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Plot Summary:
A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: Sweden, France, Denmark
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, captivating, dark comedy, funny, philosophical, surreal, disturbing, black comedy
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Attack the Gas Station! (1999)
Plot Summary:
A quartet of disaffected Korean youths have robbed a Seoul gas station. After taking the gas station over, their wacky antics ensue; forcing the manager to sing, kidnapping customers that complain about the service, and staging fist-fights between street gang members and gas station employees; all of these reflect their own gripes against society.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, entertaining, absurd, cynical, semi serious, surreal, disturbing, mind twisting, clever
Similar in 75%
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
Plot Summary:
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: black comedy, black and white, dark comedy, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, independent film
Similar in 78%
Arab on the City (2011)
Plot Summary:
25-year-old Khalid Belkacem has failed at everything: college education, summer camp instructor's permit, driver's license, and even his BCG. He never expected to become the first "positive discrimination" member of the police force. But as his mother says: "That's France for you! A country where everyone has a chance.".
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 630
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, parody, captivating, witty, exciting, realistic, spoof
Similar in 85%
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
Plot Summary:
After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an all-girl (with one exception) swing band. Accompanied by the exception and urged on by her grand-daughter, Elizabeth hunts up all the old members of the band and urges them to perform, and in doing so, learns more than she knew about the band, its members, the roses on the drum set, and herself--the last of the Blonde Bombshells.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious, fairy tale
Similar in 87%
Scotland, PA (2001)
Plot Summary:
Joe McBeth is a hard-working but unambitious doofus who toils at a hamburger stand alongside his wife Pat, who has much smarter. Pat believes she could do better with the place than their boss Norm is doing, so she plans to usurp Norm, convincing Mac to rob the restaurant's safe and then murder Norm, using the robbery as a way of throwing the cops off their trail.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, witty, disturbing, talky, parody, realistic, not serious, black comedy, clever
Similar in 75%
Be Cool (2005)
Plot Summary:
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music exec on the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, clever, feel good, melancholic, stylized, semi serious, exciting, entertaining, satirical, hood
Similar in 78%
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Plot Summary:
The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Finnish musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, funny, light, satirical, surreal, cult classic, art house, offbeat, realistic
Similar in 82%
Bandwagon (1996)
Plot Summary:
Tony gets fired from his job. He's not really sad about this because he prefers writing songs and playing the guitar. He meets the drummer Charlie and they decide to start a band, although Tony is afraid of playing in front of other people. He can't even play in front of Charlie. They find another guitarist, Wynn, who enjoys fishing if he's not playing the guitar. The final member of the band is Eric, the bass-player who is often unpredictable in his actions. They name the band Circus Monkey and want to get famous and rich. However, after some successful gigs, they begin to realize what all the big music and show business is about.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious
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A Mighty Wind (2003)
Plot Summary:
In "A Mighty Wind", director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on the stage for one concert in New York City's Town Hall.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, funny, light, talky, stylized, lyrical, not serious, realistic, parody
Similar in 82%
My New Partner (1984)
Plot Summary:
My New Partner is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, starring Philippe Noiret and Thierry Lhermitte. Noiret plays a streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue. At the start of the film, his partner is busted for corruption and he narrowly escapes. He is assigned an idealistic new partner fresh from police academy. He sets out to corrupt his new partner and, after a slow start, succeeds spectacularly.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, witty, neo noir, anthology, action comedy, cult classic, black comedy, clever, humorous
Similar in 86%
Analyze This (1999)
Plot Summary:
Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjusted gangster.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, hilarious, psychological, clever, suspense, spoof, realistic, witty, light
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
Plot Summary:
Jake Blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood on a 'mission from God' to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their old band together and they're on their way, while getting in a bit of trouble here and there.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 210000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: funny, road movie, cult classic, hilarious, surreal, action comedy, humorous, retro, philosophical, uplifting
Similar in 75%
CB4 (1993)
Plot Summary:
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spoof, mockumentary, black comedy, hood, funny, clever, dark comedy, humorous, satirical, smart
Similar in 83%
Ex Drummer (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Music
Country: Belgium, France, Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: disturbing, offbeat, suspenseful, dark comedy, semi serious, controversial, erotic, psychedelic, surreal, art house
Similar in 78%
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Plot Summary:
When Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, hood, funny, humorous, spoof, slang, satirical, black comedy, cult classic
Similar in 79%
Janky Promoters (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two shady concert promoters get into hot water when their chance to book a superstar rapper goes awry.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, not serious, humorous, realistic, hood, black comedy, buddy comedy
Similar in 80%
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Plot Summary:
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, parody, spoof, funny, humorous, cult classic, satirical, hilarious, cynical, ironic
Similar in 85%
Raising Arizona (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Coen Brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give Hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to date.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: witty, humorous, funny, dark comedy, surreal, hilarious, road movie, offbeat, talky, cult classic
Similar in 77%
Chain of Fools (2000)
Plot Summary:
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, clever, witty, funny, light, absurd, dark comedy, cynical, stylized, realistic
Similar in 80%
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Plot Summary:
A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: funny, dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic, humorous, light, satirical, dramatic, hilarious, feel good
Similar in 90%
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 847000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, surreal, absurd, humorous, black comedy, cult classic, talky, funny, offbeat
Similar in 78%
Airheads (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an AM rock station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, entertaining, not serious, humorous, cult classic, talky, retro, realistic, witty
Similar in 86%
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's 'Odyssey'.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 326000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: road movie, entertaining, funny, dark comedy, surreal, visual, intellectual, epic, cult classic, hilarious
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School of Rock (2003)
Plot Summary:
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 324000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous, hilarious, realistic, cult classic, teen, witty
Similar in 86%
Detroit Rock City (1999)
Plot Summary:
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, road movie, funny, entertaining, teen, humorous, cult classic, period piece, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 89%
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Plot Summary:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 271000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, talky, humorous, surreal, black comedy, funny, witty, clever, cult classic
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Snatch (2000)
Plot Summary:
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the search for a stolen diamond, and the other about a boxing promoter who’s having trouble with a psychotic gangster.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 894000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, witty, clever, dark comedy, humorous, neo noir, non-linear, black comedy, cynical
Similar in 75%
Flickering Lights (2000)
Plot Summary:
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, surreal, funny, philosophical, brutal, black comedy, cynical, cult classic, clever
Similar in 84%
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Plot Summary:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 607000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, clever, witty, cynical, black comedy, entertaining, funny, exciting, neo noir
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Delicatessen (1991)
Plot Summary:
This bizarre surrealistic black comedy takes place in a small fictitious post-apocalyptic town where food is scarce and butcher Clapet has the macabre business of using human flesh to feed his customers. Yet when his daughter falls in love with his next slaughter victim things turn into chaos.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, atmospheric, art house, visual, cult classic, dark fantasy, apocalyptic, futuristic