Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
Monday, January 25th, 2010
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2010
Country: USA
Runtime:
Languages: English
Director: Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini
Tagline:
Cast: Katie Holmes … Mary Powell
John C. Reilly … Gershon
Paul Dano … Louis Ives
Kevin Kline … Henry Harrison
Celia Weston
Cathy Moriarty … Katherine Hart
Alicia Goranson … Sandra
Patti D'Arbanville … Katherine Hart
Jason Butler Harner … Otto
Marian Seldes … Vivian
Alex Burns … Brad
Justis Bolding
Rafael Sardina … Chicken Man
Marshall Factora … Restaurant Patron
David Boston … Neighbor
Kevin Scullin … Drag Club Patron
Graeme Malcolm … Narrator
John Leighton … The Butler
Plot: A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York’s Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing. Add synopsis »
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
All Genres:
Documentary, Comedy
Release Year: 2010
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The incredible true story of how the world's greatest Street Art movie was never made…
Cast: Banksy … Himself
Shepard Fairey … Himself
Thierry Guetta … Himself
Rhys Ifans … Narrator
Space Invader … Himself
Plot: The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy… See » Add synopsis »
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2010
Country: USA
Runtime:
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Catherine Keener … Kate
Amanda Peet … Mary
Rebecca Hall … Rebecca
Oliver Platt … Alex
Thomas Ian Nicholas … Eugene
Kevin Corrigan … Don
Lois Smith … Mrs. Portman
Scott Cohen … Dr. Lerner
Rebecca Budig … Bigback
Elizabeth Berridge … Elyse
Ann Morgan Guilbert … Audra
Maddie Corman … Daughter
Sarah Steele … Abby
Reggie Austin … Male Shopper #2
Steve Antonucci … Pedestrian
Cassidy Gard … GAP girl
Michael Panes
Elise Ivy … Marissa
Portia … Mrs. Melnick
Jaime Tirelli … Dario
Paul Sparks … Guy
Erica Berg … Stylish Woman Shopper
Douglas J. Aguirre … Doug- Furniture Store Employee
Creighton James … Ambulance guy
Carmen M. Herlihy
Mandy Olsen … Snooty Salesgirl
John Srednicki … Tommy
David Weininger … Funeral Director
Plot: In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in apartment the couple owns. Add synopsis »
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy
Release Year: 2010
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The tooth hurts.
Cast: Dwayne Johnson … Derek Thompson / Tooth Fairy (as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson)
Ashley Judd … Carly
Stephen Merchant … Tracy
Ryan Sheckler … Mick Donnelly
Seth MacFarlane … Ziggy
Julie Andrews … Lily
Chase Ellison … Randy
Destiny Whitlock … Tess (as Destiny Grace Whitlock)
Brandon T. Jackson … Duke
Dan Joffre … Tooth Fairy #1
Ellie Harvie … Permit Woman
Barclay Hope … Coach
Michael Daingerfield … Announcer
Josh Emerson … Kyle
Dale Wolfe … Color Commentator
Plot: A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy.
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2010
Country: USA | Ireland
Runtime: USA:100 min
Languages: English | Ukrainian
Director:
Tagline: Anna planned to propose to her boyfriend on February 29th. This is not her boyfriend.
Cast: Amy Adams … Anna Brady
Matthew Goode … Declan
Adam Scott … Jeremy
John Lithgow … Jack Brady
Noel O'Donovan … Seamus
Tony Rohr … Frank
Pat Laffan … Donal
Alan Devlin … Joe
Ian McElhinney … Priest
Dominique McElligott … Bride
Mark O'Regan … Captain
Maggie McCarthy … Eileen
Peter O'Meara … Ron
Macdara Ó Fatharta … Father Malone
Kaitlin Olson … Libby
Plot: A woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which… add synopsis
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 88 min | Portugal:89 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Zachary Levi … Toby
David Cross … Ian
Jason Lee … Dave
Justin Long … Alvin (voice)
Matthew Gray Gubler … Simon (voice)
Jesse McCartney … Theodore (voice)
Amy Poehler … Eleanor (voice)
Anna Faris … Jeanette (voice)
Christina Applegate … Brittany (voice)
Wendie Malick … Dr. Rubin
Anjelah N. Johnson … Julie (as Anjelah Johnson)
Kathryn Joosten … Aunt Jackie
Kevin G. Schmidt … Ryan
Chris Warren Jr. … Xander
Bridgit Mendler … Becca
Plot: The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes. add synopsis
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:120 min | Argentina:120 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: First comes marriage. Then comes divorce. And then…
Cast: Meryl Streep … Jane
Steve Martin … Adam
Alec Baldwin … Jake
John Krasinski … Harley
Lake Bell … Agness
Mary Kay Place … Joanne
Rita Wilson … Trisha
Alexandra Wentworth … Diane
Hunter Parrish … Luke
Zoe Kazan … Gabby
Caitlin Fitzgerald … Lauren
Emjay Anthony … Pedro
Nora Dunn … Sally
Bruce Altman … Ted
Robert Curtis Brown … Peter
Plot: When attending their son’s college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship…but the complicated fact is they’re divorced and he’s remarried.
Awards: Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 5 nominations
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:88 min
Languages: English | Ukrainian
Director:
Tagline: Sit. Stay. Play Dad.
Cast: John Travolta … Charlie
Robin Williams … Dan
Kelly Preston … Vicki
Conner Rayburn … Zach
Ella Bleu Travolta … Emily
Lori Loughlin … Amanda
Seth Green … Ralph White
Bernie Mac … Jimmy Lunchbox
Matt Dillon … Barry
Ann-Margret … Martha
Rita Wilson … Jenna
Amy Sedaris … Condo Woman
Residente … Tattoo Artist
Sab Shimono … Yoshiro Nishamura (as Saburo Shimono)
Kevin Yamada … Riku (as Kevin W. Yamada)
Plot: Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead to them being placed in the care of 7-year-old twins. add synopsis
Awards: 5 nominations
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2009
Country: Spain | UK | USA
Runtime: USA:91 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director: Jorge Blanco
Javier Abad (co-director)
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Tagline: Something strange is coming to their planet…Us!
Cast: Dwayne Johnson … Captain Charles T. Baker (voice)
Jessica Biel … Neera (voice)
Justin Long … Lem (voice)
Gary Oldman … General Grawl (voice)
Seann William Scott … Skiff (voice)
John Cleese … Professor Kipple (voice)
Freddie Benedict … Eckle (voice)
Alan Marriott … Glar (voice)
Mathew Horne … Soldier Vesklin (voice)
James Corden … Soldier Vernkot (voice)
Lewis Macleod … Additional Voice (voice)
Rupert Degas … Additional Voice (voice)
Rebecca Front … Additional Voice (voice)
Vincent Marzello … Additional Voice (voice)
Emma Tate … Additional Voice (voice)
Plot: American astronaut Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders…like Chuck! add synopsis
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:109 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.
Cast: John C. Reilly … Larten Crepsley
Josh Hutcherson … Steve
Chris Massoglia … Darren Shan
Jessica Carlson … Rebecca
Michael Cerveris … Mr. Tiny
Ray Stevenson … Murlaugh
Patrick Fugit … Evra the Snake Boy
Daniel Newman … Pete
Morgan Saylor … Annie
Don McManus … Mr. Shan
Colleen Camp … Mrs. Shan
Ken Watanabe … Mr. Tall
Salma Hayek … Madame Truska
Orlando Jones … Alexander Ribs
Frankie Faison … Rhamus Twobellies
Plot: A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Dig the life fantastic.
Writers: Roald Dahl (novel) and Wes Anderson (screenplay)
Cast: George Clooney … Mr. Fox (voice)
Meryl Streep … Mrs. Fox (voice)
Jason Schwartzman … Ash (voice)
Bill Murray … Badger (voice)
Wallace Wolodarsky … Kylie (voice) (as Wally Wolodarsky)
Eric Chase Anderson … Kristofferson Silverfox (voice) (as Eric Anderson)
Michael Gambon … Franklin Bean (voice)
Willem Dafoe … Rat (voice)
Owen Wilson … Coach Skip (voice)
Jarvis Cocker … Petey (voice)
Wes Anderson … Weasel (voice)
Karen Duffy … Linda Otter (voice)
Robin Hurlstone … Walter Boggis (voice)
Hugo Guinness … Nathan Bunce (voice)
Helen McCrory … Mrs. Bean (voice)
Plot: Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 19 nominations
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 113 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It may be paradise… but it's no vacation.
Cast: Vince Vaughn … Dave
Jason Bateman … Jason
Faizon Love … Shane
Jon Favreau … Joey
Malin Akerman … Ronnie
Kristen Bell … Cynthia
Kristin Davis … Lucy
Kali Hawk … Trudy
Tasha Smith … Jennifer
Carlos Ponce … Salvadore
Peter Serafinowicz … Sctanley
Jean Reno … Marcel
Temuera Morrison … Briggs
Jonna Walsh … Lacey
Gattlin Griffith … Robert
Plot: A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional.
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Tucker Max (novel) Tucker Max (screenplay)
Cast: Jesse Bradford … Drew
Matt Czuchry … Tucker Max
Geoff Stults … Dan
Keri Lynn Pratt … Kristy
Marika Dominczyk … Lara
Traci Lords … Connie
Meagen Fay … Mrs. Jorgens
Edward Hibbert … Professor
Tim Huck … Cop #1
Lex D. Geddings … Cop #2 (as Lex Geddings)
Yvette Yates … Deaf Girl
Lauren Fain … Friend #1
Derek Wayne Johnson … Friend #2
Paul Wall … Grillionaire
Nicole Stelley … Sarah
Plot: A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party. Based on Tucker Max’s best-seller “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell”. add synopsis
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Horror
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This place is so dead
Cast: Woody Harrelson … Tallahassee
Jesse Eisenberg … Columbus
Emma Stone … Wichita
Abigail Breslin … Little Rock
Amber Heard … 406
Bill Murray … Himself
Derek Graf … Clown Zombie rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann Margaret Swindall … Featured Hero Zombie
Plot: The horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies…
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Michael Angarano … Benjamin
John Baker … Don Carlos
Robin Ballard … Female Assistant (as Robin D. Ballard)
Steve Berg … Obnoxious Fan
Jemaine Clement … Chevalier
Kristie Conway … Nerdy Girl
Jennifer Coolidge … Judith
Rod Decker … Rod Decker
Isaac Demke … Loyal Fan
Halley Feiffer … Tabatha
Johnny Hoops … Kanaya / Kenonka
Héctor Jiménez … Lonnie Donaho
Jizelle Jade … Troll Girl (as Jizelle Jade Jurquina)
Daniel Love … Camera Operator (as Daniel 'Doc' Love)
Suzanne May … Vanaya / Venonka
Plot: A teenager attends a fantasy writers’ convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min | 123 min (extended version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Dream It – Earn It – Live It
Cast: Kay Panabaker … Jenny Garrison
Naturi Naughton … Denise Dupree
Kherington Payne … Alice Ellerton
Megan Mullally … Ms. Fran Rowan
Bebe Neuwirth … Ms. Kraft
Debbie Allen … Ms. Angela Simms
Asher Book … Marco
Cody Longo … Andy Matthews
Walter Perez … Victor Taveras
Charles S. Dutton … Mr. James Dowd
Kelsey Grammer … Mr. Martin Cranston
Collins Pennie … Malik Washburn
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle … Joy
Paul McGill … Kevin Barrett
Paul Iacono … Neil Baczynsky
Plot: An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English
Director: Phil Lord
Chris Miller
Tagline: Prepare to get served
Writers: Judi Barrett (book) Ron Barrett (book)
Cast: Bill Hader … Flint Lockwood (voice)
Anna Faris … Sam Sparks (voice)
James Caan … Tim Lockwood (voice)
Andy Samberg … 'Baby' Brent (voice)
Bruce Campbell … Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
Mr. T … Earl Devereaux (voice)
Bobb'e J. Thompson … Cal Deveraux (voice)
Benjamin Bratt … Manny (voice)
Neil Patrick Harris … Steve (voice)
Al Roker … Patrick Patrickson (voice)
Lauren Graham … Fran Lockwood (voice)
Will Forte … Joe Towne (voice)
Max Neuwirth … Young Flint (voice)
Peter Siragusa … Rufus (voice)
Angela Shelton … Regina Devereaux (voice)
Plot: The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 nominations
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: France
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: French
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Jean-Pierre Jeunet (scenario) and Guillaume Laurant (scenario) … See »
Cast: Dany Boon … Bazil
André Dussollier … Nicolas Thibault de Fenouillet
Nicolas Marié … François Marconi
Jean-Pierre Marielle … Placard
Yolande Moreau … Tambouille
Julie Ferrier … La Môme Caoutchouc
Omar Sy … Remington
Dominique Pinon … Fracasse
Michel Crémadès … Petit Pierre
Marie-Julie Baup … Calculette
Urbain Cancelier … Le gardien de nuit de Marconi
Patrick Paroux … Gerbaud
Jean-Pierre Becker … Libarski
Stéphane Butet … Matéo
Philippe Girard … Gravier
Plot: A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers. Add synopsis »
Awards: 3 nominations See »
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min | Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director: Ricky Gervais
Matthew Robinson
Tagline: In a world where everyone can only tell the truth… …this guy can lie.
Cast: Ricky Gervais … Mark Bellison
Jennifer Garner … Anna McDoogles
Jonah Hill … Frank
Louis C.K. … Greg
Jeffrey Tambor … Anthony
Fionnula Flanagan … Martha Bellison
Rob Lowe … Brad Kessler
Tina Fey … Shelley
Donna Sorbello … Anna's Mother
Stephanie March … Blonde
Ruben Santiago-Hudson … Landlord
John Hodgman … Wedding Overseer
Nathan Corddry … News Reporter
Jimmi Simpson … Bob
Martin Starr … Waiter #1
Plot: A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Edward Norton … Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Melanie Lynskey … Colleen
Susan Sarandon … Daisy Kincaid
Keri Russell … Janet
Richard Dreyfuss … Pug Rothbaum
Ty Burrell
Tim Blake Nelson
Maggie Siff … Rabbi Zimmerman
Lucy DeVito
Randal Reeder … Shaver
Josh Pais … Ken Feinman
Krystal Mayo … Bacchanalian
Steve Earle … Buddy Fuller
Ken Cheeseman … Jimmy Fuller
Lisa Benavides … Suzie Feinman
Naima Imani Lett … Sally
Lee Wilkof … Levy
Tim Ware … Minister Davies
Alyssia Dujmovich … Jilly
Chris Freihofer … Doctor
Tina Parker … Sharon
Jim Henry … Policeman
Leo Fabian … Wadell
Robin McGee … Salesman
Jenna Podell … Staci Feinman
Thomas Wallace … Professor
Henry Max Nelson … Gabe Feinman
Plot: An Ivy League professor is lured back to his Oklahoma hometown, where his twin brother, a small-time pot grower, has concocted a scheme to take down a local drug lord. add synopsis
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