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16 Wishes
16 Wishes is a 2010 TV movie, also called a Disney Channel movie though not an official DCOM, starring Debby Ryan as Abby Jensen, whose 16 magical birthday candles grant one wish per hour until one backfires; it premiered June 25, 2010, drawing 5.6 million viewers.
17 Again (film)
17 Again is a 2009 American comedy directed by Burr Steers, starring Zac Efron and Matthew Perry as a man restored to his 17-year-old self at high school.
500 Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer, 2009 American romantic comedy-drama directed by Marc Webb, written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel; non-linear 500-day breakup story, $60.8M worldwide, Golden Globe-nominated.
A Serious Man
A Serious Man is a 2009 dark comedy-drama by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Michael Stuhlbarg as 1967 Minnesota physics professor Larry Gopnik, a Job-like figure consulting three rabbis; Oscar-nominated Best Picture.
Adventureland (film)
Adventureland (2009) is an American comedy-drama-romance written and directed by Greg Mottola, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. Set in summer 1987, it follows a college grad working at an amusement park; quasi-autobiographical, Miramax, Metascore 76.
All About Steve
All About Steve (2009), a Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper romantic comedy directed by Phil Traill, about a crossword constructor stalking a TV cameraman; 7% on Rotten Tomatoes, $40 million worldwide, Razzie winner.
Au Revoir Taipei
Au Revoir Taipei (一頁台北) is a 2010 Taiwanese romantic comedy directed by Arvin Chen, starring Jack Yao and Amber Kuo. It follows one night in Taipei, won the NETPAC Award at Berlin 2010, and had Wim Wenders as executive producer.
Away We Go
Away We Go (2009) is a comedy-drama road movie directed by Sam Mendes, written by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph as expectant parents Burt and Verona touring America to find a home; Focus Features, 98 minutes, R, $9.4 million US gross.
Beginners
Beginners is Mike Mills's 2010 comedy-drama, released by Focus Features in 2011, starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Mélanie Laurent. Semi-autobiographical about Mills's father coming out at 75, it won Plummer the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Black Dynamite
Black Dynamite is a 2009 American comedy film that parodies 1970s blaxploitation movies, directed by Scott Sanders and starring Michael Jai White as an ex-CIA kung fu fighter.
Bride Wars
Bride Wars is a 2009 American comedy starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway as best friends whose weddings are mistakenly booked on the same day.
Brüno
Brüno is a 2009 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as a gay Austrian fashion journalist chasing celebrity in the United States.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (film)
Confessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 American romantic comedy directed by P. J. Hogan, starring Isla Fisher as a debt-ridden journalist and Hugh Dancy as her boss.
Cop Out (2010 film)
Cop Out is a 2010 American buddy-cop action comedy directed by Kevin Smith, starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as NYPD detectives chasing a stolen baseball card.
Couples Retreat
Couples Retreat (2009) is a Universal comedy directed by Peter Billingsley, written by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Dana Fox. Four couples at a tropical resort must attend mandatory therapy; critics panned it (Metascore 23, RT 10%).
Crossing Hennessy (月满轩尼诗)
Crossing Hennessy (月满轩尼诗) is a 2010 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Ivy Ho, starring Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei as Wan Chai singles pushed into matchmaking; it opened the 2010 HKIFF and won HKFCS Best Screenplay.
Dance Flick
Dance Flick is a 2009 American parody comedy film directed by Damien Dante Wayans, a Wayans family spoof of dance movies including Save the Last Dance and High School Musical.
Date Night
Date Night (2010) is an American action comedy directed by Shawn Levy, written by Josh Klausner, starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey as the Fosters; $152.3 million worldwide on a $55 million budget.
Death at a Funeral (2010 film)
Death at a Funeral (2010) is Neil LaBute's American remake of the 2007 Frank Oz British farce, written by Dean Craig, starring Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, and Peter Dinklage reprising his role; it grossed $49 million worldwide.
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Did You Hear About the Morgans? is a 2009 Marc Lawrence romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker as a separated New York couple placed in witness protection in rural Wyoming after witnessing a murder; critics rated it poorly (Metascore 27, RT 12%).
Dinner for Schmucks
Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 American comedy directed by Jay Roach, starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell, a remake of the French film Le Dîner de cons.
Due Date
Due Date is a 2010 American buddy road comedy directed by Todd Phillips, starring Robert Downey Jr. as an expectant father driving cross-country with Zach Galifianakis.
Easy A
Easy A is a 2010 American teen comedy directed by Will Gluck, starring Emma Stone as a high school student whose small lie spreads and ruins her reputation.
Everything Must Go (film)
Everything Must Go is a 2010 American comedy-drama directed by Dan Rush, adapted from a Raymond Carver story and starring Will Ferrell as an alcoholic salesman.
Extract (film)
Extract (2009) is a Mike Judge workplace comedy starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, and Ben Affleck, released by Miramax on September 4, 2009; it grossed about $10.8 million and scored 61 on Metacritic.
Fanboys (film)
Fanboys is a 2009 American comedy directed by Kyle Newman, written by Ernest Cline and Adam F. Goldberg, about Star Wars fans driving to Skywalker Ranch to steal The Phantom Menace for a dying friend; it grossed $961,203 worldwide and scored 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fired Up!
Fired Up! is a 2009 American teen sex comedy directed by Will Gluck about two football players who join the cheerleading squad to meet girls.
First Love (2010 Thai film)
First Love (สิ่งเล็กเล็กที่เรียกว่า...รัก; A Little Thing Called Love) is a 2010 Thai teen romantic comedy directed by Puttipong Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn and Wasin Pokpong, starring Mario Maurer and Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, released 12 August 2010, 118 minutes, about schoolgirl Nam's crush on senior Shone.
Fish Story (フィッシュストーリー)
Fish Story (フィッシュストーリー) is a 2009 Japanese comedy-drama directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, adapted from Kotaro Isaka's short story, in which a forgotten 1975 punk single by the band Gekirin connects strangers across decades and helps save Earth from a comet in 2012.
Funny People
Funny People (2009) is Judd Apatow's comedy-drama for Universal starring Adam Sandler as ailing comedian George Simmons, Seth Rogen as assistant Ira, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, and Jonah Hill; it grossed $71.6M against a $75M budget.