Comedy

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Restless (2011)

“See any good funerals lately?” What’s it all about? “Two young teen outsiders are drawn to each other through their fascination with death. Both have [...]

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Funny Girl (1968)

“I’m a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls.” What’s it all about? In New York City after WWI, comedienne Fanny Brice (Barbra Steisand) obtains her [...]

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Annie (1982)

“Do I hear happiness?” What’s it all about? In 1933 New York City, Annie (Aileen Quinn), an orphan at the Hudson Street Orphanage, believes that [...]

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Monkey Business (1952)

“Don’t you like children?” What’s it all about? MONKEY BUSINESS starts out with Cary Grant doing his best impersonation of the absentminded professor, as his character, [...]

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

“Sometimes your brain amazes me.” What’s it all about? Showgirls Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are the best of friends but two [...]

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Just One of the Guys (1985)

“Who do you think you are? Tootsie? Yentl?” What’s it all about? Terry Griffith (Joyce Hyser) wants to become a journalist, but her teachers don’t [...]

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Watching the Detectives (2007)

“You never rented a movie?” What’s it all about? Neil (Cillian Murphy) spends every waking hour of his life watching movies in his video store [...]

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King Creole (1958)

“You’re a pretty fancy performer, ain’t ya kid?” What’s it all about? After flunking out of high school twice, Danny Fisher (Elvis Presley) gets a [...]

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Up (2009)

“Cross my heart.” What’s it all about? After the passing of his wife, a retired baloon salesman named Carl (Ed Asner) is content to live [...]

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I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

“How do I know you’re not bullshitting me again?” What’s it all about? Steven (Jim Carrey) is a police office, a father, a husband to [...]

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Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982)

“It’s nothing serious; Just an arrow in his heart.” What’s it all about? Leopold (José Ferrer), a professor of philosphy, his fiancée Ariel (Mia Farrow), [...]

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Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

“I can’t listen to that much Wagner. I feel the urge to conquer Poland.” What’s it all about? Larry and Carol Lipton, played by Woody [...]

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Midnight in Paris (2011)

“You know who said that? Faulkner. I met him at a dinner party.” What’s it all about? Gil (Owen Wilson) and his fiancee Inez (Rachel [...]

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WSFF 2011: Celebrity Shorts 2

“I can send two other crazies to see you. No, they’re not strapped down.” What’s it all about? The CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF) [...]

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WSFF 2011: Celebrity Shorts 1

“I don’t know why I thought vases.” What’s it all about? The CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF) is an exhibition of short films screening [...]

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Arthur (2011)

“Because he ate his monocle!” What’s it all about? Arthur (Russell Brand), an indulgent, childish playboy, is is given an ultimatum by his detached mother: [...]

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Tangled (2010)

“That’s a lot of hair.” What’s it all about? Rapunzel (Mandy Moore), a lost princess born with magical hair with restorative properties, lives in a tower [...]

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Paul (2011)

“Was that Klingon? You fucking nerd.” What’s it all about? Two British comic book nerds named Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost) travel to [...]

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Bring It On (2000)

“Hey, ladies, wanna see my spirit stick?” What’s it all about? Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) and her cheerleading squad, the Rancho Carne Toros, find out that [...]

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A Knight’s Tale (2001)

“You’ve waited your whole life for Sir Ector to shite himself to death?” What’s it all about? When Sir Ector dies in the middle of [...]