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Plot Summary:
While riding the bus one day, night watchman Jack Crawford gets distracted by a beautiful girl and has his gun stolen. To get it back, he enlists the help of local wise guy, Eddie, and their search reveals the bizarre characters lurking in the strange underworld of a sleepy New Jersey suburb.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, dark comedy
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Grimas (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young girl is being haunted by a ghost spirit, in the shape of a clown, while babysitting.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative
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Hollywood Mom's Mystery (2004)
Plot Summary:
Lucy Freers has a long-standing marriage, a nine-year old daughter, and a great family life in the suburbs of Hollywood. Great, that is, until the Hollywood set decides that motherhood is the newest way to go. When local neighbor Julia Prentice, the wife of a famous movie actor, adopts a baby in full view of the show-business media, the parenthood craze hits its peak. Soon after, Julia is found lying dead in Lucy's swimming pool, with Lucy and her husband labeled as suspects. Now Lucy must determine the truth to clear the name of both herself and her family.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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The Drummond Will (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two city-boy brothers, one a charismatic optimist, the other a whining corporate sell-out, return to the countryside for their father's funeral. On checking out his decrepit estate the boys find one of their dad's ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full money. Whilst they decide what to do the pensioner is left to suffocate in the closet, leaving them with a much bigger problem to deal with; tell the police, or leave the body in his own home and pretend nothing happened (keeping the money in the process). This opens their world up to a series of bizarre incidents resulting in the village's quirky population gently decreasing during their short stay.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, suspense, dark
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Frozen Assets (1992)
Plot Summary:
A man is hired to run a bank which turns out to be a sperm bank.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: double entendre, independent film
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Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend (1992)
Plot Summary:
A lonely Omaha, Nebraska security guard named Marcus dreams of establishing some human connection, when he isn't watching cable porn in his apartment and obsessing over his weight.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, sexy, dark comedy, black comedy, hot, cult film
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Fall Girls (2019)
Plot Summary:
Paige Davis has just gotten promoted to President of Sales at her job. After a night of partying, Paige and her girlfriends hilariously wakes up to a dead boss.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Sloane (1985)
Plot Summary:
The story opens with Richard Thursby's murder and the abduction of his wife, Janice. Former cop and martial arts expert, Philip Sloane, is retained by family and flies to Manila in search of clues. He's joined by an old friend, Pete Saimi, and Thursby's sister, Cynthia in an adveture which includes a worldwide religious cult, Chinese overlord, a brothel and cave-dwelling cannibal pygmies. Must be seen to be believed!.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 220
Genere: Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Manor (1999)
Plot Summary:
The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". Lost man searches for his truth and finds it, with the help of five Manor ladies. The rest of the who done whats serve only to help the lost soul find his truth.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 303
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: black comedy, independent film, detective, dark comedy
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The Good Student (2006)
Plot Summary:
When Ally, a popular teen and local celebrity goes missing, her small suburban town erupts in panic.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, suspense, parody, dark, sexual, dark comedy, sexy
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Coffee, Kill Boss (2013)
Plot Summary:
When ten executives secretly meet to sell off their company, they're murdered one by one in this darkly comedic romp through the halls of corporate America.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, suspense, hilarious, teen, realistic
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The Mesmerist (2002)
Plot Summary:
Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, this film tells the grimly comic tale of a bad-tempered old man (Howard Hesseman) who cheats death, only to go on tormenting the living. When a medical experiment leaves the grouch hovering between life and death (and able to describe the world beyond), things get tricky for his daughter (Jessica Capshaw) and her beau (Neil Patrick Harris, of "Doogie Howser, M.D." fame), who can't get their hands on his estate.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: semi serious, captivating, offbeat, humorous, black comedy, dark comedy
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Clean Slate (1994)
Plot Summary:
Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia, waking up with a 'blank slate'. Since he is in the middle of a hot investigation and has a developing romance, this is less than convenient.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, melancholic, witty, talky, semi serious, detective, independent film, psychological, funny
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The Feud (1989)
Plot Summary:
All Dolph Beeler wanted was a can of paint remover when he went to Bud Bullard's hardware store in Millville. But a simple misunderstandling between two men has turned into an outright war between two towns in this outrageous comedy of errors.--Summary from container. -- WorldCat.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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Corner Office (2022)
Plot Summary:
In this office satire, Orson, a straight-laced employee, retreats to a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his lackluster colleagues. But why does this seem to upset them so much?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Fool's Paradise (2023)
Plot Summary:
A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: disgusting
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The Christmas Calendar (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Emily, a struggling baker in a small town, receives a handmade Christmas Calendar from a secret admirer, the local residents become obsessed with finding out the identity of the sender.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, emotional, romantic comedy, christmas comedy
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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
Plot Summary:
Betty Lou is a librarian in a very small town. Her husband is a police detective who takes her for granted. Betty Lou is the ultimate mouse. After a gangland figure is mysteriously murdered in town, Betty Lou finds the murder weapon, but can't get anyone's attention to tell them (we're talking very mousey, here). Finally in a fit of frustration she fires the gun in a restroom and when taken to the police station insists she is the murderer. It has the desired effect, people do pay attention to her. With hints at social graces from the hookers in her cell block, she's on her way.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, parody, funny, light, romantic, atmospheric, sexy, clever
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Scandalous (1984)
Plot Summary:
An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, dark comedy
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Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
Plot Summary:
Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, absurd, light, detective, not serious, realistic, witty, sweet, entertaining, slapstick comedy
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Mr. Wrong (1996)
Plot Summary:
A single and lonely woman finds the seemingly perfect man to date, but soon regrets it when his deranged and possessive other personality emerges and worst still, she cannot convince anyone else of his Jekyll/Hyde true nature.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, realistic, erotic, scary, funny
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The Overnight (2015)
Plot Summary:
Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, sex comedy, independent film, dark comedy, enigmatic, surreal, talky, tricky, semi serious
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Hungry Hearts (2002)
Plot Summary:
The story focuses on a young, up-and-coming chef who caters a party for four mysterious women only to discover they have a shocking surprise in store for him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, black comedy, dark comedy
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Comic Book Villains (2002)
Plot Summary:
When word hits the street that a nearby elderly gentleman has a cache of old, rare, and very valuable mint condition comic books, rival comic book shop owners Raymond McGillicuddy (Donal Logue) and Norman Link (Michael Rapaport) both set out to be the first to buy them. But when the old man declines to sell, the former friends turn into enemies, and a friendly rivalry becomes tainted with greed and turns to murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, dark comedy, cynical, clever, entertaining, black comedy, anime, offbeat, realistic
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Drowning Mona (2000)
Plot Summary:
The recently deceased Mona Dearly (Bette Midler) was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash (Danny DeVito) immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, absurd, stylized, clever, independent film, offbeat, realistic
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The Michelle Apartments (1995)
Plot Summary:
A black comedy that sees a man on a business trip gets mixed up in the lives of the inhabitants of a low-rent apartment building, including a femme fatale with murder on her mind.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, sexual, black comedy, sexy
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Kabluey (2007)
Plot Summary:
Leslie is left with few options when her husband is sent back to war in the Middle East. A modest amount of help arrives in the form of his brother, Salman, who is less than prepared to care for the couple's two preadolescent boys. When Leslie still can't make ends meet on her own, Salman is forced to find employment, but, with minimal qualifications, his only option is to become a mascot for a digital company by donning a bulbous blue costume.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: surreal, humorous, dark comedy, light, absurd, black comedy, disturbing, touching, offbeat, realistic
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Deported (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ross and Harper are a young couple living in the United States, but their short-lived romance is torn apart when Harper is deported back to her home in Canada. Unwilling to commit to marriage Ross decides to hire a fake husband so Harper can re-enter the Country.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, sweet, feel good, humorous
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Hubie Halloween (2020)
Plot Summary:
Hubie Dubois who, despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts (and its legendary Halloween celebration), is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike. But this year, something really is going bump in the night, and it’s up to Hubie to save Halloween.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, spooky, captivating, entertaining, psychological, suspense, splatter, dark comedy, horror comedy
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Bartleby (2001)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" told in the setting of a modern office.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: surreal, humorous, semi serious, dark comedy, art house, black comedy, cult classic, atmospheric, clever, offbeat
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Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Plot Summary:
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, dark comedy, clever, feel good, humorous, witty, detective, mind bending, entertaining, ironic