Sentences with phrase «awkward comedy by»

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Adam Sandler stars in this dark comedy centering around a socially impaired small business owner, dominated by seven sisters, who attempts to find romance, despite his debilitating, awkward quirks.

Release: Friday, March 3, 2017 [Theater] Written by: Jay and Mark Duplass Directed by: Jeffrey Blitz This is awkward for me because Table 19, a «dramatic» comedy written by the inimitab...

Writer / director Tom Gormican's upcoming R - rated romantic comedy THAT AWKWARD MOMENT follows three young adult males, played by Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan, who struggle to define and understand their relationships with the opposite sex.

There is an awkward sense that, much like the Carry On Films, you are watching a comedy that is driven by jokes and gags that impressed in another era.

Some of the jokes are just plain unsettling (there's a running joke about «child molesterers» — not a typo — that comes across as more unpleasant than amusing), but for every awkward and squirmy wisecrack there's a comedy goldmine (the cameo by Waititi as a local preacher is one of the funniest scenes in years).

«That Awkward Moment» Directed by Tom Gormican Starring Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Jessica Lucas Comedy, Romance 94 Mins R

Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG - 13 for profanity, sexuality and coarse humor) Midlife crisis comedy about an awkward nerd (Steve Carell) just dumped by his adulterous wife (Julianne Moore) who transforms himself into a suave ladies man with the help of a shameless playboy (Ryan Gosling).

After spending years in the long comedy shadow of regular collaborator and scene - stealer Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant steps into the awkward spotlight of HBO's new comedy «Hello Ladies,» taking on his first starring role and fulfilling high expectations set by fans of Merchant creations like «The Office» and «Extras.»

His films, which do not begin with finished screenplays but are «devised» by the director in collaboration with his actors, have always been about modern Britain — often about inarticulate, alienated, shy, hostile types, who are as psychologically awkward in his comedies as in his hard - edged work.