Category Archives: Comedy

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Release 2014

Genre Comedy, Family

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Director: Miguel Arteta
Writers: Rob Lieber, Judith Viorst
Stars: Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1698641/

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Dear White People

Release 2014

Genre Comedy, Drama

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Director: Justin Simien
Stars: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P Bell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2235108/

The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.

Cake

Release 2014

Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Director: Daniel Barnz
Writers: Patrick Tobin
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Mamie Gummer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3442006/

Claire initiates a dubious relationship with a widower while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife.

Inherent Vice

Release 2014

Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance

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Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Thomas Pynchon
Stars: Joanna Newsom, Katherine Waterston, Joaquin Phoenix, Jordan Christian Hearn, Taylor Bonin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1791528/

In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

Big Hero 6

Release 2014

Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

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Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Writers: Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle, Paul Briggs, Joseph Mateo
Stars: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245084/

The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Birdman

Release 2014

Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama

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Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Writers: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo
Stars: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Kenny Chin, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, Zach Galifianakis
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/

A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory.

Into the Woods

Release 2014

Genre Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

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Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: James Lapine
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Christine Baranski
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2180411/

A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.

Laggies

Release 2014

Genre Comedy, Romance

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Director: Lynn Shelton
Writers: Andrea Seigel
Stars: Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Mark Webber, Ellie Kemper
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2034031/

In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.

The Book of Life

Release 2014

Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance

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Director: Jorge R. Gutierrez
Writers: Jorge R. Gutierrez, Douglas Langdale
Stars: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262227/

Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Penguins of Madagascar

Release 2014

Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

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Director: Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith
Writers: Michael Colton, John Aboud, Brandon Sawyer, Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons, Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Stars: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1911658/

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.