Ben Stiller
Also Known As: ベン・スティラー, Бен Стилер, بن استیلر
Biography: Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humour and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander (2001), and Tropic Thunder (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), the Madagascar franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum films (2006–2014). His films have grossed over $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. His awards and honours include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award. Stiller is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. He began his career writing mockumentaries and was offered a variety sketch series, The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. The series ran on MTV in 1990 and Fox in 1992 and 1993, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack. Transitioning to acting in films, Stiller made his directorial debut with Reality Bites (1994) and went on to direct and star in films such as The Cable Guy (1996) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He also starred in a string of successful studio comedies, including Along Came Polly (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and Tower Heist (2011). His performances in independent films include Flirting with Disaster (1996), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and the Noah Baumbach films Greenberg (2010), While We're Young (2014), and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017). Since the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television director and showrunner. In 2018, he directed the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, earning a Directors Guild of America Award and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. In 2022, he was a director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ series Severance, earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Stiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: November 30, 1965
Age: 59 years old
Gender: Male
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Madagascar
Overview: Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-25
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There's Something About Mary
Overview: For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-15
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Flirting with Disaster
Overview: Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-22
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Night at the Museum
Overview: Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-20
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Meet the Parents
Overview: Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-06
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Meet the Fockers
Overview: Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-22
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Overview: In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
Genres: Comedy Music Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-22
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Overview: Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
Genres: Family Adventure Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-30
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Empire of the Sun
Overview: Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-09
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Don't Think Twice
Overview: An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-22
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Envy
Overview: A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-30
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Reality Bites
Overview: A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-18
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Keeping the Faith
Overview: Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-14
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Along Came Polly
Overview: Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-16
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Duplex
Overview: When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-26
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I'm Still Here
Overview: I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-10
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Permanent Midnight
Overview: Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-16
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Tropic Thunder
Overview: A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Genres: Action Comedy Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-09
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The Semplica Girl Diaries
Overview: Family man Lloyd Turner (Ayoade) is facing up to his 40th birthday with the prospect of a new decade mouldering in debt and mediocrity. After attending yet another party hosted by the rich parents of his daughter’s friend, and in a bid to give his daughters the happiness he thinks they deserve, Lloyd and his wife Sarah (Fox) makes the financially crippling decision to invest in what has become the elite’s new favourite status symbol: a set of ‘Semplica Girls’ to decorate their front lawn. Yet when Lloyd’s youngest daughter, Ida, discovers what’s happening in her name, on her very own doorstep, she threatens to plunge her family into a chaos deeper than they’ve ever known…
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
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Mission: Improbable
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the stunt work of "Mission: Impossible 2", told through one stunt man who looks like a certain superstar, who's got his looks, but certainly not his smarts.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-02
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Overview: It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-28
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The Marc Pease Experience
Overview: Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-21
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Merry Madagascar
Overview: While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amnesia to boot! The animals must help Santa assume his rightful place in the universe, while King Julian laps up the opportunity for his subjects.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-16
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The Royal Tenenbaums
Overview: Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-05
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The Heartbreak Kid
Overview: Eddie, the 40-year-old confirmed bachelor finally says "I do" to the beautiful and sexy Lila. But during their honeymoon in Mexico, the woman of his dreams turns out to be a total nightmare, and the guy who could never pull the trigger realizes he’s jumped the gun.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-05
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Overview: When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-18
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Starsky & Hutch
Overview: Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-05
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Mystery Men
Overview: When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-06
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Zoolander
Overview: Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-28
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Greenberg
Overview: A New Yorker moves to Los Angeles in order to figure out his life while he housesits for his brother, and he soon sparks with his brother's assistant.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-26
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School for Scoundrels
Overview: In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-29
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The Cable Guy
Overview: When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-10
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The Champions
Overview: Follows three United Nations agents whose plane crashes into the Himalayas. Upon being rescued by an advanced civilization secretly living in Tibet, they are granted enhanced intellectual and physical abilities. When the agents return to the outside world, they use their new superhuman abilities to become champions of law, order and justice.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
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Megamind
Overview: After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was.
Genres: Animation Action Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-28
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Heavyweights
Overview: Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-17
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Zero Effect
Overview: Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what to do with himself when he's not working; he has no social skills, writes bad music and drives Steve crazy.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-30
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Submarine
Overview: 15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-18
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Little Fockers
Overview: It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-21
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Overview: Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-20
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The Watch
Overview: Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.
Genres: Comedy Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-26
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Overview: Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
Genres: Animation Family Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-06
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Le Débarquement
Overview: Inspired by the American program Saturday Night Live from NBC, around thirty actors take part in various humorous sketches.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-01-18
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Bleecker
Overview: Full of heart, humor, and a phenomenal ensemble, this dark comedy is about people who create little distractions for themselves in order to avoid dealing with what's really gnawing at their souls: big questions without answers. BLEECKER tells the intertwining stories of a motley of characters in NYC's Village. The straight face here is Maya, who has come to The Big Apple to find her place in this world. As Maya settles in, she starts to care about these folks, which leads her through twists and turns to her own self-purpose.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-09
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Sweet Micky for President
Overview: Music and politics collide when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his homeland of Haiti following the devastating earthquake of 2010 to mobilize a presidential campaign for Haiti's most controversial musician: Michel Martelly aka Sweet Micky. The politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupted government, civil unrest, and a fixed election. When Pras's former bandmate, superstar Wyclef Jean, also enters the presidential race, their chances seem further doomed. But with the help of a few friends, including Ben Stiller and former president Bill Clinton, they never give up on their honest dream of changing the course of Haiti's future forever
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-23
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Your Friends & Neighbors
Overview: Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug theater professor and husband of her friend, Terri, who is also a writer. Adding to the adulterous mix are Cary, a callous doctor, and Cheri, an art-gallery assistant.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-19
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Tower Heist
Overview: A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-02
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Overview: A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-18
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Overview: When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-17
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Madly Madagascar
Overview: Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement for the entire gang. Melman plans a big surprise for Gloria, Marty tries to impress a new friend and everyone wants to get their hands on King Julien's love potion. You'll fall in LOVE with Madly Madagascar!
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-29
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While We're Young
Overview: An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.
Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-03
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All Aboard the Crazy Train
Overview: Winner of the 2005 Maui Film Festival's Best Short Film Documentary, this eye-popping video captures big-wave surfing at its most insane. Made by the folks who brought you Step in Liquid and Riding Giants, the film features tow-in trailblazers Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Darrick Doerner and others taking on Peahi, Maui's enormous swells during the winters of '04 and '05. Fueling the action is a hot soundtrack courtesy of Pearl Jam, U2 and Beck.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-19
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Overview: Rob Reiner profiles Albert Brooks, comedic legend, acclaimed filmmaker, talented character actor and a lifelong friend, who Reiner first met in their high school drama club.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-12
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Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
Overview: A look at Sather's life and comic career and the impact his death had on his friends, family, and the greater world around him. We get comments from Stiller, Gallen, Wilson, Ferrell, and filmmaker Judd Apatow. We get some thoughts about Sather - the character co-creator who died in 2004 - as well as the development of Zoolander.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-24
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Greed
Overview: A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-07
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Nutcrackers
Overview: Just as Mike is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, he's pulled away from his bachelor life in the big city to a farm in rural Ohio in order to help his recently orphaned nephews find a new home.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-05
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Bros
Overview: Two emotionally unavailable men attempt a relationship.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-30
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Belly of the Beast
Overview: Under notorious literary titan Norman Mailer’s mentorship, Jack Henry Abbott is paroled after nearly a decade in prison and gains instant popularity among the literary elite. However, he struggles with life on the outside, whilst Mailer turns his back on the man after becoming jealous of Jack’s rising fame. The rebuff leads to Jack spiralling and committing an act of violence in a New York City diner just six weeks after his release.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Earth to America
Overview: Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-20
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Zoolander 2
Overview: Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-06
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Funny People
Overview: Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-30
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Nobody Knows Anything!
Overview: Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood where she meets crazy studio execs, insane producers and a gangster who agrees to finance her film – for a price…
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-24
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Overview: “12-12-12” was a fundraising concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it took place on December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. The concert featured Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin (featuring Michael Stipe), The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who, Paul McCartney (featuring Nirvana) as well as other artists.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-12
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Overview: An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-13
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Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Overview: Concert film combining the footage from 50 camcorders given to audience members of a sold-out Beastie Boys show at Madison Square Garden on October 9, 2004. The audience members were instructed to keep the cameras rolling at all times.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-31
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Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Overview: A documentary detailing funny, outrageous, positive stories about Andy Dick. Interviews range from club bouncers to celebrities. This Is Your Life meets Comedy Central Roast.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-13
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Brad's Status
Overview: Although Brad has a satisfying career, a sweet wife and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento, things aren't quite what he imagined during his college glory days. When he accompanies his musical prodigy son on a university tour, he can't help comparing his life with those of his four best college friends who seemingly have more wealthy and glamorous lives. But when circumstances force him to reconnect with his former friends, Brad begins to question whether he has really failed or if their lives are actually more flawed than they appear.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-14
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The Trip
Overview: When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-24
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Orange County
Overview: Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-11
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Happy Gilmore
Overview: Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore — whose unconventional approach and antics on the green courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin — is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-16
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Heat Vision and Jack
Overview: As the result of a NASA miscalculation, Astronaut Jack Austin flew too close to the sun, the rays expanding his mind and making him the smartest man on the planet. Now he and his talking motorcycle (who contains the mind of his former roommate) are on the run from NASA and their assassin, actor Ron Silver who want to take his brain. They travel from place to place solving paranormal mysteries with the help of Jack's newfound ability to become a super genius when his brain absorbs sunlight.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-10
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Derek Zoolander: Male Model
Overview: The short film that introduces the character of Derek Zoolander, first shown at the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-31
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Derek Zoolander University
Overview: The second short film to feature the character of Derek Zoolander, shown at the 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-31
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Run Ronnie Run
Overview: A redneck with an uncanny knack for getting arrested becomes the star of his own reality program.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-20
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Hot Pursuit
Overview: High school student Dan Bartlett misses the plane he was supposed to be on with his rich girlfriend and her family on the way to a Caribbean vacation during a school break. He flies there alone, and runs into a series of characters and misadventures as he tries to catch up.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-08
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Black and White
Overview: Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high school friends. The growing appeal of black culture among white teens fascinates documentary filmmaker Sam Donager, who sets out to chronicle it with her husband, Terry. But before Bower was a rapper, he was a gangster, and his criminal past comes back to haunt him and all those around him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-04
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Shoeshine
Overview: During a ride on the Staten Island Ferry, a young Wall Street investment banker and an old shoeshine man begin chatting and discussing their life philosophies.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Romanekian
Overview: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Robin Williams offer commentary on music videos directed by Mark Romanek.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-13
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The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the making of "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-27
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The Truth Is in the Stars
Overview: William Shatner sits down with scientists, innovators and celebrities to discuss how the optimism of 'Star Trek' influenced multiple generations.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-01
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Pauly Shore Is Dead
Overview: Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a dead famous comedian appears who tells Pauly to kill himself cause he'll go down as a comedic genius who died before his time. Pauly then fakes his own death, and the media goes crazy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-11
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
Overview: A live stand-up comedy and music gig to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-04
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The Independent
Overview: A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-10
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Elvis Stories
Overview: Elvis Stories is a short movie directed by Ben Stiller and starring John Cusack and Ben Stiller
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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That's Adequate
Overview: This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-20
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Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Overview: There's a miracle on Sesame Street in this special holiday tale. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and their new friend Stiller the Elf are going to count down to Christmas with the Christmas Counter-Downer. But all the counting boxes have gone missing and Christmas may never come again!
Genres: Family TV Movie Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-23
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Fresh Horses
Overview: A Cincinnati college student breaks off his engagement to his wealthy fiancée after he falls in love with a backwoods Kentucky girl he meets at a party. She says she's 20, but he finds out she's 16 and married to an abusive husband.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-18
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Confessions of an Action Star
Overview: A 'mocumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame and fortune caused Frank to lose his sense of what's truely important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-23
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Working Tra$h
Overview: Ralph and Freddy work as janitors at a brokerage firm and become rich by making investments based on insider information they gather from the brokers' garbage.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-26
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Overview: A star-studded tribute to Star Trek on its 30th anniversary, hosted by many of the stars and guest stars from all of the Trek series and movies. Also features a huge number of clips from all of the series and movies. At the end, real-life astronauts Aldrin and Jemison present NASA award plaques to the cast members.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-06
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Next of Kin
Overview: Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-20
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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Overview: A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-26
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Being Canadian
Overview: What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who's-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the answer.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-18
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If Lucy Fell
Overview: Joe and Lucy are roommates and best friends. Lucy, whose love life is embarrassingly dull, convinces Joe, who is infatuated with a neighbor he's never met, that if they don't have stable romances within a month, they must jump off the Brooklyn Bridge.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-08
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He's Way More Famous Than You
Overview: When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she finally realizes that something in her life has got to change... she has to become WAY MORE FAMOUS! Armed with a stolen script and two pitchers of sangria, Halley enlists the help of her brother Ryan and his boyfriend to make her own movie, starring herself (of course) as herself, and any A-list celebrity she can land along the way.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-10
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Harmontown
Overview: A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-08
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Highway to Hell
Overview: Charlie and Rachel run away from home to get married in Las Vegas. But they get attacked by a zombie who takes Rachel with him to hell, where she will become one of Satan's brides
Genres: Fantasy Action Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-21
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Stella
Overview: Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-02
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Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Overview: In June at the Nantucket Film Festival, Ben Stiller brought together three of his funniest famous friends to talk seriously about comedy. Chris Rock and Jim Carrey joined Stiller on a panel moderated by Saturday Night Live‘s Bill Hader for the 4th Annual All-Star Comedy Roundtable.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-27
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Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
Overview: Ben Stiller, Mike Myers, Seth Meyers and Michael Ian Black have a roundtable comedy discussion.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-25
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The Suburbans
Overview: The Suburbans, a one-hit-wonder new wave band from the '80s, reunite at their bassist's wedding, where a promising young record executive sees the ensemble perform. When she encourages them to launch a revival, the group must weigh their dreams of fame and fortune against the reality of their relatively quiet domestic lives.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-29
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AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Overview: 10th Anniversary of the 100 greatest films as chosen by the American Film Institute.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-20
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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Overview: Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the special features stand-up performances, sketches and short films.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-18
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The Hustler of Money
Overview: A veteran bowling hustler tries to teach a young hotshot the finer points of playing the game for money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-28
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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Overview: See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-31
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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Overview: It's William Shatner's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast. A parade of Shatner's friends have gotten together to boldly go ...
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-20
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The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Overview: The annual roast of the Friars Club, a fraternal organization for comedians, is a big honor - and yet can be a major embarrassment. The roastee being honored is Jerry Stiller, who played Arthur Spooner on the CBS sitcom King of Queens. Attendees included two at one point named New York City mayors, Police Commissioner Howard Safir, The Golden Girls' Bea Arthur, Dr. Ruth, The Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson, and comedian Janeane Garofalo.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-27
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Zoolander: Super Model
Overview: Ridiculously good-looking superheroes Derek Zoolander and Hansel defend people from the dark forces of the fashion world.
Genres: Animation Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-01
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Overview: The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-24
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The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
Overview: A making-of, focusing on the script and direction by the Farrellys. The material here is culled from on-set interviews with Farrellys and the main cast, plus a pretty good amount of behind-the-scenes footage.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-26
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America | A Tribute to Heroes
Overview: A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercial-free by the four major television networks just 10 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon to raise money for the victims and their families,
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-21
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Beastie Boys Story
Overview: Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-24
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Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Overview: Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-11
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Celebrity Escape Room
Overview: Jack Black is the master of ceremonies, leading Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Adam Scott, and Ben Stiller through a laugh-filled escape room adventure as they solve puzzles, find clues, and crack jokes to laugh their way through a fun maze of rooms.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Mystery Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-21
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Rat
Overview: A frustrated writer named Drew Larson. With an acclaimed short story to his credit who turns to academia because each time he’s got a good book idea, something terrible happens. He is determined to write an idea for a Western, and heads out to an old family cabin in the woods determined to get it done. Severe storms occur and he makes a Faustian bargain with a rat to alleviate his writer’s block. Larson believes it was done in a dream state of delirium, but finds when he returns home that he made a rat pact to trade success for the life of a loved one…
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Original Language: en
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The House of Blue Leaves
Overview: On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation, Artie, a zookeeper living in Sunnyside, Queens, thinks it's time for his life to be blessed, too. He desperately wants to escape his lower middle-class existence and become a popular singer and songwriter, but his life is complicated by an ambitious mistress, a crazy wife and a bomb-making son.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-25
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Locked Down
Overview: During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive department stores, Harrods.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-25
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Hubie Halloween
Overview: Hubie Dubois, despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts (and its legendary Halloween celebration), is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike. But this year, something really is going bump in the night, and it’s up to Hubie to save Halloween.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-07
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Here Comes the Night Time
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-29
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Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
Overview: A mix of cabaret and standup recorded at Joe's Pub in New York.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-11
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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Overview: Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-27
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Overview: Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special. Many guest appearances and clip montages show us how funny his show has been.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-14
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The Dink
Overview: A washed-up tennis pro who, in trying to save a club in crisis and win his father’s respect, is forced to break a solemn vow and do the one thing he swore he’d never do: play pickleball.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
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The Nutt House
Overview: Two identical twins, separated since infancy, meet after 30 years causing a series of mistaken identity and crisis for all involved.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-10
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Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Overview: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jack Black, Matt Damon, Sean Penn, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen & Kevin Spacey, who comprise the Clinton Foundation's Celebrity Division, sit down to brainstorm ideas for the Clinton Foundation's 10th Anniversary. Everything is going great until they get a call from President William J. Clinton himself.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-01
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Happy Gilmore 2
Overview: Revisit Happy Gilmore's golf career after his win in the Tour Championship.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-07-24
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The Inspiration of Alfie Swincross
Overview: Alfie Sincross, a chimney sweep living in London, undergoes a series of life changing decisions and situations that pushes him to the edge of a quest that has no bounds and to the end of the world.
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Original Language: en
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Dear Santa
Overview: Likeable 6th grader Liam writes to Santa asking him to prove that he's real. But Liam is dyslexic and accidentally sends his letter to Satan instead, who shows up at Liam's house, excited to have his first fanboy letter and wanting a little of Liam's soul.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-24
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Meet the Parents 4
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Original Language: en
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Ben Stiller vs. Crystal the monkey
Overview: Ben Stiller's character in Night at the Museum is engaged in a slapping match with Crystal the Monkey within an exhibit
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-03-25
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