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Some Kind of Beautiful
Some Kind of Beautiful (also How to Make Love Like an Englishman) is a 2014 romantic comedy directed by Tom Vaughan, starring Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, and Jessica Alba; released August 2015, critically panned (RT 6%, Metascore 11).
Spanish Affair (2014 film)
Spanish Affair (Ocho apellidos vascos) is a 2014 Spanish romantic comedy directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, in which a Sevillian poses as Basque to win over a Basque woman.
St. Vincent (film)
St. Vincent is a 2014 American comedy-drama, Theodore Melfi's directorial debut, starring Bill Murray as a misanthrope who becomes an unlikely mentor to his new neighbor's 12-year-old son in Brooklyn.
Tammy (film)
Tammy is a 2014 American road-trip comedy directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy as a fast-food worker road-tripping with her hard-drinking grandmother, played by Susan Sarandon.
That Awkward Moment
That Awkward Moment, released in some markets as Are We Officially Dating?, is a 2014 American romantic comedy directed by Tom Gormican, starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller, and Michael B. Jordan.
The Lifeguard
The Lifeguard (2013) is Liz W. Garcia's debut comedy-drama, premiered at Sundance, starring Kristen Bell as an AP reporter who returns to Connecticut and affairs with a 16-year-old; critically panned (16% RT, Metascore 34).
The Little Rascals Save the Day
The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014) is a Universal direct-to-video family comedy directed by Alex Zamm, a sequel to the 1994 film, in which Spanky, Alfalfa, and the gang try to save Grandma's bakery.
The One I Love (film)
The One I Love (2014) is Charlie McDowell's debut feature, a Twilight Zone-inflected romantic comedy starring Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, and Ted Danson, written by Justin Lader, premiered at Sundance 2014, shot in 15 days in Ojai on a $100,000 budget, distributed by RADiUS-TWC.
The Other Woman (2014 film)
The Other Woman (2014) is an American romantic comedy directed by Nick Cassavetes, starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton as three women who take revenge on a cheating man; it opened at $24.7 million despite 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Palace
The Palace (宫锁沉香, Gong Suo Chen Xiang) is a 2013 Chinese Qing-dynasty palace romance film directed by Pan Anzi, written by Yu Zheng, starring Zhou Dongyu, Chen Xiao, and Zhao Liying; released 13 August 2013, grossing 54.461 million RMB in mainland China.
The Palace: Lock Sinensis
The Palace: Lock Sinensis (宫锁沉香, The Palace) is a 2013 Chinese Qing-court romance film directed by Pan Anzi, written by Yu Zheng, the fourth Gong series work, starring Zhou Dongyu and Chen Xiao, released 13 August 2013.
The Rewrite
The Rewrite is a 2014 American romantic comedy directed by Marc Lawrence, starring Hugh Grant as a screenwriter teaching at Binghamton University alongside Marisa Tomei.
The Single Moms Club
The Single Moms Club is a 2014 Tyler Perry comedy-drama, also called Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club, about five single mothers forming a support group; it earned $16 million and spawned OWN's If Loving You Is Wrong.
The Skeleton Twins
The Skeleton Twins is a 2014 American comedy-drama directed by Craig Johnson and written with Mark Heyman, starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig as estranged twins Milo and Maggie Dean reunited by same-day suicide attempts; it won Sundance's Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
The Stag
The Stag (The Bachelor Weekend in the US) is a 2013 Irish comedy directed by John Butler, co-written with Peter McDonald, starring Andrew Scott and Hugh O'Conor; a camping stag weekend disrupted by Ruth's brother The Machine, premiered at TIFF 2013.
The Starving Games
The Starving Games is a 2013 parody comedy by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer spoofing The Hunger Games, starring Maiara Walsh as Kantmiss Evershot; released November 8, 2013, with a 0% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.
The To Do List
The To Do List, also known as The Hand Job, is a 2013 coming-of-age sex comedy set in Boise, Idaho, in the summer of 1993.
The Voices
The Voices (2014) is a comedy-horror film directed by Marjane Satrapi, written by Michael R. Perry, starring Ryan Reynolds as killer Jerry Hickfang and the voices of his cat and dog; Sundance 2014 premiere, 74% on Rotten Tomatoes.
They Came Together
They Came Together (2014) is a romantic-comedy parody directed by David Wain, co-written with Michael Showalter, starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler as a candy executive and shop owner; released by Lionsgate, 83 minutes, 70% on Rotten Tomatoes.
This Is the End
This Is the End is a 2013 American apocalyptic comedy directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, starring the pair, James Franco, and Jonah Hill as themselves.
This Is Where I Leave You
This Is Where I Leave You: 2014 Warner Bros. comedy-drama directed by Shawn Levy, written by Jonathan Tropper from his own novel, starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, and Adam Driver as siblings sitting shiva; 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, $34.3 million US gross.
Tiny Times
Tiny Times (小时代, 2013) is Guo Jingming's directorial debut film, adapted from his bestselling novel series, starring Yang Mi, Amber Kuo, and Kai Ko; a Shanghai youth drama that set mainland opening-day box office records and sparked a consumerism debate.
Tokyo Fiancée
Tokyo Fiancée, a 2014 French-language romantic comedy-drama, follows a Belgian woman in Tokyo who seeks Japanese nationality through a marriage proposal from her student.
Top Five
Top Five is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Chris Rock, following a comedian forced to confront the career he left behind.
Truman (2015 film)
Truman (2015) is a Spanish-Argentine comedy-drama by Cesc Gay, co-written with Tomàs Aragay, starring Ricardo Darín and Javier Cámara as friends sharing a dying actor's final days; it won five Goya Awards.
Two Night Stand
Two Night Stand (2014) is an American romantic comedy directed by Max Nichols, starring Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton as strangers snowed in after an online hook-up. Released limited by Entertainment One; budget $1.6M, weak box office.
Walk of Shame (film)
Walk of Shame is a 2014 American comedy film written and directed by Steven Brill, starring Elizabeth Banks as a news anchor stranded in Los Angeles.
Warm Bodies (film)
Warm Bodies (2013) is an American zombie romantic comedy-horror film written and directed by Jonathan Levine from Isaac Marion's 2011 novel, starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer; it opened number one February 1, 2013 and grossed about $115 million worldwide.
We're the Millers
We're the Millers is a 2013 American road-trip comedy directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, in which a pot dealer recruits a stripper and two teenagers to pose as his family.
Welcome to Me
Welcome to Me is a 2014 American comedy-drama directed by Shira Piven, written by Eliot Laurence, starring Kristen Wiig as Alice Klieg, a woman with borderline personality disorder who wins an $86 million lottery and buys her own talk show; released by Alchemy May 1, 2015.