Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Directed by Sharon Maguire
April 13, 2001
Miramax
At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old Bridget decides it’s time to take control of her life — and start keeping a diary. Now, the most provocative, erotic and hysterical book on her bedside table is the one she’s writing. With a taste for adventure, and an opinion on every subject – from exercise to men to food to sex and everything in between – she’s turning the page on a whole new life.
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Produced by
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Jonathan Cavendish
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Helen Fielding
Andrew Davies
Richard Curtis
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Cast
Renée Zellweger
Colin Firth
Hugh Grant
Jim Broadbent
Gemma Jones
Wayne’s World (1992)
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
February 14, 1992
Paramount
A big screen spin-off of the “Saturday Night Live” skit. Rob Lowe plays a producer that wants to take the public access “Wayne’s World” to the world of commercial television. Wayne and Garth battle to save their show and Wayne’s girlfriend from Lowe.
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Produced by
Lorne Michaels
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Written by
Mike Myers
Bonnie Turner
Terry Turner
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Cast
Mike Myers
Dana Carvey
Rob Lowe
Tia Carrere
Lara Flynn Boyle
Chris Farley
Pretty Woman (1990)
Directed by Garry Marshall
March 23, 1990
Touchstone
A prostitute and a wealthy businessman fall for one another, forming an unlikely pair; while on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward, who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a prostitute, Vivian, on a lark; after Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for the weekend, the two get closer, only to discover there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.
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Produced by
Arnon Milchan
Steven Reuther
Gary W. Goldstein
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Written by
J. F. Lawton
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Cast
Richard Gere
Julia Roberts
Héctor Elizondo
Ralph Bellamy
Laura San Giacomo
Jason Alexander
Born Yesterday (1950)
Directed by George Cukor
December 26, 1950
Columbia
Brassy blonde moll Billie Dawn hits Washington, D.C., with her unscrupulous millionaire sugar daddy, Harry Brock, and his sleazy lawyer, Jim Devery, who has been pressuring Harry to marry Billie by pointing out that a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband. In an effort to make Billie more socially acceptable, Harry hires journalist Paul Verrall to smarten her up — and sparks soon fly between the pair.
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Produced by
S. Sylvan Simon
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Written by
Albert Mannheimer
Garson Kanin
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Cast
Judy Holliday
Broderick Crawford
William Holden
Howard St. John
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
December 1, 1988
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Jack Spade comes home to the ghetto and finds his brother dead from a gold chain overdose. With the help of his hero, John Slade, and a team of washed-up crime fighters, Spade declares vengeance on Mr. Big, the white crime leader responsible for selling gold chains on the streets. But Spade realizes that he must take matters into his own hands to finish the job in this zany spoof of 1970s blaxploitation films.
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Produced by
Eric L. Gold
Raymond Katz
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Written by
Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
Bernie Casey
Antonio Fargas
Isaac Hayes
Jim Brown
Ja’net Dubois
Brazil (1985)
Directed by Terry Gilliam
December 18, 1985
Universal
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
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Produced by
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Jonathan Cavendish
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Written by
Helen Fielding
Andrew Davies
Richard Curtis
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Cast
Renée Zellweger
Colin Firth
Hugh Grant
Jim Broadbent
Gemma Jones
Clerks (1994)
Directed by Kevin Smith
October 19, 1994
Miramax
Dante is called in to cover a shift at his New Jersey convenience store on his day off. His friend Randal helps him pass the time, neglecting his video-store customers next door to hang out in the Quick Stop. The uneventful day is disrupted by news that one of Dante’s ex-girlfriends has died. After attending her memorial service, Dante muses over staying with current girlfriend Veronica or reuniting with ex Caitlin.
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Produced by
Scott Mosier
Kevin Smith
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Written by
Kevin Smith
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Cast
Brian O’Halloran
Jeff Anderson
Marilyn Ghigliotti
Jason Mewes
Lisa Spoonauer
Hairspray (1988)
Directed by John Waters
February 26, 1988
New Line Cinema
When Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teen, auditions for a spot on a popular teen dance show, she beats out the spiteful Amber von Tussle, winning over Amber’s boyfriend in the process. After meeting some black students at her school, Tracy begins to push for more racial integration on the dance show. This gets her into trouble on many sides, especially with Amber’s pushy parents.
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Produced by
Rachel Talalay
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Written by
John Waters
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Cast
Sonny Bono
Ruth Brown
Divine
Debbie Harry
Ricki Lake
Jerry Stiller
Ric Ocasek
Pia Zadora
The Jerk (1979)
Directed by Carl Reiner
December 14, 1979
Universal
Navin believes he was born a poor black child in Mississippi. He is, however, actually white. Upon figuring this out, he heads north to St. Louis to find himself. After landing a job at a gas station, Navin is excited to discover his name printed in the new phone book. This ratification of his existence leads him from one misadventure to another — as he invents gadgets, dodges bullets, joins the carnival and seeks love in the arms of beautiful Marie.
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Produced by
David V. Picker
William E. McEuen
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Written by
Steve Martin
Carl Gottlieb
Michael Elias
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Cast
Steve Martin
Bernadette Peters
Catlin Adams
Jackie Mason
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Directed by Lowell Sherman
January 27, 1933
Paramount
Burlesque barroom singer Lady Lou knows everyone in town, especially the men. Unfortunately, her convict ex-boyfriend Chick Clark is the jealous type and vows violence against her if she behaves unfaithfully while he’s in prison. To make matters worse, Lou’s boss, Gus Jordan, secretly runs a prostitution and counterfeiting ring, and the director of the city mission next door is actually a federal agent. What’s a girl to do?
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Produced by
William LeBaron
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Written by
Harvey F. Thew
John Bright
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Cast
Mae West
Cary Grant
Gilbert Roland
Owen Moore
Noah Beery
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
Directed by Paul Mazursky
October 8, 1969
Columbia
After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don’t stay buried for long.
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Produced by
Larry Tucker
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Written by
Paul Mazursky
Larry Tucker
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Cast
Natalie Wood
Robert Culp
Elliott Gould
Dyan Cannon
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Directed by Amy Heckerling
August 13, 1982
Universal
Stacy Hamilton is a pretty, but inexperienced, teen interested in dating. Given advice by her uninhibited friend, Linda Barrett, Stacy gets trapped in a love triangle with nice guy Mark Ratner and his more assured buddy Mike Damone. Meanwhile, Stacy’s classmate Jeff Spicoli, who lives for surfing and being stoned, faces off against Mr. Hand, a strict teacher who has no time for the slacker’s antics.
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Produced by
Irving Azoff
Art Linson
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Written by
Cameron Crowe
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Cast
Sean Penn
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Judge Reinhold
Phoebe Cates
Brian Backer
Robert Romanus
Ray Walston
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Directed by Adam McKay
July 9, 2004
DreamWorks
Hotshot television anchorman Ron Burgundy welcomes upstart reporter Veronica Corningstone into the male-dominated world of 1970s broadcast news — that is, until the talented female journalist begins to outshine Burgundy on air. Soon he grows jealous, begins a bitter feud with Veronica and eventually makes a vulgar slip on live TV that ruins his career. However, when an outrageous story breaks at the San Diego Zoo, Ron may get a chance to redeem himself.
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Judd Apatow
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Written by
Will Ferrell
Adam McKay
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Cast
Will Ferrell
Christina Applegate
Paul Rudd
Steve Carell
David Koechner
Fred Willard
Kathryn Hahn
Vince Vaughn
Danny Trejo
Jack Black
Tim Robbins
Luke Wilson
Ben Stiller
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
March 25, 2022
A24
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
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Produced by
Joe Russo
Anthony Russo
Mike Larocca
Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert
Jonathan Wang
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Written by
Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert
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Cast
Michelle Yeoh
Stephanie Hsu
Ke Huy Quan
James Hong
Jamie Lee Curtis
Idiocracy (2006)
Directed by Mike Judge
September 1, 2006
20th Century Fox
In 2005, average in every way private Joe Bowers is selected to take part in a secret military experiment to put him in hibernation for a year along with a woman named Rita. The slumbering duo is forgotten when the base they are stored on is closed down and are left in stasis until 2505. When they finally wake up, they discover the average intelligence of humans has decreased so much that Joe is now the smartest man in the world.
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Produced by
Elysa Koplovitz
Mike Judge
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Written by
Mike Judge
Etan Cohen
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Cast
Luke Wilson
Maya Rudolph
Dax Shepard
Terry Crews
Justin Long
Stephen Root
Thomas Haden Church
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
March 6, 1942
United Artists
Acting couple Joseph and Maria Tura are managing a theatrical troupe when the Nazis invade Poland. Maria is having an affair with Lieutenant Sobinski, who suspects Professor Siletsky is a Nazi spy. With Siletsky in possession of a list of members of the Polish resistance, the Turas’ company takes action. Using their skill for impersonation, Joseph and company must confuse the Nazis and stop Siletsky from handing over the list.
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Produced by
Ernst Lubitsch
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Written by
Edwin Justus Mayer
Ernst Lubitsch
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Cast
Carole Lombard
Jack Benny
Robert Stack
Felix Bressart
Lionel Atwill
Stanley Ridges
Sig Ruman
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
April 13, 2001
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Orion
When Pepa Marcos’ lover Ivan suddenly leaves her without any explanation, she embarks on a strange journey to discover why. On the way she meets a variety of eccentric characters, including Ivan’s son from a previous relationship, his fiancée Marissa and a Shiite terrorist cell who have been secretly holding her best friend Candela hostage. It’s a film noir take on the romantic comedy.
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Produced by
Agustín Almodóvar
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Carmen Maura
Antonio Banderas
Julieta Serrano
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Directed by David Wain
July 27, 2001
USA Films
Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, “Wet Hot American Summer” follows a group of counselors who are each trying to complete their unfinished business before the day ends. The entire summer of pent-up sexual frustrations, unresolved post-traumatic stress, pending separations and of course, the talent show, all weigh heavily on the minds and groins of counselors and campers alike.
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Produced by
Howard Bernstein
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Written by
David Wain
Michael Showalter
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Cast
Janeane Garofalo
David Hyde Pierce
Molly Shannon
Paul Rudd
Christopher Meloni
Michael Showalter
Ken Marino
Michael Ian Black
Amy Poehler
Bradley Cooper
Elizabeth Banks
The Awful Truth (1937)
Directed by Leo McCarey
October 21, 1937
Columbia
Jerry and Lucy are a married couple who doubt each other’s fidelity: Jerry suspects Lucy and her music teacher of spending an evening together, and Lucy is convinced Jerry lied about a business trip. When the jealous pair file for divorce, both rush into new relationships, but quickly realize their love never died. The soon-to-be-divorced husband and wife then both scramble to spoil each other’s chances for newfound romance.
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Leo McCarey
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Written by
Viña Delmar
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Cast
Irene Dunne
Cary Grant
Ralph Bellamy
Alexander D’Arcy
Cecil Cunningham
Robert Allen
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Directed by David Frankel
June 30, 2006
20th Century Fox
Andy is a recent college graduate with big dreams. Upon landing a job at prestigious Runway magazine, she finds herself the assistant to diabolical editor Miranda Priestly. Andy questions her ability to survive her grim tour as Miranda’s whipping girl without getting scorched.
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Wendy Finerman
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Aline Brosh McKenna
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Cast
Meryl Streep
Anne Hathaway
Stanley Tucci
Simon Baker
Emily Blunt
Adrian Grenier
Bamboozled (2000)
Directed by Spike Lee
October 6, 2000
New Line Cinema
A blistering satire of network television’s pitfalls and prejudices, a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a television writer’s stunning rise and tragic downfall. Pierre Delacroix, a young, Harvard-educated man, who is the sole person of color, writing for an upstart network with floundering ratings. Despite several attempts, Delacroix has yet to see any of his concepts go into production.
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Jon Kilik
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Written by
Spike Lee
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Cast
Damon Wayans
Savion Glover
Jada Pinkett Smith
Tommy Davidson
Michael Rapaport
Mos Def
Paul Mooney
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Directed by Jim Sharman
September 26, 1975
20th Century Fox
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”
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Produced by
Lou Adler
Michael White
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Richard O’Brien
Jim Sharman
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Tim Curry
Susan Sarandon
Barry Bostwick
Meat Loaf
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Directed by Sam Wood
November 15, 1935
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Loew’s Inc.
The Marx Brothers run amuck in the world of opera when Otis B. Driftwood meets aspiring singer Ricardo, who is determined to win the love of fellow performer Rosa. Aided by Fiorello and Tomasso, Otis attempts to unite the young couple, but faces opposition from the preening star Lassparri, who also has his sights on Rosa. Traveling from Italy to New York, Otis and friends rally to try and win the day.
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Irving Thalberg
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George S. Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
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Groucho Marx
Chico Marx
Harpo Marx
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Directed by Mel Brooks
February 7, 1974
Warner Bros
In this satirical take on Westerns, crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
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Michael Hertzberg
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Written by
Mel Brooks
Norman Steinberg
Andrew Bergman
Richard Pryor
Alan Uger
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Cleavon Little
Gene Wilder
Slim Pickens
David Huddleston
Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.
Mel Brooks
Harvey Korman
Madeline Kahn
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Directed by Miranda July
June 17, 2005
IFC Films
Single dad Richard meets Christine, a starving artist who moonlights as a cabbie. They awkwardly attempt to start a romance, but Richard’s divorce has left him emotionally damaged, and he struggles to remain open to the possibilities of this new relationship. Meanwhile, Richard’s sons, the adolescent Peter and 6-year-old Robby, take part in their own clumsy experiments with the opposite sex.
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Gina Kwon
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Miranda July
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John Hawkes
Miranda July
Miles Thompson
Brandon Ratcliff
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Directed by Edgar Wright
September 24, 2004
Rogue
Shaun is a 30-something loser with a dull, easy existence. When he’s not working at the electronics store, he lives with his slovenly best friend, Ed, in a small flat on the outskirts of London. The only unpredictable element in his life is his girlfriend, Liz, who wishes desperately for Shaun to grow up and be a man. When the town is inexplicably overrun with zombies, Shaun must rise to the occasion and protect both Liz and his mother.
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Nira Park
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Written by
Simon Pegg
Edgar Wright
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Simon Pegg
Kate Ashfield
Lucy Davis
Nick Frost
Dylan Moran
Bill Nighy
Penelope Wilton
Rafe Spall
Martin Freeman
Private Benjamin (1980)
Directed by Howard Zieff
October 10, 1980
Warner Bros
A Jewish-American princess, Judy Benjamin, is devastated when her husband drops dead on their wedding night. While she grieves a duplicitous recruiter for the Women’s Army Corps convinces her to enlist. Judy thinks her enlistment is like a vacation but Captain Lewis quickly dashes her hopes of an easy time. As Judy goes through basic training like any other grunt, she becomes a good soldier and develops a sense of self-esteem.
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Produced by
Nancy Meyers
Harvey Miller
Charles Shyer
Goldie Hawn
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Written by
Nancy Meyers
Charles Shyer
Harvey Miller
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Cast
Goldie Hawn
Eileen Brennan
Armand Assante
Robert Webber
Sam Wanamaker
Barbara Barrie
Mary Kay Place
Harry Dean Stanton
Albert Brooks
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Directed by Jared Hess
June 11, 2004
Fox Searchlight
In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely nostalgic uncle, Rico, shows up to keep an eye on him. With no safe haven at home or at school, Napoleon befriends the new kid, Pedro, a morose Hispanic boy who speaks little English. Together the two launch a campaign to run for class president.
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Jeremy Coon
Chris Wyatt
Sean Covel
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Jared Hess
Jerusha Hess
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Jon Heder
Jon Gries
Aaron Ruell
Efren Ramirez
Tina Majorino
Diedrich Bader
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Directed by Joel Coen
March 6, 1998
Gramercy
Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called “the Dude,” a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a bunch of money — resulting in the Dude having his rug soiled, sending him spiraling into the Los Angeles underworld.
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Ethan Coen
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Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
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Jeff Bridges
John Goodman
Julianne Moore
Steve Buscemi
John Turturro
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Tara Reid
Sam Elliott
Peter Stormare
David Thewlis
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
Directed by Preston Sturges
January 19, 1944
Paramount
In this wacky Preston Sturges comedy, the soldier-smitten Trudy Kockenlocker discovers that she is both married and pregnant after a raucous troop send-off party. While she has no idea who her new husband is, her longtime admirer, Norval Jones, seizes the opportunity to help. When Trudy’s cop father catches wind of the situation, however, wacky misunderstandings follow, with the well-meaning Norval on the wrong side of the law.
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Preston Sturges
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Preston Sturges
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Eddie Bracken
Betty Hutton
Diana Lynn
William Demarest
Porter Hall
Emory Parnell
Legally Blonde (2001)
Directed by Robert Luketic
July 13, 2001
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Elle Woods has it all. She wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But there is one thing stopping him from proposing: She is too blond. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back.
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Marc Platt
Ric Kidney
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Karen McCullah Lutz
Kirsten Smith
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Reese Witherspoon
Luke Wilson
Selma Blair
Matthew Davis
Victor Garber
Jennifer Coolidge
Ali Larter
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Directed by Tom Shadyac
February 4, 1994
Warner Bros
When the dolphin mascot of Miami’s NFL team is abducted, Ace Ventura, a zany private investigator who specializes in finding missing animals, looks into the case. Soon Miami Dolphins players are kidnapped too, including star player Dan Marino, making Ace’s sleuth work even more pressing. Working with Dolphins representative Melissa Robinson, Ace closes in on the culprits, but not before many ridiculous misadventures.
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James G. Robinson
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Jack Bernstein
Tom Shadyac
Jim Carrey
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Jim Carrey
Sean Young
Courteney Cox
Tone Loc
Dan Marino
Udo Kier
In the Loop (2009)
Directed by Armando Iannucci
July 24, 2009
IFC Films
During an interview, British Cabinet Minister Simon Foster delivers an off-the-cuff remark that war in the Middle East is unforeseeable. Profane political spin doctor Malcolm Tucker tries to cover up Foster’s faux pas, but the ill-conceived comment is picked up by a warmongering American official. Foster is invited to Washington, D.C., where a war of words brews as politicians maneuver, manipulate and deceive each other before a U.N. vote on military action.
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Kevin Loader
Adam Tandy
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Jesse Armstrong
Simon Blackwell
Armando Iannucci
Tony Roche
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Peter Capaldi
Tom Hollander
Gina McKee
James Gandolfini
Chris Addison
Anna Chlumsky
Steve Coogan
Hellzapoppin’ (1941)
Directed by H.C. Potter
December 26, 1941
Universal
Based on the Broadway hit of the same name, this comedy finds Ole and Chic trying to organize a musical show at a lavish estate. They run into problems when the show’s producer, Jeff, falls in love with estate resident Kitty and has to compete with her fiancé. Meanwhile, Chic’s sister Betty chases after a supposed Russian count. Gags and dance numbers abound in this madcap lark.
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Alex Gottlieb
Jules Levey
Glenn Tryon
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Nat Perrin
Warren Wilson
Alex Gottlieb
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Ole Olsen
Chic Johnson
Martha Raye
Hugh Herbert
Jane Frazee
Robert Paige
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Directed by Robert Townsend
December 18, 1987
Paramount
Recorded in front of a live audience in New York City, this film features actor/comedian Eddie Murphy performing a scathing comedy routine. Eddie’s uncle and other family members are lampooned in sketch segments, while Murphy largely sticks to stand-up, riffing on fellow black comedians, marriage and various racial and ethnic stereotypes, among many other topics. The concert is particularly renowned for Murphy’s liberal and unrepentant use of expletives.
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Robert D. Wachs
Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Eddie Murphy
Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Eddie Murphy
Tatyana Ali
Deon Richmond
Billie Allen
Samuel L. Jackson
Basil Wallace
Damien Wayans
Poor Things (2023)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
December 8, 2023
Searchlight
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
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Ed Guiney
Andrew Lowe
Yorgos Lanthimos
Emma Stone
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Tony McNamara
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Emma Stone
Mark Ruffalo
Willem Dafoe
Ramy Youssef
Christopher Abbott
Jerrod Carmichael
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Directed by Charles Crichton
July 15, 1988
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
British gangster George Thomason and his hapless aide, Ken Pile, draft a pair of arrogant Americans, grifter Wanda Gerschwitz and weapons expert Otto West, for a massive diamond heist. When the job goes badly, Wanda attempts to seduce George’s stuffy lawyer, Archie Leach, to find out where George hid the diamonds. Meanwhile, Ken repeatedly attempts to kill an elderly woman who witnessed the robbery.
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Michael Shamberg
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John Cleese
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John Cleese
Jamie Lee Curtis
Kevin Kline
Michael Palin
Stephen Fry
Going Places (1974)
Directed by Bertrand Blier
May 13, 1974
Cinema 5
Jean-Claude and Pierrot are crooks. They’re not experts, but they’re competent enough to make their way through France by knocking over stores and lifting cars. They also have plenty of sexual conquests, including one with the young, attractive Marie-Ange, and the older ex-con, Jeanne. But the duo isn’t simply suave; in addition to their crimes, they mistreat women without regret — which could come back to haunt them.
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Paul Claudon
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Bertrand Blier
Philippe Dumarçay
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Cast
Gérard Depardieu
Miou-Miou
Patrick Dewaere
Isabelle Huppert
Airplane! (1980)
Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, & Jerry Zucker
July 2, 1980
Paramount
This spoof comedy takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that were released in the 70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot with a drinking problem must cooperate with his ex-girlfriend turned stewardess to bring the plane to a safe landing.
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Jon Davison
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Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
Jerry Zucker
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Cast
Robert Hays
Julie Hagerty
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lloyd Bridges
Peter Graves
Leslie Nielsen
Lorna Patterson
Robert Stack
Stephen Stucker
Frank Ashmore
Jonathan Banks
The Birdcage (1996)
Directed by Mike Nichols
March 8, 1996
United Artists
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée’s right-wing, conservative parents.
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Mike Nichols
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Elaine May
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Cast
Robin Williams
Gene Hackman
Nathan Lane
Dianne Wiest
Hank Azaria
Christine Baranski
Big (1988)
Directed by Penny Marshall
June 3, 1988
20th Century Fox
At a carnival, young Josh Baskin wishes he were big, only to wake up the next morning and discover his wish came true. But the more Josh experiences life as an adult, the more he longs for the simple joys of childhood.
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James L. Brooks
Robert Greenhut
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Written by
Gary Ross
Anne Spielberg
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Cast
Tom Hanks
Elizabeth Perkins
Robert Loggia
John Heard
Jon Lovitz
Debra Jo Rupp
Pillow Talk (1959)
Directed by Michael Gordon
October 6, 1959
Universal
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen’s succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
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Ross Hunter
Martin Melcher
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Stanley Shapiro
Maurice Richlin
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Cast
Rock Hudson
Doris Day
Tony Randall
Thelma Ritter
House Party (1990)
Directed by Reginald Hudlin
March 9, 1990
New Line Cinema
Play’s parents are out of town, and he’s planning the house party to end all house parties. His best friend, Kid, wants to go more than anything, knowing Sydney, the hottest girl in school, is sure to be there. But when Kid gets into a fight at school, his father grounds him. Still determined to go, Kid sneaks out of the house and faces one calamity after another as he makes his way to Play’s house and the party of the school year.
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Warrington Hudlin
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Written by
Reginald Hudlin
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Cast
Christopher “Kid” Reid
Christopher “Play” Martin
“Paul Anthony” George
Lucien George Jr.
Brian “B-Fine” George
Robin Harris
“Pop” Robinson Sr.
Tisha Campbell
A.J. Johnson
Martin Lawrence
John Witherspoon
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
Directed by P.J. Hogan
June 20, 1997
TriStar
Childhood friends Julianne Potter and Michael O’Neal had a deal to marry each other if they were still single by age 28. Now, four days before her 28th birthday, O’Neil announces that he’s marrying a gorgeous 20-year-old named Kimberly. Suddenly realizing that she’s actually in love with him, Julianne vows to stop the wedding at all costs. However, when she is appointed maid of honor, things get even more complex.
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Produced by
Jerry Zucker
Ronald Bass
Gil Netter
Patricia Whitcher
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Written by
Ronald Bass
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Cast
Julia Roberts
Dermot Mulroney
Cameron Diaz
Rupert Everett
Philip Bosco
The Odd Couple (1968)
Directed by Gene Saks
May 2, 1968
Paramount
When fussy Felix becomes suicidal over his impending divorce, he accepts an offer to move in with his best friend, messy Oscar. Felix drives Oscar crazy with his obsession over his soon-to-be ex. Oscar tries to get him out of his funk by arranging a double date with two wacky British neighbors, Cecily and Gwendolyn. When the plan backfires and Felix grows even more despondent, his friendship with Oscar is put to the test.
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Howard W. Koch
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Neil Simon
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Cast
Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
John Fiedler
Herb Edelman
Safety Last! (1923)
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor
April 1, 1923
Pathé Exchange
A boy moves to New York City to make enough money to support his loving girlfriend, but soon discovers that making it in the big city is harder than it looks. When he hears that a store manager will pay $1,000 to anyone who can draw people to his store, he convinces his friend, the “human fly,” to climb the building and split the profit with him. But when his pal gets in trouble with the law, he must complete the crazy stunt on his own.
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Produced by
Hal Roach
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Written by
H. M. Walker
Jean Havez
Harold Lloyd
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Cast
Harold Lloyd
Mildred Davis
Bill Strother
Noah Young
Westcott Clarke
Elf (2003)
Directed by Jon Favreau
November 7, 2003
New Line Cinema
Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs, a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.
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Produced by
Jon Berg
Todd Komarnicki
Shauna Robertson
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Written by
David Berenbaum
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Cast
Will Ferrell
James Caan
Zooey Deschanel
Mary Steenburgen
Ed Asner
Bob Newhart
Faizon Love
Peter Dinklage
Amy Sedaris
Andy Richter
Kyle Gass
Broadcast News (1987)
Directed by James L. Brooks
December 16, 1987
20th Century Fox
Intelligent satire of American television news. A highly strung news producer finds herself strangely attracted to a vapid anchorman even through she loathes everything he personifies. To make matters worse, her best friend, a talented but not particularly telegenic news reporter, is secretly in love with her.
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James L. Brooks
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Written by
James L. Brooks
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Cast
William Hurt
Albert Brooks
Holly Hunter
Joan Cusack
Jack Nicholson
John Cusack
The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe (1972)
Directed by Yves Robert
December 6, 1972
Gaumont
Desperate to protect his job from a bureaucratic rival, the head of the French secret service picks outs a stranger, François Perrin, from a Paris crowd and singles him out as a master spy who should be tracked very closely. In reality, François is an amiable, if clumsy, classical violinist whose complete obliviousness to the agents watching him only further convinces them that they have a major undercover operative in their sights.
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Produced by
Alain Poiré
Yves Robert
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Written by
Yves Robert
Francis Veber
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Cast
Pierre Richard
Bernard Blier
Jean Rochefort
Mireille Darc
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Directed by Spike Jonze
October 29, 1999
Gramercy / USA Films
In this quirky cult-favorite comedy, unemployed New York City puppeteer Craig Schwartz reluctantly takes a temp job as a filing clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester. While at work, Craig discovers a portal that leads into the mind of renowned actor John Malkovich. When he lets his attractive co-worker Maxine in on the secret, they begin both an unusual business scheme and an odd relationship that involves Craig’s restless wife, Lotte.
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Michael Stipe
Sandy Stern
Steve Golin
Vincent Landay
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Written by
Charlie Kaufman
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Cast
John Cusack
Cameron Diaz
Catherine Keener
Orson Bean
Mary Kay Place
John Malkovich
Charlie Sheen
Octavia Spencer
The Waterboy (1998)
Directed by Frank Coraci
November 6, 1998
Touchstone
Raised by his overprotective mother, Helen, Bobby Boucher Jr. is the water boy for a successful college football team coached by Red Beaulieu. When Beaulieu fires Bobby, he takes up the same position for a losing rival team, led by despairing Coach Klein. After witnessing Bobby beat up a player who teased him too much, Klein adds him to the roster as a linebacker. Soon, Klein’s players are championship contenders.
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Jack Giarraputo
Robert Simonds
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Written by
Tim Herlihy
Adam Sandler
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Cast
Adam Sandler
Kathy Bates
Fairuza Balk
Jerry Reed
Henry Winkler
Rob Schneider
Shampoo (1975)
Directed by Hal Ashby
February 11, 1975
Columbia
Against the backdrop of Nixon’s election to office, Beverly Hills hairdresser and notorious rake George Roundy runs into trouble when his lascivious habits begin to clash with his more responsible business ambitions. Things get even more complex when Roundy asks his wealthy mistress, Felicia Karpf, for a business loan, unaware that his best friend and ex-girlfriend, Jackie, is sleeping with Karpf’s husband, Lester.
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Warren Beatty
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Written by
Robert Towne
Warren Beatty
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Cast
Warren Beatty
Julie Christie
Goldie Hawn
Lee Grant
Jack Warden
Tony Bill
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Directed by Howard Hawks
February 16, 1938
RKO Radio
Harried paleontologist David Huxley has to make a good impression on society matron Mrs. Random, who is considering donating one million dollars to his museum. On the day before his wedding, Huxley meets Mrs. Random’s high-spirited young niece, Susan Vance, a madcap adventuress who immediately falls for the straitlaced scientist. The ever-growing chaos — including a missing dinosaur bone and a pet leopard — threatens to swallow him whole.
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Cliff Reid
Howard Hawks
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Dudley Nichols
Hagar Wilde
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Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
Charles Ruggles
Barry Fitzgerald
May Robson
Walter Catlett
Fritz Feld
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Directed by Wes Anderson
March 7, 2014
Fox Searchlight
In the 1930s, the Grand Budapest Hotel is a popular European ski resort, presided over by concierge Gustave H. Zero, a junior lobby boy, becomes Gustave’s friend and protégé. Gustave prides himself on providing first-class service to the hotel’s guests, including satisfying the sexual needs of the many elderly women who stay there. When one of Gustave’s lovers dies mysteriously, Gustave finds himself the recipient of a priceless painting and the chief suspect in her murder.
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Wes Anderson
Scott Rudin
Steven Rales
Jeremy Dawson
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Written by
Wes Anderson
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Cast
Ralph Fiennes
F. Murray Abraham
Mathieu Amalric
Adrien Brody
Willem Dafoe
Jeff Goldblum
Harvey Keitel
Jude Law
Bill Murray
Edward Norton
Saoirse Ronan
Jason Schwartzman
Léa Seydoux
Tilda Swinton
Tom Wilkinson
Owen Wilson
Coming to America (1988)
Directed by John Landis
June 29, 1988
Paramount
Prince Akeem is the prince of a wealthy African country and wants for nothing, except a wife who will love him in spite of his title. To escape an arranged marriage, Akeem flees to America accompanied by his persnickety sidekick, Semmi, to find his queen. Disguised as a foreign student working in fast food, he romances Lisa, but struggles with revealing his true identity to her and his marital intentions to his king father.
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George Folsey Jr.
Robert D. Wachs
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Written by
David Sheffield
Barry W. Blaustein
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Cast
Eddie Murphy
Arsenio Hall
James Earl Jones
John Amos
Madge Sinclair
Shari Headley
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Directed by Robert Hamer
June 14, 1950
General Film
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother’s death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
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Michael Balcon
Michael Relph
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Robert Hamer
John Dighton
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Cast
Valerie Hobson
Dennis Price
Joan Greenwood
Alec Guinness
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Directed by Chris Columbus
November 24, 1993
20th Century Fox
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
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Mark Radcliffe
Marsha Garces Williams
Robin Williams
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Written by
Randi Mayem Singer
Leslie Dixon
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Cast
Robin Williams
Sally Field
Pierce Brosnan
Harvey Fierstein
Robert Prosky
Team America: World Police (2004)
Directed by Trey Parker
October 15, 2004
Paramount
When North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il orchestrates a global terrorist plot, it’s up to the heavily armed marionettes of the highly specialized Team America unit to stop his dastardly scheme. The group, which includes the thespian-averse technology expert Chris, not only has to face off against Jong-il, but they must also contend with F.A.G., the Film Actors Guild, a cadre of Hollywood liberals at odds with Team America’s “policing the world” tactics.
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Produced by
Scott Rudin
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
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Written by
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
Pam Brady
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Cast
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
Kristen Miller
Masasa Moyo
Daran Norris
Phil Hendrie
Maurice LaMarche
Chelsea Marguerite
Jeremy Shada
Fred Tatasciore
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Directed by Mike Newell
March 9, 1994
Gramercy
Lovable Englishman Charles and his group of friends seem to be unlucky in love. When Charles meets a beautiful American named Carrie at a wedding, he thinks his luck may have changed. But, after one magical night, Carrie returns to the States, ending what might have been. As Charles and Carrie’s paths continue to cross — over a handful of nuptials and one funeral — he comes to believe they are meant to be together, even if their timing always seems to be off.
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Produced by
Duncan Kenworthy
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Written by
Richard Curtis
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Cast
Hugh Grant
Andie MacDowell
Kristin Scott Thomas
Simon Callow
James Fleet
John Hannah
Charlotte Coleman
David Bower
Corin Redgrave
Rowan Atkinson
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
Directed by Richard Lester
August 12, 1964
United Artists
The Beatles in their feature film debut, one of the greatest rock-and-roll comedy adventures ever. The film has a fully restored negative and digitally restored soundtrack. The film takes on the just-left-of-reality style of mock-documentary, following “a day in the life” of John, Paul, George, and Ringo as fame takes them by storm.
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Walter Shenson
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Written by
Alun Owen
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Cast
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Wilfrid Brambell
Zoolander (2001)
Directed by Ben Stiller
September 28, 2001
Paramount
Propelled to the top of the fashion world by a photogenic gaze he calls Blue Steel, dimwitted male model Derek Zoolander thinks he’s got a fourth consecutive win as Male Model of the Year in the bag. But, when his rival, Hansel, unexpectedly takes the crown, Derek is crushed. He becomes easy prey for fashion designer Jacobim Mugatu, who signs Derek to star in his Derelicte fashion show, then brainwashes him to kill Malaysia’s prime minister.
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Scott Rudin
Ben Stiller
Stuart Cornfeld
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Written by
Drake Sather
Ben Stiller
John Hamburg
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Cast
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Will Ferrell
Christine Taylor
Milla Jovovich
Jerry Stiller
Jon Voight
Clueless (1995)
Directed by Amy Heckerling
July 19, 1995
Paramount
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school’s pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was — and falls for him.
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Scott Rudin
Robert Lawrence
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Written by
Amy Heckerling
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Cast
Alicia Silverstone
Paul Rudd
Stacey Dash
Brittany Murphy
Jeremy Sisto
Breckin Meyer
Donald Faison
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Directed by Jerry Lewis
June 4, 1963
Paramount
Julius Kelp is a college professor with a problem. Clumsy, awkward, inarticulate and unattractive, Julius is a hopeless case when it comes to women — but he’s desperate to impress beautiful student Stella. Fortunately, he does know something about chemistry and decides to concoct a potion that will turn him into a whole new man. In this classic comedy, Julius’ suave alter ego, Buddy Love, must win Stella’s affections before his short-lived potion runs out.
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Ernest D. Glucksman
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Jerry Lewis
Bill Richmond
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Cast
Jerry Lewis
Stella Stevens
Del Moore
Kathleen Freeman
The Princess Bride (1987)
Directed by Rob Reiner
September 25, 1987
20th Century Fox
A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel “The Princess Bride” which earned its own loyal audience.
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Andrew Scheinman
Rob Reiner
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Written by
William Goldman
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Cast
Cary Elwes
Mandy Patinkin
Chris Sarandon
Christopher Guest
Wallace Shawn
André the Giant
Robin Wright
Peter Falk
Billy Crystal
Ed Wood (1994)
Directed by Tim Burton
September 30, 1994
Touchstone
Because of his eccentric habits and bafflingly strange films, director Ed Wood is a Hollywood outcast. Nevertheless, with the help of the formerly famous Bela Lugosi and a devoted cast and crew of show-business misfits who believe in Ed’s off-kilter vision, the filmmaker is able to bring his oversize dreams to cinematic life. Despite a lack of critical or commercial success, Ed and his friends manage to create an oddly endearing series of extremely low-budget films.
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Denise Di Novi
Tim Burton
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Written by
Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
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Johnny Depp
Martin Landau
Sarah Jessica Parker
Patricia Arquette
Jeffrey Jones
Bill Murray
School of Rock (2003)
Directed by Richard Linklater
October 3, 2003
Paramount
Overly enthusiastic guitarist Dewey Finn gets thrown out of his bar band and finds himself in desperate need of work. Posing as a substitute music teacher at an elite private elementary school, he exposes his students to the hard rock gods he idolizes and emulates — much to the consternation of the uptight principal. As he gets his privileged and precocious charges in touch with their inner rock ‘n’ roll animals, he imagines redemption at a local Battle of the Bands.
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Scott Rudin
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Mike White
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Cast
Jack Black
Joan Cusack
Mike White
Sarah Silverman
Miranda Cosgrove
Withnail and I (1987)
Directed by Bruce Robinson
June 19, 1987
HandMade
Two out-of-work actors — the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail — spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday “by mistake” at the country house of Withnail’s flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
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Paul Heller
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Bruce Robinson
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Paul McGann
Richard E. Grant
Richard Griffiths
Lost in America (1985)
Directed by Albert Brooks
March 15, 1985
Warner Bros
After being snubbed at his advertising job, Los Angeles yuppie David Howard convinces his wife, Linda, to quit her job and join him on a cross-country road trip. The two liquidate their assets and leave the West Coast in a Winnebago, intent on finding themselves and discovering America. But during a stop in Las Vegas, the couple loses their savings at a roulette wheel and begins to see that their idealized notion of the American experience is terribly misguided.
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Marty Katz
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Albert Brooks
Monica Johnson
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Cast
Albert Brooks
Julie Hagerty
Maggie Roswell
Michael Greene
Garry Marshall
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Directed by Preston Sturges
December 29, 1941
Paramount
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won’t be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to “know trouble” first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
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Paul Jones
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Preston Sturges
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Cast
Joel McCrea
Veronica Lake
Robert Warwick
William Demarest
Margaret Hayes
Porter Hall
Franklin Pangborn
Eric Blore
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Directed by John Waters
March 17, 1972
New Line Cinema
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as “The Filthiest Person Alive”.
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John Waters
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John Waters
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Cast
Divine
David Lochary
Mink Stole
Mary Vivian Pearce
Danny Mills
Edith Massey
Channing Wilroy
Cookie Mueller
Paul Swift
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Directed by Jay Roach
May 2, 1997
New Line Cinema
A world-class playboy and part-time special agent, Powers is defrosted after 30 years in a cryogenic freeze to match wits with his nemesis, Dr. Evil. Possessing antiquated spy skills and mod mannerisms from the `60s, Austin must confront a villain like no other while making peace with his own out-of-date, swinging sexuality.
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Produced by
Suzanne Todd
Demi Moore
Jennifer Todd
Mike Myers
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Written by
Mike Myers
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Cast
Mike Myers
Elizabeth Hurley
Michael York
Robert Wagner
Mindy Sterling
Seth Green
Mimi Rogers
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Directed by Rob Reiner
July 21, 1989
Columbia
In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns and Sally Albright share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, Jess and Marie, attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue between them.
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Rob Reiner
Andrew Scheinman
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Nora Ephron
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Cast
Billy Crystal
Meg Ryan
Carrie Fisher
Bruno Kirby
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
Directed by Jeff Margolis
January 26, 1979
SEE Theater
The late Richard Pryor influenced a generation of comedians of all races, and his scathing brand of satire is offered in full bloom in a live concert performance taped in Southern California in the 1970s. Utilizing exaggerated facial expressions, numerous obscenities and keen observation, as well as his acting experience and razor-sharp comic timing, Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and any number of other topics. This documentary also includes music by Patti LaBelle.
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Produced by
Stephen Blauner
Hillard Elkins
Del Jack
William Sargent Jr.
J. Mark Travis
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Richard Pryor
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Cast
Richard Pryor
Patti LaBelle
Huey P. Newton
Jennifer Lee Pryor
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Directed by George Cukor
December 26, 1940
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Loew’s Inc
This classic romantic comedy focuses on Tracy Lord, a Philadelphia socialite who has split from her husband, C.K. Dexter Haven, due both to his drinking and to her overly demanding nature. As Tracy prepares to wed the wealthy George Kittredge, she crosses paths with both Dexter and prying reporter Macaulay Connor. Unclear about her feelings for all three men, Tracy must decide whom she truly loves.
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Donald Ogden Stewart
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Cast
Cary Grant
Katharine Hepburn
James Stewart
Ruth Hussey
John Howard
Roland Young
John Halliday
Mary Nash
Virginia Weidler
Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for
Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Directed by Larry Charles
November 3, 2006
20th Century Fox
Outrageous situations occur when a popular reporter from Kazakhstan comes to the United States to film a documentary.
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Sacha Baron Cohen
Jay Roach
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Written by
Sacha Baron Cohen
Anthony Hines
Peter Baynham
Dan Mazer
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Cast
Sacha Baron Cohen
Pamela Anderson
M*A*S*H (1970)
Directed by Robert Altman
January 25, 1970
20th Century Fox
Based on the novel by Richard Hooker, M*A*S*H follows a group of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital officers at they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of the Korean Conflict. Led by Captains Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John McIntyre, they add to the chaos and hilarity of the situation.
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Produced by
Ingo Preminger
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Written by
Ring Lardner Jr.
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Cast
Donald Sutherland
Elliott Gould
Tom Skerritt
Sally Kellerman
Robert Duvall
Roger Bowen
René Auberjonois
Michael Murphy
Bridesmaids (2011)
Directed by Paul Feig
May 13, 2011
Universal
Annie is a single woman whose own life is a mess, but when she learns that her lifelong best friend, Lillian, is engaged, she has no choice but to serve as the maid of honor. Though lovelorn and almost penniless, Annie, nevertheless, winds her way through the strange and expensive rituals associated with her job as the bride’s go-to gal. Determined to make things perfect, she gamely leads Lillian and the other bridesmaids down the wild road to the wedding.
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Produced by
Judd Apatow
Barry Mendel
Clayton Townsend
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Written by
Annie Mumolo
Kristen Wiig
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Cast
Kristen Wiig
Maya Rudolph
Rose Byrne
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Ellie Kemper
Melissa McCarthy
Chris O’Dowd
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
October 30, 1932
Paramount
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette’s personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
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Produced by
Ernst Lubitsch
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Written by
Samson Raphaelson
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Cast
Miriam Hopkins
Kay Francis
Herbert Marshall
Charlie Ruggles
Edward Everett Horton
Caddyshack (1980)
Directed by Harold Ramis
July 25, 1980
Warner Bros
Danny Noonan, a teen down on his luck, works as a caddy at the snob-infested Bushwood Country Club to raise money for his college education. In an attempt to gain votes for a college scholarship reserved for caddies, Noonan volunteers to caddy for a prominent and influential club member. Meanwhile, Danny struggles to prepare for the high pressure Caddy Day golf tournament while absorbing New Age advice from wealthy golf guru Ty Webb.
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Produced by
Douglas Kenney
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Written by
Brian Doyle-Murray
Harold Ramis
Douglas Kenney
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Cast
Chevy Chase
Rodney Dangerfield
Ted Knight
Michael O’Keefe
Bill Murray
The Bank Dick (1940)
Directed by Edward F. Cline & Ralph Ceder
November 29, 1940
Universal
Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he’s occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.
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Produced by
Edward Muhl
Nate Blumberg
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Written by
W.C. Fields
Richard A. Carroll
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Cast
W.C. Fields
Cora Witherspoon
Una Merkel
Evelyn Del Rio
Jessie Ralph
Grady Sutton
Superbad (2007)
Directed by Greg Mottola
August 17, 2007
Sony / Columbia
High school seniors Seth and Evan have high hopes for a graduation party. The co-dependent teens plan to score booze and babes so they can become part of the in-crowd, but separation anxiety and two bored police officers complicate the pair’s self-proclaimed mission.
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Produced by
Judd Apatow
Shauna Robertson
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Written by
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
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Cast
Jonah Hill
Michael Cera
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Seth Rogen
Bill Hader
Emma Stone
Dave Franco
David Krumholtz
Martin Starr
It Happened One Night (1934)
Directed by Frank Capra
February 22, 1934
Columbia
In Frank Capra’s acclaimed romantic comedy, spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews impetuously marries the scheming King Westley, leading her tycoon father to spirit her away on his yacht. After jumping ship, Ellie falls in with cynical newspaper reporter Peter Warne, who offers to help her reunite with her new husband in exchange for an exclusive story. But during their travels, the reporter finds himself falling for the feisty young heiress.
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Produced by
Frank Capra
Harry Cohn
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Written by
Robert Riskin
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Cast
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Walter Connolly
Roscoe Karns
Jameson Thomas
Alan Hale
Arthur Hoyt
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Directed by Rob Reiner
March 2, 1984
Embassy
“This Is Spinal Tap” shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
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Produced by
Karen Murphy
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Written by
Christopher Guest
Michael McKean
Harry Shearer
Rob Reiner
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Cast
Christopher Guest
Michael McKean
Harry Shearer
Rob Reiner
June Chadwick
Tony Hendra
Bruno Kirby
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Directed by Elaine May
December 17, 1972
20th Century Fox
Soon after Lenny marries Lila, the needy and unrefined side of her personality begins to emerge, and he becomes increasingly uncertain about his decision to marry her. During their honeymoon in Miami, Lenny meets beautiful and sophisticated Kelly. Every chance he gets, Lenny sneaks away from Lila to be with Kelly, and the more he gets to know her, the more he falls in love. Problems arise when the two women learn about each another.
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Produced by
Edgar J. Scherick
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Written by
Neil Simon
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Cast
Charles Grodin
Cybill Shepherd
Jeannie Berlin
Audra Lindley
Eddie Albert
His Girl Friday (1940)
Directed by Howard Hawks
January 18, 1940
Columbia
When hard-charging New York newspaper editor Walter Burns discovers that his ex-wife, investigative reporter Hildy Johnson, has gotten engaged to milquetoast insurance agent Bruce Baldwin, he unsuccessfully tries to lure her away from tame domestic life with a story about the impending execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams. But when Hildy discovers Williams may be innocent, her reporter instincts take over.
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Produced by
Howard Hawks
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Written by
Charles Lederer
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Cast
Cary Grant
Rosalind Russell
Ralph Bellamy
Gene Lockhart
Playtime (1967)
Directed by Jacques Tati
June 27, 1973
Continental Distributing
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
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Produced by
Bernard Maurice
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Written by
Jacques Tati
Jacques Lagrange
Art Buchwald
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Cast
Jacques Tati
Barbara Dennek
Rita Maiden
France Rumilly
Sideways (2004)
Directed by Alexander Payne
October 22, 2004
Fox Searchlight
Struggling writer and wine enthusiast Miles takes his engaged friend, Jack, on a trip to wine country for a last single-guy bonding experience. While Miles wants to relax and enjoy the wine, Jack is in search of a fling before his wedding. Soon Jack is sleeping with Stephanie, while her friend Maya connects with Miles. When Miles lets slip that Jack is getting married, both women are furious, sending the trip into disarray.
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Produced by
Michael London
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Written by
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor
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Cast
Paul Giamatti
Thomas Haden Church
Virginia Madsen
Sandra Oh
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to
Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
January 29, 1964
Columbia
A film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button — and it played the situation for laughs. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He thinks that the communists are conspiring to pollute the “precious bodily fluids” of the American people.
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Produced by
Stanley Kubrick
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Written by
Stanley Kubrick
Terry Southern
Peter George
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Cast
Peter Sellers
George C. Scott
Sterling Hayden
Keenan Wynn
Slim Pickens
Tracy Reed
Tootsie (1982)
Directed by Sydney Pollack
December 17, 1982
Columbia
New York actor Michael Dorsey is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part. What was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract, but when Michael falls for his castmate Julie, complications develop that could wreck everything.
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Produced by
Sydney Pollack
Dick Richards
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Written by
Larry Gelbart
Murray Schisgal
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Dustin Hoffman
Jessica Lange
Teri Garr
Dabney Coleman
Charles Durning
Sydney Pollack
Geena Davis
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Directed by Buster Keaton
April 21, 1924
Metro-Goldwyn
A kindly movie projectionist longs to be a detective. When his fiancée is robbed by a local thief, the poor projectionist is framed for the crime. Using his amateur detective skills, the projectionist follows the thief to the train station — only to find himself locked in a train car. Disheartened, he returns to his movie theater, where he falls asleep and dreams that he is the great Sherlock Holmes.
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Produced by
Joseph M. Schenck
Buster Keaton
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Written by
Jean Havez
Joseph A. Mitchell
Clyde Bruckman
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Buster Keaton
Kathryn McGuire
Joe Keaton
Erwin Connelly
Ward Crane
Ford West
Groundhog Day (1993)
Directed by Harold Ramis
February 12, 1993
Columbia
Phil, a weatherman, is out to cover the annual emergence of the groundhog from its hole. He gets caught in a blizzard that he didn’t predict and finds himself trapped in a time warp. He is doomed to relive the same day over and over again until he gets it right.
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Produced by
Trevor Albert
Harold Ramis
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Written by
Danny Rubin
Harold Ramis
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Bill Murray
Andie MacDowell
Chris Elliott
Stephen Tobolowsky
Brian Doyle-Murray
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Directed by Mel Brooks
December 15, 1974
20th Century Fox
Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather’s estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfather’s experiments with the help of servants Igor, Inga and the fearsome Frau Blücher. After he creates his own monster, new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor’s fiancée, Elizabeth.
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Produced by
Michael Gruskoff
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Written by
Gene Wilder
Mel Brooks
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Gene Wilder
Peter Boyle
Marty Feldman
Cloris Leachman
Teri Garr
Kenneth Mars
Madeline Kahn
Fargo (1996)
Directed by Joel Coen
March 8, 1996
Gramercy
“Fargo” is a reality-based crime drama set in Minnesota in 1987. Jerry Lundegaard is a car salesman in Minneapolis who has gotten himself into debt and is so desperate for money that he hires two thugs, to kidnap his own wife. Jerry will collect the ransom from her wealthy father, paying the thugs a small portion and keeping the rest to satisfy his debts. The scheme collapses when the thugs shoot a state trooper.
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Produced by
Ethan Coen
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Written by
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
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Frances McDormand
William H. Macy
Steve Buscemi
Harve Presnell
Peter Stormare
John Carroll Lynch
Duck Soup (1933)
Directed by Leo McCarey
November 17, 1933
Paramount
When the tiny nation of Freedonia goes bankrupt, its wealthy benefactor, Mrs. Teasdale, insists that the wacky Rufus T. Firefly become the country’s president. Sensing a weakness in leadership, the bordering nation of Sylvania sends in the spies Pinky and Chicolini to set the stage for a revolution. As Firefly clashes with the Sylvanian ambassador, plenty of mayhem ensues, and the countries verge on all-out war.
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Produced by
Herman J. Mankiewicz
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Written by
Bert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
Arthur Sheekman
Nat Perrin
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Cast
Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Chico Marx
Zeppo Marx
Margaret Dumont
Raquel Torres
Louis Calhern
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Directed by Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones
April 1, 1975
Columbia
A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen.
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Produced by
Mark Forstater
Michael White
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Written by
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Eric Idle
Terry Gilliam
Terry Jones
Michael Palin
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Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones
Michael Palin
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Directed by Christopher Guest
August 21, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
When the town of Blaine, Mo., approaches its sesquicentennial, there’s only one way to celebrate: with a musical revue called “Red, White and Blaine.” Hoping the show will be his ticket back to Broadway, impresario Corky St. Clair rounds up a cast of enthusiastic but untalented locals to perform his masterwork. But, when Corky reveals that theater agent Mort Guffman will attend the opening, things really kick into high gear.
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Produced by
Karen Murphy
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Written by
Christopher Guest
Eugene Levy
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Cast
Lewis Arquette
Bob Balaban
Christopher Guest
Matt Keeslar
Eugene Levy
Catherine O’Hara
Parker Posey
Fred Willard
The Great Dictator (1940)
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
October 15, 1940
United Artists
After dedicated service in the Great War, a Jewish barber spends years in an army hospital recovering from his wounds, unaware of the simultaneous rise of fascist dictator Adenoid Hynkel and his anti-Semitic policies. When the barber, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Hynkel, returns to his quiet neighborhood, he is stunned by the brutal changes and recklessly joins a beautiful girl and her neighbors in rebelling.
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Produced by
Charlie Chaplin
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Written by
Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin
Paulette Goddard
Jack Oakie
Henry Daniell
Reginald Gardiner
Billy Gilbert
Maurice Moscovich
Annie Hall (1977)
Directed by Woody Allen
April 20, 1977
United Artists
Comedian Alvy Singer examines the rise and fall of his relationship with struggling nightclub singer Annie Hall. Speaking directly to the audience in front of a bare background, Singer reflects briefly on his childhood and his early adult years before settling in to tell the story of how he and Annie met, fell in love, and struggled with the obstacles of modern romance, mixing surreal fantasy sequences with small moments of emotional drama.
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Produced by
Charles H. Joffe
Jack Rollins
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Written by
Woody Allen
Marshall Brickman
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Cast
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Tony Roberts
Carol Kane
Paul Simon
Janet Margolin
Shelley Duvall
Christopher Walken
Colleen Dewhurst
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Directed by Billy Wilder
March 19, 1959
United Artists
After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry, improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band’s sexy singer, Sugar, Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire as things heat up and the mobsters close in.
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Produced by
Billy Wilder
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Written by
Billy Wilder
I. A. L. Diamond
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Cast
Marilyn Monroe
Tony Curtis
Jack Lemmon
George Raft
Pat O’Brien
Joe E. Brown
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Directed by David Zucker
December 2, 1988
Paramount
Frank Drebin, a rather clueless police detective, tries to foil a plot to turn innocent people into assassins through mind control. After his partner, Norberg, is shot, Frank sets out to find the culprit, leading him to business tycoon Vincent Ludwig. However, Frank has no evidence until he meets Jane Spencer, Ludwig’s assistant. She knows nothing about Ludwig’s devious plans, but falls for Frank and agrees to help him.
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Robert K. Weiss
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Written by
Jerry Zucker
Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
Pat Proft
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Cast
Leslie Nielsen
Priscilla Presley
Ricardo Montalbán
George Kennedy
O. J. Simpson
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