Jersey Shore Massacre (2014)
Comedy horror, Horror
A group of obnoxious, big-haired, thick accented, guidoette Brooklyn hairstylists set out for an all-girls weekend by the Jersey Shore and murder and mayhem ensue at the hands of a masked killer.
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The Mouse that Jack Built (1959)
Comedy
Somewhere in Beverly Hills, in the house of Jack Benny (a sign out front proclaims, "Star of Stage * Screen * Radio * Television...also cartoons"), a mouse version of Jack is practicing his violin—off-key—and saying to himself, "Who is this guy Isaac Stern?" (In real life Benny and Stern were good friends.) Outside Jack's mouse hole, a cat is lying in wait, wearing ear muffs to filter out the discordant sound of Jack's violin. Jack calls his servant, Rochester (portrayed as a dark brown mouse) to get his white suit, which Rochester is wearing at the time. Jack tells the valet that his rental period is up (a week for $5.00, equal to $…
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Comedy
Wally Benton (Red Skelton) is the star of a mystery series on radio, The Fox, which he writes himself, inventing for each episode a crime that has "only one loophole" so the criminal can be caught. He is about to elope with Carol Lambert (Ann Rutherford), but his agent (Eve Arden) tells him he must go out with the sponsor's daughter, Fran Post (Virginia Grey), or risk his show being canceled. Outside the city, at a mansion called Silver Haven, Joseph Jones (Conrad Veidt) runs a cult that promises serenity and contact with the dead, but is really just a scam to collect donations.
Kisses for My President (1964)
Comedy
The United States elects its first female president, Leslie Harrison McCloud. She and her husband Thad (he is never called "first gentleman"; he is called "first lady" a few times, but typically "president's husband") move into the White House with their daughter Gloria and son Peter. Immediately, the new president is too busy for her husband and family as she deals with powerful opposition from Senator Walsh and a Central American dictator, Raphael Valdez Jr..
Fright Night (1947)
boxing film, Comedy
The Stooges are boxing managers overseeing the career of the formidable pugilist, Chopper Kane. Their financial stakes in Chopper's success prompt them to wager their entire capital on his upcoming bout. However, their aspirations are imperiled when they are confronted by a menacing underworld figure, compelling them to orchestrate Chopper's defeat under threat of dire consequences.
Design for Scandal (1941)
romantic comedy
When wealthy newspaper publisher Judson M. Blair divorces his wife Adele, judge Cornelia C. Porter awards Adele alimony of $4,000 per month for five years or until she remarries.
Mister Scoutmaster (1953)
Comedy
An arrogant, aloof television personality gets more than he bargained for when he consents to be leader to a troop of Boy Scouts. The sponsor of Robert Jordan's TV program says he might cancel the show because Jordan appeals only to a middle-aged following and is out of touch with a younger audience. Jordan takes his troubles home to wife Helen, who wants a child of her own.
The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
Comedy drama, romantic comedy
Rose (Greta Gerwig), in a depressive episode after being cheated on by her husband (Adam Rottenberg), drives far from home to isolate herself at a boarded-up beach town in Delaware on a cloudy fall day. She spends all her cash on beer, and runs into a comatose boy (Olly Alexander), atop a desolate lighthouse. Rose first tries to get him to a hospital, but he awakens and refuses, so they go to a cafe, where he reveals has been dumped by a girl he had traveled from England to be with.
The Cure for Love (1949)
Comedy
During World War 2, Sergeant Jack Hardacre returns to his Lancashire home on leave from service in the Middle East. Although he believes he is engaged to Jenny Jenkins, he falls in love with his mother's billeted lodger, Milly Southern, a factory girl from London. Jack comes to realise he never actually proposed marriage to Jenny who manipulated him into believing they were engaged, so he breaks up with her and marries Milly.
Acting on Impulse (1993)
Comedy, Drama, Erotic Thriller, Mysterie
The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
Crime, Crime Comedy, mystery film
Gwen Parker meets her former boyfriend Philip Seymour at the local aquarium, and asks him for some money so she can leave her husband, stockbroker Gerald Parker; but Mr. Parker receives an anonymous telephone call tipping him off to the rendezvous. When he confronts the pair, Seymour knocks him out with a punch.
20 centímetros (2005)
Comedy, LGBTQ-related film, musical film
Marieta (Mónica Cervera), a transgender woman, works as a prostitute in the city of Madrid to save money for a sex change operation. Her narcoleptic spells cause her to fall asleep at any sudden moment, and each time she dreams she is the star of musical numbers where she is free to sing and dance as her true self. Marieta meets a man who works at the market, Raúl (Pablo Puyol), and he loves her with her appendage.
Jupiter's Darling (1955)
musical film, romantic comedy
Horatio the Historian sings to beautiful women about the day that Fabius Maximus was crowned the dictator of Rome. Fabius gives a speech about stopping Hannibal’s invasion and looks for his bride-to-be, Amytis, but she is not there. She and her personal slave, Meta, visit Rome’s market and witness a slave auction where Varius, one of Hannibal’s soldiers, is being sold.
Service de Luxe (1938)
Comedy, romantic comedy
Helen Murphy, alias Dorothy Madison number 1, runs a very successful agency, "Dorothy Madison Services," for wealthy people who need someone to run their lives. A huge staff is up 24 hours a day to attend to all sorts of problems. Her alter ego, Pearl, alias Dorothy Madison 2, is there to assist Murphy, who dreams of finding a man who is able to run his own life.
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954)
Comedy, fantasy film
A beautiful blonde angel arrives in Islington in London on a goodwill mission to soften the heart of pawnbroker Joshua Webman who specialises in old musical instruments. To raise money for her mission, she tries to pawn her harp to him. This is done through organising a "chance meeting" in the pub with a man.
There's Always a Woman (1938)
Crime, Crime Comedy
Bill Reardon's (Melvyn Douglas) private detective agency is not making any money, so he decides to swallow his pride and return to work for the district attorney as a special investigator. His wife Sally (Joan Blondell), who persuaded him to start his own business, decides to keep the agency going herself. Sally is quickly hired by Lola Fraser (Mary Astor) to investigate Anne Calhoun (Frances Drake), a former girlfriend of Lola's husband Walter (Lester Matthews) who has been in contact with him.
Wilby Wonderful (2004)
black comedy film, Drama, independent film, LGBTQ-related film, romance film
In the small Canadian Maritimes island town of Wilby, Dan Jarvis (James Allodi), the town's video store owner, is preparing to kill himself by jumping off a bridge; however, the presence of the town's lovable handyman, Walter "Duck" MacDonald (Callum Keith Rennie), stops him from doing so. Dan's next three suicide attempts all kept on getting interrupted. His next attempt is to drown himself by stuffing rocks in his pocket at the shore of Wilby Watch, a large undeveloped area on the island, but is forced to leave when local reporters were there, interviewing local police Stan Lastman (Daniel MacIvor) about a police raid at the Wilby Watch.
Agent X44 (2007)
Action Comedy
King Aguila and his best friend, Junior Iskalibers take the entrance exam of an academy for secret agents. King is the godson of Agent X44 Tony Falcon who is approaching retirement. Ever since he was a child, King has idolized Tony and wants to be a secret agent like him.
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
Comedy, Western
Old and retired Sergeant Nash Crawford, formerly of the Texas Rangers, enters a saloon where his former partner, Gentleman George Asque, plays poker with a man and beats him 10 times in a row. The man calls George a cheater and prepares to draw his gun, but Nash saves his comrade by calling him "Wyatt," making the stranger mistakenly assume he is Wyatt Earp. The two exit the saloon.
The Prince and the Surfer (1999)
The film is an updated adaptation of the 1881 novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain set in Southern California beach culture, featuring a prince and, instead of a pauper, the skateboarding surfer Cash, who wants to be rich and escape his boring life. The Queen of Gelfland brings her son, prince Edward, to the United States, seeking a trade treaty; the young prince wants to escape his life, to spend time among the common people. During Edward's one permitted limousine ride near the beach, Cash skitches with the limo on its way back to the hotel, and meets Edward in his suite; the two hatch their plan to trade places, and separate.
The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
Comedy
Wally Pinner is a Punch and Judy man working on the beach in the (fictional) seaside town of Piltdown. He works with his assistant who also makes and repairs the puppets. Wally and the other individuals who have beach businesses, including the Sandman who makes sand sculptures and Nevil the photographer, are a friendly community of people who pride themselves on their independence.
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
Comedy
Nurse Joanna Jones passes her driving test (after one hundred and six lessons) and successfully applies for a job as District Nurse. She settles into a cottage with her mother, and goes about her work with quiet confidence. But she finds that the patients are used to, and prefer, an older nurse, like Nurse Merrick, who has recently retired.
My Six Convicts (1952)
Biography, Comedy drama, Drama, Noir, prison film
Prison psychologist Doc attempts to help his incarcerated patients.
Who Done It? (1956)
Comedy
Hugo Dill is an ice rink sweeper who accidentally finds himself in the show, causing a cascade of catastrophe. He dreams of being a private investigator. He goes to a gun-shop to buy a revolver, but his acting as a robber while the shopkeeper is in the back gets him mistaken for a robber and almost arrested.