Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore parodies and films playfully reworking familiar conventions.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 1,080 films · Page 3.
Musical, musical film, romantic comedy film, teen film
In 1962, overweight 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad lives in Baltimore. She and her shy best friend Penny Pingleton frequently watch The Corny Collins Show, a local teen dance television show broadcast live on the WYZT station. Several of the d…
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Parodie, Satire, high school film, teen film
In the stereotypical high school community of John Hughes High in Southern California, Priscilla, head cheerleader, separates from her football star/slacker boyfriend, Jake Wyler. Discovering she is now dating timid and weird Les to spite …
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Horror comedy, Komödie, Sci-Fi, comedy horror, gothic horror film, horror film, parody film, science fiction film
Early in the 20th century, Frederick Frankenstein, a lecturing physician at an American medical school, is actively distancing himself from his grandfather Victor Frankenstein, the infamous mad scientist, pronouncing his surname as "Fronke…
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Parodie, Silly Movie, comedy film
Police Squad Lieutenant Frank Drebin is on vacation in Beirut when he disrupts a conference of the United States' greatest enemies (Idi Amin, Muammar Gaddafi, Ayatollah Khomeini, Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, and Mikhail Gorbachev) who are …
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Action Comedy, Sci-Fi, action comedy film, comic book, live action, parody film, science fiction film
In 1982, Sam Brenner and his friends Will Cooper and Ludlow "The Wonder Kid" Lamonsoff play at an amusement arcade together before Brenner participates in a video game championship, where he seemingly loses a Donkey Kong match to Eddie "Th…
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Cartoon, Fantasy, Komödie, Musical, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film, romantic comedy
In the animated fairy tale kingdom of Andalasia, the corrupt and ruthless Queen Narissa is determined to stay in power; her reign will end if her stepson, Prince Edward, ever gets married. Narissa enlists her loyal servant Nathaniel to hel…
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Adventure, Parodie, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, adventure film, comedy film, parody film, science fiction film
The cast of the 1980s space-adventure series Galaxy Quest attend fan conventions and make trivial promotional appearances. Though the series' vain former star, Jason Nesmith, thrives on the attention, his co-stars Gwen DeMarco, Alexander D…
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Crime, Parodie, Satire, Secret Agent, Splatstick, Super Hero, crime film, parody film, spy film
In 1967, Austin Powers is a flamboyant British spy, renowned for his charm, style, and embodiment of the era's free-spirited hedonism. Unable to defeat Austin, his nemesis Dr. Evil cryogenically freezes himself, intending to return when fr…
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Christmas film, Political Satire, Satire On War, Sitcom, screwball comedy film, war film
Six days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine, commanded by Akiro Mitamura and carrying Kriegsmarine officer Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt, surfaces off the Californian coast. Wanting to destroy something "hono…
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Biographical picture, Komödie, biographical film, comedy film, parody film
Young Alfred "Al" Yankovic becomes interested in parodying songs despite his father's disapproval. Al's mother secretly purchases an accordion for him, but his father destroys it when Al is caught at an illicit polka party, thus straining …
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American football film, Anti-War Film, Satire On War, black comedy film, comedy drama, drama film, war film
In 1951, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in South Korea is assigned two new surgeons, "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Duke" Forrest, who arrive in a stolen Jeep. They are insubordinate, womanizing, mischievous rule-breakers, but they prove …
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Girls with Guns, Komödie, Parodie, Secret Agent, action film, comedy film, female buddy film, martial arts film
Natalie Cook, Dylan Sanders, and Alex Munday are the "Angels", three women who work as private investigators together for unseen millionaire Charlie Townsend. Charlie uses speakers in his offices to communicate with the Angels, and his ass…
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Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Sport, action film, comedy film
In rural North Carolina, Ricky Bobby is born in the backseat of a speeding Chevrolet Chevelle when his father, Reese, misses the turnoff for the hospital. Ricky sees Reese only once after that, at age 10, for career day at his school. Rees…
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Fake Documentary, Komödie, mockumentary, parody film, pseudo-documentary
After 14 years of forced labor in a gulag for the dishonor inflicted on his country in his previous adventure, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev is released by his country's president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, with a mission to deliver Kazakh …
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Musical, Parodie, Satire, comedy film, musical film
The film is a parody of the epic film genre, including the sword and sandal epic and the period costume drama subgenres. The four main segments consist of stories set during the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the…
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Crime, Parodie, Secret Agent, Splatstick, parody film, spy film
In 2002, from his lair behind the Hollywood Sign, Dr. Evil unveils to Number 2, Mini-Me, Frau Farbissina, and Scott Evil his plan for world domination: traveling back in time to 1975 and partnering with the Dutch, gold-obsessed Johan van d…
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Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, comedy film
Larry Dittmeyer, an unscrupulous real estate developer, convinces all the families in his neighborhood—except for the Bradys—to sell their property as part of a plan to turn the area into a shopping mall. The Bradys, who still live as if i…
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Anarchic Comedy Film, Gross Out Film, LGBTQ-related film, farce, independent film, parody film, romantic comedy, satirical film
The film shows the last day of the 1981 summer camp Camp Firewood, located near Waterville, Maine, concentrating on the experiences of the camp counselors, most of whom are around 16. The interleaved story threads meet in the evening at th…
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Satire On Media, comedy film
In 1975, Ron Burgundy is an anchorman for a San Diego TV station, KVWN Channel 4, working alongside friends on the news team: lead field reporter Brian Fantana, sportscaster Champ Kind, and meteorologist Brick Tamland. Station director Ed …
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Parodie, Satire, Secret Agent, Splatstick, parody film, spy film
On his honeymoon in 1999, British spy Austin Powers discovers that his wife, Vanessa Kensington, is actually an android "fembot" controlled by Dr. Evil. After Vanessa self-destructs, Austin celebrates that he is single again.
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Parodie, action film, comedy film, parody film
Robin of Loxley is captured during the Crusades and is imprisoned in Jerusalem. With the help of fellow inmate Asneeze, he escapes and frees the other inmates. Upon returning to England, Robin finds Asneeze's son, Ahchoo, and discovers tha…
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Dark Comedy, Political Satire, Satire On Media, comedy drama, satirical film
The President of the United States is caught making advances on an underage girl inside the Oval Office less than two weeks before the election. Conrad Brean, a top spin doctor, is brought in by presidential aide Winifred Ames to take the …
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Political Satire, anti-war film, comedy drama, comedy film, comedy of error, drama film, parody film, political satire, slapstick, war film
On the Western Front, a Jewish soldier fighting for the Central Powers nation of Tomainia valiantly saves the life of a wounded pilot, Commander Schultz, who carries valuable documents that could secure a Tomainian victory. However, after …
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Komödie, comedy film, fantasy film
Newly elected to Congress, former television news reporter Evan Baxter leaves his hometown of Buffalo, New York and moves to Prestige Crest, located in the fictional town of Huntsville, Virginia, where his congressional campaign declares t…
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