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Plot Summary:
Two friends train a greyhound together.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Fresh Air (1999)
Plot Summary:
Fresh Air, which focuses on ordinary moments of everyday life, is an original hybrid of urban comedy and kitchen-sink drama. It is also a realistic depiction of relationships among lovers, friends, and family in the multi-cultural environment of a big city. The protagonists are three thirty-something housemates with artistic aspirations.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Summer Side (2012)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about a family of Gran Canaria island that shown in a "situation totally on edge" and reflects the way to be the canaries, as its author.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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A Punters Prayer (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young gambler makes a large, risky bet on a horse race. When the odds turn in his favour, more than one party has sudden interest in the winning betting slip, and they'll do anything to get their hands on it.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Night, the Prowler (1978)
Plot Summary:
Felicity Bannister is a young woman living in the shadow of her overpowering mother. Her oppression is her worst enemy until the day she is attacked by an intruder who breaks into her bedroom and forces Felicity into action. The tables are suddenly turned and Felicity transforms from the helpless victim into a ruthless renegade in search of trouble, driven by the anarchic thrill of malevolence.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Dalkeith (2001)
Plot Summary:
Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Two Funerals (2010)
Plot Summary:
After a horrific collision between a passenger bus and an 18-wheeler truck in Nueva Ecija claimed two dozen casualties, two families await the arrival of their dead.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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Knuckle Sandwich (2004)
Plot Summary:
After leaving his small Georgia town behind to start a new life in Los Angeles, aspiring businessman Carter quickly becomes a success. But when he loses his girlfriend and his job in the same morning, he decides to return to his old town with hopes of finding some clarity. With the help of his offbeat parents, his beer-guzzling buddies and an old flame, Carter discovers what is really important in life. Douglas Callan, Morgan Fairchild, John O'Hurley star.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
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Spirit (2012)
Plot Summary:
Raghunandan (Mohanlal) is a TV show host and a budding novelist. He is a loner and a compulsive alcoholic, the latter of which resulted in his divorce from Meera (Kaniha). Despite this Meera and her husband Alexy (Shankar Ramakrishnan) are his best friends. His alcoholism however starts taking a huge toll on his life and things take a turn for the worst. At this point he meets Maniyan (Nandu) a plumber who is a bigger alcoholic than he is which makes Raghu re-evaluate his relationship with alcohol.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: satirical
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Two Countries (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ullaas is a cunning guy who can go to any extent for money. One fine day, he cheats a priest and redirects an NRI match which is supposed to go to a known person in his village. He manages everything and finally ties the knot with Laya. The twist in the tale arises when Ullaas comes to know that the NRI girl he married is a complete alcoholic. Rest of the story is as to how Sunil manages to get his problematic wife back on track.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 154 min
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Violet's Visit (1997)
Plot Summary:
Violet, a feisty 15 year-old who prefers the nickname "Scooter" , decides to run away from her boring life in a small town and goes to visit with the father she has never seen. She believes he lives in the city with his new wife, but in fact he is in a gay relationship with his long-time lover. This inevitably leads to changes and readjustments all round as dad gets to know, reluctantly, the daughter he never wanted.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Em 4 Jay (2006)
Plot Summary:
In a big city downtown we meet Emma and Jay, two young 20 something lovers buying drugs and then watch as they waste the rest of the day away.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: art house
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Real Time (2008)
Plot Summary:
Real Time is a comedic drama about a compulsive gambler given one hour to live by the man hired to kill him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, clever, realistic, suspenseful, minimal cast, road movie
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Supercock (1975)
Plot Summary:
An American cowboy in the Philippines gets mixed up in cockfighting.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Saltwater (2000)
Plot Summary:
An Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis, as his wife recently died and he's severely in debt. His oldest son tries to help, but has serious problems of his own, while his younger son and daughter are having troubles in school.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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A Street in Palermo (2013)
Plot Summary:
Shut inside their cars, two women face off in a silent duel that is fought out in the intimate violence of their stares. A wholly female duel punctuated by the refusal to drink, eat and sleep; more obstinate than the sun of Palermo and more stubborn than the ferocity of the men who surround them. For, as in every duel, it is a question of life or death... It’s a Sunday afternoon. The sirocco is blowing pitilessly in Palermo when Rosa and Clara lose their way in the streets of the city and end up in a sort of alley: Via Castellana Bandiera. At the same moment, another car driven by Samira, crammed with members of the Calafiore family, arrives from the opposite direction and enters the same street.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, offbeat, feel good
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The Graceful Brute (1962)
Plot Summary:
A son hoards money stolen from the talent agency employing him, but his efforts are in vain when the money goes missing under odd circumstances.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Emerald City (1988)
Plot Summary:
A comedy of life's temptations - lust, greed and power. The city in question is Sydney and the colour green signifies greed and envy in David Williamsons amusing satire on its film and publishing industries. The story centers around the Rogers family, loosely modelled on Williamson's own.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Kitchen with Apartment (1993)
Plot Summary:
Jacques et Martine, couple de bourgeois ordinaires, ont invité à dîner un ami perdu de vue depuis dix ans et devenu depuis une vedette des médias.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: philosophical, cult film
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Fallen Leaves (2023)
Plot Summary:
The film tells the story of Ansa, a supermarket shelf-stocker on a zero-hour contract, later a recyclable plastic sorter, and Holappa, a sandblaster, an alcoholic, later an ex-alcoholic, whose paths have accidentally crossed and who, despite adversity and misunderstandings, try to build some kind of relationship on the harsher side of the welfare state.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland, Germany
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film, tragicomedy
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Mississippi Grind (2015)
Plot Summary:
Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: road movie, tense, depressing, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, realistic, exciting, neo noir, entertaining
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Dinner at Eight (1989)
Plot Summary:
A wry, insightful comedy of manners in which somewhat dizzy society matron Millicent Jordan arranges a dinner party to honor some visiting aristocrat while remaining oblivious to her husband's health and financial problems as well as her daughter's feelings and emotions. Party guests include the vain, the greedy, and the self-absorbed.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, cynical, semi serious
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Christmas Rematch (2004)
Plot Summary:
17 years after Regalo di Natale the same 5 players for a new challenge. Who can trust who?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 900
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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The Last Casino (2004)
Plot Summary:
A University teacher finds three bright students and decides to teach them how to count cards to make lots of money. As they learn how to play the casinos, things get tricky when the debt owing teacher informs them that their front man wants restitution for loses in about a weeks time. The three students decide to hit all the major casinos in Ontario and Quebec until discovered.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, captivating, exciting
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Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting (2002)
Plot Summary:
Seguito de Febbre da cavallo!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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California Split (1974)
Plot Summary:
Down-on-his-luck gambler Bill (George Segal) links up with free spirit Charlie (Elliott Gould) at first to have some fun, but then gets into debt when Gould takes an unscheduled trip to Tijuana. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his possessions and goes to Reno for the poker game of a lifetime. A film set mainly in casinos and races, as the two win and lose, get robbed, and get blind drunk.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: grim, clever, witty, talky, cynical, dark comedy, funny, entertaining, art house, cult classic
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Lay the Favorite (2012)
Plot Summary:
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, humorous, semi serious, sincere, independent film
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Cloaca (2003)
Plot Summary:
Four old college friends in their forties come together in a time of trouble and despair. Old joy relives, but the harsh reality of their problems can't satisfy them and eventually endangers their friendships.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Deal (2008)
Plot Summary:
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, psychological, humorous, semi serious
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Rams (2020)
Plot Summary:
In remote Western Australia, two estranged farmer brothers, Colin and Les, are at war. But when Les' prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley - so the brothers must work together to to reunite their family, save their herd, and bring their community back together.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags:
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The Squeeze (2015)
Plot Summary:
A humble young man with uncommon skills from a small southern town gets caught up in high stakes golf matches between big-time gamblers until the game becomes life and death.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, tense