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Plot Summary:
Valentin (Wotan Wilke Möhring) thought it an excellent idea to let his best friend Theo (Fabian Busch) its new, large house for one night, so that the therein undisturbed with the attractive waitress Mörli (Claudia Eisinger) can enjoy. As the best-selling author and passionate chess player Theo currently has trouble.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, twisted
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Broken Panties (2018)
Plot Summary:
The imminent death of a matriarch forces her whole family to reunite. From her dying confession, other hidden episodes will come to light. Each of the family members will face what they would prefer remained buried. Nobody is free of killing for love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Comedy
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, dark comedy
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Get the Girl (2017)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy young man is conned into staging a fake kidnapping in order to be a hero and win the affection of a girl he's madly in love with. But when one of the hired kidnappers is accidentally killed during the charade, he's forced to actually save her life while not revealing that it's been a ruse all along.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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Happily (2021)
Plot Summary:
Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples' trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, anamorphic
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Brothers' Nest (2018)
Plot Summary:
With their Mother dying of cancer, intent on changing her will to benefit her new husband before she dies, two brothers go to extreme and deadly lengths to protect their inheritance from being signed away before it’s too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: black comedy, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Oath (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a politically-divided United States, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, political, dark comedy
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Reflections of a Blender (2010)
Plot Summary:
After receiving a patch, a blender gains consciousness and begin to think about life, the human and the lifetime of electronics. When a man disappears, the blender remains the only company of his wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 974
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, spectacular, dark comedy
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Fiance Killer (2018)
Plot Summary:
Nicole is stunned when her daughter Cameron returns from a vacation in Mexico engaged to handsome Brent. But Brent has a secret girlfriend, Lexi, and together they're planning to kill Cameron for her money right after her honeymoon.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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A Mother Betrayed (2015)
Plot Summary:
Newlywed Monica is committed to a mental hospital for hallucinations, but soon finds out that her husband has a devious plan to steal her life, including her daughter.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense
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House of Good and Evil (2013)
Plot Summary:
After a family tragedy in the chaotic city, Chris and Maggie Conley, in a last-ditch effort to save their dying marriage, purchase an isolated home in the deepest woods, to which they quickly discover evil has a key.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, realistic
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Journalist (2015)
Plot Summary:
An unsuccessful journalist becomes a star after he writes an article about the memo of an unknown serial killer. But when he learns that the memo was just part of a novel, he decides to cover up everything.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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A Mother's Crime (2017)
Plot Summary:
Encouraged by her lover, Danielle kills her husband and goes on the lam with her infant daughter Cali. But the cops catch her and, en route to prison, she agrees to give custody of Cali to her arch rival, her sister Nikki. But on release from prison, Danielle will stop at nothing to get Cali back from Nikki's safe and healthy home.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining
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Vows of Deceit (2018)
Plot Summary:
When blushing bride Sara Ross ties the knot with her seemingly perfect, handsome newlywed husband Leo, she soon starts to suspect that not only is Leo a thief and a conman but also quite possibly a killer, and that she just might be the next bride up on his chopping block. Written by Jake Helgren.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Stranger Than Fiction (2000)
Plot Summary:
Lives spiral out of control when four friends cover up a murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy, independent film, tense, realistic, surprise ending
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You Can't Stop the Murders (2003)
Plot Summary:
Australian small-town cop Gary (Eck) enjoys his nearly pastoral existence, with traffic violations providing the major excitement to his normally low-key days. While away from work, Gary spends a good deal of time fantasizing about local news reporter Julia (Kirstie Hutton), who would just as soon relocate to the thriving metropolis of Sydney. Soon, however, a motorcyclist is found decapitated, with a construction worker, a sailor, and a cowboy and Indian also meeting the same fate. With some murderous weirdo with some sort of Village People fixation terrorizing the town, Gary -- with the help of big-wig city detective and Don Johnson-wannabe Tony Charles (Mir) -- begins to realize that a cop is the last remaining victim to be murdered in order for the killings to be complete.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, dark comedy, cult film
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The Exchange (2017)
Plot Summary:
They are on their way and Eva is still insecure. Her deep love and devotion for Jaime has led her to accept a special offer: swinging in order to arouse their marriage after fifteen years. Jaime seems doubly confident: a curvy 19-year-old Brazilian is waiting for him, while Eva has to resign herself to an uninspiring and unattractive partner. What looked like a night of playing, liberation and revitalization for this husband and wife becomes a mess inside four walls when Jaime discovers that their partners for the evening are not who they said they were.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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The Taming of the Shrew (2016)
Plot Summary:
This scintillating production of Shakespeare’s boisterous comedy will stir your emotions even as it challenges you with its pointed social commentary. Is the story of Kate and Petruchio one of courtship or of conquest? The breaking down of a defiant spirit or a breakthrough that liberates a heart deprived of love? You decide – but either way, this is an experience not to be missed!.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 156 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Don't Tell Her (2016)
Plot Summary:
The more you love, the more you lie - It's very difficult to tell the truth to your close ones, specially if you don't want to hurt their feelings. But then starts a vicious circle of lies which can hardly be stopped.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, disturbing
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My Out-Laws (2019)
Plot Summary:
When their daughter decides to get a divorce, Coline and Andre can’t come to terms with it as they are very fond of their son-in-law. The only way to keep seeing him is in secret. But for how long can they lead a double life?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 552
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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You Keep the Kids (2021)
Plot Summary:
Flora and Victor are fun, modern, caring parents. That is, until they decide to get a divorce, and the perfect job opportunity turns up for them. They now have one problem: custody.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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French Cuisine (2015)
Plot Summary:
François and Charlotte directed together a gourmet hotel and restaurant on the edge of the sea, but their marital relationship is not fixed beauty: obsessive hard, Francis wants his first star in the Michelin Guide while Charlotte, at the dawn of the quarantine, dreams of a first child. This already complicated situation will literally explode the day where Charlotte's first husband, Alex, disembarked in their lives while everyone believed him dead in the terrible tsunami of 2004.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 543
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever (2009)
Plot Summary:
After thirteen years of engagement, the boring sex life of Rui and Vani is limited to one intercourse every other week. They decide to seek excitement with a threesome and they decide to invite Vani's cousin Silvinha to participate late night, but an accident interrupts their game. Rui and Vani unsuccessfully spend the night searching for for companion of a bisexual woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sex comedy, semi serious
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Game of Four (2007)
Plot Summary:
When a man & woman discover their spouses are having an affair with each other, they secretly plot to break them up and win them back.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 766
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, happy
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Kids Are Back (2020)
Plot Summary:
Catherine and Yann, happily married for many years, should have spent the year travelling abroad. But since he sold his business, Yann has been too busy with his bonsai trees and keeps postponing the big trip. Things go from bad to worse when their 27-year-old broke daughter and her boyfriend lose their apartment and come knocking on the door to stay. With Yann’s mid-life crisis spinning out of control, their couch surfing daughter and partner getting increasingly invasive and their stay becoming indefinite, Catherine will try everything to kick them out of the parental home and get her life back on track!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Murder In-Law (2019)
Plot Summary:
Claire has always loved her son Jim and her granddaughter Sydney, but struggles to connect with her daughter-in-law, Allison. When Allison announces a big job promotion that will relocate them far away, Claire's motherly instincts are pushed to an unsettling level where she will scheme, lie and even murder to keep her son and granddaughter from moving away.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Strangler's Wife (2002)
Plot Summary:
Mae thought she had the perfect husband. Until she found out about his other women. But now she suspects an even more horrible truth. He isn't cheating with these other women... he's killing them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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A Bit of Bad Luck (2014)
Plot Summary:
Brooks Caldwell, (Cary Elwes) an erudite and handsome lawyer, seems to have it all: wealth, social status and a red hot career. His success is, in reality, a product of his marriage to his beautiful, socialite wife, Amanda, (Terri Polo) a wealthy timber heiress. Unlike most, who would remain content to enjoy a life of luxury and privilege, Brooks continues to risk everything by having extramarital affairs. Brooks' philandering, in addition to humiliating Amanda, has driven her to the point of a mental breakdown. Having been pushed over the edge, Amanda orchestrates a just and elaborate plan to bring her husband down. When Brooks leaves for a weekend romp with his latest squeeze, (Agnes Bruckner) his life quickly descends into a bizarre, nightmarish, downward spiral.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, satirical, disturbing
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Miami Beach (2016)
Plot Summary:
Miami is one of the most sought by young Italians. It is there, in fact, is going to study at university Luca, a Roman, the son of John and Valentina, Milan, daughter Olivia. During the plane trip from Rome to Miami, Olivia and John argue furiously.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Sex, Love and Betrayal (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of two couples who are neighbors and the marital problems caused by the unexpected arrival of two important personages of their past. The first couple, Carlos and Ana, live on the seventh floor of a building. Ana feels she's entitled to more love than her husband is willing to give. Suddenly, an old friend, Tomás, reappears after many years away and stays at their house. Andréa and Miguel live in the building across the street and are also going through a marriage crisis. In a party, they meet Cláudia, Miguel's first girlfriend, and she has no place to stay. Naturally, she's invited to sleep at their place. The presence of the two newcomers will cause many changes in their relationships.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 719
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil, Mexico
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Dad must be crazy! (2005)
Plot Summary:
On their scond honeymoon, a couple travels to the beaches of the Dominican Republic to reignite their marriage.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 793
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, slapstick comedy, neo screwball comedy
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A Boyfriend for my Wife (2014)
Plot Summary:
An exasperated husband hires a fading playboy to seduce his annoying wife in order to speed up a separation from her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining