Foreign Comedies on Netflix
Last updated May 12, 2024
Fish Story
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJapanese punk progenitor Gekirin was so far ahead of its time that its first single, "Fish Story," predated the Sex Pistols' debut -- and sunk from sight as fast as the band itself. Thirty-seven years later, that song would save the world. Shifting from the near future (2012) to the pre-punk past (1975) and visiting a number of eras in between, the film illuminates the world-saving song's origins and the crazy chain of events it initiates.
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The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsOn a train crossing the Manchurian desert in the 1930s, a bounty hunter, a gangster and a train robber unite to find a treasure map's promised loot. Racing through the unforgiving landscape, they stay one step ahead of rivals and the Japanese army.
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Shaolin Soccer
2001 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA down-on-his-luck ex-soccer player, injured during a rigged match, joins forces with a former monk to assemble an unlikely team of players -- the monk's awkward Shaolin brothers -- harnessing the discipline and power of kung fu.
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Hum Tum
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsOn a flight from Delhi to New York, flirtatious cartoonist Karan tries to woo Rhea, but the strong-willed woman gives him the cold shoulder. Never one to give up easily, Karan vows he'll see her again -- but their next meeting ends in disaster.
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Innocent Steps
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn pursuit of a triumphant comeback, a once-acclaimed ballroom dancer imports a teenage phenom to play the role of his partner, only to discover that she barely has any experience. Can he train her to dance like a champ in just three months?
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Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn a remote village in war-ravaged Korea, fate brings together a U.S. fighter pilot whose plane crash-landed, three retreating North Korean soldiers and two lost South Korean soldiers. The three work together to save the village from destruction.
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Marrying the Mafia 2
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsMrs. Hong, the boss of a powerful mafia family, orders her son In-Jae to settle down and find a wife. In-Jae finds the perfect girl and falls head over heels in love, only to learn that she's actually a state prosecutor.
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The Edukators
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPeter (Stipe Erceg), Jan (Daniel Brühl) and Jule (Julia Jentsch) -- a trio of anticapitalist radicals who call themselves the Edukators -- rankle Germany's elite by breaking into mansions, rearranging the possessions and leaving menacing messages that warn of an impending class war. But when Jule leaves her cell phone behind and they return to the scene to retrieve it, an unexpected visitor forces them to improvise.
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Shall We Dance?
1996 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDuring his daily commute, likable but dejected Tokyo office worker Shohei (Koji Yakusho) sees a stunning woman in a dance studio. Taken with her, he enrolls in ballroom dance lessons at the studio, even though he risks losing face. Dancing is something his society considers an improper activity for a man. Shohei quickly realizes, however, that he has a gift for dance and loves participating in it, much to the alarm of his wife and daughter.
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Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen preoccupied businessman Ranbeer causes a car accident, a judge orders him to raise the four children whose parents were killed in the crash. Luckily, God sends help: his lovable angel, Geeta, in the form of a good-natured nanny.
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Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTo settle a dispute about the origins of kimchi, a delicious and traditionally Korean dish of fermented vegetables, the president of Korea sponsors a nationwide contest that attracts a pair of competitive stepsiblings.
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Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAn overambitious Indian ladies' man meets his match in this modern Hindi romantic comedy, when three women he's been conning wise up to his schemes. To pay him back in kind, the women devise a crafty trap for their energetic Lothario.
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The Righteous Thief
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsMu-hyeok Hong is the 18th-generation descendant of Hong Kil-dong, a famous Robin Hood-like character. By day, he works as a high school music teacher, but by night he becomes a Hong Kil-dong-like thief who aims to thwart a cold-blooded businessman.
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Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis romantic comedy follows Rocket Singh, a salesman performing so well at work that he decides to start a company within the company he works for. In an effort to keep his venture under wraps, Singh adds con artist to his list of credentials.
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Almost Love
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTwo childhood friends -- one a taekwondo student with dreams of becoming the next Jackie Chan, the other a painfully shy aspiring actress -- are forced to confront their true feelings for each other when they begin dating other people.
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Sound of Noise
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this absurdist comedy, only a tone-deaf, music-hating detective can stop a band of renegade percussionists who are terrorizing a Swedish city using their surroundings -- including the populace -- as instruments to create sonic chaos.
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Wake Up Sid
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter finishing college, spoiled trust fund brat Sid gets stuck in a rut of meaningless late-night parties -- until he meets Aisha, an older woman and writer. As their relationship evolves, Sid discovers how to step into the world as his own person.
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Dil Bole Hadippa!
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTo fulfill her dream of playing cricket professionally, spirited Veera disguises herself as a man and tries out for a struggling team. But while Veera makes a splash on the field, her crush on the squad's handsome captain may jeopardize her plan.
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Pastorela
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen the new pastor shakes up the casting in the town nativity play, Agent Jesus Juarez -- a man who's long played the devil -- gets sucked into an epic battle of good vs. evil. Now the bullets are flying as Juarez tries to reclaim his favored role.
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Dancing Queen
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA mayoral candidate's wife becomes the front woman for a K-pop group in this movie that stars Jeong-min Hwang as a poor lawyer turned politician and Jeong-hwa Eom as the wife who makes an attempt at singing without her husband's knowledge.
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Dostana
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen they learn that the owner of the flat they want to rent is only considering female applicants, Sameer and Kunal pose as a gay couple to win her trust. But the jig might be up when the they fall head over heels for their beautiful roommate, Neha.
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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAsked to find a bride for his brother, Bollywood film producer Kush locates a beautiful woman -- and promptly falls in love with her himself. She loves Kush, too, and soon the pair schemes to short-circuit the fast-approaching arranged marriage.
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Woochi
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSpanning four centuries in Korea from the Chosun Dynasty to the modern day, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it, even if it means sealing a hot-shot student inside a scroll.
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Marrying the Mafia 3
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsMrs. Hong's mob family launches a new business, trying to leave the gangster life behind. But they're confronted with a new crisis when former prosecutor Bong is released from prison with revenge on his mind.
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Project A 2
1987 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter he defeats an evil pirate at sea, Dragon Mao (Jackie Chan) gets offered the lead slot on the municipal police squad. But when he discovers corruption seeded deep within the department, he must keep one eye on the locals and the other on his fellow officers. He soon finds himself at the center of a jewelry robbery, framed by malevolent forces who want him destroyed. Chan also directed this sequel to Project A 1.
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