111 articles
A Dog's Journey (film)
A Dog's Journey (2019) is a comedy-drama sequel to A Dog's Purpose, directed by Gail Mancuso, starring Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, and Kathryn Prescott, about the reincarnated dog Bailey protecting his owner's granddaughter CJ; it grossed $87.9 million worldwide.
A Nice Girl Like You
A Nice Girl Like You is a 2020 American romantic sex comedy directed by Chris and Nick Riedell, starring Lucy Hale as violinist Lucy Neal, adapted from Ayn Carrillo-Gailey's memoir Pornology; released July 2020, 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75% audience score.
A Rainy Day in New York
A Rainy Day in New York is Woody Allen's 2019 romantic comedy starring Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, and Selena Gomez; shot in 2017, dropped by Amazon, released in Europe in 2019 and the US in 2020.
Above the Shadows
Above the Shadows is a 2019 American fantasy drama, also known as A Mulher Invisivel, directed by Claudia Myers. Olivia Thirlby plays Holly, a woman who has literally faded invisible; Alan Ritchson plays the MMA fighter who can see her. Released July 19, 2019 by Gravitas Ventures.
All My Life (2020 film)
All My Life (2020) is an American romantic drama directed by Marc Meyers, starring Jessica Rothe and Harry Shum Jr. as Jennifer Carter and Solomon Chau, a real engaged couple whose wedding was moved up after his terminal liver cancer diagnosis.
All the Bright Places (film)
All the Bright Places is a 2020 Netflix teen romance drama directed by Brett Haley, adapted from Jennifer Niven's 2015 YA novel, starring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith as grieving Indiana teens; screenplay by Niven and Liz Hannah, mixed reviews.
Always Be My Maybe
Always Be My Maybe is a 2019 Netflix romantic comedy directed by Nahnatchka Khan, written by and starring Ali Wong and Randall Park with Michael Golamco, about childhood friends Sasha and Marcus reconnecting in San Francisco, with a Keanu Reeves cameo.
An American Pickle
An American Pickle (2020) is a comedy-fantasy film, HBO Max's first original feature, directed by Brandon Trost and adapted by Simon Rich from his New Yorker novella Sell Out, starring Seth Rogen in a dual role as a 1919 immigrant preserved in pickle brine and his great-grandson.
Big Time Adolescence
Big Time Adolescence is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Jason Orley, starring Pete Davidson and Griffin Gluck; it premiered at Sundance 2019 and streamed on Hulu from March 13, 2020.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Jason Woliner's Amazon mockumentary sequel starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev and Maria Bakalova as daughter Tutar, targets Trump-era America, earned Oscar nominations, and sparked Kazakh and Evans-family controversies.
Brittany Runs a Marathon
Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019) is Paul Downs Colaizzo's debut comedy-drama starring Jillian Bell as Brittany Forgler, a New Yorker training for the NYC Marathon; Amazon bought it at Sundance 2019 for $14 million and it won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award.
Can You Keep a Secret? (film)
Can You Keep a Secret? (2019) is an American romantic comedy directed by Elise Duran, adapted from Sophie Kinsella's novel, starring Alexandra Daddario and Tyler Hoechlin; released by Vertical Entertainment, it earned $755,568 and poor reviews.
Chemical Hearts
Chemical Hearts, also adapted from Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland, is a 2020 Amazon Studios teen romance directed by Richard Tanne, starring Austin Abrams and Lili Reinhart as Henry Page and Grace Town, released on Prime Video August 21, 2020.
Coffee or Tea? (我和我的家乡? No — 《一点就到家》)
Coffee or Tea? (一点就到家) is a 2020 Chinese comedy-drama directed by Derek Hui, produced by Peter Chan, starring Liu Haoran, Peng Yuchang, and Yin Fang as young e-commerce and coffee entrepreneurs in a Yunnan village; released 4 October 2020, 97 minutes, 312 million yuan box office.
Das perfekte Geheimnis
Das perfekte Geheimnis is a 2019 German comedy-drama by Bora Dagtekin, a remake of Perfetti sconosciuti, in which seven friends share all phone messages at dinner; over five million admissions, Germany's top German film of 2019.
Desperados (film)
Desperados is a 2020 Netflix romantic comedy directed by LP, written by Ellen Rapoport, starring Nasim Pedrad, Anna Camp, and Lamorne Morris; a woman rushes to Mexico to delete a drunken email, scoring 16% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Downhill (2020 film)
Downhill is a 2020 American comedy-drama directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell, and adapted from the Swedish film Force Majeure (2014).
Drunk Parents
Drunk Parents is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Fred Wolf and starring Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek as parents who hide their financial collapse.
Endings, Beginnings
Endings, Beginnings is a 2019 drama by Drake Doremus, also called Love Again in some markets, starring Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, and Sebastian Stan; premiered at TIFF 2019, released on VOD April 17, 2020, Metascore 42.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a 2020 Netflix musical comedy directed by David Dobkin, starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as Icelandic duo Fire Saga, with the Oscar-nominated song "Husavik" and a planned Broadway musical adaptation.
Extreme Job (극한직업)
Extreme Job (극한직업) is a 2019 Lee Byeong-heon Korean crime comedy in which narcotics detectives open a fried chicken shop for a stakeout; 16.27 million admissions, 2019's top Korean film, second only to The Admiral. Also an EBS documentary series of the same name.
Falling for Figaro
Falling for Figaro is a 2021 romantic comedy directed by Ben Lewin, starring Danielle Macdonald, Joanna Lumley, and Hugh Skinner, about a fund manager training as an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands; released October 1, 2021 by IFC Films.
Falling Inn Love
Falling Inn Love is a 2019 Netflix romantic comedy directed by Roger Kumble, starring Christina Milian and Adam Demos, about a San Francisco executive who wins a rundown New Zealand inn and renovates it with a local contractor.
Feel the Beat (film)
Feel the Beat (フィール・ザ・ビート) is a 2020 Netflix family comedy-drama directed by Elissa Down, starring Sofia Carson as Broadway failure April Dibrina, who coaches misfit young Wisconsin dancers; released June 19, 2020, rated G, 107 minutes.
Five Feet Apart
Five Feet Apart is a 2019 American romantic drama directed by Justin Baldoni, starring Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse as teenagers with cystic fibrosis who fall in love.
French Exit (2020 film)
French Exit (2020 film), also known simply as French Exit, is a comedy-drama directed by Azazel Jacobs, adapted by Patrick deWitt from his 2018 novel, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as a broke socialite who moves to Paris with her son and a cat voiced by Tracy Letts.
Give Me Liberty (Гив ми либерти)
Give Me Liberty (Гив ми либерти) is Kirill Mikhanovsky's 2019 Milwaukee-set comedy-drama about medical transport driver Vic, Sundance and Cannes Directors' Fortnight selection, John Cassavetes Award winner.
Good Boys (film)
Good Boys is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy directed by Gene Stupnitsky, about three sixth-grade boys whose attempt to learn how to kiss sets off a daylong misadventure.
Guest House (2020 film)
Guest House is a 2020 American comedy directed by Sam Macaroni, starring Pauly Shore, Mike Castle, and Aimee Teegarden, about a squatter party animal in a couple's guest house; released digitally by Lionsgate September 4, 2020, 84 minutes, rated R; distinct from the South Korean film Welcome to the Guesthouse.
Happiest Season
Happiest Season is a 2020 holiday romantic comedy directed by Clea DuVall, starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis as a couple whose Christmas visit is upended when Harper's conservative parents do not know she is gay; released on Hulu after a planned theatrical run.