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A Dog's Purpose (film)
A Dog's Purpose is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on W. Bruce Cameron's novel, starring Dennis Quaid and Josh Gad.
Action Point
Action Point is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Tim Kirkby, starring Johnny Knoxville as the owner of a deliberately unsafe amusement park, loosely based on Action Park in New Jersey.
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh is Adam Sandler's 2018 Netflix stand-up special, his first since 1996, directed by Steven Brill, 73 minutes, Emmy-nominated for writing, 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, closing with a Chris Farley tribute song.
Alex Strangelove
Alex Strangelove (2018) is a Netflix teen sex comedy written and directed by Craig Johnson, starring Daniel Doheny, Madeline Weinstein, and Antonio Marziale; a semi-autobiographical coming-out story, 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, released June 8, 2018.
Basmati Blues
Basmati Blues is a 2017 American Bollywood-style musical rom-com by Dan Baron starring Brie Larson as a scientist selling sterile GMO rice in Kerala, India; its 2017 trailer drew white-savior backlash and the film flopped critically and commercially.
Beatriz at Dinner
Beatriz at Dinner: 2017 comedy-drama by Miguel Arteta, written by Mike White, starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow; a stranded healer clashes with a billionaire developer at a dinner party; 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, $7.1M US gross.
Blindspotting
Blindspotting is a 2018 comedy-drama film, Carlos Lopez Estrada's directorial debut, co-written by and starring Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. Set in gentrifying Oakland, it follows a parolee who witnesses a police shooting; it premiered at Sundance 2018 and spawned a 2021 Starz series.
Blockers (film)
Blockers is a 2018 American teen sex comedy, Kay Cannon's directorial debut, written by Brian and Jim Kehoe. Three parents (Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz) try to stop their daughters' prom-night virginity pact; Universal released it April 6, 2018, grossing $59.8M in the US.
Bodied
Bodied is a 2017 satirical comedy directed by Joseph Kahn, written by battle rapper Alex Larsen (Kid Twist), and produced by Eminem, about a Berkeley grad student whose thesis on battle rap turns him into a controversial battle rapper.
Book Club (film)
Book Club is a 2018 American romantic comedy directed by Bill Holderman, starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen as four friends.
Brad's Status
Brad's Status is a 2017 American comedy-drama written and directed by Mike White, starring Ben Stiller as Brad Sloan, a Sacramento nonprofit director gripped by status anxiety during a college tour with his son Troy (Austin Abrams), premiered at TIFF 2017 and released by Annapurna and Amazon.
Brigsby Bear
Brigsby Bear is a 2017 American comedy-drama, Dave McCary's feature debut, written by Kevin Costello and Kyle Mooney, who stars as James Pope, a kidnapping victim whose favorite TV show was made only for him. Premiered at Sundance 2017; released by Sony Pictures Classics July 28, 2017.
Can't Help Falling in Love (film)
Can't Help Falling in Love is a 2017 Star Cinema Filipino romantic comedy directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar, starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla as strangers accidentally married, which grossed P200 million in the Philippines.
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) (film)
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) is a 2018 South Korean romance thriller film directed by Kim Je-yeong and starring Park Hae-jin, adapted from Soonkki's Naver webtoon of the same name.
Cold Feet (2018 film)
Cold Feet (German: Kalte Füße) is a 2018 German-Austrian comedy directed by Wolfgang Groos, in which a burglar is mistaken for a stroke patient's new nurse.
Crazy Rich Asians (film)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Jon M. Chu's Warner Bros. romantic comedy adapted from Kevin Kwan's novel, stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Michelle Yeoh; the first all-Asian-cast Hollywood studio film since The Joy Luck Club (1993), a US hit but polarizing in Singapore, now an HBO Max series.
Dear Ex (我们都爱他！)
Dear Ex (誰先愛上他的) is a 2018 Taiwanese Mandarin comedy-drama directed by Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen about a widow, her son, and her dead husband's gay lover fighting over insurance money; it won three Golden Horse Awards and streamed on Netflix in 190+ countries.
Destination Wedding
Destination Wedding (2018) is a Victor Levin romantic comedy starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder as mismatched wedding guests Frank and Lindsay at a Paso Robles vineyard wedding; R-rated two-hander, 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, distinct from the Hallmark film of the same name.
Dog Days (2018 film)
Dog Days is a 2018 American ensemble romantic comedy directed by Ken Marino, in which the lives of a group of Los Angeles residents intertwine through their dogs.
Duckweed
Duckweed (乘风破浪, Cheng feng po lang) is a 2017 Chinese comedy-drama-fantasy film directed by Han Han, in which a rally driver travels back to 1998 and befriends his young father.
Dude (2018 film)
Dude (2018) is an American coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Olivia Milch, written with Kendall McKinnon, released by Netflix April 20, 2018, starring Lucy Hale, Kathryn Prescott, Alexandra Shipp, and Awkwafina as four high school seniors facing grief and change.
Dumplin' (film)
Dumplin' (2018) is a Netflix comedy-drama directed by Anne Fletcher, based on Julie Murphy's YA novel, starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, with a Dolly Parton soundtrack and a Golden Globe-nominated song.
Dying to Survive (我不是药神)
Dying to Survive (我不是药神), also translated as I Am Not the God of Medicine, is a 2018 Chinese drama directed by Wen Muye, starring Xu Zheng as a Shanghai shop owner smuggling Indian generic leukemia drugs, based on the Lu Yong case; 3.1 billion yuan box office, Douban 9.0, Golden Horse Best Director.
Every Day (2018 film)
Every Day (2018) is an American romantic fantasy drama directed by Michael Sucsy, adapted by Jesse Andrews from David Levithan's 2012 YA novel, starring Angourie Rice as Rhiannon, who loves the body-hopping spirit A; Orion Pictures released it February 23, 2018.
Everything, Everything (film)
Everything, Everything is a 2017 American romantic drama directed by Stella Meghie, adapted from Nicola Yoon's 2015 novel, starring Amandla Stenberg as a girl living in a sealed home.
F the Prom
F the Prom (F&% the Prom), 2017 American teen comedy-drama directed by Benny Fine, starring Danielle Campbell and Joel Courtney as former friends plotting to ruin senior prom; released digitally December 5, 2017.
Father Figures
Father Figures is a 2017 American road movie comedy starring Owen Wilson and Ed Helms as twin brothers who set out to find the father they thought was dead.
Father of the Year (film)
Father of the Year is a 2018 Netflix comedy directed by Tyler Spindel, starring David Spade, Nat Faxon, and Joey Bragg, about two grads whose dads take a fight debate seriously; a Happy Madison film with 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fist Fight
Fist Fight is a 2017 American comedy directed by Richie Keen, starring Ice Cube and Charlie Day as teachers set to brawl in the parking lot after school.
Freak Show (film)
Freak Show (2017) is Trudie Styler's comedy-drama, adapted from James St. James's novel, starring Alex Lawther as Billy Bloom, a gay teen running for homecoming queen; premiered at Berlinale, released by IFC Films in 2018.