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Plot Summary:
An aimless young man, Johnny, is sent prison. He entrusts his beloved dog, Evie, to the care of his former lover and best friend, Frank. When he gets out of prison, he has to face difficulties at home. Added to this, is the fact that he may have to give up Evie to Frank.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, offbeat, humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious, eighties, cult film
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Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two lowlifes with active fantasy sex lives deliver potatoes to various restaurants and grocers.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, melancholic, sentimental, touching, erotic, sex comedy, offbeat, sexual
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Foreign Body (1986)
Plot Summary:
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Room to Rent (2000)
Plot Summary:
Ali is a young Egyptian screenwriter determined to succeed in London, where he has been a student. He loves the artistic and political freedom, the colours, the music, the individualism. But he has little money, his student visa is about to expire and he has been thrown out of his lodgings. And so Ali moves in with a succession of eccentric and colourful London flatmates: Mark, a photographer with a very individual style, Linda, a young, blonde, very sexy model and Marilyn Monroe impersonator, and Miss Stevenson who is convinced that Ali is the reincarnation of her long dead Egyptian lover.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 556
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, sexy, independent film, offbeat, sexual
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Laura Cadieux II (1999)
Plot Summary:
-Laura Cadieux reçoit en cadeau d'anniversaire des billets pour une croisière sur le fleuve St-Laurent (au Québec), et décide d'inviter toutes ses amies à l'accompagner. Mais voilà que madame Therrien, toujours aussi distraite, s'embarque par erreur sur un cargo russe.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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Grief (1993)
Plot Summary:
A campy chronicle of the lusts and loves of the men and women who work on a low-rent TV show called, "The Love Judge.".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, soap opera, biting
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Totally Confused (1998)
Plot Summary:
Wiley is a gay virgin who spends his nights with a large collection of porno. Johnny's his best friend but he's straight, though does admit to a little experimenting. What to do? what to do?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Secret Society (2000)
Plot Summary:
Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams. With the rent unpaid, the bailiffs at the door and Ken's dreams in tatters, Daisy sets out to bring home the bacon and gets a job in the local factory. There she meets Marlene and half a dozen other large women who are all united in a secret passion - Sumo wrestling! Ken doesn't know what's hit him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, realistic, independent film, offbeat, humorous, semi serious
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West Hollywood Motel (2013)
Plot Summary:
Various lives intersect in and around a West Hollywood motel in this kaleidoscopic comedy about sex, love, and the meaning of life.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 747
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: tense, romantic, sexy, feel good, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Eating Out: Drama Camp (2011)
Plot Summary:
With raging boy hormones and the laugh quotient turned on full, Chris Salvatore and Daniel Skelton return, along with Rebekah Kochan and cult icon Mink Stole in the fourth installment of Q. Allan Brocka's hilarious and over-the-top sexual antic-laden Eating Out series!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, not serious, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sexy, erotic, funny, touching, independent film
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What a Drag (1996)
Plot Summary:
A closeted gay man's attempt to "act straight" for the sake of his job has unexpected consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, hot, campy
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Merci Dr Rey! (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young phone-sex addict goes to a therapist who herself has died and a psychotic patient is in her place.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 584
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, disturbing, clever, realistic
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Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
Plot Summary:
When he discovers his girlfriend having sex with his brother, Frankie (Scotti) decides to head to Manhattan, leaving his Bronx pizza shop forever for the fame and fortune of show business. But before stardom, he needs a place to stay. Looking in the personals, he notices GWM. And thinking it "Guy with Money," he heads to the Village and the apartment of gay actor Warren (Barrile), who's in desperate need of this month's rent.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, talky, offbeat, feel good, realistic, witty, semi serious, funny, light
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Chouchou (2003)
Plot Summary:
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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Soft Hearts (1998)
Plot Summary:
When Annie sets her sights on her co-worker Ron she gets a few drinks in him at an office party and then has her way with him in car. A few weeks later she's expecting and is ready to set up housekeeping. Only problem? Ron's boyfriend Nick doesn't like the idea.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: tagalog, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, queer cinema
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Alex and Leo (2010)
Plot Summary:
Leo, an advertising executive in his mid-30s, falls in love with Alex who's just gotten out of a long-term relationship. While Alex doesn't quite know how to react to Leo's advances, Leo's facing trouble with Alex's oddball clique.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, sexy, sexual, independent film, queer cinema
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Queen of Hearts (1989)
Plot Summary:
Eddie Luca is the youngest son in a family of Italian immigrants who has moved to London. Beginning from nowhere, they open a cafe in an Italian neighbourhood. One day their father loses the cafe, the home and his wedding ring by gambling.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 541
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Chain (1984)
Plot Summary:
Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
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He Is My Girl (2009)
Plot Summary:
Dix ans après L'Homme est une femme comme les autres, Simon Eskenazy est devenu un grand interprète de musique traditionnelle juive. Il voit successivement débarquer sa mère envahissante, son ex-femme, son fils de 10 ans qu'il n'a jamais vu et Naïm, un jeune travesti musulman qui va changer sa vie.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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29th and Gay (2005)
Plot Summary:
Following a year in the life of James Sanchez, it's a story about a guy rapidly approaching thirty, who doesn't have a six-pack, full head of hair or a boyfriend. While his best friend Roxy, an actress-turned-activist, struggles with showing him there's life beyond the glitz of the disco ball, his other friend, Brandon, one of those gay boys comfortable in his own gay skin, works on getting James to at least talk to a boy. Feeling out of place in the world of circuit boys, caught between his Hispanic-American heritage and being gay, we watch James find his place in the world, realizing that life is in the journey, not the destination.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, sexy, feel good, independent film, sexual
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Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2009)
Plot Summary:
Comedy - Carmen Electra, Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 954
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, not serious, independent film, queer cinema
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Boyfriends (1996)
Plot Summary:
Paul, Matt, and Will (in their 30s) have been friends for years. They converge at the seaside for the weekend, each with a boyfriend in tow. Paul is with Ben, his companion of five years: their relationship is on the rocks after months of Paul's moodiness since his brother Mark died. Matt brings Owen, whom he's dated for three months and wants to live with; to everyone else, they seem singularly.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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Kiss the Bride (2007)
Plot Summary:
In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised - especially that Ryan is marrying a woman!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, queer cinema
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Leading Ladies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A zany comedy about two sisters, their gay best friend, and their overzealous stage mom.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, captivating, touching, offbeat, realistic, independent film, queer cinema
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Love or Whatever (2012)
Plot Summary:
Corey had it all - a successful career, bags of charm and, most of all, a bright future with his boyfriend. But, when his other half commits the ultimate betrayal and dumps him for a woman, he embarks upon a wild journey of self-discovery. Soon, he meets a potentially perfect new guy but first he needs to make some life-changing choices. Sexy and genuinely funny (including a hilarious star turn from The Brady Bunch's Jennifer Elise Cox), Love or Whatever is the freshest, funniest gay comedy around.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 743
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious, light, feel good, offbeat, queer cinema
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A Spot of Bother (2009)
Plot Summary:
Retired Englishman George Hall's hypochondria worsens and takes its toll on his family.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 576
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, witty, clever
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Relative Values (2000)
Plot Summary:
A comedy of discriminating taste and dirty little secrets, the story is set in 1952 England, where Nigel, the Earl of Marshwood, woos Hollywood star Miranda Frayle, upsetting both his mother, Countess Felicity of Marshwood, and her former love, fellow Hollywood star Don Lucas. Right before the engagement party to be held at Marshwood, Moxie, the Countess's personal maid and best friend reveals that Miranda is her estranged sister. Crestwell, the Countess's butler, quickly devises a plan-but an inebriated Lucas's arrival at Marshwood to try to talk to Miranda causes all chaos to break loose.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic, witty, stylized, independent film, clever
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Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
Plot Summary:
Giles De'Ath is a widower who doesn't like anything modern. He goes to movies and falls in love with film star, Ronnie Bostock. He then investigates everything about the movie and Ronnie. After that he travels to Long Island city where Ronnie lives and meets him, pretending that Ronnie is a great actor and that's why Giles admires him.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Canada, Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, witty, independent film, entertaining, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy
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Beautiful People (2008)
Plot Summary:
Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place in Reading, Berkshire, in 1997, where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and moving to cosmopolitan London "to live amongst the beautiful people." The first episode aired on BBC Two on 2 October 2008 and recorded overnight ratings of 1.5 million viewers and positive critical reaction. Episodes are self-contained, but do follow a loose story arc throughout the course of each series. The second and final series finished airing on 18 December 2009.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, game show, queer cinema
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Times Have Been Better (2006)
Plot Summary:
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
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Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
Plot Summary:
A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, multicultural, sexual, queer cinema, gay cinema