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Fool's Gold (2008 film)
Fool's Gold is a 2008 American romantic adventure comedy directed by Andy Tennant, starring Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, and Donald Sutherland, about treasure hunters chasing a lost Spanish galleon.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, also released as I Hate Sarah Marshall, is a 2008 American romantic comedy directed by Nicholas Stoller, written by and starring Jason Segel alongside Kristen Bell and Mila Kunis.
Four Christmases
Four Christmases, also known as Four Holidays, is a 2008 American holiday comedy directed by Seth Gordon, starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple visiting four divorced parents.
Fred Claus
Fred Claus is a 2007 American Christmas comedy directed by David Dobkin, in which Vince Vaughn plays Santa Claus's older brother, who works off his debt at the North Pole.
Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall. It stars Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, and Felicity Huffman as three generations of a dysfunctional family.
Getting Home (落叶归根)
Getting Home (落叶归根, Luo ye gui gen) is Zhang Yang's 2007 Chinese black-comedy road film starring Zhao Benshan as a migrant worker carrying his dead friend's body home; adapted from a 2005 news story, it won the 2007 Berlin Ecumenical Jury Prize.
Ghost Town (2008 film)
Ghost Town (2008) is a supernatural romantic comedy directed by David Koepp, starring Ricky Gervais as dentist Bertram Pincus, who sees ghosts after dying seven minutes; Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni co-star. Metascore 72, $13.2M US gross.
Good Luck Chuck
Good Luck Chuck: 2007 American romantic comedy directed by Mark Helfrich, starring Dane Cook, Jessica Alba, and Dan Fogler; Lionsgate release about a cursed dentist whose exes find true love with their next partner; 5% on Rotten Tomatoes, $59.8M worldwide.
Hamlet 2
Hamlet 2 is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, starring Steve Coogan as a high school drama teacher who stages a musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Happy-Go-Lucky
Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama written and directed by Mike Leigh, starring Sally Hawkins as a relentlessly cheerful London schoolteacher whose optimism collides with her furious driving instructor, played by Eddie Marsan.
Hooked on You (每当变幻时)
Hooked on You (每当变幻时, Mui dong bin wan si) is a 2007 Hong Kong comedy-drama directed by Law Wing-cheong, produced by Johnnie To's Milkyway Image, starring Miriam Yeung and Eason Chan as wet-market rivals in a 1997–2007 handover-decade romance.
Hot Rod (2007 film)
Hot Rod is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer, starring Andy Samberg as a stuntman who stages a jump over 15 buses.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) is a comedy directed by Robert B. Weide, starring Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, and Jeff Bridges, loosely adapted from Toby Young's 2001 Vanity Fair memoir; a box office and critical disappointment.
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman is a 2007 Amy Heckerling romantic comedy starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Saoirse Ronan, and Tracey Ullman; shelved after a botched distribution deal, it went straight to US DVD in 2008.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, also known as Chuck & Larry, is a 2007 American comedy directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James.
If You Are the One (非诚勿扰)
If You Are the One (非诚勿扰) is Feng Xiaogang's 2008 romantic comedy starring Ge You and Shu Qi; China's top domestic film of 2008 at over ¥364 million, inspired by The Personals, with sequels in 2010 and 2023.
Jump In!
Jump In! is a 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Paul Hoen, starring Corbin Bleu as Brooklyn boxer Izzy Daniels who joins Keke Palmer's Double Dutch team; its premiere drew a then-record 8.2 million viewers.
Keinohrhasen
Keinohrhasen (Rabbit Without Ears) is Til Schweiger's 2007 German romantic comedy, written with Anika Decker, in which gossip reporter Ludo serves 300 hours of kindergarten community service under Anna (Nora Tschirner); it drew over 6 million admissions and spawned Zweiohrküken.
Knocked Up
Knocked Up is a 2007 Judd Apatow comedy starring Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl about a one-night stand that leads to pregnancy; it grossed about $219.9 million worldwide and spawned This Is 40.
Kung Fu Dunk (功夫灌篮)
Kung Fu Dunk (功夫灌篮), also released as Da Guan Lan, is a 2008 Mandarin sports comedy directed by Chu Yen-ping, starring Jay Chou as a kung fu-trained college basketball star.
Lars and the Real Girl
Lars and the Real Girl is a 2007 American comedy-drama directed by Craig Gillespie, starring Ryan Gosling as a shy man whose plastic doll girlfriend becomes real to his town.
License to Wed
License to Wed is a 2007 American romantic comedy directed by Ken Kwapis, in which an engaged couple must pass an intrusive marriage-preparation course run by Robin Williams's reverend.
Love Exposure (愛のむきだし)
Love Exposure (愛のむきだし, Ai no mukidashi) is Sion Sono's 2008 Japanese film, 237 minutes, about a teen upskirt-photography expert, based on a real story, Berlinale Caligari and FIPRESCI prize winner.
Made of Honor
Made of Honor is a 2008 American romantic comedy directed by Paul Weiland, starring Patrick Dempsey as a man serving as maid of honor at his best friend's wedding.
Margot at the Wedding
Margot at the Wedding is a 2007 American comedy-drama written and directed by Noah Baumbach, starring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jack Black; a Paramount Vantage release about estranged sisters clashing before Pauline's wedding.
Meet the Spartans
Meet the Spartans (2008) is a Friedberg-Seltzer parody film spoofing 300, starring Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, and Ken Davitian; it opened number one with $18.7 million and grossed about $86 million worldwide despite critical panning.
Miracle on 1st Street (1번가의 기적)
Miracle on 1st Street (1번가의 기적) is a 2007 South Korean comedy-drama directed by Yun Je-gyun, starring Im Chang-jung as a gangster and Ha Ji-won as a boxer.
My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)
My Best Friend's Girl is a 2008 American romantic comedy directed by Howard Deutch, starring Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, and Jason Biggs and released by Lionsgate.
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist is a 2008 romantic comedy directed by Peter Sollett, starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings, adapted from the Cohn and Levithan novel; one Manhattan night, Where's Fluffy, $33.6 million worldwide.
No Reservations (film)
No Reservations (2007) is a Scott Hicks romantic comedy-drama starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, and Abigail Breslin, remaking the German film Mostly Martha; it earned $43.1 million and mixed reviews (42% Tomatometer, Metascore 50).