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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.
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.
Keanu (film)
Keanu is a 2016 American action comedy directed by Peter Atencio, in which Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele play cousins who pose as drug dealers to rescue a kidnapped kitten.
Keeping Up with the Joneses (film)
Keeping Up with the Joneses is a 2016 American action comedy directed by Greg Mottola, starring Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm, and Gal Gadot.
Look Who's Back (film)
Look Who's Back (Er ist wieder da) is a 2015 German satirical comedy directed by David Wnendt, adapting Timur Vermes' bestseller; Oliver Masucci plays Hitler reborn in modern Berlin as a TV comedian.
Love the Coopers
Love the Coopers, also known as Christmas With the Coopers, is a 2015 American Christmas comedy-drama directed by Jessie Nelson, starring Diane Keaton, John Goodman, and Olivia Wilde.
Maggie's Plan
Maggie's Plan is a 2015 American comedy-drama written for the screen, produced, and directed by Rebecca Miller, starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, and Julianne Moore, released in 2016.
Magic Mike XXL
Magic Mike XXL, also known as Magic Mike 2, is a 2015 American comedy-drama in which Channing Tatum's retired stripper Mike rejoins the Kings of Tampa for a final show.
Man Up (film)
Man Up is a 2015 British romantic comedy directed by Ben Palmer, written by Tess Morris, starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell. Nancy is mistaken for Jack's blind date at Waterloo Station; premiered at Tribeca 2015, released by StudioCanal.
Mascots (2016 film)
Mascots (2016) is a Netflix original mockumentary comedy directed by Christopher Guest, co-written with Jim Piddock, following sports mascots competing for the Gold Fluffy at the World Mascot Association Championships; released October 13, 2016.
Me Before You (film)
Me Before You is a 2016 romantic drama directed by Thea Sharrock, adapted by Jojo Moyes from her 2012 novel, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin; it grossed $208 million and drew disability-rights protests over its assisted-suicide storyline.
Mi Gran Noche
Mi gran noche (My Big Night) is a 2015 Spanish comedy by Álex de la Iglesia starring Raphael as singer Alphonso, about extras filming a fake New Year's Eve TV special in August; 4 Goya nominations, 473,660 Spanish admissions.
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (film)
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is a 2016 American family comedy directed by Steve Carr, adapted from James Patterson's novel, starring Griffin Gluck.