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Plot Summary:
A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, exciting, clever, witty, cynical, not serious, slapstick
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The Twelve Chairs (1970)
Plot Summary:
A treasure hunt. An aging ex-nobleman of the Czarist regime has finally adjusted to life under the commisars in Russia. Both he and the local priest find that the family jewels were hidden in a chair, one of a set of twelve. They return separately to Moscow to find the hidden fortune.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: satirical, stylized, talky, philosophical, witty, funny, sweet, surreal, hilarious, clever
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Gold Diggers (2003)
Plot Summary:
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers is a black comedy about two losers in their twenties, Calvin Menhoffer (Will Friedle) and Leonard Smallwood (Chris Owen), who are out to get the good life without working for it. The two young men try to rob two 70-year-old sisters, Betty Mundt (Renee Taylor) and Doris Mundt (Louise Lasser). The two sisters beat the two young men up, and send them to jail. The ladies drop the charges, and invite the jailbirds to their Beverly Hills mansion. Cal gets an idea that they could marry the women for their money and live the good life. Hopefully, they will only live 6-months and at most one-year. It turns out that Betty and Doris are broke, and they have come up with a plan to marry the boys, kill them, and collect the life insurance money. After several unsuccessful murder attempts on each other, they join forces to rob Betty and Doris's rich uncle.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, absurd, funny, stylized, intense, feel good, entertaining, sex comedy, realistic, witty
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Money Money Money (1972)
Plot Summary:
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense, campy
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Crime Busters (1977)
Plot Summary:
An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, entertaining, buddy comedy, poliziottesco, realistic, slapstick
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The Cracksman (1963)
Plot Summary:
Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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Framed (1990)
Plot Summary:
A painter is accused of art-forging. He thinks his girlfriend betrayed him, so it's time for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 439
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Peculiarities of the National Fishing (1998)
Plot Summary:
General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova lose their way on a fishing trip and wind up in a neighboring country, where they decide to have a good time anyway but end up leaving their vodka and fishing equipment behind.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, feel good, witty, relaxing, exciting, offbeat, hilarious
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The ComDads (1983)
Plot Summary:
Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, saga, eighties
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Hot Millions (1968)
Plot Summary:
A con-artist (Peter Ustinov) gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: retro, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious
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Why Me? (1990)
Plot Summary:
A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the CIA.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, captivating, absurd, independent film, realistic, suspenseful
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
Plot Summary:
Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely blondes, treachery, and a battle for life and honour, and enjoy life at its zaniest.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, parody, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Twelve Chairs (1977)
Plot Summary:
A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 305 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, cynical, funny
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Bullseye! (1990)
Plot Summary:
Michael Caine, Roger Moore and Sally Kirkland star as three of the most unlikely rogues to ever score a heist. Hidden away in a vault is a fortune in diamonds, payment for a secret formula two government scientists have unscrupulously sold to the highest bidder. These three know the whereabouts of this treasure and pull off a daring scheme to steal it. But now they've trapped themselves into either helping the government capture the scientists or going to jail.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, independent film, light, captivating, realistic, fast, surprise ending, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Turf (2013)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother), Fortuné (a West Indian) and Freddy (a gambler). They meet up regularly at a Parisian bookmakers’, their favourite haunt. Tired of frittering away the little spare cash they have, they agree to give up gambling. But no sooner have they taken this pledge than Fate intervenes, in the guise of the turf king, Monsieur Paul. The latter persuades the four friends to buy a champion racehorse, not knowing that it is in fact an old nag….
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
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The Crew (2000)
Plot Summary:
Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, stylized, witty, clever, black comedy, realistic, semi serious, parody, light
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All the Way Boys (1972)
Plot Summary:
The "Trinity" crew makes another modern era film. Plata and Salud are pilots ditching aircraft for insurance money. They wind up crashing for real in the jungles of South America. The plot involves "Mr. Big", who is buying the diamonds from the miners for much too little, and has thugs who keep the price down. Of course, Plata and Salud side with the miners.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, grindhouse, rough, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Keep Your Hands Off the Island (1981)
Plot Summary:
Alan gets a map to some war treasure which the Japanese army left behind on a small Pacific island at the end of World War II. But some gangsters try to steal the map from him and so he hides on Charlie's boat which just leaves the harbor. He manipulates the ship's compass so that Charlie is not aware that he is sailing to the treasure island. But when they step on the island, they discover that it is not as abandoned as they believed: there are some natives - and a Japanese soldier still defending the treasure.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Action
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, buddy comedy, independent film
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Cold Feet (1989)
Plot Summary:
The leader of a group of misfits, his girlfriend and an assassin have devised a bizarre plan to smuggle stolen jewelry over the US/Mexican border. They implant the jewelry in a racing horse.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, cynical, semi serious
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Swindle (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on Gordon Korman's book 'Swindle,' this movie is about a boy named Griffin who finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the baseball card.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, romantic drama, realistic, semi serious
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After School Special (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two high school kids mentored by a nightclub owner go on a mission to find their classmate when she is kidnapped by a secret society.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, exciting, funny, realistic, not serious
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All for One (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four rogues, who were best friends as kids, have one big problem: they're sitting on both sides of the law. Martin is a policeman, while Nikolai, Ralf, and Timo can't distinguish between personal possessions and the possessions of others! When all four find themselves in a fix, they're forced to return to their former tricks against a common foe, Mr Niemeyer. Martin is not as successful, however, either at his job or marriage, and thinks he deserves a better life. Now he sees an opportunity to save his career by "playing" with his old friends on a mission that is so crazy that even the two foolish brothers can do some good.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, exciting, realistic, semi serious
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Screwed (2000)
Plot Summary:
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, intense, feel good, witty, not serious, offbeat, slapstick, hilarious, realistic
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Formula of Love (1984)
Plot Summary:
A young aristocrat, Aleksei Fedyashev, is languishing in his family's country estate, spending his days reading poetry and confessing his love... to a statue. Upon hearing that famous Count Cagliostro is touring Russia and has created quite a buzz in high society with his "magic", he decides to ask the Count to bring the statue to life.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, biting, suspense
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No Problem (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sanjay and Akshaye, childhood friends and small time crooks rob a bank managed by Paresh. The two of them specially, Akshaye, on and off contemplates changing tracks and leaving the world of crime. Sanjay on the other hand almost every time manages to do something which closes all doors for Akshaye to change his life. This bank robbery also does the same. Akshaye is back where he belongs. Paresh is accused as an accomplice of Sanjay and Akshaye since the two had stayed in his house the night before the robbery.Paresh swears he will not return without the proof of his innocence.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, slapstick, fast, neo screwball comedy
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High Rollers (1976)
Plot Summary:
Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, to escape. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He will succeeded and from that moment on the two will join to defraud Belle. The swindle plot become more complicate when Felix falls in love for Philip's daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, realistic, poliziottesco, semi serious
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Band of Robbers (2015)
Plot Summary:
A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" as grown men in current day.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, action comedy, psychological thriller, modern day adaptation, whimsical, psycho film
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Bender: The Beginning (2021)
Plot Summary:
Russian Empire, 1919. By a twist of fate, young idealist Osip Zadunaisky meets an infamous con artist and self-proclaimed Turkish subject Ibrahim Bender. A man of pure thought and aristocratic upbringing, Osip would never have associated with a cunning and unscrupulous swindler, but Bender comes up with an offer Osip cannot refuse. A precious royal relic, a diamond-encrusted golden scepter is hidden somewhere in town; Bender needs a partner on his mission to find it, and offers Osip a share of the profit from selling the treasure. And so begins their joint venture, wrought with comical and dangerous twists and turns, where they have to outsmart and outmaneuver officers of the White Guard as well as the local mafia, who also have their eyes on the scepter. As their quest unfolds, Osip is compelled to learn Bender’s tricks of the trade: charming flattery, delicate deception, soft intimidation... as well as brute force.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
Plot Summary:
The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly. "Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures" was a hit movie and became the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1965.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: witty, feel good, light, humorous, realistic, funny, buddy comedy, slapstick, slapstick comedy, not serious
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Collectors (2020)
Plot Summary:
To acquire ancient artifacts for a private collector, a cunning grave robber and his band of ingenious thieves carry out a series of risky heists.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 973
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973)
Plot Summary:
Shurik Timofeev builds a working model of a time machine. By accident, Ivan Bunsha, an apartment complex manager, and George Miloslavsky, a petty burglar, are transferred to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible goes into the year 1973.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, funny, surreal, mind bending, psychedelic, witty, semi serious, offbeat