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Goodbye Mr. Loser (夏洛特烦恼)
Goodbye Mr. Loser (夏洛特烦恼) is a 2015 Chinese comedy directed by Yan Fei and Peng Damo, adapted from Mahua FunAge's 2012 stage play, in which Shen Teng's Xia Luo travels back to 1997 high school; it grossed 1.44 billion RMB.
Grandma
Grandma is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Weitz, starring Lily Tomlin as a lesbian poet driving with her pregnant granddaughter.
Grimsby (film)
Grimsby, retitled The Brothers Grimsby in North America, is a 2016 action comedy directed by Louis Leterrier, written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as hooligan Nobby alongside Mark Strong's MI6 agent brother; it grossed about $28 million and scored 37% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar! is a 2016 comedy by Joel and Ethan Coen, also called a Hollywood Golden Age satire, following fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) recovering kidnapped star Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) at fictional Capitol Pictures; released February 5, 2016 by Universal.
Hell and Back (film)
Hell & Back (2015) is an R-rated adult stop-motion animated comedy by ShadowMachine, directed by Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman, about friends rescuing Curt from Hell; it grossed $157,768 and scored 35% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Hello, My Name Is Doris is a 2015 American comedy-drama, also called Doris & the Intern's feature version, directed by Michael Showalter and co-written with Laura Terruso. Sally Field, 69, stars as a sixty-something accountant who pursues a younger coworker (Max Greenfield); released March 11, 2016, Rotten Tomatoes 86%.
Home Sweet Hell
Home Sweet Hell (2015), also released as North of Hell, is an American black comedy thriller directed by Anthony Burns, starring Katherine Heigl as Mona Champagne, who murders her husband's mistress; critically panned, 5% on Rotten Tomatoes, $28,757 gross.
Hot Pursuit (2015 film)
Hot Pursuit (2015 film) is a 2015 American action comedy directed by Anne Fletcher. It stars Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara as a policewoman and a drug boss's widow.
How to Be Single
How to Be Single is a 2016 American romantic comedy directed by Christian Ditter, loosely based on Liz Tuccillo's novel, about young people navigating single life in New York.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is Taika Waititi's 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy, adapted from Barry Crump's Wild Pork and Watercress, starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison; it became the highest-grossing New Zealand film.
Hurricane Bianca
Hurricane Bianca, also called Furacão Bianca, is a 2016 American drag revenge comedy directed by Matt Kugelman, starring RuPaul's Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio (Roy Haylock) as a teacher fired for being gay in Texas; crowdfunded, with sequels in 2018 and later.
I Belonged to You (从你的全世界路过)
I Belonged to You (从你的全世界路过) is a 2016 Chinese romance film directed by Zhang Yibai, written by Zhang Jiajia from his story collection, starring Deng Chao; it earned about 813 million yuan, a domestic romance record, with a split 5.3 Douban and 8.7 Maoyan score.
I'll See You in My Dreams (2015 film)
I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) is Brett Haley's romantic comedy-drama starring Blythe Danner as widowed Carol Petersen, with Sam Elliott and Martin Starr; released by Bleecker Street, it grossed $7.4 million and earned 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Janaan (جانان)
Janaan (جانان) is a 2016 Pakistani Urdu romantic comedy directed by Azfar Jafri, written by Osman Khalid Butt, starring Armeena Rana Khan, Bilal Ashraf, and Ali Rehman Khan, about a Pakhtun girl returning from Canada to Swat.
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (جوانی پھر نہیں آنی) is a 2015 Pakistani Urdu comedy directed by Nadeem Baig, written by Vasay Chaudhry, starring Humayun Saeed; a Bangkok-trip hit that was Pakistan's highest-grossing film until its 2018 sequel.
Jenny's Wedding
Jenny's Wedding is a 2015 American comedy-drama written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue, starring Katherine Heigl, Alexis Bledel, Tom Wilkinson, and Linda Emond; IFC Films released it July 31, 2015 to poor reviews (20% Tomatometer, Metascore 33) and a $2.3K box office.
Jian Bing Man (煎饼侠)
Jian Bing Man (煎饼侠, Jian Bing Xia) is a 2015 Chinese comedy, Da Peng's directorial debut spun off from the web series Diors Man; it earned 1.159 billion yuan on an 18-million-yuan investment, setting Chinese 2D box-office records.
Joshy
Joshy is a 2016 American dark comedy-drama directed and written by Jeff Baena, starring Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Nick Kroll, and Jenny Slate. After his fiancée's suicide, Josh proceeds with his bachelor party in Ojai, California; the dialogue was improvised from a 20-page outline over a 15-day shoot, and the film premiered at Sundance 2016.
The Age of Adaline
The Age of Adaline is a 2015 American romantic fantasy drama directed by Lee Toland Krieger and starring Blake Lively as a woman who stops aging.
The Boss (2016 film)
The Boss (2016) is an American comedy directed by Ben Falcone, starring Melissa McCarthy as disgraced tycoon Michelle Darnell, who rebuilds a brownie business after prison; also called a Groundlings character film, it grossed $78.7 million worldwide and scored 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Bronze (film)
The Bronze is a 2016 American dark comedy, also called The Bronze (2016 film), directed by Bryan Buckley and written by Melissa and Winston Rauch. Melissa Rauch plays bitter ex-gymnast Hope Ann Greggory; it premiered at Sundance 2015, sold for $3 million, and grossed $615,816.
The Choice (2016 film)
The Choice (2016) is a romantic drama directed by Ross Katz, adapted from Nicholas Sparks' 2007 novel, starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer as neighbors in coastal North Carolina; released by Lionsgate February 5, 2016, it grossed about $23 million worldwide and was panned by critics (11% on Rotten Tomatoes).
The Comedian (2016 film)
The Comedian (2016) is a comedy-drama directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Art Linson, starring Robert De Niro as aging insult comic Jackie Burke, with Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, and Harvey Keitel; released by Sony Pictures Classics, Metascore 40.
The D Train
The D Train is a 2015 comedy-drama, the directorial debut of Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul, starring Jack Black and James Marsden in a reunion bromance that premiered at Sundance and grossed $774,780 worldwide.
The Do-Over
The Do-Over is a 2016 Netflix action comedy, the second film in Adam Sandler's four-picture Happy Madison deal, directed by Steven Brill. Sandler and David Spade fake their deaths; critics scored it 9% on Rotten Tomatoes, yet Netflix called it its most-watched film over 30 days.
The DUFF
The DUFF is a 2015 American teen comedy directed by Ari Sandel, starring Mae Whitman as a high-school senior labeled the Designated Ugly Fat Friend.
The Edge of Seventeen
The Edge of Seventeen is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, starring Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, and Kyra Sedgwick; distinct from the 1998 gay coming-of-age film Edge of Seventeen.
The Escort (2015 film)
The Escort (2015) is an American comedy-drama directed by Will Slocombe, written by and starring Michael Doneger with Lyndsy Fonseca, about a sex-addicted journalist shadowing a Stanford-educated escort; distinct from the 1993, 2016, and 2018 films of the same name.
The Family Fang (film)
The Family Fang (2016) is a comedy-drama directed by Jason Bateman, adapted from Kevin Wilson's 2011 novel, starring Bateman, Nicole Kidman, and Christopher Walken as siblings and parents in a performance-artist family.
The Fundamentals of Caring
The Fundamentals of Caring is a 2016 Netflix dramedy, also known from Jonathan Evison's novel The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. Directed by Rob Burnett, it stars Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts, and Selena Gomez in a caregiver-and-teen road trip; Sundance 2016 premiere, 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.