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Plot Summary:
Joseph Kehr, a mentally disturbed aspiring actor returns to New York City to become the 'greatest actor of his generation'. In his pursuit of rising to the top, he enlists in an infamous acting class led by Professor Payton, a cunningly sharp-tongued teacher known for her relentless determination of breaking her students. His mind unravels as he discovers the power of the internet and is haunted by Bugsy Cloverdale, a social media Guru. Joseph's obsession of fame spirals out of control as he is forced to compete with a washed-up movie star.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: dark, dark comedy, independent film
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Spermicide (2014)
Plot Summary:
Glen, a former sperm donor and recently diagnosed sociopath, takes his daughter on a murder spree of his sperm-donated offspring in the dark comedy, 'Spermicide.'.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: dark comedy
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Bitter Melon (2018)
Plot Summary:
Bitter Melon is a "home for the holidays" dark comedy where a Filipino-American family plots to kill an abusive member.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, dark, queer cinema
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Ten Black Women (1961)
Plot Summary:
Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long as she was the only woman in his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: dark comedy
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The Census Taker (1984)
Plot Summary:
When George (Greg Mullavey) and Martha (Meredith MacRae) let Harvey (Garrett Morris), an annoying census taker, into their home, they find themselves under a barrage of increasingly abusive questions. Furious at his intrusiveness, and at their wit's end, they kill the census taker and with the help of their friends Pete (Timothy Bottoms) and Eva (Austen Tayler), must hide the body from a determined investigator.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, detective, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, black comedy
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Three Stories (1997)
Plot Summary:
A man goes to see his former schoolmate working at a boiler house and persuades him to burn in the furnace the corpse of his communal flat neighbor whom he has just murdered after a quarrel. An orphaned girl gets a job in the archives of the maternity home to find out the identity of her mother who abandoned her years earlier. She finds her, befriends her and takes the first opportunity to throw her into the sea. An old intellectual tries to explain to the neighbor’s five-year-old daughter “all the abomination of her lumpen existence”. The girl feeling hurt for her mother decides to poison the old man with arsenic.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 814
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy
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Trouble on the Corner (1997)
Plot Summary:
Jeff Steward, a psychologist, takes good care of his patients mostly living in the same apartment. One day a piece of the bathroom ceiling collapses so he can watch the woman living in the upper apartment taking a bath. This causes total disorder of his normal life and he starts mixing the patients' psychoses up with his own.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, dark comedy
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Addicted to Fresno (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two co-dependent sisters, a recovering sex addict and a lonely lesbian who work as hotel maids in Fresno, go to ludicrous lengths to cover up an accidental crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, tense, light, funny, dark comedy, queer cinema
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Black Bear (2020)
Plot Summary:
At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, intense, psychological thriller, philosophical, intellectual, dark, stylized, independent film
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Panic (2000)
Plot Summary:
Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful part of his life. He seeks the help of a therapist and meets a woman in the waiting room that he connects with.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, psychological, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, neo noir, dark, stylized, black comedy
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Double Whammy (2001)
Plot Summary:
Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his building is stabbed by hoodlums hired by his own rebellious daughter. To top it off, a sexually aggressive chiropractor may just be Ray's undoing.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspense, entertaining, semi serious, realistic, witty, detective, clever, stylized, black comedy
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Novocaine (2001)
Plot Summary:
A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, suspenseful, tricky, humorous, captivating, clever, suspense, cult classic, offbeat
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Small Apartments (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, dark, surreal, grindhouse, dark comedy, spooky, offbeat
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Mini's First Time (2006)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, cynical, erotic, dark, slasher, independent film, clever, neo noir, realistic
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Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural forces of the universe. Sweet Stephen's superficial charm and bloodsucking lifestyle sends him and Mr. Jack on a voyage that is relentless, engaging, and darkly hilarious.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: talky, humorous, semi serious, dark, offbeat, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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Feeling Minnesota (1996)
Plot Summary:
Sam Clayton's (Vincent D'Onofrio) marriage to ex-stripper Freddie (Cameron Diaz) comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by Red (Delroy Lindo), a club proprietor who once did her a favor. But Freddie falls in love with Jiaks (Keanu Reeves), Sam's brother, and the pair tries to escape the situation together. It isn't long before both Sam and Red catch up with them, resulting in threats against the two of them -- although tension also starts to build between Sam and Red.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, black comedy, clever, talky, retro, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty
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Thin Ice (2011)
Plot Summary:
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, black comedy, dark comedy, psychological, dark, clever, neo noir, suspenseful
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
Plot Summary:
A sinister tale of genius gone wrong, The Young Poisoner's Handbook chronicles a young man's descent into madness against the absurd backdrop of suburban English life. Hugh O'Conor plays Graham Young, a schoolboy from the London suburbs whose deadly obsession with toxic substances causes him to dabble in experimental murder.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, disturbing, offbeat, humorous, witty, black comedy, depressing, horror comedy, clever, realistic
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Six Ways to Sunday (1997)
Plot Summary:
Norman Reedus stars as Harry Odum, a henpecked, 18-year-old momma's boy in Youngstown, Ohio, who -- with his violent temper -- impresses a local boss of the Jewish Mafia. Soon he's found his calling as a hit man alongside his crack addict partner Arnie Finklestein (Adrien Brody), and he discovers that his rage and complicated psychosis fuel his murderous abilities. Harry also falls for the organization's limping, Hungarian-born maid Iris (Elina Lowensohn), a romance complicated by Harry's Oedipal, sexual relationship with his domineering mother Kate (Deborah Harry).
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: disturbing, talky, intense, humorous, biting, black comedy, dark comedy, neo noir, independent film, offbeat
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Shakes the Clown (1991)
Plot Summary:
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, disturbing, surreal, talky, stylized, semi serious, parody, cult classic, clever
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The Ruination of Men (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two men jump out from behind some cacti and beat a man over the head with a rock. They then take the body to the dead man's hut, and sit with his body for the night while they talk, complain and dance. Later at the police station, two women come to claim the body--a bitter, venomous wife and a younger prettier women. They fight and scrap until one of them get the responsibility for the body. Later we find out why the self-titled "King of Baseball" was killed.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: rough, cynical, humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, black comedy, dark comedy, suspense
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Something for Everyone (1970)
Plot Summary:
An opportunistic young man working as a servant to a European countess uses his sexual talents to better his station in life.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, fairy tale
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More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
Plot Summary:
A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, dark comedy, independent film, realistic, surprise ending, black comedy
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Sweet Killing (1993)
Plot Summary:
A business man decides to kill his wife but the plan sets off a chain of weird events that cause his life to become a living hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Canada, UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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Gridlock'd (1997)
Plot Summary:
After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, hood, harsh, talky, stylized, realistic, disturbing, rough, humorous, black comedy
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The Big White (2005)
Plot Summary:
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, clever, realistic, black comedy, cult classic, hilarious, tense, funny, dark
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Mad Dog Time (1996)
Plot Summary:
With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious rivals threaten the control of the empire.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, parody, rough, sexy
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Hoods (1998)
Plot Summary:
Angelo, together with a group of five other people, is ordered by his father, an Italian mobster, to kill the son of an enemy of his, who has destroyed one of his buildings with a bomb. The problems grow bigger when they discover that the person they have to kill is really a nine-year-old.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Down Terrace (2009)
Plot Summary:
After serving jail time for a mysterious crime, Bill and Karl get out of jail and become preoccupied with figuring out who turned them in to the police. On top of that, the "family business" is on the rocks, and the motley crew of criminals who operate out of Down Terrace aren't feeling terribly trusting of one another. It might look like an ordinary house, but at Down Terrace, the walls are closing in.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: realistic, dark comedy, captivating, psychological, suspense, neo noir, dark, hood, rough, humorous
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The Doom Generation (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex and violence-filled journey through an America of psychos and quickiemarts.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, disturbing, dark comedy, surreal, art house, cult classic, artsy, teen, black comedy, gothic
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Plot Summary:
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 543000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, ambiguous ending, psychological, motivational, touching, depressing, neo noir, suspense, sad