Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019), Tangerine (2015), Liberty Heights (1999), Different for Girls (1996), The Last Laugh (2016), For the Boys (1991), Best Friends (1982), Memories of Me (1988) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Comedy-drama movies.
Storyline: Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood's golden age.
Plot Keywords: quentin tarantino, leonardo dicaprio, golden age of hollywood, comedy-drama, nostalgia, violence, dark humor ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.
Plot Keywords: lgbtq+, los angeles, prostitution, friendship, betrayal, revenge, independent film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Anti-Semitism, race relations, coming of age, and fathers and sons: in Baltimore from fall, 1954, to fall, 1955. Racial integration comes to the high school, TV is killing burlesque, and rock and roll is pushing the Four Lads off the Hit Parade. Ben, a high school senior, and his older brother Van are exploring "the other": in Ben's case, it's friendship with Sylvia, a Black student; with Van, it's a party in the WASP part of town and falling for a debutante, Dubbie. Sylvia gives Ben tickets to a James Brown concert; Dubbie invites Van to a motel: new worlds open. Meanwhile, their dad Nate, who runs a numbers game, loses big to a small-time pusher, Little Melvin; a partnership ensues.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: coming of age, drama, historical, 1950s, jewish, african american, race relations ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same. Karl is now Kim, a transsexual, and she has no desire to stir up the past while she's busy forging a neat and orderly new life. Prentice, on the other hand, has charm but is a social disaster stuck in a dead-end job. His main talent is for getting them both into trouble. Amid the squabbles, they start to fall in love. One night, Kim invites Prentice to a romantic dinner at her flat. Prentice, finding the seduction unexpectedly effective, freaks out. He proceeds to make a public display of both of them and winds up in court. Humiliated and angry, Kim runs away. Only she can save Prentice now, but will true love triumph for a new made woman and an aging punk?—<jsharp@digitus.mozart.co.uk>
Plot Keywords: lgbtq+, british film, comedy-drama, romance, 1990s, independent film, social issues ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: THE LAST LAUGH dares to ask: "Are we allowed to joke about the Holocaust?" This outrageously funny and thought-provoking film puts the question to legends and critical thinkers including Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, Gilbert Gottfried, and many others (including survivors), offering fresh insights into the Holocaust and what else-9/11, AIDS, racism-is or isn't off-limits in a society that prizes freedom of speech. After screening at over 100 festivals (including Tribeca, HotDocs, Traverse City, BFI London, Rome, IDFA), and Certified Fresh at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, THE LAST LAUGH was released theatrically in March 2017 and broadcast in April 2017 (Independent Lens/PBS) where it was runner-up for that season's Audience Award.—Robert Edwards
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, family, elderly, retirement, dream, humor ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: U.S. entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II and contacts singer/dancer Dixie Leonard for help. They become the perfect team and tour from North Africa to the Pacific to perform for "the boys." They continue their work after the war, but when Eddie fires author Silver for getting involved in McCarthy's campaign, Dixie also turns away from him.—Volker Boehm
Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, war, romance, drama, historical, song and dance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: For years, screenwriting team Richard Babson (Burt Reynolds) and Paula McCullen (Goldie Hawn) have built a successful Hollywood career while managing to live harmoniously together. After finishing their latest script, Babson uses the euphoria to convince McCullen to take the leap into marriage. However, when the newlywed couple travels back east to meet their respective in-laws, the pitfalls of marriage begin to surface. Unprepared, Babson and McCullen struggle with the changing dynamics.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, drama, friendship, romantic comedy, american film, 1980s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On his girlfriend's insistence, a disgruntled man tries to make peace with his high-spirited, street-smart and often irritatingly careless father, a failed actor who never quit his dream to be a success.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, family, father-son relationship, hollywood, actor's life, reconciliation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his grandpa he wants his room back - so he has no choice but to declare war. With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.
Plot Keywords: comedy, family, drama, american film, 2020 film, family conflict, humor ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After suffering a heart attack, a world famous, hard-drinking actor is forced to drive cross country with his estranged son (who testified against him in his parents' divorce) on one last madcap adventure.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, family, road movie, father-son relationship, coming of age, american film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Opportunist Chris Bunce remains Pacific coast investment firm CEO Clark Cooper's favorite by being available always, also when he can snatch up deals Kate Reddy largely set up but lost giving priority to husband Richard and their kids. She gets a dream chance working for New York tycoon Jack Abelhammer, who proves most accommodating, amused by her faults, generous and able to sort of draw her back into enjoying life, so it looks like she'll have to choose when he offers her an investment fund partnership.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, family, workplace, female lead, work-life balance, modern life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The classic Twain story "The Prince and the Pauper" gets a modern slant when Prince Edward of Gelfland switches places with southern California surfer Cash Canty. Both discover a new world of romance, danger, and adventure beyond their wildest dreams.
Plot Keywords: black comedy, satire, greed, moral dilemma, american dream, workplace, antihero ...
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