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Libeled Lady

Comedy

An all-star cast headlines this Oscar-nominated screwball comedy about an editor who hires a gigolo to compromise an heiress who threatens to sue his paper. Starring Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy ("Bad Day at Black Rock," "Adam's Rib"), "Thin Man" duo William Powell and Myrna Loy, and Blonde Bombshell Jean Harlow ("Bombshell"). Nominated for Best Picture.

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Comedy

A comic reinvention of the Bela Lugosi classic about a Transylvanian vampire who works his evil spell on a perplexed group of Londoners. Mel Brooks's Count is a pratfalling evil prince of a guy who believes in long relationships. Brooks portrays vampire hunter Van Helsing, who won't give a bloodsucker an even break.

I, Tonya

Comedy

Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, Tonya is a dark comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous and poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan. Featuring an iconic turn by Margot Robbie as the fiery Harding, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, and an original screenplay by Steven Rogers, Craig Gillespie's I, Tonya is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal of Harding’s life and career in all of its unchecked—and checkered—glory.

Guarding Tess

Comedy

Shirley MacClaine plays Tess Carlisle, a cantankerous, much beloved former First Lady whose husband died in office nearly a decade ago. Now, far removed from Washington, she directs her extraordinary intelligence to a battle of wills with her bodyguard, Secret Service Agent Doug Chesnic (Nicolas Cage).

Runaway Bride

Comedy

Catch her if you can."Roberts and Gere confirm their status as an eternal screen team"* in this delightful laugh-filled romantic comedy. Roberts plays small-town girl Maggie Carpenter, whose marches down the aisle become a series of near Mrs. when she bolts before saying "I do." Gere is Ike Graham, a cynical, big-city newspaper columnist eager to write a tell-all story about Maggie. But the more Ike finds out about the skittish Maggie, the more he finds he's falling in love.

Easy Money (1983)

Comedy

Rodney Dangerfield gets a load of respect and a chunk of change in Easy Money! Joined by Joe Pesci and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dangerfield is outrageous as a working-class buffoon who takes on the first-class tycoons in this million-dollar comedy! Monty Capuletti (Dangerfield) has everything money can't buy, a loving wife, two devoted daughters and a few things it can: he drinks, smokes, gambles and eats way too much! But Monty couldn't be happier especially when he learns that his mother-in-law has left him a hefty inheritance. There's just one catch: according to the will, he must turn his vices into virtues before he can turn his windfall into cold, hard cash! Now, the misbehaving Monty will have to put the brakes on the binging and trade his lifestyle for a Lifecycle, or lose his one shot at the family fortune forever!

Boy's Night Out

Comedy

Bowling? Nope. Another round of beers? Yawn. Three married men and their divorced buddy want to try something more intriguing ontheir boys' night out: a boy's night in with a blonde tootsie in a secret love pad. Unknown to them, the tootsie is really adoctoral student researching the love life of the suburban male. And she proves her smarts by keeping all four relationshipsstrictly platonic, despite the boys' boasting to the contrary. Kim Novak, James Garner, Tony Randall and a starry supporting castpush all the funny buttons in this stylish comedy that (eventually) celebrates the virtues of marriage. Director Michael Gordondisplays the same sophisticated touch that made his Pillow Talk a model of the sex-farce genre.

Maybe I Do

Comedy

In New York City’s splendor, Michelle and Allen’s romance is at the point where it is time for the parents to finally meet. But now face-to-face, the dinner quickly spirals out of control as the parents realize each spouse is sleeping with the other. Trying to hide the affairs from the kids, their antics turn the night into comedic chaos.

Her Alibi

Comedy

Heartthrob Tom Selleck ("Magnum P.I.," "Three Men and a Baby") stars as a famous mystery writer who's flipped his pages over a ravishing Romanian (supermodel Paulina Porizkova) who just happens to be a murder suspect. Believing her to be innocent, Selleck provides her with an alibi, but as romance blossoms, a series of bizarre "accidents" befall him, making him sense that this young woman may actually be trying to do him in. Directed by Bruce Beresford ("Breaker Morant," "Tender Mercies") and also featuring William Daniels (TV's "St. Elsewhere") and Academy Award nominee-Tess Harper ("Tender Mercies," "Crimes of the Heart"). WWOR-TV calls this "a delightful romantic escapade designed to win your heart."

Don't Talk To Irene

Comedy

Irene (newcomer Michelle McLeod) is an outcast. But despite being chubby, bespectacled and lonely, with an insanely overprotective young single mother (Anastasia Phillips, “Reign”) who forbids her from watching TV, having a cell phone, or accessing the Internet, Irene remains blissfully unaware of her nerdiness and social status at school – and so she wishes for nothing more than to be a cheerleader. When she is suspended from school, still determined to make her dream come true, she turns mandatory community service at a retirement home into opportunity, enlisting the aging residents to be on her squad and join her in an audition for a talent-search reality show. With only her unique brand of confidence, rudimentary sewing and choreography skills, and the wisdom of Academy Award® winner Geena Davis to guide her, Irene will never let any obstacle stand in her way, perhaps making her the ultimate cheerleader – but will it be enough?

Vacation

Comedy

VACATION! is an existential beach party movie about life, death, sex and drugs. Four girlfriends reunite for a week of partying on the beach, and it's all sand, sun and margaritas until one of them turns up dead.

Nobel Son

Comedy

On the eve of Barkley Michaelson's father receiving the Nobel Prize, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2, 000, 000 in Nobel Prize money. When his father refuses to pay it starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Comedy

Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo and Wesley Snipes star in this hilarious adventure about three transvestites on the cross-country road trip of a lifetime. On their way to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pageant, Vida (Swayze), Chi Chi (Leguizamo) and Noxeema (Snipes) get stranded in the tiny Midwestern town of Snydersville. Determined to make the best of a bad situation, the “girls” set out to repair the broken hearts, broken dreams and broken nails of the small-town residents during one wildly outrageous weekend.

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)

Comedy

Norma Shearer and Basil Rathbone star as a beguiling international jewel thief and the English aristocrat who wins, then breaks, her heart in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney. Monte Carlo: The cunning Fay Cheyney (Shearer--The Women) impersonates a wealthy widow in a bid to steal a fortune in jewels from Mrs. Webley, but her plans are interrupted by a romance with Mrs. Webley's nephew, Lord Arthur Dilling (Rathbone--The Adventures of Robin Hood). Still, during a soiree at Mrs. Webley's mansion, greed gets the better of Fay Cheyney, and she attempts to steal Mrs. Webley's pearls. Dilling catches her in the act -- but promises to keep quiet if she will sleep with him. Offended at the insult to her honor, the jewel thief confesses all to Mrs. Webley ... that begins a very shocking turn of events!

George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano

Comedy

George Lopez has previously proven to HBO viewers that he is indeed America's Mexican. Now, he returns in his second HBO special that's sure to generate plenty of laughs! Well known as the co-creator, writer, producer and star of the hit sitcom 'George Lopez,' the multi-talented actor/comedian looks at the lighter side of the Latino experience in front of a packed arena crowd at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX in this full-length stand-up special.

Only When I Larf

Comedy

Only When I Larf is a 1968 British comedy, directed by Basil Dearden. It is adapted from the novel Only When I Larf by Len Deighton, and features Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings and Alexandra Stewart. A trio of confidence tricksters (Attenborough, Hemmings and Stewart), attempt to swindle an African state into buying crates full of scrap metal instead of anti-tank guns.

Nadine (1987)

Comedy

When Nadine accidentally comes into possession of property map worth millions, Vernon (Bridges), her financially strapped husband, comes up with a plan to make a killing. Unfortunately so does Buford Pope (Rip Torn), an unscrupulous businessman who'll stop at nothing to get the map. So as Vernon's plan gets Nadine mixed up in police ambushes, roof-to-roof chases, salvage yard shootouts, and cold-blooded murder, it's only a matter of time before Buford has them in front of a firing squad with no chance of escape. But Nadine needn't worry. Vernon's got a plan.

Nature Calls

Comedy

Determined to honor his father’s scouting legacy and mount one last comeback for his dwindling troop, Assistant Scoutmaster Randy Stevens (Patton Oswalt) pays a visit to his business-minded brother Kirk (Johnny Knoxville), who is throwing a television-themed slumber party for his newly adopted 10-year-old son at his McMansion. Randy pressures the boys to secretly ditch the party and join him on a weekend scout trip. Pursued by Kirk and his security guard (Rob Riggle), the boys land in trouble at every turn of an adventure that pits them against angry parents and park rangers, yet ultimately turns these sheltered kids into a troop to be reckoned with.

Tiptoes

Comedy

No couple could be more in love than Steven (Matthew McConaughey) and Carol (Kate Beckinsale). But Steven has a little secret he's been keeping to himself. He has a twin brother (Gary Oldman), who just happens to be a dwarf. In fact, with the exception of Steven, his entire family is made up of little people. So when Carol becomes pregnant and Steven is finally forced to tell her the truth that their child may also be born a dwarf -- Carol decides to have the baby anyway, knowing full well that when it comes to the important things in life, it's the little ones that truly matter.

Stop and Go

Comedy

Blake and Jamie’s big plans for the year come to a screeching halt when they are forced to rescue their grandma and her beloved dog from her nursing home. They embark on a hilarious cross-country race against time while contending with a deranged dog breeder, a highly inappropriate 9 year old, and a clueless Romeo, all in the name of family.

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