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Plot Summary:
Greg is near the end of his senior year in high school, wanting to go to the prom, eyeing Cinny (the school's beauty with brains) from afar, and regularly trippin', daydreaming about being a big success as a poet, a student, a lover. His mom wants him to apply to colleges, but Greg hasn't a clue. One of his teachers, Mr. Shapic, tries to inspire him, too. He finally figures out he can get close to Cinny if he asks her for help with college applications. But friendship isn't enough, he wants romance and a prom date. So, he tells a few lies and, for awhile, it seems to be working. Then, things fall apart and Greg has to figure out how to put the trippin aside and get real.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: hood, humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, entertaining, black comedy, independent film, offbeat, realistic
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Plot Summary:
Clark has planned the perfect prom for his girlfriend Sharon. His plans are hijacked when Sharon invites her two best girlfriends, Neve and Heather, and their dates along on the perfect evening, but things only get worse. When all three are deserted by their dates at the beginning of prom, the trio go back out to their limo, where the driver has cleaned out the mini bar and takes them on a wild ride that lands them in a holding cell and ends with them crashing another school's prom.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, light, feel good, realistic, suspenseful
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A titillating teen comedy, a young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt's beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion and find enough waves and women to make for a totally tasty time.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 799
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, realistic, not serious, teen comedy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: hood, funny, black comedy, independent film, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, buddy comedy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, humorous, realistic, not serious, sexy, sex comedy, independent film, sexual
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, funny, entertaining, black comedy, indie film, offbeat, realistic, independent film
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Plot Summary:
A group of high school kids enjoy many adventures throughout their formative tenth grade year.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, teen comedy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, entertaining, melancholic, suspenseful, funny, black comedy, hood, buddy comedy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 806
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, entertaining, realistic, independent film
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 732
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, romantic, scenic, teen, realistic, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, mockumentary
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, funny, epic, offbeat
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Phat Beach (1996)
Plot Summary:
A hefty homeboy borrows his dad's Mercedes and goes to the beach with his friends for wild sun & fun.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
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Cheats (2002)
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, realistic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 849
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, feel good, light, scenic, sincere, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: witty, humorous, realistic, funny, disgusting, cynical, feel good, not serious, offbeat
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: Mexico
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IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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Plot tags: teen sex comedy, erotic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy, mockbuster, sexy, parody, offbeat
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 798
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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Schools Out (2008)
Plot Summary:
June 1990, a large provincial town. It's the last day of class before the baccalaureate: a small group of graduates happily leaves high school - In the ambient euphoria, Lucas empties his bag: without mince words, he says out loud to his philosophy teacher what he thinks of him. Short-lived relief since the odious Mr. Martineau will finally pass the oral exams - Lucas had better get it right. That same evening, at a party, Lucas meets Clémence, a lovely young girl. Love at first sight seems mutual, but Lucas lets her go without knowing her name. Between lively revisions and summer trips with his friends, he sets out in search of his beautiful stranger. For Lucas, this is only the beginning of the hassle, especially since he accepts private lessons philosophy at Monsieur Martineau's - and that the latter turns out to be the father of a very pretty young girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 809
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 364
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, not serious, feel good, light, romantic, independent film, teen comedy
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PCU (1994)
Plot Summary:
Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of politically correct college life when he's guided by fraternity wild man Droz and his housemates at The Pit. But Droz and his pals have rivals in nasty preppy Rand McPherson and the school's steely president. With their house threatened with expulsion, Droz and company decide to throw a raging party where the various factions will collide.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, melancholic, talky, semi serious, witty, parody, teen, sex comedy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, predictable, teen
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 673
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
Angela and Travis consider having sex for the first time just as their high school starts up an abstinence education program. Making matters worse, a "good girl" collects abstinence pledges from students and blows the whistle on Angela and Travis.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 293
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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