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Plot Summary:
Fitionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Searchers 2.0 (2007)
Plot Summary:
Comedy drama in which two actors who owe their entire careers to the Western genre seek revenge against a legendary screenwriter who once mistreated them on the set of an early film.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: neo western, cult film
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Why Would I Lie? (1980)
Plot Summary:
Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so he has to fabricate many a story to keep Jorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's advice councillor.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle (2017)
Plot Summary:
Seven years ago, Sissy Carlyle's parents were killed in an icy car crash. While her charming irresponsible brother continued his questionable pursuits, Sissy stepped in to take care of their parents' antique shop, their home and the family cat Horatio. With her own life at a screeching halt, Sissy begins to fill 11 secret journals with the exciting adventures of daring, bold women she imagines she could be. Now her 27th birthday is just days away and Sissy decides to fill her 12th journal with the adventures of her real life - but much to her dismay, she has absolutely nothing to write about. Then one afternoon, an intriguing young performance artist walks into Sissy's shop and their chance encounter leads Sissy to face a tough choice - to remain safely cocooned in her fantasy lives or to take a chance and discover what her real life might become.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story (1999)
Plot Summary:
Biography of feuding advice columnist twins, Ann Landers and Abby Van Buren, starts with their early lives in Sioux City, Iowa when they were known as Esther and Pauline through their double wedding and follows them into their columnist successes. However, much of the film also concentrates on their personal and professional feuds that ran the course of their lives. Written by John Sacksteder.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Her Life as a Man (1984)
Plot Summary:
To land a sportswriting job on a national magazine run by a chauvinistic editor, an aspiring female reporter convincingly disguises herself as a man to get the inside story.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Replacing Dad (1999)
Plot Summary:
Linda and George live in a small town. He is the school principal. They are about to celebrate their 16th anniversary. She catches him with her daughter's young teacher, and has to deal with the kids, the town and her love to him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Vice (2000)
Plot Summary:
Details the trial of a young Texas "erotic dancer" on charges of lurid behavior and indecent exposure and the various witnesses who testify both for and against her.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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A Little Thing Called Murder (2006)
Plot Summary:
Fast forgery without mistakes. Shoplifting under pressure. Effective body disposal. The ability to multitask various felonies. These are just a few of the "talents" that mother-and-son grifters Sante and Kenny Kimes possess. Based on shocking true events, this flick takes you into the dark, sordid world of this deadly duo, from their bizarre relationship to their heinous crimes. It's no surprise that two-time Emmy winner Judy Davis earned a nomination for this performance.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, humorous, captivating
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The Tenth Level (1976)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor's study to determine why people, such as the Nazis, were willing to "just follow orders" and do horrible things to others. Professor Stephen Turner leads students to believe that they are applying increasingly painful electric shocks to other subjects when they fail to perform a task correctly, and is alarmed to see how much pain the students can be convinced to inflict "in the name of science.".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, independent film
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The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989)
Plot Summary:
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)
Plot Summary:
Inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they decide to sell it after trying to fix it up. Amidst confusing goings-on among the triplet teenage girls and the boys they meet, Jeffrey meets an old high school rival who promises to keep the resort as-is if Jeffrey will sell it to him. He has other plans in mind, however, and they are not limited merely to Jeffrey's resort.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 665
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Tin Men (1987)
Plot Summary:
A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, retro, semi serious, parody, funny, light, atmospheric, sexy
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Wild and Wonderful (1964)
Plot Summary:
Cognac, a pampered poodle and popular star on French television, creates marital problems for his pretty owner Giselle when he becomes jealous of her new husband.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Long Live Freedom (2013)
Plot Summary:
The elections are approaching and the largest opposition party in the country do not look good. Its leader, Enrico Oliveri can not stand the pressure and disappears. Fearing a scandal, the eminence grise of the party had brought into play the twin brother of the politician. Even if looks like two drops of water with his brother Giovanni may have a different personality. His ideas are innovative and direct approach to get the party in the polls.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, clever, semi serious, funny, art house, biting, suspense
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29th Street (1991)
Plot Summary:
Based on the life of Frank Pesce (Danny Aiello), an actor who won $6 million in the first New York State Lottery in 1976, this comedy focuses on the tight-knit Italian-American neighborhood in Brooklyn where Pesce grew up. It's also the story of how those gigantic winnings ended up becoming a curse of sorts (a case of "be careful what you wish for").
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: hilarious, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, detective, cult film
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The Road to Wellville (1994)
Plot Summary:
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, witty, surreal, hilarious, clever, offbeat, feel good, captivating, satirical
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Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Plot Summary:
In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital is under-resourced and Newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially Cpl. Jake Leibowitz. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and Newman generally has 6 weeks to cure them or send them on to another facility. There are many patients in the ward and his latest include Colonel Norville Bliss who has dissociated from his past; Capt. Paul Winston who is nearly catatonic after spending 13 months hiding in a cellar behind enemy lines; and 20 year-old Cpl. Jim Tompkins who is severely traumatized after his aircraft was shot down. Others come and go, including Italian prisoners of war, but Newman and team all realize that their success means the men will return to their units.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, emotional, realistic, captivating, sentimental, touching, serious
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The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of how one of the famous movie roles was cast. The role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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The Outsider (1961)
Plot Summary:
Arizona Indian Ira Hayes' (Tony Curtis) life is a tragedy after he joins the Marines and helps raise the flag at Iwo Jima.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 923
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2015)
Plot Summary:
Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychological, thought provoking, serious, satirical, disturbing, existential
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If Looks Could Kill (1996)
Plot Summary:
The true story of John Hawkins as featured on America's Most Wanted.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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Bustin' Loose (1981)
Plot Summary:
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation he is given a second chance, all he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country. What could possibly go wrong?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, black comedy, hood, road movie, offbeat, realistic, witty, semi serious, sentimental, funny
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Colour Me Kubrick (2005)
Plot Summary:
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: satirical, entertaining, stylized, humorous, light, hilarious, realistic, semi serious, biting, witty
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The Pretty One (2013)
Plot Summary:
When her idolized twin sister Audrey dies in a car accident, Laurel decides to take her place. But, as she eases into the life she has always wanted, she must decide between continuing the lie or revealing herself.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, stylized, dark comedy, offbeat, independent film, weird
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Waffle Street (2015)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amidst the greasy madness of the 24-hour diner, Jimmy befriends Edward, an ex-con grill master who serves up hard lessons about life, finance, and grits.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: uplifting, light, captivating, entertaining, motivational, social, extraordinary
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Moola (2007)
Plot Summary:
Just as the business which Steve helped create, American Lightsticks, is on the brink of collapse, a huge 'deal' suddenly materializes, and he and his partners are sure that their lives have changed forever. A true-to-life comedy inspired by actual events.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 425
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, contemplative
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Adaptation. (2002)
Plot Summary:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 200000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: absurd, philosophical, psychological, satirical, black comedy, mind bending, dark comedy, postmodern, surreal, mindfuck
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Mumford (1999)
Plot Summary:
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, psychological, melancholic, compassionate, light, touching, semi serious, clever
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The Upside (2017)
Plot Summary:
A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy paraplegic and a unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, touching, motivational, inspirational, feel good, captivating, light, entertaining, family comedy
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Calendar Girls (2003)
Plot Summary:
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, touching, inspirational, realistic, witty, entertaining, art house, hilarious, humorous