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The F Word (2013 film)
The F Word (2013), released as What If in the US, is a Canadian-Irish romantic comedy directed by Michael Dowse, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan, adapted by Elan Mastai from Dawe and Rinaldi's play Toothpaste and Cigars.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel is Wes Anderson's 2014 comedy caper (with Hugo Guinness, inspired by Stefan Zweig) about concierge Gustave and lobby boy Zero in fictional Zubrowka, told in nested 1985/1968/1932 layers with three aspect ratios.
The Grand Seduction
The Grand Seduction is a 2013 Canadian comedy directed by Don McKellar, an English remake of La grande seduction, starring Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch as a Newfoundland village schemes to keep a doctor.
The Great Passage (舟を編む)
The Great Passage (舟を編む, Fune o Amu) is a 2013 Japanese drama film by Yuya Ishii, adapted from Shion Miura's Booksellers' Award-winning novel about editors compiling the dictionary Daitokai; it was Japan's 86th Academy Awards entry.
The Heat (film)
The Heat (2013) is a Paul Feig buddy cop comedy written by Katie Dippold, starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as mismatched FBI and Boston police partners; it grossed about $230 million worldwide.
The Hungover Games
The Hungover Games is a 2014 direct-to-video parody comedy directed by Josh Stolberg, merging The Hangover and The Hunger Games. Ross Nathan, Ben Begley, and Herbert Russell fight pop-culture districts; reviews were largely negative.
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is a 2013 New Line Cinema comedy directed by Don Scardino, starring Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, and Alan Arkin as rival Las Vegas magicians; written by Goldstein and Daley, it grossed $27.4 million worldwide on a $30 million budget.
The Internship
The Internship (2013) is a Shawn Levy comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as laid-off salesmen interning at Google, made with Google's cooperation; Metascore 42, $93.5M worldwide gross.
The Interview
The Interview (2014) is a Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg action comedy starring James Franco, about a CIA plot to kill Kim Jong-un, tied to the Sony hack and a landmark digital release.
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.