Sentences with phrase «crime comedy starring»

Celebrate Hanksgiving in style with Steven Spielberg's crime comedy starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Though almost all of the movies made by the Coen brothers have some level of humor — even their masterpiece, the 1996 crime drama Fargo — their funniest is The Big Lebowski, the 1998 crime comedy starring Jeff Bridges as «The Dude,» a lazy man who just wants to find out who is going to pay for his carpet that was mistakenly peed on.

When a mob mule carrying five million dollars in cold hard cash suddenly goes missing, the kingpin awaiting the substantial delivery discovers that he isn't the only one searching for the missing money in this quirky crime comedy starring Armand Assante, Steven Bauer, John Heard, Nicole Eggert, and Joe Piscopo.

Not exact matches

According to the site TVLine, Vince Vaughn — an actor probably best known for co-starring in a series of buddy comedies — is currently in talks to star in season two of HBO's gritty crime series True Detective.

She became part of a superhero franchise when she took over the part of Gwen Stacy in 2012's The Amazing Spider - Man, and she took a part in the period crime film Gangster Squad that same year.Stone enjoyed a very busy 2014 that involved her returning to the part of Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider - Man 2, and being tapped to star in Woody Allen's period comedy Magic in the Moonlight.

2003 proved an exhaustive year for the increasingly busy actor, as he starred in the Australian slice - of - life miniseries After the Deluge and the crime comedy Gettin» Square, for which he won the AFI award for Best Actor.

The Garden State actor - turned - director stepped behind the camera for the upcoming remake of the 1979 crime comedy, and he is still in awe at landing three «legends» to star as retirees who scheme to rob a bank.

Yet another bonkers thriller starring Nicolas Cage, this trashy crime comedy comes from director Paul Schrader, who wrote classics like Taxi Driver before turning director with American Gigolo.

OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For movies opening August 31, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS Balls of Fury (PG - 13 for profanity, crude behavior and sex - related humor) Dan Fogler stars in this revenge comedy as a washed - up ping - pong champion coaxed out of retirement by an FBI Agent (George Lopez) to enter a tournament hosted by the Asian crime lord (Christopher Walken) who murdered his father.

The Golden Globe and SAG - winning actress starred in the 2016 crime comedy caper «The Nice Guys» and has a big role in 2017's «Fifty Shades Darker,» the buzzy sequel to «Fifty Shades of Grey.»

ABC has you covered with the Kyra Sedgwick crime drama Ten Days in the Valley, a comedy about a rapper - turned - mayor starring Lea Michele that's aptly titled The Mayor, the Jenna Fischer - Oliver Hudson rom - com Splitting Up Together and so much more.

John can currently be seen in the revisionist thriller «The Raven» as American poet Edgar Allen Poe, and has a number of other projects in the works, including the black - ops thriller «The Numbers Station,» the Spanish - language comedy «No somos animales,» the true crime thriller «The Frozen Ground,» and two new films from director Lee Daniels: «The Paperboy» and as Richard Nixon in the star - studded «The Butler.»

Tags: 4 Stars, Ashley Jensen, Comedy, Crime, EIFF 2015, Emma Thompson, Film Festivals, James Cosmo, Kevin Guthrie, Martin Compston, Ray Winstone, Robert Carlyle, Stephen McCole, The Legend of Barney Thomson

Not that many people remember Bruce Beresford's 1986 black comedy starring Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek, Crimes of the Heart.

Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker star in this comedy about a citified husband and wife who become certifiably endangered after they are witness to a crime.

«There aren't many stars who can convincingly play drama and comedy with effortless wit, not to mention a musical savant and crime - solving genius.»

Before that show's disappearing act, Darby starred in Coming & Going, a romantic comedy that premiered on TNT last summer, a familiar venue to co-star Sasha Alexander of the network's lady crime drama «Rizzoli & Isles.»

Michael Bay's fleet - footed, queasy crime - comedy stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie but the less you know, the more you might like it.

The Nice Guys (R for violence, profanity, sexuality, nudity and brief drug use) Unlikely - buddies crime comedy, set in L.A. in» 77, about a pair of private eyes (Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe) who grudgingly join forces to investigate a fading porn star's apparent suicide.

And you have two movies about race relations, each starring Sidney Poitier, but coming at the issue from different angles — the social comedy - drama «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» and the crime drama «In the Heat of the Night.»

This quirky comedy stars Robert De Niro (Goodfellas, Midnight Run) as Wayne «Mad Dog» Dobie, a timid police photographer who saves the life of a local crime boss, Frank (Bill Murray, Groundhog Day), during a robbery.

Tomorrow night HDNET MOVIES airs Demme's 1988 Oscar ® - nominated crime comedy MARRIED TO THE MOB starring Michelle Pfeifferas a newly widowed woman whose attempts to break away from her husband's (Alec Baldwin) Mafia ties are complicated by an FBI agent (Matthew Modine) and a conniving mobster (Dean Stockwell).

«The Big Hit» is a Hong Kong action comedy, directed by Che - Kirk Wong («Crime Story»), starring an American cast and written by Ben Ramsey, an American who has apparently done as much time in the video stores as Quentin Tarantino.

Crimes And Misdemeanors, Woody Allen's acclaimed 1989 drama, and The Front, the 1976 Martin Ritt comedy that starred Woody Allen, both come to Blu - Ray next month.

Other writing and directing gigs included the underrated Multiplicity starring Michael Keaton, and the surprising crime comedy double dose of Analyze This and Analyze That with Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro.

«The Wolf of Wall Street» Directed by Martin Scorsese Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Jean Dujardin, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau, Cristin Milioti Biography, Comedy, Crime 180 Mins R Martin Scorsese «s The Wolf of Wall Street is a bombastic raunchfest spilling over with feverish humor and held in place by vibrant direction from Martin Scorsese and unhinged performances from its gifted cast.

Also new this week: «Tower Heist» (Universal), a caper comedy for the modern economy, stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick and Tea Leoni (Blu - ray and DVD, plus Digital Download and On Demand); «London Boulevard» (Sony), a crime drama with Colin Farrell and Keira Knightly (Blu - ray, DVD and Digital Download, available at Redbox kiosks); «The Son of No One» (Anchor Bay), a cop drama with Channing Tatum, Tracy Morgan, and Al Pacino (Blu - ray and DVD, available at Redbox kiosks); and «The Way» (ARC Entertainment), an inspirational drama with Martin Sheen (DVD and VOD, available at Redbox kiosks).

Cimino made his directing debut with 1974's «Thunderbolt And Lightfoot», a crime comedy / drama starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges.

These riveting performances were followed by a starring role opposite John Travolta in the crime thriller The Forger, Paramount's horror comedy Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015), in addition to Gilles Paquet - Brenner's adaptation of Gillian Flynn's mystery novel Dark Places (2015) alongside Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz and Nicholas Hoult.

Billy Bob Thornton, John Lithgow and Ryan Phillippe star in this crime comedy following three inept fellows who help run a master dope grower's...

What You Need To Know: Martin McDonagh reunites his «A Behanding In Spokane» stars Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken for this crime comedy, which alone should be cause for celebration.

An indie dream cast - Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons, Kyle Chandler and Michael C. Hall - stars in this crime comedy about a group's game night that turns into a murder mystery.

A young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars) finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail in this musical crime comedy from Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz).

George Clooney directs this upcoming crime comedy, in which Matt Damon, Oscar Isaac and Julianne Moore star.

MA15 + United Kingdom, France, Estados Unidos, 1994 Genre: Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Crime Language: English Director: Hal Hartley Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn What's it about?

Actors who have committed far worse crimes have been allowed to rebound — Mel Gibson is starring in a Will Ferrell comedy later this year — and the jokes about Franco's failed efforts to be a renaissance man are frankly worn out.

Yet another bonkers thriller starring Nicolas Cage, this trashy crime comedy comes from director Paul...

Sam Worthington (Avatar), David Wenham (Public Enemies) and Timothy Spall (the Harry Potter films) star in this gripping crime comedy about second chances.

Now, he's back with a period crime comedy that stars Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as mismatched men investigating a missing - person case in 1977 Los Angeles.

Tags: 4 Stars, Comedy, Crime, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Martin Scorsese, Matthew Mcconaughey, Rating 18, Rob Reiner, True Story

A Scandal in Paris (U.S., 1946)-- Before becoming the maestro of Technicolor melodrama, director Douglas Sirk brought a light touch and continental flair to a series of small productions like this immensely entertaining romantic comedy starring George Sanders as suave con man and criminal mastermind Vidocq, who becomes chief of police of Paris while continuing his life of crime.

The list of icons making appearances was truly unprecedented: Superman soars twice — once in the «return» and the other as Ben Affleck; Crockett and Tubbs exude cool; Ethan Hunt falls short; Captain Jack Sparrow sets the stage for the finale; Jack Black sometimes wears stretchy pants; Huey Long is resurrected and somehow over-played by Sean Penn; the mass appeal of the DaVinci Code novel fizzled onscreen; Robert Altman's amazing career ended with an excellent adaptation of a radio series starring Garrison Keillor's made for radio face; Johnny Depp tried to untrack his career with The Libertine; Nicolas Cage was front and center in the disastrous remake of The Wicker Man, but if the preview is any indication, his sleep - walk was merely a tune - up for this year's Ghost Rider; Woody Allen (with Scarlett Johansson as his muse) re-emerged with his best comedy since Crimes and Misdemeanors; amazingly, Jen and Vince's real life break - up was more entertaining than the film version; and while on - set hook - ups seem to the norm, how could the dreadful You, Me and Dupree have been an aphrodisiac for Kate and Owen?

Middle Men (R for nudity, profanity, graphic sexuality, violence and drug use) Luke Wilson stars in this crime comedy, set in 1995, about an entrepreneur who became filthy rich by helping a couple of shady characters (Giovanni Ribisi and Gabriel Macht) streamline their internet porn business.

Released in 1977 when yakuza movies were at peak popularity both at home in Japan and abroad, Doberman Cop saw director Kinji Fukasaku reunite with star Shinichi «Sonny» Chiba for an American - style crime thriller that brilliantly combines martial arts, lowbrow comedy and blistering gunplay.

Tags: 2 Stars, Benicio del Toro, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Inherent Vice, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Martin Short, Owen Wilson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Rating 15, Reese Witherspoon

The animated comedy adventure stars Jason Bateman as con - artist fox Nick Wilde, who goes on the run after being framed for a crime he didn't commit, and Ginnifer Goodwin as eager rabbit police Lt. Judy Hopps, who's hot on his tail — only to find herself a target of a conspiracy.

RIPD Genre: Action / Comedy / Crime / Fantasy Directed by: Robert Schwentke Starring: Ryan Reynolds Release Date: TBA 2012

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Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson get in on the action in this latest look at Harmony Korine's crime spree comedy starring James Franco.

Giovanni Ribisi stars as the eponymous con man in the crime comedy Cranston executive produces