Sentences with phrase «school comedy»

This is the quintessential high school comedy for the current generation and will remain atop my list for a long time to come.

Nothing about it is really that funny and most of it is just carried over comedy from different teenager / high school comedies.

Describing itself as «somewhere in - between David Bowie, Lady Gaga, Freddie Mercury and Oscar Wilde, in the transgressive space of pop culture and dressed up as a high school comedy with wit, heart and a dazzling cast,» Freak Show follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.

The update also allows you to search by genre or category, using phrases such as «search for high school comedies from the 80s,» along with follow - up questions to pare down your search, like «just the ones with Molly Ringwald.»

Though the precise origins of the project vary from source to source, the makers of 1989's low - budget supernatural high school comedy Teen Witch all agree that they were united by a common desire to ride the coattails of the Michael J. Fox comedy Teen Wolf.

If neither of those labels applies to you, I can't imagine what R»n' R HS can offer you that other, better films in the high school comedy genre couldn't.

Bakersfield CA online traffic school Comedy Club is a driver ed program that combines education with entertainment resulting in «Edu - tainment» so it's not boring, and you may very well enjoy the course (we won't tell anyone!)

Providing a fun and exciting way to take online driving safety classes, Florida Traffic School Comedy Driving has put together the most comprehensive and entertaining Online Traffic School Class around.

Though Winona Ryder made a bit of a splash in 1988 in Beetlejuice, in which she's hilariously deadpan (befitting a character who starts out more interested in death than life), she truly became a star when she landed the lead role in one of the most demented high - school comedies ever made.

A wickedly funny high school comedy for most of its running time, Rushmore is a bracingly fresh and original outing.

Mark Waters is behind the camera to oversee the action, but this is another step down for the director who brought wit and ingenuity to the fantastic high school comedy Mean Girls.

Homework is a high school comedy featuring a star studded cast including Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser with Rita Wilson and Blair Underwood.

Combining a disaster movie with a high school comedy while also animating it is a rather ambitious combination.

This is one of the funnier and smarter high school comedies in some time.

Also new: coming - of - age high school comedy Dude (2018, not rated) with Lucy Hale and Alexandra Shipp and romantic drama Porto (2016, not rated, with subtitles) featuring Anton Yelchin in one of his final performances.

If you can get through the first two puerile episodes — and that's a big if — of Danny McBride and Jody Hill's mean - spirited school comedy Vice Principals, you'll probably notice a much better and possibly smarter work of satire lurking just out of reach.

Glee: The Complete First Season Available on DVD and Blu - ray Theater geeks like me and millions of Americans came out of hiding this year to watch this sometimes brilliant high school comedy musical which incorporates pop and Broadway music into school life.

The first third of Clockstoppers is an interminable high school comedy ending with a DJ showdown, the second third of the film is Zak on the run from evil corporate drones led by Michael Biehn, and the final third of the film is an infiltration of the evil corporation ending in a ludicrous action sequence and capped by a Back to the Future resolution involving a shiny new car and a nubile young lass.

With a cast packed with soon - to - be stars like James Franco, Seth Rogen and Linda Cardellini, the high school comedy only lasted for one season, but it's still referred to as one of the greatest series ever more than 15 years later.

While all manage to stay afloat courtesy of stoner and high school comedy clichés, they're also peppered with logical issues.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules - A bit better than its predecessor, this grade school comedy captures childhood experiences authentically and amusingly.

Coppola rebounded some with the hit high school comedy Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), which helped elevate his nephew Nicolas Cage to stardom.

All the casting news that money can buy: Hailee Steinfeld is in negotiations to star in the high school comedy Why We Broke Up Matt LeBlanc will headline the indie rom - com Lovesick Scoot McNairy and Ruth Negga will join Chiwetel...

From the high school comedy of Dazed and Confused to the Parisian romance of Before Sunset and the animated science fiction of A Scanner Darkly, Linklater has scuttled from genre to genre with ease.

Easy A gets an A + for keeping the teen high school comedy clever and quirky.

As high school comedies go this slice of satirical pleasure was far removed from what we'd typically expect from the usual slapstick school - based sub-genre.

Nadine is the kind of whip - sarcastic type that tends to foreground high school comedies like these, but she's also miserable in more than the everyday Daria sense.

The art style is attractive and professional looking with a style I could easily see depicting a more - ages - friendly high school comedy if not for the tell - tale chest baggage.

Yasuhiro Kano's Pretty Face is my favorite Weekly Shonen Jump school comedy manga ever.

Siri is able to search for movies by topic, bringing up content around a theme like «high school comedies from the 80s» or «movies about baseball» or «movies about dinosaurs.»

This adaptation of Vampire Academy hails from two brothers who have made lasting contributions to the high school comedy genre.

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club (PC)-- The US has a distinct lack of anime - style life sims where your goal is to create a high school comedy club.

Somewhere in - between David Bowie, Lady Gaga, Freddy Mercury and Oscar Wilde, in the transgressive space of pop culture and dressed up as a high school comedy with wit, heart and a dazzling cast, Freak Show is about the violence of conformity and the power of self - determination.»

Siri can also understand when multiple topics are included in a single command, such as «Show me spy movies from the 1960s» or «Show me high school comedies from the 90s.»

When I need a laugh, my go to is an old - school comedy, usually something from the 80's, any John Hughes movie will do.

Most of it is the same high school comedy we've been watching since John Hugh's heyday 20 years ago.

What separates Strangers with Candy from other high school comedies, or from most mainstream comedies in general, is the cast's total dedication to their parts.

Produced by its star, this aimiable high school comedy (there was one every week last year) features Drew Barrymore as a 27 - year - old blue - stocking big - city journalist making up for her sad schooldays when assigned to go undercover to report on teenage mores.

It's consequently not difficult to see why Election is now considered a classic high school comedy, although the presence of several decidedly adult themes (ie lesbianism, adultery, etc) ensures that viewers over a certain age will probably get a whole lot more out of the film than teens.

All Night: Complete Season 1 (Hulu Original) If you're into high school comedies, we've got something for you.

Those with a knowledge of comedy cinema may be quick to point out that the premise of Fist Fight is highly reminiscent of two films: the 1987 high school comedy Three O'Clock High and the 2001 Tim Allen flop Joe Somebody.

Leigh had a few small films under her belt by the age of 20 but it took a central role in Amy Heckerling and Cameron Crowe's acutely observed 1982 high - school comedy to put her on the map.

That makes «The Edge of Seventeen» a high - school comedy but not necessarily one that high - schoolers in the audience for this quirky story would relate to.

Filmed in Vancouver to take the place of Southern California, «The Edge of Seventeen» takes its place among the array of high - school comedies and dramas including «Sixteen Candles.»

Trying to describe this offbeat prep - school comedy is not easy, but here goes:

Paul Weitz, Academy Award nominated writer of About a Boy (2002) and the popular high school comedy, American Pie (1999) will be releasing his latest comedy / drama starring Tina Fey (TV's «30 Rock») and Paul Rudd (Judd Apatow's This is 40).