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Plot Summary:
The celebration of the 50th anniversary of “Capitol-Insurance” is due – that's what the bosses thought. All employees are invited to join the party in a hotel. However, rumors say the company's not doing very well. To avoid unemployment due to the possible shutdown of the smaller branch office the only option is to move to the headquarters. Now that's the ultimate challange for Stromberg, who is notoriously trying to be the example of a department manager, gathering all of his employees behind him.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, funny, surreal
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The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
Plot Summary:
The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a sequel/spin-off of the original CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. It was made for the syndication market from 1991 to 1993. MTM Enterprises produced the show. Gordon Jump, Frank Bonner, and Richard Sanders reprised their roles from the original show. Other original cast members came in for guest spots, with Loni Anderson returning for two episodes, Tim Reid for one episode, and Howard Hesseman appearing in nine episodes total, as well as directing several other episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Martin & Orloff (2002)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of a marketing man and his shrink. A suicide attempt and a softball game; A PHD-toting stripper and a deranged Desert Storm vet; A giant sparerib costume and the world's largest peenis; John Woo-style violence and Steel Magnolia-esque pathos. This is the story of Martin & Orloff.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 873
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: clever, realistic, independent film, offbeat, humorous, witty, not serious, biting, suspense, alternative comedy
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FM (2009)
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FM is a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya. The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio programme, "Skin 86.5 FM". The show also featured music from real-life artists and guest stars from the music industry. The first episode aired on 25 February 2009 and the series ran for 6 episodes. It broadcast on Wednesdays at 22:30. The series launched with 213,000 viewers. The whole series was re-run on Friday 3 April from 22:00 until 01:00. On 13 April 2009 the series was released on DVD with a BBFC rating of 15. ITV Studios began searching for funding from record companies and radio stations to produce a second series for the show.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, sitcom, dark comedy
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The Aspones (2004)
Plot Summary:
Moira, Anete and Caio are employees of a public office who do nothing in the office, which has lost some government attention over the years. Until a new boss arrives, Tales, with his intern Leda, and makes the old employees suffer with new and many jobs to do.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 225 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, witty, sitcom
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Good God (2012)
Plot Summary:
Good God is a Canadian television comedy-drama series which premiered in April 2012 on HBO Canada. The show follows the life of character George Findlay, a role that Ken Finkleman reprised from The Newsroom and subsequent television projects. The series was originally slated to be the second season of Finkleman's previous HBO Canada project Good Dog, but was retitled in accordance with a change in the show's setting. The show was described in early media coverage as having been inspired in part by the launch of Sun News Network. In the show's first episode, for example, Findlay is forced to respond to allegations that his new venture is aspiring to be "Fox News North", an epithet which the real Sun News Network also faced both before and after its launch. The series was nominated for several awards at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Jason Weinberg and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nods for both Samantha Bee and Jud Tylor.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, cynical, biting
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Stromberg (2004)
Plot Summary:
Stromberg is a German television series which is produced by Brainpool and broadcast on the commercial television channel ProSieben. The series was proclaimed as a copy of the BBC series The Office, although initially the producers claimed it was based on a character from a past ProSieben comedy, in spite of many elements resembling the The Office. An "inspired by" credit was given to the creators of The Office, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, after the BBC threatened ProSieben with legal action. The first season, which appeared in 2004, was made up of eight episodes. A second season of ten episodes, although not initially planned, was launched on 11 September 2005. A third season of eight episodes was launched on 5 March 2007. A fourth season was launched on 3 November 2009, with the entire season being available on DVD on 6 November. All four seasons can be watched online for free, courtesy of Brainpool.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, mockumentary, realistic, semi serious, not serious, intellectual, sitcom, hilarious
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Mr. Sunshine (2011)
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Ben Donovan is a self-involved manager of a second-rate San Diego sports arena who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday. Working alongside him is his boss and arena owner, Crystal--attractive, powerful and highly erratic; Alice--the cute, tomboyish marketing director and Ben's friend with benefits; Alonzo--a former basketball player, handsome and unbelievably happy; Ben's assistant, Heather--pretty, sweet, but terrifying because she once lit a boyfriend on fire; Crystal's son, Roman--sweet-faced, clueless and Ben's newest employee; and a hapless operations crew whom Ben refers to collectively as the "Steves.".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 293 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, hilarious, realistic
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MoCap LLC (2009)
Plot Summary:
MoCap, LLC presents a dark, hysterical, behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of a low-rent motion capture studio willing to do just about anything to find work in the video game industry.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, mockumentary, motion capture, offbeat, fake documentary
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Clipped (2015)
Plot Summary:
Clipped centers on a group of barbershop coworkers who all went to high school together but ran in very different crowds. Now they find themselves working together at Buzzy's, a barbershop in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light, captivating, realistic, not serious, telenovela
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Late Show (1999)
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: parody, sincere, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious
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Reggie Perrin (2009)
Plot Summary:
Reggie Perrin is a modern update of the 1970s BBC sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, which starred Leonard Rossiter. The revival stars Martin Clunes and was first broadcast on 24 April 2009. Series 1 was released on DVD in Region 2 by 2entertain on 1 June 2009.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 768
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, witty, semi serious
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The Life Coach (2009)
Plot Summary:
Max Chêne is a life coach who helps to motivate everybody from professional athletes to government ministers to business executives. After his gambling debts get out of control and his wife throws him out, he is approached to take on a unique client.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating, clever, realistic
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Head Office (1985)
Plot Summary:
In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son (Judge Reinhold) moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's daughter, no less) who's leading a protest against the company's shady business practices. "Saturday Night Live" writer-performer Michael O'Donoghue scripted this satire co-starring Danny DeVito and Jane Seymour.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, biting, satirical, suspense, eighties
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Lost in Siberia (2012)
Plot Summary:
Matthias Bleuel, a logistician of a german mail order company is send to Kemorovo in Siberia to teach some russian subsidiary company the german work flow system. But soon this land changes him and everything for him.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany, Russia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative
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Welcome Aboard (2011)
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Isabelle, HR of a large cruise company, made the mistake of choosing her boss as a lover. Before embarking on the maiden voyage of the new flagship of the fleet, though, he decided to disembark from their relationship! Some women take their revenge by poison, firearm, or slander. Isabelle chooses Remy a flamboyant, unemployed ne'er-do-well who flunked out in life on land, but after all is said and done, might have better luck at sea... She recruits him as leader of her plot and on this Palace of the Seas, Remy will first prove to be the worst nightmare of the CEO and Richard, the Cruise Director...then, little by little, he will change his life and that of all those who cross his path.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, light, sex comedy, realistic
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White Collar Blues (1975)
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Based on Paolo Villaggio's books "Fantozzi" and "Il secondo, tragico Fantozzi", which are popular in Italy, this film tells the story of an unfortunate accountant's life over the course of one year, shown in a variety of sketches, segments and provocative sequences making Fantozzi a very unlucky person indeed.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: cult classic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, cult film
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Recep Ivedik 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
When his grandmother takes ill, foolish brute Recep tries to satisfy her wishes by getting a job and attempting to find a suitable wife.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good, disgusting, slapstick
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Mr. Accident (2000)
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Mr Accident is a satirical, romantic rocket ride through the lives of a bunch of losers hurtling into the chaos that is contemporary life. It's a circus of cool catastrophes underpinned by a moral tale about the downside of addiction and corporate globalisation. It's a trip!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, touching, captivating, slapstick, independent film, exciting
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The Boss of It All (2006)
Plot Summary:
An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, Iceland
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: surreal, talky, humorous, realistic, not serious, black comedy, cult classic, clever, offbeat, witty
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Stacked (2005)
Plot Summary:
Stacked is an American television sitcom that premiered on Fox on April 13, 2005. On May 18, 2006, Stacked was canceled, leaving five episodes unaired in the United States. The last episode aired on January 11, 2006. The five unaired episodes have since been aired in reruns in the UK, Israel and Switzerland.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, witty, light, feel good
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Car Babes (2006)
Plot Summary:
A coming of age story about the quirky lives of car salesman.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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The Search for John Gissing (2001)
Plot Summary:
Matthew Barnes is a young exec on the move up who finds himself a pawn in corporate in-fighting when he's sent to London to oversee a merger.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 946
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, funny
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The Hairdresser (2010)
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When a salon refuses to hire her because of her plump figure, irrepressible hair stylist Kathi plots revenge by opening her own beauty parlor next door. But when she faces a cash-flow problem, Kathi resorts to some creative means of raising capital.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, captivating, realistic
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The Smell of Success (2009)
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When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary, a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not, she must trust her top salesman, Patrick Fitzpatrick, to devise a plan to regain Rose's rightful position on top of the heap.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, atmospheric, realistic, semi serious
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Demoted (2011)
Plot Summary:
What go around comes around for a pair of prank-playing tire salesmen (Astin and Vartan) who find themselves placed in secretarial jobs by their put-upon boss (Cross).
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating
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The Slammin' Salmon (2009)
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The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, talky, feel good, not serious, witty, cult classic, hilarious, clever
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A Matter of Principles (2009)
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A man with seemingly unwavering ethics is challenged by his new boss, who believes everyone has a price and it willing to prove it. In this Capra-esque tale no one leaves unscathed when principles and pragmatism collide.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Comedy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, semi serious, clever, realistic
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Christmas in Compton (2012)
Plot Summary:
Big Earl, the owner of a Christmas tree lot in Compton, California runs into some trouble when his son Derrick crosses the line to prove to his father that he is a success.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
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The Break Up Man (2013)
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BREAK UP MAN is an odd couple road movie and tells the story of Henri, who works for a break up agency in Berlin and on behalf of those who want to separate themselves from their future “ex”-partners. To complete his most important mission he is confronted with an unwanted partner, Toto, who spoils more or less everything and makes Henri’s life a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, entertaining, funny, sincere, feel good, captivating, satirical, road movie
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What a Beautiful Day (2011)
Plot Summary:
Checco, an uneducated but self-satisfied fellow from Milan, who has always dreamed of becoming a police officer, fails his entrance exam for the third time. It must be said that at the oral examination Checco said that the reason why he wanted to join the police was benefits in kind and cronyism! But the young man has connections and he soon finds himself a security agent at the Milan Cathedral. Of course the bumbling idiot proves a living catastrophe! Spotted by Sufien, an Arab terrorist who is preparing an attack against the cathedral, Checco appears as the perfect sucker. To manipulate him, he sends his charming sister Farah to him, with the mission to seduce him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, happy