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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 21,458 films · Page 425.

Nina Forever (2015)

Comedy horror, Horror

After his girlfriend Nina dies in a car crash, Rob unsuccessfully attempts suicide. As he begins to overcome his grief, he falls in love with a coworker, Holly. Their relationship is complicated when Nina, unable to find rest in the afterlife, comes back to life to sarcastically torment them whenever they have sex.

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Doctor at Large (1957)

Comedy, romance film, romantic comedy

Back at St Swithin's, Dr Simon Sparrow loses out to the self-important Dr Bingham for a job as senior house surgeon. Feeling that he has no future as a surgeon, he takes a general practice job in an industrial town. He finds that he has to do most of the work, including night calls, and is also the target of his partner's flirty wife.

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Fubar II (2010)

Comedy, Silly Movie

thumb|left|175px|Terry and Dean In Calgary, Terry (David Lawrence) and Dean (Paul Spence) are tired of barely scraping by on menial jobs. Recently evicted from their rented house, they are out of options until their old buddy and "party leader", Troy (better known as Tron) (Andrew Sparacino) gets them high-paying jobs laying oil pipeline in Fort McMurray. While Terry quickly becomes a welcome member of the pipeline crew, Dean cannot take the pace of work and decides to injure himself for the Workers’ compensation money with Tron's help, however he quickly finds that the money offered is much less than he desired.

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Apartment for Peggy (1949)

Comedy drama, Drama

Just after World War II, retired philosophy professor Henry Barnes (Gwenn) confides in his friend, law professor Edward Bell (Lockhart), that he is planning to commit suicide. He has reached this decision calmly and logically, feeling that having been forced to retire by the college, he is no longer useful, and he should not stay alive and use up the world's scarce resources. It is later revealed to the viewer that Henry's wife has died and his son was killed in the war.

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Terror Tract (2000)

Comedy horror, Crime

"Make Me an Offer" (frame) The frame features John Ritter as real-estate agent Bob Carter who tries to sell a variety of homes to a young couple, the Doyles. Each home comes with a horror story associated with it. As the film progresses with each new home, Carter becomes more desperate to close a deal but keeps failing because of his commitment to have "full disclosure" about all the grisly occurrences that happened within each home, causing the Doyles to reject his deal offers.

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Shred (2008)

Comedy, sport film

Shred is a motion picture that tells the story of two washed up pro snowboarders from the 90s named Max and Eddy who attempt to cash in on the fantastic growth of the sport by starting their own snowboard camp. Hoping to recapture their former glory, they begin by sharing their wacky wisdom with a group of up and coming young snowboarders. The story takes them from the run down ski hill where they grew up to a major event at one of the biggest resorts in the west.

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How About You (2007)

Comedy, Drama

Ellie Harris goes to her sister Kate's residential home, Woodlane, in search of a job. Ellie has some trouble adjusting to her new job but quickly befriends a resident named Alice. Ellie decides to have talks with Alice and neglects parts of her job, much to her sister's annoyance.

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Happy Tears (2009)

Comedy drama, Tragicomedy

Jayne and Laura play sisters helping their crude but endearing father Joe deal with age-related health and mental problems. Wealthy by marriage, Jayne is otherwise psychologically fragile. Conversely, Laura has her hands full with domestic responsibilities but is considerably more grounded.

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The Pleasure of His Company (1961)

Comedy, Family Comedy

San Francisco debutante Jessica Poole hasn't seen her father, "Pogo" Poole, since the divorce between him and her mother, Katharine, many years before. Pogo went off to travel the world and enjoy himself, while Katharine remarried to stodgy banker Jim Dougherty. Now Jessica is about to marry Roger Henderson, a cattle rancher from the Valley of the Moon in Sonoma County, and Pogo has been invited to the wedding.

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G-Men from Hell (2000)

black comedy film, Comedy

When corrupt FBI agents Dean Crept and Mike Mattress die, they are sent to Hell, though they believe it must be an error. They escape by stealing a magical crystal from Satan that sends them back to Earth. Determined to buy their way into Heaven, the two perform good deeds despite their ignorance of morality.

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Il corsaro nero (1971)

Adventure, Comedy

In the late 17th century, Captain Blackie (Terence Hill) is a notorious pirate who learns about a shipment of Spanish gold when he encounters Don Pedro (George Martin). He devises a plan to find this ship and its gold. His rival is the Viceroy of the Spanish colony.

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Prince Charming (2001)

Adventure, fantasy film, romantic comedy

Prince John of the fictional province of Anwyn prides himself on having rescued countless maidens as a way of eventually bedding them. In order to end three centuries of war with the realm of Lothian, he is made to marry the princess, who is convinced that they will live happily ever after. However, on his wedding day, Prince John commits a romantic indiscretion and is discovered, breaking the heart of the princess.

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A New Life (1988)

romantic comedy

Steve Giardino, an abrasive, workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife, Jackie, divorce after twenty-six years of marriage and find themselves thrust back into the dating world in middle age and in search of a new life. Steve's fellow trader, Mel Arons, likes being single and chasing women, encouraging Steve to join him, with disastrous results at first. Jackie, starved for affection, is at first thrilled by the romantic interest of a man called Doc, only to end up smothered by his attentions and in desperate need of some private space.

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The Battle of the Sexes (1960)

Comedy

Mr Martin, the accountant for a Scottish Tweed weaving company, is in Edinburgh buying whisky and cigarettes on the Royal Mile. He is called to the death-bed of the owner, old MacPherson, at Moray Place. MacPherson offers him a whisky but Martin declines, so MacPherson drinks for the two and promptly dies.

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Rose Marie (1954)

Adventure, Comedy, musical film

Mike Malone, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (the "Mounties"), spots Rose Marie Lemaitre, a French Canadian orphan intent on living in the woods, near a river. Rose Marie sails away but Mike apprehends her, believing the wilderness is not an ideal place for a woman. He brings Rose Marie to Fort Macroy, where she behaves rebelliously to the point Mike locks Rose Marie inside the brig.

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Champagne for Caesar (1950)

Comedy, romantic comedy

Beauregard Bottomley is a polymath who lives in Hollywood with his piano-instructor sister Gwenn. He is knowledgeable about every subject but cannot hold a job. By accident, Beauregard and Gwenn see a television quiz show, Masquerade for Money, which is hosted by Happy Hogan and sponsored by Milady soap.

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