441. American Fiction
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cord Jefferson
Actors: Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown, Issa Rae, Adam Brody, Elle Sciore, Miriam Shor
442. A Day at the Races
Year of Release: 1937
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sam Wood
Actors: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan, Margaret Dumont
Plot: Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, a veterinarian posing as a certified doctor for the wealthy, needs to win a big horse race to keep a farm, and his sanitarium, up and running. With the help of Tony, and Stuffy he gets a misfit racehorse in shape for the big race.
443. Clerks II
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Smith
Actors: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jason Mewes, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Plot: Ten years after the events in Clerks, Dante and Randal's beloved Quick
Stop burns down and they find themselves at Mooby's, a fast food
restaurant. With Dante about to leave New Jersey for a sweet married life
in Florida, Randal prepares the ultimate going-away party.
444. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephan Elliott
Actors: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter, Rebel Penfold-Russell, John Casey
Plot: When the tour bus breaks down in the middle of the desert, the trio meet Bob (Bill Hunter), a middle-aged mechanic from a small outback town who joins them on their journey. Before they arrive at Alice Springs, Tick reveals that Marion is actually his wife, as they never divorced, and that they are in fact going there as a favor to her. Continuing their journey, Adam is almost mutilated by a homophobic gang before he is saved by Bob and Bernadette. Adam is shaken and Bernadette comforts him, allowing them to reach an understanding. Likewise, the others come to terms with the secret of Tick's marriage and resolve their differences. Together, they fulfill a long-held dream of Adam's which is to climb Kings Canyon in full drag regalia.
445. Uncle Buck
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Hughes
Actors: John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan, Laurie Metcalf
Plot: When Cindy Russell's dad falls ill, she and her husband Bob scramble to
find someone to watch their three children so they can visit him. They
finally have to settle on Buck Russell - a house wrecker with little
experience with kids.
446. Eating
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Henry Jaglom
Actors: Nelly Alard, Frances Bergen, Lisa Blake Richards, Mary Crosby, Lisa Richards, Marlena Giovi
Plot: A group of women (and all their friends) come together to celebrate a 40, 30 and 50-year birthday celebration. All together, they share their love of food, talk about the men in their lives and themselves.
447. Parenthood
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Steve Martin, Dianne Wiest, Dennis Dugan, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Rick Moranis
Plot: A funny movie about family dynamics. It explores how different sets of parents, raise (their kids) and deal with the different sets of problems that their different aged children bring to the table.
448. Punch Drunk Love
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Adam Sandler, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Watson, Luis Guzmán, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jason Andrews
Plot: A small business owner who has mental issues falls in love with a
mysterious women by chance.
449. Frank
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Actors: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, Tess Harper, Hayley Derryberry
Plot: A keyboardist looking for his big break joins an eclectic pop band fronted by the mysterious Frank - the lead-singer who never removes his paper mâché head.
450. Chasing Amy
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Smith
Actors: Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, Dwight Ewell, Scott Mosier, Ethan Suplee
Plot: Two comic book artists/roomates are having a great life, until one of them falls for a fellow artist who happens to be a lesbian.
