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Plot Summary:
A well-meaning but hapless functionary in grips of mid-life crisis is appointed to run Russia's Ministry of Long-term planning - a small, underfunded, understaffed and generally ignored state agency. With a team consisting of sycophants and corrupt cynics he embarks on an idiotic quest to make Russia great again.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 443
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min
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Mylodrama (2019)
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In order to bring down the shares of the channel, the board of directors decides to put the general director of the petty refueling tanker in the chair and entrust him with shooting the series. In a short time, the unfortunate boss manages to create chaos on the air and establish his own order in the media business. But suddenly the series, which according to the plan was to be the greatest failure, begins to have tremendous success.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sweet, entertaining, light, inspirational
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Comfort zone (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yaroslav Kostrov, a boorish and quirky owner of a small transport company in Murmansk, by coincidence, ends up in a Norwegian prison, where the level of comfort resembles good hotels with all amenities and the Internet. But the only thing that connects Yarik with the house is the Skype window, through which he will have to somehow extricate himself from the prevailing circumstances, as well as resist the mafia, control his business, try not to lose his wife and raise children who refuse to be brought up by video communication.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, humorous, entertaining, situational comedy
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Nosotros los guapos (2016)
Plot Summary:
Vítor and Albertano are in pursuit of the same objective: to find a place to live, and as much as they don't want to, get a job that allows them to live and pay the rent for the room that the two decide to share at Doña Cuca's house.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, inspirational, feel good, humorous, entertaining, absurd, not serious
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House Arrest (2018)
Plot Summary:
The current mayor of Sineozersk, Arkadiy Anikeev, is caught by police for bribes on a large scale. By the court decision, he placed under house arrest at the place of registration. His wife, who is a owner of all of their property on documents, left him. Once in a communal apartment, Anikeev confronts his childhood friend, Ivan Samsonov. Leaving aside all his past disagreements, Anikeev decides to help Samsonov to become the new mayor of Sineozyorsk to defeat his former ally who betrayed him in order to become a new mayor and also became his wife's lover.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: captivating, funny, entertaining, feel good, sincere, humorous, light
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The Kitchen. War for the hotel (2019)
Plot Summary:
Having suffered a fiasco in the hotel business and saying goodbye to the Eleon Hotel, Eleanora retires to Tuscany. Everything changes when her ex Nagiev, guilty of her bankruptcy, begins construction of the grandiose complex in Sochi.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, sentimental, captivating, visually appealing
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The Year of Culture (2018)
Plot Summary:
Negligent official Viktor Mikhailovich Sychev leaves for the department of literature in the regional university.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Foundation (2009)
Plot Summary:
THE FOUNDATION is an irreverent comedy series about an uncharitable man at the helm of a charitable organization. The series revolves around an irresponsible, corrupt man holding the reins of a powerful non-profit organization. Michael Valmont-Selkirk is an impressive hypocrite doing much wrong in the face of great righteousness. "The Foundation" wags its fat cat finger at the well-heeled philanthropists and donators who earnestly relieve their guilt in the high stakes world of philanthropy and non-profit charity fund-raising. In this world of so many worthy causes, Michael Valmont-Selkirk has but one cause dear to his heart - himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, black comedy, dark comedy
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The Crew (2021)
Plot Summary:
When the owner of the fictional NASCAR Bobby Spencer Racing team steps down and passes the team off to his daughter Catherine, the crew chief has to protect himself and his crew from her attempts to modernize.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Intelligence (2020)
Plot Summary:
When an arrogant, maverick National Security Agent comes over from the US to join a newly-formed team tackling cybercrime at Britain's security headquarters, he enlists an inept and tactless computer analyst Joseph in a power grab that threatens to disrupt the team’s ability to combat cyber terrorism.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, witty, humorous, not serious, sitcom, spoof
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The Professionals (2008)
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy
Country: Slovakia
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Kevin from Work (2015)
Plot Summary:
A workplace comedy centered on Kevin, a young man who declares his unrequited love for his coworker Audrey in a letter, believing he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job overseas. But when the opportunity falls through and Kevin is forced to return to his old job, how will he and Audrey continue to work together now that his feelings are no longer secret?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good, sitcom
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The Chairman's Ear (2017)
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic
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The Delivery Man (2015)
Plot Summary:
Matthew decides to leave his job and train to become a male midwife on a busy maternity ward. He is soon joined by best friend and former policeman friend Ian who joins as the hospital security guard.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 802
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sitcom
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Miss Pilot (2013)
Plot Summary:
Haru Tezuka's parents run a bar in Kamata, Tokyo. She is honest and bright, but she can't lie which sometimes causes her to get in trouble. Haru finds it difficult to get a job. Haru then notices an application guideline from airline company ANA (All Nippon Airways). Haru, who never thought of working in the airline industry, decides to take a test for the airline company. She first attends a company presentation by ANA. There, she sees elite persons who have dreamed of becoming pilots for lengthy periods of time and airplane enthusiasts. She becomes overwhelmed by them. Haru is indecisive about whether she wants to go through with it, but she manages to barely pass her test. Now, Haru wants to become a pilot, but what awaits for her is harsh training.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (2014)
Plot Summary:
Hanasaki Mai is but an ordinary employee of a bank, with zero diplomacy. She doesn't think twice about pointing out her boss' mistakes. Her job is to investigate any wrongdoings in the bank branches. She is the voice of the suppressed staff who are unable to go against their bosses. Her partner is the veteran staff, Soma Ken, whose career with the bank had reached a dead end, no promotions in sight. Together, they resolve all the non-compliance issues at the bank.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Damned (2016)
Plot Summary:
Comedy set in the social services department of a local authority. Social workers Rose and Al swim against the tide of bureaucracy, deal with the absurdities of life and try to navigate their equally trying professional and personal lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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MPD: Animal Unit (2017)
Plot Summary:
Tomozo Sudo is a detective. Due to an incident, he is excluded from investigative work. He is then assigned to work in a division responsible for taking care of animals whose owners are suspects or missing. Keiko Usuki is a police constable and works in the same division. She loves animals more than humans. Keiko develops inferences from clues from animals left behind at crime scenes. Tomozo and Keiko work together to solve cases.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Makarov and The Girls (2021)
Plot Summary:
The head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Butovo region, Makarov, is completely replaced by the personnel as a result of a conflict with the leadership. Instead of experienced male cops, four young students are singled out.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, light, humorous, feel good, entertaining
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W1A (2014)
Plot Summary:
The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future, in particular for Licence Fee Renegotiation and Charter Renewal in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, mockumentary, humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, realistic, talky
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Hardware (2003)
Plot Summary:
Hardware is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2003 to 2004. Starring Martin Freeman, it was written and created by Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly. The show's opening theme was A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Anchored (2015)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about the daily lives of a semiluxury cruise's crew and the committed situations that will lead their life together in this vast floating city. Thus we find the captain of the ship and its new manager who is his former hated partner; the inept former manager trying to recover his position; a high class passenger forced by circumstances to live with the workers of the ship; a cleaning worker so class-conscious; a security chief with many social prejudices sharing cabin with an ex-waiter; a Chinese-Catalan in love with is country of origin and totally given to the manager; a nitwit cheerleader who still expects success on stage and the captain and manager's teenage daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Checkout (2018)
Plot Summary:
A comic series telling the tale of a failing supermarket in a backwards town and following the daily events that take place within the supermarket. The series goes into the details of everything we don’t know about the behind the scenes occurrences in the supermarket – the relationships between the employees forced to work in a place they feel no loyalty for, the customers with their baseless and petty demands, the management’s abusive attitude towards the employees, and the private lives of the workers at the bottom of the employment hierarchy.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 749
Genere: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical
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Gay's Anatomy (2009)
Plot Summary:
The series is a parody of ABC's Grey's Anatomy and uses the video game to make the episodes. The series follows the disfunctional staff of Seattle Grace Hospital as they deal with sex, rumors, and misdiagnosing patients.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, satirical, mockumentary
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American Auto (2021)
Plot Summary:
In the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit, a floundering group of executives at Payne Motors must adapt to the changing times or be sent to the junkyard.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Stupid, Stupid Man (2006)
Plot Summary:
Stupid, Stupid Man is an Australian television comedy which originally aired on TV1. It is set in the office of a fictional men's magazine COQ, parodying such men's magazines as FHM and Ralph. The first season began broadcasting on 14 November 2006, and a second season began on 11 December 2007. On 29 January 2008, the final episode of the show aired, and it was cancelled.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sitcom
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Acapulco (2021)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-something Máximo Gallardo's dreams comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime as a cabana boy at the hottest resort in Acapulco. He soon realizes the job is far more complicated than he ever imagined and in order to succeed, he must learn to navigate a demanding clientele, a mercurial mentor, and a complicated home life, without losing his way to shortcuts or temptations.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Bloods (2021)
Plot Summary:
When tough-acting loner paramedic Maleek is paired with over-friendly divorcee Wendy, their partnership looks dead on arrival. But pretty soon they're giving each other life support.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sitcom
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La escuelita (2004)
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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YG Future Strategy Office (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kpop star Seungri, BIGBANG youngest member, tries to lead a team of blumbing staff at YG's Future Strategy Office in this mockumentary sitcom.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, mockumentary
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Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store (2015)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store tells the story of part-time convenience store worker Matsukoma, and the new part-time worker, Tomoharu Nii, nicknamed Nietzsche-sensei. Despite Matsukoma’s enthusiastic approach to his job, his teachings are lost on Nietzche-sensei, who, much like his namesake, has a bleaker outlook on things.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious