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Comedies of 2009 to 2010

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The Other Guys

The Other Guys is a 2010 American action comedy film directed by Adam McKay, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as mismatched detectives who stumble onto a major white-collar crime.

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller from her own novel, starring Robin Wright Penn as Pippa Lee.

The Proposal (2009 film)

The Proposal (2009) is an American romantic comedy directed by Anne Fletcher, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds as a fake-engaged boss and assistant; Touchstone release that grossed $314.7 million worldwide.

The Rebound

The Rebound is a 2009 American romantic comedy written and directed by Bart Freundlich, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones as a single mother who dates her younger nanny, played by Justin Bartha.

The Slammin' Salmon

The Slammin' Salmon is a 2009 Broken Lizard comedy directed by Kevin Heffernan, starring Michael Clarke Duncan as ex-boxer Cleon Salmon, whose Miami restaurant wait-staff contest pays $10,000 to the winner.

The Switch (2010 film)

The Switch is a 2010 American romantic comedy directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman, based on Jeffrey Eugenides's short story "The Baster".

The Time Traveler's Wife (film)

The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) is Robert Schwentke's film adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's novel, starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams; New Line release grossing $101 million worldwide with mixed reviews (38% Tomatometer, Metascore 47).

The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy directed by Robert Luketic, starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler as a producer and a chauvinistic TV relationship guru. It grossed $205.6 million worldwide but scored only 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Virginity Hit

The Virginity Hit is a 2010 found-footage teen sex comedy by Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland, produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, about four New Orleans teens filming a bong-hit virginity pact; it grossed $636,706.

Tooth Fairy (2010 film)

Tooth Fairy is a 2010 American family comedy-fantasy film directed by Michael Lembeck, starring Dwayne Johnson as a hockey player sentenced to serve as a real tooth fairy.

Up in the Air (2009 film)

Up in the Air is Jason Reitman's 2009 comedy-drama starring George Clooney as corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham, adapted from Walter Kirn's 2001 novel. It earned six Oscar nominations, six Golden Globe nominations, and National Board of Review Best Film.

Valentine's Day (2010 film)

Valentine's Day is a 2010 American ensemble romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall, following intertwining love stories in Los Angeles, released by Warner Bros. in February 2010.

Vampires Suck

Vampires Suck is a 2010 American comedy film that spoofs the Twilight series, following teenager Becca, torn between a vampire and a werewolf, directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer.

Whatever Works

Whatever Works is a 2009 American-French comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Larry David as a misanthropic physicist and Evan Rachel Wood as a young runaway.

When in Rome (2010 film)

When in Rome is a 2010 American romantic comedy directed by Mark Steven Johnson, starring Kristen Bell as a New York curator pursued by suitors after taking coins from a Roman fountain.

Whip It (film)

Whip It (2009) is Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, a Fox Searchlight comedy-drama starring Elliot Page as Bliss Cavendar, a Texas teen who leaves beauty pageants for roller derby, based on Shauna Cross's novel Derby Girl.

Wickie und die starken Männer (2009 film)

Wickie und die starken Männer (Vicky the Viking) is Michael Bully Herbig's 2009 German live-action family film, based on Runer Jonsson's books and the 1974 anime, starring Jonas Hämmerle, released 9 September 2009 with about 5 million German admissions.

Wild Target

Wild Target is a 2010 British black comedy directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bill Nighy as a hitman who falls for his mark, played by Emily Blunt.

World's Greatest Dad

World's Greatest Dad is a 2009 American dark comedy written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, starring Robin Williams as a teacher who fakes his son's suicide note; Sundance premiere, Magnolia Pictures, 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Year One (film)

Year One is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Jack Black and Michael Cera as prehistoric tribesmen wandering through biblical stories.

You Again

You Again (2010) is a Touchstone wedding comedy directed by Andy Fickman, written by Moe Jelline, starring Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, and Betty White; critically panned (20% RT, Metascore 28), $25.7M US gross.

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is Woody Allen's 2010 London-set ensemble comedy-drama starring Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Naomi Watts, and Josh Brolin, released by Sony Pictures Classics after Cannes 2010.

Youth in Revolt (film)

Youth in Revolt is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta, in which Michael Cera's teenage Nick Twisp invents a bad-boy alter ego to win Portia Doubleday's Sheeni.