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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.
The Hollars
The Hollars is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by John Krasinski, his second feature, in which a New York graphic novelist returns to his hometown for his mother's brain tumor.
The Intern (2015 film)
The Intern is a 2015 American comedy directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Robert De Niro as a 70-year-old intern and Anne Hathaway as his boss.
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.