Deadpan movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant deadpan movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, semi serious, satirical, absurd, funny and witty films and TV shows about / with deadpan, satire, dark humor, storytelling, dialogue, sarcasm, suprisingly clever, mentor, catastrophe and pornography plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as deadpan: The Duke of Burgundy (2014), Wednesday (2022), Airplane! (1980), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Submarine (2010), Ghostbusters (1984), The Graduate (1967), Everyone Else (2016), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Fargo (1996).
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List of deadpan movies
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
Style:
parody, funny, spoof, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot:
satire, deadpan, stupidity, assassin, mind control, investigation, sarcasm, police, gunfight, assassination plot, terrorist, creativity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, beirut lebanon, england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lover.
Style:
erotic, sexy, atmospheric, surreal, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, bdsm, sex game, sexual content, sex, sexual satisfaction, punishment, dominatrix, lesbian relationship, foot fetish, lesbianism ...
Time:
year 2014
Place:
indiana
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489K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Wednesday Addams is sent to Nevermore Academy, a bizarre boarding school where she attempts to master her psychic powers, stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens, and solve the supernatural mystery that affected her family 25 years ago ...
Style:
gothic, dark comedy, dark fantasy, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, academy, teenage girl, friendship, high school, boarding school, supernatural power, addams family, werewolf, goth girl, student, teenager ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new england, vermont
Is relevant?
285K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to ...
Style:
parody, spoof, absurd, slapstick, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
airplane, airport, satire, pilot, food poisoning, absurd humor, aviation, stewardess, passenger, disaster, flight attendant, deadpan ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
los angeles, chicago
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Sweden, Croatia, USA, Turkey, Denmark, Netherlands
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.
Style:
black comedy, entertaining, absurd, semi serious, road movie ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
escape, retirement home, violent, sarcasm, deadpan, brutality, aging, cold war, runaway, storytelling, dark humor, escapades ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
soviet union, spain, russia, scandinavia, eastern europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of ...
Style:
witty, funny, dark comedy, sexy, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, eccentricity, dark humor, eccentric family, writers, sex, forbidden love, incest, dalmatian, satire, parents and children, uptight character ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, seattle
Is relevant?
101K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy, Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar ...
Style:
witty, visually appealing, touching, surreal, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, date night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, teenage love, teenager, school, high school, virginity, high school life, youth, teen angst, rock, social relations ...
Time:
year 2010, 80s, 20th century, 2010s
Place:
wales, england, britain
Is relevant?
484K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, cult classic, horror comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, monster, nerd, transformation, accountant, imagination, giant monster, chase, friendship, librarian, haunting ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1989, year 1984 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, nova scotia, usa, new york state ...
Is relevant?
302K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Benjamin, a recent college graduate is very worried about his future, he then finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
Style:
inspirational, witty, sexual, sexy, erotic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
coming of age, age difference, wedding, older woman younger man relationship, adultery, forbidden love, milf, college graduate, virginity, sex scene, hot and sexy, extramarital affair ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s, 1930s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, san francisco, bay area
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, Monaco, Romania, France, Switzerland, Belgium
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Without warning a father comes to visit his daughter abroad. He believes that she lost her humor and therefore surprises her with a rampage of jokes.
Style:
emotional, philosophical, cerebral, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
estranged daughter, father daughter relationship, father daughter conflict, ambitious woman, birthday party, practical joke, culture clash, parenthood, capitalism, life, awkward situation, team building ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
romania, germany, bucharest, bulgaria
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, anthology, clever, black and white ...
Plot:
musician, conversation, addiction, dialogue, actor, art, smoking, dark humor, coffee, sarcasm, cafe, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2003, 70s, 1920s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, america, paris france, new york ...
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779K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every ...
Style:
satirical, melancholic, witty, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sarcasm, television, showbiz, audition, deadpan, farce, artists and showbiz, media satire, nothing goes right, actor's life, strong female character, filmmaking ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt team-up as two out-of-work actors who accidentally stow away on a ship to hide from a drunken, belligerent lead actor who has ...
Style:
humorous, light, absurd, feel good, witty ...
Plot:
farce, nothing goes right, eccentricity, sarcasm, deadpan, cruise, goofy hero, hidden identity, down on your luck, artists and showbiz, satire, ship ...
Time:
1930s, year 1998, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 242 min.
TV show
Story:
Doctors Owen Maestro and Lola Spratt leave Children's Hospital and join a secret arm of the CDC to investigate and destroy a deadly global virus.
Style:
parody, funny, spoof, light, humorous ...
Plot:
absurd humor, mission, doctor, deadpan, virus, silly humor, secret mission, assignment, escapades, race against time, teamwork, farce ...
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Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Steven Wright, the Confucius of Comedy, recorded his first album, I Have A Pony, in 1985. That Grammy - nominated album, along with an HBO special the following year, established Wright as one of the most inventive, peculiar and admired comedians of ...
Style:
offbeat, alternative comedy, wistful
Plot:
stand up comedy, deadpan, monologue, comedian, stand up comedian, absurdism, pun, intimate, comedy club, dark humor, bus, joke ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In colonial Singapore during World War Two, this epic drama follows the schemes – both commercial and amorous – of a wealthy British family as they struggle to preserve their prosperous business amid cataclysmic world events.
Style:
suspenseful, semi serious, melancholic, psychological, humorous ...
Plot:
colonialism, world war two, young lovers, lovers, forbidden love, mistress, love, satire, deadpan, british empire, family relations, couple relations ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
singapore
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Barefoot Bobby Briggs, the legendary running back for the Austin Steers was today sentenced to die for his role in the armed robbery/murder at a downtown Stop 'n Go convenience store... It's five years later, and Bobby's appeals have ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, mockumentary ...
Plot:
satire, murder, rivalry, prison life, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, fighting the system, contests and competitions, sport team, legal, courtroom drama, death row ...
Place:
usa, texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A comic feature film about an underachieving writer who sets out to write his masterpiece, but is confounded when one of its characters steps into his real life and introduces him to a life of sin and corruption.
Style:
neurotic, suspenseful, suspense, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
writer's block, aspiring writer, writers, desperation, buddy, screenwriter, femme fatale, filmmaking, film producer, deadpan, businessman, alter ego ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: China, Iceland, Australia, Ireland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
British sad sack Gary is a failed entrepreneur who has just arrived in Beijing's stylish Sanlitun district, allegedly to start a business. There are other reasons why he has uprooted himself — he's followed his ex-wife and young son, for ...
Style:
intercultural, ironic, absurd, mockumentary, rom com
Plot:
slice of life, deadpan, fish out of water, language barrier, identity crisis, english teacher, character study, family reunited, ex wife, midlife crisis, satire, social satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
beijing china, china
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Genre: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
A teacher in Michigan's Upper Peninsula explores subject matters such as pancakes, blueberries, eggs, toast, sausage, bacon, English muffins, coffee, orange juice, maple syrup, waffles, cornbread, and strawberries.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, psychological, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
choir, teacher, deadpan, slice of life, small town, school teacher, satire, high school teacher, school, high school life, music, education ...
Place:
michigan, midwest
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
People Like Us was a British radio and TV comedy programme, a spoof on-location documentary written by John Morton, and starring Chris Langham as Roy Mallard, an inept interviewer. Originally a radio show for BBC Radio 4 in three series from 1995 to ...
Style:
mockumentary, parody, spoof, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, ordinary people, deadpan, everyday life, social satire, sketch, social relations, society, human nature, media, tongue in cheek, british humour
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Known for her distinctive storytelling and offbeat sense of humor, Tig Notaro often draws on her highly personal experiences with no-holds-barred honesty. Over the course of her one-hour show, Notaro tells stories about a number of subjects, ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, captivating, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
female comedian, deadpan, honest, honesty, live performance, storytelling, stand up comedian, satire, comedian, irony, social satire, public speaking ...
Place:
boston, mississippi
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
TV show
Story:
A dead-pan snarker takes a look at movies ranging from nostalgic to mainstream to obscure and gives them a thorough beatdown.
Style:
witty, not serious, talky, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
critic, artists and showbiz, dark humor, silly humor, media, filmmaking, irony, film critic, sarcasm, internet, sexual humor, deadpan ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 3 min.
TV show
Story:
Mannequin animation from Japan. An American family relocates to Japan.
Style:
sketch comedy, absurd, surreal, offbeat, experimental ...
Plot:
deadpan, awkwardness, satire, fish out of water, unsettling, social commentary, husband wife relationship, boy, father son relationship, classmate, family relations, american abroad ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
With bone-dry wit, stand-up comic Todd Barry dissects texting emergencies, Hitler's taste in wine, pricey soap, cheap pizza and much more.
Style:
satirical, funny, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, deadpan, social satire, satire, joke, comedian, irony, stand up comedian, sarcasm, storytelling, everyday life, comedy club ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
An original web comedy series starring ESPN personality Kenny Mayne as a thinly-veiled version of himself, a dry, surreal sportscaster singularly determined to do anything besides what is asked of him by his employers. He has a fictional crew that ...
Style:
surreal, mockumentary, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, deadpan, lifestyle, surrealism, irreverent, media satire, urban, fish out of water
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Set in an alternate reality in which everyone is a cliché from a tacky porn film, a group of increasingly self-aware stock characters are up against a mysterious killer offing them one by one.
Style:
detective, slasher, captivating, light, horror comedy ...
Plot:
whodunit, porn actor, babysitter, male nudity, nerd, sarcasm, murder mystery, halloween, dark humor, deadpan, serial killer, danger ...
Time:
year 1992, year 1978, year 1985
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
"In 2007, Stewart Lee was voted the 41st best stand-up of all time in an official Channel 4 poll, apparently better than Lenny Bruce but not as good as Jim Davidson. But what real difference does this accolade make? His TV pilot has been ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, ironic, dark comedy ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, stand up comedy, satire, live performance, comedian, social relations, deadpan, monologue, family relations, social satire, stereotypes, dark humor ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
britain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, Portugal, Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's life begins to crumble.
Style:
sexy, philosophical, bleak, cerebral, art house ...
Plot:
wall street, billionaire, on the road, losing-it hero, bare butt, murder, social decay, downfall, city life, lifestyle, capitalism, dialogue ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, seattle
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