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Explore comic situations, funny characters and humorous storytelling.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 20,898 films · Page 363.

Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)

Action Comedy, Crime, Criminal Comedy Film, fantasy film

An incarcerated bank robber, Julian Goddard, escapes from prison. He is rescued in the desert by Johnny Destiny, a bizarre, possibly supernatural character. Destiny takes Julian to Las Vegas and the Marilyn Motel, owned by Harry Thoreau, who was Julian's partner in crime.

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Roadhouse 66 (1984)

Drama, Road Movie

A young adult from New York is on his way to California for a business meeting when he runs into trouble with some local hoodlums in Kingman, who shoot at his car and try to run him off the road. He hooks up with a hitchhiker who is also passing through town and turns out to be a former rock and roll musician. The two attempt to set things right in the town, culminating in their entry in an automobile race from Kingman to Oatman and back.

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The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)

children's film, crossover fiction, fantasy film

In 1849 California, Huckleberry Hound, being known by others as the Mysterious, Steely-Eyed, and Silent-Type Stranger, rides west on his horse in search of a place to start a country farm. He discovers the small town of Two-Bit, which is being menaced by the outlaw brothers, the Dalton Gang consisting of Dinky, Finky, Pinky, and Stinky. Stinky was apprehended by a hand and sentenced to prison by Judge Tumbleweed Flopner.

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Bathing Beauty (1944)

aqua-musical, Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy

In Los Angeles, songwriter Steve Elliot prepares to marry Caroline Brooks, who has pledged to give up her job as a college swimming instructor. Likewise, Steve plans to quit his songwriting career, even though New York producer George Adams has already hired him to write new songs for a water ballet show. When George overhears Steve discussing his "retirement" with Caroline, he vows to prevent it and enlists Maria Dorango, an aspiring actress posing as a Latin-American singer, to help him.

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Book of Love (1990)

romantic comedy

Jack Twiller (Michael McKean) gets greetings from a long-gone high-school girlfriend. This makes him open his school's yearbook - his "Book of Love". He remembers the old times, way back in the 1950s, when he was in his last year of high school (Chris Young) and his family just moved to the town.

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Ruckus (1981)

Action, Comedy drama, Drama, thriller film

In Madoc County, Alabama, Kyle Hanson is an emotionally bruised veteran of the Vietnam War who finds himself unable to rejoin mainstream society and lives as a drifter. While stopping in town to eat, local bullies begin harassing him. This culminates in a violent altercation with redneck Homer, after which Kyle flees.

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L.A. Slasher (2016)

Comedy horror, Dark Comedy, Satire On Media, Slasher

Los Angeles learns that the city’s minor celebrities are being stalked when The Reality Star is found wandering the Hollywood hills wrapped in bloodied bandages. The self-proclaimed pop culture obsessed L.A. Slasher, a masked killer with a burning hatred for reality TV, begins abducting and torturing various stars while amassing a large cult following that monitors his activities as he posts videos online.

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Expelled (2014)

Comedy, Teen Comedy Film

Felix O'Neil is a mischievous prankster who believes that school is a waste of time. After a series of antics which included rewiring fundraiser money to a koala sanctuary and programming the gym’s scoreboard to display a scandalous photo of a teacher, Felix finally gets expelled from Eastwood High school after receiving his third and final suspension from the school dean of students, Gary Truman for hacking vending machines to give out free gum which Felix is delighted to receive and considers an “early retirement”. For several days, Felix shrewdly covers up his expulsion with the help of his tech savvy best friend, Danny.

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Palookaville (1995)

Comedy, Heist

Sid, Russ and Jerry are three wannabe criminals looking for easy money to break out of their nowhere lives. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist that exposes their incompetence, they are convinced they can pull off an armored-truck robbery. While plotting their caper, their dysfunctional families spin out of control all around them.

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Duct Tape Forever (2002)

Comedy

When property developer Robert Stiles' limousine gets stuck in a sinkhole on the Possum Lodge grounds, Red Green and his friends try to pull it loose but end up sending it into the lake instead, leading Stiles to sue them. The presiding judge levies a $10,000 fine that must be paid within 30 days, or else ownership of the Lodge will revert to the town of Possum Lake. Red's nephew Harold pleads for the judge to reconsider her decision; she responds by reducing the deadline from 30 days to 10.

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Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush (2009)

Comedy

The play starts with President Bush (Ferrell) telling the audience that this is his final farewell to the country. He then makes jokes about his life, such as his college years at Yale, his nickname “Gin and Tonic,” being born in Connecticut, his business that went bankrupt, and the Texas legislation which he as Governor signed into law that designated a day as "Jesus Day." Some of Bush's stories are humorous but false, such as having a sexual relationship with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and being AWOL from the Air National Guard. Bush's Secret Service agent Jerry dances onstage (sometimes with Bush's pilot) while Ferrell is…

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It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969)

Comedy, family film, short film

As summer vacation begins, Charlie Brown, Linus, Schroeder, and Pig-Pen enthusiastically plan to indulge in comic books, television, baseball, and classical music. However, their excitement is abruptly curtailed when Lucy informs them that she has enrolled them all in summer camp. While the girls eagerly anticipate the adventure, the boys are dismayed by the prospect.

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Brideless Groom (1947)

Comedy, Splatstick

thumb|thumbtime=8|Watch Brideless Groom Shemp is a music teacher navigating the affections of his musically challenged student, Miss Dinkelmeyer, while Larry serves as his musical accompanist. Moe interrupts Shemp's classroom session with news of his uncle Caleb's demise. Shemp initially disparages his late relative, but his demeanor changes quickly upon learning of his unexpected inheritance of US$500,000 (equivalent to $ million in ), prompting a sudden change in his disposition towards his deceased uncle.

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There There (2022)

Comedy, romance film

A series of short scenes featuring two characters at a time, playing with our perceptions and expectations in a disorienting reality not far removed from our own. A lover's doubt in the harsh light of morning leads to a chain of awkward intimacies—confidants, disruptors, peacemakers, and instigators—each seeking a measure of faith rewarded.

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Hard Country (1981)

Comedy, Drama

Ambitious young Jodie wants more out of life than the small Texas country town she lives in has to offer. Jodie realizes that in order to pursue her dreams she will have to leave Texas and move to the big city. However, her shiftless factory worker boyfriend Kyle wants to stay in Texas.

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My Demon Lover (1987)

Comedy, Comedy horror, fantasy film, Horror

Denny is a young woman who has horrible luck with men. Her latest encounters have been particularly bad, so when she meets a homeless (and horny) street musician, Kaz, she thinks that she may have found a good man. Little does she know that Kaz was cursed by the mother of a young girl he was messing around with while he was in middle school.

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Talk Back and You're Dead (2014)

Action, romantic comedy, teen film

A boy and a girl in costumes promise each other that they will someday marry. In the present day, Miracle Samantha Perez is inside a bookstore and notices her friend Michie confronting Timothy Odelle "Top" Pendleton with his girlfriend outside. Samantha assumes Top is cheating on Michie and joins the scene.

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The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011)

Comedy, Parody, Silly Movie

Awesomest Maximus, a general in the Trojan army who, despite a prophecy of greatness, is a bumbling slacker more interested in food and his difficult wife, Hottessa. Awesomest is married to the princess, and his position of power is largely due to this connection with the aging and senile King Looney. King Looney sends Awesomest to Greece to negotiate a peace treaty with the flamboyant King Erotic.

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That's Carry On! (1977)

anthology film

Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor are imprisoned in a Pinewood Studios projection room and trawl through film can after film can of the Carry On series. Kenneth is delighted with the slap-up food hamper and champagne, while Barbara loads the vintage clips. As the films remorselessly play out, Kenneth feels the need to relieve himself but Barbara is determined to plough through every film.

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The Convent (2000)

Comedy, Mysterie, Satanism, Splatter Film, Vampire

A young woman named Christine breaks into a convent and kills every nun she comes across before setting fire to the place and leaving. The convent becomes an abandoned building and, years later, is a popular place for college students to break in and vandalize, as it is reported to be haunted. It is particularly popular for sororities and fraternities to break in and try to spray-paint their letters on the bell tower.

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