Sentences with phrase «quirky comedy drama»

Penned by script writing newcomer Diablo Cody and filled with a verbal barrage of pop culture references was 2007's unusually quirky comedy drama «Juno».

Wes Anderson's latest is a lighthearted, laugh - out - loud, quirky comedy drama best suited to a lazy Sunday afternoon viewing with the family.

Not exact matches

Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012) Anderson delivers a beautifully quirky romantic comedy drama, in what is destined to become one of his best films in recent years.

Begun in 2012, Frontières aims to be like the Sundance Institute, but for artists who prefer horror and action pictures to muted family dramas and quirky comedies.

Sundance began offering creative and financial support to emerging filmmakers, and soon became synonymous with quirky and offbeat indie comedies and dramas.

Among the stellar contributors to this quirky mix of crime drama and dark comedy are Jonathan Banks (wonderful as ever in his «Breaking Bad» role of Mike Ehrmantraut), Rhea Seehorn (as lawyer Kim Wexler) and Michael McKean (always riveting as Jimmy's brother, Chuck).

Although the constantly shifting tone between quirky comedy and grim family drama could have easily proven disastrous, Crano handles it remarkably well, especially after the movie enters some pretty dark territory midway through the story and never looks back.

Buscemi (Trees Lounge, Animal Factory) returns to the directors chair for another quirky, lackadaisical comedy - drama in Lonesome Jim, a slow - starting but ultimately rewarding film about the fact that, when all seems down and hopeless, sometimes you can find meaning and happiness in the things you usually take for granted.

In the years since The Room was made, Wiseau has pulled an «I meant to do that» on its perceived shortcomings as drama; «Experience this quirky new black comedy, it's a riot!»

After a series of commercial comedies like «Pineapple Express» and «Your Highness,» Green has returned to his iconoclastic independent roots lately with quirky dramas like «Prince Avalanche» and last year's dour drama «Joe.»

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).

Audiences have seen quirky indie comedy - dramas of this type before.

Audiences are also aware of the pitfalls and problems frequently found in quirky indie comedy - dramas.

Other nominees spread across various categories include the Sundance sensation Manchester by the Sea, the first lady biopic Jackie, the comedic drama Other People, the quirky farting corpse comedy Swiss Army Man, and plenty of other movies that you simply must seek out.

Far too wilfully quirky for mainstream audiences, this dry Mexican comedy - drama has enough charm to thoroughly engage more adventurous viewers with its deceptively simple story of a boy and his car.Juan (Catano) is a teen...

Two are revenge dramas, the other a quirky comedy.

It certainly plays half of the time as a coming - of - age drama with war elements, but in the mix we also find rebel - punk angst, teen romance, quirky comedy, and, perhaps most oddly, a fantasy element involving telepathic connections between characters.

While Allen, in his characteristically quirky way, said in a statement that «I have no ideas, and I'm not sure where to begin,» he could easily do either a drama or a comedy with his select company of actors for his first full season of half - hour shows.

Coming off Saturday Night Live, a string of actors have strived to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray, who can effortlessly leap from quirky comedies like Groundhog Day to tender dramas like Lost In Translationor Broken Flowers.