Showing posts with label Comedy. Show all posts
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Men in Black 3

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(2012)
Genre: Action/Comedy/Sci-Fi
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers: Etan Cohen, Lowell Cunningham
Producers: G. Mac Brown, Joyce Cox, Paul A. Levin, Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg

Synopsis: In Men in Black 3, Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind. -- (Written by Sony Pictures)

Cast:
  • Will Smith
  • Tommy Lee Jones
  • Josh Brolin
  • Jermaine Clement
  • Emma Thompson
  • Bill Hader

The Internship

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(2013)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: Vince Vaughn, Jared Stern
Producers: Daniel S. Levine, Shawn Levy, Micah Mason, Josh McLaglen, Mary McLaglen, Arnon Milchan, Will Rack, Sandra J. Smith, Scott Stuber, Vince Vaughn

Synopsis: Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion of brilliant college students. But, gaining entrance to this utopia is only half the battle. Now they must compete with a group of the nation's most elite, tech-savvy geniuses to prove that necessity really is the mother of re-invention. -- (Written by 20th Century Fox)

Cast:
  • Vince Vaughn
  • Owen Wilson
  • Rose Byrne

Pain & Gain

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(2013)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Michael Bay
Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Pete Collins
Producers: Michael Bay, Ian Bryce, Matthew Cohan, Donald De Line, Scott Gardenhour, Wendy Japhet, Michael Kase, Alma Kuttruff

Synopsis: From acclaimed director Michael Bay comes "Pain and Gain," a new action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie. Based on the unbelievable true story of a group of personal trainers in 1990s Miami who, in pursuit of the American Dream, get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong. -- (Written by Paramount Pictures)

Cast:
  • Mark Wahlberg
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • Anthony Mackie
  • Tony Shalhoub
  • Ed Harris
  • Rebel Wilson
  • Ken Jeong

Turbo

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(2013)
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Director: David Soren
Writers: Darren Lemke, Robert D. Siegel, David Soren
Producers: Susan Slagle Rogers, Lisa Stewart

Synopsis: From the makers of MADAGASCAR and KUNG FU PANDA, TURBO is a high-velocity 3D comedy about a snail who dares to dream big - and fast. After a freak accident infuses him with the power of super-speed, Turbo kicks into overdrive and embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the seemingly impossible: competing in the world's fastest race, the Indianapolis 500. With the help of his tricked-out streetwise snail crew, this ultimate underdog puts his heart and shell on the line to prove that no dream is too big, and no dreamer too small.--(Written by DreamWorks Animation)


Cast:
  • Ryan Reynolds
  • Paul Giamatti
  • Maya Rudolph
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Michael Peña
  • Luis Guzmán
  • Bill Hader
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Richard Jenkins
  • Ken Jeong
  • Michelle Rodriguez

Sunday, February 23, 2014

This Is the End

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(2013)
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
Director: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Writers: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jason Stone
Producers: Jay Baruchel, Nicole Brown, Evan Goldberg, Barbara A. Hall, Kyle Hunter, Nathan Kahane, Matthew F. Leonetti Jr., Seth Rogen, Ariel Shaffir, Jason Stone, James Weaver

Synopsis: The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption. -- (Written by Sony Pictures)

Cast:
  • James Franco
  • Jonah Hill
  • Seth Rogen
  • Jay Baruchel
  • Danny McBride
  • Craig Robinson
  • Michael Cera
  • Emma Watson
  • Mindy Kaling
  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse
  • Paul Rudd
  • Channing Tatum
  • Kevin Hart
  • Aziz Ansari

Red 2

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(2013)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Dean Parisot
Writers: Jon Hoeber, Eric Hoeber, Warren Ellis, Cully Hamner
Producers: Raphaël Benoliel, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Alexander Dostal, Cliff Lanning, Jake Myers, David Ready, Mark Vahradian, Elena Zokas

Synopsis: In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they'll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process. -- (Written by Summit Films)

Cast:
  • Bruce Willis
  • Helen Mirren
  • John Malkovich
  • Anthony Hopkins
  • Mary-Louise Parker
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones
  • Byung-hun Lee

Home For the Holidays

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(1995)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Jodie Foster
Writers: Chris Radant, W.D. Richter
Producers: Jodie Foster, Stuart Kleinman, Peggy Rajski

Synopsis: After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Holly Hunter
  • Anne Bancroft
  • Robert Downey Jr.
  • Dylan McDermott
  • Claire Danes
  • David Strathairn

Excess Baggage

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(1997)
Genre: Comedy/Action/Drama
Director: Marco Brambilla
Writers: Max D. Adams, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Producers: Bill Borden, Casey Grant, Carolyn Kessler, Alicia Silverstone

Synopsis: In this combination caper comedy and offbeat romance, Emily (Alicia Silverstone) is a wealthy but petulant young woman desperate to get the attention of her millionaire father, Alexander Hope (Jack Thompson). In fact, she's so desperate that she decides to stage her own kidnapping. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Alicia Silverstone
  • Benicio Del Toro
  • Christopher Walken
  • Harry Connick Jr.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Admission

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(2013)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Weitz
Writers: Karen Croner, Jean Hanff Korelitz
Producers: Dan Balgoyen, Caroline Baron, Kerry Kohansky, Andrew Miano, Paul Weitz

Synopsis: A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Tina Fey
  • Paul Rudd
  • Wallace Shawn
  • Michael Sheen
  • Lily Tomlin

In the House

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(2012)
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: François Ozon
Writers: Juan Mayorga, François Ozon
Producers: Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Claudie Ossard

Synopsis: A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy's intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events. -- (Written by Cohen Media)

Cast:
  • Fabrice Luchini
  • Kristin Scott Thomas
  • Vincent Schmitt

Monday, February 3, 2014

The Guilt Trip

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(2012)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Anne Fletcher
Writer: Dan Fogelman
Producers: David Ellison, Dan Fogelman, Dana Goldberg, Evan Goldberg, John Goldwyn, Mary McLaglen, Lorne Michaels, Seth Rogen, Paul Schwake, Barbra Streisand, James Weaver

Synopsis: As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Seth Rogen
  • Barbra Streisand
  • Kathy Najimy

The Big Wedding

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(2013)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Justin Zackham
Writers: Justin Zackham, Jean-Stéphane Bron, Karine Sudan
Producers: Danny Dimbort, Anthony Katagas, Avi Lerner, Matthew O'Toole, Clay Pecorin, Chris Robert, Richard Salvatore, Trevor Short, John Thompson, Harry J. Ufland, Justin Zackham

Synopsis: With an all-star cast led by Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Topher Grace, with Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams, THE BIG WEDDING is an uproarious romantic comedy about a charmingly modern family trying to survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a full blown family fiasco. To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin (De Niro and Keaton) are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process. Screenplay by Justin Zackham. Directed by Justin Zackham. -- (Written by Lionsgate)

Cast:
  • Robert De Niro
  • Diane Keaton
  • Susan Sarandon
  • Katherine Heigl
  • Amanda Seyfried
  • Topher Grace
  • Robin Williams
  • Ben Barnes

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Postcards From the Edge

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(1990)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Writer: Carrie Fisher
Producers: John Calley, Robert Greenhut, Neil A. Machlis, Susan MacNair, Mike Nichols

Synopsis: Mike Nichols lends some comic structure to Carrie Fisher's best-selling confessional novel concerning a woman's struggles with drug addiction and mother-daughter rivalry. Meryl Streep plays Suzanne Vale, a popular movie actress well on her way to a Hollywood crack-up. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Meryl Streep
  • Shirley MacLaine
  • Dennis Quaid
  • Gene Hackman
  • Richard Dreyfuss
  • Annette Bening

Thursday, July 11, 2013

The Money Pit

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(1986)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Writer: David Giler
Producers: David Giler, Kathleen Kennedy, Art Levinson, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg

Synopsis: Walter Fielding and Anna Crowley have to start looking for a new house - but there's not much they can afford! This soon changes when they meet a lonely old woman who sells them a beautiful mansion at a ridiculously low price. Only there's a catch. The second they move into the house it begins to fall apart. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Tom Hanks
  • Shelley Long

Throw Momma From the Train

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(1987)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Writer: Stu Silver
Producers: Larry Brezner, Kristine Johnson, J. Marina Muhlfriedel, Arne Schmidt

Synopsis: A bitter ex-husband. A put upon momma's boy. Both want their respective spouse and mother dead, but who will pull it off? -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Billy Crystal
  • Danny DeVito
  • Kate Mulgrew
  • Anne Ramsey

Working Girl

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(1988)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Writer: Kevin Wade
Producers: Robert Greenhut, Laurence Mark, Douglas Wick

Synopsis: When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss's job. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Melanie Griffith
  • Harrison Ford
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Alec Baldwin
  • Joan Cusack
  • Philip Bosco
  • Oliver Platt
  • Kevin Spacey

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Bird on a Wire

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(1990) on IMDb

(1990)
Genre: Comedy/Action
Director: John Badham
Writers: Louis Venosta, Eric Lerner, David Seltzer
Producers: Fitch Cady, Rob Cohen, Robert W. Cort, Ted Field, Dana Satler Hankins, Eric Lerner, Keith Rubinstein, Louis Venosta

Synopsis: An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:
  • Mel Gibson
  • Goldie Hawn