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Killing Gunther
Killing Gunther, also released under the title Why We're Killing Gunther, is a 2017 mockumentary action comedy marking Taran Killam's directorial debut, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the world's greatest hitman, released by Saban Films on October 20, 2017.
Kodachrome (film)
Kodachrome is Kodak's color reversal film, introduced 1935 in 16mm and 1936 in 35mm, invented by Mannes and Godowsky, with dyes added during processing; discontinued 2010, last processed at Dwayne's Photo, Kansas, and the subject of a 2017 Netflix film.
Life of the Party (2018 film)
Life of the Party (2018) is a comedy directed by Ben Falcone, co-written with Melissa McCarthy, who stars as divorced mom Deanna enrolling at her daughter's college; $30M budget, $65M gross, 38% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Like Father
Like Father (2018) is a Netflix comedy-drama, Lauren Miller Rogen's directorial debut, starring Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer as an estranged father and daughter on a Caribbean honeymoon cruise; 48% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Little Italy (2018 film)
Little Italy is a 2018 romantic comedy, directed by Donald Petrie, about the adult children of rival Toronto pizzeria owners, played by Emma Roberts and Hayden Christensen, who fall in love.
Love, Simon
Love, Simon (2018), directed by Greg Berlanti, adapts Becky Albertalli's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda; a 20th Century Fox PG-13 teen rom-com starring Nick Robinson, the first major-studio teen romance with a gay lead.
Microhabitat (소공녀)
Microhabitat (소공녀, So-gong-nyeo) is Jeon Go-woon's 2017 South Korean debut feature drama starring Esom and Ahn Jae-hong, about a housekeeper who gives up her Seoul apartment when cigarette prices double; it won the 2018 Blue Dragon and Grand Bell Best New Director awards.
Naked (2017 film)
Naked (2017) is a Netflix original time-loop comedy directed by Michael Tiddes, starring Marlon Wayans as a groom reliving the hour before his wedding naked in an elevator; a remake of the Swedish film Naken (2000), released August 11, 2017.
Nappily Ever After
Nappily Ever After is a 2018 Netflix comedy-drama directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, starring Sanaa Lathan as Violet Jones, based on Trisha R. Thomas's 2000 novel about a Black ad executive who shaves her hair after a failed proposal.
Never Say Die (羞羞的铁拳) (2017 film)
Never Say Die (羞羞的铁拳) is a 2017 Chinese body-swap comedy by Mahua FunAge, directed by Song Yang and Zhang Chiyu, starring Ai Lun, Ma Li, and Shen Teng; it earned about 2.21 billion RMB and topped the 2017 National Day holiday box office.
Newness
Newness is a 2017 romantic drama directed by Drake Doremus, written by Ben York Jones, starring Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa as LA millennials whose dating-app romance becomes an open relationship; premiered at Sundance 2017, shot in 18 days.
Night School (2018 film)
Night School is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee, starring Kevin Hart as a salesman who must attend adult night classes to earn his GED.
Nobody's Fool (2018 film)
Nobody's Fool is a 2018 American romantic comedy written and directed by Tyler Perry, starring Tiffany Haddish as an ex-convict who suspects her sister is being catfished online.
Oh Lucy! (オー・ルーシー!)
Oh Lucy! (オー・ルーシー!) is a 2017 Japanese-American comedy-drama, Atsuko Hirayanagi's feature debut expanded from her 2014 Cannes Cinéfondation short, starring Shinobu Terajima as Tokyo office worker Setsuko, whose blonde-wig alter ego Lucy leads her to follow English teacher Josh Hartnett to the US.
On Your Wedding Day (너의 결혼식)
On Your Wedding Day (너의 결혼식) is a 2018 South Korean romantic comedy directed by Lee Seok-geun, starring Park Bo-young and Kim Young-kwang, a first-love story that sold about 2.8 million tickets in Korean theaters.
One Cut of the Dead (カメラを止めるな!)
One Cut of the Dead (カメラを止めるな!, Kamera o Tomeruna!) is a 2017 Japanese zombie comedy by Shinichiro Ueda: a 37-minute single-take opening, a 3-million-yen budget, and a 3.1-billion-yen box office hit remade in France as Final Cut.
Only You (2018 film)
Only You (2018) is Harry Wootliff's debut romantic drama, a UK-Sweden film starring Laia Costa and Josh O'Connor as a Glasgow couple whose relationship strains under IVF; premiered at BFI London 2018, won two BIFAs.
Os Farofeiros
Os Farofeiros is a 2018 Brazilian comedy directed by Roberto Santucci, in which four coworkers and their families arrive at a dilapidated beach house far from the promised destination.
Overboard (2018 film)
Overboard (2018) is an American romantic comedy directed by Rob Greenberg, a gender-swapped remake of the 1987 film, starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez; released May 4, 2018, it earned about $91 million on a $12 million budget but scored 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Peter Rabbit (film)
Peter Rabbit (2018) is a live-action/CG comedy directed by Will Gluck, based on Beatrix Potter's character, with James Corden voicing Peter; released February 9, 2018, grossing $115.2M in the US, and notable for its blackberry allergy-scene controversy.
Please Stand By
Please Stand By (2017) is a Ben Lewin comedy-drama, adapted by Michael Golamco from his one-act play, starring Dakota Fanning as Wendy, an autistic woman who leaves her San Francisco group home to deliver her Star Trek script to a contest in Los Angeles; Magnolia Pictures released it January 26, 2018.
Private Life (2018 film)
Private Life (2018) is Tamara Jenkins's Netflix comedy-drama starring Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti, and Kayli Carter as a couple pursuing IVF and adoption; Sundance premiere, Metascore 83, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Punjab Nahi Jaungi (پنجاب نہیں جاؤں گا)
Punjab Nahi Jaungi (پنجاب نہیں جاؤں گا), a 2017 Pakistani Urdu romantic comedy directed by Nadeem Baig, written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, starring Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat; highest-grossing Pakistani film until Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2.
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Wreck-It Ralph 2) is Disney Animation's 2018 sequel in which Ralph and Vanellope go online to save Sugar Rush; directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston, Oscar-nominated, $201.1M US gross.
Rough Night
Rough Night is a 2017 American black comedy film directed by Lucia Aniello. It stars Scarlett Johansson and Kate McKinnon as friends covering up a fatal accident in Miami.
Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler is a 2017 Netflix comedy starring Adam Sandler as a 1990s Los Angeles talent manager based on Sandy Wernick; directed by Steven Brill, co-starring Jennifer Hudson, released April 14, 2017, 130 minutes.
Second Act (film)
Second Act (2018) is an American romantic comedy directed by Peter Segal, starring Jennifer Lopez as Maya, a Queens shop assistant manager whose fabricated résumé lands her a Madison Avenue job; released December 21, 2018, Metascore 46.
Set It Up
Set It Up is a 2018 Netflix original romantic comedy directed by Claire Scanlon, written by Katie Silberman, starring Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu, and Taye Diggs; released June 15, 2018, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sex Weather
Sex Weather is a 2018 American independent comedy-drama directed and written by Jon Garcia, starring Al'Jaleel McGhee and Amber Stonebraker as former crew members who spend a day in bed after a hookup; 89 minutes, Breaking Glass Pictures.
Show Dogs
Show Dogs is a 2018 American family comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell, in which a Rottweiler police dog and his FBI partner go undercover at a Las Vegas dog show.