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Plot Summary:
A French comedy with comedians Eric & Ramzy made by Quentin Dupieux a.k.a. Mr. Oizo.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, surreal, not serious, offbeat, slapstick comedy, slapstick, freeze frame, dark comedy
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Holidays by the Sea (2011)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about funny adventures of the group of French people during the summer vacation.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: humorous, contemplative, not serious, funny, offbeat, realistic, slapstick, silent, freeze frame, dark comedy
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Keep an Eye Out (2018)
Plot Summary:
Police officer's at a station must solve a murder case.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, absurd, light, captivating, surprise ending
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The Big Wash (1968)
Plot Summary:
Sickened to see his students always sleeping in class, a teacher with a colleague and an anarchist start a war against the television. They climbed on Paris roofs to coat the T.V. antennas with a special product cutting the signal reception.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective, slapstick comedy
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Coyote's Morning (2001)
Plot Summary:
Kuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beautiful Noemi and accidentally gets involved in gangster affairs.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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Don't Die Too Hard! (2001)
Plot Summary:
Eric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts), Ramzy stays at work late while Eric hangs around with him. As a result, the pair witness a gang of terrorists seize the tower and take its late-night occupants (including Marie- Joelle) hostage. Knowing that only they can save the day, Eric and Ramzy swing into action.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, spoof, parody, cult film
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Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
Plot Summary:
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel. An English language lesson turns into a killing of a black dignitary of an embassy by a CIA agent and then into his own killing by another colleague. In a television film, the police are befooled by a fake bomb and put a real one in order not to be derided by the public. In a film inquisition show, the bishop of Naples speaks highly of the importance of the family, but a child who lives a miserable family life kills himself. In the debate that follows it is proposed that they should eat the children, as Swift had said. In the next episode, a general who is in the toilet is called for the NATO parade, but the flasher breaks and in his effort to fix it, he dirts allover and kills himself. In a children's show an inspector finds excuses and delays the arrest of a powerful man.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: surreal, parody, anthology, crying, detective, spoof, slapstick comedy, freeze frame, dark comedy, poliziottesco
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Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Plot Summary:
In this Eduardo Molinaro Spy-Spoof, Anthony Perkins plays a Russian spy sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted agent of Soviet intelligence needs all the help he can get from his "talented" partner Penelope Lightfeather (Bardot) as they scatter around the French countryside for secret rendez-vous' while trying to avoid being caught by counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, exciting, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, parody, surprise ending
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Wrong Cops (2013)
Plot Summary:
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Russia, USA, Belgium, Portugal
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, entertaining, disturbing, black comedy, social, surreal, underground film, freeze frame
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The Family Jewels (1965)
Plot Summary:
A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: parody, cult classic, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, detective, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Mandibles (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two simple-minded friends discover a giant fly in the trunk of a car and decide to domesticate it to earn money with it.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, surreal, dark comedy, weird
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Mortuary Academy (1988)
Plot Summary:
"Police Academy" clone, about some nerds who inherit an academy for morticians, which is run by a corrupt closet necropheliac. Of course, the most incompetent students possible are accepted, so that the academy will fail, and all sorts of wacky hijinks ensue.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: crying, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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2 Alone in Paris (2008)
Plot Summary:
A bumbling Paris policeman is doggedly determined to capture the master thief that repeatedly eludes him, even when they're the last two men on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, entertaining, offbeat, not serious
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Held Up (1999)
Plot Summary:
While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage. As incompetent cops bring in a SWAT team and try a by-the-book rescue, Michael has to keep the robber calm, find out what's in the crate, aid the negotiations, and get back to Rae. The Stockholm Syndrome asserts its effect.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, absurd, semi serious, surprise ending, hood, independent film, realistic, freeze frame, parody
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Where's Poppa? (1970)
Plot Summary:
When New York attorney Gordon Hocheiser meets Louise Callan, the girl of his dreams, he schemes to eliminate his aging, senile mother, even though he promised his late father that he'd always take care of her. He fears that his batty mom's eccentricities will shortly lead to Louise's departure.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, funny, clever, humorous, surreal, offbeat, realistic, witty, cynical
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15 from Rome (1963)
Plot Summary:
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: anthology, crying, detective, freeze frame, dark comedy, italian comedy
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Dismissal (2017)
Plot Summary:
A successful Spanish executive from a telecommunications company working in Argentina is about to face the most important week of his life, but all his plans will be sabotaged by an eccentric character who will make his week a living hell….
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, unusual plot structure, contemplative, crying, freeze frame, dark comedy
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I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2019)
Plot Summary:
Pedro, Arturo and Eligio are three college professors who lost their job because of economic crisis. Accidentally they find a solution for all of their problems; a multi-vitamin that allows them to party all night long without any side effects. The three professors will be launched into the world of nightclubs and the shady business, in order to market the merchandise. Of course, it seems that they are not as prepared for it as they thought.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, detective, freeze frame
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A Girl in Australia (1971)
Plot Summary:
The film is about an old fashioned Italian with moral values of the 1930/40's ,who has to find a wife in the modern, woman's liberated society of Australia of the 1960/70's.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, Australia
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, epic, crying
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The 11 Commandments (2004)
Plot Summary:
After an evening of drinking, six men find themselves in front of The God of the Joke. Distressed to find that people aren't laughing anymore, He gives the six friends a mission: to save the world with the Eleven Commandments of the Joke. The men enthusiastically take on their task. They undertake various tests aimed at pushing the limits of stupidity.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, funny, offbeat, slapstick, fast
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Wrong (2012)
Plot Summary:
Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. During his quest to get Paul (and his life) back, Dolph radically changes the lives of others -- risking his sanity all the while.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: surreal, experimental, humorous, not serious, mindfuck, black comedy, philosophical, underground film, fast paced, existential
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Mohamed Dubois (2013)
Plot Summary:
Arnaud Dubois may be the heir to a bank, but he prefers to call himself Mohamed. Having fallen out with his father, he turns his back on the family residence. On his travels, he meets Mustafa, who introduces him to his sister Sabrina. Having fallen in love with the attractive young woman, Arnaud decides to pass himself off as an ordinary street guy named...Mohamed.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, biting, suspense
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Going Overboard (1989)
Plot Summary:
A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, sex comedy, not serious, parody, entertaining, crying, slapstick comedy, weeping, low brow humor, funny
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The Wild Goose Chase (1975)
Plot Summary:
The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved. The nephew of the owner of the vault is trying to cheat his uncle and have his name in the documents. Everything is even more complicated because the manager of the bank has a finger in the pie, too. Who but a humble bank-teller (Pierre Richard) will ruin the scheme?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slapstick, humorous, realistic, not serious, neurotic, detective, slapstick comedy, poliziottesco
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Serial Teachers (2013)
Plot Summary:
With only 12 percent of its pupils obtaining their baccalaureate, Jules Ferry High School is the worst school in France. The Inspector of Schools has already exhausted all the conventional means to raise standards at the school and he has no choice but to take the advice of his deputy. It is a case of having to fight fire with fire: the worst pupils must be taught by the worst teachers.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, slapstick, crying, slapstick comedy, freeze frame, low brow humor
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Halal State Security (2011)
Plot Summary:
Someone is killing Parisians of Arab ethnicity. When an Algerian diplomat is murdered by the same assailant, two Algerian detectives are sent to help the French with the investigation and they have their own ways of doing things.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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High School U.S.A. (1983)
Plot Summary:
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. (Michael J. Fox) pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, sitcom, semi serious, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, freeze frame, parody
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Just One of the Girls (1993)
Plot Summary:
Chris has to change school to attend a music program, but a bully named Kurt is going to make his life impossible so he decided to dress as a girl to avoid this. Taking advantage of his condition he became (girl-)friend with Marie, and fell in love with her.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, teen sex comedy, entertaining, sentimental, light, captivating, erotic, sex comedy
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Depression and Friends (2012)
Plot Summary:
When Frank is diagnosed with depression, his friends try to cheer him up but soon enough they all discover they are as depressed as him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Protect and Serve (2010)
Plot Summary:
A pair of bumbling French cops team up to take on the underworld.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, humorous, not serious, exciting
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Neighbors (2014)
Plot Summary:
A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 325000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, not serious, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, teen, sex comedy, slapstick, absurd, romantic