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Awkward Comedy movies

Cringe-powered, character-based humor: misreads, social discomfort, odd sincerity, and painfully funny situations.

Good on Paper

1. Good on Paper

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
5.6
20211h 32min

Overview

After years of putting her career ahead of love, stand-up comic Andrea Singer has stumbled upon the perfect guy. On paper, he checks all the boxes, but is he everything he appears to be?

Themes

"movie: good on paper. genres: comedy, Romance, Comedy, Romance main themes: fake identity, Liar, Love, Fake identity, Liar, Love full keywords list: fake identity, Liar, Love, Relationship, Doubts, Lies, Stand-up comedian. concept analysis: the film explores the complexities of trust and deception in modern relationships, Highlighting how appearances can be misleading. it also reflects on the challenges of balancing personal aspirations with the pursuit of love and companionship."

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Netflix
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Crazy About Her

2. Crazy About Her

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.6
20211h 42min

Overview

After a magical night together, Adri voluntarily turns himself into the psychiatric institution where Carla lives.

Themes

Deception within care, Romance in confinement, Mood swings and illness, Peer evaluation pressure, Stigma of mental health, Destigmatizing mental disorders

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Netflix
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Happiest Season

3. Happiest Season

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.6
20201h 42min

Overview

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

Themes

Authenticity vs performance, Coming out under pressure, Parental expectations and control, Family acceptance vs tradition, Public exposure and reputation, Sibling dynamics and support

Available on

Hulu
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Holidate

4. Holidate

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.2
20201h 44min

Overview

Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.

Themes

Fear of commitment, Holiday pressure, Platonic dating pact, Family dinner tension, Friends with benefits, Public relationship scrutiny

Available on

Netflix
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Rifkin’s Festival

5. Rifkin’s Festival

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.1
20201h 32min

Overview

The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.

Themes

Deception in relationships, Marital strain and infidelity, Jealousy and artistic rivalry, Cinephilia and festival culture, Pursuit of meaning in cinema, Aging and relevance in art

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Broken Hearts Gallery

6. The Broken Hearts Gallery

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.3
20201h 49min

Overview

Lucy is a young gallery assistant who collects mementos from her relationships. She discovers that she must let go of her past to move forward, and comes up with a lovely, artistic way to help herself and others who have suffered heartbreak.

Themes

Art as coping mechanism, Letting go through creativity, Memory as emotional ballast, Community support for change, Professional reinvention under pressure, Romantic choices and independence

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Work It

7. Work It

Comedy Music Dance-Centered Music Film Awkward Comedy
6.1
20201h 33min

Overview

A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions.

Themes

Deception and honesty, Interracial romance, New team formation, Ambition vs parental dream, Competition as catalyst, Pursuit of validation

Available on

Netflix
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An American Pickle

8. An American Pickle

Comedy Drama Awkward Comedy Family Drama
5.7
20201h 29min

Overview

An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.

Themes

"movie: an american pickle. genres: comedy, Drama, Comedy, Drama main themes: immigrant, Deportation, Time travel, Immigrant, Deportation, Time travel full keywords list: immigrant, Deportation, Time travel, Jewish american, Brooklyn, New york city, Duringcreditsstinger, Jewish culture, Jewish family, Yiddish language, Pickle. concept analysis: the film explores the complexities of family relationships and the clash between tradition and modernity. it highlights the importance of understanding one's heritage while navigating the challenges of contemporary life."

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Yes, God, Yes

9. Yes, God, Yes

Drama Comedy Awkward Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
6.1
20201h 18min

Overview

Alice, a young innocent Catholic girl, is tempted into masturbating after an AOL chat suddenly turns sexual, however is conflicted as the act would be considered a sin.

Themes

Coming-of-age tension, Desire vs doctrine, Faith identity conflict, Rumor-driven social pressure, Peer influence and autonomy, Public vs private morality

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The King of Staten Island

10. The King of Staten Island

Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Awkward Comedy
7.1
20202h 17min

Overview

Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

Themes

Family dynamics under pressure, Grief and healing after loss, Substance use as coping, Pursuit of artistic dreams, Fatherhood and legacy, Romantic commitment fears

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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