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Plot Summary:
To secure an order for 1 000 cruise ships from an Arab prince, two companies have to compete by racing each other by canal from Stockholm to Gothenburg. A small family owned company on the brink of bankruptcy is pitted against their major competitor and they both have to resort to dirty tricks in order to reach the goal line first. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, eighties
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One-Week Bachelors (1982)
Plot Summary:
Gary's wife going away and he drives her to the airport. Gary has planned a week of hard work but at the airport he met Lasse, and then becomes nothing that Gary had in mind. An unlikely friendship develops between the two, and Gary succeed in the week causing a car crash, losing one of Lasse's children, get involved in a robbery and even missed his own architectural exhibition in which he will hold the opening speech.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 745
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, eighties
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Charter Trip 2 (1985)
Plot Summary:
Stig-Helmer takes another vacation with his norwegian friend Ole. This time it's time for a skiing vacation in the Alps. Of course, Stig-Helmer has never learnt downhill skiing, but he attends a ski school. And together they manage to charm two women also on vacation.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious
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The Call-up (1979)
Plot Summary:
It's time for Jonsson to return to his old regiment to rehearse what he learned during conscription a few years ago. He meets his old friends, platoon leader Larsson and the music loving captain 'Beethoven'. Jonsson and his comrades doesn't take it very serious - but they have a jolly good time. A female journalist follows the exercise to write an article, and gets interested in him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, cynical, not serious, biting, suspense
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Recep Ivedik 4 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Recep Ivedik coaches the children football team in his neighborhood. For the training he uses the only free piece of land as football field on which he used to play football as a child. Recep notices sadly that this piece of land was sold to a businessman. So as not to loose this for the neighborhood and the children valuable piece of land he decides to re-buy it on his own. With his own methods he does not receive the money. The participation in a competition with a big price is the only solution of his problem.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, disgusting, slapstick, psychedelic
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Ninja Academy (1989)
Plot Summary:
"Police Academy" styled film offers its laughs at the expense of students of the obvious school for ninjas.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: action adventure, independent film, parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, fast, spoof, hilarious
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Meatballs Part II (1984)
Plot Summary:
The second in-name-only sequel to the first Meatballs summer camp movie sets us at Camp Sasquash where the owner Giddy tries to keep his camp open after it's threatened with foreclosure after Hershey, the militant owner of Camp Patton located just across the lake, wants to buy the entire lake area to expand Camp Patton. Giddy suggests settling the issue with the traditional end-of-the-summer boxing match over rights to the lake. Meanwhile, a tough, inner city punk, nicknamed Flash, is at Camp Sasquash for community service as a counselor-in-training where he sets his sights on the naive and intellectual Cheryl, while Flash's young charges befriend an alien, whom they name Meathead, also staying at the camp for the summer.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, teen sex comedy, realistic, not serious, psychotronic, slapstick comedy, parody, road movie, feel good, unusual plot structure
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Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
Plot Summary:
In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam Veteran Sal Bando(Sorbo), tortured by his past as a Poolboy returns home to Van Nuys, California, and a country he doesn't recognize, in which it seems only Mexicans run pool-cleaning companies. Bando sets off on a brutal mission to reclaim his "rightful" vocation and enact revenge on the man(Trejo) who killed his wife and son.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, rough, realistic, erotic, offbeat, campy
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Who's Got the Action? (1962)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer begins to win after his wife secretly becomes his bookie to save their money.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious
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Heartbreak High (1981)
Plot Summary:
Two long-time rival high school football coaches lead their respective teams into battle for the city football championship. However, before the opening kickoff, various students from each school try to do whatever it takes to throw the opposing team off of their game.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, sex comedy, sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Great Match (2006)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about the attempts of tribal groups around the world to watch a soccer match.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, sentimental
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Midgets Vs. Mascots (2009)
Plot Summary:
This documentary follows 10 contestants as they compete for 1 million dollars in prize money.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 722
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, offbeat, independent film, slapstick, mockumentary, fake documentary
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The Big Tease (1999)
Plot Summary:
Thinking he's competing in Los Angeles' hot Platinum Scissors contest, Scottish hairstylist Crawford (Craig Ferguson) leaves Glasgow with a film crew to capture the event. When he learns he's a mere audience member, Crawford must find a way to become the mane event. Abhorrent Norwegian Stig is his stiff-as-gel competition. Drew Carey and others make cameo appearances in this hysterical mockumentar.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, clever, humorous, witty, talky, offbeat, feel good, realistic, not serious, parody
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The Flying Scissors (2009)
Plot Summary:
Comedy starring Mason Pettit, Matthew Arkin, Devin Ratray.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, mockumentary, offbeat, independent film
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Win Win (2013)
Plot Summary:
A Swiss mayor and a Chinese watchmaker living in the Jura decide to organize the semi-finals of Miss China in Switzerland.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Comedy
Country: Switzerland, Belgium
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, biting, suspense
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Noobz (2012)
Plot Summary:
Four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship, but will they be able to compete with the worst hangovers of their lives?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, not serious, light, independent film
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The Parisian B* (2015)
Plot Summary:
Thirty-year-old Camilla, born a bitch, realizes that she doesn't have the life she deserves and decides that the only destiny worthy of her is that of a royal princess.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, offbeat, realistic, not serious, biting, suspense
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WTF (2014)
Plot Summary:
Rémi Gaillard is the real character of the World network, troll, provocateur, one of the biggest-selling comic actor in Europe. One and a half milliards of viewing and millions of fans. A day came, and he decided to steady down: got married, settled down on work on a parking place, promised a pregnant wife, that also «goes away to the decree» and gives up the pranks. But how to deafen talent and disorderly conduct of fantasy?. Fans can not assume his care. Gaillard returns.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, entertaining, realistic, 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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Magicians (2007)
Plot Summary:
A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, funny, clever, offbeat, realistic
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Meatballs 4 (1992)
Plot Summary:
Ricky is the hottest water-ski instructor around and he has just be rehired by his former employer/camp to whip up attendance. But the camp is in serious financial trouble and the owner of a rival, more popular, camp wants to buy them out. Therefore they will have to engage in a mean, winner-takes-all competition that will settle the row once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, not serious, independent film, parody, light, inspirational, sexy, feel good
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Up the Creek (1984)
Plot Summary:
Bob McGraw is in his 12th year of college, goofing his way through life. Bob, Irwing, Gonzer and Max are the four losers forced and bribed to represent their university in an intercollegiate raft race. Forced and bribed into this role, they make some friends, the lovely Heather Merriweather, but mostly enemies, among others a whole team of marines, and preppy IVY-leaguers determined to win.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, humorous, realistic, not serious, teen comedy, cult film
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Batbabe: The Dark Nightie (2009)
Plot Summary:
When heartless supercriminal the Jerker steals Bacchum City's entire supply of adult movies, lusty crime-fighter Batbabe (Darian Caine) strips down and steps up to vanquish the villain and get Bacchum's lifeblood flowing once again. But just how far will Batbabe go to restore passion to the streets? And what's the connection between Batbabe and mysterious strip club owner Wendy Wane? John Bacchus directs this titillating romp.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, sexy, captivating, erotic, absurd, sexual, hot, campy
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Adventures of Serial Buddies (2011)
Plot Summary:
Gregory is a devout Catholic who wants to kill evil people in order to grant them safe passage to heaven, Gary is an assembly worker at a trophy shop who wants to kill potential trophy winners, Graham is Gary's intern who will do anything to become a trophy maker and Vinny Van Go drives a road emergency van just to make friends. A coincidental encounter forces these four dim witted rejects to join forces and embark upon an idiotic and altogether hilarious road trip adventure - encountering the likes of skinheads, fraternity jocks, sorority babes, missing children, bikers, porn-stars, clowns, and Kathie Lee Gifford! If the boys aren't careful they might just become human, in what is "the very first serial killer buddy movie of all time.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 861
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, captivating, light, offbeat, realistic
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Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Plot Summary:
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, slapstick, absurd, relaxing, realistic, semi serious, fast, unusual plot structure
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The Grand (2007)
Plot Summary:
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, mockumentary, entertaining, clever, not serious, offbeat, realistic, independent film, fast
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Bam Margera Presents: Where The #$&% Is Santa? (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a trip to Finland to find the perfect Christmas gift for his wife, Missy, skateboarding superstar MTV personality Bam Margera is struck by inspiration to find the elusive Santa clause.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, exciting, offbeat, slapstick
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The Test (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the final test of a public tender for federal judge in Rio de Janeiro, the four finalists lawyers come from bizarre way: the gaucho Rogério Carlos (Fábio Porchat) comes surrounded woman dressed transvestites, the São Paulo Rezende (Rodrigo Pandolfo) ragamuffin on a motorcycle driven by attractive Martinha (Sabrina Sato), Caio Rio (Danton Mello) appears in a vehicle which falls handcuffed and escorted, and the Ceará Freitas (Anderson Di Rizzi) appears in an ambulance next to his pregnant wife Mariana (Carol Castro), entering the hall on a stretcher pushed by candomblé practitioners. The film then returns to a week before showing the quartet meeting and engaging in various confusions as they prepare for the race.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser (2007)
Plot Summary:
This hilarious genre-bending comedy follows Gary Brewer, along with girlfriend Holly Brewer (no relation), and best friend Trevor Morehouse as Gary quests to reign supreme at the 2006 Rock, Paper, Scissors World Championships.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, mockumentary, offbeat
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Qualunquemente (2011)
Plot Summary:
Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, funny, sexy, political
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American Sophomore (2012)
Plot Summary:
A group of high school kids enjoy many adventures throughout their formative tenth grade year.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, teen comedy