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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 20,759 films · Page 211.

Guest House Paradiso (1999)

black comedy film, Comedy horror

Richard "Richie" Twat and Edward "Eddie" Elizabeth Ndingombaba run the Guest House Paradiso, the worst guest house in the United Kingdom. Following a staff exodus, the hotel begins rapidly bleeding customers, until the arrival of the Nice family, headed by Mr. Nice, and the famous Italian actress Gina Carbonara, on the run from her ill-tempered and criminal fiancé, Gino Bolognese, reverse their fortunes.

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Royal Wedding (1951)

musical film, romantic comedy

thumb|267px|Peter Lawford, Jane Powell and Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding Brother and sister Tom and Ellen Bowen star in the hit Broadway show Every Night at Seven. They are persuaded to take the show to London, capitalizing on the imminent royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten. On the ship, Ellen meets and quickly falls in love with the impoverished but well-connected lord John Brindale.

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It Started in Naples (1960)

Drama, romantic comedy

Only a few days before his wedding, Michael Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, travels to Naples in southern Italy to settle the estate of his late brother, Joseph, with Italian lawyer Vitale. In the opening narration, he states that he "was here before with the 5th US Army" in World War II. In Naples, Michael discovers that his brother had a son, eight-year-old Nando, who is being cared for by his maternal aunt Lucia, a cabaret singer.

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Step Sisters (2017)

Comedy, Dance Film

Jamilah is an ambitious college student. She's president of her Black sorority, captain of the highly regarded step team, a trusted liaison to the college dean, and has plans to attend Harvard Law School. But after her school's reputation is tarnished by a band of hard-partying white sorority girls, Jamilah is forcibly enlisted to help set things right.

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The Living End (1992)

Comedy drama, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Tragicomedy

In Los Angeles, Jon, a withdrawn and depressed young film critic, is diagnosed with HIV. Meanwhile, reckless drifter Luke hitches a ride with a pair of lesbians, Fern and Daisy, who pull a gun on him. When the pair stops to use the bathroom, Luke steals their car and drives away, but due to a punctured tire, he resumes hitchhiking.

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The Sex Monster (1999)

Comedy, LGBTQ-related film

Martin "Marty" Barnes, a businessman who works as a building contractor in Los Angeles, tries to improve his sex life with his wife Laura by encouraging her to have a threesome involving another woman. Though Marty is fortunate enough to find that Laura likes the idea, he is not prepared for her coming to prefer women to men, and seducing other women including Marty's own secretary.

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Going Postal (2010)

Comedy, fantasy film

After years of undertaking confidence tricks, Moist von Lipwig is caught by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, and is sentenced to death under his current alias, Albert Spangler. Moist is hanged by the neck, but not killed. He is brought before Patrician Havelock Vetinari who gives Moist the choice to either become the new Postmaster or be executed by falling down a deep pit.

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Friendsgiving (2020)

Comedy, Tragicomedy

Molly, a movie actress, and Abby are best friends who have planned to spend a quiet Thanksgiving together. Molly has a five-month-old boy and is going through a divorce, while Abby, who came out as lesbian when she was 29 years old, has spent the past year getting over being dumped by her first girlfriend. What was supposed to be a low-key holiday with just the two of them becomes a large Friendsgiving dinner party after Molly invites her fling boyfriend Jeff to stay for dinner, as well as her and Abby's mutual friend Lauren with her husband and children.

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Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023)

Dark Comedy

Renowned parapsychologist Nandor Fodor travels to Isle of Man with his assistant Anne to investigate the case of Gef, the talking mongoose, believed to live at or around the farmstead of James Irving, local wealthy merchant. The mongoose has been reported by several people to be heard speaking to them, prophesying about future events, reciting poems, and even making telephone calls; although one report of hearing Gef's voice took place in the presence of Irving's daughter Voirrey, who is known to be a skilled ventriloquist. Most of the local residents believe firmly in Gef's actual existence, although sightings of the mongoose are much…

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