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Religulous (2008)

Thought provokingEnjoyableFunnyViolent

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Charles
CAST:  Bill Maher  •  Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda  •  Andrew Newberg  •  Steve Burg

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Charles
CAST:  Bill Maher  •  Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda  •  Andrew Newberg  •  Steve Burg

Shrimps for a Day (1934)

FunnyClassicFast pacedEnjoyable

A magic lamp lets a young couple become kids again and exposes a mean old man who runs his orphanage like a prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Meins
CAST:  Matthew Beard  •  Scotty Beckett  •  George McFarland  •  Billie Thomas

A magic lamp lets a young couple become kids again and exposes a mean old man who runs his orphanage like a prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Meins
CAST:  Matthew Beard  •  Scotty Beckett  •  George McFarland  •  Billie Thomas

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

EnjoyableFast pacedAction-packedFun

At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Ritchie
CAST:  Henry Cavill  •  Armie Hammer  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Elizabeth Debicki

At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Ritchie
CAST:  Henry Cavill  •  Armie Hammer  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Elizabeth Debicki

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

FunnyEnjoyableCuteFantastical

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Darnell  •  Tom McGrath  •  Conrad Vernon
CAST:  Ben Stiller  •  Sacha Baron Cohen  •  David Schwimmer  •  Frances McDormand

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Darnell  •  Tom McGrath  •  Conrad Vernon
CAST:  Ben Stiller  •  Sacha Baron Cohen  •  David Schwimmer  •  Frances McDormand

The Boss Baby (2017)

FunnyCuteEnjoyableGoofy

A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McGrath
CAST:  Alec Baldwin  •  Steve Buscemi  •  Miles Bakshi  •  Jimmy Kimmel

A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McGrath
CAST:  Alec Baldwin  •  Steve Buscemi  •  Miles Bakshi  •  Jimmy Kimmel

Ra One (2011)

Action-packedFunnyBrainyBeautiful

When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's only the game's less powerful protagonist who can save his creator's family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anubhav Sinha
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Arjun Rampal  •  Kareena Kapoor Khan  •  Sanjay Dutt

When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's only the game's less powerful protagonist who can save his creator's family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anubhav Sinha
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Arjun Rampal  •  Kareena Kapoor Khan  •  Sanjay Dutt

Let's Be Cops (2014)

FunnyAction-packedFunEpic

It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luke Greenfield
CAST:  Nina Dobrev  •  Jake Johnson  •  Damon Wayans Jr.  •  James D'Arcy

It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luke Greenfield
CAST:  Nina Dobrev  •  Jake Johnson  •  Damon Wayans Jr.  •  James D'Arcy

St. Vincent (2014)

EnjoyableLightheartedUpliftingOriginal

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Melfi
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Melissa McCarthy  •  Naomi Watts  •  Chris O'Dowd

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Melfi
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Melissa McCarthy  •  Naomi Watts  •  Chris O'Dowd

Animal House (1978)

FunnyClassicOriginalClever

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  John Belushi  •  Tim Matheson  •  John Vernon  •  Tom Hulce

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  John Belushi  •  Tim Matheson  •  John Vernon  •  Tom Hulce

Sausage Party (2016)

FunFunnyFantasticalGoofy

Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Tiernan  •  Conrad Vernon
CAST:  Seth Rogen  •  Kristen Wiig  •  Jonah Hill  •  Salma Hayek Pinault

Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Tiernan  •  Conrad Vernon
CAST:  Seth Rogen  •  Kristen Wiig  •  Jonah Hill  •  Salma Hayek Pinault

Enough Said (2013)

LightheartedUpliftingOriginalSlow moving

Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Holofcener
CAST:  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Catherine Keener  •  James Gandolfini  •  Toni Collette

Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Holofcener
CAST:  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Catherine Keener  •  James Gandolfini  •  Toni Collette

Best in Show (2000)

FunnyBrilliantThought provokingOriginal

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Guest
CAST:  Jay Brazeau  •  Parker Posey  •  Michael Hitchcock  •  Catherine O'Hara

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Guest
CAST:  Jay Brazeau  •  Parker Posey  •  Michael Hitchcock  •  Catherine O'Hara

The Family Tree (2011)

Thought provokingUpliftingFunnyFun

A mother and wife stricken with memory loss allows a dysfunctional family a second chance at harmony and happiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vivi Friedman
CAST:  Dermot Mulroney  •  Hope Davis  •  Britt Robertson  •  Gabrielle Anwar

A mother and wife stricken with memory loss allows a dysfunctional family a second chance at harmony and happiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vivi Friedman
CAST:  Dermot Mulroney  •  Hope Davis  •  Britt Robertson  •  Gabrielle Anwar

The Change-Up (2011)

CharmingFast pacedFunnyFun

Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife, and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes, they switch bodies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Dobkin
CAST:  Olivia Wilde  •  Ryan Reynolds  •  Jason Bateman  •  Leslie Mann

Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife, and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes, they switch bodies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Dobkin
CAST:  Olivia Wilde  •  Ryan Reynolds  •  Jason Bateman  •  Leslie Mann

Big (1988)

FunnyLightheartedBrilliantCharming

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penny Marshall
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Elizabeth Perkins  •  Robert Loggia  •  John Heard

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penny Marshall
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Elizabeth Perkins  •  Robert Loggia  •  John Heard

Bad Santa 2 (2016)

Thought provokingUpliftingFunnyChristmas

Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Waters
CAST:  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Kathy Bates  •  Brett Kelly  •  Tony Cox

Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Waters
CAST:  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Kathy Bates  •  Brett Kelly  •  Tony Cox

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)

UpliftingFunnyChristmasBeautiful

A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rémi Bezançon
CAST:  Jacques Gamblin  •  Zabou Breitman  •  Déborah François  •  Marc-André Grondin

A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rémi Bezançon
CAST:  Jacques Gamblin  •  Zabou Breitman  •  Déborah François  •  Marc-André Grondin

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

CharmingCleverEmotionalEnjoyable

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Mia Farrow  •  Jeff Daniels  •  Danny Aiello  •  Irving Metzman

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Mia Farrow  •  Jeff Daniels  •  Danny Aiello  •  Irving Metzman

Family Weekend (2013)

HeistFunnyMindlessInspiring

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Epps
CAST:  Kristin Chenoweth  •  Matthew Modine  •  Olesya Rulin  •  Joey King

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Epps
CAST:  Kristin Chenoweth  •  Matthew Modine  •  Olesya Rulin  •  Joey King

Summer Wars (2009)

GrippingOriginalEnjoyableFantastical

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Nanami Sakuraba  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Ayumu Saito

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Nanami Sakuraba  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Ayumu Saito
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