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Christmas film, comedy television program, Drama, Family Comedy
A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad and gets stuck baby-sitting her nephew Parker and niece Annie until their parents Savannah & Brian Cooper can make it home for Christmas. She spends most of her time devising ways to even the score with Clive, her partner in crime, until the spirit of the holidays can help put her priorities back on track.
Comedy, Crime, fantasy film
Peter lands a job at a big New York City newspaper and while on assignment gets framed for a murder. Arriving in New York City with dreams of being a star reporter, Peter has to begin as a harried copy boy. Luckily, he is able to find a small apartment in the Little Italy section that has an attached stable for Francis.
Comedy
Comedy
The story takes place in Gibraltar, and is based on a local legend: if the resident Barbary apes were ever to leave, the British would lose Gibraltar. This wartime comedy has Terry-Thomas as the keeper of the apes. When one of the apes goes missing, he is required to go behind enemy lines to capture another one, or be personally responsible for the loss of Gibraltar.
Comedy
Pat (John C. Reilly) and Jerry (William Fichtner) work on the fringes of the insurance industry in what are called "viatical settlements," which allow terminal patients the option of cashing in their life insurance policies before death for a reduced payment. In the 1980s, with AIDS cutting short what might have been long and healthy lives, business is booming for Pat and Jerry's firm, Viable Settlements, Inc.
Comedy
The Stooges are furniture craftsmen tasked with replicating a priceless antique Chinese cabinet owned by a local museum. Mr. Morgan, the courier who delivers the cabinet to the Stooges' workshop, is assured by the trio's boss that the valuable artifact is in competent hands.
anthology film, Comedy drama, Drama
Comedy
Albert Toddey, who daydreams of being a James Bond-type secret agent, recalls in flashback how he came to be a "government employee with a position of responsibility": Having been sent a ticket for a supposed high-end gentlemen's club, Albert attends but finds it is a low-end strip club. The club is under surveillance by two bowler-hatted bumbling Home Office investigators, Chumley and Fosdyke who use a variety of transparent disguises throughout the film. While Desirée, a stripper, performs.
Comedy
Following their discharge from military service at the conclusion of World War II, the Stooges return home with aspirations of marrying their respective fiancées. However, their plans are thwarted as they find themselves without accommodation or financial resources. The trio embarks on a futile search for lodging, encountering numerous setbacks before reluctantly settling for makeshift quarters in an open lot.
comedy of remarriage, romantic comedy
Ina Massine is an opera diva who divorced throat specialist Dr. Lincoln "Linc" I. Bartlett three years earlier.
Crime, Drama
Eddie Miller (Robert Forster) is a traveling salesman, servicing towns in Pennsylvania.
Animation, Dark Comedy
Angel is a selfish, abusive, morally bankrupt man who hangs out at a local bar, berating the other patrons. One day, Angel mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings on his back. The wings make him do good deeds, contrary to his nature.
Comedy drama
On their tenth wedding anniversary, both husband and wife tell the other that they want a divorce.
Comedy drama
A hapless man named Bubba, who is desperate to find a job and marry the woman he loves, is hooked up with a slick employment agent by a drifter. Only after agreeing to the job (a contract kill, no less), Bubba finds himself in over his head.
Comedy drama, Tragicomedy
Comedy, musical film
Seeking a rich husband, nightclub cigarette girl Marjory Stuart sets sail for Trinidad on a luxury liner, posing as a wealthy heiress. Marjory throws a fake diamond bracelet overboard in hopes of cashing in on the ship's insurance policy. Pete Hamilton and his buddy, Wally Case, are relaxing nearby on another boat when they spot the bracelet fall into the water.
Crime Comedy
A teenage girl, her boyfriend and her uncle, face off against a pair of burglars.
romantic comedy
Somewhere in the middle of Texas, Ameet (Sunil Malhotra) and Saima (Lisa Ray) have a problem. They were perfectly happy avoiding each other until their parents set them up to get married. The reluctant couple decide to do whatever it takes to break off the engagement.
Coming-of-age, Drama, Melodrama, romance film, romantic comedy
Ivy is a college student suffering from juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, who has returned home to Brooklyn for spring break. While she stays at her mother's house, her childhood friend Al, also home from college, asks to crash on their couch as his parents have rented out his room. Over the course of the break, Ivy and Al spend most of their time together, strengthening their already deep bond, especially after Ivy's distant college boyfriend breaks up with her via telephone.
buddy film, Comedy
Laurel and Hardy find themselves on the cusp of a journey to Atlantic City alongside their wives. However, their plans take an unexpected turn when Ollie receives a phone call from Cookie, a lodge acquaintance, inviting them to a stag party in their honor. Despite their initial reluctance to attend, Ollie becomes enticed by the enticing details provided by Cookie.
One day on the way home from work, Mike Carter finds himself propositioned by a woman on the train. He has been working on developing a new aftershave for his company along with his friend and colleague Alan Simpson. When Alan has a similar encounter with one of the women scientists at their office, they both realise it is linked to one of the numerous aftershave formulas they have developed creating a love potion which makes them irresistible to any woman.
Comedy
Buzzard "Buzz" Wall and his wife Betty are an eccentric young couple living in a trailer in the desert outside Cactus Gulch, Arizona. Buzz dreams of becoming rich off his new invention, a green 150 SPF sunscreen called Cammo, and moving to Hawaii, while Betty dreams of winning the lottery and starting a family. Buzz is unable to get funding for his product, but in his moment of despair, he sees a vision of the ghost of King Kamehameha, who tells him he will soon embark on a perilous journey that will reveal his destiny.
Comedy
Matt Booth (played by Michael Kingsbaker) is a video game designer who dreams of creating a successful game that will make him a household name in the gaming industry. However, his efforts have been met with disappointment and little recognition. Matt Booth has one shot to save his career by unveiling his biggest project yet at the Video Game Awards in New Mexico.
Comedy
Following a series of mishaps during a door installation endeavor, the Stooges find themselves recruited as police officers by the police commissioner. Tasked with apprehending the notorious "Ape Man," a thief disguised in a gorilla suit, they face the ultimatum of capturing the criminal or risking their positions. Acting on a tip regarding the Ape Man's whereabouts, the Stooges stake out an antique store.