plot structure, suspense, entertaining
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Side Effects (2005)
Plot Summary:
America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat expense account. But there's a growing pit in Karly's stomach. Something isn't right behind the scenes at big pharma. Based on the director's decade working directly for the industry.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, clever
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Nasty Neighbours (1999)
Plot Summary:
Mr. and Mrs. Peach's favourite neighbours emigrate to Australia, leaving the grieving couple anxiously twitching the net curtains of their suburban cul-de-sac home waiting to see who will be moving in next door. Unfortunately, far from their ideal, a flash, young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman turn out to be their new neighbours.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Noises Off... (1992)
Plot Summary:
A travelling theater group has so much action going on behind-the-scenes it almost ruins the performances.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, feel good, light, witty, talky, metafiction, offbeat, romantic comedy, realistic
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Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
Plot Summary:
Two guys get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, surreal, entertaining, funny, cult classic, offbeat, slapstick, weird
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Intern (2000)
Plot Summary:
A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, while trying to steal the heart of a dashing British art director from the grips of a supermodel.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, independent film
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In the Weeds (2000)
Plot Summary:
It's Martha's first night as a waitress in an upscale New York restaurant. Veteran Chloe shows her the ropes and introduces her to the lives of the restaurant staff. Adam, a hopeful playwright, suffers for his art while dealing with a very indecisive (ex-?)girlfriend. Marlon is a cocky young actor, certain that his big break is just around the corner. When the restaurant's obnoxious owner, Simon, brings a special client in for dinner, pressures mount until an explosion seems inevitable.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, sex comedy, independent film, offbeat, realistic
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Family Plan (2005)
Plot Summary:
Charlie MacKenzie is an ambitious young career woman who stretches the truth in a job interview by professing to be married with a family. But her little white lie leads to a great big problem when her new boss moves next door. Desperate to maintain her ruse, Charlie “borrows” her best friend’s daughter and scrambles to find a husband-for-hire. When a charming actor accepts the role, Charlie’s charade just may lead her to true love!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 799
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, sincere, witty, family comedy