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The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (L'Extraordinaire voyage du Fakir) is Ken Scott's 2018 comedy-adventure, Dhanush's international lead debut, adapted from Romain Puértolas' IKEA-wardrobe novel about a Mumbai magician crossing Europe.
The Favourite (2018 film)
The Favourite (2018) is Yorgos Lanthimos's period comedy-drama starring Olivia Colman as Queen Anne with Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone. It won Venice's Grand Jury Prize, the Best Actress Oscar, seven BAFTAs, and eight European Film Awards.
The House (2017 film)
The House (2017) is an American comedy, Andrew Jay Cohen's directorial debut, starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as parents running an illegal casino to fund their daughter's college tuition; it grossed $34.3 million on a $40 million budget and was panned by critics.
The Hows of Us
The Hows of Us is a 2018 Philippine romantic drama directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, starring Kathryn Bernardo as George and Daniel Padilla as Primo. A Star Cinema release of August 29, 2018, it became the highest-grossing Philippine film at the time, with P591 million worldwide.
The Last Movie Star
The Last Movie Star (aka Dog Years) is a 2017 Adam Rifkin comedy-drama starring Burt Reynolds as aging star Vic Edwards, with Ariel Winter and Chevy Chase, released by A24 in March 2018.
The Layover (film)
The Layover (2017) is an American comedy directed by William H. Macy, starring Alexandra Daddario, Kate Upton, and Matt Barr as rivals stranded in St. Louis; it holds a 0% Tomatometer and Metascore 15.
The Little Hours
The Little Hours is a 2017 Jeff Baena comedy, loosely adapted from Boccaccio's Decameron, starring Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, and John C. Reilly as medieval nuns and a fugitive servant posing as a deaf-mute; Sundance premiere, 78% Tomatometer, $1.6M US gross.
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is Terry Gilliam's 2018 comedy-drama adapting Cervantes, starring Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce; conceived in 1989, its 2000 shoot collapsed in six days, was documented in Lost in La Mancha, and closed Cannes 2018.
The Meyerowitz Stories
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is Noah Baumbach's 2017 Netflix comedy-drama, premiered In Competition at Cannes, starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, and Elizabeth Marvel as siblings facing their sculptor father.
The More You Ignore Me (film)
The More You Ignore Me is a 2018 British comedy-drama directed by Keith English, adapted by Jo Brand from her 2009 novel, starring Sheridan Smith, Ella Hunt, and Mark Addy; a 1980s family story about a mother's mental illness and Smiths fandom, released 6 July 2018.
The Outcasts (2017 film)
The Outcasts is a 2017 American teen comedy starring Victoria Justice and Eden Sher as high school outcasts who unite the unpopular cliques against the school's queen bee.
The Package (2018 film)
The Package (2018) is a Netflix teen comedy directed by Jake Szymanski, written by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider, once titled Eggplant Emoji, about friends racing to reattach a friend's severed penis after a camping accident.
The Professor (2018 film)
The Professor, also known as Richard Says Goodbye, is a 2018 comedy-drama film written and directed by Wayne Roberts, starring Johnny Depp as a dying professor.
The Upside
The Upside is a 2017 American comedy-drama directed by Neil Burger, starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston, that remakes the 2011 French hit Intouchables and opened in January 2019.
The VelociPastor
The VelociPastor is a 2018 American micro-budget ($35,000) comedy-horror film by Brendan Steere about a priest who turns into a dinosaur and fights ninjas; it grew from a viral 2011 fake trailer born of an autocorrect typo.
The Week Of
The Week Of is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Robert Smigel, starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock as two fathers before their children's wedding.
Then Came You (2018 film)
Then Came You (2018), originally titled Departures, is an American comedy-drama directed by Peter Hutchings, written by Fergal Rock, starring Asa Butterfield, Maisie Williams, and Nina Dobrev; premiered at Woodstock, released February 1, 2019 by Shout! Studios.
This Is Not What I Expected
This Is Not What I Expected (喜欢·你) is a 2017 Chinese romantic comedy directed by Derek Hui, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhou Dongyu, about a chef and a hotel billionaire.
Tour de Pharmacy
Tour de Pharmacy: 2017 HBO sports mockumentary by Andy Samberg and Murray Miller, directed by Jake Szymanski, satirizing doping at a fictional 1982 Tour de France; premiered July 8, 2017, with Lance Armstrong cameo.
Tully (2018 film)
Tully is a 2018 American comedy-drama directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody, starring Charlize Theron as an exhausted mother who bonds with her night nanny, played by Mackenzie Davis.
When We First Met
When We First Met is a 2018 Netflix romantic comedy directed by Ari Sandel, starring Adam Devine and Alexandra Daddario, in which Noah uses a magical photo booth to relive the night he met Avery; 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 36.