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Plot Summary:
Bastien, an ambitious young production assistant, catches the attention of Jean-Louis, a producer of high regard, and is granted a shot at his own television show.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, clever, semi serious, offbeat
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Wish You Were Dead (2001)
Plot Summary:
Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 494
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, humorous, witty, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat, realistic, romantic comedy, crime thriller
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Lansdown (2001)
Plot Summary:
In this dark comedy, defense lawyer Jake Jorgenson's carefully constructed life begins to unravel when he kills his wife's lover.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Thriller, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, offbeat, realistic, witty, neo noir, independent film
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Killer Housewives (2001)
Plot Summary:
In Madrid, Azu's husband Filipe is smug and boorish, but it's his money she slips to family members constantly in need of cash and that she uses to buy gifts for her lover, Pablo. Things start to fall apart when Pablo wants to leave her and when Filipe wants to evict Azu's cousin from a butcher shop he rents. Azu hatches a plan that relies on her sister, her cousin the butcher, and his mentally-challenged delivery man. When things start to go wrong, can Azu make them right?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 363
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, offbeat, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Bone (1972)
Plot Summary:
A thief breaks into the home of a wealthy, happily married Beverly Hills couple. He soon finds out, though, that the couple is neither as wealthy as he thought they were and are not as happily married as they appeared.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, grindhouse, independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, cynical
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A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
Plot Summary:
Gabrielle Deneige is an independent, ambitious TV weather girl torn between her love of a distinguished author several decades her senior, and the attentions of a headstrong, potentially unstable young suitor. An unspoken past between the two men heightens tensions, and though she's initially certain of her love for one them, the see-saw demands and whims of both men keep confusing - and darkening - matters. Before long she's encountering emotional and societal forces well beyond her control, inexorably leading to a shocking clash of violence and passion.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: semi serious, tense, sexy, realistic, dark comedy, biting, black comedy, suspense
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Coup de torchon (1981)
Plot Summary:
In 1938 in the french West Africa, Lucien Cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasn't got any self-respect anymore. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be terrible.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, dark comedy, neo noir, disturbing, controversial, anthology, black comedy, crime drama, realistic
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The Swindle (1997)
Plot Summary:
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, clever, realistic, witty, cynical
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Amateur (1994)
Plot Summary:
A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: art house, clever, humorous, dark comedy, independent film, erotic, offbeat, realistic, contemplative, semi serious
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Novocaine (2001)
Plot Summary:
A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, suspenseful, tricky, humorous, captivating, clever, suspense, cult classic, offbeat
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Black Pond (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Thompson family is accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table. Six months later, family friend Tim visits freelance therapist Dr. Eric Sacks and the story finds it's way to the press. The facts are bent and the details spun as the Thompsons become known to the public as 'The Family of Killers'.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 967
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, mockumentary, clever, offbeat, realistic, witty
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Serial Lover (1998)
Plot Summary:
Claire Doste is about to reach the age of 35 and has everything one dreams of, such as having four boyfriends and a creative job in a publishing house specialising in crime novels. One day, she invites all of her boyfriends to her birthday dinner so that she can pick out her would-be fiancé. But an accident happens when Claire is getting the dinner ready.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, dark comedy, realistic, neo noir
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Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
Plot Summary:
As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations they own to destroy each other's reputations.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 808
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Tinseltown (1997)
Plot Summary:
In Hollywood it's all about who you know, and the only person two friends know is a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy
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Boudu (2005)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
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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Next Door (1994)
Plot Summary:
Matt and Karen have inconsiderate neighbours whose lawn sprinkler drowns their flowers. A feud errupts and a series of tit-for-tat actions develop and escalate.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 771
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, slapstick, biting, suspense
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The Easy Way Out (2014)
Plot Summary:
Patrick, a travel agent in his early 30s, lives with Arthur, an immigration lawyer; but for a long time, Patrick has been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor of their bedroom. His younger brother, Tony, plans to marry his high school sweetheart but is having an affair that is far more satisfying than his relationship with his fiancee. Their older brother, Ryan, is divorced, living at home and working at his parents’ hopelessly unprofitable men’s clothing store. And McCauley soon makes achingly clear that the parents’ marriage is far from happy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Rancid Aluminum (2000)
Plot Summary:
Pete Thompson thinks he has it all. However, following the death of his father his close friend and accountant reveals the company he has been left is bust and the only way out is to do business with the Russian mafia. His life and heart are on the line when he leave to restore the fortunes of the family firm.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, tense, sad, offbeat, realistic, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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The Last Time (2006)
Plot Summary:
Ted Ryker is the top salesman in the New York office of a business machine company; the corporate stock lives by quarterly sales numbers, the competition is keen, and the economy may be in a downturn. Ted's company is marking time until a new product is ready - probably in a few months. Into the mix comes a new hire, a callow Midwesterner named Jamie, who's come East with his fiancée Belisa.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, realistic, talky, semi serious, surprise ending, cult classic, twisted, psychological, clever
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Family Values (2008)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic
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Love at the Top (1974)
Plot Summary:
The relationship between a successful businessman and a prostitute is exploited by a cynical novelist.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: erotic, satirical, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Tomorrow's Another Day (2000)
Plot Summary:
Such an inconsequential event - the unfortunate purchase of a package of cling film - reveals the character and behavior of a small group of individuals caught up in the chaos of today's society. Though it creates arguments and inner questioning, this event - and its various consequences - also creates bonds.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, clever, offbeat
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One Stays, the Other Leaves (2005)
Plot Summary:
A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and, as the title says, ultimately one remains with his wife and one makes a new life with another woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 649
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Among Friends (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three longtime friends set off on a boat trip with their romantic partners, but inclement weather, jealousy and confessions, will put to test their friendships.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 766
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, psychological, realistic, talky
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The TV Set (2006)
Plot Summary:
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every crass suggestion Lenny makes improves the show's response from test audiences and brings the show a step closer to getting on the air.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: satirical, melancholic, witty, semi serious, funny, clever, entertaining, humorous, realistic, talky
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Granny's Funeral (2012)
Plot Summary:
A provincial chemist in the throes of a mid-life crisis must choose between burying his dearly departed grandmother and cremating her in this quirky comedy of manners starring Valerie Lemercier, Denis Podalydes, and Isabelle Candelier.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 938
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, humorous
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The New Age (1994)
Plot Summary:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: satirical, melancholic, meditative, disturbing, humorous, cynical, realistic, witty, semi serious, cult classic
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Doors of Glory (2001)
Plot Summary:
A young man joins a team of experimented door-to-door salesmen, who teach him how to sell an expensive encyclopedia to modest homes that have no use for it.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 835
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, clever, offbeat, talky
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A Happy Event (2011)
Plot Summary:
She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. Why didn't anyone warn me? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this?" Un heureux événement, or an intimate view of motherhood, sincere and with no taboos.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, humorous, semi serious, sexy, crying
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Change of Plans (2009)
Plot Summary:
So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, biting, suspense
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Stardom (2000)
Plot Summary:
A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: clever, stylized, captivating, realistic, cynical, humorous, mockumentary, touching, independent film, offbeat