comedy films

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The Marx Brothers silver screen collection

The Marx Brothers goof and bumble their way through a series of hilarious misadventures.

Charlie

the life and art of Charles Chaplin

The Fighting Temptations

Darren is a New York ad executive who travels to a small town in the deep south after receiving word that his aunt has left him a sizable inheritance. Darren is informed that he will only receive the money if he successfully leads a local gospel choir to victory at an upcoming competition. Darren takes on the task of finding the best singers in town and forming the group. There, he meets Lilly, a single mother who not only possesses an incredible voice but also the ability to warm Darren's cold heart.

The artist

In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.

Wild and crazy guys

how the comedy mavericks of the '80s changed Hollywood forever
"Wild and Crazy Guys opens in 1978 with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray taking bad-tempered swings at each other backstage at Saturday Night Live, and closes 21 years later with the two doing a skit in the same venue, poking fun at each other, their illustrious careers, triumphs and prat falls. In between, Nick de Semlyen takes us on a trip through the tumultuous '80s, delving behind the scenes of movies such as National Lampoon's Vacation, Beverly Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and dozens more. Chronicling the off-screen, larger-than-life antics of Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, John Belushi, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, it's got drugs, sex, punch-ups, webbed toes, and Bill Murray being pushed into a swimming pool by Hunter S. Thompson while tied to a lawn chair. What's not to like? Based on candid interviews from many of the stars themselves, as well as those in their immediate orbit, including directors John Landis, Carl Reiner, and Amy Heckerling, Wild and Crazy Guys is a fantastic insider account of the friendships, feuds, triumphs, and disasters experienced by these beloved comedians. Hilarious and revealing, it is both a hidden history of the most fertile period ever for screen comedy and a celebration of some of the most popular films of all time."--.

Benny & Joon

1999
A girl wins a man in a poker game, and must now find a girlfriend for her overprotective brother.

Destry Rides Again

1993
A tongue-in-cheek western set in the frontier town of Bottleneck about a lawman with an aversion to guns and a cabaret girl at the Bloody Gulch Saloon.

The emperor's new groove

2005
When Kuzco, a spoiled and self-centered young emperor, is turned into a lama by his disgruntled former advisor, he learns about the world from Pacha, a shepherd who helps him survive.

The cat from outer space

2004
An extraterrestrial cat named Jake is forced to crash-land his spaceship on Earth where he leads a physicist, his girlfriend, the Army and a team of baffled scientists on hilarious escapades during his visit.

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