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Plot Summary:
Lisa Conroy is general manager at a highway-side 'sports bar with curves', Double Whammies. She nurtures and protects her employees fiercely--but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction…Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in it?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, mumblecore, light, captivating, social, cult classic
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Girls Trip (2017)
Plot Summary:
Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, exciting, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, sincere, sexy, teen, comedy drama
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A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun (2000)
Plot Summary:
Three smalltown friends looking to leave their troubles behind come up with a robbery scheme to fund their trip to the big city. But as their plan goes awry and the authorities become involved, they are left with no other alternative but to take hostage a pair of traveling young lovebirds, with no shortage of problems of their own.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, semi serious, independent film, cult film
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Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Plot Summary:
Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, psychological, light, humorous, captivating, exciting, social, dark comedy, crying, feel good
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The King of Staten Island (2020)
Plot Summary:
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, funny, ironic, feel good, surreal, art house, mind blowing, dark comedy, touching
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Red Rocket (2021)
Plot Summary:
Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: erotic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, funny, mind twisting, powerful, comedy drama, mind bending
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Match (2014)
Plot Summary:
A Seattle couple travel to New York to interview colorful former dancer Tobi for research on a dissertation about dance. But soon, common niceties and social graces erode when the questions turn personal and the true nature of the interview is called into question.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: captivating, humorous, light, feel good, independent film, tense, serious, realistic, talky, crying
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The Last Shift (2020)
Plot Summary:
Stanley, an aging fast food worker, prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 years. When he's asked to train his replacement, Jevon, Stanley's weekend takes an unexpected turn.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, light, humorous, captivating, melancholic
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Grandma (2015)
Plot Summary:
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: road movie, depressing, suspense, humorous, semi serious, sincere, realistic, feel good, social, witty
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Peep World (2010)
Plot Summary:
On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, cynical, semi serious, funny, sad, independent film, crying
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On the Rocks (2020)
Plot Summary:
Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sentimental, light, sincere, romantic, funny, dramatic, cult classic, comedy drama
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Table 19 (2017)
Plot Summary:
Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, sad, happy
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Unexpected (2015)
Plot Summary:
An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, realistic, semi serious, feel good, independent film, humorous, captivating
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Miss Stevens (2016)
Plot Summary:
A high school English teacher becomes a weekend chaperone for three students at a drama competition.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, sincere, feel good, funny, independent film, comedy drama, corny
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Mid90s (2018)
Plot Summary:
Stevie is a sweet 13-year-old about to explode. His mom is loving and attentive, but a little too forthcoming about her romantic life. His big brother is a taciturn and violent bully. So Stevie searches his working-class Los Angeles suburb for somewhere to belong. He finds it at the Motor Avenue skate shop.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, social, teen, humorous, inspirational, retro, brutal, controversial, independent film, dark comedy
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Give Me Liberty (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a riot breaks out in Milwaukee, America's most segregated city, medical transport driver Vic is torn between his promise to get a group of elderly Russians to a funeral and his desire to help Tracy, a young black woman with ALS.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, sincere, humorous, captivating, funny
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Saint Frances (2019)
Plot Summary:
At the start of the summer, Bridget has an abortion just as she lands a much-needed job in affluent Evanston, Illinois — nannying a six-year old.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, disturbing, light, sincere, humorous, social, sad, stylized, weird, queer cinema
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Unpregnant (2020)
Plot Summary:
A 17-year old Missouri teen named Veronica discovers she has gotten pregnant, a development that threatens to end her dreams of matriculating at an Ivy League college, and the career that could follow.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: road movie, sweet, psychological, touching, humorous, captivating, feel good, sad, cult classic, teen
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Beeswax (2009)
Plot Summary:
A marvelous new film from Andrew Bujalski, one of the brightest stars in indie film, Beeswax revolves around the personal and professional entanglements of twin sisters Jeannie and Lauren – played by extraordinary newcomers Tilly and Maggie Hatcher – living in Austin, Texas. Jeannie co-owns a vintage clothing store with Amanda, a semi-estranged friend who she fears is trying to end their partnership. Lauren leads a looser, less tethered existence and is considering getting out of the country altogether. When Jeannie receives an email from Amanda threatening a lawsuit, she calls her law student ex-boyfriend Merrill for help. Eager for distraction from his own problems, he begins helping the sisters with theirs. Imbued with an innate charm, Beeswax is a story about families, friends, lovers and those awkward moments that bring all of them together.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 875
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, humorous, semi serious, captivating, psychological, sentimental, sincere, touching, realistic, witty
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Wilson (2017)
Plot Summary:
Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug and obsessed with his past.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: entertaining, art house, cult classic, comedy drama
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Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
Plot Summary:
A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 74000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, dark comedy, humorous, emotional, melancholic, black comedy, semi serious, witty, comedy drama, indie film
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Thunder Road (2018)
Plot Summary:
Officer Arnaud raises his daughter as a love letter to his late Mom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, sincere, captivating, funny, emotional, dark, social, mumblecore
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Together Together (2021)
Plot Summary:
When young loner Anna is hired as the surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s, the two strangers come to realize this unexpected relationship will quickly challenge their perceptions of connection, boundaries and the particulars of love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sad, fun
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Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ingrid becomes obsessed with a social network star named Taylor Sloane who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to be Taylor's friend, her behaviour turns unsettling and dangerous.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, dark comedy, funny, humorous, light, captivating, black comedy, exciting, philosophical, atmospheric
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Eighth Grade (2018)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: light, touching, indie film, thought provoking, teen, humorous, melancholic, funny, brutal, feel good
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Happy Christmas (2014)
Plot Summary:
After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, ironic, feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious, independent film, sexy, realistic, erotic
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Flower (2017)
Plot Summary:
Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, suspense, psychological, road movie, mumblecore, disturbing, sexy, independent film, dark comedy, cult classic
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Boys on the Side (1995)
Plot Summary:
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Robin's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, touching, emotional, erotic, thought provoking, lgbt cinema, cult classic, hilarious, humorous
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Fat Girls (2006)
Plot Summary:
Fat Girls is an original off-beat comedy feature. It focuses on Rodney Miller, not your typical Texas high school student...he is a theater lover and his ultimate dream is to be on Broadway. Awkward and shy, he doesn't have many people to talk to in his small Texas town that understand him. He ends up finding what he was looking for in his theater teacher, Mr. Cox.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 583
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, realistic, sexual, crying, freeze frame, sexy, cult film
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A Man Called Otto (2022)
Plot Summary:
A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the 2015 Swedish film.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, sincere, touching, feel good, entertaining, realistic, spiritual, comedy drama, independent film
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Mr. Church (2016)
Plot Summary:
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sad, sentimental, compassionate, emotional, melancholic, touching, dramatic, motivational, sincere, thought provoking