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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
Style:
black comedy, sexy, bleak, dark comedy, controversial ...
Plot:
high school, dark humor, high school student, high school football, satire, homosexual, american football, celebrity, maid, writers, filmmaking, family problems ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, colombia, israel
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34K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the ...
Style:
disturbing, dark comedy, bloody, black comedy, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, dysfunctional family, disfigurement, road trip, murder, little red riding hood, brutality, police investigation, juvenile delinquent, strangulation, prostitution, perversion ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, san diego california
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their ...
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, road movie, black comedy, cerebral ...
Audience:
teen drama, adult
Plot:
drug abuse, road trip, lsd, journalism, psychedelia, trippy, addiction, surrealism, american dream, casino, marijuana, hallucination ...
Time:
70s, 90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
las vegas, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre, if not murderous way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
Style:
black comedy, cult classic, surreal, funny, dark ...
Plot:
cannibalism, female nudity, sex toy, sex, bdsm, swinger, murder, dominatrix, sexual assault, naked in public, horniness, food ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The recently deceased Mona Dearly (Bette Midler) was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash (Danny ...
Style:
black comedy, funny, humorous, dark comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
dark humor, small town, murder, murder mystery, sarcasm, investigation, drowning, suspect, waitress, small town life, goofy hero, disorder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey, minnesota
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, funny, light ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, funeral, dark humor, farce, secret, male nudity, sarcasm, corpse, novelist, secret lover, public nudity, blackmail ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe, london, seattle
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122K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.
Style:
cynical, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, sexual ...
Plot:
addiction, insanity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior, dark humor, losing-it hero, corruption, manipulation, self destructing, drug, cocaine, corrupt cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
scotland, hamburg germany, edinburgh scotland, britain, new orleans
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112K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
Style:
surreal, sexy, road movie, black comedy, psychedelic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
road trip, murder, surrealism, violence, sex scene, forbidden love, rape, domineering mother, haunted by the past, dark humor, psychopath, female nudity ...
Time:
90s, year 1990, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, new orleans, southern usa, austin texas, california ...
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232K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend Wray lead a ...
Style:
bloody, grindhouse, horror comedy, cult classic, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
zombie, violent, dark humor, blood, hospital, zombie apocalypse, survival horror, apocalypse, infection, cannibalism, infected, military ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, year 2000, 70s
Place:
texas, mexico, austin texas, usa
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111K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, political, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
teacher, high school, politics, election, teenage girl, satire, jealousy, school, coming of age, campaign, adultery, infidelity ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, y2k, 20th century
Place:
nebraska, washington d.c., manhattan new york city, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he ...
Style:
black comedy, humorous, horror musical, horror comedy, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, teens, kids, horror for children, adult
Plot:
dentist, creature, alien invasion, music, macabre, dark humor, brutality, eaten alive, workplace, experiment gone awry, florist, impossible love ...
Time:
1900s, year 1986, 60s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, gothic, clever, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
dark humor, immortality, love triangle, obsession, magic, death, fountain of youth, afterlife, satire, rejuvenation, zombie, potion ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992, year 1978, year 1985 ...
Place:
california, persia, beverly hills, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style:
humorous, clever, dark comedy, witty, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, heist, dark humor, gangster, crime gone awry, disorder, organized crime, nothing goes right, scheme, friends, violent, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
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191K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, gothic, cult classic ...
Plot:
misfit, hollywood, lgbtq, drug addiction, showbiz, biopic, friendship, director, halloween, addiction, friend, transvestism ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 90s, year 1994, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, america, usa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Style:
scary, bloody, mind bending, slasher, lovecraft ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
monster, creature, supernatural, woods, cabin in the woods, survival, trapped, cosmic horror, fear, zombie, death, werewolf ...
Time:
year 2012, 20th century, year 2000, year 2009, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, seattle
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433K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style:
hilarious, funny, humorous, cult classic, parody ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
religion, monty python, satire, mistaken identity, absurdism, ancient rome, dark humor, medieval, ancient, roman empire, god, sarcasm ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, biblical epic, 20th century, year 1979 ...
Place:
jerusalem, palestine, ancient greece, greece, middle east ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Rock Opera version of Phantom Of The Opera with elements of Faust. Record producer Swan steals both the music and the girl (Phoenix) from composer Leach. Disfigured Leach plans revenge on Swan and his rock palace, The Paradise, and becomes The ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, independent film, scary, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
deal with the devil, rock opera, masked man, rock, vengeance, rock and roll, macabre, rock star, record company, childhood, hopes, tragedy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974, 80s
Place:
new york, cincinnati ohio, liverpool
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, neo noir, black comedy, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, small town, couples, private detective, manipulation, murder, profanity, greed, sociopath, love triangle, infidelity, betrayal ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
new york, usa, miami, boston, chicago ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Private eye Rafe Guttman is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine to find her missing bad-boy brother. The trail leads him to a whorehouse run by a thousand-year-old vampire and secretly backed by Katherine's boss, televangelist Jimmy ...
Style:
horror comedy, black comedy, scary, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, femme fatale, private detective, prostitute, hospital, brothel, sexy female vampire, missing person, dark humor, evil woman, holy water, cheerleader ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of their new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.
Style:
black comedy, scary, slasher, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
butcher, cannibalism, goddess, serial killer, insanity, massacre, ancient mystery, danger, cooking and food, psychopath, reincarnation, exploitation ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike, a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, ...
Style:
black comedy, feel good, entertaining, stylized, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
small town, dark humor, conspiracy, hitman, memory loss, stoner, cia agent, brainwashing, satire, cia, slacker, amnesia ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
west virginia, langley virginia, manila philippines
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, psychological horror, black comedy, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mental illness, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, beach, sibling rivalry, child star, jealousy, actress, filmmaking, dysfunctional family, murder, rat ...
Time:
year 1935, 20th century, 1930s, year 1917, 1910s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, america, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Maximillian, the lone survivor of a race of vampires, comes to Brooklyn in search of a way to live past the next full moon. His ticket to survival is Rita, a NYPD detective who doesn't know she's half vampire -- and Maximillian will do ...
Style:
black comedy, gothic, humorous, parody, scary ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, dangerous attraction, supernatural, good versus evil, destiny, blaxploitation, gangster, nightmare, villain, blood, abandoned ship, mind control ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new york state ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A film poem inspired by the Peruvian poet César Vallejo. A story about our need for love, our confusion, greatness and smallness and, most of all, our vulnerability. It is a story with many characters, among them a father and his mistress, his ...
Style:
surreal, black comedy, philosophical, art house, satirical ...
Plot:
surrealism, dark humor, multiple storylines, existentialism, insanity, poetry, religions or cults, human nature, worldwide chaos, swedish, nordic, obsession ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
russia, scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two girls from the Valley wake up to find that a passing comet has eradicated their world and left behind a mysterious red-dust and a pack of cannibal mutants. With the help of a friendly truck driver, the girls save the earth from a villainous ...
Style:
scary, black comedy, parody, cult classic, christmas horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
post apocalypse, disaster, zombie, mad scientist, end of the world, survival, radio station, nightmare, teenage girl, sister sister relationship, teenager, dystopia ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, san diego california
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A story about a brain surgeon who tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.
Style:
spoof, black comedy, funny, parody, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hospital, mad scientist, marriage, murder, lust, inheritance, elevator, satire, femme fatale, sexual frustration, lethal injection, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
europe, austria, usa, vienna
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Herbert West once again revives the dead. This time, he brings Dan's ex-girlfriend's heart back inside a 'perfect' body. Dr. Hill returns as the evil nemesis who lost his head.
Style:
lovecraft, horror comedy, black comedy, independent film, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
mad scientist, zombie, laboratory, police detective, hospital, gay subtext, reanimation, gory, reanimated corpse, mind control, obsession, dog ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
massachusetts, peru, south america, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is ...
Style:
black comedy, neo noir, action comedy, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, prison, revenge, biker, motorcycle, tough cop, desert, corrupt cop, mysterious villain, drug lord, hitman, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Famous organist Anton Phibes is horribly disfigured in an automobile accident while rushing to the side of his sick wife and presumed to be dead. Once Phibes learns that his wife died on the operating table, he is convinced the doctors are ...
Style:
classic horror, black comedy, atmospheric, art deco, medical horror ...
Plot:
revenge, serial killer, curse, murder, doctor, rat, disfigurement, monster, camp, acid, tragic villain, anti hero ...
Time:
1920s, 70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
scotland yard, united kingdom, england, london, egypt
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, witty, surreal, visually appealing ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
hotel, art theft, mentor, mentor protege relationship, prison escape, murder, escapades, twists and turns, gunfight, painting, fictional country, lawyer ...
Time:
1930s, year 2014, 20th century, 60s, 80s ...
Place:
eastern europe, alps, europe, persia, america ...
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