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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 24,286 films · Page 546.

Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield (2008)

Comedy, High School Comedy Film, teen film, Teen Comedy Film

The graduating class at Miss Aversham and Miss Cronstall's School for Girls find that they have – in defiance of the natural laws of probability – all blossomed simultaneously. Capitalizing on their unique status, and intent on teaching high school boys to never take girls for granted, they issue a challenge to the boys of Easthill's rival private schools, Selby and Lancaster. The winner in a series of designated competitions will be awarded exclusive rights to the girls as prom dates.

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The Ghost Train (1931)

Comedy

On a speeding train, Teddy Deakin pulls the emergency communication cord, stopping the train. He and his fellow passengers are obliged to spend the night in a nearby eerie isolated station. The grumpy stationmaster, Saul Hodgkin, tries to get rid of them by telling a scary story about a Ghost Train, but they nonethless stay.

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No Boyfriend Since Birth (2015)

romantic comedy

10 years after graduation, Carina meets again her high school crush Carlo at a wedding event. Carina "Carrie", an executive assistant in a bridal shop is eager to win Carlo, a charming businessman, despite having no boyfriend since birth. She devices several attempts to get his attention in hopes to have him.

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These Glamour Girls (1939)

Comedy drama, romantic comedy

Members of an elite New York social register, all parents of debutante daughters, discuss a forthcoming house party planned at the prestigious Kingsford College. Wealthy debutante Ann van Reichton receives a bit to attend a Kingsford Party, but her mother is horrified upon finding that her date, a young man named Greg, is not a part of the social register. The weekend before the party, student Philip Griswold, the son of a prestigious Wall Street stockbroker, visits Manhattan with his friends Homer Ten Eyck and Greg Smith.

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Young Man of Manhattan (1930)

musical film, romantic comedy

Tensions begin to build between a couple when the wife begins to earn more and become more successful than her husband, an ambitious sportswriter. Puff Randolph, an emancipated girl who pursues the journalist with her advances, creeps in between the two. Her line "Cigarette me, big boy" became a catchphrase in America when the film came out.

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Spivs (2004)

Comedy drama, Crime

Jack, Steve and Goat are East End London "spivs" (British slang for a black marketeer) who spend their days wheeling and dealing whenever and wherever they can. But not until they are landed with the juicy payoff they have been waiting for, involving a shady character who calls himself Villa, do they realize the trouble they have got into. After opening a truck door they discover they were not smuggling merchandise, rather they were smuggling people.

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The Garden of Eden (1928)

Comedy, Drama, silent film

Toni LeBrun, a Viennese ingénue, is determined not to be content in her current life, staying with her aunt and uncle and working in their pretzel bakery. The young girl earns a correspondence course degree as an opera singer and dreams of fame on the stage. She decides to leave her small-town life, traveling to Budapest to answer an ad from the Palais de Paris.

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Life with Blondie (1945)

Comedy

A photograph of the Bumstead's dog, Daisy, is unexpectedly chosen by servicemen as their favorite pinup model, instead of a girl's picture. Numerous photographers then clamor to use Daisy on magazine covers and in advertising campaigns. Excited neighbors of the Bumsteads line up to get Daisy's "paw print." Daisy earns more money than Dagwood, and monopolizes most of Blondie's time and attention.

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The Final Test (1953)

Comedy drama, sport film

The film is a light drama, set around elderly leading cricketer Sam Palmer's last appearance for England. Action jumps between various elements: an Englishman explaining to an American the rules and terminologies of the game from the audience; Sam's home life; the pub listening to cricket on the radio; Sam's interactions with players and family; and Reggie's attempts to meet his theatrical hero Alexander Whitehead. This is interspersed with documentary footage of real cricket games.

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Follow a Star (1959)

Comedy, musical film

Norman Truscott works as a dry cleaner, but dreams of being a stage performer. To this end, he takes elocution and singing lessons with Miss Dobson, so far with little success. He is also in love with Judy, Miss Dobson's colleague, who teaches piano.

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Syncopation (1929)

Comedy drama, musical film

thumb|The film Benny and Flo are a husband and wife dance team, traveling around the country as part of a revue. The revue gets picked up and taken to New York City, to be on Broadway. However, it quickly folds, and the two are forced to look for other employment.

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The Big Gamble (1961)

Adventure

Vic Brennan is a sailor from Dublin who decides to use his family's fortune and move to Africa to open a truck-hauling business. He is accompanied by his wife, Marie, and a meek cousin, Samuel, who loses their documents, causing customs agents to seize some of their cargo. As they proceed along the Ivory Coast, a plan occurs to Vic to purchase 300 cases of beer and deliver it to thirsty natives for sale.

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A Weekend with Lulu (1961)

Comedy

Young couple Timothy and Deirdre plan a romantic weekend on the coast in a caravan, called "Lulu", owned by the brother of their pal Fred and which Fred will tow with his ice cream van, as he will be working selling ice cream over the weekend. When Deirdre's mother insists on going along as her daughter's chaperone, Timothy's plans are somewhat compromised. Then a train ferry mix-up lands the holidaymakers deep in France without passports or money.

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Gas (2004)

Comedy drama

Upon returning to Los Angeles to attend his father's funeral, Damon (Alexander) soon learns that in order to claim his share of the family inheritance he must work alongside his brother, Mookie (Kain) — a former drug-dealer who had previously cost Damon a college scholarship — in keeping the family's long-running gas station in business for at least one year. As the siblings repeatedly butt heads over matters both great and small, they soon come to realize that it takes more than money to hold a family together.

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Happy is the Bride (1958)

Comedy

In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the knot. However, this serves as the signal for everyone else to assume control of the situation, much to the couple's dismay and the father of Janet's growing despondency. One way or another the wedding – if there is one – is going to be an unforgettable occasion.

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A Perfect Crime (1921)

Tragicomedy

A mild-mannered bank messenger named Wally Griggs lives a double life as James Brown, a wild and rakish adventurer. He catches the eye of bank president Halliday, curious about his exploits, and of his coworker and only friend Mary, who is romantically interested in him. Mary lost her fortune after trusting a swindler named "Big Bill" Thaine, who is now a district attorney determined to marry her despite her reluctance.

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