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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.
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser: 2018 Netflix teen rom-com, a Cyrano de Bergerac retelling directed by Ian Samuels, written by Lindsey Beer, starring Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, and Noah Centineo; Metascore 60.
Snatched (2017 film)
Snatched is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Levine, starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn as a mother and daughter kidnapped during a vacation to South America.
Song to Song
Song to Song is Terrence Malick's 2017 romantic drama set in the Austin, Texas music scene, starring Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, and Natalie Portman; it premiered at SXSW, grossed about $1.8 million worldwide, and holds a 43% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You is a 2018 American satirical comedy film directed by Boots Riley, starring LaKeith Stanfield as an Oakland telemarketer who finds success with a "white voice."
Status Update
Status Update is a 2018 American teen comedy directed by Scott Speer, written by Jason Filardi, starring Ross Lynch as Kyle Moore, whose magical app U-niverse makes his social media posts come true; 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Survival Family (サバイバルファミリー)
Survival Family (サバイバルファミリー) is Shinobu Yaguchi's 2017 Japanese comedy about the Suzuki family fleeing a Tokyo where all electricity has stopped, cycling to Kagoshima. Released February 11, 2017 by Toho; 117 minutes; earned 800 million yen in Japan.
Table 19
Table 19 is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Jeffrey Blitz, starring Anna Kendrick as a former maid of honor seated with misfits at a wedding.
Tag (2018 film)
Tag is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by Jeff Tomsic, starring Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, and Jeremy Renner as lifelong friends playing an annual game of tag.
Teefa in Trouble
Teefa in Trouble is a 2018 Urdu-language Pakistani action comedy directed by Ahsan Rahim, starring Ali Zafar as a Lahore fixer sent to Warsaw to kidnap Maya Ali's character for an arranged marriage; it set Pakistan's opening-day record and earned about PKR 50 crore.
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse) is a 2018 Swiss-German comedy by Michael Steiner, adapted by Thomas Meyer from his 2012 novel, starring Joel Basman as an Orthodox Jew in Zurich who falls for a non-Jewish student; it won the 2019 Swiss Film Award for Best Actor and streamed worldwide on Netflix.
The Big Sick
The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy directed by Michael Showalter, based on the real courtship of writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon.
The Christmas Chronicles
The Christmas Chronicles (クリスマス・クロニクル) is a 2018 Netflix Christmas comedy directed by Clay Kaytis, produced by Chris Columbus, starring Kurt Russell as Santa with Darby Camp and Judah Lewis; released November 22, 2018, with a 2020 sequel.