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Plot Summary:
Stevenson, the famous English criminal expert visits Hungary with his family. While he is chairing a conference on criminology, infamous art treasure robbers steal the golden herm of Saint László. Suspicion is cast on the Stevenson children.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA, Hungary, UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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Backfire (1964)
Plot Summary:
A greedy gold smuggler hires a handsome hero to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout accompanied by the smuggler's sexy girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Dateline Diamonds (1965)
Plot Summary:
In this swinging romp through 1960s London, the frenzied manager of mod-rockers the Small Faces (made up of Steve Marriott, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ronnie Lane) gets into trouble when he agrees to use the band to smuggle diamonds out of the country. Songs include the Small Faces' "I've Got Mine," "It's Too Late," "Come On Children" and "Don't Stop What You're Doing" and The Chantelles' "I Think of You" and "Please Don't Kiss Me.".
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: noir, independent film
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The Snowman (1985)
Plot Summary:
A crime comdey directed by Peter F. Bringmann.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: West Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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The Robber Hotzenplotz (2022)
Plot Summary:
When the infamous Robber Hotzenplotz leaves his hideout in the forest to steal a beloved musical coffee grinder belonging to Kasperl’s grandmother, the town’s clumsy police sergeant proves to be of little help with arresting him. The young Kasperl and his friend Seppel decide that they will track down the thief themselves, but stopping him will not be easy – especially when Hotzenplotz involves the wicked magician Petrosilius who lives in a terrifying castle where he will imprison our heroes. Joined by a fairy-turned-toad, Kasperl and Seppel must escape the castle, catch the two vicious crooks, and bring the coffee grinder back to Kasperl’s beloved grandmother!.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 106 min
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Three Angels and Five Lions (1982)
Plot Summary:
Three Angels and Five Lions is a 1982 comedy-family film written by Sven Methling and Bjarne Reuter, directed by Sven Methling.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags:
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Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982)
Plot Summary:
The adventures and misadventures of Tom and Huck on the Mississippi River in Missouri with their involvement when they fall in with a gang of con artists, take up with a ragtag circus, help a freed slave buy his sister's freedom, and then see a dastardly villain get his.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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The Naughty Nine (2023)
Plot Summary:
Fifth-grader Andy finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other naughty-listers to help him execute an elaborate heist on Santa’s Village at the North Pole to get the presents they feel they deserve.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: naughty, christmas comedy
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Olsenbanden og Data-Harry sprenger verdensbanken (1978)
Plot Summary:
Egon er atter bak murene. Og atter fødes en ny plan. En korrupt diplomat har på ulovlig vis ervervet seg 10 millioner dollar på salg av subsidiert fjellsmør til utlandet. Disse pengene skal "vaskes rene" i den norske avdelingen av Verdensbanken. Egon regner med å få kloa i dem før de når dit.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 952
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
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The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976)
Plot Summary:
Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriates Egon. The gang tries to get back at the baron by switching the vase with a cheap Hong Kong copy. One attempt is made during the barons hunting party, where Egon ends up being bricked up in the catacombs. In another attempt, the gang has to coordinate breaking through several walls at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen with the "Elverhøj" overture.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
Plot Summary:
Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, in which he goes for a holiday along with his cousin, Topshe and his friend, Lalmohan Ganguly. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to investigate.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: epic
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995)
Plot Summary:
Two runaway kids hide in a museum. Once they are locked inside overnight, they try to solve a mystery about a statue supposedly carved by Michaelangelo, known as "The Angel". Will they solve the mystery in time?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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The Pasta Detectives (2014)
Plot Summary:
The child-duo Rico and Oskar, one of them is quite more sluggish, but precisely because of fantasy and own world view; the other one is a smart whiz, but scared for life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 587
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: educational
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Lost Treasure of Jesse James (2020)
Plot Summary:
A backwoods team of Missouri kids race to solve a 100 year old mystery and save their friends in this family friendly action adventure. Chased deep into ancient caves they must escape treasure hunters hot on their trail or be lost forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: inspirational, exciting, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, suspense, contemplative
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The Little Gangster (2015)
Plot Summary:
Rik Boskamp is tired of being bullied all the time. After he sees a maffia movie, he decides to pretend that his dad is an important - and dangerous! - mob boss.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Bushwhacked (1995)
Plot Summary:
A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both the criminals and police, he poses as a Scout leader and leads a scout group on a hike through the mountains.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: epic, slapstick comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, feel good, scary, exciting, funny
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TKKG (2019)
Plot Summary:
When Willi's father is abducted and is only released for a valuable statue from his art collection, Tim is the only one who believes Willi that the police are on the wrong track. Together with the smart policeman's daughter Gaby and the highly intelligent outsider Karl, they start to investigate on their own. Against all odds the four discover a conspiracy. In the course of their first big detective adventure they grow together into a committed community, and so Tim, Klöschen, Karl and Gaby become the band TKKG.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, not serious
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Diamond's Edge (1988)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box of chocolate Maltesers, which contains the secret key to a fabulous cache of diamonds. Can they unravel the mystery and avoid the clutches of seedy lowlifes Brenda Von Falkenberg, Gott and Himmell, The Fat Man and the dogmatic Chief Inspector Snape, all of whom want to find the swag first.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, noir, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, detective, spoof
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Dangerous Davies (1981)
Plot Summary:
When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15 year old cold case.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective series
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Operation St. Peter's (1967)
Plot Summary:
Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron, and his two cohorts, Agonia and The Captain, where Napoleone takes them to Rome where they shack up with a shady used car dealer caled Il Cajella to help finance their new life of crime by planing to rob a statue from the Vatican. But a big-time American gangster, named Joe Ventura, hears about the heist and wants the priceless statue for himself by having his mistress, Samantha, come onto and betray the woman-hungry Cajella to give the statue away to her.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Rough Cut (1980)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become romantically involved.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, detective
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The Pink Panther (2006)
Plot Summary:
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, hilarious, light, slapstick, funny, melancholic, absurd, exciting, not serious, detective
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Clubhouse Detectives in Scavenger Hunt (2003)
Plot Summary:
When 4 friends attend a birthday party they find a stolen painting which sends them on chase to find out who the real burgulars are and where the next hit will be. Will they be able to find the real burgulars and solve the case? Find out!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: light, atmospheric, entertaining, intense
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
Plot Summary:
A Heffley family road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg's newest scheme to get to a video gaming convention.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, funny, light, humorous, entertaining
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The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Plot Summary:
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: avant garde, fantasy adventure, exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized, not serious, funny, light, clever
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Monkey Trouble (1994)
Plot Summary:
Dodger, a criminal monkey, belongs to a crooked street performer but escapes his life of crime only to end up in the arms of Eva, an innocent little girl whose mother has no idea that her daughter is harboring a fugitive.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, touching, feel good, semi serious, light, road movie, sexy, clever, unusual plot structure
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Mortdecai (2015)
Plot Summary:
Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, exciting, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, parody, offbeat
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Band of Robbers (2015)
Plot Summary:
A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" as grown men in current day.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, action comedy, psychological thriller, modern day adaptation, whimsical, psycho film
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Show Dogs (2018)
Plot Summary:
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, exciting, sweet, entertaining, suspenseful, psychotronic, controversial, buddy comedy
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101 Dalmatians (1996)
Plot Summary:
The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, retro, anamorphic, parody, hilarious, exciting, semi serious, feel good, psychotronic, slapstick comedy
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Plot Summary:
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas eve.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 388000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, hilarious, slapstick, exciting, christmas special, cute, sweet, parody