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Plot Summary:
A story about inventor who invented a cool bike and goes on racing competition but has a lot of problems on his way.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: parody
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Tamahine (1963)
Plot Summary:
The headmaster of a stuffy British boys' school receives a surprise visit from the now-grown, and very voluptuous, daughter he fathered years earlier in the Pacific islands. Director Philip Leacock's 1963 comedy stars Nancy Kwan, Dennis Price, John Fraser, Coral Browne, Michael Gough and James Fox.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Oh My Goodness! (2022)
Plot Summary:
Five nuns set their sights on winning the cash prize in a major cycling race to raise money to renovate a dilapidated hospice. The only hitch is that none of them can ride a bicycle.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Stadium Nuts (1972)
Plot Summary:
Les Charlots, a French rock group, continue their adventures, in the manner of the Beatles in Hard Day's Night. This is their second adventure. The foursome are on holiday, camping outside a village. The Olympic flame is going to pass through the village. A grocer, charged to prepare a celebration, calls upon the four to help. One of the four falls for the grocer's daughter. However, she runs away after the sportsman carrying the flame. The foursome set of to find her and win her back.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 893
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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Ricky 1 (1986)
Plot Summary:
In this parody of the Rocky films, Ricky Wanero is a male gigolo and stripper who sets out to beat "The Champ" in the boxing ring.
IMDB Rating: 1.4
IMDB Votes: 749
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, independent film
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Like a Virgin (2006)
Plot Summary:
Chubby high school student and Madonna-devotee Oh Dong-ku is a trans woman living with her abusive, alcoholic father. Dong-ku works part-time to save money for the sex reassignment surgery she craves. Despite being told that she has the perfect physique for Korean wrestling, Dong-ku has no interest in taking up sports — but when she finds out about an upcoming tournament with a large cash prize going to the winner, she changes her mind and signs up for the team.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963)
Plot Summary:
Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family named Lachesnaye to do strange work.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 713
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Confidence Reigns (2004)
Plot Summary:
Christel and Christoph have no education, no morals - they are working as servants in wealthy homes in order to clean out their hosts. Having decided to combine their talents and efforts, they are starting to work in the the house of Therions - wealthy bourgeoisie of Mulhouse.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 415
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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The Crazy Professor (1985)
Plot Summary:
A Filipino comedy film directed Ben Feleo.
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Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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Delivery Boys (1985)
Plot Summary:
A gang of boys under the Brooklyn Bridge are united by their common interest in break dancing. Some work as pizza delivery boys, hence they call themselves the "Delivery Boys". They form a dance team and enter a local break dance contest, sponsored by a woman's panty manufacturer. A rival gang's sponsor intimidates their employer into thinking she must keep the boys working so they won't be harmed. She gives the boys some "specialized" deliveries to make them late for the contest. The antics and calamities abound as the boys wrestle with her work assignments and getting to the contest on time.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, juvenile
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The Big Wash (1968)
Plot Summary:
Sickened to see his students always sleeping in class, a teacher with a colleague and an anarchist start a war against the television. They climbed on Paris roofs to coat the T.V. antennas with a special product cutting the signal reception.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective, slapstick comedy
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Red Wood Pigeon (1989)
Plot Summary:
Michele is the leader of the Italian communist party and a professional water polo player. On this day he's just lost his memory following a (very stupid) car accident. So he has to discover the intricacies of his life again, and he does so through the naive eyes of the anxious child he used to be - through an improvised psychoanalytic trip symbolized by the friendships and adversities of a water polo game.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
Plot Summary:
A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing, parody, funny, cult classic, unusual plot structure
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The Accidental Golfer (1991)
Plot Summary:
I bet anyone can get better at golf than you are in one week, a golfer says to her golfing businessman for a boyfriend in a quarrel. Unfortunately Stig-Helmer is standing nearby when the boyfriend accepts the bet, and he is chosen to be the competitor. Stig-Helmer has never played the game before, but his Norwegian friend Ole promises to help him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Monnaie de singe (1966)
Plot Summary:
Fulbert is a sidewalk artist who is duped into working for a counterfeiter. He accompanies a woman posing as a grieving widow on a trip to Spain in a hearse. Unaware she is the mistress of a notorious gangster, Fulbert is chased by thugs.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective
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My Wife's Husband (1963)
Plot Summary:
After thirteen years in Germany, Fernand is coming back to his wife and his restaurant. But since his disparition, his wife as made her life with a norman chef, sympathetic but a specialist of butter's cooking when Fernand cook only with oil!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 923
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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Bajkeri (2017)
Plot Summary:
Insufficient brothers Jakub and David, along with friend Sasa, spend most of their time in the social networking world. Relationships for them are chat with virtual girls they have never seen, living a fake fashion show in which they pretend something that is not the biggest life problem, then a discharged cell phone or a broken wifi. The pressure of parents is forced to go under the leadership of David's charming "stepmother" Tereza on a twenty-kilometer bicycle trip, surprisingly finding out there is a real world out there in which life means more than facebook status, real girls look a little better than cartoon action heroes of virtual games and love also include sex.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, contemplative, low brow humor, teen comedy
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The Flying Scotsman (2006)
Plot Summary:
Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine parts.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, captivating, inspirational, extraordinary
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Traffic (1971)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: road movie, stylized, parody, manga, cult classic, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, psychological
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Tanguy Is Back (2019)
Plot Summary:
16 years later, Tanguy, now 44, returns to his parents' house with his daughter Zhu under his arm because Meï Lin left him. Disappointed to see their "little one" in this state, Paul and Edith do everything to give him a taste for life, without realizing that by doing so, they braid the rope to hang themselves. Because Tanguy is starting to feel good with his parents.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, weird
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Hot Rod (2007)
Plot Summary:
For Rod Kimball, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, witty, melancholic, stylized, grindhouse, cult classic, slapstick, spoof, epic
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Caddyshack (1980)
Plot Summary:
At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, slapstick, light, intense, not serious, parody, humorous, feel good, sex comedy, captivating
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Plot Summary:
Lifelong friends and national idols Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. have earned their NASCAR stripes with their uncanny knack of finishing races in the first and second slots, respectively, and slinging catchphrases like "Shake and bake!" But when a rival French driver coasts onto the track to challenge their records, they'll have to floor it to retain their top-dog status.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, slapstick, exciting, parody, spoof, cult classic, satirical, feel good, epic
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Major League (1989)
Plot Summary:
When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate -- but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, talky, semi serious, realistic, cult classic, feel good, parody, satirical, slapstick comedy
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7 Days in Hell (2015)
Plot Summary:
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, absurd, light, stylized, realistic, not serious, hilarious, mockumentary, independent film
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BASEketball (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop & Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. Theirs is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of a rival team wants to institute.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, absurd, spoof, feel good, not serious, slapstick, cult classic, hilarious, funny
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Tour de Force (2013)
Plot Summary:
Family man François Nouel (Clovis Cornillac) is the number one fan of the Tour de France – an obsession that costs him his wife and his job. At a loose end, François meets a former sports manager, Rémi (Bouli Lanners) who encourages him to take the plunge and do the Tour himself. With nothing to lose, François sets off, always one day ahead of the race, attracting fellow amateurs, media coverage and cheering crowds. As obstacle after obstacle is thrown his way, and his family comes back on the scene, François discovers what is really most important in his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, light, captivating, touching, semi serious
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The Comebacks (2007)
Plot Summary:
A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, spoof, funny, melancholic, not serious, hilarious, slapstick, satirical, realistic
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The Footballest (2018)
Plot Summary:
Francisco and his closest friends play on a soccer team that has reached its lowest point. They’ve got to win one of the next three games to keep the school from cutting their team altogether. A series of strange events take place in the first two games. Coincidence? Conspiracy? Francisco and his friends decide to create The Footballest, an investigative team that will get them into all kinds of adventures, where their ingenuity and their friendships will be put to the test.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, exciting, captivating, semi serious
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Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a modest Belgian bike racer. His greatest ambition in life? To become a champion. His greatest tragedy? Not having the legs his heart deserves.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, fast paced
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Breaking Away (1979)
Plot Summary:
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, inspirational, witty, talky, feel good, humorous, captivating, teen, entertaining