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  • Fierce Creatures

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    Genre: Comedy Director: Robert Young, Fred Schepisi Screenwriter: John Cleese, Iain Johnstone Rating: 53% Year: 1997 Length: 1h 33m Summary: The staff of a small zoo try to avoid it being shut down after it gets bought by a ruthless media tycoon. Main Actors:  John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Carey Lowell, Robert Lindsay Nice Bits This film showcases the same four comic geniuses of A Fish…

  • Planes Trains and Automobiles

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    Genre: Comedy Director: John Hughes Screenwriter: John Hughes Rating: 94% Year: 1987 Length: 1h 32m Summary: When storms cancel Thanksgiving flights, two opposites have to pool resources to find their way home. Main Actors: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins Edie McClurg Nice Bits While not quite a two hander, this film is almost completely carried by the hilarious interplay between the two lead actors. It’s amazing…

  • Chocolat

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    Genre: Comedy Romance Drama Director: Lasse Hallström Screenwriter:  Rating: 63% Year: 2000 Length: 2h 1m Summary: A pious repressed village is awakened by a new visitor, offering forbidden treats and an open heart. Main Actors: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lena Olin Nice Bits This delightful fable is fairly predictable, but it’s no less enjoyable for being so. It’s a wonderful story about…

  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

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    Genre: Comedy, History, Drama Director: Paul Kafno Screenwriter:  Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield Rating: 85% Year: 2003 Length: 1h 28m Summary: Three mad and deluded actors take on everything Shakespeare wrote … in an hour and a half. Main Actors: Adam Long, Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor, the audience. Nice Bits This film (and stage musical) is great fun…

  • Big Trouble

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    Genre: Comedy Drama Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Screenwriter: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone Rating: 48% Year: 2002 Length: 1h 24m Summary: a strange suitcase brings together pairs of assassins, single parents, thugs, teenagers, and the FBI. Main Actors: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Ben Foster, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Farina Nice Bits This riotous adaptation of Pulitzer prize winner Dave Barry’s book manages to be just as zany and entertaining. I have no…

  • Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

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    Genre: Scifi Comedy Adventure Director: Stephen Herek Screenwriter: Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon Rating: 82% Year:1989 Length: 1h 30m Summary: to pass their history class, two dim students travel back in time to kidnap famous people from history. Main Actors: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Tony Steedman, Dan Shor, Robert V. Barron Nice Bits This film really shouldn’t work, but somehow, largely due to the relaxed and good natured lead…

  • All of Me

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    Genre: Comedy Fantasy Director: Carl Reiner Screenwriter: Phil Alden Robinson Rating: 91% Year: 1984 Length: 1h 33m Summary: The soul of a dying nasty millionairess gets transferred accidentally into her lawyer, whom she hates. Main Actors: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Madolyn Smith, Richard Libertini Nice Bits Steve Martin has been wasted recently, but this is one of a trio of films where his genius…

  • Little Shop of Horrors

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    Genre: Comedy Scifi Musical Director: Frank Oz Screenwriter: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman Rating: 90% Year: 1986 Length: 1h 34m Summary: a shy shop assistant discovers a plant from outer space that can only survive on human blood. Main Actors: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Levi Stubbs, Bill Murray Nice Bits This timeless horror comedy is full of wonderful songs, and manages to get the…

  • Pleasantville

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    Genre: Drama Fantasy Comedy Director: Gary Ross Screenwriter: Gary Ross Rating: 86% Year: 1998 Length: 2h 5m Summary: Two teenagers get sucked into an idealistic 50s TV show, and accidentally change their world. Main Actors: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen William H. Macy, J. T. Walsh, Reese Witherspoon Nice Bits This delightful fantasy explores the idealisation of the good old days, to see whether they…

  • What about Bob?

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    Genre: Comedy Director: Frank Oz Screenwriter: Tom Schulman Rating: 82% Year: 1991 Length: 1h 39m Summary: A neurotic patient follows his psychologist on holiday, and nearly drives him round the twist. Main Actors: Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss Nice Bits Bill Murray plays this role to perfection, trying to get relief from his various mental issues, while Richard Dreyfuss plays it straight, trying to appear…