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Plot Summary:
A man in a three-piece-suit from Cleveland buys the Hollywood tax service for cheap. His first big client accidentally gives him his account ledger with details of his cocaine trafficking. The pair then run around a country club before opening hours. The remainder of the film is shot entirely in windowless rooms.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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La avispita Ruinasa (1983)
Plot Summary:
Ruinasa is a holding company dedicated to leisure and, why not say, to vice. But these businesses are about to go bankrupt. To avoid this, sincehis prestige is at stake, a company dedicated to protecting various groups of gangsters takes over the holding. However, as they are not specialists in these matters, the company is going even worse and they get together to try to find solutions.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: parody
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Almost Hollywood (1994)
Plot Summary:
In this tasty blend of sleaze and thriller, a producer of exploitation and sex videos finds himself accused of killing his own mistress and the boyfriend of one of his most promising stars.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Evicted (1999)
Plot Summary:
Micro is the leader of a group of pals who enjoy life to the fullest. Unfortunately, their landlord isn't fond of their shenanigans and they're slated to be evicted. With their time in their apartment coming to a close, the guys plan a party to end all parties.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film
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My Best Friend's Birthday (1987)
Plot Summary:
My Best Friend's Birthday is a partially lost black-and-white amateur film. The original cut was about 70 minutes long but due to a fire only 36 minutes of the film survived. It is about Mickey, who has been dumped by his girlfriend, and Clarence, who's trying to give his friend an unforgettable birthday.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: visual, cult classic, cult film
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How Come Nobody's on Our Side? (1974)
Plot Summary:
Two unemployed stuntmen smuggle marijuana out of Mexico. Early embarassing roles by Reiner and Marshall!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Great American Sex Scandal (1990)
Plot Summary:
Film highlighting the courtroom antics of the jury.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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Standing on Fishes (1999)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Money Shot (2012)
Plot Summary:
When given keys to a mansion for the weekend, two friends decide to make a film but end up throwing a huge party and trashing the house. Now they race to get the "money shot" and finish their film to pay for all the damages done.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
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O Diabo a Quatro (2004)
Plot Summary:
Four people with different values and standards meet in the urban chaos of Copacabana. Rita and Waldick come from the country, and befriend two Rio de Janeiro native guys, upon arrival: the playboy and surfer Paulo Roberto and a pimp called Tim. Written by [email protected].
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil, France, Portugal, Switzerland
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, suspense, satirical, suspenseful, disturbing, semi serious
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Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You (1966)
Plot Summary:
Producer/director Albert Zugsmith's acid-therapy "comedy," complete with a tinted trip sequence "in hilarious LSD color." A suicidal film star named Honey Bunny is sent by her producer to a rest home run by an unhinged Dr. Horatio, who gives his patients LSD as a cure. The wacky patients include female impersonator Skippy Roper as an effeminate dress designer, a midget, a fat lady, and lots of actors, directors, and producers, including Zugsmith himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, psychotronic, independent film
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The Longshot (1986)
Plot Summary:
Four losers borrow money from gangsters to bet on a "sure thing", but lose. The gangsters go after them to get their money.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic
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The Pool Boys (2009)
Plot Summary:
A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women who belong to the world's oldest profession.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, sexy, captivating, sex comedy, exciting, hot
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He's My Girl (1987)
Plot Summary:
Bryan and Reggie are best friends who are in the music business in Missouri. When Reggie enters Brian for a chance to go to L.A., Bryan wins the contest and wants to bring Reggie with him. However, Bryan must bring a girl. In an effort to make sure Bryan gets his shot, Reggie decides to pose as a girl. When the duo arrive in L.A., both fall in love with two women and they must stop the promoter of the contest when he steals Bryan's song for his star, Simon Sledge.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
Plot Summary:
Chuck Toedan's the host of a gameshow featuring death row convicts competeing in life-or-death contests in hopes of cheating the executioner or, at the very least, winning some nice prizes for their next of kin. Not surprisingly, Chuck has made more than a few enemies, from outraged viewers trying to ban his show, to families of losing contestants looking for revenge. A hitman hired by one such family has shown up at Chuck's office, and he'll need to enlist the help of his most outspoken critic to keep from ending up like most of his contestants.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 892
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, game show, independent film, rough, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Tripping Forward (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ford Coleman is a struggling actor in Hollywood who fears never achieving fame other then appearing in local TV commercials. After over a year living in L.A., Ford is broke and in danger of being evicted from his apartment. His slacker roommate Tripp, who has given up his music career out of hopelessness, convinces Tripp to become a drug dealer to buy and sell cocaine to supermodels as their extra income, which brings both Ford and Tripp into danger as they venture into the Los Angeles underworld which also puts a risk on Ford's budding romance with Gwen, a struggling actress herself unaware of Ford's secret arrangement with Tripp.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film
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Amateur Night (2016)
Plot Summary:
Guy Carter, an insecure expectant father unable to find work in his field, accepts a job driving hookers around Los Angeles. One long and crazy evening proves to our hero that he is, in fact, up to the task of fatherhood.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, funny, light, humorous, sweet, sex comedy
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That's Not Me (2017)
Plot Summary:
Polly’s dreams of making it as an actor are shattered when her identical twin sister Amy lands the lead role in a huge TV show. Mistaken for her famous sister at every turn, Polly decides to use Amy’s celebrity for her own advantage – free clothes, free booze, casual sex… with hilarious and disastrous consequences for them both.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good
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Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991)
Plot Summary:
Police assitant Boyle along with tomatologist Kennedi Johnson look into investigations about Killer Tomato attacks, and discover Gangrene plans to brainwash people via TV talk shows to take over the world! Will Gangrene be stopped? Will Johnson become part of a Bacon, Lettuce and Human sandwich?.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: dark, mockbuster, horror comedy, spooky, natural horror, independent film, parody, offbeat, humorous, not serious
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Burning Down the House (2001)
Plot Summary:
A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new project's pie.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, independent film
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What Now (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three best friends explore the world of online swipe dating in Los Angeles and quickly find out that anyone who judges you based on your salary or number of social media followers is someone who has their own soul-searching to do.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005)
Plot Summary:
This time around it's 1987, and new high school graduates Romy and Michele are desperate to get away from their hometown of Tucson.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, sexy, teen, realistic, sexual
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Late Last Night (1999)
Plot Summary:
After a fight with his wife, who's leaving him, Dan's day is getting worse by the minute. He calls an old friend for a night of binge drinking and intoxication. They start a cathartic ride through the city's underbelly.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy
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Who's the Caboose? (1997)
Plot Summary:
A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they discover a young Manhattan comedienne and decide instead to follow her as she makes the circuit of auditions in L.A. as she tries to get a TV pilot. Unfortunately, she has failed to tell her boyfriend of this move. He decides he will trail her out west. There, the boyfriend runs into an old friend who has already made a break on a TV pilot. Seizing the opportunity, the actress turns her attentions to the established actor. However, the actress goes nowhere in auditions, but her ex-boyfriend is suddenly noticed and becomes the next hot prospect.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, documentary filmmaking, fake documentary
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A True Story (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mike and Matt own nothing and share everything, including their life's work, a screenplay, which seems to be their only escape from the harsh reality that is the Hollywood machine.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, independent film, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense, student film
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She Wants Me (2012)
Plot Summary:
A neurotic writer working on his new film gets into a tricky situation when an A-list actress shows interest in the role intended for his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, sincere, independent film
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Holyman Undercover (2010)
Plot Summary:
An Amish man comes to Hollywood to be a missionary, and gets cast as Satan on a nighttime soap opera.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, captivating, independent film, realistic, christian film
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The Kid & I (2005)
Plot Summary:
Aaron Roman (Gores) is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father (Mantegna) grants Aaron his wish for his 18th birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, semi autobiographical
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Stuck on You (2003)
Plot Summary:
In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt (Greg Kinnear) and Bob Tenor (Matt Damon) make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher (Cher), decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, touching, humorous, light, semi serious, witty, slapstick, hilarious, clever
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Loverboy (1989)
Plot Summary:
Randy Bodek works as a pizza delivery boy at Senor Pizza to make a few extra bucks. Some customers are special, though: When the order is for a pizza with extra anchovies, it means the female customers are looking for some loving. "Loverboy's" reputation soon makes him very popular, but when Mom Bodek suddenly feels like some extra anchovies, things are looking grim for young Randy.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending, crying, independent film, weeping
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Bowfinger (1999)
Plot Summary:
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, witty, talky, light, feel good, not serious, spoof, hilarious