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The summer blockbuster season of 2013 is over, so what do we get as we move into the dog days of August? Yet another superhero movie. If there was ever any question about their ubiquitous multiplex presence, this answers it. A sequel to the breath-...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-08-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Donald Faison, Clark Duke, ...
Perhaps nothing illustrates how far Arnold Schwarzenegger’s fortunes have fallen since his return to acting than his participation in Killing Gunther, a second-tier action/comedy written and directed by ex-SNL cast member Taran Killam. This ...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Taran Killam
Cast: Taran Killam, Hannah Simone, Bobby Moynihan, ...
Kingsman: The Secret Service is to the '60s British spy movie genre what Kick-Ass is to today's motion picture superhero movement. Part homage, part cartoonish spoof, and part high-energy actioner, Kingsman feels right at home with the likes ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-02-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, ...
The action/comedy genre has grown in popularity over the past couple of decades, but it remains difficult for filmmakers to find a workable balance between the seemingly disparate elements of the recipe. Too much action often results in marginaliz...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-06-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, ...
Kung Fu Hustle is an action/comedy designed with lovers of the '60s and '70s Shaw Brothers' movies in mind. It's an homage to a genre that, despite being regarded as campy by about 95% of the movie-going populace, has nevertheless captured the hea...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-04-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Stephen Chow
Cast: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qui, ...
Danny (Austin O'Brien) is addicted to Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger) movies. He's seen the third one six times and now he's eagerly awaiting the released of Jack Slater IV. When his elderly friend Nick (Robert Prosky), the projectionist at a...
U.S. Release Date: 1993-06-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, ...
It’s one of the oldest stories in the book – a mismatched pair, thrown together out of necessity, fight their way through a series of complications to find redemption and discover that their experiences have created a powerful bond between...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-05-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Michael Showalter
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae
Machete Kills plays like a joke that's been told a few times too often. A lampoon of bad genre movies from the '60s and '70s with a '10s sensibility, the film is more like a collection of overcooked scenes than an actual narrative-based motion pict...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-10-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Danny Trejo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Antonio Banderas, ...
Director Patrick Hughes doesn’t have an impressive resume. His comfort zone lies in the realm of action-comedies that aren’t as exciting or as funny as they should be (to wit: The Hitman’s Bodyguard and its lamentable sequel). The Man from To...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Patrick Hughes
Cast: Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, ...
The men in black at Columbia Pictures made the right decision when they elected not to screen Man of the House for critics. The film fails in so many ways that it's impossible to imagine it getting more than a handful of positive reviews; all but ...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-02-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, R. Lee Ermey, Brian Van Holt, ...