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Plot Summary:
Family. It can be the most important thing in the world. And it can also be a massive pain in the arse. Undercover is a high stakes action comedy about Chris, a lonely, over analysing neurotic traffic police officer who finds himself hopelessly out of his depth when he infiltrates an Armenian crime family.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
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The Clan (2022)
Plot Summary:
The Clan is an adaptation that will center on an engaging story about the classic struggle between the Police and the Mafia. Tensions will rise as love stories spice up the eternal battle between good and evil.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 785
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 110 min
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Hi, Inspector (1985)
Plot Summary:
A street cop is picked by the national security service in order to carry out an important and delicate task. His mission is to go undercover and infiltrate a dangerous international cabal of homosexuals.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 702
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min
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Reinikainen (1982)
Plot Summary:
TV series Reinikainen follows the work and life of police officer Artturi Sakari Reinikainen. Seriesis a Tankki täyteen spin-off.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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The Game (2008)
Plot Summary:
A funny comedy about the Russian footfall team and their adventures during the World Cup.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
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Children of Hannibal (1998)
Plot Summary:
Domenico, a bank robber, and Tommaso, the hostage, escape to the south of Italy meeting a gay policeman.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Top Coppers (2015)
Plot Summary:
Top Coppers follows the adventures of cops John Mahogany and Mitch Rust, as they attempt to rid the fictional world of Justice City from its deranged criminal underworld. The universe and its characters are derived from the conventions of American and British cop shows of the Seventies and Eighties, from Starsky & Hutch to The Professionals, but is set in no specific time or country. With big, silly characters and hilarious stories, Top Coppers is filled with familiar tropes and references from the police and action genres, as well as drawing on relatable British situations, problems and relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: spoof
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Scot Squad (2014)
Plot Summary:
Mockumentary comedy series following the life of scottish police officers from different areas of the force in a fly on the wall style.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, spoof, mockumentary
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The Young Offenders (2018)
Plot Summary:
Coming-of-age drama about lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, suspense, entertaining, disturbing, sitcom
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Joshideka (2007)
Plot Summary:
Sakura Hanako is a female, veteran detective with the best arrest record. All the male detectives are intimidated by her. After going through several partners, the Chief partners her with a rookie, female cop, Hatakeyama Kurumi, whose greatest ability is her marksmanship. Despite their differences, they solve murder cases.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
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E/R (1984)
Plot Summary:
E/R is an American television sitcom that aired in 1984 and 1985. Developed from the long running play of the same name created and produced by the Organic Theater Company under the direction of Stuart Gordon and conceived by Dr. Ronald Berman, the series was produced by Norman Lear and Embassy Television and lasted a single season. Shuko Akune and Bruce A. Young reprised their roles from the original Organic Theater Company production of the play. Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton borrowed heavily from this show in the creation of their television drama similarly entitled ER.George Clooney, a regular on this show, would later appeared in the NBC's drama.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, medical drama, sitcom
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Yamegoku - I Will Quit Yakuza (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bakushu is an adviser in the "Clean Break Helpline" - a special unit in the Organized Crime Department at Tokyo Metropolitan Police which helps those who want to make a clean break from a gang group. Although she treats gang member clients like "scum", she goes far beyond her responsibility to help them quit the organization by getting a written agreement from the gang boss and finding jobs for them afterwards. Also, her colleague and a former detective at the Organized Crime Department, Mikajima Kakeru doesn't get along with Bakushu. One day, "Clean Break Helpline" receives a call from a client. He is the leader of a gang group under the umbrella of a designated organized crime group "Kanto Kifune Gumi", and claims that he already made an apology to the boss of Kanto Kifune Gumi, Tachibana Isao. The client says that his group has got in trouble because of Bakushu.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, semi serious
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The Strange Calls (2012)
Plot Summary:
City cop Toby Banks is demoted to night duty at Coolum Beach. He joins local eccentric Gregor to investigate the strange calls: phone calls that expose the paranormal mysteries of the town.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 821
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, sitcom, detective, not serious, urban fantasy
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Holding (2022)
Plot Summary:
Local police officer Sergeant PJ Collins is a gentle man who hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work. He is one of life's outsiders, lovable, but lonely and a bit rubbish at his job. When the body of long-lost local legend Tommy Burke is discovered, PJ is called to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career. Unearthing long buried secrets, PJ finally connects with the village he has tried so hard to avoid.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous
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Good Neighbors (1975)
Plot Summary:
The Good Life is a British sitcom produced by the BBC that ran from 1975 to 1978. It was written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. In 2004, it came 9th in Britain's Best Sitcom. In the United States, it aired on various PBS stations under the title Good Neighbors.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, offbeat, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Night Court (1984)
Plot Summary:
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone. It was created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, who had previously worked on Barney Miller in the 1970s and early 1980s.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, retro, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, not serious, vintage
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Prescription Police (2006)
Plot Summary:
Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, detective
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The Good Cop (2015)
Plot Summary:
Danny Confino is a full-time cop, during one of the police's worst times. A period in which its image is at a low ebb, they are ousted every week, harassed by commanders twice a week, budgets are cut and complaints against police are piled up in DIP offices. He returns to his parents' home in order to live there temporarily, but the temporary becomes permanent and Danny finds that life at home is superior to any crime scene.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Day Today (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs programmes, broadcast in 1994, and created by the comedians Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris. It is an adaptation of the radio programme On the Hour, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1991 and 1992. On the Hour was written by Morris, Iannucci, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, David Quantick, and the cast. For The Day Today, Peter Baynham joined the writing team, and Lee and Herring were replaced by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews. The principal cast of On the Hour was retained for The Day Today. The Day Today is composed of six half-hour episodes and a selection of shorter, five-minute slots recorded as promotion trailers for the longer segments. The six half-hour episodes were originally broadcast from 19 January to 23 February 1994 on BBC2. The Day Today has won many awards, including Morris winning the 1994 British Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. All six episodes are available on BBC DVD, having previously been issued on VHS.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, political, sketch comedy, sitcom, surreal, offbeat, realistic, cynical, not serious
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Big Train (1998)
Plot Summary:
Big Train is a surreal British television comedy sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, writers of the successful sitcom Father Ted. The first series was broadcast on BBC Two in 1998, while the second, in which Linehan was not involved, aired in 2002.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, sitcom, surreal, absurd, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious
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Superior Donuts (2017)
Plot Summary:
The relationship between Arthur, the gruff owner of a small donut shop, his enterprising new young employee, Franco, and their loyal patrons in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, light, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Vicious (2013)
Plot Summary:
Freddie and Stuart are an old couple who have been together for decades and bicker constantly. Their lives are turned upside down by their new upstairs neighbor Ash, who is sure to cause trouble in their mundane lives.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, not serious, sitcom, entertaining, colorful, realistic, atmospheric, hilarious, queer cinema
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Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
Plot Summary:
Car 54, Where Are You? is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1961 to 1963, and was about two New York police officers based at the fictional 53rd precinct in The Bronx. Car 54 was their patrol car. The show was filmed only in black-and-white. Episodes had different directors, the most recognized being Al De Caprio. Stanley Prager and Nat Hiken also directed several episodes. Most filming was on location in the New York City borough of The Bronx, and at Gold Medal Studios in The Bronx.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, detective, realistic, not serious, buddy comedy
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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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The Worst Week of My Life (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life was shown during December 2006. It was written by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, humorous, witty, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, atmospheric, touching
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Hellfjord (2012)
Plot Summary:
Please do not ask Sergeant Salmander about Gunnar. He loved that horse dearly and nobody feels worse about what happened to Salmander’s noble steed than Salmander himself. Yes, he understands that there were children present at the Independence Day parade who may require significant, long term counseling to come to terms with what they witnessed that fateful day but still, he feels bad, okay? Sergeant Salmander’s journey may begin with a horse in Oslo, but it ends with a posting in HELLFJORD – a tiny town in the ass end of Norway where Salmander will serve as the district sheriff for the three month notification period labor law requires before he is summarily fired from the police force. Can he save his job by doing an exceptionally good job during his months in the far north? Probably not, but he intends to give it all he’s got.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, light, captivating, feel good, funny, detective, dark comedy, atmospheric, offbeat
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Detarame Hero (2013)
Plot Summary:
Kuzumi Kenta is a lowlife moocher whose tendency to always do absolutely nothing because he thinks doing anything is troublesome, is a sure sign that he is NOT a hero. However, upon eating mysterious candy, Kenta discovers that his physical strength and sensory abilities are increased tenfold for exactly ten minutes. When a police officer, his best friend Tanba Shuiji, discovers this ability, Kenta is forced to use his newly found abilities for good.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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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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Kevin Can Wait (2016)
Plot Summary:
A newly retired police officer looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and three kids only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Teachers (2006)
Plot Summary:
Teachers is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC. The show ran for six episodes until its cancellation on May 2, 2006. Loosely based upon a UK series of the same name, it was developed by Matt Tarses, co-executive producer of the medical comedy Scrubs.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Me and Mrs Jones (2012)
Plot Summary:
Gemma Jones balances her love life and motherhood.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, captivating, light, feel good, hilarious, sexy, realistic, not serious