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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Betty Lou is a librarian in a very small town. Her husband is a police detective who takes her for granted. Betty Lou is the ultimate mouse. After a gangland figure is mysteriously murdered in town, Betty Lou finds the murder weapon, but can't get anyone's attention to tell them (we're talking very mousey, here). Finally in a fit of frustration she fires the gun in a restroom and when taken to the police station insists she is the murderer. It has the desired effect, people do pay attention to her. With hints at social graces from the hookers in her cell block, she's on her way.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, parody, funny, light, romantic, atmospheric, sexy, clever ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: murder, small town, police investigation, librarian, deep south, investigation, manipulation, law enforcement, disorder, witnessing a crime, switching roles, amateur detective, small town life, dishonesty, prison, hitman, lie, motel, library, gay slur, fund raising, gangster, catastrophe, mafia, twists and turns ...
Time: year 1992, 90s, 80s
Keyword: gangsters, doctors

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A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe (William H. Macy) accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator (James Cromwell), who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls ...
Style: detective, crime thriller, neo noir, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: murder, film critic, investigation, private detective, blackmail, courtroom, hollywood, filmmaking, who done it, protagonist as suspect, police investigation, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, manhattan new york city, new york
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This Girl for Hire (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the murder of a obnoxious mystery writer. Along the way, Brady gets help from her flamboyant mother ...
Style: slapstick, humorous, suspenseful, witty, cynical ...
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Time: 1940s
Place: california
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Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Will and Clayton witness a murder, but out of fear decide not to tell anyone. They and their friend Betsy, whose father has been wrongfully accused of the crime, go on a journey to find the real killer, and at the same time redeem themselves.
Style: humorous, exciting, realistic, semi serious, independent film
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: false accusation, murder, small town, amateur detective, adventurer, investigation, best friend, heroes, danger, youth, escapades, riddles and clues ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Excuse Me Darling, But Lucas Loved Me (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Until Lucas appeared in their lives, Dani, Carlos and Toni had a quiet life with no major concerns. They shared almost everything: the house, housework, dogs, his homosexual tendencies and debts. It was these that forced them to rent one of the ...
Style: dark comedy, cynical, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
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The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.
Style: spoof, dark comedy, independent film, parody, not serious ...
Plot: private investigator, investigation, murder, small town, disorder, social relations, goofy hero, danger, law enforcement, private detective, small town life, milkman ...
Time: 70s
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It's Only Money (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a missing heir in a rich family. He begins to notice little things, like how much those family ...
Style: esoteric, realistic, semi serious, humorous, slapstick ...
Plot: butler, heir, silly humor, manipulation, cons and scams, dishonesty, prodigy, adult virgin, private detective, investigation, estate, legal action ...
Time: year 1962, 60s
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When ten executives secretly meet to sell off their company, they're murdered one by one in this darkly comedic romp through the halls of corporate America.
Style: semi serious, humorous, suspense, teen, hilarious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, dark humor, conspiracy, betrayal, deception, deal, office, boss, blood, coffee, business, poison ...
Time: 21st century
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Hostile Makeover (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Lacey Smithsonian is a stylish journalist who works as a television reporter. When interviewing a prestigious fashion designer Amanda Manville, it confesses that receives death threats from someone. Everything is complicated when the artist is shot ...
Style: humorous, witty, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful
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Time: 21st century
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The Michelle Apartments (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A black comedy that sees a man on a business trip gets mixed up in the lives of the inhabitants of a low-rent apartment building, including a femme fatale with murder on her mind.
Style: dark comedy, independent film, suspenseful, semi serious, offbeat ...
Plot: hotel, motel, murder, small town, frame up, couple relations, couples, dishonesty, chaos and mayhem, small town life, intrigue, dark humor ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: canada
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The Last Prosecco (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The suicide of a prominent wine producer unleashes a series of mysterious murders.
Style: unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, enigmatic, suspense ...
Plot: police investigation, murder, culture clash, investigation, justice, dishonesty, nothing goes right, danger, law enforcement, murder mystery, couple relations, provincial life ...
Place: italy
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Joyride (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Three excitement-craving friends get more than they bargained for when they steal a hit woman's automobile.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Scenesters (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The ...
Style: cynical, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, realistic ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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Drowning Mona (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Style: funny, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, absurd ...
Plot: murder, small town, investigation, murder mystery, sarcasm, waitress, goofy hero, disorder, social relations, family problems, drowning, small town life ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
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Audience: kids
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 95 min.
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Scandalous (1984)
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Who's the Man? (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
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Time: 90s, year 1993
Place: new york, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city
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28%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Place: california, usa, los angeles
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Baby on Board (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Maria (Carol Kane) is the wife of a murdered Mafia bookkeeper. With her baby in tow, she tracks the hitman to the airport, intending to shoot the man. A pickpocket causes the gun to discharge prematurely, and now it's Maria who is being ...
Style: independent film, slapstick, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
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Time: 90s
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Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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True Identity (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.
Style: light, realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Homophobic detective Mark Rima (James Vallo) must "partner" up with the very gay and flamboyant Detective Chris Riant (Shawn Quinlan) to stop a serial killing Nun (Judy Tenuta) from offing 5 band members otherwise known as "The Ex ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, captivating ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
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Style: dark comedy, slapstick, black comedy, independent film, detective ...
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Christmas Caper (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad and gets stuck baby-sitting her niece and nephew until their parents can make it home for Christmas. She spends most of her time devising ways to even the score with ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, realistic, humorous
Audience: family outing
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Mr & Mrs Murder (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 44 min.
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26%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
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