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Plot Summary:
In a spoof on the contemporary sacred cons, two yuppy couples get entangled with warring smugglers of dope that include fake priests and nuns as well as Japanese and Chinese agents.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Philippines
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: tagalog, psychedelic
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Let's Make Love 3 (1990)
Plot Summary:
Wealthy guy from Australia travels to his birthplace in Bosnia so he'd make a giant wedding with Yugoslavia's biggest star Lepa Brena. Although it's a Brena doppelganger, media rush to publish the story so Lepa Brena must run across the country to stop the false wedding and tell everyone the true.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 587
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Masikip sa dibdib: The Boobita Rose Story (2004)
Plot Summary:
Boobita Rose is a woman dealing with her dysfunctional family and a socially challenged love life.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: soap opera
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Ah Long Pte Ltd (2008)
Plot Summary:
A change of scenery. Just Follow Law succinctly presented images of sterile Singapore in her most grandest splendor. Ah Long Pte Ltd (ALPL) however, is a conscious effort to honestly portray the grounds on which opposing parties with an ironic interdependence between them tread on.The back alleys of downtown KL - the rough and rugged terrain; the cold, fearsome, almost savage-like disposition of its inhabitants - all these are characteristics of the major roles depicted in this film.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy
Country: Singapore
Duration: 158 min
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Annie B. (2004)
Plot Summary:
Annie who comes from a poor family is the epitome of an active and lively teenager. Fernando is the owner of an ad agency. The story begins when Annie halts Fernando's wedding thinking it was Fernando who got her sister pregnant. It just so happened that Fernando and Annie's sister's BF share the same name. The two meet again when Annie auditions for a TV commercial. Despite their rocky start, the two get to know each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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Toto Macario by Night (1963)
Plot Summary:
Two strange street musicians end up in jail and exchange sexy stories to while away time.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Blue Beads from Greece (1967)
Plot Summary:
A feud develops between a taverna with bouzoukia and a club next door that plays modern music.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Greece
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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It's All Judas' Fault (2009)
Plot Summary:
A prison-set musical about a female theater director who sets up a reinterpretation of the Crucifixion.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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Sister Mary (2011)
Plot Summary:
Homophobic detective Mark Rima (James Vallo) must "partner" up with the very gay and flamboyant Detective Chris Riant (Shawn Quinlan) to stop a serial killing Nun (Judy Tenuta) from offing 5 band members otherwise known as "The Ex Choir Boys." But when it is determined that the detectives can't solve the case on their own, expert F.B.I. profiler Agent Peccant (comedian Ant) is assigned to the case. As the details of the case slowly emerge the police determine that that the "nun" may only be a silent witness to the grisly murders. The task force then turns its attention on the Catholic Church and a suspect group of Priests that have had a propensity for "cleansing the souls" of innocent young choir boys.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, rough, queer cinema
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I Do Bidoo Bidoo (2012)
Plot Summary:
Rock Polotan (Concepcion) and Tracy Fuentebella (Dos Santos) are teenage sweethearts and both nursing students in a university in Manila are in love and full of dreams. A youthful indiscretion leads them to early parenthood, a situation they face squarely, and quite maturely, by planning to get married. They shortly realize, however, that the problem behind their wedding plans has less to do with themselves than with their own parents.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, sincere, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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The Adventures of Pureza - Queen Of The Riles (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story revolves with Pura, (Melai) who plays the comedic role of a bubbly, caring, kind-hearted, very hardworking “dakilang ate” who wants nothing but only the best for her one and only beloved brother, Ulam, and uplift their dismal life. In all her endeavors, Pura’s best friend, Ruben (Jason Francisco), has always been by her side. Pura and Ruben then stumbles into a one-time big time opportunity to usher a Brazilian model who manages to escape them. With this unfortunate turn of event, Pura steps into the role … literally. She is now the model Pureza Mayriles! Basking in the promise of a better fortune plus a serendipitous love, little did Pura know that she has dragged herself into a life-threatening mess? Now running for their lives, Pura and Ruben has to detangle themselves from the dangers that faces them and how! Read More: The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of The Riles Trailer | Pinoymovieblog.com Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, parody
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Arabesque (1989)
Plot Summary:
This is the tragicomic story of two lovers who cannot ever get together.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Turkey
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: art house, cult classic, parody, feel good, humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious, spoof, cult film
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The Woman in the Septic Tank (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story of Mila, a mother from the slums, who out of desperation to survive, has sold her child to a pedophile.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, captivating, light, entertaining, surprise ending, tagalog, offbeat, realistic, neorealism
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In Just the Wink of an Eye (1981)
Plot Summary:
About the incestuous obsession of a retired policeman Dadong Carandang (Silayan) for his daughter Mila (Santos). When she tells her father that she wishes to marry her boyfriend Noel (Ilagan) because she is pregnant, the news unleashes a series of abnormal events that inevitably lead to the family's doom.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Ah, Vaudeville, Vaudeville... (1980)
Plot Summary:
A romantic love story set in a good old XIX century in the best traditions of Russian vaudevilles.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags:
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A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Plot Summary:
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, mockumentary, not serious, funny, surreal, black and white, cult classic, hilarious, inspirational
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Shock Treatment (1981)
Plot Summary:
Janet and Brad Majors, unhappily married, are separated after appearing on a game show. Janet becomes a superstar while Brad is thrown into a mental hospital. But what does fast food magnate Farley Flavors have up his sleeve?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: surreal, cult classic, allegory, spoof, horror musical, black comedy, horror comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Plot Summary:
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, melancholic, talky, light, realistic, semi serious, retro, epic, historically accurate
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Blue Hawaii (1961)
Plot Summary:
Chad Gates has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: light, melancholic, stylized, intense, feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, psychotronic, retro
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Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
Plot Summary:
Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show's pieces with concept vignettes and 'testimonials' to underscore the relationship between a performer and an audience.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 657
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, not serious, semi serious, biting
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I'm So Excited! (2013)
Plot Summary:
The film is an ensemble comedy written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. When it appears as though the end is in sight, the pilots, flight crew, and passengers of a plane heading to Mexico City look to forget the anguish of the moment and face the greatest danger, which we carry within ourselves.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, erotic, road movie, absurd, humorous, semi serious, talky, stylized, hispanic, sexy
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
Plot Summary:
The town sheriff and a madame team up to stop a television evangelist from shutting down the local whorehouse, the famed "Chicken Ranch.".
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, entertaining, satirical, sexy, retro, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sex comedy
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True Stories (1986)
Plot Summary:
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: cult classic, surreal, postmodern, parody, offbeat, feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, absurd
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Back to the Beach (1987)
Plot Summary:
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: spoof, humorous, offbeat, feel good, realistic, witty, not serious, parody, light, sexy
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My Amnesia Girl (2010)
Plot Summary:
When Apollo finds himself surrounded by friends who are beginning to settle down, he is faced with the possibility of finding his true love. It all boils down to one name: Irene. It must be fate then, when he once again sees Irene, his ex-girlfriend from three years ago with whom he had the best memories with. Apollo and Irene were a perfect couple until circumstances led them to fall apart.Now, Irene has no recollection of Apollo, having acquired amnesia shortly after their separation. Apollo sees this as the perfect opportunity to pursue Irene again, and be able to undo all the mistakes he made in the past, by offering Irene the best memories she could ever have.True love is difficult to resist, they learn. Just when they find themselves ready to commit to each other, the pains from the past catch up with them, challenging them to finally own up to the mistakes made and lies said, and eventually realize what it is to forgive and forget.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, tagalog, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, sentimental, touching, offbeat, realistic
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Sanky Panky (2007)
Plot Summary:
In the Dominican Republic, the local Genaro works in a small family store and lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood. He is learning a couple of words in English and dreams on being a sanky-panky: to get married to an American tourist, move to New York with a VISA, and have a better life. He calls his friend Giuseppe, who is the manager of a resort in Bávaro, and applies for a job position, expecting to meet a wealthy tourist there.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Fancy Dancing (2002)
Plot Summary:
A composer finds love with a co-worker after taking a job at his uncle's advertising agency.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, captivating, emotional, semi serious, feel good, realistic
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A Very Special Love (2008)
Plot Summary:
Laida Magtalas is a modern-day Belle who works hard to provide for her family while hoping that someday she will meet her prince charming and that they will live happily ever after together. That would-be prince charming is none other than "Miggy", the youngest member of the Montenegro clan — a well established family in the business world. Moony Laida's desire to finally meet Miggy leads her to apply as an Editorial Assistant at his newly launched men’s magazine, "Bachelor". In spite of the fact that a relationship with Miggy may prove to be a long shot, Laida revels working in such close proximity with the man of her dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, tagalog, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Plot Summary:
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, surreal, philosophical, absurd, spoof, existential, hilarious, black comedy, sketch comedy
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The Band (1970)
Plot Summary:
Evan Evans, the director of a ballet troupe, is rehearsing his next show in Monaco, in preparation for a worldwide tour. When one member of his troupe leaves to get married, Evans imposes a regime of strict discipline on his remaining dancers. The latter get their revenge by presenting Evans’ nephew Philippe, the only male member of the group, with a baby and a note claiming he is the father….
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, stylized, exciting, feel good, realistic
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Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Plot Summary:
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: funny, retro, black and white, hilarious, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, satirical, vintage