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Stage Mother

Comedy

When conservative, Texas church-choir director Maybelline (Jacki Weaver) inherits her recently deceased son's drag club, she surprises her closed-minded husband and everyone else she knows by moving alone to San Francisco to save the club from bankruptcy. In this raucous, racy new environment, she begins to open up and find new meaning for her life, even becoming a mother-figure to the club's flamboyant performers until a surprise visit threatens to upend her new life. A dance in your seat, music-infused comedy-drama that boasts a fiery supporting cast, including Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier, Mya Taylor and drag superstar Jackie Beat.

Head Above Water (1996)

Comedy

A mystery centering around a respectable judge, his wife, her ex-lover, their neighbor and a dead body that complicates all of their lives.

Ernesto's Manifesto

Comedy

Ernesto (Fernando Hidalgo) loses his job, his girlfriend and his home, but a chance meeting turns his world around. Amazingly, he is able to parlay his common-sense approach to life into a brilliant career and a bright future.

Men of Plastic

Comedy

South Korea, 2007: Dae Guk (Don Lee), is a business networker in the posh district of Apgujeong, Seoul. After hearing about the growing popularity of the plastic surgery business, he tries to partner with Ji Woo (Jung Kyung Ho), a young and brilliant plastic surgeon whose medical license has recently been revoked and is swimming in debt. Using his connections and more than a little bit of persistence, Dae Guk earns Ji Woo's trust and together they set the groundwork for Dae Guk’s grand vision: to build the largest and best plastic surgery business in South Korea.

Chef's Special

Comedy

Pulsating with the energy and wit of Almodovar, director Nacho G. Velilla’s debut is a pot of the best Spanish paella served piping hot and fresh. Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) stars as Chef Maxi, a culinary genius/drama queen with too much on his plate. As if keeping his chic restaurant in the black and wrangling with his wild staff aren’t enough, add in a steamy romance with a closeted soccer superstar, sexual competition from gal pal Alex (Lola Dueñas, “Volver”) and a tense reunion with his estranged children. A box-office smash in Spain and a festival favorite around the globe, this saucy comedy serves up a bellyful of laughs.

Reverse the Curse

Comedy

Ted, a writer-turned-peanut slinger, returns to care for his Red Sox-obsessed father, Marty, whose health falters with Sox losses. Ted rallies neighborhood pals to orchestrate a winning streak, finding purpose and unexpected bonds along the way.

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

Comedy

A hilarious, anything-goes adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckler. The Corsican brothers plunk the whacked-out comedy team of Cheech and Chong into the tumultuous French Revolution where they play a pair of irreverent brothers who battle a dastardly baron.

Brain Donors

Comedy

Three bozos. One ballet company. Tutu many laughs! From the Zucker brothers, the creators of The Naked Gun. and Airplane! films, comes the year's most outrageous laughfest featuring the zaniest screen screwballs since the Brothers Marx-the Brain Donors! High society meets high hilarity when rich widow Lillian Oglethorpe (Nancy Marchand) hires fast-talking, ambulance-chasing lawyer Roland T. Flakfizer (John Turturro) as her legal advisor. His first assignment: to fulfill Mr. Oglethorpe's dream of founding a ballet company. Flakfizer recruits two unable assistants: Jacques (Bob Nelson) a Harpo-like jack-of-all-trades and master of none; and Rocco Melonchek (Mel Smith), a cab driver moonlighting as a pool cleaner, liposuctioner, and toupee salesman. What ensues is an outrageous, fall-down-funny assault on culture and good taste, as the Brain Donors make merry while driving everyone else mental!

Dear Lemon Lima

Comedy

Vanessa gets a dose of reality when Philip, her one true love, ends their relationship, again. The quirky teen enrolls in his school to win him back, but ends up making matters worse. Downgraded to social outcast, Vanessa struggles to reclaim Philip's affection. When Vanessa is declared a captain for the school’s survival competition, she assembles a team of like-minded misfits to prove they deserve to compete, and win her love’s heart again.

Norm MacDonald: Me Doing Standup

Comedy

Norm MacDonald, the iconic anchor of SNL's "Weekend Update" and star of the cult classic Dirty Work, is back with a vengeance. This time he serves up a hilarious feature-length stand-up special, covering everything from cheating death, 24-hour news stories and shameful sex to Tiger Woods and OJ Simpson. Don't let his laid-back demeanor fool you: Macdonald's brand of comedy is as blunt and sharp as ever.

The Honeymoon

Comedy

In this raunchy romantic comedy, Adam whisks his new bride Sarah (Maria Bakalova, Borat sequel) to Venice for a honeymoon. But when Adam brings best friend Bav along for the ride, Bav causes one gross-out disaster after another. When charming gangster Giorgio falls for Sarah, he gets rid of Adam and Bav by sending them across the border on a drug-dealing mission. Can they outrun the Slovenian cops, dodge bullets from the baddies, and get back before Sarah gets a rich new mobster boyfriend? From the writer of Death at a Funeral and Love Wedding Repeat.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!

Comedy

Papi is back, and he’s ready to party! From the studio that brought you Beverly Hills Chihuahua – you're invited to the ultimate celebration of friendship and family: Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! Join Papi (voiced by George Lopez) and his two- and four-legged family as they move into a posh Beverly Hills hotel, complete with a luxurious doggy spa. But there’s trouble in puppy paradise when Rosa, the littlest member of the pack, feels smaller and less special than ever. Now it’s up to Papi to help Rosa find – and celebrate – her inner strength, which turns out to be bigger than she ever dreamed. Overflowing with laughter, love and excitement, this is tail-wagging fun for the whole family!

Ninotchka

Comedy

"Garbo laughs!" read the headlines after Oscar-honoree and screen legend Greta Garbo bursts into a rare bit of onscreen laughter during her portrayal of a cold-hearted Soviet agent who is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love with Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas.

Tokyo Pop

Comedy

Bleach-blonde wannabe rocker Wendy (Carrie Hamilton) is disillusioned with her life in New York City. After receiving a postcard from Japan saying “wish you were here,” she spontaneously hops on a plane to Tokyo with dreams of making it big as a singer. Quickly finding herself broke and a fish out of water, she moves into a youth hostel for gaijin (foreigners) and takes up work as a hostess at a karaoke bar. Just when she’s at her breaking point, she meets Hiro (Yutaka Tadokoro, aka Diamond Yukai), a rock ‘n’ roller whose band is looking for their big break. They form a romantic and musical connection and Hiro convinces Wendy to become their lead singer. Through a combination of hustle and luck, they stumble into their 15 minutes of fame, but Wendy soon comes to realize that being a gaijin rocker may be nothing more than a passing fad. An underseen gem of 80's American independent cinema by Fran Rubel Kuzui ('Buffy the Vampire Slayer'), 'Tokyo Pop' takes us on a breezy tour through bubble era Tokyo, replete with knowing nods to the city’s vibrant pop culture.

The Man in the Hat

Comedy

The Man in the Hat journeys through France in a Fiat 500 accompanied by a framed photograph of an unknown woman. He is pursued by five angry men in a Citroen Dyane. Why are they chasing him and how can he shake them off?

The Weasels' Tale

Comedy

A beautiful actress from cinema's golden age, an actor in the twilight of his life, a frustrated scriptwriter and an old director will do the impossible to try and preserve the world they have created in an old mansion, faced with the threat of a young couple who could put everything in danger.

Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional

Comedy

Filmed live in Tarrytown, NY, long-time comedian, Colin Quinn, brings up some excellent points about America's history. Laugh out loud to this stand-up special while learning a thing or two!

Why Stop Now

Comedy

Why Stop Now? tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day of his audition for a prestigious music program, Eli's mother plans to enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces them to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). Circumstances conspire that turn them into a comical yet determined band of collaborators who are forced to deal with their internal demons over the course of the day.

All I Didn't Want for Christmas

Comedy

Emily Harris isn’t doing great. In a desperate bid to improve her life and make this Christmas not totally suck, Emily drunkenly writes a letter to Santa. Fortunately, and unfortunately, her wine-soaked wishes start coming true. P.S. she definitely does not remember most of what she wished for in the letter, so she’s in for some uncomfortable surprises which eventually lead to some Christmas-fueled soul searching about what she actually wants/needs.

Bill Hicks: One Night Stand

Comedy

It’s a wild night in 1989 of raucous fun as Bill Hicks shows us his unique view on smoking cigarettes, smoking pot, drinking, sex, advertising, and music.

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