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Plot Summary:
When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a massive wave is going to swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together into one structure in order to have any chance to ride the disaster out.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, semi serious, surprise ending
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The Real World Movie: The Lost Season (2002)
Plot Summary:
Things get a little crazy when an obsessed fan, who has been rejected during the audition process numerous times, kidnaps the cast and brings them to a new house. Here, he films them, using highly sophisticated camera equipment that is wired to explosives, just in case the cast doesn't play along.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, parody, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, campy
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The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
Plot Summary:
The staff of the island resort need the aid of the Harlem Globetrotters to keep their island from a greedy millionaire.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 712
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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Return to Green Acres (1990)
Plot Summary:
Tv movie that reunites most the show's cast members. The Douglases move back to New York. But when Haney tries to get everyone's property so that a developer can build on them, the residents go to New York to get Douglas to help them. But he's a little hesitant.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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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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Going Under (1991)
Plot Summary:
International disaster looms as the USS Sub Standard has to race to get a nuclear weapon ahead of the Russian forces.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 821
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, campy
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Madea's Class Reunion (2003)
Plot Summary:
Madea is traveling to the Pandora Hotel, where her 50 year class reunion is to be held. Running afoul of the law, Madea nonetheless manages to teach valuable lessons amidst the comedy and chaos, addressing the importance of forgiveness and the value of friendship.With the help of Madea, and her colorful crazy neighbor and classmate, Mr. Brown, a married couple must come to terms with unfaithfulness; A woman hurt by years of torment must give up prostituting herself with her abusive baby's daddy, and reconcile with her tired elderly mother who was fired by the evil manager of the Pandora, who is having an affair with a man who is married to Madea's daughter, Cora's friend who is too reliant on her man.Through all of this craziness, the insane bellboy/bartender, "Dr." Willie Leroy Jones (new character played by Perry), is causing ruckus in the already rowdy hotel. Willie is suffering from Dissociative identity disorder (DID), claiming to have 27 people living in his head.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Nasty Rabbit (1964)
Plot Summary:
Russian spies secretly infect rabbits with a deadly bacteria, then let them loose in the U.S.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 459
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, parody, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, art house, psychotronic
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The Friggin' Mafia Movie (2001)
Plot Summary:
Filmmaker Vance Gordon struggles to pull a team of wannabe actors together for his new Mafia movie. After a stint of quitting actors, Vance is forced to cast the crew members in his film in a last ditch effort to save the production. As the team of filmmakers struggle, Lynch grows angrier by the second when Vance decides to change the ending of the movie in the middle of the production.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: rough, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, mockumentary, cinema verite, cult film
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Cracking Up (1977)
Plot Summary:
What would happen if a 9.7 magnitude earthquake were to strike the L.A. area? This is what "Cracking Up" looks at from the lighter side. The movie is composed of individual skits of original material by the actors spun around this hypothetical disaster.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, spoof, sketch comedy, parody
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Gilligan's Island (1963)
Plot Summary:
Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy series featured Bob Denver; Alan Hale, Jr.; Jim Backus; Natalie Schafer; Tina Louise; Russell Johnson; and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to September 4, 1967. Originally sponsored by Philip Morris & Company and Procter & Gamble, the show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their failed attempts to escape their plight. Gilligan's Island ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was filmed in black-and-white. These episodes were later colorized for syndication. The show's second and third seasons and the three television movie sequels were filmed in color. The show enjoyed solid ratings during its original run, then grew in popularity during decades of syndication, especially in the 1970s and 1980s when many markets ran the show in the late afternoon after school. Today, the title character of Gilligan is widely recognized as an American cultural icon.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, retro, epic, slapstick comedy, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, vintage, mad
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13 Moons (2002)
Plot Summary:
Can you solve the mystery of the 13 moons?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, absurd, offbeat, realistic, independent film
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Hollywoo (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sometimes, when you think you have it all, everything falls apart. That is exactly the story of Jeanne .Just when she is offered the chance to dub famous American actress Jennifer Marshall in a successful American TV Show and her salary is about to triple, Marshall decides to withdraw from the show. So Jeanne makes a crazy decision, fly to Hollywood herself and make Jennifer change her mind about leaving the series.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Plot Summary:
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood is a 1976 film directed by Michael Winner.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 747
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: spoof, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, silent, parody, silent film
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Lost and Found in Armenia (2012)
Plot Summary:
A US Senator's son who attempts to forget the break up of his fiancée is forced to vacation in Turkey by his best friends. A para-sailing trip mishap lands him in a small village in Armenia, where he is accused of being a spy. It is there he meets a young woman who helps him to escape from misfortune.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, feel good, captivating, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious, independent film
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Kung Fu Joe (2009)
Plot Summary:
Kung Fu Joe, Ninjas, pirates, mutants and disco collide in this bizarre comedy, which follows intrepid hero and ladies man Kung Fu Joe as he reluctantly teams up with his former nemesis to derail a sneaky mad scientist.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, captivating, offbeat, detective
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Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past (2008)
Plot Summary:
MR. BONES 2: BACK FROM THE PAST, is the story of Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland who is given a gemstone by the dying Kunji Balanadin. The stone is cursed and causes Hekule to become possessed by the spirit of the mischievous Kunji. It is up Mr. Bones, the royal witch doctor to cure his King and get rid of this cursed stone by returning the gem to its home in an Indian fishing village.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 880
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, feel good, exciting, slapstick
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Miss Cast Away (2004)
Plot Summary:
A plane carrying beauty contestants crash lands on a deserted island. Captain Maximus Powers (Roberts) and co-pilot Mike Saunders (Schlatter) have to take care of their passengers, while avoiding the dangers of Jurassic Pork (a giant prehistoric pig) and a group of apes busy trying to relaunch Noah's Ark.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, entertaining, captivating, grindhouse, offbeat, independent film
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Farce of the Penguins (2006)
Plot Summary:
In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of human voices. Carl and Jimmy, best friends, walk 70 miles to the mating grounds where the female penguins wait. The huddled masses of females - especially Melissa and Vicki - talk about males, mating, and what might happen this year. Carl, Jimmy, and the other males make the long trek talking about food, fornication and flatulence. Until this year, Carl's sex life has been dismal, but he falls hard for Melissa. She seems to like him. A crisis develops when Jimmy comes upon something soft in the dark. Can friends forgive? Does parenthood await Carl and Melissa?.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody, feel good, humorous, not serious, spoof, mockumentary, offbeat, banned, fake documentary
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Life Stinks (1991)
Plot Summary:
A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with with a homeless woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, witty, semi serious, feel good, existential, realistic, biting
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The Pooch and the Pauper (2000)
Plot Summary:
The bulldog Liberty (who's thoughts we're able to hear) is the "First Dog of the USA", i.e. the president's dog. As such he has a lot of representative duties, but also many privileges which made him snobby and condescending towards other dogs. But one day when the young Nataniel takes him for a walk, he's mixed up with the stray dog Moocher who looks like his identical twin. Henceforth Moocher takes Liberty's place in the White House. From now on a different spirit reigns in the White House.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, realistic
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Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
Plot Summary:
Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to testifying against orgainzed crime in Brooklyn, all the while dealing with their personal lives, overbearing spouses, common criminals, arms dealers, and their officious boss Captain Anderson.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, realistic, not serious, inspirational, rough, clever, feel good, unusual plot structure, melancholic
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Santa with Muscles (1996)
Plot Summary:
Penurious but muscle-bound Blake Thorne has made a vast fortune marketing health food and health supplements. He once was a nice fellow, but as his wealth increases, he becomes increasingly self-centered and decadent. One day, he gets in a great paint-gun fight that goes too far. Blake escapes the cops by running into a shopping mall, quickly donning a Santa Suit and pretending to be St. Nick. A head injury causes Blake to suffer amnesia, and an opportunistic "elf" decides to convince Blake that he is indeed Santa. This leads "Santa" to help save an orphanage, filled with adorable moppets, from the machinations of a greedy, insane doctor.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, road movie, enigmatic, unusual plot structure, bad ending
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (2004)
Plot Summary:
A collection of Christopher Walken's greatest SNL skits and hosting jobs.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, light, sketch comedy
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Siegfried (2005)
Plot Summary:
The tale of Siegfried, a fearless dragon slayer who wins the heart of Celtic beauty Kriemhild.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, exciting, captivating
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A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
Plot Summary:
A man claiming to be Carol Brady's long-lost first husband, Roy Martin, shows up at the suburban Brady residence one evening. An impostor, the man is actually determined to steal the Bradys' familiar horse statue, a $20-million ancient Asian artifact.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, satirical, entertaining, cult classic, feel good, witty, not serious, light
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The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Plot Summary:
The original 70's TV family is now placed in the 1990's, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, satirical, funny, feel good, cult classic, spoof, clever, realistic, witty
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The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)
Plot Summary:
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Africa, Botswana, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light, talky, semi serious, slapstick, parody, mockumentary
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The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell (2006)
Plot Summary:
Based on the concept of "New America" in the year 2097, two decades after a nuclear apocalypse, Tex Kennedy, two robotic ex-secret service agents, and a female cannibal journey to find a famously dangerous area known as the "Threshold of Hell" to gain access to a radio tower to unite the survivors of the apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 509
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, apocalyptic, dark comedy, futuristic, political comedy
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Sweet Liberty (1986)
Plot Summary:
Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: melancholic, humorous, witty, feel good, realistic, semi serious, clever, funny, light, romantic
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Where's the Party Yaar? (2003)
Plot Summary:
The film is based on Sunil Thakkar's own experiences running and throwing parties for the Music Masala radio station, and having to discriminate between "Fresh off the Boat" Indians and the more fashionable, hip, Americanized Indians. Ironically enough, Thakkar's character in the film is exactly the type of person he barred from parties in those days.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sexy, realistic, witty, hot