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Heavy Craving
Heavy Craving (大餓, Da e) is a 2019 Taiwanese drama, Hsieh Pei-ju's feature debut, about 30-year-old, 105-kg cook Ying-juan's dieting struggle; it won Taipei Film Festival Best New Talent and the Golden Horse FIPRESCI Prize.
Holidate
Holidate is a 2020 Netflix romantic comedy directed by John Whitesell, written by Tiffany Paulsen, starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey as platonic holiday dates who fall in love; 45% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Holiday in the Wild
Holiday in the Wild (2019) is a Netflix romantic drama directed by Ernie Barbarash, starring Kristin Davis and Rob Lowe, filmed at a real Zambian elephant orphanage with puppets and animatronics, inspired by Davis's elephant conservation work.
How to Build a Girl
How to Build a Girl is a 2019 British coming-of-age comedy directed by Coky Giedroyc, adapted by Caitlin Moran from her 2014 novel, starring Beanie Feldstein as Wolverhampton teen Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as rock critic Dolly Wilde; premiered at TIFF 2019, winning the FIPRESCI Prize.
I Still Believe (film)
I Still Believe is a 2020 American faith-based romantic drama directed by Jon and Andrew Erwin, starring KJ Apa and Britt Robertson as Jeremy Camp and Melissa Henning.
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020) is truTV's first theatrical film, directed by Chris Henchy, starring the Tenderloins (Murray, Quinn, Gatto, Vulcano) in a Paula Abdul road-trip prank comedy; 36% Tomatometer, $10.2M US gross.
Irresistible (2020 film)
Irresistible (2020) is Jon Stewart's political comedy starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, and Chris Cooper, about rival consultants battling over a Wisconsin mayoral race; released June 26, 2020 by Focus Features on VOD, it earned mixed reviews (Metascore 47) and $338,912 worldwide.
Isn't It Romantic (2019 film)
Isn't It Romantic is a 2019 American romantic comedy directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson, in which Rebel Wilson plays a New York architect who despises rom-coms and wakes up inside one.
It Must Be Heaven
It Must Be Heaven (2019) is Elia Suleiman's Cannes Special Mention tragicomedy in which his alter ego ES travels from Nazareth to Paris and New York seeking film funding and a homeland.
Jexi
Jexi is a 2019 American romantic comedy directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, starring Adam Devine as a man whose phone AI becomes possessive.
Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit (2019) is Taika Waititi's WWII comedy-drama, adapted from Christine Leunens' Caging Skies, about a German boy whose imaginary friend is Hitler. Six Oscar nominations; won Best Adapted Screenplay.
Klaus (film)
Klaus (2019) is Sergio Pablos's hand-drawn Netflix animated Christmas film, the streamer's first animated feature, about postman Jesper and toymaker Klaus in Smeerensburg; BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee.
Last Christmas (film)
Last Christmas (2019) is a Paul Feig romantic comedy starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, and Emma Thompson, written by Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings, built on George Michael's music, with a twist in which dead donor Tom's heart saves Kate.
Late Night (film)
Late Night is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written by and co-starring Mindy Kaling and directed by Nisha Ganatra, starring Emma Thompson as a talk show host.
Let It Snow (2019 film)
Let It Snow (2019) is a Netflix Christmas romantic comedy directed by Luke Snellin, adapted from the 2008 John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle book, starring Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Kiernan Shipka, and Joan Cusack, released November 8, 2019.
Let Them All Talk
Let Them All Talk (2020) is a Steven Soderbergh HBO Max comedy-drama, written by Deborah Eisenberg, starring Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedges, and Gemma Chan, largely improvised aboard the Queen Mary 2.
Life in a Year
Life in a Year (2020) is an American romantic drama directed by Mitja Okorn, starring Jaden Smith and Cara Delevingne; Daryn gives his terminally ill girlfriend a lifetime of experiences in her final year, released on Prime Video November 27, 2020.
Like a Boss (film)
Like a Boss (film) is an American comedy directed by Miguel Arteta. It stars Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne, who run a cosmetics company facing a buyout offer.
Little (film)
Little (2019) is an American fantasy body-swap comedy directed by Tina Gordon, starring Regina Hall, Issa Rae, and Marsai Martin, who conceived it at age 10; it grossed about $49 million worldwide for Universal.
Long Shot (2019 film)
Long Shot (2019 film), early title Flarsky, is a Jonathan Levine romantic comedy starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron as a speechwriter and presidential candidate; released May 3, 2019, it grossed $30.3 million in the U.S.
Looks That Kill (film)
Looks That Kill (2020) is an American dark romantic comedy, directorial feature debut of Kellen Moore, starring Brandon Flynn as Max, a teen whose face kills anyone who sees it, and Julia Goldani Telles as Alex, released by Gravitas Ventures.
Love Guaranteed
Love Guaranteed (Love, Guaranteed) is a 2020 Netflix romantic comedy directed by Mark Steven Johnson, starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. as a lawyer and client suing a dating app that promises love within 1,000 dates.
Love Wedding Repeat
Love Wedding Repeat (2020) is a British-Italian Netflix romantic comedy directed by Dean Craig, a remake of the French film Plan de Table, starring Sam Claflin and Olivia Munn; alternate versions of a Rome wedding unfold after children rearrange the seating plan.
Magic Camp (film)
Magic Camp is a 2020 Disney+ family comedy directed by Mark Waters, starring Adam Devine, Gillian Jacobs, and Jeffrey Tambor, about a struggling magician counseling kids at the Institute of Magic; distinct from the 2012 Tannen's documentary.
Mainstream (film)
Mainstream is Gia Coppola's 2020 satirical drama, premiered at Venice Orizzonti and released in the US May 7, 2021, starring Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke in a cautionary tale about YouTube fame; it scored 42% on Rotten Tomatoes and 36 on Metacritic.
Military Wives
Military Wives (2019) is a British comedy-drama directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan as garrison wives who form a choir, inspired by the BBC series The Choir: Military Wives and the real Catterick Garrison choir movement.
Misbehaviour (film)
Misbehaviour is a 2020 British comedy-drama, also known as Miss Révolution, directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, dramatizing the 1970 Miss World protest at the Royal Albert Hall and Jennifer Hosten's historic win, starring Keira Knightley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Murder Mystery (film)
Murder Mystery is a 2019 Netflix comedy-mystery directed by Kyle Newacheck, written by James Vanderbilt, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston as a couple framed for a billionaire's yacht murder; 73 million households watched in four weeks.
My Missing Valentine
My Missing Valentine (消失的情人节) is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic fantasy comedy by Chen Yu-hsun starring Patty Lee and Liu Kuan-ting, about a fast postal clerk who loses Valentine's Day and the slow bus driver who gains it; it won five Golden Horse Awards from 11 nominations.
My People, My Homeland (我和我的家乡)
My People, My Homeland (我和我的家乡) is a 2020 Chinese five-segment anthology comedy about rural change, directed by Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Chen Sicheng, Yan Fei & Peng Damo, and Deng Chao & Yu Baimei under chief director Ning Hao and chief producer Zhang Yimou; it topped the 2020 National Day box office at 2.829 billion yuan and won a Golden Rooster Jury Special Award.