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  • 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…

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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    Genre: Comedy Director: Frank Oz Screenwriters: Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning Rating: 88% Year: 1988 Length: 1h 52m Summary: Two conmen who live off women battle it out for the right to a work a wealthy Riviera town. Main Actors: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly Nice Bits Two men who cheat rich women for a living are somehow made hilarious by two…

  • I Love You to Death

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    Genre: Dark Comedy Crime Director: Lawrence Kasdan Screenwriter: John Kostmayer Rating: 56% Year: 1990 Length: 1h 37m Summary: A betrayed wife tries to kill her cheating husband … again and again, and he doesn’t even notice. Main Actors: Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright, River Phoenix, William Hurt, Keanu Reeves Nice Bits Kevin Kline manages to make the (anti)hero extremely likeable, even though he causes…

  • Don Juan DeMarco

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    Genre: Romance Comedy Drama Fantasy Director: Jeremy Leven Screenwriter: Jeremy Leven Rating: 74% Year: 1994 Length: 1h 30m Summary: A young man is convinced he is the legendary lover Don Juan, so a psychologist has to talk him out of it. Instead, he starts believing that he might be right. Main Actors: Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Marita Geraghty Nice Bits This is a real…

  • Galaxy Quest

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    Genre: Comedy Scifi Director: Dean Parisot Screenwriter: David Howard, Robert Gordon Rating: 89% Year: 1999 Length: 1h 42m Summary: the washed out ex stars of a 70s scifi TV show are out of their depth when called upon to help real aliens. Main Actors: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell Nice Bits If you’re a fan of Star Trek, or anything like it, this…