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10 Years (2011 film)
10 Years (2011) is Jamie Linden's ensemble comedy-drama debut about a ten-year high school reunion, starring Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson, Chris Pratt, and Oscar Isaac; released September 14, 2012 by Anchor Bay, 100 minutes, PG-13.
21 Jump Street (film)
21 Jump Street (2012) is an American action comedy directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as undercover cops at a high school; based on the 1987-1991 Fox series, it earned $138.4 million and an 85% Tomatometer.
50/50 (2011 film)
50/50 is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Levine, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a 27-year-old given a 50 percent chance of surviving cancer, drawn from writer Will Reiser's own experience.
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III is Roman Coppola's 2013 comedy-drama starring Charlie Sheen as a graphic designer spiraling after a break-up, with Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Katheryn Winnick; it premiered at the Rome Film Festival and was released by A24 in February 2013.
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy is a 2011 American R-rated comedy directed and written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, starring Jason Sudeikis as Eric, whose Hamptons farewell party plan earned $154,604 and 37% on Rotten Tomatoes.
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011 film)
A Little Bit of Heaven (formerly Earthbound) is a 2011 Nicole Kassell comedy-drama starring Kate Hudson as Marley Corbett, a New Orleans ad executive with terminal colon cancer who falls for her doctor (Gael García Bernal) after God (Whoopi Goldberg) grants three wishes; released UK February 2011, US May 2012, 4% on Rotten Tomatoes.
A Perfect Ending
A Perfect Ending is a 2012 American lesbian romantic drama written, directed, and edited by Nicole Conn, starring Barbara Niven as Rebecca Westridge and Jessica Clark as escort Paris, with John Heard and Morgan Fairchild; premiered at Frameline36, budget about $175,000.
A Thousand Words (film)
A Thousand Words is a 2012 American comedy-drama starring Eddie Murphy as a literary agent who must stop talking or die, directed by Brian Robbins.
Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland
Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland (Almanya: Welcome to Germany) is a 2011 German comedy-drama, the debut feature of director Yasemin Samdereli, about three generations of a Turkish guest-worker family; it won German Film Awards in Gold and Silver in 2011.
Always (오직 그대만) (2011 film)
Always (오직 그대만, also released as Only You) is a 2011 South Korean romance film directed by Song Il-gon and starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo.
Apolitical Romance
Apolitical Romance (對面的女孩殺過來) is a 2012 Taiwanese romantic comedy directed by Hsieh Chun-yi, starring Huang Lu and Bryan Chang as a Beijing woman and a Taipei civil servant searching for her grandmother's long-lost first love.
Architecture 101 (건축학개론)
Architecture 101 (건축학개론) is a 2012 South Korean melodrama directed by Lee Yong-ju, starring Uhm Tae-woong, Han Ga-in, Lee Je-hoon, and Suzy, about first loves reunited over a house renovation; it was the first Korean melodrama to pass 4 million admissions.
Arthur (2011 film)
Arthur is a 2011 American romantic comedy directed by Jason Winer and starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, and Greta Gerwig. It is a remake of the 1981 film Arthur.
Bachelorette (film)
Bachelorette is a 2012 American comedy film written and directed by Leslye Headland, adapted from her off-Broadway play, starring Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, and Lizzy Caplan.
Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Cameron Diaz as a foul-mouthed middle school teacher scheming to marry rich.
Best Man Down
Best Man Down is a 2012 American comedy-drama, also known by its working title Lumpy, written and directed by Ted Koland. Justin Long and Jess Weixler play newlyweds whose best man (Tyler Labine) dies at their Phoenix wedding; Magnolia Pictures released it in 2013.
Bridesmaids (2011 film)
Bridesmaids (2011) is an American comedy directed by Paul Feig, written by and starring Kristen Wiig with Annie Mumolo, about a maid of honor whose life unravels; it earned two Oscar nominations and grossed $288.4 million worldwide.
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a 2011 American comedy starring Nick Swardson as an Iowa grocery bagger who moves to Hollywood to become an adult film star.
Butter (2011 film)
Butter (2011 film), also released as Butter (2012) in the US, is a Jim Field Smith comedy written by Jason Micallef, starring Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, and Yara Shahidi in an Iowa butter-carving contest satire of the 2008 election; 91 min, R, $70.9K US gross.
Cedar Rapids (film)
Cedar Rapids is a 2011 American comedy directed by Miguel Arteta, written by Phil Johnston, starring Ed Helms as naive insurance agent Tim Lippe at an Iowa convention; Fox Searchlight release, 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Celeste and Jesse Forever is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama directed by Lee Toland Krieger, starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg as a divorcing couple who try to remain best friends.
Chinese Take-Away (中国人的流浪记)
Chinese Take-Away (Un cuento chino, 中国人的流浪记) is a 2011 Argentine-Spanish comedy by Sebastián Borensztein starring Ricardo Darín and Ignacio Huang; Goya-winning, most-viewed Argentine film of 2011.
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Crazy, Stupid, Love is a 2011 American romantic comedy directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, and Emma Stone.
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (单身男女) (2011 film)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (單身男女, Daan san nam neoi) is a 2011 Johnnie To romantic comedy starring Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, and Gao Yuanyuan, a Milkyway Image–Media Asia co-production about a mainland woman in Hong Kong courted by two men; it premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival and opened March 31, 2011.
Foodfight!
Foodfight! is a 2012 computer-animated comedy film with a budget of $45 million to $65 million. It was delayed for a decade due to production problems and hard drive theft.
Footnote (הערת שוליים)
Footnote (הערת שוליים, Hearat Shulayim) is Joseph Cedar's 2011 Israeli film about rival Talmud scholar father and son Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik and a mistaken Israel Prize. Cannes Best Screenplay winner, nine Ophirs, Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Frances Ha
Frances Ha is a 2012 American black-and-white comedy-drama directed by Noah Baumbach, co-written with star Greta Gerwig, about a 27-year-old aspiring dancer drifting between apartments in New York City.
Frenemies (film)
Frenemies is a 2012 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, based on Alexa Young's novel, starring Zendaya and Bella Thorne in three intertwined friendship stories, premiering January 13, 2012.
Friends with Benefits (film)
Friends with Benefits is a 2011 American romantic comedy directed by Will Gluck, starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis as friends trying a no-strings arrangement; released July 22, 2011 by Screen Gems, grossing about $149.5 million.
Friends with Kids
Friends with Kids is a 2011 American comedy-drama, Jennifer Westfeldt's directorial debut, also called FWK, about platonic friends Julie and Jason who co-parent while dating others; premiered at TIFF 2011, released March 9, 2012, Metascore 55.