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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 20,759 films · Page 335.

Some Girls Do (1969)

Action Comedy, spy film

A series of inexplicable accidents befall the development of the world's first supersonic airliner, the SST1 – a man falls victim to a homicidal air stewardess and two women perform separate acts of sabotage during tests. The Air Ministry calls on Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond to investigate. Aided by ditzy American blonde Flicky, Drummond uncovers a plot by criminal mastermind Carl Petersen, who stands to gain eight million pounds if the aircraft is not ready by a certain date.

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Carefree (1938)

Comedy, musical film, romance film

Stephen Arden urges his best friend, psychiatrist Dr. Tony Flagg, to psychoanalyze his fiancée, radio singer Amanda Cooper, who has broken off their engagement for the third time. Tony reluctantly agrees, and before meeting Amanda, he records his opinion of her into his dictaphone, describing her as a "dizzy, silly, maladjusted female who can't make up her mind".

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Forever, Darling (1956)

fantasy film, romantic comedy

After five years of marriage, chemical engineer Lorenzo Xavier Vega (Desi Arnaz) tends to neglect his wife Susan (Lucille Ball) in favor of his work. When she wishes aloud that she had a more attentive spouse, her Guardian Angel – coincidentally the mirror image of her favorite movie star (James Mason) – appears. The angel advises Susan to take a greater interest in Lorenzo's career, so she agrees to accompany him on a camping trip to test the revolutionary insecticide he's developed.

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Three of Hearts (1993)

LGBTQ-related film, Raunchy comedy, romantic comedy

It involves a love triangle: a straight gigolo Joe (William Baldwin), his lesbian best friend Connie (Kelly Lynch), and her former lover, an attractive bisexual woman Ellen (Sherilyn Fenn). Connie is desperate to win Ellen back and Joe volunteers to break Ellen's heart to convince her that heterosexual relationships are inferior to lesbian ones. The hope is that the disaster will cause her to return to Connie.

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Wholly Moses! (1980)

Comedy, fantasy film

Harvey and Zoey, two tourists travelling through Israel, discover an ancient scroll describing the life of Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel thinks he hears God commanding him to go to Egypt, but actually, he has overheard God giving His instructions to Moses at the burning bush. He tries to obey this command, but Moses always seems to be one step ahead of him.

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The FP (2011)

Comedy, Retro Science Fiction

In a dystopian future, rival gangs the 245 and the 248 fight for control of Frazier Park (the FP) by challenging each other in Beat-Beat Revelation, a dance-fight video game. L Dubba E, the leader of the 245 gang, battles and defeats BTRO, the leader of the 248 gang. BTRO dies as a result.

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Merrily We Live (1938)

Daffy Comedy, Melodrama, romantic comedy

Grosvenor (Alan Mowbray), the Kilbournes' butler, discovers at breakfast that the family silver has been stolen by Ambrose, the latest tramp Emily Kilbourne (Billie Burke) had taken under her wing as the family chauffeur in her obsession to reform fallen and destitute men, much to the exasperation of the rest of the family. A distressed Emily swears off taking in any more tramps, to the delight of the rest of the family. However, later in the morning, Wade Rawlins (Brian Aherne) appears at the Kilbournes' doorstep.

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Everybody Loves Jenifa (2024)

Comedy

Jenifa heroically rescues a child from a burning house, earning widespread praise from her community in Amen Estate. Her boyfriend, Shege, admires her deeply and introduces her to his business venture, "Shege-Jenifa Water." Meanwhile, Jenifa shifts her focus to her philanthropic foundation, which equips people with vocational skills through partnerships with prominent trainers like celebrity chef Hilda Baci and fashion designer Veekee James. As she is honoured as a humanitarian, her evolution from a bumbling past into a successful businesswoman and philanthropist becomes a source of inspiration for many.

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Murder à la Mod (1968)

Comedy, Comedy horror, Crime, Crime Comedy, Groteske, Slasher

In a prologue shown from the point of view of a camera viewfinder, a series of female models in a studio are asked by an off-screen cameraman to undress for a screen test. One model is seemingly stabbed by the unseen man behind the camera. During an afternoon of shopping in Manhattan's boutiques, Karen, another model, tells her socialite friend Tracy about her fiancé Christopher, a photographer and widower.

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Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1992)

Comedy horror

In the small town of Penance, California, Auntie Lee employs her four beautiful nieces—Fawn, Magnolia, Coral, and Sky—to pick up virile men and lure them to her farm, where they are butchered and their remains harvested into meat pies that Auntie Lee sells to the community. Her operation is helped by her handyman brother, Larry, and she maintains a friendly rapport with the unsuspecting town sheriff, Chief Koal. One day, Fawn brings home Bob Evans, a male drifter hitchhiking to San Francisco, and decapitates him in the kitchen pantry using a booby trap.

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Peeples (2013)

Comedy, romantic comedy

The Peeples are an affluent East Coast family celebrating their annual Moby Dick Day reunion at Sag Harbor in the Hamptons. The weekend is interrupted when musician Wade Walker, the fiancé of Grace Peeples, shows up to propose after being goaded by his brother, Chris. Upon arrival, Wade loses his wallet while being chased by the family dog.

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Dummy (2002)

Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama, romance film, romantic comedy

Steven Schoichet is a socially awkward young man who still lives with his overbearing parents, Lou and Fern, and his abrasive sister, Heidi. Struggling to communicate with people, he buys a ventriloquist dummy named Woody, hoping ventriloquism will help him gain confidence and improve his social skills. After accidentally destroying a copy machine, Steven loses his office job.

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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)

Comedy, musical film, Splatstick

At the Hollywood studios of Esoteric Pictures, W.C. Fields, playing himself, is seen admiring a billboard advertising his previous film The Bank Dick (1940). He encounters various hecklers and minor calamities, including a rude, sassy diner waitress, whom he calls "Blimpy Pie." Gloria Jean, his devoted niece, is on her way to rehearse some songs at the studio, where she demonstrates her classically trained coloratura soprano.

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The Green Man (1956)

black comedy film, Dark Comedy

Harry Hawkins is a freelance assassin who is contracted to blow up Sir Gregory Upshott, a prominent and pompous London businessman. By courting Upshott's spinster secretary, Marigold, he learns that his target will be taking one of the firm's typists for a weekend at a seaside hotel called "The Green Man". Hawkins hides a bomb in a radio, which he plans to leave in the hotel lounge.

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The Argument (2020)

Drama, Tragicomedy

A couple get into an argument while hosting a party. They and their guests later decide to re-create the argument in order to settle their disagreement over how the argument occurred. The four original participants become obsessed with recreating the argument accurately, first by re-enacting it themselves, but when they are unsatisfied by the results, they eventually hire actors to re-enact the incident.

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Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)

children's film, Comedy horror

Max Doyle (Ryan Ochoa) has eyes only for Cammie Cahill (Bella Thorne); the smart, popular red head girl in school. When Max finally scores a date with Cammie on Halloween, Phears, an evil ghost with plans taking over the world, unleashes his ghouls and things go haywire. With the help of his friends - Tara (Madison Pettis) and Nicky (Roshon Fegan) - who have turned into ghosts, he tries to destroy Phears (Charlie Hewson) before he takes over the world.

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The Gong Show Movie (1980)

Comedy

The film shows a fictional week in the life of Chuck Barris as the host and creator of The Gong Show, through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown (which compels him to run away and hide in the Moroccan desert) and other comic hijinks in his life and work on the TV show. Among the highlights included a group of men dressed as a Roman Catholic priest and three nuns lip-synching Tom Lehrer's song "The Vatican Rag", a man blowing out a candle with flatulence, and the uncensored version of Jaye P. Morgan's infamous breast-baring incident.

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