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Plot Summary:
Stephen Chow plays a rich playboy who is blown up by a mafia boss when he flirts with the boss's girl. Through a series of circumstances his professor makes him a synthetic (robotic) body that allows him to change into a variety of "Mrs. Wong's Household products" like a microwave and toothpaste. Chow eventually goes to work at a school notorious for it's rowdy students and singlehandledly disciplines them all. He then goes on to marry a former classmate played by Gigi Leung. But before the wedding happens, the mafia boss finds out that Chow is still alive and sends in his own human-robot to take Chow out for once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slapstick, slapstick comedy, humorous, semi serious
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God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991)
Plot Summary:
After the events in God of Gamblers II, Tai-Kun who lost his ESP powers has regained the abilities again and seeks revenge against Sing, the Saint of Gamblers. When Tai-Kun, aided by his fellow disciples, exerts ESP powers under full force against Sing who is doing likewise to them, the spacetime becomes distorted and sends Tai-Kun and Sing to Shanghai in 1937. Meeting his own grandfather Chow Tai Fook and the benign millionaire Ding Lik, Sing must deal with Ding Lik's foes and the Japanese military forces, with his "mistaken" crush on one of a pair of twin sisters, find out who defeated the French "God of Gamblers", Pierre Cashon, in that era (the mysterious "Comment allez-vous"), and finally find out how to travel back to Hong Kong in 1991.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, slapstick
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Flying Dagger (1993)
Plot Summary:
The well-known "Flying Dagger" Chung and his nephew Lam lived on rewards from apprehending bandits. Chung refused the love of "Great Coquette" Lady Fung. Therefore, Fung always mess up Chung's business for revenge. Flying Fox, the country's number one bandit, had stolen the millionaire Tsao's evidence of being a traitor. Hence, Tsao employed Chung to catch the bandit. Flying Fox's wife, Flying Cat seduced Chung to save her husband, which caused jealousy and a severe fight with Fung. Meanwhile Lam was kidnapped by Tsao. Chung and Fung finally realized that Tsao was the head of East Wing. They united together to beat against Tsao.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 550
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, slapstick, fast
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Truant Heroes (1992)
Plot Summary:
The war against organized crime in Hong Kong has opened a new front: the school. And police Commandant Wong orders officer Kin to go under cover as a school teacher. Kin's assignment: to stop the infiltration by Taiwan's underworld. Kin's girl friend Hyun has jilted him. Once in school, Kin falls madly in love with the sexy teacher Moon. The students, however, make fun of him. Among his mentors, student leader Aaron stands out. But Hyun is also assigned to the school as an undercover student.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Big Bully (1996)
Plot Summary:
A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, funny, light, melancholic, humorous, slapstick, inspirational, offbeat, semi serious, sexual
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Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Plot Summary:
Mike O'Donoghue's parody of "Mondo Cane" showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Thomas Alva Edison's "Elephant Electrocution". In the tradition of films like Groove Tube (1974), The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), and Saturday Night Live.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 564
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, sketch comedy, mondo, anthology, parody, independent film, offbeat, realistic, witty, cynical
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Simply Actors (2007)
Plot Summary:
When undercover cops start losing their lives to drug lords who blame their demise on "poor acting", the Police Force counters by sending Hong Kong's Finest to acting school.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, realistic
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Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
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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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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Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
Plot Summary:
In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam Veteran Sal Bando(Sorbo), tortured by his past as a Poolboy returns home to Van Nuys, California, and a country he doesn't recognize, in which it seems only Mexicans run pool-cleaning companies. Bando sets off on a brutal mission to reclaim his "rightful" vocation and enact revenge on the man(Trejo) who killed his wife and son.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, rough, realistic, erotic, offbeat, campy
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My Breakfast with Blassie (1983)
Plot Summary:
My Breakfast with Blassie is a movie starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie. It is a mostly improvised parody of the popular art film My Dinner with Andre and is set in a restaurant where Kaufman and Blassie have a discussion over breakfast. Also featured is Kaufman's partner Bob Zmuda, who plays a nosy fan. Lynne Margulies, who would later become Kaufman's girlfriend, also plays a role; in fact, she and Kaufman met for the first time on camera.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 604
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: parody, independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, not serious, spoof
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Royal Tramp (1992)
Plot Summary:
The story of Wilson Bond, a pimp who after saving Chan, the leader of the Heaven and Earth society, a revolutionary group, is made a member. After a botched first assignment for the group, he is made a servant to the Prince, the very person the Heaven and Earth society want to overthrow. What follows is plenty of mayhem and laughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: parody, offbeat, humorous, epic, stylized, not serious, slapstick, costume drama
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God of Gamblers II (1990)
Plot Summary:
Wong Jing's sequel to All for the Winner and spin-off to God of Gamblers finds Chow Sing Cho looking up to Michael "Dagger" Chan in order to become Ko Chun's next disciple, but the two must put aside their differences when they discover that a gang boss is bent on ruining the God of Gamblers' name.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, slapstick
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King of Beggars (1992)
Plot Summary:
The illiterate General of Canton, General So, advocates a lazy, happy lifestyle of sex and money. His spoiled and also illiterate son, Chan (Stephen Chow), is his most faithful disciple. For the love of a woman, Chan attends the national exams for Martial Arts Scholar in Peking. Chan is victorious on the physical test, but before he is to be crowned, he is found to have cheated on the written exam. The Emperor sentences Chan to be a beggar. Initially Chan is unable cope with his new role, but with some mystic help, he takes on the position as King of the Beggars Association. Leading this motley crew into battle against an evil warlord in the Emperor's entourage, Chan rescues the Emperor, and gains respect for the beggars.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: scenic, humorous, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009)
Plot Summary:
Louis Koo plays 009, or translated literally from its aural pronunciation, double-O Dog. He's one of 12 special Royal Bodyguards of a simpleton Emperor (Liu Yiwei) who named these 12 guards after the Chinese Zodiac, hence 9 translated to Dog. Unlike his peers, Dog is a scientist, and relies pretty much on his brains and fantastical gadgets to protect his Majesty from evil ninja assassins.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, China
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, slapstick, light, captivating, slapstick comedy, exciting, realistic
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Just Another Pandora's Box (2010)
Plot Summary:
Qing Ye Se only knows how to be a thief, but he runs into major trouble when he accidentally steals the heart of Rose, an immortal fairy. During a chaotic chase, Qing gets ahold of the Pandora's Box, sending them both back in time to the Three Kingdoms era. Mistaken as a general, Qing is thrown right into the middle of the Battle of Red Cliff. Meanwhile, Rose continues to devise new ways to earn Qing's affection, even if it means having to be someone else.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, entertaining
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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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Kung Fu Mahjong 2 (2005)
Plot Summary:
Fanny is a skilled mahjong player and young housewife, who's usually forbidden from her tile-clicking addiction by husband Johnny. However, when Johnny falls in with gambler Demon, Fanny gets sent packing. Johnny takes up with Demon's sister Curvy, and Fanny is left alone and seems to lose her mahjong-playing skills. Luckily, she receives additional training from her mahjong mentor Three Tiles, who also schooled Auntie Fei, as well as sexy player-in-training First Love. With the aid of her mahjong sisters, brother, plus Auntie Fei's husband Chi Mo Sai, Fanny regroups in time to take on Curvy, Demon, and Johnny at a climactic mahjong tournament.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, exciting, campy
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Enter the Phoenix (2004)
Plot Summary:
Georgie Hung is handsome, stylish and charming but he hides a secret that his old-fashion father, Hung who is a Triad leader, can never forgive. He has been sent to Thailand since he was a child and never returned. After Hung's death, his right-hand Cheung intends to bring back Georgie to take over. However, Cheung finds Sam, Georgie's flat-mate, whom he mistakes for Geogie.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, exciting, realistic, fast, dark comedy, queer cinema
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Drama Class (2016)
Plot Summary:
A high school drama class bands together to save their school from a Japanese gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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HK: Forbidden Super Hero (2013)
Plot Summary:
High school student Kyosuke Shikijo is the most talented member of the school's martial arts of the fist club. His late father was detective and Kyosuke share his father's strong sense of justice. Kyosuke also has a secret. Kyosuke likes to wear female underwear and transforms himself into the alter ego "Hentai Kamen," wearing female underwear and gaining superhuman powers. This unusual interest also comes from his parents, with his father a masochist and his mother a sadist. By chance, Kyosuke gets the underwear of female high school student Aiko Himeno. With her underwear, he gains various pervert techniques and attempts to protect Aiko from a dirty and heinous teacher.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, absurd, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, super sentai
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Baby on Board (1993)
Plot Summary:
Maria (Carol Kane) is the wife of a murdered Mafia bookkeeper. With her baby in tow, she tracks the hitman to the airport, intending to shoot the man. A pickpocket causes the gun to discharge prematurely, and now it's Maria who is being pursued. She commandeers a cab driven by Ernie (Judge Reinhold), and the chase is on.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, slapstick
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Cromartie High School: The Movie (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a good student named Kamiyama gets placed in a high school filled with disobedient kids, he steps up to the plate and takes a position of leadership. Urging the young slackers and rebels to clean up their act, Kamiyama is in store for a lot of resistance.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, surreal, semi serious, anime, exciting, offbeat
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Up the Academy (1980)
Plot Summary:
This puber-comedy is a kind of mixture between 'Animal House' and 'Police Academy'. Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a the Sheldon R. Wienberg military academy. The life of dicipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be 'real men' after one year? Written by Evert Poppen.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, spoof, sex comedy, anime, not serious, parody, funny, rough, sexy, melancholic
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Universal Remote (2007)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Murphy takes the lead for this comedy concerning two best friends sent hurtling through a politically-incorrect television landscape thanks to a magical remote control that redefines the concept of interactive entertainment. Now, with each change of the channel, the shows get more bizarre, leaving hapless knuckleheads Bubba and Leroy scrambling to find a way back into the real world.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, light, feel good, fast
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All's Well, Ends Well (2012)
Plot Summary:
Romantic comedy following four couples who meet through a dating website. Four men go on a heroic mission to help four women and wind up experiencing a series of mishaps.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, not serious, romantic comedy, slapstick
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A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995)
Plot Summary:
Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, spoof, parody, fun
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A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995)
Plot Summary:
This sequel to "Pandora's Box" continues director Jeffrey Lau's adaptation of the Buddhism saga "Journey to the West". Stranded five centuries in the past, Joker Monkey King must battle a variety of monsters, seductive women and super-powered villains to save the dying Pak Jing-Jing.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dorama, exciting, offbeat, epic, serious, stylized, semi serious, spoof, parody, campy
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Mr. & Mrs. Player (2013)
Plot Summary:
Chinese Feng Shui master Carson was a "Natural Born Player", taking names and breaking hearts. Fate had it that he would meet his match, the hot veterinarian Chi-Ling. It was love at first sight but neither could stand the other's fickle nature lest the affair might have ended as soon as it began. Chi-Ling's roommates, Big S and Small S came up with a perfect plan – to invite Carson to move in with Chi-Ling and make him promise to have no sexual contact with any girls for 100 days. Carson accepted the challenge without a second thought. Yet, the two sisters and his ex-lovers took turns in seducing him. Ninety difficult days have since passed, the biggest temptation arrived in the form of the hottest bachelor in Hong Kong, Daniel Lee began courting Chi-Ling. At the same time, Karen, Carson’s first love, suddenly came back into his life. Would these star crossed lovers cross the finish line together?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Outcasts (2017)
Plot Summary:
After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, independent film, touching, realistic