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Plot Summary:
In the fictional Shama Town in Northwest China, legend has it that that robbers buried many hidden treasures among the town. Tang Gaopeng, the town leader, then decides to promote Shama Town as a bandit-themed tourist destination. Tang Gaopeng's plan doesn't go to well with the town attracting nearly zero tourists, but a group of international thieves do show up intent on finding the buried treasures.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: China
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Kung Fu apprentices at the Oolong Courtyard school are suspicious when two outsiders try to join the prestigious academy despite their strange behavior.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Comedy
Country: China
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Gold Mountain (2016)
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It's 1849 and everyone wants to make his way to San Francisco for that golden opportunity. Jorge, a poor Mexican peasant, and his son Fernando believe they have struck it rich when they find an enormous gold rock. Upon entering the nearest town to cash in, they quickly become entangled with a dangerous outlaw who has eyes on their fortune. After the rock and child go missing, Jorge teams up with a conniving Chinese immigrant to find his son and get back what is his, but not before running into a surplus of outrageous characters including an unsavory hunting party...or killing each other first in this wacky adventure!.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
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Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick, silent, silent film
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Providence is up to his old tricks again and must find a new way to get money after the new President declares a general amnesty.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Western, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Spain, Italy, France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: euro western, independent film, spaghetti western, spoof, slapstick comedy, parody
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Ramirez, the general of the Mexican revolution against Maximilian who has been appointed king of Mexico, organizes his forces to attack the king's General, Miranda. Ramirez realizes that the Aztec Indians would be allies of great value, so he offers to return to them an idol statue that has been stolen from them. Only Alleluja is capable of retrieving the idol from the thieves.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Western, Comedy
Country: Italy, West Germany, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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Along the Mexico border, two friends search for a ghost ship rumored to be buried in the desert sand. In the same area, drug lords employ children; the duo must decide between going after the ship or saving a young girl held captive.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, sincere, humorous, entertaining
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Scalawag (1973)
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A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of burried treasure hidden by the treacherous Mudhook and his twin brother. They meet up with good natured landowner, Don Aragon, who goes along for the ride with his sister and a young boy, Jamie. Along the way, Peg and Jamie form a father son relationship that is put to the test due to Peg's naturally dishonest ways.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Adventure, Western
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 92 min
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Lust in the Dust (1984)
Plot Summary:
A group of unscrupulous characters seek buried treasure in the old west.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: mystical, independent film, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, parody
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 935
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Country: France, Italy
Duration: 108 min
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Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, exciting, not serious, cult classic, hilarious, inspirational, talky, slapstick comedy, parody
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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
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Charismatic criminal Paris Pitman ends up in jail, then attempts to escape the prison of warden Lopeman.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, funny, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, spaghetti western, slapstick comedy
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Saving Private Perez (2011)
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La vida ha llevado a Julián Pérez por caminos equivocados, pero el destino le presentará a este hombre la oportunidad de encontrar su redención cuando es enviado a la misión más peligrosa y noble de toda su vida, una misión ordenada por la única autoridad que todavía respeta, su madre, Doña Elvira. Julián debe viajar hasta el otro extremo del mundo, a un lugar llamado Irak, a traer de vuelta vivo, a su hermano menor el soldado de infantería Juan Pérez. Con la promesa hecha, Julián Pérez regresa a su natal Sinaloa donde reclutará a un comando de elite, destinado a cumplir una misión suicida: viajar a Irak y salvar al soldado Pérez.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: Mexico
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, slapstick, suspense, saga, spaghetti western, hispanic
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It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
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An outspoken boy and a gunfighter-pimp save a drifter's life from hanging. The boy's uncle dies, leaving a house and some dry, useless land to the boy. The dying uncle has obtained the drifter's promise to help the boy get what is his. Meanwhile the gunfighter has decided that the drifter should marry his daughter after being with her previously. The two get into a series of brawls and shoot-outs until they arrive in the town and find the boy's inheritance -which turns out not to be as useless as it first appears.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, slapstick, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 663
Genere: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 748
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Country: Italy, Spain, France
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 420
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 82000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 59000
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Country: South Africa, Botswana
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 289
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 299
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Country: USA
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As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 196000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 904
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 117000
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 37000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 102000
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