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Comedies of 2013 to 2014

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Delivery Man (film)

Delivery Man (2013) is an American comedy directed by Ken Scott, a remake of his Quebec film Starbuck, starring Vince Vaughn as a sperm donor father of 533 children; distinct from a 2025 Thai horror-thriller of the same name.

Don Jon

Don Jon, also known as Don Jon's Addiction, is a 2013 American comedy-drama-romance film, the writing-directing debut of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who stars as Jon Martello, a bartender.

Dr. Cabbie

Dr. Cabbie is a 2014 Canadian-Indian comedy directed by Jean-François Pouliot, starring Vinay Virmani as an immigrant doctor who treats patients from his Toronto taxi; produced by Salman Khan, released September 19, 2014.

Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies is a 2013 American comedy-drama written and directed by Joe Swanberg, starring Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, and Ron Livingston as two brewery co-workers and their partners.

Enough Said

Enough Said (2013) is Nicole Holofcener's romantic comedy-drama starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, and Catherine Keener, about a divorced masseuse dating her new friend's ex-husband; released September 18, 2013, PG-13, Metascore 78, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Fack ju Göhte

Fack ju Göhte (Suck Me Shakespeer) is Bora Dağtekin's 2013 German school comedy starring Elyas M'Barek as ex-convict substitute teacher Zeki Müller; 7.4 million German admissions, Deutscher Filmpreis and Bambi winner, two sequels.

Force Majeure (film)

Force Majeure (Turist) is Ruben Östlund's 2014 Swedish comedy-drama about a father, Tomas, who flees a controlled avalanche at a French Alps resort, abandoning his family; it won the Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and the European Film Award for Best Film.

Four Sisters and a Wedding

Four Sisters and a Wedding is a 2013 Filipino comedy-drama film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, in which four estranged sisters reunite to stop their brother's wedding.

Ghadi (غدي)

Ghadi (غدي) is a 2013 Lebanese comedy-drama directed by Amin Dora, written by and starring Georges Khabbaz, about a father who convinces his village his Down-syndrome son is an angel; Lebanon's 86th Academy Awards entry.

Goodbye World

Goodbye World is a 2013 American comedy-drama directed by Denis Henry Hennelly, co-written with Sarah Adina Smith, about college friends sheltering after a cyber attack; premiered at LA Film Festival, released April 4, 2014, starring Adrian Grenier and Kerry Bishé.

Hector and the Search for Happiness (film)

Hector and the Search for Happiness is a 2014 comedy-drama directed by Peter Chelsom, in which Simon Pegg plays a disillusioned London psychiatrist traveling the world for happiness.

Honig im Kopf

Honig im Kopf (Head Full of Honey) is Til Schweiger's 2014 German tragicomedy about girl Tilda taking her grandfather Amandus, who has Alzheimer's, to Venice; 7.2 million German viewers, 2018 US remake flopped.

Hot Young Bloods (피끓는 청춘)

Hot Young Bloods (피끓는 청춘, Pikkeulneun Chungchoon) is a 2014 South Korean comedy-romance directed by Lee Yeon-woo, set in 1980s Hongseong, starring Park Bo-young and Lee Jong-suk; 1,676,040 admissions.

How to Build a Better Boy

How to Build a Better Boy is a 2014 Disney Channel Original Movie, also a gender-swapped take on Weird Science, directed by Paul Hoen and starring China Anne McClain and Kelli Berglund as teens who accidentally build a robotic super soldier boyfriend, Albert.

I Give It a Year

I Give It a Year is a 2013 British romantic comedy by Dan Mazer, starring Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall as newlyweds Nat and Josh; a Working Title/StudioCanal film that earned about $29 million worldwide but only $34,657 in the US.

I'm So Excited (2013 film)

I'm So Excited!, released in Spain as Los amantes pasajeros, is a 2013 Spanish comedy written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar about a passenger plane that cannot land.

Identity Thief

Identity Thief (2013) is a Seth Gordon road-trip comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, about a Denver man chasing the Florida woman who stole his identity; a Universal Pictures R-rated hit that grossed about $174 million worldwide despite poor reviews.

If I Stay (film)

If I Stay is a 2014 American teen romantic drama film directed by R.J. Cutler, starring Chloë Grace Moretz as a young cellist, based on Gayle Forman's 2009 novel.

In a World...

In a World... is a 2013 American comedy written, directed, and starring Lake Bell, about vocal coach Carol Solomon competing with her father Sam Sotto and Gustav Warner for movie-trailer voice-over work, named for Don LaFontaine's catchphrase; it won the Sundance Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and holds 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Just Before I Go

Just Before I Go (2014) is Courteney Cox's feature directorial debut, a dark comedy-drama starring Seann William Scott as Ted Morgan, who plans suicide after his wife leaves him; premiered at Tribeca 2014, released 2015, 9% on Rotten Tomatoes.

La Gran Familia Española

La Gran Familia Española (Family United), 2013 Spanish comedy by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo; a wedding during the 2010 World Cup final, five biblical-named brothers, 11 Goya nominations, two wins.

Laggies

Laggies (alternate title Say When) is a 2014 American comedy-drama directed by Lynn Shelton, written by Andrea Seigel, starring Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Sam Rockwell; it premiered at Sundance 2014 and was distributed by A24.

Last Vegas

Last Vegas is a 2013 American comedy directed by Jon Turteltaub, starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline as old friends reuniting in Las Vegas.

Le Week-End

Le Week-End (2013) is a British comedy-drama by Roger Michell and Hanif Kureishi, their fourth collaboration, starring Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, and Jeff Goldblum as a couple revisiting Paris.

Let's Be Cops

Let's Be Cops is a 2014 American action comedy directed by Luke Greenfield, starring Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. as friends mistaken for real police officers.

Life of Riley

Life of Riley (Aimer, boire et chanter) is Alain Resnais's 2013 final film, adapted from Alan Ayckbourn's 2010 play: three Yorkshire couples react to the unseen George Riley's terminal illness; Berlin Alfred Bauer and FIPRESCI prizes, released 26 March 2014.

Love, Rosie (film)

Love, Rosie is a 2014 romantic comedy-drama, an adaptation of Cecelia Ahern's Where Rainbows End, directed by Christian Ditter and starring Lily Collins and Sam Claflin as lifelong friends who keep missing their chance at love.

Magic in the Moonlight

Magic in the Moonlight is Woody Allen's 2014 romantic comedy, also described as a 1920s Côte d'Azur period picture, starring Colin Firth as magician Stanley Crawford (Wei Ling Soo) and Emma Stone as medium Sophie Baker, released by Sony Pictures Classics.

Men, Women & Children (film)

Men, Women & Children is a 2014 American ensemble drama directed by Jason Reitman, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Garner, about how the internet changes relationships.

Minha Mãe é uma Peça

Minha Mãe É Uma Peça (2013), Brazilian comedy directed by André Pellenz, adapted by Paulo Gustavo from his 2006 stage monologue; Dona Hermínia character; R$ 5.5 million budget, R$ 49 million gross, 4.6 million admissions, first of a 26-million-ticket trilogy.