Category Archives: Comedy
This Is 40
Release 2012
Genre Comedy
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Director: Judd Apatow
Stars: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Jason Segel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758830/
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
Silver Linings Playbook
Release 2012
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Director: David O. Russell
Writers: David O. Russell, Matthew Quick
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045658/
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
21 Jump Street
Release 2012
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Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Writers: Michael Bacall, Jonah Hill, Patrick Hasburgh, Stephen J. Cannell
Stars: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232829/
A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
Ted
Release 2012
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Director: Seth MacFarlane
Writers: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637725/
As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett's teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John's side ever since - a friendship that's tested when Lori, John's girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship.
How to Train Your Dragon
Release 2010
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Writers: William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Cressida Cowell, Adam F. Goldberg
Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
The World's End
Release 2013
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Director: Edgar Wright
Writers: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
Stars: Thomas Law, Zachary Bailess, Jasper Levine, James Tarpey, Luke Bromley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213663/
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Release 2014
Genre Comedy
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Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Stefan Zweig, Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.
Grudge Match
Release 2013
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Director: Peter Segal
Writers: Tim Kelleher, Rodney Rothman
Stars: Jim Lampley, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Rich Little, Ireland Baldwin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661382/
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
The Croods
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders
Writers: Chris Sanders, Kirk De Micco, John Cleese
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481499/
After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
Pitch Perfect
Release 2012
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Director: Jason Moore
Writers: Kay Cannon, Mickey Rapkin
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1981677/
Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.