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Last updated April 19, 2024
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive
2013 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsRed-hot comic Aziz Ansari ("Parks and Recreation") shares his views on adulthood, babies, marriage, love and more in the modern era. Filmed live in Philadelphia, Ansari's unfiltered look at his own place in today's adult world is smartly hilarious.
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Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsHilarious without being raunchy, Gabriel Iglesias blends storytelling, sound effects and characters to bring his personal issues to life, riffing about his oversized belly, road trips with friends and how he comes up with new material.
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Amelie
2001 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhen impish Amélie finds a long-hidden trove of toys behind a baseboard in her apartment, she's inspired to return the items to their original owner, an impulse of generosity that sparks more benevolent acts.
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El Infierno
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis extremely violent, darkly comic film centers on Benny, an ordinary man thrust into the vices and violence of the Mexican drug trade. While he enjoys his new lifestyle, Benny soon begins to question what he has become.
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Louie: Season 3
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of this critically acclaimed series, cranky comedian Louis C.K. continues to put his unique spin on everyday experiences during his stand-up routines, while dealing with various challenges as a divorced dad with two daughters.
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McLintock!
1963 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsBased on trumped-up adultery charges, Katherine McLintock left her husband, George, two years ago -- and she's still steaming. So what's a wronged man to do? Come to the aid of a beautiful widow, of course.
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsHapless Clark, exasperated Ellen and their ever-changing kids take on Christmas in this holiday classic. As usual, all their good intentions can't save them from disaster ... or Cousin Eddie, whose surprise visit throws them into disarray.
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Louie: Season 2
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIrascible stand-up comedian Louis C.K. produces, directs and stars in this groundbreaking, semiautobiographical series that revolves around the funnyman's less-than-perfect life as a struggling comic and divorced father of two.
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Roman Holiday
1953 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsPrincess Ann leaves her guardians, and while in Rome, she's taken under the wing of tabloid writer Joe and his photographer sidekick. She thinks the boys don't know who she really is, but they're onto her -- and sense a sensational story.
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Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2013 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsMike Birbiglia shares a lifetime of romantic blunders and misunderstandings. On this painfully honest but hilarious journey, Birbiglia struggles to find reason in an area where it may be impossible to find: love.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhen a young swain recruits rascally, charismatic pirate Capt. Jack Sparrow to help rescue a maiden from rival buccaneers, he and his motley crew soon find themselves up against frightening supernatural forces and an ancient curse.
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The Breakfast Club
1985 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn writer-director John Hughes's seminal 1980s Brat Pack film, the athlete (Emilio Estevez), the brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the criminal (Judd Nelson), the princess (Molly Ringwald) and the basket case (Ally Sheedy) break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention. The disparate group clashes at first but begin to bond as they reveal their feelings and find a common enemy in their bully principal (Paul Gleason).
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George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn his final filmed performance, counterculture comic George Carlin urges Americans to just say no to BS, serving up sharp-witted takes on society's ridiculous obsessions, the self-esteem movement fallout and spoiled kids.
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Charade
1963 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCary Grant stars as Peter, who may or may not be a flimflam man who aids the recently widowed Regina in her mission to recover a fortune hidden by her late husband. But three sinister crooks -- who'll stop at nothing -- also covet the loot.
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Jab We Met
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsChanging fortunes await wealthy but dejected industrialist Aditya when he meets a spirited chatterbox named Geet on a train. Geet's on her way to elope with her secret beau, but fate has other plans.
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Colin & Brad: Two Man Group
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMasters of improv Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood perform their outrageous, riotously funny, one-of-a-kind show known as Two Man Group. Using nothing but their lightning-fast wits and some audience volunteers, they create pandemonium on the spot.
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Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsVentriloquist Jeff Dunham's second live-performance Spark of Insanity, is even funnier than his first, Though some puppets reappear, like the beloved Peanut, a purple monkey.
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George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIrreverent counterculture comedian George Carlin riffs on everything from high-technology to election returns in this stand-up performance. No topic is too shocking for Carlin, who serves up his takes on sex, religion and other controversial issues.
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Baby and Me
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsA rebellious high school student sees his life take a strange turn when he goes to the grocery store and someone leaves a baby in his shopping cart -- along with a note claiming he's the father.
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George Carlin Again!
1978 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this 1978 concert, absurdist funnyman George Carlin performs in Phoenix with a mix of classic and new material, including takes on pop philosophy, law, time and death, and his legendary routine on the seven words one can never say on television. Carlin's random nature finds him jumping from discussions on who empties the coins out of a wishing well to a nostalgic reprise of his "Hippie Dippie Weatherman" character.
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIconic and influential director-writer-comedian Woody Allen granted unprecedented access for this in-depth profile of his award-winning career and controversial personal life. Highlights include interviews with collaborators and noted film critics.
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George Carlin: You Are All Diseased
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live for television, this comedy special features George Carlin's trademark scathing wit in a series of routines that take aim at airport security, germs, cigars, "man stuff" and one of his favorite targets: religion.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who moves into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.
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George Carlin: Jammin' in New York
1992 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsReflecting on the widening gap between the poor and rich in 1992 America, George Carlin had a novel proposal: Why not let the homeless live on golf courses? These and other insights populate the comic's classic set at Madison Square Garden. The performance finds Carlin at his misanthropic prime, riffing on the environment, flying on airplanes, penises and -- most presciently -- the first Gulf War.
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Mary and Max
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMary Dinkle, a chubby 8-year-old Australian girl, and Max Horovitz, an obese, middle-aged New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome, are a pair of unlikely pen pals in this quirky clay animation feature from writer-director Adam Elliot. Corresponding for two decades, the friends delve into a variety of topics, including sex, kleptomania, psychiatry, taxidermy and more. Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman provide the voices of Mary and Max.
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