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The Man with the Answers (Ο άνθρωπος με τις απαντήσεις)
The Man with the Answers (Ο άνθρωπος με τις απαντήσεις) is a 2021 Cyprus-Greece-Italy queer road movie by Stelios Kammitsis: ex-diving champion Victoras road-trips from Greece to Bavaria with hitchhiker Mathias; won KASHISH Best Screenplay and Thessaloniki Audience Awards, nominated at the 2022 Hellenic Film Academy Awards.
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) is an American time-loop teen romance comedy directed by Ian Samuels, written by Lev Grossman from his short story, starring Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen, streaming on Prime Video since February 12, 2021.
The Novelist's Film (소설가의 영화)
The Novelist's Film (소설가의 영화) is Hong Sang-soo's 27th feature, a 2022 black-and-white Korean drama starring Lee Hye-young and Kim Min-hee; it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 72nd Berlinale, his third straight Berlin award.
The Royal Treatment (film)
The Royal Treatment is a 2022 Netflix romantic comedy directed by Rick Jacobson, starring Laura Marano as New York hairdresser Izzy and Mena Massoud as Prince Thomas of fictional Lavania; filmed in Dunedin, New Zealand, released January 20, 2022.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry: Gabrielle Zevin's 2014 novel about widowed bookseller A.J. Fikry of Island Books on Alice Island, and its 2022 Hans Canosa film adaptation starring Kunal Nayyar and Lucy Hale.
There There (film)
There There (2022) is Andrew Bujalski's seventh feature, a Magnolia Pictures ensemble comedy-drama of six two-character scenes, each actor filmed separately on iPhone 12 Pro Max during the pandemic, premiered at Tribeca 2022.
Through My Window (film)
Through My Window (A través de mi ventana) is a 2022 Spanish Netflix teen romance directed by Marçal Forés, adapted from Ariana Godoy's Wattpad novel, starring Clara Galle and Julio Peña; it drew over 33 million viewing hours and spawned a trilogy.
Ticket to Paradise (2022 film)
Ticket to Paradise is a 2022 romantic comedy directed by Ol Parker, in which George Clooney and Julia Roberts play a divorced couple who travel to Bali.
Too Cool to Kill (这个杀手不太冷静)
Too Cool to Kill (这个杀手不太冷静) is a 2022 Chinese Mahua FunAge comedy directed by Xing Wenxiong, starring Wei Xiang and Ma Li, a remake of Koki Mitani's The Magic Hour that earned over 2.2 billion yuan as the 2022 Spring Festival slot's runner-up.
Vacation Friends
Vacation Friends is a 2021 R-rated 20th Century Studios comedy directed by Clay Tarver, starring John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, and Meredith Hagner; it set Hulu's biggest original-film opening weekend and spawned Vacation Friends 2 (2023).
What Happened to Mr. Cha? (차인표)
What Happened to Mr. Cha? (차인표) is a 2021 South Korean Netflix comedy directed by Kim Dong-kyu, in which actor Cha In-pyo plays a fictionalized version of himself, a faded 1990s superstar trapped in a collapsed building.
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2022 film)
What's Love Got to Do with It? is a 2022 British romantic comedy, also called What's Love Got to Do With It, directed by Shekhar Kapur and written by Jemima Khan, starring Lily James, Shazad Latif, and Emma Thompson; it premiered at TIFF 2022 and won Best Comedy at the 2022 Rome Film Festival.
When You Finish Saving the World (film)
When You Finish Saving the World: 2023 A24 comedy-drama, Jesse Eisenberg's directorial debut, adapted from his 2020 Audible Original; Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard as an activist mother and livestreaming son; Sundance 2022 premiere, Metascore 61, 62% on Rotten Tomatoes.
White Noise (2022 film)
White Noise (2022) is Noah Baumbach's Netflix adaptation of Don DeLillo's 1985 novel, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, opening Venice and NYFF, scoring 64% on Rotten Tomatoes and 66 on Metacritic.
Yes Day
Yes Day is a 2021 Netflix family comedy directed by Miguel Arteta, starring Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramirez, and Jenna Ortega, adapted from Amy Krouse Rosenthal's 2009 picture book about parents saying yes for 24 hours.