Category Archives: Comedy

Goon (2011)

Goon poster“Labelled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.”

  • Director: Michael Dowse
  • Writer: Jay Baruchel, Evan Goldberg
  • Release Date: (UK)
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Comedy / Sport
  • Cast: Jay Baruchel, Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Liev Schreiber, Kim Coates, Eugene Levy, David Paetkau, Marc-André Grondin, Sean Skene, Jonathan Cherry, Ricky Mabe, David Lawrence, Sidney Leeder, Mitchell Kummen, Ellen David

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen poster“Stuffy government fisheries scientist Fred is asked by a fishing-obsessed Arab Sheik to do the seemingly impossible – introduce British salmon to the Wadis of the Yemen. Despite considerable trepidation, Fred is finally won over by the charismatic Arab, who reveals that fishing brings him closer to God, and he hopes it will have the same effect on his countrymen. Fred also begins to fall for the Sheik's beautiful legal representative Harriet; and so he rises to the Sheik's eccentric challenge, casting off his English reserve on a transformative journey of self discovery and late blooming love.”

  • Director: Lasse Hallström
  • Writer: Simon Beaufoy, Paul Torday
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
  • Also known as: Laxfiske i Jemen
  • Cast: Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rachael Stirling, Amr Waked, Tom Mison, Catherine Steadman, Jill Baker, Dixie Arnold, Pippa Andre, Simone Liebman, Waleed Akhtar, Hamish Gray, Steven Blake, Hamza Saeed

Good Deeds (2012)

Good Deeds poster“Right before his wedding, an affluent man (Perry) develops complicating feelings for a single mom.”

  • Director: Tyler Perry
  • Writer: Tyler Perry
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Comedy / Romance
  • Cast: Thandie Newton, Rebecca Romijn, Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Eddie Cibrian, Brian White, Jamie Kennedy, Phylicia Rashad, Ashley LeConte Campbell, Jordenn Thompson, Ylian Alfaro Snyder, Melody Johnson, Jermaine Thomas, Andrew Masset, Jill St. Williams

Rock of Ages (2012)

Rock of Ages poster“Set in 1987 Los Angeles, Drew and Sherrie are two young people chasing their dreams in the big city. When they meet, it's love at first sight, though their romance will face a series of challenges.”

  • Director: Adam Shankman
  • Writer: Chris D'Arienzo, Chris D'Arienzo
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
  • Cast: Tom Cruise, Malin Akerman, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alec Baldwin, Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough, Will Forte, Diego Boneta, Kevin Nash, Mary J. Blige, Aniela McGuinness, Jessica Guadix, Veronica Berry

The Dictator (2012)

The Dictator poster“The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.”

  • Director: Larry Charles
  • Writer: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Also known as: Diktatorius
  • Cast: Megan Fox, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly, Ben Kingsley, B.J. Novak, Kevin Corrigan, J.B. Smoove, Jim Piddock, Aasif Mandvi, Jason Mantzoukas, Danielle Burgio, Ross Ryman, Fred Melamed, Niyi Oni

Men in Black III (2012)

Men in Black III poster“The plot is unknown at this time.”

  • Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
  • Writer: Lowell Cunningham, David Koepp
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi
  • Also known as: Люди в Чёрном 3
  • Cast: Will Smith, Alice Eve, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Tommy Lee Jones, Bill Hader, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nicole Scherzinger, Jemaine Clement, Rip Torn, Joe Urban, Kevin Covais, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Michael Chernus, Lenny Venito

Think Like a Man (2012)

Think Like a Man poster“Four friends conspire to turn the tables on their women when they discover the ladies have been using Steve Harvey's relationship advice against them.”

  • Director: Tim Story
  • Writer: Steve Harvey, Keith Merryman
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Cast: Arielle Kebbel, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Michael Ealy, Kevin Hart, Morris Chestnut, Chris Brown, Regina Hall, J.B. Smoove, Jerry Ferrara, Romany Malco, Jenifer Lewis, Luenell, Kelly Rowland

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel poster“THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL follows a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.”

  • Director: John Madden
  • Writer: Ol Parker, Deborah Moggach
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Runtime: 118 min
  • Genre: Comedy / Drama
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • Also known as: Geriausias egzotiskas Marigold viesbutis
  • Cast: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Dev Patel, Ramona Marquez, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Liza Tarbuck, Lillete Dubey, Tena Desae, Russell Balogh, Israr Azam

What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)

What to Expect When You're Expecting poster“A look at the lives of five couples as they prepare to become parents.”

  • Director: Kirk Jones
  • Writer: Shauna Cross, Heather Hach
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
  • Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Cameron Diaz, Brooklyn Decker, Jennifer Lopez, Chace Crawford, Rodrigo Santoro, Dennis Quaid, Joe Manganiello, Matthew Morrison, Chris Rock, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Genesis Rodriguez, Megan Mullally, Thomas Lennon

Madagascar 3 (2012)

Madagascar 3 poster“Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo join a traveling circus in an effort to get back home to New York.”

  • Director: Eric Darnell
  • Writer: Noah Baumbach
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family
  • Also known as: Madagascar 3: Os Procurados
  • Cast: Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Schwimmer, Frances McDormand, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sherri Shepherd, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, André Benjamin

The Three Stooges (2012)

The Three Stooges poster“While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry, and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.”

  • Director: Peter Farrelly
  • Writer: Mike Cerrone, Bobby Farrelly
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Also known as: Os Três Patetas
  • Cast: Sofía Vergara, Jane Lynch, Sean Hayes, Larry David, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jennifer Hudson, Craig Bierko, Lin Shaye, Stephen Collins, Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Jenni Farley, Robert Capron, Carly Craig, Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino

The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

The Five-Year Engagement poster“A comedy that charts the ups and downs of an engaged couple's relationship.”

  • Director: Nicholas Stoller
  • Writer: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
  • Release Date: (USA)
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Cast: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans, Chris Pratt, Kevin Hart, Mindy Kaling, Chris Parnell, Dakota Johnson, Jim Piddock, David Paymer, Mimi Kennedy, Brian Posehn, Adam Campbell, Jacki Weaver