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Plot Summary:
Ritchie is a Glaswegian chancer with low hopes and no prospects. Disillusioned with city life, he goes undercover at a Highland conservation centre to make his fortune as an illegal pearl fisher with the help of his two hapless and accident prone mates, Danny and Fraser. Here he meets Beth, a pretty English conservationist passionate about saving endangered mussels from the clutches of pearl thieves in the Scottish Highlands. Falling for her instantly, Ritchie must beat off competition in the form of Highland Ranger Ethan, a smooth talking American Adonis convinced that Beth can't resist his charms forever. After the success of pearl fishing attracts the unwanted attentions of old school Glaswegian mobster Gavin and his work at the centre leads him to question his true motivations, Ritchie must risk life and limb to save the Highlands from ecological disaster and win Beth's heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 809
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, psychological, feel good, contemplative, independent film
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Mr. Hedges, the somewhat naive and idealistc teacher of the rebellious Class 5C, lobbies to have them allowed on the school camping trip despite much precedent to the contrary. Once on the camping trip Mr. Hedges pursues the local barmaid and the class indulge in their usual activities. A small feud with some stereotypical upper class children in red blazers is resolved with a false rape allegation. A case of some stolen money is resolved through Mr. Hedges trusting the class. At the final dance Mr. Hedges is ensnared in the romantic clutches of Miss Cutforth, contrary to his wishes.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 825
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Young-Ung was dumped by his girlfriend. While he is in Okinawa, Japan on a business trip, the company he works for goes bankrupt. Sakura is a single mother and works for a travel agency. She needs to learn Korean for her job. At a Korean language institute, Sakura meets Young-Ung and their romance begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, uplifting, feel good, humorous, sweet
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Wir sind die Neuen (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three old friends from college move back in together in an apartment in Munich for financial reasons.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining
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What a Mess! (1995)
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The story starts in a Siberia where world's biggest diamond was found. It is so valuable that it may not only pay off the enormous national debt, but also allow every Russian citizen to move to the Canary Islands. However, Mafia plans to steal the massive gem but a notorious thief, Vasia, ruins their plans. Mafia and militia begin chasing him, but soon Vasia learns that he has brothers as between the chase he runs into well known Jewish conductor and a gypsy baron who are triplet brothers.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, absurd, slapstick comedy
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Oh No Not Rudy Again! (2015)
Plot Summary:
55 year old Bernd is looking forward to a quiet weekend at the lake with his best friend Klaus, 56 and his brother Peter, 53. But when Peter decides to bring along Casanova Murat, 37 hopes for a harmonic get together wane thanks to Bernd's dislike for him. He calms down a bit when Klaus opens up about his plan to extract revenge on Murat for breaking his daughter's heart. Upon arrival at the cabin tensions are high. So, in order to make the best of the trip, Bernd decides to go fishing. However, after an accident with the water swing on the pond, an unconscious Klaus is saved from drowning by Murat, landing Murat on Bernd's good side. The next morning Klaus regains consciousness asking for his dog Rudy. Rudy is dead and has been for two years. In order not to upset Klaus the four men go on a wild goose chase searching for Rudy, while they get tangled up deeper and deeper in their web of lies. They try to reason with their friend but their friendship has to survive a hard test. Or is.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, light, feel good, disturbing, contemplative
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Stoner Express (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jack comes to Amsterdam to find his father and, through a momentary magical encounter, finds the secret weapon that could turn around his father's ailing marijuana coffee shop.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, surreal, fairy tale
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House Arrest (2019)
Plot Summary:
A world-weary man’s self-imposed home confinement becomes a comedy of errors with the simultaneous arrivals of a peculiar package and a curious journalist.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, funny, feel good, realistic, witty, not serious
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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
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Leichtmatrosen (2017)
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Three men and a houseboat: Three crisis-plagued Stuttgarters sailed for a week on the Havel in the direction of Müritz. The unfamiliar and not so tranquil Dreisamkeit brings so many things to light, which has hitherto been successfully concealed and repressed. The summer boat trip paves the way to the realization that a turnaround in life could not hurt.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: road movie, tense, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative
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Plot Summary:
Movie star London Clash gets his world turned upside down when he must choose between pursuing his one true love and landing a life-changing starring role in a major motion picture.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, feel good, captivating, weird
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Plot Summary:
Pedantic policeman Frantisek (Ondrej Vetchý) wants to bring up his three daughters with a firm hand. He would like to see the girls coupled with capable and successful men, but instead they have the talent to find the opposite. Moreover, one of them is constantly trying to get pregnant, second one is only dating exotic fools and the third one is expecting a baby without knowing who is the father. Frantisek and his wife (Simona Stasová) always spend their vacation at the local lake, although the wife is dreaming of the seaside. One day she meets a bohemian writer with slightly suicidal tendencies (Miroslav Táborský) and an attractive colleague with Spanish roots (Kristína Peláková) walks into Frantisek's office and things get moving.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags: parody, humorous, psychological, funny, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, captivating, entertaining, contemplative
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What Now (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three best friends explore the world of online swipe dating in Los Angeles and quickly find out that anyone who judges you based on your salary or number of social media followers is someone who has their own soul-searching to do.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Sextape (2018)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, light, sincere, sexy, entertaining, contemplative
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P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
Plot Summary:
An enchanting comedy set in post-World War Two Britain. It studies a teenage boy's relationships and period of sexual awakening. A cricket-obsessed adolescent, Alan Duckworth lusts after his classmate Ann. When the pair score the lead roles in the school's drama production, Alan finds himself in the awkward situation of having to pull off a proper snog scene with his real-life crush.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 982
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
A rural couple in crisis, who have a brother and sister with urban problems, and all of them trying to find a solution.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 968
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, offbeat, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious
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Comfort and Joy (1984)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Man Down (2013)
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, feel good, entertaining
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Plot Summary:
Brayan Rodriguez is an innocent heir to a criminal Sinaloa family sent to Mexico City to expand the business, and where he meets Claudia, and their worlds collide. Love and fun are everywhere.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 616
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
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Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Closer You Get (2000)
Plot Summary:
Irish bachelors take out an ad in the Miami Herald, looking for love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 93 min
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Nerd Boy (2008)
Plot Summary:
DeDe is an emotional wreck after her boyfriend, Stix gives her the boot. Once the word gets out that DeDe is single, all available men, including the neighborhood nerd line up for a chance to date her.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
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Party Boat (2017)
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Party Boat focuses on Max, who is throwing a 25th birthday party for his best friend Kiley. When Max finds out Kiley's boyfriend Greg plans to propose, he embarks on an adventure to win Kiley's heart and throw his greatest party ever.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, contemplative
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Inkognitiv (2012)
Plot Summary:
Drama based of the classic book with the same name. Marcus and Trand explore their youth together.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Comedy
Country: Norway
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Stuck Like Chuck (2009)
Plot Summary:
Romantic comedy about friendship, love, college and the awkward situations that bring them all together.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 78
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
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Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 327
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Country: Mexico
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 977
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Country: Mexico
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Giacomo befriends a man, believing that he is the reincarnation of his dead father.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 908
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Country: Italy
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