Sentences with phrase «drama than comedy»

The first Oscar win for a comedian in a leading role actually went to Jamie Foxx f or his titular performance in the 2004 film «Ray,» which was more drama than a comedy — despite Foxx being known as a stand - up comic.

It's more a drama than comedy but the comedic moments of dialogue reflect the same tone of Seven Psychos.

In fact, he's better at drama than comedy, but with his looks and physicality, comedy will most like remain his bread and butter, no matter how irritating he is with it (okay — I get it — he likes to goofy dance).

Although quirkiness ensues at times (mainly having to do with the oddness of Jeremy), there is more drama than comedy.

The film doesn't take itself too seriously, skewing just a tad more to drama than comedy (and being more tolerable on account of that).

On the David Gordon Green scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being Pineapple Express and 10 being Snow Angels, Prince Avalanche is about a 6 — more drama than comedy, but more light than dark.

Not exact matches

Who knows if that new medical drama will be a hit or that new comedy will last more than three episodes?

A powerful portfolio of scripted and unscripted drama and comedy originals seen in more than 102 million U.S. homes.

Meanwhile on the TV side, the site TorrentFreak found that for the third year running, HBO's Game of Thrones is the most pirated program of 2014 with more than 8 million downloads from BitTorrent, followed by AMC's The Walking Dead (4.2 million), and CBS's The Big Bang Theory (3.6 million), the consistently most watched cable drama and network comedy.

The study revealed that less than 10 percent of adult viewing on Netflix was of its much - buzzed - about original series, like «House of Cards,» its political drama, and «Orange Is the New Black,» the dark comedy about prison.

Throughout season one, Good Girls proves to be more than just a crime drama, pulling together equal parts dark comedy and heartfelt family drama.

The episode feels much closer to a black comedy than it does a prestige drama.

In the hours before bedtime, I often watch a little TV, but only comedies — I've found that high - stakes dramas and gory scenes from Game of Thrones stress me out and keep me up later than I'd like.

I did not have high expectations when I first watched Manhattan Love Story and I usually don't get into shows that are more comedies than dramas, but I am really liking this one.

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This wonderful film could have so easily been made into a silly comedy but is fortunately instead a bittersweet drama that relies on a captivating performance by the always talented Ryan Gosling, who gives life to a sensitive character that never seems less than real.

In 1997, Posey starred in no less than five independent films, including Henry Fool, her third Hartley outing; the temps - in - hell comedy drama Clockwatchers; Linklater's adaptation of Eric Bogosian's SubUrbia; and The House of Yes.

Specializing in playing shambling, cantankerous cynics, Walter Matthau, with his jowly features, slightly stooped posture, and seedy, rumpled demeanor, looked as if he would be more at home as a laborer or small - time insurance salesman than as a popular movie star equally adept at drama and comedy.

In True Story, the type of drama for which the expression «stranger than fiction» was coined, James Franco finds a creepy new application for his signature sleepiness, that narcotized daze he usually reserves for stoner comedies and award - show appearances.

A sophisticated, suspenseful comedy of ill manners that seems much more like a Showtime or Netflix drama than a broadcast network offering.

The comedy misfires for the most part although that might be a question of taste, the drama elements feel clumsy, bland, but it's not handled worse than your average, mediocre American TV series.

The Incredible Jessica James, which debuted Friday on Netflix, has a title that feels better suited to a Marvel drama than a romantic comedy.

Fey is really quite wonderful in the film, which despite the trailer is more of a drama with some clever jokes than a comedy, per se.

This uneven but ultimately sweet comedy - drama takes full advantage of Pacino's larger - than - life persona (think «Glengarry Glen Ross,» «Donnie Brasco,» «The Insider») and his ability to add in lovely grace notes.

Other than that it wasn't really a funny comedy nor a true drama and failed at both really.

That sound alone makes Landline skew more toward comedy than drama, but it's also as heart - stoppingly human and sympathetic as any tearjerker.

STRANGER THAN FICTION, a dark comedy - drama from comedian Will Ferrell (TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY; BLADES OF GLORY) and director MARC FORSTER (QUANTUM OF SOLACE; THE KITE RUNNER) is quite notably funny, and even when you think you're going to regret laughing (I won't ruin the movie for those of you who have not seen it), you do not regret anything at all.

This is no longer the case as Atlantis is darker and more of a drama than it is a comedy this year.

«The Intervention,» it must be said, is also just a really entertaining drama — a feel - good movie that doesn't try so desperately to be a feel - good movie, partly because DuVall relies more on situational comedy than straight up jokes.

The spark is gone, and nowhere is that more apparent than in «Unfinished Business,» a so - called comedy that has been marketed as a bawdy, dudes - on - a-business-trip lark, but instead plays like a largely unfunny drama that snuffs out any vitality Vaughn might have possessed.

Silver Linings Playbook is a joyous love story that becomes more than just that, thanks to Russell's ability to deliver comedy, drama, and pure emotion from page to screen.

More than any other word, that tidily sums up Teller, who pinballs between beloved indies and big - budget fare like Fantastic Four and, this year alone, both a comedy opposite Jonah Hill (War Dogs) and an upcoming drama about PTSD (Thank You for Your Service).

Aside from the well - noted fact that more superior long - form drama (and comedy) can be found on television than in cinemas, the two most interesting motion picture experiences I had in 2012 were in galleries: The Clock (Christian Marclay, 2010), a staggering and hypnotic achievement of which I still have some of its 24 hours to catch up with, and two multi-screen installations by Candice Breitz: «Him» and «Her» in which many scenes from the films of Jack Nicholson (in Him) and Meryl Streep (in Her), isolate the actors from their filmic background leaving the actors to speak to and interrogate each other across space and time on many themes of character, identity, success, failure, anger and disappointment.

Similar to the terrific 2006 comedy / drama Stranger Than Fiction (Marc Forster), Ruby Sparks explores the idea of freewill through the intriguing concept that a real human could be the creation of a novelist.

For up close and personal drama it is pretty good comedy (better than Berry's Oscar acceptance speech) and there are other unconvincing moments like these.

And like those previous movies mentioned this really is more of a dramady then a striahgt comedy or drama, but alot lighter than the other movies.

In no time at all (reportedly less than one week), Kebbel auditioned for a recurring guest role on the WB's series comedy drama Gilmore Girls — and was hired immediately by series producers, thus realizing instantly her dreams of becoming a respected Tinseltown actress.In the popular Gilmore program, Kebbel portrayed Lindsay Lister, the woman who dates, then marries, then divorces small - town hunk Dean Forester (Jared Padalecki).

It plays out far more like the future television series «Barney Miller» than it does MASH, except that the creators of the mid-70s sitcom at least had the insight to make it primarily a comedy with occasional bits of drama, instead of cramming both together in nearly every scene.

Lionsgate currently has 15 shows on more than 10 networks spanning its prime time production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically - acclaimed hits as «Mad Men», «Weeds» and «Nurse Jackie» along with the comedy «Blue Mountain State,» the upcoming drama «Boss» and the syndication successes «Tyler Perry's House Of Payne», its spinoff «Meet The Browns», the upcoming «For Better or Worse,» «The Wendy Williams Show» and «Are We There Yet?».

I'd wager that a poll of exiting audience members unfamiliar with the original work would yield a much higher percentage of viewers who might regard what they've just seen as a drama with moments of comedy, rather than the ribald farce most who are familiar with the play know it to be.

Also at the festival are under - the - radar pictures like the Clive Owen / Juliette Binoche film «Words And Pictures,» Andre 3000 - starring Jimi Hendrix biopic «All Is By My Side,» comedy - drama «You Are Here,» the feature debut of «Mad Men» creator Matthew Wiener, Biafra war film «Half Of A Yellow Sun» with Chiwetel Ejiofor, the James Corden - starring «One Chance» (which has the Weinstein Company «s backing, but seems more «Unfinished Song» than «Silver Linings Playbook «-RRB- and, perhaps most importantly, Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which could see Judi Dench being in contention.

It does not matter if they are comedy or drama, the star - crossed lovers and cloying romanticism comes across more as trite than warm.

For this low - key comedy - drama, writer - director David Gordon Green harks back to the quirky charms of his 2003 gem All the Real Girls (rather than the overt silliness of Pineapple Express or The Sitter).

When Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places) became available, the project changed from a spiritual adventure film to an action - comedy, with each scene reconstructed in order to play more for laughs than for drama or awe.

Spikier than the average coming - of - age movie, this astute comedy - drama is packed with memorable characters and resonant situations.

More than a few of the year's best films also took time to highlight the details of normal life, tethering their drama, comedy, or delirious fantasy to something mundanely relatable.

Despite a setting that literally springs life and death on a daily basis, «Scrubs» offers more comedy than drama, though it very skillfully blends both.

It's the kind of lesser known film you might find through the film festival circuit (had it's premiere at Sundance Film Festival) that's made up of a different brand of comedy or drama than your used to from a typical blockbuster, strong performances from B or C - list actors, and overall much to offer.

This intrusion of life - or - death medical drama into the comedic space helps give The Big Sick more experiential breadth than most standard - issue romantic comedies, which can sometimes seem to unfold on a globe populated entirely by attractive young friends drinking at brunch.

In fact the combination of drama with comedy is perhaps more evident in Barton Fink than in the films that preceded it.