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Plot Summary:
In 1960, Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum invented the Titan badge - a device that enables humans to have a particular super power. He took in three down-on-their-luck youths, creating an unusual family of superheroes and they quickly rose to fame and prestige. Over time, however, the commercial family fractured and the Professor replaced the team with a new set of super hero teens. Cut to 1979, when two of the original superheroes are all grown up and wanting their Titan badges back, even if it means robbing the Professor's museum and taking a few hostages accidentally.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, feel good, surreal
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Compadres (2016)
Plot Summary:
A disgruntled Mexican cop is forced to work with a teenage hacker to hunt down the criminals who killed his wife, and dismantle their operation.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Mexico
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Ah Boys to Men 4 (2017)
Plot Summary:
The fourth addition to the franchise sees the return of the army boys including Sergeant Ong, Lobang, Ken Chow and Aloysius, joined by a new female officer, as they are called back for in-camp training under the Armoured Formation of the Singapore Armed Forces. Hilarious situations happen when they are back training together and their military roles reversed. Their brotherhood is also put to the test when new enemy threats arise.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Singapore
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Jailbreak (2017)
Plot Summary:
What started as a simple escort mission will soon turn to chaos as the prisoners of Koh Kla take over the prison grounds. A special task force [Jean-Paul Ly, Dara Our, Tharoth Sam] gets trapped in the prison will have to fight their way out for survival, to protect a key witness [Savin Phillip].
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Cambodia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Convenience (2013)
Plot Summary:
Film follows two friends attempting to rob a petrol station, but are so useless that they end up working there all night.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 921
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Sideshow (2020)
Plot Summary:
When two inept criminals break into the home of a washed-up psychic in search of hidden loot, they get a lot more than they bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 214
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Far Away From Raven's Home (2021)
Plot Summary:
Our gang is off for an exotic vacation of a lifetime. However, after the locals mistake Nia as a mythical savior, their vacation turns into an Indiana-Jones-style adventure!.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Their Uncle (2022)
Plot Summary:
The story follows Sultan, a boxer and trainer who works with his friend Saeed in a sports center. They find themselves in trouble when they stumble upon a printing press for counterfeit money.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, interesting
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Undercover Duet (2015)
Plot Summary:
Roger Li, the son of the richest man in town, is involved in a car accident which has soon become the talk of the town. The only witness James, nervous and terrified, denies witnessing the accident and seems to withhold the truth. Veteran undercover cop Dream Dragon and James are old time buddies; with an intention to take advantage of their relationship, Dragon approaches James to investigate this suspected substitute case. James’ beloved sister Kwan is born with a serious eye disease. Her only wish before losing her sight totally is for James to realise his dream of being a popular superstar. It is the motivation for James to join the male pageant “Man of China” in hope to win the competition. Meanwhile, James is invited by a renowned director to work abroad on his new international project. However, the shooting period overlaps with the court date of the case. It turns out that everything is controlled by a mastermind with a premeditated intention yet to be revealed….
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Kenny Begins (2009)
Plot Summary:
Kenny Starfighter is probably the most hopeless student the Hero academics of the galaxy has ever had. But in his desperate attempt in graduating he accidentally crashes on earth and discovers Pontus, an earthling who accidentally stumbled upon an intergalactic crystal which gave him inhuman strength. Now Kenny must save Pontus from Rutger Oversmart who wants the powers from the crystal for himself and Pontus must save Kennys faith from failing school and ending up as a hairdresser.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, futuristic, semi serious
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The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess – (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Contour (2006)
Plot Summary:
After blowing a big time heist, thug-for-hire Law, must resume his day job as a shady San Francisco tour guide. Before he knows it, Law and his unsuspecting group of tourists are in a race against time to recover a tape that will recue the politically unstable country of Uruvia. Filled with quirky characters, mad cap comedy and hard-hitting martial arts comes the most fun movie since Rumble in the Bronx!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Supercon (2018)
Plot Summary:
A ragtag group of former TV stars and comic book artists who make their living working at conventions decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter and an overbearing former TV icon.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: action comedy, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Walter (2019)
Plot Summary:
For Goran and his team of amateur shooters, the plan was almost perfect: to enter a hypermarket at night to rob a jeweler. But these "broken arms" had not anticipated the arrival of a vigil like no other: Walter, a former African warlord who will send them to hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Thieves (2015)
Plot Summary:
Alejandro Toledo comes out of his retirement from crime to help a community reclaim land stolen from them by a beautiful but ruthless businesswoman and her clan.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 330
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Dominican Republic
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Taco Shop (2018)
Plot Summary:
A taco shop's business is jeopardized when a gourmet taco truck parks across the street.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Natural Born Pranksters (2016)
Plot Summary:
The world’s three most notorious, ballsy, and outrageous pranksters come together for the first time to unleash the most epic pranks in an outrageous feature-film event. Jam-packed with cameos from some of YouTube’s biggest stars, watch as Roman Atwood, Dennis Roady, and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy take fearlessness and unbelievable social experiments to the next level.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, independent film, indie film
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Grow House (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two guys start a risky new business to pay off a debt.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Don't Get Caught (2018)
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Dre & Icy, two friends who, while on their annual road trip, make a wrong turn and discover a marijuana farm run by an old ruthless hillbilly. Thinking they've hit the jackpot, the two clear out the farm and head back to the city to sell their score. Little do they realize, the hillbilly is determined to get his crop back and has put a $100,000 bounty on their heads! It's a race against time for Dre & Icy, with one main goal. DON'T GET CAUGHT!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, hood
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Gang Leader (2019)
Plot Summary:
A crime novelist is approached by a group of bereaved women to help them plot revenge against those responsible for the loss of their loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Reckless (2018)
Plot Summary:
A broke mechanic turns a bank loan denial into an impromptu robbery that puts him on the run with his best friend and a starlet they hold hostage.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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The Great Fava Beans of China (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Going by the Book (2007)
Plot Summary:
Jeong Do-man is a low-ranking traffic cop whose tendency to do things "by the book" sometimes gets him in trouble, such as when he pulls over his new boss, newly instated police chief Lee Seung-man, and issues him with a traffic ticket. Though surprised and annoyed by the unexpected fine, the police chief has bigger problems; the town of Sampo has been hit by a string of bank robberies, and to reassure the public he decides to carry out a realistic drill which will demonstrate the police force's capability. Do-man is chosen to act out the part of the bank robber, but with his usual fastidious attention to detail he sets out to commit the perfect crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, interesting
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Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013)
Plot Summary:
During the early years of the Republic era, in the North-East region of China, the people are suffering from the power struggle among the local Warlords, bandits, and Japanese invaders. Warlord Lam (Sammo Hung), is not a leader of great vision, but stands firm in his own beliefs. The only paradise within the region is 'Lucky Town', the one place where no one dared to attack as it was protected by the seven kung fu masters who have resided there. When young patriots, Yan Fang (Rose Chan) who disguised herself as a man, and Howard Luo (Dennis To), infiltrate Tiger's Den at night trying to steal the code book fail in their mission and tries to run, only Yan survives and is rescued by Cheryl. Mistaking Yan as a man, Cheryl falls for Yan. She then brings Yan to Lucky Town and begs the Seven Masters to cure Yan. Cheryl and the Seven Masters are then told of the secret plan by the Japanese, and together, they resolve to fight against Tiger Den and save Warlord Lam.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 193
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Dead Sexy (2018)
Plot Summary:
Meet Amber, Brandy and Cassie. These girls are about to encounter a paranormal force that is going to make them question the need for the opposite sex.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Castaways (2016)
Plot Summary:
A shady businessman ,about to be arrested after ruining his country (and more) ,has to get away from his native France ;he meets a dry cleaner,William ,who's got a private plane and they crash on an island.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Tiger Hunter (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, he resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The 2 Usual Idiots (2012)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to 2011 film "I soliti idioti".
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 594
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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King Knight (2021)
Plot Summary:
The High Priest of a modern-day coven finds his life thrown into turmoil and ventures out on a journey of self-discovery.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 674
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, funny, suspense, surreal
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Plot Summary:
Two precarious workers, a pensioner and an old bully discover the sport of curling by chance and convinced of their potential they plan to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 813
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious