Category Archives: Comedy
The Last Word
Release 2017
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Director: Mark Pellington
Writers: Stuart Ross Fink
Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, AnnJewel Lee Dixon, Thomas Sadoski, Philip Baker Hall
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5023260/
Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.
Middle Men
Release 2009
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Director: George Gallo
Writers: George Gallo, Andy Weiss
Stars: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan, Jacinda Barrett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1251757/
Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.
Mindhorn
Release 2016
Genre Comedy
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Director: Sean Foley
Writers: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby
Stars: Essie Davis, Kenneth Branagh, Andrea Riseborough, Steve Coogan, Julian Barratt
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4799064/
A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be a real person.
Fist Fight
Release 2017
Genre Comedy
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Director: Richie Keen
Writers: Van Robichaux, Evan Susser, Max Greenfield
Stars: Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Dean Norris
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3401882/
When one school teacher unwittingly causes another teacher's dismissal, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
This Beautiful Fantastic
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Simon Aboud
Stars: Jessica Brown Findlay, Jeremy Irvine, Andrew Scott, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Chancellor
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4560008/
A young woman who dreams of being a children's author makes an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous, rich old widower.
Rock Dog
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Ash Brannon
Writers: Denise Bradley, Ash Brannon, Vincente DiSanti, Will Finn, Carolyn Gair, Zheng Jun, Nicole McMath, Kurt Voelker, Josh Zinman
Stars: Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2822672/
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
Their Finest
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
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Director: Lone Scherfig
Writers: Gaby Chiappe, Lissa Evans
Stars: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Paul Ritter
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661275/
A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.
Colossal
Release 2016
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Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson, Dan Stevens
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4680182/
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in NY and move back home. When reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, she gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this phenomenon.
The Comedian
Release 2016
Genre Comedy
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Director: Taylor Hackford
Writers: Art Linson, Jeffrey Ross, Richard LaGravenese, Lewis Friedman
Stars: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Harvey Keitel, Edie Falco, Danny DeVito
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1967614/
A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.
Little Boxes
Release 2016
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Director: Rob Meyer
Writers: Annie J. Howell
Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis, Armani Jackson, Oona Laurence, Miranda McKeon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5030402/
An interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.