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The Wise Guy (1962)
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The Wise Guy
Original name: Ο Ατσίδας
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Alekos (Dinos Iliopoulos) is in love with Voula (Maria Voulgari) whose brother threatens to kill him if he doesn't marry her soon. Alekos' father (Pantelis Zervos) on the other hand insists that Alekos' sister (Zoe Laskari) has to get married before him. His sister Annoula (Zoe Laskari) is in love with Antonis (Stephanos Stratigos) and pressures him to ask for her hand in marriage from her family. Antonis meets Alekos by accident at a cafe in Panorama - they don't know each other - and advises him to use the infalible method of "escaping through an engagement" to calm down Voula's brother. This is after all what he intends to do himself... And God help them...
Plot: family honor, fake suicide, dance, domineering father, brother, beach

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Staying Together (1989)
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Staying Together
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Bikini Drive-In (1995)
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Bikini Drive-In
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or the bank will take the property from her.
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The Dirty Mind of Young Sally
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
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My Daughter, the Socialist (1966)
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My Daughter, the Socialist
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Liza falls in love with one of her father's employees. Her socialistic ideas about employment drive her to collide with her father and the sociopolitical status of the time.
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Memoirs of a Gigolo (1970)
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Memoirs of a Gigolo
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
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Audience: boys' night
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Malibu, CA
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills
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Duration: 103 min.
Story: Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman are very rich but not happy Dave is a hard working business man, his wife is only interested in yoga, aerobics and other meditation classes, and he sleeps with the house maid. Their teenage son is ...
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Milk the Maid
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Basilicata Coast to Coast
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Hello Ghost
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Holidays by the Sea (2011)
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Holidays by the Sea
Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 77 min.
Story: A comedy about funny adventures of the group of French people during the summer vacation.
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Surf II
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The Virgin Soldiers
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Hey DJ
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A Golden Christmas 3
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Charlie & Boots (2009)
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Charlie & Boots
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2gether (2000)
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2gether
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The King of Gaffes
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My Father Up the Tree (1969)
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My Father Up the Tree
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Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
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