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What Men Want

Comedy

Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world... until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test. WHAT MEN WANT is the latest comedy from director Adam Shankman (HAIRSPRAY) and producers Will Packer and James Lopez (GIRLS TRIP), co-starring Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson, Max Greenfield, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske and Erykah Badu.

Ninotchka

Comedy

"Garbo laughs!" read the headlines after Oscar-honoree and screen legend Greta Garbo ("Queen Christina," "Grand Hotel") 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 ("Hud"). Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry and recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the top 400 American Films of all time.

The Rewrite

Comedy

Once upon a time, Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant) was an award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, but divorce and a string of unsuccessful films have left him with nothing but bad debts and blank pages. So when his agent arranges a job as guest screenwriting professor at a remote university in upstate New York, a desperate Keith can’t say no. Initially hoping to give minimal effort to actual teaching so he can focus on his next script, Keith unexpectedly finds himself becoming invested in his students lives, including Holly (Marisa Tomei), a single mom looking to start her own new chapter. The Rewrite features an all-star cast, including Academy Award Nominee J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Chris Elliott and Bella Heathcote.

$5 a Day

Comedy

Christopher Walken is hilarious as Nat, an eccentric con-artist and deadbeat dad dying to reconnect with his troubled son, Flynn (Alessandro Nivola, The Eye, Laurel Canyon). Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Nat shanghais his reluctant son into driving him cross-country for experimental medical treatment. Low on cash, they pull off increasingly ridiculous and embarrassing schemes along the way to reach their destination spending only $5 a day. Boasting a star-packed cast that includes Sharon Stone, Amanda Peet and Dean Cain, $5 A DAY is an irresistibly fresh and charming comedy about letting go of the past and choosing your own road.

Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy In a Fake Underground Laboratory

Comedy

Popularly known as the voice of Gene Belcher on the animated comedy "Bob's Burgers," Eugene was named America's #1 Noticer by Standup Magazine four years in a row (not true — he made up that magazine). In his first one-hour Comedy Central special, "Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory," Mirman tells stories, holds up pieces of paper, and gets people in the audience to pee on each other with a simple glance (this is the second and last lie). He doesn't care what it says here and is wiggle wiggle poddle wee wee lollipop. "YOUR MIND-G-SPOT WILL LOVE EUGENE'S HOUR SPECIAL!" — Ronald Reagan, right before he died.

Love Actually

Comedy

"Get ready for fun!" (Leah Rozen, People) with the "feel good movie of the year!" (Clay Smith, Access Hollywood) Love Actually is the ultimate romantic comedy from the makers of Bridget Jones' Diary and Notting Hill. Funny, irresistible and heartwarming, an all-star cast (Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth and Emma Thompson, to name a few!) will take you on a breathtaking tour of love's delightful twists and turns. Fall under the spell of Love Actually and share the laughs and charm again and again.

Comedy of Terrors

Comedy

Vincent Price stars as Waldo Trumbull, a lazy New England funeral parlor owner, who blackmails Peter Lorre into helping him increase business by killing people. Price meets resistance from his landlord (Basil Rathbone), wife and senile old father-in-law (Boris Karloff).

Laugh to Keep from Crying

Comedy

The storyline is based on life’s struggles in the heart of the neighborhood. With his diverse cast, the production focuses on how to raise and understand teenagers in a society that is out of control; how does one understand and protect young people; how do you manage to keep a roof over your head when you lose your job and your retirement; where do you find a bed of roses when there is so much pain? Floyd the landlord and neighborhood “flirt” has the last word for everyone, “where’s my rent?” Carol, a single mother, and her 2 teenage children, Lisa and Tony manage to see life in totally opposite directions – church and the streets. Anna and Peter are newlyweds but Anna’s high-society mom Jane doesn’t approve of Peter being from the other side of the tracks. The widow Belinda finds herself in a predicament of unemployment with no retirement but still has words of encouragement for others. And lastly, Niecey… when Niecey wears her red dress, watch out! She is not the girl to bring home to meet the family. Niecey knows how to get her rent paid. Withstanding all, the neighborhood comes together with hope, redemption and a good time.

The Honeymoon Machine

Comedy

Steve McQueen stars as a navy lieutenant with a foolproof scheme to get rich by winning at a Venice casino with the help of The Honeymoon Machine. While playing poker with his pals, Lieutenant Fergie Howard (McQueen) gets the news that Operation Honeymoon has been successful: His ship's onboard computer can predict exactly where a missile will land. A great advance for world peace--and a great idea for how to make a million! The ship's computer tech (Jim Hutton) confesses that the computer can also tell where a roulette ball will land. As soon at their ship docks in Venice, Howard secretly wires the computer to a high-class casino, and the money starts to roll in. But when the admiral sees signals coming into the computer, he assumes that real missiles have been launched!

Wake up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Comedy

Legendary TV anchor Ron Burgundy is back in this alternate saga of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. As Ron finds his popularity in a tailspin, competitor Veronica Corningstone gets a lead on a career-making story involving a radical protest group.

Diggers

Comedy

A coming-of-age story about four working-class friends growing up in Long Island, New York, as clam diggers.

American Wedding (Unrated)

Comedy

You're on the guest list for this Unrated American Wedding — the version you couldn't see in theaters! The American Pie gang returns to wreak havoc with a new rite of passage when Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) decide to get married. Of course, Stifler (Seann William Scott) will be there (bridesmaids!) and, more importantly, will throw the ultimate bachelor party (strippers!) So RSVP for the outrageously Unrated American Wedding experience in this hilariously hot, frantically funny final chapter of the unforgettable American Pie saga!

Sarah Millican - Bobby Dazzler: Live

Comedy

The hilarious Sarah Millican is back with a Bobby Dazzler of a new stand-up show. In this, her sixth stand-up special, you’ll learn about the best way to eat a kiwi fruit, how your vagina candle should smell, trying to lose weight but only losing the tip of your finger and a surprisingly funny smear test. But mostly, you will laugh.

The Thin Man Goes Home

Comedy

Outlaws come and go in Nick and Nora's lives. Now it's time to meet the in-laws. The debonair sleuths leave little Nicky Jr. at boarding school, grab Asta and head to Nick's boyhood home of Sycamore Springs. Of course, wherever they go, murder has a way of showing up on the doorstep - a point proven in this fifth Thin Man. Nick can show off his gumshoe talents for his parents (Harry Davenport and Lucile Watson) when an artist is killed. And he'll do it without customary liquid inspirations because Nick (William Powell) is on the wagon. He's also on his game. As is Nora (Myrna Loy), wrestling a folding lawn chair, tailing a presumed suspect through town, igniting a pool-hall rumble and cracking wise as goodas she gets. Make yourself at home, whodunit fans.

Ah, Wilderness!

Comedy

Young Richard Miller feels the constraints of his turn-of-the-century New England hometown and close-knit family. Out there - why, out there is a world of advanced ideas like Socialism, advanced men like Oscar Wilde and advanced women who will actually kiss a fellow! So Richard tries to practice a little out there right where he is...with warm, wonderfully funny results. A sterling cast highlighted by Best Actor Oscar® winners* Wallace Beery and Lionel Barrymore plus an up-and-comer named Mickey Rooney gives Eugene O'Neill's only comedy the loving luster it deserves. Horseless carriages, straw boaters, nickle beer: Ah, Wilderness is a portrait of an America long gone - but forever remembered.

Blackbeard's Ghost

Comedy

A college track coach buys an antique bed warmer and inherits the mischievous ghost of famed pirate "Blackbeard" who is cursed to wander "in limbo" until he performs a good deed.

The Nutty Professor (1996)

Comedy

Eddie Murphy gives the "performances" of his career playing no less than seven roles in this uproarious Jekyll-and-Hyde comedy from Imagine Entertainment. Murphy stars as Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, "calorically-challenged" genetics professor who longs to shed his 400-pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful Jada Pinkett. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes "Buddy Love", a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped-down Don Juan. Can Sherman stop his buff alter ego before it's too late, or will Buddy have the last laugh? Boasting incredible special effects, a super soundtrack, and co-starring James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle and John Ales, this hilarious hit is worth its weight in fun!

Holy Man

Comedy

The always hilarious Eddie Murphy (Dr. Dolittle) stars with Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park) and Kelly Preston (Jerry Maguire) in a refreshingly funny hit that elevates shopping to a nearly religious experience! A stressed-out senior executive at the Good Buy home shopping channel, Ricky Hayman (Goldblum) is praying for a miracle that will lift the network's lousy ratings and save his job. Then, from out of nowhere, "G" (Murphy) walks into his life! An outrageous, self-styled inspirational guru with a knack for showing up where he isn't exactly wanted, "G" proceeds to wander in front of the cameras just long enough to exude the irresistible star quality that will make him the sales-boosting savior Ricky's network has been looking for! Also featuring a host of well-known celebrities in a sidesplitting series of comic infomercials -- you're bound to be another satisfied customer with nothing but praise for Holy Man!

Radio Days

Comedy

A comic but touching look at the heartwarming trials and tribulations of a Jewish family living in Far Rockaway, New York, just prior to World War II, and the importance of radio as a source of entertainment and a source of news in their daily lives - from the young son's obsession with 'THE SHADOW' to the father's with was news from Europe.

As of Yet

Comedy

After four lonely months stuck in her Brooklyn apartment, twentysomething Naomi is ready to take a risk and meet up with her e-love interest, Reed. But when her best friend and temporarily-in-Florida roommate Sara throws a wrench in those plans, Naomi must navigate her own boundaries around romance, friendship, and personal growth that have been weighing on her for far longer than the stay-at-home order.

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