Movies in the Drama/Comedy genre
Lady Bird, the solo directorial debut of actress Greta Gerwig, is the intimate coming-of-age story of a young woman from Sacramento, California, who believes the world is happening out there while she is trapped in a dead-end existence. Highl...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, ...
Maturity can be an evanescent quality. Sometimes, even when you've acquired it, you don't recognize it. As a grown woman or man, having left childhood long behind, it's still possible to think of oneself as a young person playing the part of an adu...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-10-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Lynn Shelton
Cast: Kiera Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, ...
Wedding family drama with rose-colored 1990s nostalgia, Landline provides an ensemble of solid performances and some affecting moments but is ultimately undone by a storyline that treads too-common ground for American indie (and French) films. ...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Cast: Jenny Slate, Abby Quinn, John Turturro, ...
Lars and the Real Girl is an example of how even the most ridiculous premise can be used to construct a smart, touching motion picture. The film sounds like it was developed with Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell in mind, but the key here is that, while...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-10-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, ...
When I was an adult living in the town where I grew up, I frequently drove by the house where I once lived, compelled as much by nostalgia as by the fantasy that I might one day buy it. When it comes to places, few exert quite the same hold as...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-06-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Joe Talbot
Cast: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover, ...
I recommend The Last Kiss, but not without a misgiving or two. This movie is essentially a celebration of yuppie angst. It's about people in their late 20s who have issues with commitment and monogamy, who have lost their way and are trying to fin...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-09-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Cast: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson, ...
The first thing to notice about John Duigan's Lawn Dogs is the astounding performance of newcomer Mischa Barton, who plays Devon, the 10-year old protagonist. Barton is a natural actress, and manages to convey the perfect blend of maturity and inn...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-05-15
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Mischa Barton, Sam Rockwell, Kathleen Quinlan, ...
Let it Rain, a French film that has taken two years to reach North American theaters (a testimony to how poor the market is these days even for well-made, high-profile foreign fare), makes the case that simplicity in a motion picture can be a good ...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-07-02
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Agnès Jaoui
Cast: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jamel Debbouze, Agnès Jaoui, ...
Liberal Arts is a parfait - a light, enjoyable concoction that goes down easily but doesn't linger. The movie is great "in the moment" but may be difficult to recall with any specificity after time has elapsed. The film has a friendly, sophisticat...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-09-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Josh Radnor
Cast: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, ...
In 1998, Todd Solondz's Happiness became one of the most talked-about and controversial indie films of the year - a black comedy that ventured into David Lynch territory to expose the rot underlying the placid exterior of suburbia. At the time, Hap...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-07-23
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Todd Solonz
Cast: Allison Janney, Ciaran Hinds, Shirley Henderson, ...