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Plot Summary:
An obsessive fantasy nerd gradually becomes unhinged when a charismatic hipster joins his role-playing game.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good, light, independent film, exciting
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Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story (2004)
Plot Summary:
Caught cheating and banned for ten years, Bobby Dukes, paintball's first superstar, returns to reclaim his title and erase the memory of his tainted past.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, mockumentary, indie film, parody, spoof
Similar in 78%
The King of Idiots (2006)
Plot Summary:
A comedy that follows a naive taxi driver (Quercia) who is duped by most of his fares.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Comedy
Country: Chile
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, offbeat
Similar in 86%
Bad Words (2013)
Plot Summary:
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, not serious, dark comedy, clever, black comedy, feel good, social, spoof, romantic comedy
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Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o' The Green! (2013)
Plot Summary:
You may see one show, but you haven't senn them all! Following on from the amazingly successful JAY AND SILENT BOB TEA BAGGING IN THE UK, Fast-talking, foul mouthed Jay and his "hetero life partner' Silent Bob return with their second instalment of their highly peaised, extremely dynamic live comedy show, Jay & Silent Bob Get Old Mach II.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, realistic, witty, talky
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Loitering with Intent (2014)
Plot Summary:
Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, emotional, captivating, sentimental, realistic, witty, independent film, whimsical
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Universal Remote (2007)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Murphy takes the lead for this comedy concerning two best friends sent hurtling through a politically-incorrect television landscape thanks to a magical remote control that redefines the concept of interactive entertainment. Now, with each change of the channel, the shows get more bizarre, leaving hapless knuckleheads Bubba and Leroy scrambling to find a way back into the real world.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, light, feel good, fast
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Living Will... (2010)
Plot Summary:
Will's best friend and roommate Belcher, (Ryan Dunn) a party bum slacker, returns from the dead as a cocky, mischievous, and perverted ghost. He soon discovers his cousin, Krista, has shacked up and moved in with his best friend, Will. Belcher will do anything and everything to destroy this relationship and get his prank buddy back.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 637
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, entertaining, light, captivating, sensual, independent film
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Recep Ivedik 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
When his grandmother takes ill, foolish brute Recep tries to satisfy her wishes by getting a job and attempting to find a suitable wife.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good, disgusting, slapstick
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Family Weekend (2013)
Plot Summary:
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, independent film, light, captivating, cynical, funny, twisted, realistic
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2 Jacks (2012)
Plot Summary:
Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from his fans. Can his son, Jack Jr. maintain his legacy?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 415
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, sentimental, serious, realistic, non-linear, independent film
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A Short History of Decay (2014)
Plot Summary:
A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 616
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Good Luck (1996)
Plot Summary:
Bernard "Bern" Lemly (Gregory Hines) is fed up with being in a wheelchair and wants more out of life. Meanwhile, former football player Tony "Ole" Olezniak (Vincent D'Onofrio) is stewing after recently losing his sight. The men soon realize they can put their frustrated energy to good use by competing in a whitewater rafting race on Oregon's Rouge River. In the process, they discover their disabilities don't have to destroy their dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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School Dance (2014)
Plot Summary:
High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he does, he’ll have to overcome his battle-ax of a mother, survive Anastacia’s gangsta brother, and pass the crew’s initiation—in this fresh, sexy, and outrageously funny comedy.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, touching, captivating, independent film, black comedy, realistic
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Mama's Boy (2007)
Plot Summary:
A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light
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Highland Park (2013)
Plot Summary:
A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their jobs.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 494
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, light, captivating, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, independent film
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Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot (2007)
Plot Summary:
A dramatic comedy about a self-induced attention-deficit disordered, learning disabled, Tourette's syndrome suffering, balance impaired, ex-alcoholic young man from the Upper East Side of Manhattan and the gold-digging girl who inspires him to try to get it together.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tragicomedy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, funny, independent film, offbeat
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The Ape (2005)
Plot Summary:
A young writer, nearing a mental breakdown caused by his family and boss, moves into an apartment occupied by a walking, talking, foul-mouthed ape in a Hawaiian shirt and Converse High Tops.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, captivating, tense, offbeat, cynical, biting, exciting, suspense
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Baby Mama's Club (2010)
Plot Summary:
James, a consummate womanizer, and Randall, a devoted husband, are unlikely best friends. But when Randall becomes a father for the first time and James for the 17th time, they both seek out an unconventional form of counseling to aid them in their relationships. Hilarious events ensue as Randall tries to gain the respect of his wife and James attempts to control his sexual addiction while fending off his baby mamas.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, independent film
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Adult Beginners (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, mumblecore, feel good, hilarious, realistic, independent film
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Coffee Town (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three thirty-something friends band together when their carefree existence is threatened.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, entertaining, light, funny, feel good, realistic, independent film
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The Quitter (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets than how he handled his baseball career.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, touching, realistic, independent film
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Breaking the Rules (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two friends take their dying buddy on one last road trip.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 722
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, sad, independent film, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Finding Joy (2013)
Plot Summary:
Pompous and self-absorbed Kyle, is unhappily stuck in his life, longing to relive the success of his first novel. His not-so-desirable life rapidly unravels forcing him to return home to his wildly eccentric family with his tail between his legs. Life at home begins to show signs of improvement when Kyle meets the spunky, vivacious girl across the street who recruits Kyle to help her make the world a better place, making him feel alive for the first time in ages and inspiring his writing. But its short-lived. Joys been told shes going to die soon and wants Kyle to write her obituary.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, touching, emotional, semi serious, offbeat
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The Yank (2014)
Plot Summary:
Tom Murphy, a middle-aged Irish-American man from Cleveland, travels to Ireland for his best friend’s wedding and to find the perfect woman.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, feel good, independent film
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Preggoland (2014)
Plot Summary:
A 35-year-old woman fakes being pregnant to fit in with her friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 826
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, offbeat, realistic
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Beef (2014)
Plot Summary:
BEEF is a comedic spin on a real person courtroom show. Set in a NY deli, BEEF revolves around Lou, his family, and the cases he settles. People march in with a "beef" for Lou to solve with old-school advice, simple justice, or a fine cut of meat.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Plot Summary:
Suspension from school, the loss of a friend, a broken heart and lack of inspiration lead to Maude's downfall in this romp through teenage error. Your teenage years are never easy… but for Maude, things couldn't be worse. Within one week, she is suspended from school, stranded by her best friend, dumped by the boy she loved and inherits an enormous amount of money with the passing of her grandmother– only to be claimed under one condition: Maude must prove by age 18 that she knows exactly what to do with her life. But with her 18th birthday rapidly approaching, Maude must dive into a world of self-discovery or else lose the inheritance.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, witty, stylized, clever, offbeat, independent film
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Watching TV with the Red Chinese (2012)
Plot Summary:
In New York City in 1980, Dexter Mitchell plays half-willing big brother to his neighbors, a trio of exchange students from the People's Republic of China.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, non-linear, independent film
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Walkaway (2010)
Plot Summary:
Walkaway, a light-comedy drama, mocks the clutches of social obligations on young Indian professionals settled in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 813
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Gippi (2013)
Plot Summary:
Gippi is a coming-of-age story of an ordinary, overweight girl, who, through the course of the film, learns to love herself for exactly who she is. It is also a tale of an underdog, who picks herself up from nothing and finds herself at the top of her own little world.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 887
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, inspirational, sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious