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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 709 films · Page 11.
LGBTQ-related film, Tragic Comedy Film, biographical film, comedy drama
John Henry "Jack" Armstrong is a financially successful and upwardly mobile executive at a biotechnology firm who, following the suicide of a colleague, Dr. Herman Schiller, is falsely accused of securities fraud by his superior, Leland Po…
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Political Satire, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, drama film, romantic comedy film
Fisheries expert Alfred Jones receives an email from financial adviser Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, seeking advice on a project to bring salmon fishing to Yemen—a project being bankrolled by a wealthy Yemeni sheikh and supported by the Foreign…
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Buddy Film, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Military Film, Raunchy comedy, Satire
Danny and Elliot are two friends who try to get out of the draft by pretending to be gay. They are placed under surveillance by the Army and have to keep up the pretense. They move into a gay apartment building and try to blend in with the…
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LGBTQ-related film, Raunchy comedy, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, comedy film
In a Baltimore neighborhood known for having the thickest local accent, unassuming 18-year-old Pecker works in a sandwich shop and takes photos of his loving but peculiar family and friends on the side. Pecker, named for his childhood habi…
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Political Satire, comedy film, political film
Plunged into despair by the results of the 2016 presidential election, veteran Democratic Party campaign consultant Gary Zimmer is shown a viral video of retired Marine Col. Jack Hastings giving a speech in support of the illegal immigrant…
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comedy film, mockumentary, satire
Satire
In medieval France, Quasi Modo, a hunchback, works as a torturer along with his co-worker and "hut mate" Duchamp; they torture culinary student Michel. Meanwhile, the sinister King Guy is set to marry Queen Catherine in a planned ceremony …
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Komödie, War Film, science fiction film
The minuscule European Duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupted when an American company comes up with a cheaper imitation of Fenwick's sole export, its fabled Pinot Grand Fenwick wine. Crafty Prime Minister Count Mountjoy devises a plan: Gran…
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Crime Comedy, comedy film, comedy thriller, drama film, romantic comedy, thriller film
Elliot Slater is a young, attractive, Australian professional photographer living in Southern California. Having always been uncomfortable with his sexual proclivities, which tend toward the BDSM realm, he signs up for a dominatrix-themed …
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Komödie, comedy drama
thumb|left|Tab Hunter and Divine in a publicity still for the film Overweight housewife Francine Fishpaw watches her upper-middle-class family's life crumble in their suburban Baltimore home. Her husband Elmer is a polyester-clad lout who …
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Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy
thumb|right|Melvyn Douglas, Greta Garbo and Richard Carle thumb|right|Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski, three agents from the Soviet Board of Trade, arrive in Paris to sell jewelry confiscated from the aristoc…
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Cartoon, adult animated film, blaxploitation film, comedy drama, live-action/animated film
The film begins in live-action, introducing Michael Corleone, a twenty-two year-old virgin who plays pinball in New York City while asking himself philosophical questions before envisioning an animated and dangerous New York neighborhood. …
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Animalhorror, comedy film, comedy horror film, drama film, exploitation film, horror film, independent film, monster film, natural horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film
In 1968, a teenage girl purchases a baby American alligator while on vacation with her family at a tourist trap in Florida and gives it the name Ramon. When the family returns home to Missouri, the girl's surly, animal-phobic father prompt…
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Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Political Satire, comedy drama
Goddard Bolt is the callous CEO of Bolt Enterprises. Bolt shows little regard for other people's needs or for the environment. He has his eye on the slum of Los Angeles, with the intent of tearing it down.
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Komödie, comedy film
In 1974, Ron Burgundy is a famous anchorman for San Diego television station KVWN channel 4. The news team includes Veronica Corningstone, KVWN's first female reporter and anchor, and his childhood friends: lead field reporter Brian Fantan…
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Concert film, Komödie, Musical, musical film
Unlike most movies, there is no "plot" per se in this movie, rather a succession of seemingly unrelated scenes. The throughline in the film comes from the themes inherent in it: a biting satire of television; an indictment of fame, especia…
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LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy
Celeste Talbert, the long-time star of the daytime soap opera The Sun Also Sets, is targeted by her ambitious co-star Montana Moorehead; Montana connives to replace Celeste as the star by promising sexual favors to producer David Seton Bar…
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Komödie, Satire On Media, comedy film, drama film
Acclaimed British comedienne and long-time US late-night talk show host Katherine Newbury show's ratings have been steadily declining. She must revamp the show or be replaced. Short of female staff, Katherine insists producer Brad remedy t…
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Musical, Satire On War, anti-war film, musical film, satirical film
The diplomatic manoeuvring and events involving those in authority are set in a fantasy location inside the pierhead pavilion. Foreign ministers, generals and heads of state walk over a huge map of Europe, restating their notable quotes. A…
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Drama, Komödie, Romantic Drama, anthology film, drama film, romantic comedy
Life Lessons Lionel Dobie is an acclaimed abstract artist who finds himself unable to paint during the days before a scheduled gallery exhibition of his new work. Paulette is Lionel's assistant and former lover. Lionel is still infatuated …
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Komödie, fantasy film, parody film
Atouk is a bullied and scrawny caveman living in "One Zillion BC – October 9th". He lusts after the beautiful but shallow Lana, who is the mate of Tonda, their tribe's physically imposing bullying leader and brutish instigator. After being…
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Komödie, teen film
Preppy pre-freshman (pre-frosh) Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University (PCU), a college where fraternities have been outlawed and political correctness is rampant. During his visit, accident-prone Tom makes enemies with nearly every g…
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Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, coming-of-age film, drama film
The residents of the small town of Clyde, Ohio, anxiously prepare for the return of Roxy Carmichael, a former resident who left for Hollywood 15 years earlier and has been invited to dedicate a new municipal building. Local resident Dinky …
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Fantasy, Musical, fantasy film, musical film
A scheming immigrant named Finian McLonergan arrives in America from his native Ireland, having absconded with a crock full of gold secreted in a carpetbag, plus his daughter Sharon in tow. His destination is Rainbow Valley in the fictiona…
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