Comedy Movies 2009 List

With Ryan Reynolds • Kristen Stewart • Jesse Eisenberg • Kristen Wiig • Bill Hader • Anne Carey • Martin Starr • Wendie Malick • Greg Mottola • Mary Birdsong • Margarita Levieva • Ted Hope • William Horberg • Bruce Toll • Terry Stacey • Kevin Breznahan • Matt Bush • Jack Gilpin

It's the summer of 1987, and James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), an uptight recent college grad, can't wait to embark on his dream tour of Europe. But when his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) announce they can no longer subsidize his trip, James has little choice but to take a lowly job at a local amusement park. Forget about German beer, world-famous museums and cute French girls-James' summer will now be populated by belligerent dads, stuffed pandas, and screaming kids high on cotton candy. Lucky for James, what should have been his worst summer ever turns into quite an adventure as he discovers love in the most unlikely place with his captivating co-worker Em (Kristen Stewart), and learns to loosen up.

With R.W. Goodwin

In 1957, local townspeople must hunt down the alien Ghota and neutralize it before it consumes all the local inhabitants and uses the human fuel to multiply and conquer the world.

With Rob Margolies

Chronicles the hapless Bernstein family as they try to catch up to the life they are living.

With Paul Dano • Zooey Deschanel • Christine Vachon • Charles Pugliese • Mindy Goldberg • Matt Aselton • Adam Nagata

An offbeat comedy revolving around Brian, a mattress store worker who wants to adopt a Chinese baby. Brian meets Happy, a hot, potty-mouthed girl who he falls head over heels for. Together, they negotiate their increasing intimacy, and the appearances of their many eccentric relatives, as Brian awaits the call from the adoption agency.

With Heather Graham • John Corbett • Jerry O'Connell • Lara Flynn Boyle • Katie Finneran • Ian Ziering • Brian Herzlinger

In the film, Jerry O'Connell and Heather Graham will play a married couple whose lives are tossed upside down because of an unplanned pregnancy.

With Seth Rogen • Anna Faris • Michael Peña • Thomas Tull • Ray Liotta • Jon Jashni • Donald De Line • Andrew Haas • Marty Ewing • Collette Wolfe • Jody Hill

At the Forest Ridge Mall, head of security Ronnie Barnhardt patrols his jurisdiction with an iron fist, combating skateboarders, shoplifters and the occasional unruly customer while dreaming of the day when he can swap his flashlight for a badge and a gun. His delusions of grandeur are put to the test when the mall is struck by a flasher. Driven to protect and serve the mall and its patrons, Ronnie seizes the opportunity to showcase his underappreciated law enforcement talents on a grand scale, hoping his solution of this crime will earn a coveted spot at the police academy and the heart of his elusive dream girl Brandi, the hot make-up counter clerk who won't give him the time of day. But his single-minded pursuit of glory launches a turf war with the equally competitive Detective Harrison of the Conway Police, and Ronnie is confronted with the challenge of not only catching the flasher, but getting him before the real cops do.

With Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • Emily Osment • Miles Millar • Jason Earles • Mitchel Musso • Heather Locklear • Peter Chelsom • Michael Poryes • Steven Peterman • Alfred Gough • Daniel Berendsen

Walt Disney Pictures takes the Disney Channel phenom to the big screen in a feature film extravaganza. Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) struggles to juggle school, friends and her secret pop-star persona; when Hannah Montana's soaring popularity threatens to take over her life—she just might let it. So her father (Billy Ray Cyrus) takes the teen home to Crowley Corners, Tenn., for a dose of reality, kicking off an adventure filled with the kind of fun, laughter and romance even Hannah Montana couldn't imagine.

With Emma Roberts • Alec Baldwin • Martin Scorsese • Rory Culkin • Kieran Culkin • Derick Martini • Cynthia Nixon • Jill Hennessy • Timothy Hutton • Steven Martini

The movie, set in late '70s Long Island, is a coming-of-age story following two families who fall apart when precarious relationships, real estate problems and Lyme disease converge in the heart of suburbia.

With Sienna Miller • Seth Adams • Nick Nolte • Jon Foster • Peter Sarsgaard • Mena Suvari • Nicholas Brady • Omid Abtahi • Jarid Faubel • Rawson Marshall Thurber • Marina Grasic • Jack Baun • Aaron Bernard • Natalie Bloomer • Michael London • Jason Ajax Mercer • Pete Chiarelli • Claus Clausen • Jan Korbelin

Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.

With Leslie Mann • Zac Efron • Adam Shankman • Matthew Perry • Michelle Trachtenberg • Melora Hardin • Burr Steers • Jennifer Gibgot • Jason Filardi • Toby Emmerich • Jason Barrett • Keith Goldberg • Mark Kaufman

What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting. Almost 20 years later, Mike's glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned. But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.

With Daniel Burman

With Rob Margolies

Chronicles the hapless Bernstein family as they try to catch up to the life they are living.