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Plot Summary:
Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, erotic, exciting, entertaining, sensual
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Mr. Mayor (2021)
Plot Summary:
A retired businessman runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's "still got it." Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic and connect with his teenage daughter, all while trying to get anything right for America's second weirdest city.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, light, thought provoking, captivating, humorous
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Camping (2018)
Plot Summary:
A not-so-happily married couple's meticulously planned camping trip is derailed by uninvited guests and forces of nature, turning the weekend into a test of marriage and friendships.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Squad 38 (2016)
Plot Summary:
As a reference to Article 38 which pertains to tax payments, this special police unit utilizes the criminals' own tactics of scams and deceit to catch rich tax cheats.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dorama, light, captivating, entertaining, realistic, detective
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Swedish Dicks (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two unlicensed Swedish private investigators try to make a living in Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, tense, feel good, captivating, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, detective, cult classic
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Puerto Ricans in Paris (2015)
Plot Summary:
NYPD detectives Luis and Eddie visit Paris to help gorgeous French designer Colette catch the black market thief who's ripped off her new handbag design. While Luis' girlfriend Vanessa and Eddie's wife Gloria remain in New York, the hopelessly unhip odd couple stumble through a glamorous high-fashion world brimming with charming cafes, wild nightclubs and corporate treachery.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, exciting, light, buddy comedy, hispanic
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The Invisibles (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Invisibles is a British 2008 comedy drama series created and written by William Ivory for the BBC. It was produced by Company Pictures, shot in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Reservation Dogs (2021)
Plot Summary:
This comedy follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, funny, anime, teen comedy
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My Fair Nanny (2004)
Plot Summary:
My Fair Nanny is a Russian comedy television series based on the American television sitcom, The Nanny.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, touching, entertaining, romantic, funny, captivating, sitcom, humorous
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The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two 'thirty-something' women's willful ignorance, fleeting confidence, poor judgment and self-loathing constantly get in the way of their success.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, not serious
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Two Fathers and Two Sons (2013)
Plot Summary:
Pavel, Victor and Vlad are grandfather, father and son who are forced to live together.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, funny, captivating, entertaining, realistic, sitcom
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From Here on OUT (2014)
Plot Summary:
A gay writer makes a low budget gay spy movie, with lots of laughs along the way.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, erotic
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Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Inspector and his faithful associate Piper Tate encounter the Inspector's arch-nemesis, Boyish the Extraordinary.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, not serious, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, futuristic
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In Case of Emergency (2007)
Plot Summary:
Four old friends from high school find themselves at that stage where they realize that their lives didn't turn out exactly the way they'd planned. Over the course of one crazy evening, a series of calamities reunites this hapless brood at Los Angeles Westside Hospital, where they all find themselves under the care of a reluctant Dr. Joanna.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, exciting, realistic
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Snatch (2017)
Plot Summary:
A group of up-and-coming hustlers stumble upon a truckload of stolen gold bullion and are suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of organized crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, surprise ending
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Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1930s, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, spoof, parody, humorous, light, cult classic, exciting, captivating, spooky, offbeat
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The Freshman (1990)
Plot Summary:
Clark Kellogg is a young man starting his first year at film school in New York City. After a small time crook steals all his belongings, Clark meets Carmine "Jimmy the Toucan" Sabatini, an "importer" bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. When Sabatini makes Clark an offer he can't refuse, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, witty, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, spoof, black comedy, realistic
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I Like You Just the Way I Am (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jenny's desire to be liked leads her through absurd situations and hilarious capers as she navigates through life with her equally crazy husband, family, and friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 8 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Breaking In (2011)
Plot Summary:
Contra Security is a high tech security firm that specializes in breaking in as a way to test security measures. The team members comprise various skills, and even more various personalities.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, sitcom, funny, detective, thrilling, offbeat, realistic, black comedy
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Leverage (2019)
Plot Summary:
There are countless incidents happening in one day. The corruption of the upper class discourages the common people who are living their lives diligently. From immorality to financial fraud, and they even commit a highly developed type of expedient. The victims of corruption are us, the common people. However, we have no choice but to be relieved that the victim is not me at least for this time. To turn the table, the best experts in each field have gathered! The former insurance investigator, Tae Joon, has a son who is terminally ill. To save his son, he accepts the deal which is extremely dangerous. And his life completely changes after that day. He organizes a team to get back at those corrupted rich people. With Su Kyung, Na Byeol, Roy, and Eui Sung, Tae Joon approaches to the conspiracy. Self-interest is rampant in our society, but through their journey to exposing the corruption, they begin to understand each other at the end.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: intellectual, exciting, light, entertaining
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Common Law (2012)
Plot Summary:
Common Law is an American comedy-drama television series, which ran on USA Network from May 11 to August 10, 2012, and stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole as two Los Angeles Police Department detectives who can't stand each other and are ordered to see a couples therapist to remedy the situation. The series was created by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley and was produced by CBS Television Studios and Junction Entertainment. While originally planned to premiere on January 26, 2012, the series was pushed back until summer 2012. The series premiered following Fairly Legal on Friday, May 11, 2012. The show was canceled by the USA Network after one season and 12 episodes on October 31, 2012, due to low ratings.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, realistic, detective, crime drama, talky
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Brothers with No Game (2012)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Jerks (2017)
Plot Summary:
Best buddies Christian Ulmen and Fahri Yardim can't help to embarrass themselves from time to time. The troublemakers they are they love to test the limits of ethics and political correctness.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Plot Summary:
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, feel good, satirical, entertaining, hilarious, predictable, captivating, dark comedy
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Get Shorty (1995)
Plot Summary:
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, clever, intense, light, suspense, entertaining, witty, talky, dark comedy
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Sneakerheads (2020)
Plot Summary:
Family man Devin falls back into his sneaker obsession after his pal Bobby talks him into a wheeling-dealing scheme to score a mythical pair of kicks.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: light, semi serious, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, buddy comedy, weird
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Together (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Tom and Ellen are together, things seem to work. It's only in the spaces outside the relationship - the intrusions of real life, and the deadly collaboration of parents, siblings, friends and exes - that the flailing attempts to make good first impressions, arrange first dates and hold a relationship together, seem to unravel.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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I Heart You, Pare! (2011)
Plot Summary:
I ♥ You, Pare! is a Philippine romantic comedy directed by Andoy Ranay and Joyce E. Bernal for GMA Network. It premiered on February 7, 2011, starring Regine Velasquez and Dingdong Dantes. The love story contains pseudo-homosexuality elements, where a heterosexual man does not initially know of the woman pretending to be a homosexual man's true gender. The show premiered on February 9, 2011, two days after its original premiere, on GMA Pinoy TV. Some of the musical sequences, particularly songs sung in "Club Love" in the story are being dubbed out on GMA Pinoy TV. It ended in May 27, 2011, and was replaced by Amaya.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Tyler Perry's Bruh (2019)
Plot Summary:
This dramedy follows four longtime friends as they navigate life and relationships through the strength of their brother-like bond. In a society where relationships between men of color are often misjudged and misrepresented, the series embraces male vulnerability versus hypermasculinity.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Sneaky Pete (2015)
Plot Summary:
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, ironic, melancholic, suspenseful, entertaining, dark, independent film, psychological thriller, interesting, psycho film
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The Girl's Guide to Depravity (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Girl's Guide to Depravity is a comedy/drama series based on Heather Rutman's popular book and blog of the same name. The show debuted in the US on Cinemax in February of 2012, and has aired internationally in Latin America, Spain, Canada, and Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 827
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, humorous, feel good, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, sensual, realistic