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Hail, Caesar! won’t be remembered as one of the Coen Brothers’ masterpieces. An homage to Hollywood of the 1950s, this is more of a niche film than a mainstream offering. It’s an opportunity for Joel & Ethan Coen to use the era as a cinematic p...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-02-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel & Ethan Coen
Cast: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, ...
In 1998, Bobby and Peter Farrelly pushed the raunchy comedy envelope with their breakout hit, There's Something about Mary. Since then, two things have changed: the Farrelly Brothers have become softer (Exhibit A: their PG-13 2005 romantic comedy, ...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-02-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, ...
Hamlet 2 (a great title) does not represent the first time in recent years that something unconventional has been done to one of the Bard's classics. (Although, to be sure, no one has been as audacious as to develop a musical sequel to a play.) S...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-08-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Joseph Julian Soria, ...
Hancock is a hodgepodge of intriguing ideas that, if developed further or presented as more than throw-ins to a confused production, might have made for a unique superhero film. The resulting movie, however, shows all the signs of studio interfere...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-07-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, ...
When Yogi Berra said "It's déjà vu all over again," maybe he said it best. Then again, perhaps it was John McClane: "How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?" While neither was specifically referring to The Hangover Part II, Todd Phi...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-05-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, ...
The Hangover Part III is an obvious example of how wrong things can go when the almighty dollar is allowed to rule what comes out of Hollywood. When the first Hangover stunned analysts by becoming not just successful but a massive hit, director Tod...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-05-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, ...
The Hangover begins and ends conventionally but, in between, it's not afraid to go off the rails. Unlike most so-called "comedies," this one can claim the virtue of being reasonably funny. It never tries too hard, the actors have a good sense of ...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-06-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, ...
An interesting question occasioned by the release of Hannah Montana: The Movie is whether the motion picture incarnation of the popular TV show is catching the backend of the pop phenomenon wave. Certainly, when the 3D Miley Cyrus concert movie wa...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-04-10
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, ...
Happy Endings is one of those ensemble films where several stories are told in parallel with occasional intersection points to keep them from being unconnected. Sometimes, as in the case of Crash, the approach works. Sometimes, as in the case of Ha...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-07-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Don Roos
Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Steeve Coogan, Jesse Bradford, ...
When it comes to golf comedies (not a very popular genre, apparently), the film residing at the dubious pinnacle is Rodney Dangerfield's Caddyshack. Happy Gilmore, the new release featuring Saturday Night Live alum Adam Sandler, tries gamely to att...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-02-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Cartoon Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Carl Weathers, ...