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Plot Summary:
Crunch Time begins when four grad students accidentally open up a black hole that could be the end of the world. After recklessly handling cutting-edge tech in their school lab, this brilliant team of jackasses creates a small, but potentially earth shattering, black hole that grabs the attention of government operatives. Since the “wanna-be” scientists can’t pinpoint exactly where their experiment went wrong, they must work with the secret government agency sent in to save the day by detailing EVERY illegal thing they’ve done in the lab thus far.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
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Miss 2059 (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2059, beauty queen Victoria Young is tired of living in the shadow of her sister, a world famous military hero. But when Victoria is mistakenly beamed into space in her sister's place, she finds herself representing Earth in a deadly galactic tournament with the fate of our world hanging in the balance.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
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moonbound24: The Webseries (2013)
Plot Summary:
The first inhabitable moon colony is man's last chance for survival. The last rocket leaves tomorrow. Forty billion want a seat, only room for 24. You have 60 seconds to explain why you should become one of the lucky moonbound24.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
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Invasion Iowa (2005)
Plot Summary:
Invasion Iowa is a television series that aired on Spike TV beginning on March 29, 2005, on ITV4 beginning on 3 November 2005 and The Comedy Channel in April 2007. The series depicts events from September 2004, in which William Shatner played a hoax on the small town of Riverside, Iowa by claiming to film a science fiction movie there. Unbeknownst to the residents of Riverside, the movie was in fact fake, a satire on the genre. In front of and behind the cameras, Shatner and his purported entourage performed a living, breathing parody of Hollywood. Producers designed the various plots and gags to elicit reactions from the townspeople. Shatner played the part of the eccentric star. Improvisational actors pretended to be members of his entourage. Residents of Riverside were encouraged to audition for parts in the movie and take jobs on its crew, only to bear witness, firsthand, to an elaborate send-up of tinseltown. Producers chose Riverside because it is the self-proclaimed future birthplace of Shatner's most enduring character, Captain James T. Kirk. Invasion Iowa was created by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who also created Spike TV's earlier "reality parody" series, The Joe Schmo Show, and its sequel, Joe Schmo 2.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: parody
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The No Man Zone (2022)
Plot Summary:
The year is 2140. Society has undergone profound change and is now run as a matriarchy, thus removing its reliance on men. Two Hills is one of the communities founded by this new order. It is a place of perfection, where there is harmony rather than conflict, science and reason prevail and the environment is protected and respected. One of its inhabitants is the history teacher, Rada. On her birthday she takes her students on a guided tour of a special area outside of Two Hills, a place where the so-called “primates” live. The "primates" are men (and a handful of women) who have chosen to live beyond female control. However, the tranquillity of Rada’s perfectly arranged female-centric world comes under threat when she meets the young "primate", Hera. It’s a classic girl-meets-boy story, in a world where the rules have fundamentally changed.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Hotbox (2009)
Plot Summary:
Hotbox was a Canadian absurdist sketch comedy television show on The Comedy Network. It starred Pat Thornton, and was a spinoff of the online sitcom The Owl and the Man. Some notable guest appearances on the show included comics Jon Dore, Colin Mochrie and Seán Cullen. The title "Hot Box" relates to the show's frame story, which starts in each episode's opening sequence, which depicts a box which falls from space, and is discovered by scientists. Throughout the episode, the scientists then perform disastrous experiments involving the box, which contains screens displaying the show's sketches.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: parody, absurd, adult animation, spoof, sketch comedy
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Kosmo (2016)
Plot Summary:
Satirical comedy that with merciless exaggeration tells the story of a fictitious Czech flight to the Moon. While the situation of our heroes in space looks pretty hopeless, back on Earth they already know something isn't entirely as it should be with the fulfillment of the sponsorship agreement.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 298
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags: dark comedy
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JonTron's StarCade (2015)
Plot Summary:
JonTron reviews zany Star Wars games while aboard the stolen Millennium Falcon.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: parody
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Cavemen (2007)
Plot Summary:
Cavemen is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from October 2 to November 13, 2007. The show was created by Joe Lawson and set in San Diego, California. Based on the GEICO Cavemen commercials, which were also written by Lawson, the show was described by the network as a "unique buddy comedy that offers a clever twist on stereotypes and turns race relations on its head".
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, tv series pilot
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Dream Corp LLC (2016)
Plot Summary:
Helmed by the easily distracted Dr. Roberts, a psychotherapeutic facility treats patients with troubling dreams. Roberts employs a team of incompetent scientists to help analyze and record those thoughts plaguing the doctor's patients.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: psychological, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, absurd, psychedelic, adult animation, anime, black comedy
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Atop the Fourth Wall (2008)
Plot Summary:
Linkara is a witty, sarcastic young adult who reviews comic books of very poor detail, ranging from bad artwork to bad writing. Occasionally, characters from the comics as well as the comics themselves come to life and terrorize Linkara. Not only that, but other-worldly creatures often invade his house and try to take him hostage. He survives it all using his vast knowledge of comics and their many faults.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 745
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, not serious
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High Maintenance (2012)
Plot Summary:
A nameless cannabis delivery guy delivers his much-needed medication to stressed-out New Yorkers.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic, talky, semi serious, anthology
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They Came from Outer Space (1990)
Plot Summary:
They Came from Outer Space is an American science fiction comedy series that aired in syndication from October 1990 to March 1991. The series was created by Tom McLoughlin.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, sitcom, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Aliens in the Family (1996)
Plot Summary:
Aliens in the Family is an American sci-fi/fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC, conceived as part of its TGIF lineup From the Creators of Dinosaurs and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Fat Guy Stuck in Internet (2007)
Plot Summary:
Fat Guy Stuck in Internet is an American live-action science fiction comedy television series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The series was created by John Gemberling and Curtis Gwinn; and ended with a total of ten episodes over the course of one season. An adaptation/remake of Gemberling and Gwinn's 2005 Channel 102 web series Gemberling, Fat Guy Stuck in Internet follows computer programmer Ken Gemberling – the titular "Fat Guy" – who is accidentally sucked into his computer and learns he is destined to save cyberspace from a variety of evils. After a pilot aired in May 2007, Adult Swim commissioned a full season of Fat Guy Stuck in Internet which lasted ten episodes, airing from June 2008 to August 2008. Following the run of its first season, the channel chose not to renew the show for a second, effectively cancelling the series.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, offbeat, alternative comedy
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Command Z (2023)
Plot Summary:
A scientist tasks his employees with a "historic" mission to travel back in time to revise history and save the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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It's About Time (1966)
Plot Summary:
It's About Time is an American fantasy/science-fiction comedy TV series that aired on CBS for one season of 26 episodes in 1966–1967. The series was created by Sherwood Schwartz, and used sets, props and incidental music from Schwartz's other television series in production at the time, Gilligan's Island.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick, prehistoric
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Holidays on Mars (2020)
Plot Summary:
We are in 2030, and on vacation we go to Mars! Having made his wife and son Giulio lose his tracks for years, Fabio (Christian De Sica) is about to marry the wealthy Bea on Mars. But what could happen if during an excursion into space, something goes wrong and Giulio suddenly becomes a sprightly old man (Massimo Boldi)? Between hilarious unexpected events and amusing misunderstandings, Fabio will find himself dealing with a seventy-year-old son and a marriage that is in danger of jumping.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 688
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, entertaining, light
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Quark (1977)
Plot Summary:
Quark is an American science fiction situation comedy starring Richard Benjamin broadcast on NBC. The pilot first aired on May 7, 1977, and the series followed as a mid-season replacement in February 1978. The series was cancelled in April 1978. Quark was created by Buck Henry, co-creator of the spy spoof Get Smart. The show was set on a United Galaxy Sanitation Patrol Cruiser, an interstellar garbage scow operating out of United Galaxies Space Station Perma One in the year 2226. Adam Quark, the main character, works to clean up trash in space by collecting "space baggies" with his trusted and highly unusual crew. In its short run, Quark satirized such science fiction as Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Flash Gordon. Three of the episodes were direct satires of Star Trek episodes. The series won one Emmy Award nomination, for costume designer Grady Hunt's work in the episode "All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms, Part 2". The complete series was released on DVD on October 14, 2008.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 745
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: spoof, sitcom, parody
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No Goal (1987)
Plot Summary:
Objectif Nul is a humorous sketch series that mixes, within a vague science fiction scenario, parodies of movies, series and commercials.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration:
Plot tags: spoof, sketch comedy, parody
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
Plot Summary:
A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark comedy, black and white, skit, parody, futuristic, offbeat, humorous, surreal, witty
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Better Off Ted (2009)
Plot Summary:
Better Off Ted is an American satirical situation comedy series, created by Victor Fresco, who also served as the show's Executive Producer. The series ran on the ABC network from March 18, 2009 to January 26, 2010. Better Off Ted focuses on the protagonist, Ted Crisp, a single father and the well-respected and beloved head of a research and development department at the fictional, soulless conglomerate of Veridian Dynamics. Ted narrates the series' events by regularly breaking the fourth wall and directly addressing the audience as the show's on-camera narrator. Supporting characters include Ted's supervisor Veronica Palmer, co-worker and love interest Linda Zwordling, his daughter Rose, and laboratory scientists Phillip Myman and Lem Hewitt. The series received critical acclaim, with particular praise going towards its witty and satirical humor. Its second season holds a score of 84 out of 100 on Metacritic. However, despite such positive feedback, the show's debut only drew in 5.64 million viewers and continued to have extremely low ratings. Although many expressed skepticism towards whether or not it would return, the show was renewed for a second season. On May 13, 2010, ABC officially canceled the series due to low viewing figures. Two episodes were unaired in the United States, but are available to view on Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, Xbox Live Marketplace, and iTunes.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, funny, hilarious, talky, offbeat, absurd
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Avenue 5 (2020)
Plot Summary:
40 years in the future, space captain Ryan Clark and the crew of the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5 navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected events after experiencing technical difficulties onboard.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, futuristic, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, apocalyptic, black comedy, dark comedy
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Everyone Is Psychic! (2013)
Plot Summary:
It happens that many inhabitants of Oita Prefecture in southern Japan have extrasensory powers. One student can read others' minds. he is not alone, however, and soon bands with others, who are both from the area and one who has moved there from Tokyo, to put their powers to use.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, seinen, teen comedy
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Indebted (2020)
Plot Summary:
Young parents Dave and Rebecca are ready to reclaim their lives after years of diapers and sleepless nights. However, things take an unexpected turn when Dave's parents show up unannounced and broke.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Moonbase 8 (2020)
Plot Summary:
In the isolated desert of Winslow, Arizona at NASA’s Moon Base Simulator, three eager astronauts—Skip, Rook and their leader Cap—attempt to qualify for their first lunar mission. They encounter many obstacles including loneliness, self-doubt and their own incompetence. In spite of it all, they remain determined to prove they have the right stuff to reach the moon.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, light, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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Max Headroom (1987)
Plot Summary:
Max Headroom is a British-produced American satirical science fiction television series by Chrysalis Visual Programming and Lakeside Productions for Lorimar-Telepictures that aired in the United States on ABC from March 1987 to May 1988. The series was based on the Channel 4 British TV pilot produced by Chrysalis, Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future. The series is often mistaken as an American-produced show due to the setting and its use of an almost entirely US cast along with being broadcast in the USA on the ABC network. Cinemax aired the UK pilot followed by a six-week run of highlights from The Max Headroom Show, a music video show where Headroom appears between music videos. ABC took an interest in the pilot and asked Chrysalis/Lakeside to produce the series for US audiences. The show went into production in late 1986 and ran for six episodes in the first season with eight being produced in season two.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: cyber, exciting, offbeat, humorous, futuristic, semi serious, computer animated, vintage
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The Munsters Today (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Munsters Today is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from 1988 to 1991. The series served as a sequel to the 1960s sitcom The Munsters.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: spooky, sitcom, offbeat, humorous, not serious
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Time Traveling Bong (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jeff and Sharee were caught in a rut – until they happened upon a bong capable of transporting them to any time or place. Now, they're on a kush-fueled adventure through some of the biggest events in history.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, psychedelic, humorous, captivating, entertaining, absurd, cult classic
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Maggie (2022)
Plot Summary:
As a psychic, Maggie regularly sees the future of her friends, parents, clients and random strangers on the street, but when she suddenly sees a glimpse of her own future, she is forced to start living in her own present.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, psychological
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Weird City (2019)
Plot Summary:
Set in the not-too-distant future, this comedy anthology explores the issues of everyday life in the metropolis of Weird — stories that can only be told through the prism of sci-fi and comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anthology, social, captivating, funny, humorous, futuristic, absurd