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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 709 films · Page 22.
LGBTQ-related film, comedy film, independent film
Set in New York City, Women in Revolt follows three disillusioned women—Candy, Jackie, and Holly—who form a radical feminist group called P.I.G. ("Politically Involved Girls"). Candy Darling plays Candy, a wealthy but unhappy heiress trapp…
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LGBTQ-related film, comedy film, drama film
Montgomery "Monti" Ward, a male hustler in Los Angeles, lies dead in a hot tub. In a voiceover, he narrates the events that led to this fate. Sometime earlier, Monti steals the wallet of one of his tricks, and in his haste fleeing the scen…
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Thriller, drama film, independent film, psychological thriller, thriller film
A clean-cut drifter ends up in a small town called Brewster. Getting wind of the local public-access television cable TV station, the man decides to host his own show called Our Town, which becomes a focal point for town citizens to call i…
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science fiction comedy, science fiction film
Air Force Capt. Richmond Talbot inadvertently volunteers to make the first crewed flight around the Moon. He is ordered to keep the upcoming flight a secret, even from his family on his upcoming leave.
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Komödie, buddy film, comedy film
During their sojourn in Paris, Ollie and Stan, temporarily distanced from their usual fish market work in Des Moines, Iowa, find themselves entangled in a romantic imbroglio. Ollie becomes enamored with Georgette, the daughter of an innkee…
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Fantasy, Komödie, Satire On War
A bank manager speaks with teller Peter Stirling, who has been attracting public attention, and Stirling relates his story in a flashback. Stirling, a second lieutenant, is caught behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II. A talki…
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comedy film
Kelly Olsson is an aspiring writer, but Girl-Lure magazine keeps rejecting her racy submissions. Kelly decides to show the magazine boys what they are missing. She creates a fake identity for herself, pretending that a story about a young …
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Satire On Media, Sci-Fi
In the future, society is divided between "low-drives" that equate with the labouring classes and "hi-drives" who control the government and media. The low-drives are controlled by a constant broadcast of pornography that the hi-drives are…
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Komödie
Dark Comedy, mockumentary
The film is shot in the style of a reality TV series and is set in an alternate future where a civil war in the 1990s resulted in the United States becoming a dictatorship. Five new contestants are selected in a random lottery and, along w…
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Fake Documentary, Satire On Media, comedy drama, drama film, mockumentary
Television executive Katy Courbet develops what she hopes will become the most watched television show of all time, the ultimate game show called Live!, in which six contestants play Russian roulette with a revolver with six chambers loade…
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Dark Comedy, Political Satire, comedy film, political satire
Red Monarch is a black comedy based on The Red Monarch: Scenes from the Life of Stalin, a collection of short critical essays by the Russian dissident and former KGB agent Yuri Krotkov. The film depicts Soviet politics and the interplay be…
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Drama, Thriller, drama film, science fiction film
An unnamed country is ruled by a petulant tyrant named Maximilian II (often called Junior) whose primary interests include selfish pleasure, micromanaging the country’s schlocky film industry, and enjoying sexual games with his beautiful, …
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Documentation, Komödie, documentary film, stand-up comedy
Komödie, comedy film
Struggling Hollywood film producer Charlie Berns is actively trying to commit suicide when his aspiring screenwriter nephew Lionel arrives from New Jersey interrupts him. He gives him a script about 19th-century British statesman Benjamin …
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Drama, Komödie, comedy film, drama film
Idealistic screenwriter Mike Klein (Duchovny) tries to navigate his TV pilot through the mine-laden path of casting, production, and the madness of prime-time scheduling—all while trying to stay true to his vision. Along the way, he has to…
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Drama, comedy film
Middle-aged Martin Mirkhein (Griffin Dunne) is a complete failure. He has run a successful business into debt, his marriage is falling apart, and now he owes the IRS $147,956 in back taxes. Martin may not have much going for him but he has…
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Komödie, comedy film
Mild-mannered, unassuming Ruben Martinez has a slick, unscrupulous twin brother who now goes by the name Robby Martin. They were orphans raised by a rich landowner named Clifford Downey and his dancer wife, Mona Rowland-Downey. Upon her de…
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Satire, Tragic Comedy Film, drama film
Dark Comedy, Satire On Media, comedy horror, slasher film
Los Angeles learns that the city’s minor celebrities are being stalked when The Reality Star is found wandering the Hollywood hills wrapped in bloodied bandages. The self-proclaimed pop culture obsessed L.A. Slasher, a masked killer with a…
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Horror comedy, comedy horror film, horror film, monster film, parody film
thumb|left|A colorized version of the original cut of Creature from the Haunted Sea During the Cuban Revolution, deported American gambler and racketeer Renzo Capetto devises a get-rich-quick scheme and uses his yacht to help a group of lo…
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Komödie, Musical, Parodie
The film begins with a scene in which the Palestinians and Jews are both snapping their fingers, similar to the opening scene of West Side Story. The two parties head to their own family-owned falafel stands (Hummus Hut and Kosher King) wh…
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drama television series
A short time before the 2010 general election, Tony Blair goes on British television and gives a political broadcast, in which he announces his resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Labour Party, of which Blair is leader…
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Tragic Comedy Film, drama film
The opening credits run as a man carries a large axe through the streets of London. He then enters an office and destroys a desk with the axe. The man, Andrew Quint, works for Dallafield Advertising alongside Lute.
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