Comedy films based on actual events

The Wolf of Wall Street

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 8.2

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

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Mary and Max

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

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Ed Wood

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1994 IMDB Rating: 7.8

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.

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The Big Short

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 7.8

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

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The Favourite

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2018 IMDB Rating: 7.5

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two c...

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The Farewell

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 7.5

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own il...

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Chaplin

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 7.5

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

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I, Tonya

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

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