Comedy Movies 2005 List

With Dermot Mulroney • Jack Davenport • Debra Messing • Taylor • Dana Fox • Jeremy Sheffield • Sarah Parish • Jessica Bendinger • Clare Kilner • Nathalie Marciano • Paul Brooks • Michelle Chydzik

Kat Ellis is looking for the right man. NOW. The position comes with a few requirements: willingness to travel, keen social skills, good looks, suave demeanor, sharp mind—and a tux. The qualified candidate should also have the ability to make ex-boyfriends jealous, to turn heads whenever entering a room and to reduce any woman within eye-and earshot to a week-kneed, besotted admirer. Kat wouldn't be so urgently in need were in not for her spoiled half sister's wedding where the best man happens to be Kat's handsome ex-boyfriend. What's worse, the currently single Kat has to schlep all the way from New York to London, where her wildly dysfunctional family lives. And since the wedding is happening next week, Kat does what any enterprising single woman would do—she hires a professional. So what if her solution crosses a few morally dubious lines plus costs her a tidy six thousand bucks which she'll have to drain from her 401K? And so what if her escort happens to be—well, an escort? Lucky for her that her hiring skills are pitch-perfect and she zeroes in on smooth heart-stopper Nick Mercer, one of New York's better known and in-demand professional male escorts. Once in England, the insightful and charismatic Nick—part actor/part shrink/part bon vivant—helps Kat navigate the choppy waters of her screwy family and caddish old flame Jeffrey and convinces everyone he meets that he and Kate are an item. As Nick charms Kat's parents, Bunny and Victor Ellis, her self-absorbed half sister Amy, Amy's fiancée Edward, as well as every living, breathing woman within a 100-kilometer radius, Kat too finds herself feeling things she's never felt before. For Kat, what begins as merely a face-saving ruse with a dashing guy-for-hire quickly starts to become more than she ever expected.

With Penelope Cruz • Gemma Jones • Victoria Abril • Gael García Bernal • Fanny Ardant • Demian Bichir • Elena Anaya • Peter McDonald • Bruno Bichir • Juan Echanove • Emilio Gutierrez Caba • Cristina Marcos • Alicia Sanche • Augustín Díaz Yanes • Edmundo Gil • Gerardo Herrero • Eduardo Campoy • Agustin Diaz Yanes

Two angels, one good and one bad, are sent to Earth to compete for the very questionable soul of a boxer. The last 10 years have been nothing but tough times in Heaven, with Hell winning the battle between good and evil. So, when Heaven's managers finally have the opportunity to win the soul of a boxer and shift the balance of power, they send their best angel for the job. When Hell's Chief Executive gets wind of this, he counters by sending his most experienced operative to Earth. The battle between Heaven and Hell is on.

With Bryce Johnson • Michelle Phillips • Christopher Münch • Rain Phoenix • Cole Williams • Tom Gilroy • Justin Zachary

Harry (Bryce Johnson), aged 23, is a former boy band idol who is watching his younger brother Max (Cole Williams), aged 16, follow in his footsteps. Harry escorts Max on a long-promised camping adventure to the San Gabriel mountains above Los Angeles but things quickly turn serious as the boys discuss Harry's contradictory relationship with their family. Max's longing to connect with Harry both physically and emotionally grows even more, wanting to bring stability to Harry's life. In an effort to create a type of alternative family for his brother, Max goads Harry to rekindle his affections for his former girlfriend, Nikki (Rain Phoenix). Back from the weekend, Max realizes that he must redefine his relationship with his brother, and that only by setting boundaries can the boys grow into adulthood together.

With Will Smith • Kevin James • Eva Mendes • Jeffrey Donovan • James Lassiter • Amber Valletta • Lowell Ganz • Kevin Bisch • Adam Arkin • Michael Rappaport • Julie Ann Emery • Robinne Lee • Jessica Bendinger • Sharon Maguire • Teddy Zee

Will Smith plays a "date doctor" who claims to be able to find customers their perfect romantic match in three dates or less. Eva Mendes may star as a skeptical reporter who, while investigating Smith's dubious claim, finds herself falling for him. After a chance meeting with Hitch, Sara (Eva Mendes), a gossip reporter for a daily tabloid, finds her professional life and personal life on a collision course. She makes Hitch re-evaluate his game and teaches him that love is not a feeling, it's an action.

With Daniel Gillies • Martin Henderson • Aishwarya Rai • Deepak Nayar • Naveen Andrews • Indira Varma • Nitin Ganatra • Namrata Shirodkar • Nadira Babbar • Anupam Kher • Meghna Kothari • Piya Rai Choudhray • Paul Mayeda Berges • Gurinder Chadha • Jane Austen

The determined Mrs. Bakshi sets out to find marriage matches for her four beautiful daughters while there's a lavish wedding party in town. Right away, the smart and headstrong Lalita (Aishwarya Rai) announces she will only marry for love, giving her mother nightmares. Then Lalita meets the wealthy American Will Darcy (Martin Henderson) and sparks immediately fly. But is it love or hate? Darcy comes off to Lalita as an arrogant California snob. Lalita looks to Darcy like a small-town Indian beauty who knows nothing of the world. Alternately enchanted by and suspicious of one another, Lalita and Darcy nearly fall prey to assumptions, gossip and a comedy of errors . . . until pride is humbled and prejudice overcome so that love can triumph.

With Vince Vaughn • Imelda Staunton • Alice Evans • Bernard Cribbins • Tim Firth • James Cromwell • Johnny Vegas • Paul Kaye • Mel Smith

Try as he might, Cliff Starkey just can't keep out of trouble. With a dead- end career, there's not much that makes him want to get out of bed in the mornings… except his one passion: Lawn Bowls. Almost as soon as he learned how to walk, he displayed a genius for the sport. To the dismay of the elderly, uptight bowls fraternity in town, Cliff honed his mastery of the game alone, playing by no one's rules but his own. But the time has come for his skill to be recognized, and Rick Schwartz (Vince Vaughn), an American sports agent, is going to ensure that this ‘Bad Boy' of bowls gets the spotlight he deserves. Cliff's rock ‘n' roll attitude and army of screaming female fans soon take England by storm, but can he take on the stuffy, business-like attitude of the Bowls Association and his senior arch-rival, Ray Speight? Starkey is only one match away from super-stardom as he competes with Ray in a ball-busting championship showdown!

With Loni Frank • Karl Fred Müller • Hannelore Schubert • Elke Rümmler • Rosemarie Deibel • Michael Schorr • Horst Krause • Harald Warmbrunn • Ursula Schucht • Wolfgang Boos • Leo Fischer

Schultze is an accordion player and newly unemployed. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly.

With Alan Cumming • Kal Penn • Jamie Kennedy • Scott Kroopf • Tom Gammill • Bob Hoskins • Ben Stein • Larry Guterman • Michael Badalucco • Max Pross • Lance Khazei

Starting over from scratch, this newest film in "The Mask" series focuses on aspiring cartoonist Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy) who's feeling reluctant to become a father when he finds that he has to take care of a baby with amazing abilities... somehow, the baby has the powers of the Mask of Loki, a mythological object that transforms its user into a manic shapeshifter alter-ego.

With Sean Astin • Clare Higgins • Al Corley • John Corbett • Amy Smart • Marcus Thomas • Allan Corduner • Patty Duke • J.W. Crawford • Victor Morris • Brian Urspringer • Kenneth Jones • Orianna Herrman • Pam Mahon • Ernie Garrett • Matt Salinger • Rodney Patrick Vaccaro

A successful community theatre company is turned upside down when the director of an upcoming production of "Cyrano" casts an inexperienced young man with no apparent talent in the lead. The young man, Peter Rooker (Marcus Thomas), soon becomes caught up in the various intrigues of the "theater people," including the charming but mercurial Michael (John Corbett), the beautiful leading lady Grace (Amy Smart), and a colorful cast of eccentric players (including Sean Astin, Patty Duke and Alan Corduner). Peter soon discovers that in the world of theater the normal rules do not apply–but in the end there is a role for everyone.

With Sigourney Weaver • Emile Hirsch • Illana Diamant • Jeff Daniels • Art Linson • Kip Pardue • Dan Harris • Moshe Diamant • Frank Hübner • Tommy Johnson • Deborah Lee • Gina Resnick • Denise Shaw • Jan Fantl

Starring Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Emile Hirsch, and Michelle Williams, "Imaginary Heroes" is a funny and poignant coming of age story in which the façade of an ordinary American family is peeled back to reveal that nothing is as it seems. Tim Travis (Hirsch) is walking through his life like it's a bad dream. His mother Sandy (Weaver) is the master of the Travis house - with a healthy drug habit, a decade long grudge, and a secret that is literally tearing her apart. His father Ben (Daniels) is a shell of the man he once was, crippled by circumstance and blind to the mistakes of his past. But in typical American style, the Travises aren't depressed - they're living their lives in a forlorn haze. As painful revelations are made that threaten to divide the family, moments of laughter and truth provide the salve that ultimately bring them closer together.

With Tyler Perry • Cicely Tyson • Kimberly Elise • Steve Harris • Shemar Moore • Tamara Taylor • Darren Grant

The story focuses on Helen McCarter (Kimberly Elise), who has seemingly had the perfect life with husband Charles McCarter (Steve Harris). Over the years, Helen has been a faithful and loving wife, while Charles built a successful and lucrative career as a prominent Atlanta attorney. They wear the latest fashions, drive the nicest cars, have all the possessions they need, and they live on an expansive estate complete with an extravagant mansion, swimming pool, tennis court and all the trappings of wealth—a little piece of paradise away from the city. However, on the eve of their 18th wedding anniversary, Helen's paradise begins to crumble as Charles announces that he wants a divorce. He abruptly and literally tosses Helen out of the mansion to make room for the other woman. With all of her possessions packed in a moving van, Helen starts on her journey to put the pieces of her life back together. Through the assistance of her friends, family, faith, and a twist of fate, Helen finds the strength and empowerment she needs to get control of her circumstances. She also finds that the tragic events of her life soon become comic, especially with the guidance and help—mostly unsolicited, by the way—of her pot-smoking, gun-toting, and much beloved, grandmother figure Madea (Tyler Perry).

With Tommy Lee Jones • Christina Milian • Shea Whigham • Monica Keena • Kelli Garner • Paula Garces • Brian Van Holt • Anne Archer • Paget Brewster • Stephen Herek • Robert Ramsey • Matthew Stone

Tommy Lee Jones stars as a veteran FBI agent assigned to watch over a group of cheerleaders in the action/comedy "Man of the House". The collegiate cheeleaders witnessed a murder after a competition. The agent must investigate the murder, learn to deal with the energetic, yet dysfunctional bunch, while protecting them from the killers. Brian Van Holt plays an FBI agent, and Shea Whigham another Texas Ranger. Paget Brewster has been cast as Binky, the enthusiastic cheerleading coach.

With Jan Triska • Jiri Machacek • Petr Forman • Emilia Vasaryova • Natasa Burger • Ingrid Timkova • Petr Jarchovský

In the dead of the night, near the Czech-Slovak border, two smugglers discover their truckload of illegal Indian immigrants have left a baby behind. In a small Prague apartment, Franta (Jiri Machacek) and Mila (Natasa Burger) dream of having a child, but Franta—on probation because of his soccer hooliganism past—is not allowed to adopt, and Mila is unable to conceive. After cashing in on her savings, Mila decides to buy a baby from a pawnshop that fronts a den of thieves and pickpockets. Meanwhile, an unusual family reunion is taking place: Academy professor Otto (Jan Triska) collapses while teaching, prompting his estranged son Martin (Petr Forman, son of director Milos) to return to Prague from Australia to see his father and his mother, Vera (Emilia Vasaryova), long separated from Otto whom she still pines for. Otto is now living with the beautiful and much younger Hana (Ingrid Timkova), who works in a refugee aid center helping immigrants to adjust to their new lives.