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Right Now, Wrong Then (지금은맞고그때는틀리다)
Right Now, Wrong Then (지금은맞고그때는틀리다) is Hong Sang-soo's 2015 two-part drama, his 17th feature, starring Jung Jae-young and Kim Min-hee; it won the 2015 Locarno Golden Leopard and began Hong's collaboration with Kim Min-hee.
Rock the Kasbah (film)
Rock the Kasbah is a 2015 American comedy directed by Barry Levinson, written by Mitch Glazer, starring Bill Murray as a music manager who discovers an Afghan singer for Afghan Star; released by Open Road Films, it grossed $3.0M and holds 7% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Rules Don't Apply
Rules Don't Apply is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama written, directed, and produced by Warren Beatty, who stars as Howard Hughes opposite Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich.
Sisters (2015 film)
Sisters is a 2015 American comedy film starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as adult sisters who throw one last party in their childhood home.
Sleeping with Other People
Sleeping with Other People (2015) is a romantic comedy by Leslye Headland starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie as serial cheaters who reunite at a sex-addicts meeting and pact to stay platonic; Sundance premiere, IFC Films release.
Special Correspondents
Special Correspondents is a 2016 Netflix comedy written and directed by Ricky Gervais, starring Eric Bana, a remake of Envoyés très spéciaux about radio journalists faking Ecuador war reports from Queens; released April 29, 2016, poorly reviewed.
Superfast!
Superfast! is a 2015 American parody comedy spoofing the Fast and the Furious franchise, written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, starring Alex Ashbaugh and Dale Pavinski, budgeted at $20 million and grossing about $2 million.
Swiss Army Man
Swiss Army Man (2016), the Daniels' feature debut, is a surrealist comedy-drama starring Paul Dano as a castaway and Daniel Radcliffe as a flatulent talking corpse; Sundance Directing Award winner distributed by A24.
Tallulah (film)
Tallulah is a 2016 Netflix original drama, Sian Heder's feature debut expanded from her short film Mother, starring Elliot Page, Allison Janney, and Tammy Blanchard; a vagabond kidnaps a neglected baby and passes it off as her own, premiering at Sundance 2016.
Tangerine (film)
Tangerine (2015) is Sean Baker's independent comedy-drama about two transgender sex workers in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, notable as a Sundance premiere shot entirely on three iPhone 5s phones for about $100,000, starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor.
The Late Bloomer
The Late Bloomer is a 2016 American R-rated comedy, Kevin Pollak's narrative directing debut, starring Johnny Simmons as a sex therapist who undergoes puberty in three weeks after pituitary tumor surgery; based on Ken Baker's memoir Man Made, it was poorly reviewed (22% Tomatometer). Distinct from the 2016 G-rated TV movie Late Bloomer with Italia Ricci.
The Lobster
The Lobster is Yorgos Lanthimos's 2015 absurdist dystopian film, his first in English, in which singles must find a mate in 45 days or become an animal. It won the Cannes Jury Prize and an Oscar screenplay nomination.
The Longest Ride (film)
The Longest Ride is a 2015 American romantic drama directed by George Tillman Jr., based on Nicholas Sparks's novel. It stars Britt Robertson and Scott Eastwood.
The Meddler
The Meddler (2015) is a comedy-drama written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, and J.K. Simmons. Premiered at TIFF 2015, released by Sony Pictures Classics in 2016; based on Scafaria's mother Gail.
The Mermaid (美人鱼) (2016 film)
The Mermaid (美人鱼, Mei Ren Yu) is Stephen Chow's 2016 Chinese romantic-comedy fantasy about a mermaid sent to kill a land-reclamation developer. It set China's all-time box office record at about 3.39 billion yuan and was the first Chinese film to pass 3 billion yuan.
The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys is a 2016 American neo-noir action comedy directed by Shane Black, starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as mismatched detectives in 1977 Los Angeles.
The Night Before (2015 film)
The Night Before (2015) is an American Christmas comedy directed by Jonathan Levine, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie as friends hunting the Nutcracka Ball; grossed $52.4M worldwide on a $25M budget.
The Overnight
The Overnight is a 2015 American comedy film written and directed by Patrick Brice, in which a couple new to Los Angeles accepts a dinner invitation from a neighbor.
The Perfect Match (2016 film)
The Perfect Match is a 2016 American romantic comedy directed by Bille Woodruff, starring Terrence Jenkins, Cassie Ventura, and Paula Patton, released by Lionsgate in March 2016.
The Swap (2016 film)
The Swap (2016) is a Disney Channel body-swap teen comedy based on Megan Shull's novel, starring Peyton List and Jacob Bertrand as a gymnast and hockey player who trade bodies after a text argument; premiered October 7, 2016, during Monstober.
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party is a 2016 Nigerian romantic comedy directed by Kemi Adetiba, starring Adesua Etomi and Banky W. Produced by the Elfike collective, it premiered at TIFF 2016 and became Nigeria's highest-grossing film with ₦452M.
The Wedding Ringer
The Wedding Ringer is a 2015 American comedy directed by Jeremy Garelick, starring Kevin Hart and Josh Gad as a hired best man and friendless groom.
Trainwreck (film)
Trainwreck is a 2015 American romantic comedy directed by Judd Apatow, written by and starring Amy Schumer, with Bill Hader, Brie Larson, and LeBron James. Released July 17, 2015 by Universal, it grossed about $141 million worldwide on a $35 million budget.
Unfinished Business (2015 film)
Unfinished Business (2015 film), a Ken Scott comedy written by Steve Conrad starring Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, and Dave Franco; a $35 million 20th Century Fox release that opened 10th and grossed about $14 million worldwide.
War on Everyone
War on Everyone is a 2016 black-comedy crime film by John Michael McDonagh, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña as corrupt Albuquerque cops; premiered at Berlinale 2016, Metascore 50, Tomatometer 61%.
Why Him?
Why Him? is a 2016 American comedy directed by John Hamburg, in which overprotective father Bryan Cranston clashes with his daughter's billionaire boyfriend, played by James Franco.
Wiener-Dog (film)
Wiener-Dog (2016) is a Todd Solondz comedy-drama, also called a quasi-sequel to Welcome to the Dollhouse, following one dachshund through four owners played by Greta Gerwig, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and others.
Wild Oats (film)
Wild Oats is a 2016 Andy Tennant comedy starring Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, and Demi Moore, in which a widow cashes an accidental $5,000,000 insurance check and flees to the Canary Islands; it earned $263,271 worldwide.
Zootopia
Zootopia (2016), also released as Zootropolis, is a Walt Disney Animation Studios comedy-adventure about rabbit cop Judy Hopps and fox Nick Wilde; it won the Best Animated Feature Oscar and grossed over $1 billion worldwide.