Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category

« Older Entries
Newer Entries »

St. Trinian's

Monday, December 10th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK

Runtime: Germany:100 min (European Film Market) | USA:97 min

Languages: English

Director: Oliver Parker

Barnaby Thompson

Tagline: School Can Be A Riot.

 

Writers: Piers Ashworth (screenplay) Jamie Minoprio (additional material)

 

Cast: Talulah Riley … Annabelle Fritton
Rupert Everett … Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Jodie Whittaker … Beverly
Gemma Arterton … Kelly
Kathryn Drysdale … Taylor
Juno Temple … Celia
Antonia Bernath … Chloe
Amara Karan … Peaches
Tamsin Egerton … Chelsea
Lily Cole … Polly
Paloma Faith … Andrea
Holly Mackie … Tara
Cloe Mackie … Tania
Esme Thompson … 1st Year Bookie
Bel Parker … Aerial Girl

 

Plot: St Trinian’s, a school for “young ladies” with its anarchic doctrine of free expression, brings together a motley crew of ungovernable girls who, using their wit and ingenuity, save the school from bankruptcy.

 

Awards: 5 nominations

Posted in Comedy | No Comments »

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 93 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: You have to believe it to see it.

 

Cast: Ted Ludzik … Bellini, the Bookbuilder
Natalie Portman … Molly Mahoney, the Composer
Zach Mills … Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector
Dustin Hoffman … Mr. Edward Magorium, Avid Shoe-Wearer
Madalena Brancatella … Jessica, Who Got a Cowboy Hat
Paula Boudreau … Brenda, Who Wants a Mobile
Mike Realba … Dave Wolf, Who's an Engineer
Steve Whitmire … Kermit the Frog (voice)
Liam Powley-Webster … Andy, the Boy Who Likes to Color
Marcia Bennett … Lora, Who Wants a Fire Engine
Jason Bateman … Henry Weston, the Mutant
Oliver Masuda … Jordan, Who Said Hi
Samantha Harvey … Cassie, the Girl Chased by a Goose
Jesse Bostick … Derek, Who Opened the Door
Isaac Durnford … Jason, Who's a Little Too Curious

 

Plot: Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium, the 243 year-old eccentric who owns the store, bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

Posted in Comedy, Family, Fantasy | No Comments »

Fred Claus

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 116 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Santa's brother is coming to town.

 

Cast: Vince Vaughn … Fred Claus
Paul Giamatti … Nick 'Santa' Claus
John Michael Higgins … Willie
Miranda Richardson … Annette Claus
Rachel Weisz … Wanda
Kathy Bates … Mother Claus
Trevor Peacock … Papa Claus
Ludacris … DJ Donnie (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Elizabeth Banks … Charlene
Jeremy Swift … Bob Elf
Elizabeth Berrington … Linda Elf
Kevin Spacey … Clyde
Rio Hackford … Leon
Bobb'e J. Thompson … Samuel 'Slam' Gibbons
Allan Corduner … Dr. Goldfarb

 

Plot: Fred Claus, Santa’s bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole.

Posted in Comedy, Family, Fantasy | No Comments »

Smother

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:92 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Everyone wants to be loved. Just not this much.

 

Cast: Diane Keaton … Marilyn Cooper
Dax Shepard … Noah Cooper
Liv Tyler … Clare Cooper
Ken Howard … Gene Cooper
Jerry Lambert … Donnie Booker
Selma Stern … Helen Cooper
Mike White … Myron Stubbs
Steven Christopher Parker … Dana
Henriette Ivanans … Therapy Receptionist
Frank Crim … Bob
Eddie Frierson … Ralph
Matt Steinauer … Carpet Bazaar Mascot
Rachel Cannon … Waitress
Tara Moore … Pippi
Lucas Gorak … Tommy

 

Plot: After he’s fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife to have a baby and from his mom, who has decided to move in with the young couple. add synopsis

Posted in Comedy, Drama | No Comments »

Bee Movie

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 91 min

Languages: English

Director: Steve Hickner

Simon J. Smith

Tagline: On November 2 Hold on to your honey

 

Writers: Jerry Seinfeld (written by) and Spike Feresten (written by) …

 

Cast: Jerry Seinfeld … Barry B. Benson (voice)
Renée Zellweger … Vanessa Bloome (voice)
Matthew Broderick … Adam Flayman (voice)
Patrick Warburton … Ken (voice)
John Goodman … Layton T. Montgomery (voice)
Chris Rock … Mooseblood (voice)
Kathy Bates … Janet Benson (voice)
Barry Levinson … Martin Benson (voice)
Larry King … Bee Larry King (voice)
Ray Liotta … Ray Liotta (voice)
Sting … Sting (voice)
Oprah Winfrey … Judge Bumbleton (voice)
Larry Miller … Buzzwell (voice)
Megan Mullally … Trudy (voice)
Rip Torn … Lou Lo Duca (voice)

 

Plot: Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry’s life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.

 

Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 nominations

Posted in Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | No Comments »

Enchanted

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The real world and the animated world collide.

 

Cast: Amy Adams … Giselle
Patrick Dempsey … Robert Philip
James Marsden … Prince Edward
Timothy Spall … Nathaniel
Idina Menzel … Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey … Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon … Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews … The Narrator (voice)
Jeff Bennett … Pip in Andalasia (voice)
Kevin Lima … Pip in New York (voice)
Emma Rose Lima … Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel (voice)
Teala Dunn … Bunny (voice)
Fred Tatasciore … Troll (voice)
Courtney Williams … Sunglass Street Vendor
William Huntley … Grumpy

 

Plot: A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

 

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 25 nominations

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance | No Comments »

The Comebacks

Friday, October 19th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Sport

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:84 min | Germany:88 min | 107 min (unrated version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Keep your eye on the ball.

 

Cast: David Koechner … Lambeau "Coach" Fields
Carl Weathers … Freddie Wiseman
Melora Hardin … Barb Fields
Matthew Lawrence … Lance Truman
Brooke Nevin … Michelle Fields
Nick Searcy … Mr. Truman
George Back … Buddy Boy
Noureen DeWulf … Jizminder Featherfoot
Jesse Garcia … Jorge Juanson
Jackie Long … Trotter
Robert Ri'chard … Aseel Tare
Martin Spanjers … Randy Randinger
Jermaine Williams … IPod
Finesse Mitchell … Titans Coach
Will Arnett … Mailman

 

Plot: A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no “I” in “team”! add synopsis

Posted in Comedy, Sport | No Comments »

Why Did I Get Married?

Friday, October 12th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:113 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: …Because we complete each other's sentences.

 

Cast: Tyler Perry … Terry
Sharon Leal … Diane
Janet Jackson … Patricia
Malik Yoba … Gavin
Jill Scott … Sheila
Richard T. Jones … Mike
Tasha Smith … Angela
Michael Jai White … Marcus
Denise Boutte … Trina
Lamman Rucker … Sheriff Troy
Keesha Sharp … Pam
Kaira Akita … Keisha (as Kaira Whitehead)
Sheri Mann Stewart … Professor Stewart
Brian Bremer … Jay
Bart Hansard … Bartender

 

Plot: The big screen adaptation of Perry’s stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

Posted in Comedy, Drama | No Comments »

Sydney White

Friday, September 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Freshman year is no fairy tale.

 

Cast: Amanda Bynes … Sydney White
Sara Paxton … Rachel
Matt Long … Tyler
Jack Carpenter … Lenny
Jeremy Howard … Terrence
Crystal Hunt … Dinky
Adam Hendershott … Jeremy
Danny Strong … Gurkin
Samm Levine … Spanky
Libby Mintz … Christy
John Schneider … Paul White
Arnie Pantoja … George
Donté Bonner … Embele
Brian Patrick Clarke … Professor Carleton
Lauren Leech … Katy

 

Plot: A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.

Posted in Comedy, Romance | No Comments »

Mr. Woodcock

Friday, September 14th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Sport

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:87 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Letting Go Of Your Past Is Hard… Especially When It's Dating Your Mom.

 

Cast: Billy Bob Thornton … Jasper Woodcock
Seann William Scott … John Farley
Susan Sarandon … Beverly Farley
Amy Poehler … Maggie
Melissa Sagemiller … Tracy
Ethan Suplee … Nedderman
Jacob Davich … Nedderman's Brother
Kyley Baldridge … Young Farley
Alec George … Young Nedderman
Joseph Michael Sargent … Young Watson
M.C. Gainey … Hal – Barber #1
Brent Briscoe … Barber #2
Dave Kuhr … Bookish Guy
Lisa K. Wyatt … Housewife
Kurt Fuller … Councilman Luke

 

Plot: Taken aback by his mother’s wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students.

Posted in Comedy, Sport | No Comments »

Lars and the Real Girl

Monday, September 10th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 106 min

Languages: English | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: The search for true love begins outside the box

 

Cast: Ryan Gosling … Lars Lindstrom
Emily Mortimer … Karin
Paul Schneider … Gus
R.D. Reid … Reverend Bock
Kelli Garner … Margo
Nancy Beatty … Mrs. Gruner
Doug Lennox … Mr. Hofstedtler
Joe Bostick … Mr. Shaw
Liz Gordon … Mrs. Schindler
Nicky Guadagni … Mrs. Petersen
Patricia Clarkson … Dagmar
Karen Robinson … Cindy
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos … Kurt
Billy Parrott … Erik
Sally Cahill … Deb

 

Plot: A delusional young guy strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 14 nominations

Posted in Comedy, Drama | No Comments »

Bill

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 93 min

Languages: Spanish | English

Director: Bernie Goldmann

Melisa Wallack

Tagline: A comedy about someone you know.

 

Cast: Aaron Eckhart … Bill
Jessica Alba … Lucy
Elizabeth Banks … Jess
Logan Lerman … The Kid
Holmes Osborne … Mr. Jacoby
Todd Louiso … John Jr.
Timothy Olyphant … Chip Johnson
Reed Diamond … Paul
Kristen Wiig … Jane Whittman
Jason Sudeikis … Jim Whittman
Andy Zou … Donald Choo
Ana Lucasey … Sarah Sheldon
Constance Barron … Mrs. Jacoby
Conor O'Farrell … Principal
Julia Pace Mitchell … Dana

 

Plot: A guy fed up with his job and married to a cheating wife reluctantly mentors a rebellious teen.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Posted in Comedy, Drama | No Comments »

Then She Found Me

Friday, September 7th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English | Hebrew

Director:

Tagline: Life can change in a heartbeat.

 

Writers: Alice Arlen (screenplay) and Victor Levin (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Helen Hunt … April Epner
Bette Midler … Bernice Graves
Colin Firth … Frank
Matthew Broderick … Ben Green
Ben Shenkman … Dr. Freddy Epner
Lynn Cohen … Trudy Epner
John Benjamin Hickey … Alan
Salman Rushdie … Dr. Masani
Daisy Tahan … Ruby
Tommy Nelson … Jimmy Ray
Stephanie Yankwitt … Stacey
Lillias White … Sheila (as Lillias D. White)
David Callegati … Gianni
Rabbi Kenneth Stern … Rabbi (as Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern)
Robert LuPone … Ted

 

Plot: A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother… add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 wins

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | No Comments »

Run Fatboy Run

Friday, September 7th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance, Sport

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he can't run away from.

 

Writers: Michael Ian Black (screenplay) & Simon Pegg (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Simon Pegg … Dennis Doyle
Thandie Newton … Elizabeth Olivia 'Libby' Odell
Hank Azaria … Whit
Dylan Moran … Gordon
Harish Patel … Mr. Goshdashtidar
India de Beaufort … Maya G. Das
Matthew Fenton … Jake
Simon Day … Vincent
Ruth Sheen … Claudine
Tyrone Huggins … Grover
Nevan Finegan … Mickey
Iddo Goldberg … News Reporter
Ameet Chana … Taxi Driver
Chris Hollins … Himself
Denise Lewis … Herself

 

Plot: Five years after jilting his pregnant fianc

Posted in Comedy, Romance, Sport | No Comments »

Un baiser s'il vous plaît

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: France

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: French

Director:

Tagline: True love is a complicated affair.

 

Cast: Virginie Ledoyen … Judith
Emmanuel Mouret … Nicolas
Julie Gayet … Émilie
Michaël Cohen … Gabriel
Frédérique Bel … Câline
Stefano Accorsi … Claudio
Mélanie Maudran … Pénélope
Marie Madinier … Églantine
Lucciana de Vogüe … Louise
Jacques Lafoly … Le garçon au restaurant rest of cast listed alphabetically:
François Aubineau … Professeur du lycée
Nathalie Bizot … Femme de l'ordonnance
Emilie Bourlès … Femme soirée
Anne Denieul … Collègue de Judith
Pierre Emily … Voleur de portable
Pascal Gablot … Homme soirée
Cédric Naimi … Pharmacien
Laurent Pons … Professeur de tennis
Camille Rince … Elève de la salle des profs
Léopold Simalty … Collègue du pharmacien
Aurélia Touati … La collègue de Câline

 

Plot: When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously… add synopsis

Posted in Comedy, Romance | No Comments »

Juno

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: A comedy about growing up… and the bumps along the way.

 

Cast: Ellen Page … Juno MacGuff
Michael Cera … Paulie Bleeker
Jennifer Garner … Vanessa Loring
Jason Bateman … Mark Loring
Allison Janney … Brenda 'Bren' MacGuff
J.K. Simmons … Mac MacGuff
Olivia Thirlby … Leah
Eileen Pedde … Gerta Rauss
Rainn Wilson … Rollo
Daniel Clark … Steve Rendazo
Darla Fay … Bleeker's Mom (as Darla Vandenbossche)
Aman Johal … Vijay
Valerie Tian … Su-Chin Qah
Emily Perkins … Punk Receptionist
Kaaren de Zilva … Ultrasound Technician

 

Plot: Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 49 wins & 38 nominations

Posted in Comedy, Drama | No Comments »

Postal

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada | Germany

Runtime: 100 min | Germany:114 min (Director's Cut DVD) | 127 min (long version) | 107 min (original cut) | 102 min (unrated DVD version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Some comedies go too far… others start there.

 

Writers: Uwe Boll (written by) and Bryan C. Knight (written by)

 

Cast: Zack Ward … Dude
Dave Foley … Uncle Dave
Chris Coppola … Richard
Jackie Tohn … Faith
J.K. Simmons … Candidate Welles
Ralf Moeller … Officer John
Verne Troyer … Himself
Chris Spencer … Officer Greg
Larry Thomas … Osama Bin Laden
Michael Paré … Panhandler
Erick Avari … Habib
Lindsay Hollister … Recorder
Brent Mendenhall … George W. Bush
Rick Hoffman … Mr. Blither
Michael Benyaer … Mohammed

 

Plot: In the ironically named city of Paradise, a recently laid-off loser teams up with his cult-leading uncle to steal a peculiar bounty of riches from their local amusement park; somehow, the recently arrived Taliban have a similar focus, but a far sinister intent.

 

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

Posted in Action, Comedy, Thriller | No Comments »

Kabluey

Monday, June 25th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:86 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Every family has a black sheep. This one is blue.

 

Cast: Lisa Kudrow … Leslie
Scott Prendergast … Salman
Christine Taylor … Betty
Conchata Ferrell … Kathleen
Jeffrey Dean Morgan … Brad
Chris Parnell … Frank
Teri Garr … Suze
Angela Sarafyan … Ramona
Patricia Buckley … Elizabeth P.
Cameron Wofford … Cameron
Landon Henninger … Lincoln
Raquel Gavia … Esme
Bill Toney … Thermos Man
Nick Ashy Holden … Leonard (as Nick Holden)
Matt Hensarling … Jared

 

Plot: Inept Salman comes to help his sister-in-law tend to his holy terror nephews while Salman’s brother is off fighting in Iraq…

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Posted in Comedy | No Comments »

Good Luck Chuck

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: USA:96 min | USA:101 min (unrated version) | Argentina:101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: There's something about Jessica.

 

Cast: Connor Price … Young Charlie
Troy Gentile … Young Stu
Mackenzie Mowat … Birthday Girl
Sasha Pieterse … Young Anisha Carpenter
Caroline Ford … Jennifer
Dane Cook … Charlie
Chelan Simmons … Carol
Dan Fogler … Stu
Natalie Morris … Natalie
Ellia English … Reba
Chang Tseng … Karaoke Singer
Michael Teigen … Wedding D.J.
Chiara Zanni … Bride
Benjamin Ayres … Groomsman (as Ben Ayres)
Carrie Fleming … Dirty Talker (as Carrie Anne Fleming)

 

Plot: In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love. add synopsis

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | No Comments »

The Grand

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 104 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: A comedy about the fine art of losing

 

Cast: Woody Harrelson … One Eyed Jack Faro
David Cross … Larry Schwartzman
Dennis Farina … L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
Cheryl Hines … Lainie Schwartzman
Richard Kind … Andy Andrews
Chris Parnell … Harold Melvin
Werner Herzog … The German
Jason Alexander … Dr. Yakov Achmed
Ray Romano … Fred Marsh
Mike Epps … Reggie Marshall
Judy Greer … Sharon Andrews
Gabe Kaplan … Seth Schwartzman
Michael Karnow … Mike Werbe
Michael McKean … Billionaire Steve Lavisch
Julie Claire … Dr. Jamie Sellers

 

Plot: An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament. add synopsis

Posted in Comedy | No Comments »

« Older Entries
Newer Entries »