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Plot Summary:
An absurd comedy about a Parking Enforcement Officer, who - despite constant abuse from the public - finds truth, honour and serenity in the act of ticketing. His religious devotion to the work is challenged however, when his best friend and personal mentor is run down by an irate motorist and knocked into a deep coma. With the help of an angry young filmmaker, a Russian sound recordist hoping to break into the local film industry, and a seven-foot tall tow truck driver from Quebec, he embarks on a comical investigation into... the delicate art of parking.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 824
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, mockumentary, captivating, light, entertaining, clever, offbeat, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
Three male college students, must do battle against Derek the Unholy, a dark wizard who is determined to hold onto his title as champion of the Larpers.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 380
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, offbeat
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, uplifting, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Drawing Flies (1996)
Plot Summary:
Donner and his roomates are out of money and about to get evicted from their home. So as a diversion from their situation, he invites them to his father's cabin in the Canadian wilderness. They all go along, but soon learn that there's no cabin - he's really trying to find Sasquatch.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: black and white, cult classic, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, biting
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American Beer (1996)
Plot Summary:
Four young Canadian men are out on a road trip when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. They each go their own way in search of a needed alternator, but along the way, each one experiences an unexpectedly memorable adventure.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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Gamers (2006)
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Gamers is a comedy about the lives of four slacker friends (and one obsessive interloper) living at home, -"with my parents... it's just temporary... 'til they die"- working in the real world but playing in a fantasy world. Obsessed with a role playing game called Demons, Nymphs and Dragons these "gamers" are the subject of this hilarious comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, mockumentary
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 510
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, funny, light, entertaining
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A Kiss for Jed Wood (2011)
Plot Summary:
Nineteen year old Orla from Country Antrim wins 'Follow a Star' on the Irish national TV station. Her prize is a quest - to find C&W star Jed Wood, give him a kiss, and report on her adventure on the following week's show. Ray Timmons, a middle aged documentary cameraman, is the only person available to document her on her quest. Together they travel to New York, meet up with a jaded sound recordist, Mike, and set about chasing down Jed - arriving at film sets, recording studios, everywhere Jed is due to be. Their progress is followed by a couple of DJs on a local radio station. During the week the chase continues, their relationship changes, and they learn a lot about each other and bout pursuing their own dreams, before they return to face the music back home. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Duct Tape Forever (2002)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, not serious, road movie
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Luck (2003)
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Shane Bradley, who is fixated on ideas of luck and destiny, tries to win the girl of his dreams. After their relationship falters, Shane begins to think he might be unlucky and turns to gambling as an outlet for his obsession.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, touching, realistic, semi serious
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With one more day of parole left, J.T. vows to play by the book. But when he finds out his mom will lose their home unless they come up with a serious amount of money, J.T. takes a chance by entering a lowrider contest that violates his parole.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Plot Summary:
Fiona is the manager of a fast-food restaurant. She lives comfortably with her family in the suburbs. In other words, Fiona is happy... until one day she accidentally gets locked into a walk-in fridge. She escapes the next morning, half frozen and barely alive, only to realize that her husband and two children didn't even notice she was missing. But when Fiona develops an obsession for everything cold and icy: snow, polar bears, fridges, icebergs--she drops everything, climbs into a frozen goods delivery truck and leaves home. For a real iceberg.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Belgium
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: road movie, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, surreal, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
Comedy starring Mason Pettit, Matthew Arkin, Devin Ratray.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, mockumentary, offbeat, independent film
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Closing Escrow (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three quirky families seeking to buy their next home collide when trying to purchase the same property. The bidding war tests the limits of their marriages and the resolve of their agents.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, cynical, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Ripped (2017)
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
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Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: witty, parody, humorous, not serious, mockumentary, feel good, light, melancholic, offbeat, exciting
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 466
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 465
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Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating, clever, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 423
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Country: Canada
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: Canada
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Phillip (Phillips) and Geoffrey (Sampson) are two Aussie larrikins, whose lives centre around running the un-official "Sons and Surf" website.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min
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Forgotten Silver (1995)
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 480
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 105
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IMDB Votes: 160
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
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