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Plot Summary:
Four friends - an oyster-farmer, an accountant's assistant, a restaurateur and a blue-collar worker - decide to take on a multi-national agro-chemical company with a turnover of EUR9bn and which has been polluting their region on a large scale. Having been awarded a paltry amount of compensation, they decide to seek true justice. They have however just 30 days to uncover vital new evidence.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 272
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
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Those Happy Days (2006)
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Set in 1992, a manager Vincent has to run a children's holiday camp for three weeks and to face the unexpected concerning the place, his colleagues, various problems linked to children about the rooms, trips, their belongings.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
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For Better And For Worse (2023)
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Jean has been the conservative mayor of a small town for several years. He intends to run for another term. Edith, his wife, is the paragon of the traditional devoted housewife and mother. So it comes as quite a shock when she tells her husband of forty years that deep down, she has always been... A MAN! Totally blindsided, Jean didn't see this coming. For a politician campaigning on family values, this is too much! But Edith, still the loving wife, make a deal with him: she will postpone her transition and stay a woman until after the elections. But as we know, campaigns are all about digging up dirt to keep the rumor mill turning.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
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If I Were a Rich Man (2002)
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Between Alice, a hospital nurse and Aldo, a shampoo sales representative, things have turned sour of late. Alice blames her husband for lacking ambition and contemplates divorce.One day Aldo wins the ten million euro lotto prize. But, unwilling to share the bonanza, he keeps mum about it, all the more as he finds out Alice has an affair with Gérard, Aldo's former friend and ... new boss. However, Aldo, leading a double life, starts spending his money.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
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Lisa (2016)
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IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 78 min
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The Buddies (1965)
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Seven pals decide to take a few days'holidays to free up the time necessary to pull three enormous pranks. Their aim is to ridicule three established bodies: the army, the church and the administration. Quite arbitrarily, they set their hearts on two peaceful sub-prefectures, Ambert and Issoire. Broudier, disguised as a government minister, turns up at the barracks, demands and obtains the organization of night maneuvers. The following day, Bénin, dressed up as a reverend, preaches in the cathedral of Issoire a sermon against the precepts of the Church. As for Lesueur, he disturbs the inauguration of the statue of Vercingétorix by an MP. But the holidays are over. The seven of them can'r part without a last joke.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
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Revenge of a Blonde (1994)
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An upstanding provincial reporter becomes presenter of the TV news on a commercial network owned by an influential Italian businessman. He soon outgrows his family and neglects them terribly. Investigating a fascist terrorist cell, the reporter's integrity is called into doubt by the police. Soon after, his jealous wife unleashes her wrath live in TV. It goes from bad to worse until his wife's anger brings him back to his senses and back home.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
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Magique ! (2008)
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Tommy, un petit garçon qui vit seul avec sa mère, voit un cirque s'installer près de chez lui. Il part à la découverte de ce nouveau monde.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, funny, sincere, humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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The Apprentices (1995)
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Black comedy about two best friends, one a budding playwright and the other a motorbike freak, who spend their time annoying their girlfriends and getting into various scrapes. Things turn nasty, however, when the pair are caught burgling the offices of a karate magazine, the consequences of which sends the playwright into a spiraling bout of depression.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Legal Aid (2009)
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At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but, lately, his little income and his arduous working conditions have been eroding his idealism. So, when Henry Marsac, a leading (but seemingly corrupt), professional colleague, offers him to work on bigger and more lucrative cases, he ends up accepting. Little does he know what Marsac is up to.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Comedy, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, cynical, tense, thought provoking, realistic
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From Behind (1999)
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Frédérique's mother has died recently leaving her the family stud farm. She's never met her father, doesn't even know his name. But she finds it on the back of an old photo. She sets off for Paris. She stays with her gay dancer pal Marc. Marc and friends decide to go to their favourite gay bar... but it's men only. So Frédérique becomes Frédéric, an effeminate gay boy... Frédérique follows her father. Pierre Arroux is an art curator - and gay. She introduces herself to him, but as Frédéric. So while Frédéric is quite an awkward young man and an embarrassment to his father, Frédérique is secretly meeting with her old boyfriend now living in Paris.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 584
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
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Les Tuche 2: The American Dream (2016)
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Les Tuche, a modest french family, change his life after winning a super lottery. Thanks to the money of his parents, the son, Donald (aka "coin-coin) goes to Los Angeles to improve his english. On the L.A. University, he meets Jennifer, daughter of a famous American financier.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Please, Please Me! (2009)
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riane believe her male partner is another woman dreams of. In order to lure him out in sex, she decided to take the initiative to develop relations with male partner with this woman, the results found that women had a French president’s daughter!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, sexy, clever, realistic, not serious, slapstick, sexual
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Idiot in Paris (1967)
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Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
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The wildly popular British television show Absolutely Fabulous gets a Francophonic makeover with this film version directed by Gabriel Aghion. In this go around, Josiane Balasko and Nathalie Baye play the incorrigible Eddie and Patsy, who leave no impulse unenacted and no lust unsated -- be it for sex or the latest in designer clothing. Waking up from a night of drunken debauchery, the two dip right into a feast of champagne and caviar, much to the irritation of Eddie's elegant mother and her resentful daughter. As Eddie stretches an appalling pair of leopard-print leotards (complete with matching shoes, purse, and hat) over her massive rear end, she and Patsy learn of a handsome young Rollerblading delivery boy who quickly becomes the object of their lust. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, sex comedy, offbeat, sexual, black comedy, slapstick comedy, sexy
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The French Minister (2013)
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Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity, and efficacy. Enter Arthur Vlaminck. Hired to write the minister's speeches, Arthur must contend with the sensibilities of his boss and the dirty dealings within the Quai d'Orsay, the ministry's home.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, political, clever, biting, suspense
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Low Cost (2010)
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Passengers on a low cost flight from Djerba to Beauvais have their patience tested to destruction when their departure is delayed for eight hours because of a fault with the plane's air-conditioning. In the end, they are so fed up that they will do almost anything to get back home.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, entertaining, funny, feel good, captivating, satirical, semi serious, offbeat, realistic
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The Three Brothers (1995)
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Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, entertaining, light, cult classic, realistic, cult film
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Special Correspondents (2009)
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R2I, a famous news radio station, sends its best reporting duo to Iraq: Frank, journalist, and Poussin, sound engineer. Very quickly, millions of listeners follow their highly documented stories, reflecting the hot intensity of the fighting and the difficult survival of the population.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, sentimental, feel good, captivating, melancholic
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Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
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Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. His place is taken by an African Santa Claus and he returns to his caravan only to find his girlfriend Josette about to leave him. When he comes after her, she takes refuge at "SOS Distress", run by two neurotics, Thérèse and Pierre.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, funny, cult classic, black comedy, humorous, witty, anthology, clever, offbeat, realistic
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Christmas with the Tuches (2021)
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After having resigned from his post as President of the Republic, Jeff and his family are happy to be back in their village of Bouzolles. As the end of the year holidays approach, Cathy asks for a unique gift: to reconnect with her sister Maguy, and her husband Jean-Yves, with whom Jeff has been angry for 10 years. The reconciliation could have gone smoothly, except that during a lunch, Jeff and Jean-Yves, will once again find a subject of contention: CHRISTMAS. This family feud, which should never have left Bouzolles, will turn into a standoff between Jeff and a giant of Internet distribution.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Notre univers impitoyable (2008)
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Victor and Margot are both lawyers in a major consulting firm and form a solid couple in private. Yet one day they find themselves competing for the same job promotion. How will their relationship stand up to the outcome?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, clever, witty, stylized, semi serious
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The Life Coach (2009)
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Max Chêne is a life coach who helps to motivate everybody from professional athletes to government ministers to business executives. After his gambling debts get out of control and his wife throws him out, he is approached to take on a unique client.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating, clever, realistic
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The Tuche Family (2011)
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Everyone in the village of Bouzolles knows the Tuche family, who live by the philosophy "Man is not made to work." Despite their lack of money, they strive to be happy... that is, until their hand-to-mouth existence is turned on its head. After winning the lottery, the Tuches get rich beyond their wildest dreams and move to Monaco. And while attempting to fit in in their swanky new homeland, they struggle to stay true to the same principles by which they've always lived.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, feel good, entertaining, realistic
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The Magic Tuche (2018)
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After a groundbreaking presidential election, Jeff Tuche becomes the new President of France and moves in the Elysee with his family to govern the country.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Chouchou (2003)
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Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find his nephew. Hired as an assistant by a psychotherapist, known for his good mood, he also work as a waiter in a transvestite cabaret of Clichy where he meets Stanislas.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, cult film
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The Closet (2001)
Plot Summary:
A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, witty, melancholic, talky, semi serious, hilarious, clever, spectacular
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Bachelor Days Are Over (2011)
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Arnaud nicknamed "Cui Cui" no longer knows which way to look. He is about to marry Anna but he is not sure he really loves her. To make matters worse, he falls in love during the stag party he has with his friends. And Léa, a nightclub singer, is obviously the woman of his dreams. What to do? Cancel the wedding and create a scandal but be able to live with a woman he loves truly and loves him in return? Or be a good boy and not disappoint the company but say farewell to happiness. For four days, Arnaud goes to and fro aimlessly between Anna and Léa, between his eccentric sister and his self-centered mother, between hope and depression.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, contemplative, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Depression and Friends (2012)
Plot Summary:
When Frank is diagnosed with depression, his friends try to cheer him up but soon enough they all discover they are as depressed as him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Playtime (1967)
Plot Summary:
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, witty, funny, satirical, stylized, semi serious, art house, visual, existential
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Times Have Been Better (2006)
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After moving in with his beau, 30ish banker Jérémy (Arnaud Binard) decides to let the cat out of the bag, telling his unsuspecting parents, Guy (Bernard Le Coq) and Rosine (Charlotte de Turckheim), that he's gay. Though they've always envisioned themselves as enlightened, the news staggers Guy and Rosine -- who are determined to get to the root of Jérémy's homosexuality. Olivier Guéritée also stars in this delicious French farce.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, semi serious, humorous, realistic, queer cinema