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Comedy, Family Comedy, Science fiction
The film opens on Mars, showing the last moments of a Mars rover's mission. As the rover prepares to sample Martian rock, it dies. The mission controllers congratulate themselves on a successful mission, while back on Mars the scene pans up from the dead rover to show a huge undiscovered Martian city.
Comedy, Comedy drama, war film
Frederick Bronski runs a large ensemble show out of Warsaw. Despite the relative success the show receives, the majority of the cast are annoyed by the fact that Frederick nitpicks who does what, in particular his wife Anna, whom he regularly tries to undermine despite her getting the lion's share of audience praise. This leads her to begin a flirtation with bomber pilot Andre Sobinski, whom she invites to come to her dressing room when Frederick begins the "To be, or not to be" speech from Hamlet.
Christmas film, Comedy, romance film, romantic comedy
Hotel heiress Sierra Belmont has been newly appointed as "vice president of atmosphere" at the luxury ski resort in Aspen owned by her father Beauregard, despite having no interest in the business. While her father is away on business, Sierra goes up a mountain top with her influencer boyfriend Tad for a photo shoot where he proposes to her. However, the harsh wind causes Sierra, who was wearing skis, to lose balance.
Comedy, LGBTQ-related film, musical film
Songwriter Jack Morell quits his job at a local record store to escape his tough-minded boss and gets a break DJing at a disco called Saddle Tramps. His roommate Samantha "Sam" Simpson, a retired supermodel, attends the disco one night. While avoiding advances from the sleazy owner Benny Murray, the crowd's response to a song that he composed for her ("Samantha") convinces her to help him obtain a record deal.
Animal horror, Comedy horror, Drama, fantasy film, Horror, natural horror film, psychological drama film, Psychological horror, Psychological Thriller, Science fiction, science fiction horror film, Slasher, suspense film, thriller film
Law student and athlete Allan Mann is struck by a truck and rendered quadriplegic following surgery. As his domineering mother and uncaring nurse try helping him, Allan, now in an SNP-equipped wheelchair, struggles to adjust. His friend, Geoffrey Fisher, suggests he get a capuchin monkey as a service animal to lift his spirits and help around the house.
fantasy film, musical film
A scheming immigrant named Finian McLonergan arrives in America from his native Ireland, having absconded with a crock full of gold secreted in a carpetbag, plus his daughter Sharon in tow. His destination is Rainbow Valley in the fictional state of Missitucky, where he plans to bury his treasure in the mistaken belief that, given its proximity to Fort Knox, it will multiply. Hot on Finian's heels is the leprechaun, Og, desperate to recover his stolen crock before he turns human.
Comedy, LGBTQ-related film
Sidney Young, an aspiring British journalist who runs a failing polemical magazine, attempts to infiltrate a party organized by Clayton Harding, the CEO of Sharps, one of the most prestigious magazines in the world. In doing so, he momentarily gains Clayton's sympathy, as the latter began his own career through polemics. Sidney is offered a job at Sharps, and moves to New York City, but he quickly earns the scorn of his colleagues, including Alison Olsen and the manager Lawrence Maddox, as a result of his rudeness, vulgarity, and general unattractiveness.
Action, Crime, Detective, mystery film, teen film
Nancy Drew, an amateur sleuth, and her widowed father, Carson Drew, move from their quaint hometown River Heights to California, where Carson has a temporary job. Carson encourages Nancy to focus on living like a normal teenager, instead of getting herself into trouble with crime-and mystery-solving. However, unbeknownst to Carson, Nancy chose their California house because of its famously unsolved mystery of the death of the movie star Dehlia Draycott.
Comedy, slapstick, sport film
Kate Hartounian is the teenage daughter of Jack, a wealthy and widowed real estate developer of Armenian and Jewish descent who made his fortune from humble means and in spite of his wealth, is kind to his employees and pays them well. Eager to improve her social status, Kate befriends the snobbish WASP Miffy Young, who encourages Kate and the rough but charming Jack to join their country club Bushwood, where the gopher still dwells. When the elitist, old money members of Bushwood meet self-made, nouveau riche millionaire Jack, who builds low-income housing in upscale neighborhoods and displays many working class traits, his application…
Comedy, documentary film
After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson attempts to utilize the same commercial formula to create and sell a documentary about the history of concrete. The project evolves into a humorous and philosophical exploration of urbanism, the built environment, and the mundane textures of American life.
Action, Action Comedy, buddy cop film, Comedy
Vic Manning, an aggressive Los Angeles Police Department detective, is in pursuit of notorious drug lord Oka Tedjo, who six months earlier murdered Vic's partner, Sara Morris, after which Vic's superior, Captain McHenry, places him on leave. Because his pursuit of Tedjo during that encounter was hampered when his glasses were knocked off his face, Vic undergoes corrective laser eye surgery. This requires him to remain off duty for an additional day or two, due to his reduced vision as his eyes heal.
Family Comedy, romantic comedy
A successful Manhattan couple, lawyer Paul Morgan and real estate agent Meryl Morgan are separated due to Paul's infidelity. After dinner one night, Meryl and Paul witness the murder of one of Meryl's real estate clients. As a result, they become targets of contract killer Vincent and must enter the Witness Protection Program.
Comedy, documentary film, Documentation, stand-up comedy
The film opens with a pre-taped sketch depicting a scene from Murphy's childhood. At a family Thanksgiving in November 1968, the children take turns showing their talents to the assembled relatives (including one played by Murphy himself). Young Eddie (Deon Richmond) shocks the family with a rude joke about a monkey and a lion.
Comedy drama, Drama, musical film
Sarafina is a teenaged school student living in Soweto within the racially persecuting Republic of South Africa who idolizes Nelson Mandela, who is currently serving life imprisonment for conspiracy and treason against the country's racial segregation system: the apartheid. A school play is coming soon, and Sarafina wishes to play Mandela. At school, a weary school principal assigns a history teacher named Mary Masombuka to lead prayer songs to deescalate racial violence happening all over the country.
Parody, romantic comedy
Set in San Francisco, Play It Again, Sam begins with the closing scenes of Casablanca, with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Allan Felix watches the film in a cinema. He leaves the cinema depressed that he will never be like Bogart.
Comedy horror, exploitation film, Horror, Slasher, teen film, Teen Horror Film
In Venice, Trish Deveraux, an 18-year-old high school senior, decides to throw a slumber party while her parents are away. Their neighbor, Mr. David Contant, is given the job of checking on the girls.
Comedy horror, Slasher, Splatter Film
A decade after the events of the first three films, the survivor of the Honey Island Swamp massacre Andrew Yong is told by his publicist Kathleen that he has been offered a special interview for a true crime TV series, but that the producers have insisted that his interview take place in the Honey Island Swamp. Andrew initially refuses to go due to his trauma from his experience with Victor Crowley, but is convinced when Kathleen tells him they have offered him $600,000, and she got them to go up to $1,000,000. Andrew and Kathleen head out on a private charter plane, where Andrew learns that his interview will be hosted by his ex-wife…
Comedy, Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy
In the late 1970s, a young Anna attempts to relax her hair with the help of her older cousin Linda. Her hair has a bad reaction to the cream and leaves a permanent scar on the back of her head. Years later, in 1989, an adult Anna is an assistant at Culture, a television station featuring African-American music artists.
Adventure, Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama, fantasy film
Axel has a dream about an Inuit who catches a rare halibut and brings it back to his family in an igloo. Axel's cousin Paul coaxes Axel from his job tagging fish in New York City to Arizona to attend his uncle Leo's trophy wedding to a much younger woman. His uncle tries to persuade him to stay permanently and take over the family business of selling Cadillacs.
Adventure, Comedy, fantasy film
While in her father T.M. Christian's social sciences class, high school student Candy awakens from a daydream in which she seemingly descends to Earth from space. Following a poetry recital at Candy's school, eccentric Welsh poet MacPhisto offers her a ride home in his limousine.
children's film, Comedy, Drama, Family Comedy, romance film, romantic comedy, teen film
Single mother Jean relocates every time she gets her heart broken, much to her teenage daughter Holly's dismay. After moving to Brooklyn, Holly devises a plan to invent a secret admirer for her, so she will be happy and not need to relocate again. Overhearing her friend Amy's uncle Ben ordering flowers for a woman, Holly uses his advice on women (which she gets by telling him she needs help for a school project on romance), sending her mother orchids, other gifts and love notes, and is soon communicating with her mother as a fictitious admirer (who Holly names Ben) via the Internet.
comedy television program
In 1974, Anand "Annie" Grover is victimized for making fun of his principal, Y. D. Billimoria (popularly known as Yamdoot or Hell's messenger), years ago.
Comedy
Tim Dingman and Nick Vanderpark are best friends, neighbors and co-workers at 3M. Nick is constantly coming up with crazy ideas to get rich quick and when he invents Vapoorize, a spray that instantly disintegrates dog feces, he actually succeeds. As Nick's wealth continues to grow, so does Tim's envy, as he had initially scoffed at the idea and squandered an opportunity to invest and become mega-rich himself.
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Psychodrama, Sitcom, Social Drama
An anonymous flasher exposes himself to shoppers in the Forest Ridge Mall parking lot. The head of mall security, Ronnie Barnhardt, makes it his mission to apprehend the offender. But while he is ostensibly well-intentioned and valiant in his own mind, in reality, Ronnie is emotionally unstable and has vigilante tendencies.