Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
Comedy | Documentary
Over fifty very famous American and Canadian funny people (filmmakers, writers, actors and comedians) share life and professional journeys and insights, in an effort to shed light on the thesis: Do you have to be miserable to be funny?
Director: Kevin Pollak
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
Comedy | Romance
She discovered a new branch of her family tree…The one with all the nuts. From Academy Award winning director John Schlesinger comes a brilliantly witty film. Starring Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbor) as Flora Poste, a London society girl and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) as Flora's friend and mentor, this heartwarming comedy is full of charm and clever satire. Recently orphaned, Flora ignores the sage advice of Mrs. Smiley (Lumley) and moves to the country to live on a decrepit farm with her eccentric relatives. Fancying herself a writer, Flora encounters perfect material for her novel in the humorously odd collection of rural characters. In her own inimitable way, Flora insists on creating order out of their chaos, and in the process she fills their lives with light and laughter. Also starring Rufus Sewell (A Knights Tale), Ian McKellen (Lord Of The Rings) and Eileen Atkins.
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley
Director: John Schlesinger
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Musical
Have yourself a very merry Muppet Christmas with this all-new holiday movie starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the whole Muppet gang – plus a celebrity cast featuring David Arquette, Joan Cusack, and Whoopi Goldberg, with cameos by Matthew Lillard, William H. Macy, Carson Daly, Kelly Ripa, Joe Rogan, Molly Shannon and the cast of "Scrubs"! 'Tis the night before Christmas and the Muppet theater is in danger of being torn down. And when bad goes to worse, Kermit begins to believe the world would be a better place if he had never been born. But don't worry! With heavenly help and hilarious send-ups of just about every holiday movie ever made, Kermit and the Muppets discover what matters most is their love for each other. Featuring showstopping musical numbers like "Moulin Scrooge!" (starring Miss Piggy as "Saltine"), this charming and clever holiday classic will have the whole family laughing!
Starring: Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson, David Arquette, Joan Cusack
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher
Cool World (1992)
Animation | Comedy | Fantasy
A comic strip vamp seeks to seduce her cartoonist creator in order to cross over into the real world.
Starring: Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt, Michele Abrams, Deirdre O'Connell, Janni Brenn
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Best Defense (1984)
Comedy | War
If you're out to build the ultimate Super Tanker/Super Weapon, and you find out Dudley Moore has something to do with designing the missile guidance system, you've got to be concerned. Then, when you find out Eddie Murphy is going to test the tank in an actual combat situation, you ought to forget about it all together. Luckily for us, the government and Dynatechnics Incorporated don't know Moore and Murphy like we do. And both comics are turned loose on a high-tech, hilarious adventure that sets modern warfare back a couple of hundred years.
Starring: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza, Helen Shaver, Mark Arnott, Peter Michael Goetz, Tom Noonan, David Rasche
Director: Willard Huyck
Inherent Vice (2014)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance
Set in 1960s Los Angeles, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates a kidnapping case. Based on the novel written by Thomas Pynchon.
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Jena Malone, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Benicio del Toro
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
In the Hero / In za hîrô (2014)
Comedy
48-year-old Wataru Honjo (Toshiaki Karasawa) is a big fan of Bruce Lee and works as a suit actor (stunts performer wearing costumes). He is also president of "Shimoachiai Hero Action Club”. Even though he doesn't have the typical body type for his profession he has worked in the business for 25 years. Wataru doesn't get along with cocky rookie suite actor Ryo Ichinose, but an incident draws them closer. Ryo Ichinose then takes an audition for a Hollywood movie and passes. For the fighting scene in the climax scene, the action actor quits citing the scene is too dangerous. The movie staff hears that Wataru is the best Japanese action actor and offers the job to him. Will Wataru go for it?
Starring: Toshiaki Karasawa, Sôta Fukushi, Tomoka Kurotani, Susumu Terajima, Ini Kusano
Director: Masaharu Take
Fight Back to School III / Tao xue wei long zhi long guo ji nian (1993)
Comedy | Crime | Mystery
Stephen Chow returns as Chow Sing-Sing, the obnoxious undercover cop who seems to get into all sorts of trouble, only this time he doesn't go back to school. Instead, Chow goes undercover as the husband of a wealthy socialite (Anita Mui), which doesn't sit well with his fiancée played by Cheung Man who tries to convince Chow to quit working as undercover.
Starring: Stephen Chow, Anita Mui, Sharla Cheung, Pak-Cheung Chan, Anthony Wong
Director: Jing Wong
Fight Back to School II / Tao xue wei long 2 (1992)
Comedy | Crime | Romance
Star Chow (Stephen Chow) is an officer in the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit (SDU). During a meeting with his senior officer, Inspector Yip (Deanie Ip), Star jokingly suggests he wish to be reassigned to the traffic unit. Star immediately finds himself demoted to Constable engaging in traffic duty on the streets of Hong Kong. After being made the scapegoat for a failed high school terrorist investigation, Star hastily resigns from the police. He decides to enroll at the high school to launch his own private investigation. But Star realises the investigation won't be easy when he discovers that the bumbling, incompetent CID detective Tat (Ng Man Tat) is also undercover at the high school.
Starring: Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Man Tat Ng, Athena Chu, Deannie Yip
Director: Gordon Chan
Fight Back to School / Tao xue wei long (1991)
Action | Comedy | Crime
Stephen Chow's prodigious skills with guns and martial arts take center stage once again in this successful action film from Hong Kong filmmaker Gordon Chan. Chow stars as Star Chow, a cop who plays by his own rules, often endangering the other members of his team as well as the success of their missions. When a practice drill goes awry, Star is punished by the commissioner (Barry Wong) by being reassigned as an undercover agent at the local high school, his task being to locate the student who stole the commissioner's favorite gun. Naturally, there's a beautiful guidance counselor (Sharla Cheung) to provide some romantic interest, and — just as naturally — things take a downward turn when she discovers Star's true identity. In the meantime, Star locates the commissioner's gun, as well as a cache of stolen arms belonging to a triad gangster. The entire situation comes to a head during the school's open house, with a specially constructed maze serving as the backdrop for the final gun battle. Filled with action and humor, the film's success led to a pair of even more entertaining sequels. Ng Man-tat co-stars with Roy Cheung, Gabriel Wong, and Paul Chun.
Starring: Stephen Chow, Man Tat Ng, Sharla Cheung
Director: Gordon Chan
Detroit Rock City / The Kiss Movie (1999)
Comedy | Music
A comedy about four teenagers in 1978 who try to scam their way into a KISS concert.
Starring: Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Sam Huntington, Melanie Lynskey, Lin Shaye
Director: Adam Rifkin
Flirting Scholar / Tang Bohu dian Qiuxiang (1993)
Comedy | Romance
A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich family in order to pursue the ravishing servant girl who has stolen his heart.
Starring: Stephen Chow, Li Gong, Pak-Cheung Chan, Pei-pei Cheng, Mimi Zhu
Director: Lik-Chi Lee
Home Sweet Hell / North of Hell (2015)
Comedy | Drama
Don Champagne seems to have it all but when his wife, Mona, learns of Don's affair with a pretty new salesgirl, Mona will stop at nothing to maintain their storybook life.
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Patrick Wilson, Jordana Brewster, James Belushi, Kevin McKidd, A.J. Buckley
Director: Anthony Burns
The Voices (2014)
Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Jerry Hickfang, a lovable but disturbed factory worker who yearns for attention from a woman in accounting. When their relationship takes a sudden, murderous turn, Jerry's evil talking cat and benevolent talking dog lead him down a fantastical path where he ultimately finds salvation.
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick, Jacki Weaver, Gulliver McGrath, Stephanie Vogt
Director: Marjane Satrapi
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
Comedy | Drama | Music
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three tunes for the festival's rock concert.
Starring: Doona Bae, Aki Maeda, Yû Kashii, Shiori Sekine
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Dial a Prayer (2015)
Comedy | Drama
Cora begrudgingly answers phones at a Prayer Call Center under the watchful direction of its religious leader Bill. As she struggles to reconcile her troubled past, she grapples with the faith that others have started to show in her.
Starring: Brittany Snow, Glenne Headly, William H. Macy
Director: Maggie Kiley
Farah Goes Bang (2013)
Comedy
FARAH GOES BANG is a road-trip comedy centered on Farah Mahtab, a woman in her twenties who tries to lose her virginity while campaigning across America for presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004. Farah and her friends K.J. and Roopa follow the campaign trail across historic Route 66 on their way to Ohio, the central battleground state of 2004, seizing control of this charged moment in their lives and the life of their country.
Starring: Nikohl Boosheri, Kandis Erickson, Kiran Deol
Director: Meera Menon
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Sunshine on Leith (2013)
Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance
Cinematic adaptation of the acclaimed stage musical featuring the music of Scottish band The Proclaimers. Returning home from their most recent stint in Afghanistan, Davy and Ally have a new appreciation for life after witnessing the horrors of war first-hand. While Ally plans his proposal to Davy's sister Liz, Davy falls for Yvonne and the two couples come together in time for Liz's parent's wedding anniversary, but not everything is plain sailing for love in Leith…
Starring: Peter Mullan, Jane Horrocks, George MacKay, Antonia Thomas, Freya Mavor, Kevin Guthrie
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Explorers (1985)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bradley Gregg, Danny Nucci, Amanda Peterson, Jason Presson
Director: Joe Dante
The Last Time You Had Fun (2014)
Comedy | Drama
Ida, a beautiful mess obsessing over her marital separation, shows up at her sister Alison's for a visit a week too early. Alison is well used to cleaning up after Ida, and settles them both at a local wine bar. There they meet Clark, fresh from signing his divorce papers and sporting his favorite sweatpants, and his friend Will: charming, glib and avoiding his pregnant bride. Recognizing their similarities yet excited by the differences, the foursome climb into a party limo and navigate their way through embarrassing confessions, pot pharmacies, and covert skinny dipping; balancing an undercurrent of sexual tension and the sobering knowledge that they may have left their lives behind for this night, but they would have to return to them come morning.
Starring: Kyle Bornheimer, Eliza Coupe, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Demetri Martin, Charlyne Yi, Jimmi Simpson, Todd Berger
Director: Mo Perkins
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