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Plot Summary:
Loss and laughs collide in Limbo, which explores the compelling and charmingly funny story of best friends Charlie and Nate as they’re faced with how hard it is to let go of those we love - especially when they're taken too soon. And when they come back to haunt you. Literally.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 439
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Delivery Man (2023)
Plot Summary:
The story of a taxi driver who grants the last wishes of ghosts.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Dead Grandma! (2011)
Plot Summary:
Dead Grandma is a 10-webisode mini-series about a hopeless young college student named Andy who finds himself being haunted by his senile grandma. She's come back from the dead on a hilariously disastrous self-appointed mission to help him find love.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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O'Hara's Wife (1982)
Plot Summary:
Workaholic attorney Bob O'Hara (Asner) is devastated when his wife (Hartley) dies suddenly. She returns to "haunt" him, however, (a la "Topper") and her mission is to persuade him to slow down, watch his own health, and renew relationships with his two grown children (Foster and Lang.).
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Goodbye Ghosts! (2016)
Plot Summary:
Madoka Tsutsumi is a university student. He rarely expresses his feelings and he has never done an impulsive act in his life. One night, he sees an old man and a pink rabbit struggling physically. The pink rabbit seems surprised and asks Madoka if he can see them. The pink rabbit then introduces itself as the Angel of Death and says the old man is a ghost who died yesterday.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags:
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Last Man Standing (2005)
Plot Summary:
Follow the odyssey of three men: their quest to get inside the head of the modern woman, and find out where they went wrong.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Ghoster (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious letter appears on the day they are being evicted, Elizabeth and her father can’t believe their luck to discover they've inherited Echoville Manor, a sprawling, thirty-seven room estate. Upon arriving, Elizabeth finds that the mansion is inhabited by the world’s cutest spirit, Ghoster, who has been trapped within a mirrored prison there for fifty years. Together, they must uncover the secrets to Echoville to free Ghoster before the nefarious Yuto captures her soul as well in his quest for immortality.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Feedback (2016)
Plot Summary:
Feedback is about finding new creative ways to doubt yourself. It's about half-quitting toxic influences, being smug at low budget art events, and writing what you know when you feel like you're too young to know anything. Feedback is honest, funny and organic to the share-house-converted-warehouse eco-system of Melbourne.
IMDB Rating: 9.4
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: surreal
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Sound & Fury (2009)
Plot Summary:
The lives of a Shakespearian theatre group and their personal struggles to organize the production of 'Hamlet'.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Family Law (2016)
Plot Summary:
Through the eyes of 14-year-old Benjamin, and set over the course of a long, hot, Queensland summer, the Law family navigate a series of sometimes disastrous events which become memorable milestones, and serve as a reminder that at the end of the day family can sometimes feel more like a sentence than a choice.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 494
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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F*!#Ing Adelaide (2017)
Plot Summary:
A comedy drama told from six different perspectives of a family who reunite in Adelaide when Mum plans to sell the family home. Any sense of togetherness quickly crumbles to reveal how fucked and glorious it is to be home.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, sentimental, sincere, thought provoking, feel good, humorous
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Phantom Pups (2022)
Plot Summary:
A young boy and his family move into a haunted home, where he meets three adorable ghost pups and tries to help them turn back into real dogs.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags:
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The PM's Daughter (2022)
Plot Summary:
Cat is like any other teenager, with one difference - her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia. Along with her new friends, Cat navigates life in the spotlight, while tracking down a hidden threat to her mum.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags:
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Dani's Castle (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dani has inherited the crumbling Bogmoor Castle from her mysterious great aunt Marjorie. Can she turn the castle into a thriving family business whilst dealing with a troublesome cousin and some even more troublesome ghosts?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, sincere, feel good
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The Other Guy (2017)
Plot Summary:
A successful radio host deals with heartbreak like any young man: binge drinking, offensive behaviour, misuse of Class A substances and sexual entanglements.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating
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Kalyanaraman (1979)
Plot Summary:
Kalyanam (Kamal Haasan) is the naive and infantile son of a rich estate owner Chinnadurai ( V S Raghavan) and he is in love with Shenbagam (Sridevi), an ordinary estate worker. The estate manager (Major Sundarrajan) and his cohorts covertly plot to kill Chinnadurai and usurp the property from Kalyanam. Chinnadurai gets killed but before his death reveals to Kalyanam that he has a twin elder brother who lives with his mother in Madras. The manager and his henchmen befool Kalyanam and loot the estate with ease but eventually murder him by throwing him off a cliff when he discovers their true designs. Shenbagam who witnesses the murder turns mentally unstable. However Kalyanam is not finished entirely as his spectre contacts his twin brother Raman (the elder Kamal Haasan) and the rest of the story revolves around how they together seek to bring the perpetrators to justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags:
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Wilfred (2007)
Plot Summary:
Wilfred is an Australian comedy television series directed by Tony Rogers, produced by Jenny Livingston and starring Jason Gann, Adam Zwar and Cindy Waddingham. Created by Zwar, Gann and Rogers, it was based on their award-winning 2002 short film and later adapted to a series. The story follows the lives of the eponymous dog Wilfred, his owner Sarah, and her boyfriend Adam, who sees Wilfred as a man in a dog suit. Two seasons were broadcast on SBS One – the first in 2007 and the second in 2010. The series won three AFI Awards and was nominated for a Logie. Independent Film Channel acquired the international broadcast rights to the original two seasons of Wilfred in 2010. A U.S. version premiered on the cable channel FX on 23 June 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: surreal, humorous, not serious, sitcom, feel good, offbeat, funny, spooky, weird
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Frayed (2019)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy London housewife is forced to return to her hometown in Australia, where she's forced to confront her past and the reasons that caused her to leave years ago.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, funny, sitcom
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Always Greener (2001)
Plot Summary:
Every city-dweller daydreams about dropping out of the rat-race and moving to the country. Every country-dweller wonders what it might be like to try their luck in the 'Big Smoke'. Always Greener is the story of two families who actually dare to give it a go.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic
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Rescue Me (2004)
Plot Summary:
Rescue Me revolves around the lives of the men in a New York City firehouse, the crew of 62 Truck. Examining the fraternal nature and relationships of firefighters, the series tackles the daily drama of the life-and-death situations associated with being a firefighter, while exploring the ways the men use dark humor to protect their true emotions.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: heroic, psychological, realistic, semi serious, thought provoking, disturbing, entertaining, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous
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Offspring (2010)
Plot Summary:
An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to overthink and fly off into fantasy.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, captivating, realistic
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Hi Bye, Mama! (2020)
Plot Summary:
When the ghost of a woman gains a second chance at life for 49 days, she reappears in front of her remarried husband and young daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dorama, sincere, captivating, psychological, light, touching
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Upright (2019)
Plot Summary:
When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who’s dealing with some family demons of her own.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: road movie, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, anthology
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Doctor Doctor (2016)
Plot Summary:
The story of Hugh Knight, a rising heart surgeon who is gifted, charming and infallible. He is a hedonist who, due to his sheer talent, believes he can live outside the rules. His "work hard, play harder" philosophy is about to come back and bite him.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, emotional, ironic, semi serious, entertaining
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Aftertaste (2021)
Plot Summary:
The story of Easton West, an internationally-renowned yet volatile celebrity chef who has a spectacular fall from grace and returns to his hometown in the Adelaide Hills, Australia.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 919
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, funny
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Who Are You? (2008)
Plot Summary:
Cha Seung Hyo is an abandoned child who gets adopted in the United States and grows up to be a cold hearted person. Son Il Gun is a father who died, but he left things unfinished with his daughter. In order to make sure that his daughter is provided for he controls Seung Hyo's body for three hours a day for 49 days. He buys his daughter the things he couldn't do when he was alive with Seung Hyo's money. Il Gun's daughter, Young In, is a quick-tempered girl who meets Seung Hyo during her part-time job. At first she has a bad impression of him but she gradually starts to fall for the lonely Seung Hyo who is unable to open up to anyone else because of his bitter past.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, dorama
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Forever and Ever (2014)
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: novela, psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing, telenovela
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Spirited (2010)
Plot Summary:
Spirited is an Australian television drama series made for subscription television channel W that aired for two seasons, 2010 and 2011. The series stars Claudia Karvan, as dentist Suzy Darling, who walks away from a loveless marriage and into an old apartment block that is inhabited by the ghost of a 1980s English rock star, Henry Mallet, played by Matt King. Suzy had been married to Steve Darling, played by Rodger Corser, for 15 years, and they have two children, Elvis, 13, played by Louis Fowler, and Verity, 8, played by Charlie Hancock. Belinda Bromilow plays Suzy’s sister Jonquil.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, sincere, offbeat
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Puberty Blues (2012)
Plot Summary:
Based on Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey's iconic novel, Puberty Blues tells the story of two girls, Debbie and Sue, of innocence lost and experience gained against the backdrop of Australia in the 1970s.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: realistic, touching, sincere, captivating, sentimental, serious
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Boo, Bitch (2022)
Plot Summary:
Centers on a high school senior who has lived her life under the radar. Over the course of one night, she seizes the opportunity to change her narrative and start living an epic life, only to find out the next morning that she’s a ghost.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 202 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, funny, intellectual, dark comedy, fun, teen comedy
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Rake (2010)
Plot Summary:
Rake is an Australian television series, produced by Essential Media and Entertainment, that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC1 in 2010. It stars Richard Roxburgh as rake Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive Sydney barrister. The show airs in the United States on DirecTV's Audience Network. The second season began on 6 September 2012. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has also renewed the show for a third season Each episode entails Greene defending a different client. The Fox Network in the USA has commissioned an American version of Rake, starring Greg Kinnear as the lead character, renamed Keegan Deane for American audiences.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, captivating, light, dramatic, crime thriller, clever, realistic, cynical