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6 Years
6 Years is a 2015 American indie romantic drama by Hannah Fidell, starring Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfield as a couple whose six-year relationship turns volatile; premiered at SXSW and released on Netflix August 18, 2015.
A Hologram for the King (film)
A Hologram for the King is a 2016 comedy-drama directed by Tom Tykwer, adapted from Dave Eggers' 2012 novel, with Tom Hanks as a struggling salesman in Saudi Arabia.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is a 2016 British comedy, also called Ab Fab: The Movie, directed by Mandie Fletcher and written by Jennifer Saunders. Saunders and Joanna Lumley reprise Edina and Patsy, who flee to the French Riviera after being blamed for Kate Moss's death; Fox Searchlight released it 22 July 2016.
Accidental Love
Accidental Love, originally titled Nailed, is a 2015 American political comedy by David O. Russell, credited to pseudonym Stephen Greene, starring Jessica Biel and Jake Gyllenhaal; abandoned in 2008, released to 9% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Actor in Law
Actor in Law is a 2016 Pakistani Urdu social comedy directed by Nabeel Qureshi, written and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza, starring Fahad Mustafa, Mehwish Hayat, and Om Puri; released Eid-ul-Azha 2016, it earned PKR 30 crore.
Almost Christmas (film)
Almost Christmas is a 2016 American holiday comedy-drama directed by David E. Talbert. It stars Danny Glover and Mo'Nique, following a widowed patriarch and his four bickering children.
Aloha (2015 film)
Aloha (2015) is a Cameron Crowe romantic comedy-drama starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, and Rachel McAdams, set in Honolulu. It was panned by critics (21% on Rotten Tomatoes) and drew a whitewashing controversy over Stone's casting.
At Cafe 6 (六弄咖啡馆)
At Cafe 6 (六弄咖啡馆) is a 2016 Taiwanese romance drama directed by Wu Tzu-yun (Fujii Shu), adapted from his own novel, starring Dong Zijian and Cherry Ngan; Austin Lin won the 53rd Golden Horse Best Supporting Actor, and it grossed NT$68.5 million in Taiwan.
Bad Moms
Bad Moms is a 2016 American comedy film directed and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn as overworked mothers.
Bad Santa 2
Bad Santa 2 (2016) is Mark Waters' comedy sequel starring Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly; released November 23, 2016, it scored 38 on Metacritic, 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, and grossed $17.7M in the US.
Barcelona: A Love Untold
Barcelona: A Love Untold is a 2016 Philippine romantic drama directed by Olivia M. Lamasan, starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla as Mia and Ely, Filipinos in Spain. Star Cinema release that earned over Php 300 million and won FAMAS Best Picture 2017.
Bin Roye
Bin Roye is a 2015 Pakistani Urdu-language romantic drama film directed by Momina Duraid and Shahzad Kashmiri, based on Farhat Ishtiaq's novel Bin Roye Ansoo and starring Humayun Saeed and Mahira Khan.
Blue Jay (film)
Blue Jay (2016) is a black-and-white romantic drama directed by Alex Lehmann, written by and starring Mark Duplass with Sarah Paulson, about reunited high school sweethearts; first Duplass brothers Netflix film, premiered at TIFF 2016. Not the 2016 Michael Ciulla thriller of the same name.
By the Sea (2015 film)
By the Sea is a 2015 American drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring Angelina Jolie Pitt, with Brad Pitt co-starring and producing as her husband, Roland.
Café Society (2016 film)
Café Society (2016), Woody Allen's 47th film, a romantic comedy-drama starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, and Steve Carell set in 1930s Hollywood and New York; opened Cannes 2016, shot digitally by Vittorio Storaro, grossed $43.8M.
Captain Fantastic (film)
Captain Fantastic is a 2016 American comedy-drama written and directed by Matt Ross, starring Viggo Mortensen as Ben Cash, an off-grid father of six in Washington state whose wife's death forces the family back into society; Cannes Un Certain Regard Best Directing winner.
Carol (film)
Carol (2015) is Todd Haynes's romantic drama adapted by Phyllis Nagy from Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel The Price of Salt, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara; Cannes Queer Palm winner with six Oscar nominations, distinct from the unrelated 2024 Christmas musical of the same name.
Catfight (film)
Catfight is a 2016 American black comedy film, also called Catfight (2016), written, directed, and edited by Onur Tukel, starring Sandra Oh and Anne Heche as college rivals whose three brutal fistfights structure a satire of wartime America; premiered at TIFF 2016, released March 3, 2017.
Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence (2016) is a buddy action-comedy directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, starring Dwayne Johnson as CIA agent Bob Stone and Kevin Hart as accountant Calvin Joyner; it grossed $216.9M worldwide on a $50M budget.
Colossal (film)
Colossal (2016), Nacho Vigalondo's Spain/Canada kaiju dark comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, about a woman whose playground movements manifest as a monster attacking Seoul; premiered at TIFF, grossed $4.5 million.
Daddy's Home (film)
Daddy's Home (2015) is a Paramount comedy directed by Sean Anders, starring Will Ferrell as stepdad Brad Whitaker and Mark Wahlberg as biological dad Dusty Mayron; it grossed over $240 million and spawned Daddy's Home 2 (2017).
David Brent: Life on the Road
David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) is a British mockumentary comedy film written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais, reviving his Office character as a salesman funding a UK tour with his band Foregone Conclusion; Metascore 54, Netflix US release 2017.
Dirty Grandpa
Dirty Grandpa (2016), Dan Mazer comedy starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron: a widowed grandfather tricks his lawyer grandson into a Daytona Beach spring break road trip; grossed about $94 million but scored 10% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie is a 50-minute Funny or Die mockumentary released February 10, 2016, starring Johnny Depp as Trump, directed by Jeremy Konner, narrated by Ron Howard, parodying the 1987 book.
Everybody Wants Some!! (film)
Everybody Wants Some!! is Richard Linklater's 2016 Paramount comedy, a spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused, following a Texas college baseball team, led by Blake Jenner's freshman pitcher, through 1980.
Fifty Shades of Black
Fifty Shades of Black (2016) is an American parody comedy spoofing Fifty Shades of Grey, directed by Michael Tiddes and written, produced by, and starring Marlon Wayans with Kali Hawk. Released by Open Road on January 29, 2016, it grossed $22.1 million on a sub-$5 million budget and scored 4% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Get a Job (2016 film)
Get a Job is a 2016 American comedy directed by Dylan Kidd, starring Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, and Bryan Cranston as graduates and a downsized father facing a weak job market; shot in 2012, shelved, released 2016 to 9% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Get Hard
Get Hard is a 2015 American comedy directed by Etan Cohen, starring Will Ferrell as a hedge fund manager hiring Kevin Hart to prepare him for prison.
Go Away Mr. Tumor (滚蛋吧！肿瘤君)
Go Away Mr. Tumor (滚蛋吧！肿瘤君) is a 2015 Chinese comedy-drama directed by Han Yan, starring Bai Baihe and Daniel Wu, adapted from cartoonist Xiong Dun's autobiographical comic about her lymphoma treatment; it earned about 510 million yuan and was China's 88th Academy Awards entry.
Good Kids
Good Kids (2016 Chris McCoy comedy; not the Douglas Rowland II drama): Cape Cod graduates reinvent themselves partying for the first time; Black List script, 33% Tomatometer, 6.1 IMDb.