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Comedy
Schuks Tshabalala (Leon Schuster) and Shorty (Alfred Ntombela) are producing a survival guide to South Africa for tourists visiting the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They take a group of tourists from Germany, Ireland, Greece, China, France, India and the Netherlands and show them what life is like in South Africa. However, the South Africa they see is one created entirely by Tshabalala and Shorty.
romantic comedy
Country girl Loretta Dalrymple arrives in New York City and gets a job as a chambermaid in a luxurious hotel, the same hotel in which con man "Click" Wiley and his photographer partner Ed Olsen are four weeks in arrears. Desperate to avoid being evicted by the assistant manager, Mr. Yates, Click has Ed make a composite photograph by combining the best features of several renowned Hollywood beauties and enters the resulting fake under the name "Dawn Glory" in a nationwide beauty contest for the $2500 prize.
Comedy
The Stooges operate a local drugstore whose cantankerous landlord, the elderly Amos Flint, informs them their lease is about to expire. Larry protests that the trio have had their establishment for a decade and do not want to leave. However, their bickering takes a poignant turn when they encounter Flint's long-suffering wife, Cerina, who is subjected to his harsh treatment.
Comedy, Western
Following dismissal from two previous occupations due to dish-breaking incidents in a dish shop and restaurant, the Stooges find themselves pursued by an irate chef wielding a cleaver, leading them to seek refuge in a dental office. Subsequently, the trio endeavors to pursue a career in dentistry, culminating in their graduation from dental school under the auspices of Dr. Keefer, Professor of Dentistry.
Comedy, musical film
Trottie True is a Gaiety Girl of the 1890s who, following a brief romance with a balloonist, marries Lord Digby Landon, becoming Duchess of Wellwater when he succeeds to the dukedom. Her music hall background delights the staff, but does not, at first, please her aristocratic in-laws. But after complimenting Trottie upon doing what she likes, rather than obeying convention, Lady Drinkwater calls her a "true aristocrat".
Comedy
The magical world Engkantasya and Earth welcome a new addition to the Kabisote family: Ada, Enteng and Faye's new baby girl - a new princess of Engkantasya. While both worlds were happy with this new addition, darkness is once again brooding both in Engkantasya and in Earth. In the previous film, Satana (Bing Loyzaga), the ruler of Kadiliman (the dark world), lost her powers and was vanquished by Queen Magenta.
Comedy
Charlie offers Mabel a ride on his two-seater motorcycle, which she accepts in preference to his rival's racing car. Unfortunately, as they go over a bump, she falls off into a puddle. The rival, who has followed in his car, picks up the now stranded Mabel.
association football film, Comedy
Mr. Butler is a former pro soccer player whose reputation for partying and gambling has caught up with him. He is sentenced to a year of probation, which includes working as a handyman in a dilapidated boys' home.
Action Comedy
Two highway patrolmen believe that they are making extra money on the side by repossessing cars. They come to realize that they are actually involved in a car theft ring.
Comedy, fantasy film
Penniless drummer Felix is down-and-out in New York City before he receives a pair of magical drumsticks as a gift, which make New Yorkers dance to their rhythm. Two gangsters sense a big score and plan to get rich with the help of the sticks, as Felix and his new girlfriend make their way through the metropolis.
Comedy, musical film, Science fiction
The film is set in Australia, where an accidental future time traveler finds himself going back in time to change events to prevent a calamity. It stars Rob Hartley as Black Alice (who performed most of the songs for the movie) and Australian musician Jeff Duff (who sang "The Burn").
Comedy, documentary film
Comedy
Two friends, Bam Bam and Celeste, embark on a cross country road trip to try their luck on a New York City reality television show.
Comedy drama
Lewis is a successful stand-up comedian, living alone in a luxury Sydney apartment. Bored and lonely, he begins a series of chaste night-time conversations, as "Thomas", with "Christine" a hostess on a phone sex service and, a few days later, meets Maria, who rents a flat above his favorite coffee shop. They begin hanging out together, somehow failing to recognise each other as "Thomas" and "Christine".
Action, Drama, romance film
Cunda (Kingsley) lives deep in the Brazilian rainforest and is intent on making enough money so he can marry a widow in his village. However, his trade - capturing snakes for scientists - pays very little money, and he is in direct competition with other suitors. One day, Cunda is bitten by a snake, and he crawls to the river to recover.
musical film, romantic comedy
A successful fashion designer's life, beset at home by his shrewish wife and at work by his competitors, becomes even more complicated when one of his customers, a bride-to-be, jilts her wealthy husband and comes to him looking for a job—and possibly romance.
romantic comedy
College graduate Claire McIntyre puts off a trip to Paris with her new husband, jazz band leader Johnny Saunders to try to build a career and life in the big city. Though she initially struggles to find work, Claire soon lands a job and catches the eye of ad executive Robert Clayton. Claire impresses her bosses with her advertising copy and earns a big promotion, though she faces constant sexual harassment from Clayton.
Comedy
Very efficient secretary Elizabeth Foster effectively runs a diamond merchant firm. Her boss David Walsh (who inherited the firm from his uncle, but knows nothing about diamonds) buys a diamond ring from a street vendor, planning to propose to her, but she tells him the diamond is actually paste, and far from worth the £25 he paid. His embarrassment over this causes him to forgo proposing.
Comedy drama, LGBTQ-related film
Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York, Roger proposes to his boyfriend Tyler, and the gang embarks on a road trip to have the wedding in Provincetown, Massachusetts during "Bear Week".
Comedy
Alexis "Lexi" Fish lives in Los Angeles and works as a mascot and occasional phone sex operator, struggling to get by after the death of her husband. After an estranged aunt dies, she returns to New York to attend her funeral. While there, she butts heads with her overly critical mother, Estella.
Comedy drama
Recently deceased beauty-salon owner Nora has bequeathed her business to her two estranged nieces, who are at odds regarding the best way to make the most of their inheritance.
Comedy drama
Jack Harriman lives an ordinary life next to a lake in Texas, sometimes getting work in construction. His friend Bob produces a cable access show about religion called "Divine Access". Bob invites Jack to appear on the show to discuss religion with host Rev.
Comedy drama
Gary Coleman stars as little Joey Seymour, a clever but lonely orphan shuffled from one foster home to the next, who is also determined to be the best Cub Scout ever. Pearl Bartlett (Katherine Helmond) is a hard-working executive who dislikes children, but she must take on a troop of Cub Scouts and become a den mother to save her job. On an outing, she takes her den to a nearby park where the boys discover a cave and decide to explore.
comedy television program
A group of graduating students from a mid-western high school comes to New York City on a trip to celebrate the impending end of school. The students include: Roger Ellis, an ambitious teen aiming for success in big business; David, an aspiring rock star; Judy Matheson, a stagestruck coed actress wannabe; Denise, a free-spirited girl hoping to obtain a degree of sophistication; Fred, a lothario looking for any Big City woman to be with; and Jon Lipton, a would-be artist hoping to make it big. Mickey Rooney also appears as himself.