Farce movies and TV shows – page 3

List of farce movies

 6.4
 94K
Blue Streak (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to ...
Style: funny, exciting, humorous, action comedy, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot: heist, robbery, african american, law enforcement, farce, criminal, happy ending, impersonating a police officer, bank robbery, safecracker, police station, dumb ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, california, latin america, mexico ...
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Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Luther Krank is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home, he must put together a holiday celebration.
Style: feel good, satirical, humorous, christmas classics, funny ...
Audience: family friendly, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot: holiday, christmas, christmas party, christmas time, suburban life, neighbor, cancer, farce, husband wife relationship, police, vacation, neighborhood ...
Time: 2000s
Place: latin america, chicago, peru, usa, canada
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 6.7
 10K
Bedazzled (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Stanley is infatuated with Margaret, the statuesque waitress who works with him. He meets George Spiggott AKA the devil and sells his soul for 7 wishes, which Stanley uses to try and make Margaret his own first as an intellectual, then as a rock ...
Style: dark comedy, witty, surreal, funny, satanic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: deal with the devil, devil, heaven, unrequited love, satire, wish come true, farce, alternate reality, infatuation, temptation, contract, wish fulfillment ...
Time: 60s
Place: london, europe, england
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Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: At one of his many visits to his doctor, hypochondriac George Kimball mistakes a dying man's diagnosis for his own and believes he only has about two more weeks to live. Wanting to take care of his wife Judy, he doesn't tell her and tries ...
Style: retro, humorous, sad, laugh out loud, sex comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: misunderstanding, marriage, love, husband wife relationship, best friend, doctor, housewife, farce, false confession, hypochondriac, marital problem, nightmare ...
Time: future, 20th century, 60s
Place: tokyo, california, new jersey
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How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, clever, humorous, witty ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: butler, farce, uxoricide, sexist, lust, language barrier, misogynist, misogyny, murder trial, sexism, bachelor, husband wife reunion ...
Time: 1900s, 60s, 20th century
Place: new york, new jersey
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Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, road movie, melancholic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: orangutan, road trip, revenge, farce, one against many, boxing, on the road, motel, motorcycle, monkey, beer, singer ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, 70s, 80s
Place: california, colorado, new mexico, los angeles, san francisco
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 6.7
 18K
Used Cars (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
Style: funny, humorous, witty, talky, melancholic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: brother brother relationship, car salesman, car, public nudity, satire, stripper, father daughter relationship, no bra, farce, topless woman, heart attack, murder ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s, year 1980, future
Place: arizona, california
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Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A ...
Style: humorous, cult classic, entertaining, exciting, light ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, biker, tough guy, farce, abduction, orangutan, motorcycle gang, fight, machismo, feud, vendetta, wager ...
Time: 80s, year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place: california, new jersey
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 6.3
 45K
Bachelor Party (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: This outrageously funny look at one man's final moments of bachelorhood stars Tom Hanks as Rick, reluctant recipient of a bachelor bash given by a group of friends who view partying as their full-time religion. Rick's worried fiancée, ...
Style: sexy, sex comedy, humorous, funny, absurd ...
Audience: teens, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: wedding, party, bachelor party, group of friends, hotel room, fiance fiancee relationship, sex, farce, police raid, lust, prostitute, nude ...
Time: 80s, year 1984
Place: los angeles, israel
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 6.7
 39K
Back to School (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious ...
Style: humorous, light, talky, semi serious, witty ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: college, father son relationship, fish out of water, cheerleader, farce, university, college life, youth, switching roles, school, businessman, sexual fantasy ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1940, future
Place: usa, wisconsin, new york
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Victor/Victoria (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Style: sexy, witty, sexual, touching, clever ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot: gay, lgbtq, cross dressing, closeted homosexual, nightclub, gender bending, gender disguise, music, female impersonator, farce, dancing, woman dressed as man ...
Time: 1930s, year 1982, 20th century, year 1934
Place: paris france, france, europe, chicago
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 6.1
 3K
Whatsoeverly (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.
Style: sexy, humorous, not serious, realistic, funny ...
Plot: political satire, farce, politics, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, campaign, satire, state affairs, politician, corruption, political corruption, opportunism ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: italy, southern italy, europe
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 6.1
 141K
The Campaign (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Style: parody, funny, satirical, political, humorous ...
Audience: adult
Plot: politics, satire, congressman, election, campaign, farce, campaigning, political corruption, sarcasm, election campaign, mentor, stereotypes ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: north carolina, usa
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Meet the Fockers (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man, Jack Byrnes and his wife, Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker's parents. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of ...
Style: funny, humorous, parody, entertaining, sexy ...
Audience: date night, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: parents and children, meet the parents, family relations, dysfunctional family, eccentric family, wedding, father in law son in law relationship, farce, ex cia agent, parenthood, sarcasm, culture clash ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: florida, miami, usa, chicago
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are ...
Style: mockumentary, clever, cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot: murder, satire, dark humor, small town, beauty pageant, farce, cheerleader, trailer park, twists and turns, obsession, teenage girl, pedophile ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1999
Place: minnesota, usa
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets his sights on the ultra-classy Brandi Web, he launches an all-out assault to win her heart. ...
Style: romantic, witty, melancholic, suspenseful, humorous ...
Audience: date night, teens, girls' night
Plot: farce, revenge, battle of the sexes, dating, obsession, black, life philosophy, unlikely friendships, wooing, love and romance, dangerous attraction, couples ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
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 4.2
 2K
Woo (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Gorgeous and extraverted Woo meets insecure and straight-laced law clerk Tim at a blind date.
Style: sexy, feel good, semi serious, black comedy, rom com ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, adult
Plot: farce, urban, love, fetishist, stereotypes, seductress, dumb, opposites attract, nothing goes right, looking for love, black, friendship ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, usa
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, funny, stylized, lyrical ...
Plot: rock, music, musician, heavy metal, rock star, rock and roll, stoner, weed, road trip, farce, stupidity, obsessive quest ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa, venice beach california
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 6.5
 3K
After You (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Antoine is a maitre d' in a Paris brasserie, Chez Jean, and is so full of being of service to others that he can't say 'no'. Late for dinner with his girlfriend, Christine, he takes a shortcut home through the park but finds a ...
Style: romantic, compassionate, light, humorous, witty ...
Audience: date night
Plot: love triangle, farce, nothing goes right, suicide attempt, fall in love, love, mentor, couple relations, love and romance, infidelity, rescue, restaurant ...
Time: year 2003
Place: france, paris france, europe, brittany, seattle ...
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 6.3
 185K
Blades of Glory (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.
Style: funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: skating, figure skating, competition, satire, olympics, rivalry, farce, championship, friendship, dumb, sexual humor, life philosophy ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, year 2013, year 2002, 2010s ...
Place: usa, north korea, detroit, montreal, ukraine ...
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 7.3
 114K
The Birdcage (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents.
Style: sexy, humorous, funny, light, entertaining ...
Audience: date night, girls' night, adult
Plot: lgbtq, gay parent, gender, gay, wedding, glbt, cross dressing, gay couple, senator, drag queen, gay father, farce ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: florida, miami, usa, miami beach, los angeles ...
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: It's the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Style: parody, funny, humorous, spoof, hilarious ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: journalism, workplace, battle of the sexes, stupidity, satire, sexism, farce, nervous breakdown, news anchor, cat, rivalry, friendship ...
Time: 70s, year 2004, 20th century
Place: california, usa, north america, san diego california
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 6.0
 2K
Illuminata (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, USA, Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that ...
Style: melancholic, stylized, humorous, witty, intellectual ...
Plot: sex scene, farce, existentialism, art, life philosophy, love and romance, actor's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, theater, writer's life, female nudity ...
Time: 1900s, year 1998, 20th century, 19th century
Place: america, new york, usa, new jersey
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Brewster's Millions (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's ...
Style: feel good, funny, entertaining, light, humorous ...
Audience: kids, date night
Plot: baseball, rags to riches, baseball player, millionaire, farce, hotel, inheritance, lawyer, childhood, photographer, black, heir ...
Time: 80s
Place: new jersey, new york, manhattan new york city, usa, california
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 8.8
 111K
Fawlty Towers (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television that was first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Twelve episodes were made. The show was written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth, both of whom also starred in the ...
Style: sitcom, hilarious, humorous, not serious, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: farce, owner, snob, cockney, british, hotel, married couple, tourist, couples, monty python, humour, disorder ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place: england, britain, europe, seattle
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 7.4
 64K
In the Loop (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The US President and the UK Prime Minister are looking to launch a war in the Middle East. The plot follows government officials and advisers in their behind-the-scenes efforts either to promote the war or prevent it. Spinal Tap meets Strangelove. A ...
Style: satirical, political, cynical, black comedy, humorous ...
Plot: politics, satire, farce, intern, profanity, white house, british, new job, moral ambiguity, workplace, state affairs, politician ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., london, england, middle east, britain ...
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Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, witty, absurd ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens
Plot: farce, anthropology, hoax, college, expedition, dishonesty, switching roles, comedy of errors, cons and scams, nothing goes right, embezzlement, jungle ...
Time: year 1998, 90s, 18th century
Place: papua new guinea
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 6.4
 47K
The Producers (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
Style: humorous, parody, light, lyrical, not serious ...
Audience: chick flick, kids
Plot: broadway, sex maniac, showbiz, theater, farce, audition, eccentricity, accountant, dancing, cons and scams, mentor, transvestism ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, year 1959, 21st century
Place: new york, middle east, rio de janeiro, bronx new york city, buenos aires argentina ...
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 6.6
 11K
The Valet (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie. He uses the presence of a passerby in the photo to claim to his wife ...
Style: sweet, humorous, feel good, witty, stylized ...
Audience: date night
Plot: comedy of errors, adultery, farce, supermodel, nothing goes right, paparazzi, dishonesty, unfulfilled love, fashion, fake marriage, valet, couples ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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 6.7
 307K
The Other Guys (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: NYPD detectives Christopher Danson (Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos, other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit detectives Allen Gamble ...
Style: funny, humorous, buddy comedy, absurd, parody ...
Audience: teens, manly, kids, boys' night
Plot: police, stupidity, buddy, car chase, dumb, misfit partners, partners against crime, buddy cop, sarcasm, hotshot, chase, farce ...
Time: year 2010, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, las vegas, new jersey, manhattan new york city ...
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