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Plot Summary:
What would Jesus do if he returned to Earth and discovered he could no longer relate to the youth of today?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, captivating, independent film, clever, offbeat, biting, suspense, campy
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009)
Plot Summary:
Julian Marsh is an out of work ladies' man who lands a job directing a bizarre adaptation of Hamlet. After casting his best friend and his ex-girlfriend in the show, Julian finds himself in the middle of a two thousand year old conspiracy that explains the connection between Shakespeare, the Holy Grail and some seriously sexy vampires. It turns out that the play was actually written by a master vampire name Theo Horace and it's up to Julian to recover the Grail in order to reverse the vampire's curse...If only being undead wasn't so much God-damned fun!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 827
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, sexy, suspense, independent film, clever, offbeat
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In God We Tru$t (1980)
Plot Summary:
A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose (Marty Feldman), is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to Hollywood where he encounters a number of eccentric characters.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, spoof, parody
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Cold Turkey (1971)
Plot Summary:
Reverend Brooks leads the town in a contest to stop smoking for a month, But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts, from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will will a huge prize.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: parody, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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Stars and Bars (1988)
Plot Summary:
Henderson Dores (Daniel Day Lewis), a New York based art dealer from England, travels to Georgia to persuade patriarch, Harry Dean Stanton, to sell a Monet previously thought lost.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, parody, sexy, thought provoking, clever, enigmatic, unusual plot structure, bad ending
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Trevor Noah: African American (2013)
Plot Summary:
Internationally acclaimed comedian Trevor Noah challenges the status quo through his unique perspective, breaking down cultural flaws on all sides and finding our mutual connections with laughter. Born a mixed-race child in South Africa under Apartheid, 'Trevor Noah: African American' is Noah¿s search for identity in a world obsessed with labels.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, not serious, independent film
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A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (2008)
Plot Summary:
Hark! The Herald Pundit Sings! America’s favorite Christmas tradition is now on DVD! Families have gathered around the TV to enjoy Stephen Colbert’s Christmas specials every year since 2008. Now, you can experience the joy over and over! Join Stephen and his friends—Toby Keith, Elvis Costello, John Legend, Feist, Willie Nelson, and Jon Stewart —for a yuletide evening of song, dance and nog-induced dementia. (Parental discretion is advised.) Remember, every time you buy a copy of Stephen Colbert’s Christmas Special, an angel gets his wings.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 921
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, captivating, clever, offbeat, talky, independent film, biting, parody
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Hitting the Nuts (2010)
Plot Summary:
Hitting the Nuts is the 'true' story of the 2009 Scott County, Indiana Poker Championship as told by those who were there. This mockumentary follows the town preacher, busty waitress, lovable redneck dad, portly returning champion and a simple Amish farmer as they do battle in the town's annual, illegal Texas Hold 'em Tournament.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, mockumentary
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Mohamed Dubois (2013)
Plot Summary:
Arnaud Dubois may be the heir to a bank, but he prefers to call himself Mohamed. Having fallen out with his father, he turns his back on the family residence. On his travels, he meets Mustafa, who introduces him to his sister Sabrina. Having fallen in love with the attractive young woman, Arnaud decides to pass himself off as an ordinary street guy named...Mohamed.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, biting, suspense
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Never Been Thawed (2005)
Plot Summary:
A hilarious mockumentary about the delicious hobby of frozen food collecting and Christian rock band, The Christers. The film follows the Mesa Frozen Entree Enthusiast's Club as they plan their first Frozen Entree Enthusiasts Convention.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, cynical, not serious, mockumentary, clever, offbeat, realistic, biting, suspense
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Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional (2012)
Plot Summary:
There's something magical about an Australian accent that seems to make even the most caustic wit come off with good-natured charm. And that delicate blend of deviant behavior and good intentions has skyrocketed Aussie comic Jim Jefferies to international acclaim with critics and fans alike. In this new hour-long special, the man hailed by Q Magazine as "Britain's most offensive stand-up comedian" shares fresh tales from his life on the edge, including a menage a trois in Montreal and attending a party where God is on the guest list.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, witty, cynical, not serious, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, independent film
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Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles (2013)
Plot Summary:
In her first-ever HBO solo special, Sarah Silverman takes the stage for an evening of adults-only stand-up comedy. Taped live in front of an intimate audience of 39 fans at Largo, a music and comedy club in Los Angeles, Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles features Silverman taking aim at such subjects as cell-phone porn, crazy religions, specialty deodorants, terrible roommates, eyebrow waxing, her 19-year-old dog, Obama and Republicans, having babies, Pixar movies, the miracle of existence, and more.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, not serious, clever, offbeat, talky, independent film, biting
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LolliLove (2004)
Plot Summary:
A hip, misguided Southern California couple decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on the wrapper.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, mockumentary, dark comedy, cult classic, independent film, offbeat, satirical
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Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
Plot Summary:
A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard. Directed by Garson Kanin, this 1969 comedy stars Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson, Rosemary Forsyth, Zohra Lampert, Carole Shelley, David Doyle, Elliott Reid, Pippa Scott, Connie Gilchrist, Roy Roberts and Peter Turgeon.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, biting, suspense
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I Want to Go Home (1989)
Plot Summary:
Joey Wellman, an American cartoonist from Cleveland now largely forgotten at home, visits France with his partner Lena to attend an exhibition in Paris about the comic strip (bande dessinée) which features his work. He also hopes to be reconciled with his daughter Elsie who has been a student in Paris for two years, in flight from the American culture of which she sees her father as a typical example. Elsie is naively infatuated with French literature, and is trying to secure an introduction to the brilliant university professor Christian Gauthier, an expert on Flaubert but also an enthusiast for comic books. The meeting of father and daughter goes badly, but Elsie is persuaded to join Joey and Lena for the weekend at the country house of Gauthier's mother, Isabelle. During a comic-themed masquerade party, all of the characters are made to reconsider their present and past relationships.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, surreal, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Floundering (1994)
Plot Summary:
When a young man's unemployment benefits run out, the IRS freezes his bank account, and his druggie brother needs help, things can't get any worse...until he discovers his girlfriend is cheating on him!.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, absurd, light, independent film, offbeat, realistic
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The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)
Plot Summary:
Father William Smoortser drops his bible into a toilet at a rest stop just before embarking on a day-long canoe trip, breaking loose all glorious hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 743
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, not serious, captivating, light, independent film, buddy comedy, offbeat, realistic, talky
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Strangers with Candy (2005)
Plot Summary:
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, satirical, stylized, semi serious, absurd, dark comedy, black comedy, sexy, independent film
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Plant (2013)
Plot Summary:
A well-intentioned church congregation faces the harsh realities of New York City living in this satiric comedy series.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, feel good, offbeat, independent film, mockumentary
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Boudu (2005)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, captivating, clever, offbeat, realistic, biting, suspense
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Meeting Spencer (2011)
Plot Summary:
After a series of Hollywood flops, famed director Harris Chappell (Jeffrey Tambor) returns to New York to relaunch his Broadway career. But Chappell's triumphant comeback begins to spiral out of control into a wild night of comic misadventure after meeting struggling actor Spencer (Jesse Plemons) and his old flame Didi (Melinda McGraw).
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, exciting, realistic, witty, not serious, independent film
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Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home (2003)
Plot Summary:
Maher addresses contemporary political, social and cultural topics -- Iraq, President Bush and the so called Axis of Evil. The opinionated Maher said about Victory Begins at Home: "We've heard everything about the War on Terrorism except what we can actually do to help win it. The government used to do that for us through propaganda (the positive kind) posters, so taking my cue from the great old posters of World War I and World War II ('Loose Lips Sink Ships,' 'Buy War Bonds,' 'Plant a Victory Garden,' etc.) I commissioned artists to paint the posters our government today should be putting out to help us win this war.".
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 968
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, witty, cynical, parody, clever, realistic, talky, biting, spoof
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Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong (2010)
Plot Summary:
In front of a live audience at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Emmy-nominated host of Real Time with Bill Maher performs an all-new hour of stand-up comedy. Among the topics Bill discusses in his ninth HBO solo special are: Whether the "Great Recession" is really over; the fake patriotism of the right wing; what goes on in the mind of a terrorist; why Obama needs a posse instead of the secret service; the drug war; Michael Jackson; getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan; racism; the Teabagger movement; religion; the health-care fight; why Gov. Mark Sanford will come out looking good, and how silly it is to ask "Why do men cheat?"; and why comedy most definitely didn't die when George Bush left office.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, cynical, clever, talky, biting, black comedy, dark comedy
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)
Plot Summary:
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, satirical, witty, clever, offbeat, realistic, not serious, biting, humorous
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Sister Mary Explains It All (2001)
Plot Summary:
As Sister Mary delivers a lecture on sin and its consequences, she's interrupted by several of her former students, who have little positive to say about how a Catholic education has impacted their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 683
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, talky, biting, suspense
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Stella Street (2004)
Plot Summary:
Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corner shop - who knew?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, realistic, parody, mockumentary, offbeat, biting, suspense
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Manna from Heaven (2002)
Plot Summary:
Manna From Heaven is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan and it's due immediately. Once upon a time, many years ago, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY is mysteriously showered with 20 dollar bills. Theresa, a young girl who everyone thinks is a saint, doesn't have much trouble convincing her loose-knit "family" that the money is a gift from Heaven. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, has an epiphany that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group together to repay the "loan." The problem is, nobody wants to give back the money, nobody has the money, they don't know to whom it belongs, and most of them can't stand each other. Along the way, the characters learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption, and by working together they begin to realize their full potential.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 487
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, independent film, offbeat, fable
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Tortilla Heaven (2007)
Plot Summary:
Isidor's Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in New Mexico maybe even the world. But though his tortillas are scrumptious, his enchiladas divine, Isidor has never made a dime. Why? He lives in Falfurrias, population 73. One Sunday, while all the town, including his wife and son, are piously praying mass, a miracle occurs. Upon one of his famous, hand-made tortillas appears the face of Jesus Christ.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 457
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, independent film, touching, offbeat, realistic, semi serious
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The Cult of Sincerity (2008)
Plot Summary:
A New York hipster sets out on a a quest to create the most sincere T-shirt ever.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, cynical, offbeat, independent film
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The Smell of Success (2009)
Plot Summary:
When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary, a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not, she must trust her top salesman, Patrick Fitzpatrick, to devise a plan to regain Rose's rightful position on top of the heap.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, atmospheric, realistic, semi serious
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Embedded Live (2004)
Plot Summary:
Embedded is a ripped-from-the-headlines satire about the madness surrounding brave men and women on the front lines of a Middle East conflict. It skewers lapdog embedded journalists, scheming government officials and the media's insatiable desire for heroes. Beautifully captured (by 9 cameras) directly from the controversial Tim Robbins' play in New York City, Embedded Live puts the audience in the front-row to this thought-provoking and timely production.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: realistic, disturbing, controversial, cynical, semi serious, suspense, thought provoking, clever, offbeat, humorous