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Plot Summary:
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, stylized, melancholic, disturbing, teen, humorous, cult classic, erotic, sexy, philosophical
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Plot Summary:
Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a single mom.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 459000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, light, humorous, sexy, entertaining, hilarious, romantic comedy, feel good, absurd
Similar in 85%
The Opposite of Sex (1998)
Plot Summary:
A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: biting, dark comedy, independent film, black comedy, teen, erotic, humorous, witty, talky, sexual
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Nowhere (1997)
Plot Summary:
The third film in a trilogy by writer-director Gregg Araki. Described as "90210 on acid", the film tells the story of a day in the lives of a group of high school kids in Los Angeles and the strange lives they lead.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: surreal, independent film, stylized, futuristic, erotic, disturbing, cult classic, sexual, mind bending, slasher
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Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
Plot Summary:
Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori, walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister and his best friend, Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, light, humorous, stylized, realistic, sentimental, semi serious, entertaining, feel good
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101 Reykjavík (2000)
Plot Summary:
Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he stands back from commitment. His mother's Spanish flamenco teacher, Lola, moves in with them for Christmas. On New Year's Eve, while his mother is away, Hlynur finds out Lola is a lesbian, but also ends up having sex with her. He soon finds out he and his mother are sharing more than a house. Eventually he must find out where he fits into the puzzle, and how to live life less selfishly.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland, Denmark, France, Norway, Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, dark comedy, black comedy, humorous, realistic, sexual, sensual, sincere, clever, offbeat
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Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000)
Plot Summary:
The film is based on a German play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Tropfen auf heisse Steine. A 50-year-old business man Léopold arrives home with 20-year-old Franz, whom he has just met. Franz is not quite sure why he agreed to come home with Léopold as he is supposed to be meeting his fiancée Anna, but he accepts drinks from Léopold and they begin to get to know each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, serious, disturbing, romantic, controversial, art house, sex comedy, minimal cast, clever
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Love & Other Drugs (2010)
Plot Summary:
Maggie, an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 219000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, sexual, emotional, funny, sweet, romantic comedy, sex comedy, erotic, cute
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Sex Drive (2008)
Plot Summary:
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, funny, sexy, humorous, teen, road movie, melancholic, absurd, not serious
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Risky Business (1983)
Plot Summary:
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 98000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, funny, teen, erotic, scary, parody, romantic, philosophical, feel good
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)
Plot Summary:
Recently released from a mental hospital, Ricky ties up Marina, a film star he once had sex with and keeps her hostage.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, dark comedy, art house, romantic, talky, black comedy, humorous, realistic, suspenseful
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Art School Confidential (2006)
Plot Summary:
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, cynical, semi serious, independent film, clever, funny, perverse, comedy drama, twisted
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Plot Summary:
Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 181000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, feel good, sexy, sexual, humorous, erotic, romantic, romantic comedy, hilarious
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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Plot Summary:
The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor. He is busy trying to save the camp from a deadly piece of NASA's Skylab which is hurtling toward earth. All that, plus: a dangerous waterfall rescue, love triangles, misfits, cool kids, and talking vegetable cans. The questions will all be resolved, of course, at the big talent show at the end of the day.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, parody, harsh, stylized, feel good, semi serious, cult classic, hilarious, teen
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Shortbus (2006)
Plot Summary:
A group of New Yorkers caught up in their milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality. The characters converge in a weekly Brooklyn social/artistic/sexual salon "Shortbus", loosely inspired by various underground NYC gatherings that took place in the early 2000's. Here, gay couple Jamie (P J DeBoy) and James (Paul Dawson) meet a young ex-model and aspiring singer Ceth (Jay Brannan).
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sexual, erotic, art house, sex comedy, sensual, sexy, disturbing, stylized, eros, indie film
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Spread (2009)
Plot Summary:
In Los Angeles, Nikki is homeless, car-less and closing in on 30, but he's amoral, good-looking, and adept in the sack, moving from one wealthy woman of 35 or 40 to another, a kept boy-toy. His newest gig, with Samantha, an attorney whose house overlooks L.A., is sweet, although it's unclear how long she'll put up with him. Then Nikki meets Heather, a waitress. Is the player being played, or might this be love? What will Nikki discover?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, romantic, sentimental, teen, psychological, captivating, cynical, sex comedy, light
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Varsity Blues (1999)
Plot Summary:
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, inspirational, entertaining, sincere, semi serious, scary, feel good, colorful, exciting, rough
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The Doom Generation (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex and violence-filled journey through an America of psychos and quickiemarts.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, disturbing, dark comedy, surreal, art house, cult classic, artsy, teen, black comedy, gothic
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100 Girls (2000)
Plot Summary:
This sexy, teen-comedy is about a freshman, Matthew, at college who meets his dream girl in a dorm elevator during a blackout. He never sees her face, but instantly falls in love. In the morning, the power is restored, but the "dream girl" has vanished. All Matthew knows is that she lives in an all-girls dorm. He sets out on a semester-long journey to find his mystery girl amongst a hundred female suspects. Could it be Wendy? Dora? Arlene? Patty? Cynthia? Or the 95 other girls, any of whom could have been in that elevator with Matthew.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sex comedy, romantic, talky, light, teen, humorous, funny, sexy, erotic
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Edge of Seventeen (1998)
Plot Summary:
A gay teenager finds out who he is and what he wants, who his friends are, and who loves him, in this autobiographical tale set in middle U.S. in the 1980s. Growing up, learning about life, love, sex, friends, and lovers.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: teen, independent film, touching, realistic, sexual, crying, lgbt cinema, avant garde, sentimental, sincere
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The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, independent film, sexy, witty, sexual, semi serious, comedy drama, sincere, realistic, feel good
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Kicking and Screaming (1995)
Plot Summary:
After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several friends, all of whom can't quite work up the inertia to escape their university's pull. Nobody wants to make any big decisions that would radically alter his life, yet none of them wants to end up like Chet, the professional student who tends bar and is in his tenth year of university studies.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: talky, humorous, independent film, depressing, melancholic, realistic, semi serious, clever, witty, mumblecore
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Head-On (2004)
Plot Summary:
Head On is German director Fatih Akin’s story of the alcoholic Cahit and Turkish Sibel. Akin tells the story of a love that can never be between two people who are too alike to not be together.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: psychological, depressing, bleak, emotional, breathtaking, serious, disturbing, touching, melancholic, independent film
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous Snow in Hawaii, but also Sarah Marshall.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 299000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: feel good, sexy, funny, romantic, sex comedy, humorous, romantic comedy, hilarious, light, teen
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Adventureland (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 166000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, independent film, sentimental, humorous, teen, realistic, melancholic, feel good, sex comedy
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Plot Summary:
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, feel good, humorous, funny, sexy, sex comedy, teen, cult classic, light, hilarious
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Charlie Bartlett (2007)
Plot Summary:
Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: teen, entertaining, independent film, sentimental, cynical, funny, feel good, indie film, clever, witty
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The First Time (2012)
Plot Summary:
Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, Dave and Aubrey find themselves at the same party. When both head outside to get some air, they meet. A casual conversation sparks an instant connection, and, over the course of a weekend, things turn magical, romantic, complicated, and funny as Aubrey and Dave discover what it's like to fall in love for the first time.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, sincere, touching, realistic, light, feel good, sweet, teen, witty
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American Pie (1999)
Plot Summary:
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score." by their senior prom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 427000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, funny, sex comedy, humorous, sexy, sexual, buddy comedy, teen, feel good, cult classic
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The Dreamers (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, sexual, psychological, disturbing, sensual, serious, explicit, erotic drama, atmospheric
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Secretary (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, sexual, psychological, sex comedy, realistic, black comedy, dark comedy, disturbing, controversial