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The Princess Bride

(1987)

Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

Runtime:

99 min

Director:

Rob Reiner

Cast:

Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, André Roussimoff

8.1

98%

77

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A Few Good Men

(1992)

Drama

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

Runtime:

138 min

Director:

Rob Reiner

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland

7.7

83%

62

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This Is Spinal Tap

(1984)

Comedy, Music

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, session...

Runtime:

82 min

Director:

Rob Reiner

Cast:

Rob Reiner, R.J. Parnell, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, June Chadwick

7.9

95%

92

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Best in Show

(2000)

Comedy

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. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as t...

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Christopher Guest

Cast:

Jay Brazeau, Jay Brazeau, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Catherine O'Hara

7.5

93%

78

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Little Shop of Horrors

(1986)

Comedy, Horror

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing f...

Runtime:

94 min

Director:

Frank Oz

Cast:

Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Levi Stubbs

7.1

90%

81

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The Invention of Lying

(2009)

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

Runtime:

100 min

Director:

Ricky Gervais

Cast:

Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.

6.4

56%

58

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Waiting for Guffman

(1996)

Comedy, Music

Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.

Runtime:

84 min

Director:

Christopher Guest

Cast:

Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Michael Hitchcock

7.5

91%

71

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Death Wish

(1974)

Action

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

Runtime:

93 min

Director:

Michael Winner

Cast:

Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield

7.0

63%

51

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Small Soldiers

(1998)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

Runtime:

110 min

Director:

Joe Dante

Cast:

Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, Denis Leary, Phil Hartman, David Cross

6.2

48%

N/A

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

(2009)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.

Runtime:

105 min

Director:

Shawn Levy

Cast:

Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams

6.0

44%

42

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A Mighty Wind

(2003)

Comedy, Music

In "A Mighty Wind", director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on the stage for one concert in New York City's Town Hall.

Runtime:

91 min

Director:

Christopher Guest

Cast:

Bob Balaban, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch

7.2

88%

81

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Mrs Henderson Presents

(2005)

Comedy, Drama

Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris

Runtime:

103 min

Director:

Stephen Frears

Cast:

Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young, Christopher Guest, Kelly Reilly

7.0

67%

71

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The Long Riders

(1980)

Action, Crime, Western

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.

Runtime:

99 min

Director:

Walter Hill

Cast:

David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keach

7.0

81%

64

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For Your Consideration

(2006)

Comedy, Drama

Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.

Runtime:

86 min

Director:

Christopher Guest

Cast:

Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Rannazzisi, Ed Begley Jr., Eugene Levy, Christopher Moynihan

6.3

52%

68

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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

(2007)

Comedy, Documentary

The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, etc.), established comedians (Billy Crystal, Rosanna Barr, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, etc.) and young comedians (Jeff Atoll, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, etc.).

Runtime:

89 min

Director:

John Landis

Cast:

Don Rickles, Dave Attell, Richard Lewis, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman

7.7

80%

N/A

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The Fortune

(1975)

Comedy, Crime, Romance

Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.

Runtime:

88 min

Director:

Mike Nichols

Cast:

Stockard Channing, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Ian Wolfe, Rose Michtom

5.7

20%

N/A

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Misery Loves Comedy

(2015)

Comedy, Documentary

Over fifty very famous American and Canadian funny people (filmmakers, writers, actors and comedians) share life and professional journeys and insights, in an effort to shed light on the thesis: Do you have to be miserable to be funny?

Runtime:

94 min

Director:

Kevin Pollak

Cast:

Jon Favreau, Kevin Smith, Bobby Cannavale, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Perry

6.2

36%

51

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The Missing Link

(1980)

Animation, Comedy, Drama

An adult animated comedy with rock music soundtrack, portraying a far-fetched explanation of the Dawn of Man.

Runtime:

89 min

Director:

Picha

Cast:

Ron Venable, John Graham, Bob Kaliban, Christopher Guest, Clark Warren

6.2

N/A

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Shame of the Jungle

(1975)

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Shame, the ape man of the jungle, is aghast when his woman, June, is kidnapped by a gang of giant penises. They take her to their queen, Bazunga, a bald woman with fourteen breasts. After tangling with a gang of great white hunters, a marauding lion and the Molar Men, Shame sets off to rescue her with only his faithful friend Flicka at...

Runtime:

85 min

Director:

Boris Szulzinger, Picha

Cast:

Georges Aminel, Arlette Thomas, Paule Emanuele, Claude Bertrand, Bill Murray

5.2

40%

N/A

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Beyond Therapy

(1987)

Comedy

Manhattanites Bruce and Prudence are each looking for a meaningful romantic relationship and have been encouraged by their psychiatrists to find someone through the personal ads. Their first meeting is disastrous, but they begin to hit it off during their second date. However, Bruce's bisexual, live-in lover does not want to share Bruc...

Runtime:

93 min

4.7

25%

N/A

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Lemmings

(1973)

Comedy, Music, Thriller

Woodstock with a death wish.

Runtime:

55 min

Director:

Michael Keady

Cast:

John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Rhonda Coullet, Christopher Guest, Paul Jacobs

7.2

N/A

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Blind Ambition

(1979)

Television series docu-drama traces the career of John Dean, special counsel of president Nixon.

Runtime:

480 min

Director:

George Schaefer

Cast:

Martin Sheen, Rip Torn, Theresa Russell, Michael Callan, William Daniels

7.5

N/A

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Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started

(1986)

Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie

In this parody of "Spinal Tap," a documentary film crew follows comic Billy Crystal as he prepares for a concert; the second half of the film is the actual concert itself.

Runtime:

60 min

7.5

N/A

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Haywire

(1980)

Drama, TV Movie

Based on autobiography of Brooke Hayward, daughter of famous Broadway producer Leland Hayward and actress Margaret Sullavan, who grows up in the glamorous, cruel and emotionally unstable world of her parents.

Runtime:

184 min

Director:

Michael Tuchner

Cast:

Lee Remick, Jason Robards, Deborah Raffin, Dianne Hull, Hart Bochner

7.1

N/A

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Sticky Fingers

(1988)

Comedy

Two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly and Hattie are asked by a drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend Diane to baby-sit a bag containing nearly a million dollars while she scoots out of town in order to avoid trouble. Once the money is in their possession, however, temptation proves too much for them.

Runtime:

97 min

Director:

Catlin Adams

Cast:

Helen Slater, Melanie Mayron, Danitra Vance, Eileen Brennan, Carol Kane

5.0

N/A

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Heartbeeps

(1981)

Comedy, Family, Romance

Domestic robots fall in love and run off together.

Runtime:

79 min

4.2

N/A

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