Sentences with phrase «surprise comedy hit»

Comedian and actress Haddish broke out in a big way in this summer's surprise comedy hit Girls Trip following a standout turn on NBC's The Carmichael Show and a co-starring role in the 2016 comedy Keanu opposite Jordan Peele and Keegan - Michael Key.

Not exact matches

Wildly absurd and entertaining, «The Hangover» may not be the epic comedy that many expected, but it's still a great buddy flick that could be the surprise hit of the summer.

Actor / writer / producer Steve Agee was a driving force in the creation of The Bogus Witch Project before his brief appearance in Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic led to a more substantial role in the comedienne's surprise Comedy Central hit The Sarah Silverman Program.

It is a pleasant surprise to studios when a seemingly tiny comedy directed at young males explodes into a blockbuster hit.

Yes, the studio had two surprise hits in the raunchy comedy Bridesmaids ($ 288 million globally) and the action sequel Fast Five (a franchise - best $ 626 million worldwide).

The surprise hit of 2012 was Pitch Perfect, a comedy that has become a cult classic in the intervening years.

-- After being completely blanked in the Golden Globes nominations, the sleeper hit romantic comedy «The Big Sick» made a much healthier showing in the SAG nominations, earning a rather surprising spot in the ensemble category as well as a supporting actress nod for Holly Hunter.

«Galaxy Quest» director Dean Parisot is the man behind the lens on the sequel to Summit Entertainment's surprise hit adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's Wildstorm miniseries «RED,» the 2010 action - comedy starring Bruce Willis as Frank Moses, a former operative dragged back into the lethal world of killers and spies against his will, all while trying to hold it together on the worst first date ever with Sarah (Mary - Louise Parker), a doe - eyed customer service rep entirely unfamiliar with Frank's line of work.

Occasionally, movies work for audiences simply because they want them to — which may have been the case with «Revenge of the Nerds,» an erratically funny 1984 college comedy — full of raw, predictable gags — that became a surprise smash hit.

But that's not the big surprise about the film: this story of an arrogant, over-the-hill slugger (Mac) who comes out of retirement to chalk up his 3000th hit is more of a serious sports film than a knee - slapping comedy, and Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true dramatic range as an actor.

Last year the surprise box office hits included the heist thriller Now You See Me, the comedy We're the Millers and Woody Allen's drama Blue Jasmine.

Last year the surprise box office hits included the heist thriller Now You See Me, the comedy We're the Millers and...

Considering the fact that STX's raunchy broad comedy Bad Moms became a surprise summer hit in 2016, it should come as no shock that a sequel would be ordered quickly.

Showrun by Paul Weitz, the series was a surprise prestige hit for Amazon during the early days of its move into streaming content, scoring a shock win for Best Televised Comedy at the 2016 Golden Globes.

A messy but winning musical comedy, Pitch Perfect was one of the surprise hits of 2012, thanks in large part to its charming star, Anna Kendrick, who played Beca Mitchell, a lonely college freshman who joins legendary a-cappella group the Barden Bellas.

One of the most memorable moments of 2009's hit horror splatterfest comedy, «Zombieland,» was a surprise cameo by the universally beloved, and in this case, undead, Bill Murray.

Coming off of the mainstream success of his supporting role in the surprise hit, college comedy Neighbors back in 2014, and following his more recent success as the star performer and lead talent on his own original sitcom The Carmichael Show on NBC, Carmichael should be able to hold his own in Transformers 5, provided he continues to bring his aforementioned A-game.

«A Bad Moms Christmas» arrives in theaters just 15 months after last summer's surprise - hit comedy «Bad Moms,» and it's as shoddy and slapped - together as it sounds.

The Greek auteur scored a surprise 2011 Best Foreign - Language Oscar nomination for «Dogtooth,» and now Colin Farrell has landed a Best Actor Musical or Comedy nod from the Golden Globes for his leading turn in Lanthimos» 2016 arthouse hit «The Lobster» ($ 15 million worldwide).

It would not surprise me if The First Wives Club became a word - of - mouth hit with women, especially older ones; the feminist message, the three stars, and the outrageous comedy will probably be enough.

Seth MacFarlane's signature mix of thoughtless provocation, lazy gag - writing, and sitcom technique combine for a hugely disappointing sequel to his surprise 2012 comedy hit.

It seems like just yesterday when Seth Rogen and Zac Efron engaged in a battle of wits in the 2014 comedy Neighbors, which became one of the surprise hits of the summer, taking in in more than $ 270 million worldwide from just an $ 18 million budget.

Following on from the surprise hit, 40 Year Old Virgin, Apatow's second feature as a writer and director works as a neat one - two punch of comedy gold, a wildly successful entry into the American comedy banks.

Julianne Moore is reportedly in talks with Fox to play the villain in the sequel to its surprise action - comedy hit Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Bruce Willis and his retired and extremely dangerous pals rustle up old and new tricks in «RED 2,» once again delivering a hugely fun action - comedy in the sequel to 2010's surprise hit.

Unfortunately, their musical comedy about WWII, titled «Springtime For Hitler,» becomes a huge surprise hit, which is the worst thing that could happen to them.

His art is on exhibition with such regularity, it came as no surprise that in a recent episode of the hit HBO comedy - drama Insecure, Issa Rae and her twentysomething girlfriends considered the facts of dating before Adams's Pilot # 1.