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Plot Summary:
a film by Uro Q. dela Cruz.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: Philippines
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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Pachadlela (2004)
Plot Summary:
Due to a job transfer, three friends move into a town where the bank they work at assigns them by way of living quarters a creepy mansion with a haunted history. One of the friends, Bharat (Bharat Jadhav), is prone to being possessed. The four ghosts enter Bharat's body at will and use him for their own intentions, resulting is hilarious misunderstandings, confusions, and the unfolding of a story of sinister revenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags:
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The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made (2005)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends get together for a card game, but within 5 minutes most of them die horribly, leaving the hosts to run for their lives (and from the law). Along the way, they encounter every conceivable horror movie monster/villain, but with a new twist.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: disturbing, spoof, black comedy, computer animated, independent film, parody, horror spoof, cult film
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Whiffs (1975)
Plot Summary:
Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its chemical warfare experiments.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Maltese Bippy (1969)
Plot Summary:
A man buys a house and comes to believe that not only is the house haunted by werewolves, but a family of vampires lives next door.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, psychotronic, spoof, parody
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D' Anothers (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Resurreccion's ancestral mansion is believed to have a portal to the other world. Every quarter of a century, it must be opened by a chosen member of the clan, known as "The One", to enable stranded ghosts to cross over to the afterlife. With no surviving clan member opening the portal in the past 100 years, ghosts have overcrowded the now-abandoned mansion. Hesus Resurreccion is about to find out that he is The One but he is afraid of ghosts. When he inherits the mansion, he wants to sell it immediately but it isn't that easy since people believe the mansion is haunted. He totally freaks out when he learns that the people he sees in the mansion are all ghosts. Hesus has no choice but to fulfill his mission as The One. As he spends more time with the ghosts, he realizes that they are not scary at all and even enjoys their company. In the end Hesus got the key and opened the portal.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, spoof, parody
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Old School (2000)
Plot Summary:
A crazy movie, a kind of UFO, hectic comic book.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme (2012)
Plot Summary:
The film will focus before the birth of the twins. It was a set-up arranged marriage for their father Don Luisito Go Dong Hae played by Ariel Ureta to a lady with Korean Sang Kang Kang played by Alodia Gosiengfiao. Go Dong Hae refuses to marry and chose Kimmy and Dora's mother as his wife. In the present, an unexpected ghost is surfacing the family's lives and they found out that Sang Kang Kang that is supposed to be married by their father was already dead and they need to quest for the tranquility of their lives by travelling all the way to South Korea.[4] As Kimmy and Dora accepts the proposals of their boyfriends played by Zanjoe Marudo and Dingdong Dantes, strange things began to happen leading their boyfriends and their father in a comatose condition. Sang Kang Kang is back for revenge, and Kimmy and Dora are trying every possible solution to fight against the revenge ghost.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, entertaining, exciting, contemplative
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Dissolved and Effused (1985)
Plot Summary:
Pražský policejní inspektor Trachta a jeho nezkušený praktikant Hlaváček pátrají po záhadně zmizelém továrníkovi Bierhanzlovi. Jeho továrna se zabývala výrobou vyhlášené masti pro růst vlasů. Pan továrník však náhle nečekaně zmizel zůstalo po něm jen pár osobních věcí. Při pátrání narážejí Trachta s Hlaváčkem na spoustu paradoxů. Podaří se jim zjistit, že většina mužů, kteří si svoji plešatost u pana továrníka léčili, po úspěchu také zmizela vždy ale poslali pohled, že s novými vlasy začínají nový život někde jinde. Pátrání vrcholí v tajuplném sanatoriu.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 568
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, psychotronic, detective, spoof, poliziottesco
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Smart Philip (2003)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the stories of the American writer Raymond Chandler, the classical hero is private detective Phil Marlowe, a romantic cowboy, who takes the law into his own hands in the rough prairie of a large city.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, neo noir, parody, psychotronic, detective, spoof, metafiction
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Don't Go Into the House by the Woods (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man goes to his parents house over the weekend and is scared to death when he starts to receive phone calls from a psycho who might be inside the house.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country:
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, twist ending, slasher, surprise ending, road movie, independent film, detective, spoof, hispanic
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Shake, Rattle & Roll 2k5 (2005)
Plot Summary:
The second installment of episodes from this classic horror series scares up even more screams than the first. In "Poso," a wealthy client tempts a hack occultist out of retirement. In "Aquarium," a family moves into their new home only to discover that the previous occupants left something terrible behind. And in "Lihim," a pregnant woman fears for the life of her unborn child.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: dark fairy tale, anthology
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Hobgoblins 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to the Rick Sloane classic from the 1980's, "Hobgoblins.".
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, spoof, parody, cult film
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Shake, Rattle & Roll X (2008)
Plot Summary:
This anthology features three chilling horror movies that include tales of supernatural beings and other beasts, such as "Nieves" in which a local hero must save her hometown from rampaging nature spirits known as Engkanto. In "Emergency," ghoulish creatures attack a remote hospital, and in "Class Picture," the ghost of a sadistic nun attacks a group of college friends. Mike Tuviera and Topel Lee direct these hair-raising films.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Ultimatum (1999)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags:
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Carry on Matron (1972)
Plot Summary:
A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan. The hypochondriac consultant Sir Bernard Cutting, Matron and the doctors and nurses at Finisham have a habit of getting in the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, double entendre, parody, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, spoof, independent film, campy
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Brigade Miscellaneous on Alert (1971)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of three Romanian inept petty criminals during the 1970s.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Romania
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Seance (2007)
Plot Summary:
Half-sisters Aileen and Romina, along with first cousins Ruth and Sandra, reunite in Camiguin to bury their grandmother. Accompanied by Sandra's friend, Lucy, the five girls dare to call on the spirits of the dead when they find their old Ouija board from when they were kids. The Ouija board is burned by accident before they are able to finish the ritual, trapping a murderous entity around them. As they begin to realize the terror that they have brought upon themselves, Aileen and Romina's hostile relationship even become more strained, while Lucy's sanity brings a heavy burden on Sandra, and Ruth's boyfriend, Gino, is unknowingly pulled into the danger and horror that await all of them. Confronted by imminent Death, the girls have nowhere to go unless they can identify the spirit and find out where it is buried. It is only by leading the spirit to its burial ground that they will able to release the spirit from the Ouija board and survive its fatal hauntings.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
Plot Summary:
Director Paul Morrissey applies a hefty dose of humor to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective story in this interpretation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Comedian Peter Cook takes on the role of brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, who's not so gifted here as he relegates much of the investigation of demonic dogs to his bumbling sidekick, Watson (Dudley Moore), while he spends time with his mother and searches for an assistant.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, detective, spoof, natural horror, independent film, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, witty, not serious
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The Mad Butcher (1971)
Plot Summary:
After being released from a mental hospital, Otto returns to his old job as a butcher. He tries to adjust to his new life, but after a bitter argument with his wife, he accidentally kills her. Fearing he will be sent back to the hospital, he grinds up her body and sells it as sausages. As friends and relatives start asking questions about her disappearance, they too start ending up in the butcher's display case.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: Italy, West Germany, Austria, Monaco
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, grindhouse, scary, humorous, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, crying
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Strangler vs Strangler (1984)
Plot Summary:
When it comes to crime, Belgrade is same as any other modern metropolis, except for having its own serial killers. That blank is filled when a flower salesman begins strangling women. A popular, but very disturbed rock star soon becomes telepathically connected with the killer.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, slasher, surreal, horror comedy, cult classic, horror musical, crying, detective, spoof, parody
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The Vexxer (2007)
Plot Summary:
Scotland Yard investigators have to prevent the murder of Victoria Dickman when her name is found on a death list.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, gothic, exciting, touching, captivating, suspenseful, funny, grindhouse, slapstick
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Pandemonium (1982)
Plot Summary:
Tom Smothers stars as the brave mountie, who along with his trusty horse and bitter deputy Paul Reubens must track down a killer who is stalking coeds at a nearby cheerleader camp.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, parody, scary, humorous, witty, not serious, horror comedy, cult classic, offbeat, realistic
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The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess – (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Cracksman (1963)
Plot Summary:
Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - (2019)
Plot Summary:
In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: light, semi serious, atmospheric, captivating, feel good, humorous, entertaining, satirical, sitcom, funny
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Federal Bank Heist (2011)
Plot Summary:
"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 80,000,000 US dollars) were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank (Federal Reserve), making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating
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To Catch a Virgin Ghost (2004)
Plot Summary:
Seok-tae runs away with a huge diamond of his gang and comes to Sisily, a peaceful village. Yang-e runs after him to get the diamond back and finds Seok-tae's trail in Sisily. But all the town people lie about everything. These people turn out to be scarier than a ghost!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 677
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating, horror comedy
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Two Thumbs Up (2015)
Plot Summary:
A criminal fresh out of prison who seeks out his former partners in crime for another heist. And they make a very elaborate plan to carry out the criminal intent, but things turn awry when another gang of criminals hit the same target.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, crime drama
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The Attic Expeditions (2001)
Plot Summary:
Trevor Blackburn is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Faith, in a brutal ritual. He's sentenced to live in an experimental rehabilitation community and falls into a coma. When he wakes up, he meets the mysterious Dr. Elk, who tortures Trevor in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of a powerful occult book. As other patients start to disappear, Trevor begins to wonder who and where he really is.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, disturbing, lovecraft, suspense, horror comedy, terrifying, independent film, scary, tense
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Patient Seven (2016)
Plot Summary:
The film centers on Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist who has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. As Dr. Marcus interviews each patient, one by one the horrors they have committed begin to unfold. However, Dr. Marcus soon learns that there is one patient who ties them all together - Patient Seven.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychological, brutal, enigmatic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, scary, twist ending, surprise ending