2005 Movies : Comedy

With Chad Lindberg • Emmanuelle Chriqui • Brianna Brown • Lacey Beeman • Jed Bernard • Cameron Douglas • George Dzundza • Terri Garber • Dan Gunther • Jake Hoffman • Brian Klugman • Courtney Peldon • China Shavers • Lisa Wilhoit • Jeff Kanew • Justin Kanew

In the tradition of "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" comes this wildly hilarious comedy about a guy who wants to date a girl who wants to wait. Adam (Cameron Douglas) is a typical college-aged guy, which is to say he wants sex 24 hours a day. But when he meets, and falls for, Eve (Emmanuelle Chriqui) a scorchingly hot co-ed who's still very attached to her virginity, the waiting game is on! While his college buddies score right and left, and campus hotties make tempting passes, Adam ponders an explosive question: Will Eve say "it's the right time," before he goes completely out of his mind?

With Gillian Anderson • Steve Coogan • Ian Hart • Stephen Fry • Kelly MacDonald • Andrew Eaton • Shirley Henderson • Jeremy Northam • Keeley Hawes • James Fleet • Rob Brydon • Micael Winterbottom • Frank Cotterell Boyce

Flipping back and forth between the 18th Century and the hapless efforts of the 21st Century filmakers, "A Cock and Bull Story" is the making of a movie adapted from the notoriously unfilmable English literature masterpiece, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Sahndy, Gentlemen," written by Laurence Sterne.

The story begins with Tristram Shandy (Steve Coogan) narrating his life story as he sees it. Crammed with literary jokes and dark humor, Shandy's warped childhood tales are constantly interrupted by his family and household, inadvertently revealing far more about himself than any conventional autobiography.

At the dramatic moment of Tristram's birth, the 1st Assistant Director calls cut, marking the end of a filming day on the set of Tristram Shandy. We then see Steve Coogan, the other actors and crew through the course of a chaotic evening on set. Steve Coogan's wife arrives with their six month old baby, a journalist is chasing him about a scandalous story, his agent has arrived with a load of Hollywood scripts and the film financiers are threatening to pull the plug.

With Paris Hilton • Simon Rex • Wayne Mogel • Preston Lacy • Paula Garces • Sarah Carter • Heather Chase • William Heins • Juan Carlos Zapata • Angad Paul • Jack Utsick • Jim DiLorenzo • Gary Gittelsohn • Cheryl Guerriero • Jason Jordan • Matthew Lawton • Anna Obropta

The president of an elitist sorority at South Beach U presides over a group of unlikely freshman girls who are trying to gain entrance and acceptance into the sorority.

With Robert De Niro • Rosario Dawson • Taye Diggs • Chris Columbus • Idina Menzel • Mark Radcliffe • Michael Barnathan • Stephen Chbosky • Anthony Rapp • Jane Rosenthal • Jesse L. Martin • Tracie Thoms • Wilson Jermaine Heredia • Adam Pascal • Julie Larson • Lata Ryan • Allan S. Gordon • Jeffrey Seller • Kevin McCollum

Based on Jonathan Larson's award-winning Broadway musical, "Rent" chronicles a group of New York village artists struggling with identity and artistic integrity in an HIV-positive world. Roommates Roger and Mark, a songwriter-recovering addict and a guerrilla filmmaker, respectively, must find a way to pay their former roommate-turned-landlord when he decides to reneg on his promise to provide them rent-free living.

With Naomi Watts • Brenda Blethyn • Christopher Walken • Miriam Margolyes • Alfred Molina • Robert Page • Lee Evans • Ena Cohen • Howell Evans • Beverly Hotsprings • Padrig Owen Jones • Nick Hurran • Frederick Ponzlov

This comic tale, set in a small town in Wales, revolves around a funeral director (Alfred Molina) madly in love with a local woman (Brenda Blethyn), even as he's losing business to a flashy American funeral parlor rival (Christopher Walken).

With Bob Odenkirk • Sarah Silverman • Brian Posehn • Liam Lynch • Heidi Herzon • Mark Williams

The film comprises Silverman's performance before a live audience interwoven with stylish musical numbers and backstage intrigue. Comedians Bob Odenkirk and Brian Posehn make appearances along with Silverman's band, The Silver Men.

Silverman, who has been compared to the legendary Lenny Bruce, is known as one of the funniest and most provocative people in comedy. Despite the current political climate, in "Jesus is Magic" she takes on such pitch-black topics as September 11th, unwanted body hair, and the Holocaust, and spins them into decidedly un-PC comedic gold. As she says in the film, "When God gives you AIDS, (and God does give you AIDS, by the way) make LemonAIDS."

With Nena Mendi • Maria Kavoyianni • Akyllas Karazisis • Yannis Tsimitselis • Alexis Georgoulis • Michalis Reppas • Thansassis Papathanasiou • Roula Nikolaou

A dysfunctional family is at the core of the story that unfolds as the matriarch, Magda, attempts to cope with the aftermath of a deadly accident. She dotes on her 20-year old son while her daughter and her husband live upstairs. Seven characters struggle to survive against odds that become more complicated than any of them could have contemplated. Greed, betrayal, homosexual politics, manipulation, blackmail, and a ferocious race to take ownership of a family owned plot of land, all combine to make this a modern day Greek tragedy, However, as in most tragedies of this nature, farce is never far behind.

With Billy Bob Thornton • John Cusack • Connie Nielsen • Harold Ramis • Robert Benton • Oliver Platt • Albert Berger • Ron Yerxa • Richard Russo

"The Ice Harvest" is a wickedly funny thriller about thick thieves and thin ice. It's Christmas Eve in rainy, icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavenaugh (Billy Bob Thornton), have just successfully embezzled $2,147,000 from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). Even so, the real prize for Charlie would be the stunning Renata (Connie Nielsen), who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie's fondest Christmas wish is to slip out of town with Renata. But, as daylight fades and a storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking. For Charlie, the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with nonstop twists and turns, both on the ice and off.

With Ryan Reynolds • Anna Faris • Julie Hagerty • Amy Smart • Chris Klein • Roger Kumble • Michael Ohoven • J.C. Spink • Christopher Marquette • Chris Bender • William Vince • Adam Davis

A womanizing music exec (Ryan Reynolds), who became a player after the girl he longed for in high school told him she just wanted to be friends, reconnects with the woman as an adult and is determined to win her over.

With Dennis Quaid • George Lopez • Jerry O'Connell • David Koechner • Danielle Panabaker • Rene Russo • Barbara Niven • Rip Torn • Slade Pearce • Raja Gosnell • Robert Simonds • Richard Suckle • David Kidd • Sean Faris • Drake Bell • Little JJ • Linda Hunt • Tyler Patrick Jones • Dean Collins • Miki Ishikawa • Haley Ramm • Bob Hilgenberg • Rob Muir • Ron Burch • Ira Shuman

A widow and widower fall in love and get married, but the resulting combined eighteen children make for a hair-raising situation under one roof.

With Katherine Heigl • Johnny Knoxville • Brian Cox • Bobby Farrelly • Peter Farrelly • Barry Blaustein • Bradley Thomas • Zen Gesner • Jed Rees • John Taylor • John Jacobs • Ricky Blitt

When Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) finds himself running dead last in the corporate rat race, he sinks to an all time low...he attempts to rig the Special Olympics by pretending to be intellectually challenged. But, Barker is completely out-classed by his fellow Olympians, who are not only better athletes; they're just plain better people. And they're on to him. But rather than rat-out the rat, they join forces with him to once and for all beat Jimmy, the cocky reigning champion of the annual games. With a work-out regime uniquely their own, they train Barker to go for the gold and, in the process, show him what's at the heart of a true winner.

With Arnold Schwarzenegger • Jamie Lee Curtis • Joe Mantegna • Brenda Strong • Linda Hamilton • Shannon Elizabeth • Arielle Kebbel • Richard Edson • Penelope Spheeris • Henry Winkler • Tom Arnold • Eric Gores • Yvette Nicole Brown • Brad Wyman • Buddy Enright • Marie Fyhrie • Jordan Katz

Bill Williams (Arnold) is a down-and-out actor who is unexpectedly hired to write a sequel a la "True Lies", the action film that made him famous more than a decade ago. When Bill learns that his co-star is Aaron Roman (Gores), a rich kid with no acting experience, what appeared to be the chance for a major comeback turns into a series of outlandish complications. As the duo embark on a journey of outrageous misadventures, the unlikely pair discover that it takes more courage to face real life challenges than it does fighting bad guys on the big screen. Although Aaron may be inexperienced in acting, his tenacious spirit, unwavering optimism and unconditional friendship turns out to be an important, enduring gift to Bill.

With Rachel McAdams • Diane Keaton • Luke Wilson • Dermot Mulroney • Michael London • Sarah Jessica Parker • Claire Danes • Thomas Bezucha

The Stones, a New England family, have their annual holiday gathering. The eldest son brings his girlfriend home to meet his parents, brothers and sisters. The bohemian Stones greet their visitor--a high-powered, controlling New Yorker--with a mix of awkwardness, confusion and hostility. Before the holiday is over, relationships will unravel while new ones are formed, secrets will be revealed, and the family Stone will come together through its extraordinary capacity for love.

With Will Ferrell • Uma Thurman • Matthew Broderick • Roger Bart • Nathan Lane • Riley G. Matthews Jr • Andrea Martin • Jon Lovitz • Debra Monk • Gary Beach • John Barrowman • Gary Franco • Mark Ledbetter • Dolores McDougal • Jimmy Smagula • Jennifer Lee Crowl • Stewart Summers • Mel Brooks • Susan Stroman • Thomas Meehan

Two-time Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick return to their celebrated roles as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, a scheming theatrical producer and his mousy CPA who hit upon the perfect plan to embezzle a fortune: raise far more money than you need to produce a sure-fire Broadway flop and then (since no one will expect anything back), Max and Leo can pocket the difference. To do this, they need the ultimate bad play, which they find in the musical "Springtime for Hitler". Their plans come to naught and the duo are taken completely by surprise when their new production is hailed as a toast-of-the-town hit. Uma Thurman stars as Ulla, the Swedish secretary/slash/receptionist and would-be showgirl, and Will Ferrell brings his spot-on comic talents to the role of Franz Liebkind, the neo-Nazi playwright (and pigeon fancier) responsible for penning the "worst play ever written."

With Shawn Levy • Hilary Duff • Eugene Levy • Bonnie Hunt • Alan Ruck • Liliana Mumy • Morgan York • Piper Perabo • Richard Jenkins • Garrett Grant • Carmen Electra • Blake Woodruff • Jacob Smith • Vanessa Bell Calloway • Adam Shankman • Jennifer Gigot • Steve Martin • Kevin Schmidt • Brent Kinsman • Shane Kinsman • Alyson Stoner • Paula Marshall • Steven Anthony Lawrence • Amy Hill • Ben Myron • Sam Harper

Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Hilary Duff and the rest of the cast of "Cheaper By the Dozen" return in this sequel to the 2003 remake.

Tom Baker (Martin) and wife Kate (Hunt), hoping to bring their family together for a memorable summer vacation, take their 12 offspring to the rustic Lake Winnetka. But their retreat soon becomes cutthroat when they enter into a competition with the over-achieving members of a large family headed by Tom's long-time rival, Jimmy Muraugh (Eugence Levy).

With Jim Carrey • Alec Baldwin • Brian Grazer • Judd Apatow • Vincent Curatola • Dean Parisot • Nicholas Stoller • Tea Leoni • Angie Harmon • Jacob Davich • Stacey Travis

In Columbia Pictures' larcenous romantic comedy "Fun with Dick and Jane", Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (Téa Leoni) are in love and living the American dream—until one day it becomes an American nightmare. When the company Dick works for becomes involved in an Enron-like scandal and he is confronted with the prospect of losing everything, Dick and Jane are forced to bag, borrow and steal to get it all back.

With Jennifer Aniston • George Clooney • Mark Ruffalo • Kevin Costner • Kevin McCormick • Steven Soderbergh • Kathy Bates • Mena Suvari • Shirley MacLaine • Mike Vogel • Jennifer Fox • Ted Griffin • Jenny Wade • Mike Baldridge • Haley Ramm • Jennifer Bini Taylor • Jordyn Tracey • Chris McDonald • Gregory White • Jordyn Taylor Tracey • Paula Weinstein • Ben Cosgrove

Sarah Huttinger's (Jennifer Aniston) life is in a tailspin. She's finally agreed to marry her boyfriend Jeff (Mark Ruffalo), but isn't at all sure that marriage is what she really wants…in fact, she's not sure what she wants in general.

As conflicted as she is about her love life, her professional life isn't much better – an aspiring journalist, Sarah's career has stalled at the "New York Times" obituary column. To top it all off, she's on her way home to attend her sister's wedding, which means spending a lot of time with her tennis-obsessed Pasadena family.

Somewhat of a black sheep, Sarah's never quite felt a part of things when it comes to her relatives.

But when she meets Internet millionaire Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), their encounter unexpectedly unlocks some well-kept secrets that may help Sarah uncover the truth about her family and finally discover who she truly is.

With Natalie Dormer • Jeremy Irons • Sienna Miller • Charlie Cox • Heath Ledger • Mark Gordon • Lauren Cohan • Lena Olin • Gary Levinsohn • Christopher Egan • Ben Moor • Andrea Osvart • Michael Cristofer • Oliver Platt • Tommy Korberg • Stephen Greif • Paola Pessot • Adelmo Togliani • Lasse Hallstrom • Betsy Beers • Leslie Holleran • Jeffrey Hatcher

Heath Ledger plays the fabled romantic as a man who, after failing to win the affection of a particular Venetian woman, strives to discover the real meaning of love.

With Christopher Guest • Stephen Frears • Judi Dench • Bob Hoskins • William Young • Kelly Reilly • Norma Heyman • Martin Sherman

An eccentric widow (Judi Dench) buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues; also starring Christopher Guest and Bob Hoskins.