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Comedies of 2007 to 2008

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27 Dresses

27 Dresses is a 2008 American romantic comedy directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Katherine Heigl as a perpetual bridesmaid in love with her sister's fiancé.

A Dennis the Menace Christmas

A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007) is a Warner Bros direct-to-video live-action comedy, sequel to Dennis the Menace Strikes Again, directed by Ron Oliver, starring Robert Wagner as a Scrooge-like Mr. Wilson opposite Maxwell Perry Cotton's Dennis, with an angel of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

Adrift in Tokyo (転々)

Adrift in Tokyo (転々, Tenten) is a 2007 Japanese comedy-drama road film by Miki Satoshi, based on Yoshinaga Fujita's novel, starring Joe Odagiri and Tomokazu Miura as a student and debt collector walking from Kichijoji to Kasumigaseki.

After Sex (2007 film)

After Sex (2007) is Eric Amadio's feature debut, an American anthology comedy-drama of eight couples, straight, gay, and lesbian, talking immediately after sex; 77 minutes, premiered at Calgary 2007, US DVD 2008, IMDb 5.4/10.

All About Women (女人不坏)

All About Women (女人不坏, aka Not All Women Are Bad) is a 2008 Beijing-set romantic comedy directed by Tsui Hark and co-written with Kwak Jae-yong, starring Zhou Xun, Guey Lun-mei, and Kitty Zhang Yuqi; released 11 December 2008, it earned 22.08 million yuan.

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) is a British teen comedy directed by Gurinder Chadha, adapted from Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson novels, starring Georgia Groome and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, grossing about $14.92m.

Baby Mama (film)

Baby Mama is a 2008 American comedy film written and directed by Michael McCullers, starring Tina Fey as a single executive who hires working-class Amy Poehler to be her surrogate.

Balls of Fury

Balls of Fury is a 2007 American sports comedy directed by Robert Ben Garant. It stars Dan Fogler as an FBI agent entering an underground table tennis tournament.

Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by Michel Gondry, starring Jack Black and Mos Def as friends who re-film erased videotapes.

Because I Said So (film)

Because I Said So is a 2007 American romantic comedy directed by Michael Lehmann, starring Diane Keaton as an overbearing mother and Mandy Moore as her daughter Milly.

Bedtime Stories (film)

Bedtime Stories is a 2008 American family fantasy-comedy from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Adam Shankman and starring Adam Sandler as a handyman whose invented bedtime stories come true.

Big Stan

Big Stan is a 2007 American prison comedy, Rob Schneider's directorial debut, starring Schneider as a con man who trains with a martial arts master (David Carradine) before prison.

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory is a 2007 American sports comedy directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon, starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as rival figure skaters.

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading is a 2008 dark comedy film written, directed, and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, and Brad Pitt.

Cape No. 7 (海角七号 君想う、国境の南)

Cape No. 7 (海角七號; Japanese title 海角七号 君想う、国境の南) is Wei Te-sheng's 2008 Taiwanese romantic comedy-drama about seven unsent love letters linking Hengchun to Japanese-era Taiwan. Made for about NT$50 million, it earned NT$520–530 million islandwide, the record for a Taiwanese film, and won Golden Horse and Taipei Film Festival awards.

Caramel (سكر بنات) (2007 film)

Caramel (سكر بنات, Sukkar banat) is Nadine Labaki's 2007 French-Lebanese debut feature about five women around a Beirut beauty salon; it premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, won three San Sebastian awards, and became Lebanon's Oscar candidate.

Charlie Bartlett

Charlie Bartlett is a 2008 American teen comedy-drama directed by Jon Poll, written by Gustin Nash, starring Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, and Kat Dennings; a rich expelled teen becomes his school's unofficial psychiatrist, earning 59% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 54 Metascore.

College Road Trip

College Road Trip is a 2008 American family comedy directed by Roger Kumble, starring Martin Lawrence as an overprotective police chief driving his daughter to a college interview.

Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls, marketed as Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls, is a 2007 American romantic drama written and directed by Tyler Perry, starring Gabrielle Union and Idris Elba.

Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life is a 2007 Touchstone romantic comedy-drama directed by Peter Hedges, starring Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, and Dane Cook. A widowed advice columnist falls for his brother's girlfriend at a Rhode Island family reunion; 65% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Death at a Funeral (2007 film)

Death at a Funeral (2007) is a British black comedy farce directed by Frank Oz, written by Dean Craig, starring Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Tudyk, and Peter Dinklage; remade in the US in 2010 and Spain in 2025.

Definitely, Maybe

Definitely, Maybe is a 2008 romantic comedy directed by Adam Brooks, starring Ryan Reynolds as a divorced father recounting his past romances to his daughter.

Disaster Movie

Disaster Movie is a 2008 American parody comedy film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, in which twenty-somethings flee catastrophes including twisters, asteroids, and earthquakes over a single night.

Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor is a 2008 American teen comedy where three bullied high school freshmen hire a homeless drifter, played by Owen Wilson, as their bodyguard.

Eagle vs Shark

Eagle vs Shark (working title Something Beginning With Love) is Taika Waititi's 2007 New Zealand debut romantic comedy, starring Loren Horsley as Lily and Jemaine Clement as Jarrod, produced by Whenua Films, distributed by Miramax, nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.

Empties

Empties (Vratné lahve) is a 2007 Czech comedy by Jan Svěrák, written by and starring Zdeněk Svěrák as a retired teacher working a supermarket bottle counter; third in the Elementary School–Kolya trilogy and a record Czech box-office hit.

Epic Movie

Epic Movie is a 2007 American parody comedy film directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer that spoofs blockbusters like The Da Vinci Code and Narnia.

Extreme Movie

Extreme Movie (2008) is an American sketch comedy parodying teen sex comedies, directed by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, starring Michael Cera and Frankie Muniz, released limited December 5, 2008, rated R, and poorly received.

Fine, Totally Fine (全然大丈夫)

Fine, Totally Fine (全然大丈夫, Zenzen daijobu) is a 2008 Japanese comedy-drama, Yosuke Fujita's feature debut, about two men nearing 30 who fall for a clumsy artist; it won the Nippon Cinema Award.

Firehouse Dog

Firehouse Dog is a 2007 American family comedy film directed by Todd Holland, starring Josh Hutcherson and Bruce Greenwood, in which a Hollywood dog becomes a firehouse mascot.