2005 Movies : Comedy

With Vin Diesel • Brittany Snow • Lauren Graham • Brad Garrett • Carol Kane • Thomas Lennon • Morgan York • Robert Ben Garant • Max Thieriot • Faith Ford • Adam Shankman • Roger Birnbaum • Gary Barber • Jonathan Glickman

Vin Diesel redefines what it means to be an action hero in the heartwarming family action-comedy "The Pacifier". Diesel stars as Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe who, as an elite member of the world's fiercest and most highly trained force thought he was prepared to take on any duty no matter how perilous or impossible... until he tried baby-sitting. Assigned to protect the five out-of-control children of an assassinated scientist working on vital government secrets, Shane is suddenly faced with the juggling two outrageously incompatible jobs: fighting the bad guys while keeping house. Replacing his usual arsenal of wetsuits and weapons with diapers and juice boxes, Shane not only must battle a deceptive enemy but wrangle teen rebel Zoe (Brittany Snow), sullen 14 year-old Seth (Max Theriot), 8 year-old Ninja-wanna-be Lulu (Morgan York), as well as 3 year-old Peter and baby Tyler - not to mention their off-beat Romanian Nanny (Carol Kane). But while drop zones, demolitions and destroying enemy targets come naturally to Shane, he has no idea what tough really is until he pits his courage against diapering, den-mothering and driver's education. He's truly a SEAL out of water, and now it's up to this one-time lone warrior to take on the most important mission of his life: keeping a family together.

With Dwayne Johnson • Vince Vaughn • John Travolta • Uma Thurman • Danny DeVito • Christina Milian • F. Gary Gray • Harvey Keitel • Andre Benjamin • Cedric the Entertainer • Joe Pesci • Michael Shamberg • Stacey Sher • Peter Stienfeld

John Travolta is back as Chili Palmer in "Be Cool", a sequel to the comedy smash "Get Shorty". This time, Chili becomes a different kind of "hit" man—he abandons the movie industry to bring his wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics to the music business. When a friend is offed while they're at lunch, Chili takes the opportunity to visit the guy's wife, Edie (Uma Thurman), and pitch himself as her new business partner at an independent record label. With a promising young pop-star-in-training as his protégé (Christina Milian), Chili has to juggle her faux-urban manager (Vince Vaughn), his gay, wannabe-actor bodyguard (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), Russian mobsters, and an eloquent gangsta music producer (Cedric the Entertainer,) to save the label and land a hit—and keep from getting popped himself.

With Sofia Vergara • Stanley Tucci • Robin Williams • Paul Giamatti • Jim Broadbent • Ewan McGregor • Halle Berry • Jennifer Coolidge • Dianne Wiest • Jamie Kennedy • John C. Donkin • Dan Hedaya • Chris Wedge • Lowell Ganz • Harl • D.L. Hughley • Mel Brooks • Drew Carey • Jerry Davis

Set on a world populated entirely by robots, this is the story of a young genius, Rodney (Ewan McGregor), who wants to make robots capable of making the world a better place, but he finds his dream challenged by a corporate tyrant and a master inventor, Big Weld (Mel Brooks), while also being seduced by a sexy corporate robot, Cappy (Halle Berry).

With Danny Boyle • James Nesbitt • Lewis Owen MacGibbon • Daisy Donovan • Enzo Cilenti • Frank Cottrell Boyce

The countdown is on—in 7 days' time Britain converts to the Euro. It's the biggest opportunity the criminal world has ever had. Billions of sterling head for the incinerator. When a railway heist goes wrong and an enormous bag of money falls from the sky into the hands of Damian and Anthony, there's only one thing to do—spend it like there's no tomorrow.... But how can a 7 and 9 year-old hope to spend a quarter of a million quid a week? Anthony's black market operations bring hyper-inflation to the school playground and Damian wants to help the poor, but they're in short supply. Oh, and the train robbers want their money back. Will they manage to spend the money before it's worthless. Will the school authorities discover what's going on? Or will the robbers get there first?

With James Nesbitt • Patrick Bergin • Colm Meaney • Shaun Evans • Bernard Hill • Phil Barantini • Zelia Attzs • Charlotte Bradley • Margi Clarke • Andrea Corr • Marc O'Shea • Philip Richey • John Irvin • Nicholas Adams

This heartwarming comedy centers on two brothers, John Joe and Jimmy, who haven't seen each other in twenty years. Having parted on bad terms, they meet at the All Ireland traditional music finals as leaders of rival Irish dance bands. Romance ensues between Anne (Andrea Corr), a beautiful fiddle player, and Teddy, a brilliant young flute player, members of the rival bands leading to more than just a musical rivalry.

With Ernie Hudson • Regina King • Nick Offerman • Bruce Berman • Mary McLaglen • William Shatner • Enrique Murciano • Diedrich Bader • Susan Chuang • William O'Leary • Abraham Benrubi • Heather Burns • Treat Williams • Elisabeth Rohm • Lusia Strus • Leslie Erin Grossman • John DiResta • Marc Lawrence • John Pasquin

The story catches up with FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) shortly after she successfully disarmed a threat against the Miss United States Pageant while working undercover as a contestant in Miss Congeniality. Having become a media celebrity following her heroic pageant exploits, Gracie has been spending more time lately at the salon than the shooting range, working the talk show circuit and promoting her book. When her friends, pageant winner Cheryl and emcee Stan, are kidnapped in Las Vegas, Gracie's all-out efforts to jump back into action to save them puts her at loggerheads with the FBI top brass who don't want to risk losing their mascot and fear she might not be up to the job anymore.

With Ashton Kutcher • Zoe Saldana • Sherri Shepherd • RonReaco Lee • Bernie Mac • Judith Scott • Gus Lynch • Phil Reeves • Kellee Stewart • Peter Tolan • Kevin Rodney Sullivan • Jason Goldberg • Erwin Stoff • David Ronn • Jay Scherick

This comedy focuses on a man (Ashton Kutcher) marrying a black woman whose father (Bernie Mac) is having a difficult time dealing with the interracial relationship.

With Will Ferrell • Radha Mitchell • Wallace Shawn • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Woody Allen • Vinessa Shaw • Jonny Lee Miller • Zak Orth • Brooke Smith • Chloë Sevigny • Letty Aronson

Melinda and Melinda combines romantic comedy and drama in a way that Woody Allen, unique among filmmakers, likes to contrast. It takes place in Manhattan and chronicles a pair of crises that give great reign to the funny and serious talents of Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Ferrell, Jonny Lee Miller, Radha Mitchell, Amanda Peet, Chloë Sevigny and Wallace Shawn. All the usual Allen areas are explained - the fragility of love, marital infidelity, sophisticated romance, the inability to communicate. As a character in the movie puts it, "He's despondent, he's desperate, he's suicidal. All the comic elements are in place."

With Andie MacDowell • Djimon Hounsou • Ice Cube • Queen Latifah • Kevin Bacon • Alicia Silverstone • Wilmer Valderrama • David Hoberman • George Tillman, Jr. • Mena Suvari • Alfre Woodard • Todd LIeberman • Matt Alvarez • Little JJ • Bryce Wilson • Mark Brown • Shakim Compere • Bob Teitel • Norm Vance • Kate Lanier

Gina (Queen Latifah) moves to Atlanta so her daughter can attend a famous music school. She starts off working as a stylist in a salon, but when her boss takes credit for her work, Gina opens up her own beauty shop.