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My Spy
My Spy (2020) is an American action comedy directed by Peter Segal, written by Jon and Erich Hoeber, starring Dave Bautista as CIA agent JJ outsmarted by nine-year-old Sophie (Chloe Coleman); sold by STX to Amazon, released on Prime Video June 25, 2020, with a 2024 sequel.
Noelle (2019 film)
Noelle (2019) is a Disney+ original Christmas comedy written and directed by Marc Lawrence, starring Anna Kendrick as Santa's daughter and Bill Hader as her brother Nick; released November 12, 2019, after being pulled from a planned theatrical run.
On the Rocks (film)
On the Rocks is a 2020 Sofia Coppola comedy-drama starring Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, and Marlon Wayans, released by A24 and Apple Original Films on Apple TV+ October 23, 2020, about a woman tailing her husband with her playboy father.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino's 2019 comedy-drama, his ninth film, set in 1969 Los Angeles with Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton, Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, and Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate; it earned $377 million, 10 Oscar nominations, and a Fincher-directed Cliff Booth sequel.
Otherhood
Otherhood is a 2019 Netflix R-rated comedy directed and co-written by Cindy Chupack, based on William Sutcliffe's book Whatever Makes You Happy, starring Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette, and Felicity Huffman as mothers who drive from Poughkeepsie to New York on Mother's Day to reconnect with their adult sons.
Palm Springs (2020 film)
Palm Springs (2020) is a time-loop romantic comedy directed by Max Barbakow, written by Andy Siara, starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti; it set the Sundance sale record at $17,500,000.69 and streamed on Hulu.
Pegasus (飞驰人生) (2019 film)
Pegasus (飞驰人生) is a 2019 Chinese sports comedy directed and written by Han Han, starring Shen Teng as banned rally driver Zhang Chi making a comeback at the Bayinbuluke Rally; it earned 1.728 billion yuan in China and spawned sequels in 2024 and 2026.
Playing with Fire (2019 film)
Playing with Fire is a 2019 American family comedy directed by Andy Fickman and starring John Cena as a smokejumping firefighter who must babysit three rescued siblings.
Plus One (2019 film)
Plus One (2019) is an American romantic comedy directed and written by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer, starring Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid as single friends who attend ten weddings as each other's plus one; it won the 2019 Tribeca Narrative Audience Award.
Poms (film)
Poms is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Zara Hayes, in which Diane Keaton forms a retirement-community cheerleading squad alongside Jacki Weaver and Pam Grier.
Queen & Slim
Queen & Slim (2019) is an American romantic road drama, the feature directorial debut of Melina Matsoukas, written by Lena Waithe from a story with James Frey, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith as fugitives after a traffic-stop killing, released by Universal on November 27, 2019.
Rifkin's Festival
Rifkin's Festival is Woody Allen's 2020 comedy-romance starring Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Elena Anaya, and Christoph Waltz, set at the San Sebastian Film Festival; it opened the 68th festival out of competition and earned mixed reviews (41% RT, Metascore 44).
Sextuplets (film)
Sextuplets is a 2019 Netflix comedy directed by Michael Tiddes, starring Marlon Wayans as six long-lost sextuplet siblings plus a seventh role, released August 16, 2019, 97 minutes, filmed in Atlanta, with poor critical reception.
Shiva Baby
Shiva Baby is a 2020 American comedy, Emma Seligman's feature debut expanded from her 2018 NYU thesis short, starring Rachel Sennott as Danielle, a bisexual college student who runs into her sugar daddy and ex-girlfriend at a Jewish shiva.
Someone Great (film)
Someone Great is a 2019 Netflix romantic comedy written and directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, starring Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise, and LaKeith Stanfield; a breakup film about female friendship, titled after an LCD Soundsystem song.
Sunrise in Heaven
"Sunrise in Heaven," also released as "Forever Love," is a 2019 American romance drama directed by Waymon Boone, based on Jan Hurst's novel about her marriage to Steve.
Superintelligence (film)
Superintelligence (2020) is an HBO Max romantic sci-fi comedy directed by Ben Falcone, written by Steve Mallory, starring Melissa McCarthy as Carol Peters, chosen by a James Corden-voiced AI to decide humanity's fate; 106 minutes, PG, 30% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sylvie's Love
Sylvie's Love is a 2020 romantic drama written and directed by Eugene Ashe, starring Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha as lovers in 1957-1962 Harlem; it premiered at Sundance 2020 and streams on Amazon Prime Video.
Tall Girl
Tall Girl is a 2019 Netflix teen romantic comedy directed by Nzingha Stewart, starring Ava Michelle as tall high schooler Jodi Kreyman opposite Luke Eisner's Stig. Watched by 41 million households in 28 days despite poor reviews.
The Beach Bum
The Beach Bum is Harmony Korine's 2019 stoner comedy starring Matthew McConaughey as Moondog, a hedonistic Florida Keys poet, with Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Zac Efron, and Martin Lawrence; released March 29, 2019 by Neon.
The Broken Hearts Gallery
The Broken Hearts Gallery is a 2020 American romantic comedy directed by Natalie Krinsky, starring Geraldine Viswanathan as a New Yorker who opens a pop-up gallery for relationship mementos.
The Day Shall Come
The Day Shall Come is a 2019 political satire by Christopher Morris and Jesse Armstrong, starring Marchánt Davis and Anna Kendrick, about FBI entrapment of a Miami preacher; SXSW premiere, 64% Tomatometer, $552,033 worldwide gross.
The Death of Dick Long
The Death of Dick Long (2019) is Daniel Scheinert's solo directorial debut, an A24 dark comedy written by Billy Chew, in which Alabama bandmates Zeke and Earl cover up how their drummer died; 75% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Dude in Me (멋진 녀석들)
The Dude in Me (내안의 그놈) is a 2019 South Korean fantasy comedy directed by Kang Hyo-jin in which a gangster and a bullied student swap bodies.
The Farewell (别告诉她) (2019 film)
The Farewell (别告诉她) is Lulu Wang's 2019 A24 comedy-drama starring Awkwafina, based on her family's real lie of hiding a grandmother's cancer diagnosis behind a staged wedding in Changchun; it won the Spirit Award for Best Feature and a Golden Globe for Awkwafina.
The Golden Holiday (국제수사)
The Golden Holiday (국제수사) is a 2020 South Korean action comedy directed by Kim Bong-han, starring Kwak Do-won as a detective whose Philippine anniversary trip becomes a murder investigation tied to Yamashita's Gold; released September 29, 2020.
The Hustle (film)
The Hustle is a 2019 American comedy directed by Chris Addison, starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as con women who team up to swindle a tech billionaire in France.
The King of Staten Island
The King of Staten Island is a 2020 comedy-drama directed by Judd Apatow, co-written with Pete Davidson and Dave Sirus, loosely based on Davidson's life; released digitally June 12, 2020, 137 minutes, Metascore 67.
The Knight Before Christmas
The Knight Before Christmas is a 2019 Netflix Christmas romantic comedy directed by Monika Mitchell, starring Vanessa Hudgens as teacher Brooke and Josh Whitehouse as Sir Cole, a 14th-century knight transported to present-day Ohio; released November 21, 2019, 92 minutes, 71% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Last Summer (2019 film)
The Last Summer (2019) is a Netflix teen romantic comedy directed by William Bindley, starring K.J. Apa and Maia Mitchell, about Chicago high school graduates in their final summer before college; released May 3, 2019, shot in Cleveland, and poorly reviewed (33% on Rotten Tomatoes).