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Their first time in the directors' chairs may be last on this list, but Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballsis by no means a bad movie. Based on concepts from the children's book of the same name, the film's story explores a small island nation whose humdrum sardine economy has poisoned the quality of life, when one day the town's outcast inventor bui...
Riding the success of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, the duo snagged the directing job on Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall's 21 Jump Street script. In it, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are undercover cops sent back to high school to, according to Ice Cube, "infiltrate the dealer, find the supplier." The film makes ample use of the reflexivity that...
Speaking of that sequel, 22 Jump Street edges out its predecessor for a simple reason: everything that makes 21 great, 22does better. Hill and Tatum are back, the writing continues to flex its wit, and the genre elements are as starkly undressed as ever. It relishes in its status as a sequel. Instead of shying away from typical sequel criticisms—it...
At first glance, The Lego Movie represents a major wrong with Hollywood. After enduring pointless sequels and franchises nobody asked for, it seemed the market was saturated with soulless, uninventive, purely commercial movies that felt more like products aimed to punch up a bottom line rather than enjoyable moviegoing experiences. Audiences taking...
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- 'Bridesmaids' (2011) Kristen Wiig's game-changing 2011 comedy Bridesmaids launched a new era for R-rated comedies. The SNL alumni stars as Annie, a down-on-her-luck baker turned jewelry saleswoman whose life unravels after becoming Maid of Honor to her life-long best friend.
- 'Superbad' (2007) Judd Apatow cemented his place as the go-to comedic producer with the 2007 teen comedy Superbad. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera star as Seth and Evan, two high school seniors desperate to lose their virginity before graduation.
- 'Spy' (2015) Paul Feig always brings out the best in Melissa McCarthy, and 2015's Spy is the perfect example. McCarthy plays Susan Cooper, a shy CIA analyst who becomes an unexpected agent pursuing the stone-cold Bulgarian arms dealer who killed her partner and exposed the agency's database.
- 'Deadpool' (2016) Few and increasingly rare are the superhero movies that dare to mix genres; the current landscape for comic book adaptations is bleak and homogenous, with few entries willing to take risks or think outside the box.
Oct 9, 2024 · Bridesmaids, Punch-Drunk Love, and Blazing Saddles are all among the best R-rated comedies with excellent performances.
Aug 26, 2024 · Both nostalgic and a satirical send-up of teen movie tropes, everything about 21 Jump Street just worked. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller jumped straight from kids' animation with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs headfirst into the world of R-rated comedies with the excellent 21 Jump Street.
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Aug 16, 2023 · Strays producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller had no intention of doing their R-rated dog comedy by halves – including one of the NSFW moments teased in its first trailers.
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Sep 28, 2024 · Superbad, Shaun of the Dead, and Bridesmaids are all among the best, funniest R-rated comedy movies of the 2000s.
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