Genre: Showbiz Comedies
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Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star (2011)
Cast: Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Don Johnson …
Directed by: Tom Brady
After discovering that his mild-mannered parents were huge porn stars in the 1970s, a village idiot bids farewell to his Iowa hometown and seeks his destiny in Los Angeles, where he aims to…
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Killing Bono (2011)
Cast: Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan, Krysten Ritter …
Directed by: Nick Hamm
Dublin schoolboy Neil McCormick is determined to be one of the great rock stars of the 1980s, and is so confident he'll succeed that he prevents his brother from joining a band being…
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Fred & Vinnie (2011)
Cast: Jack Axelrod, Fred Stoller, Lee Reherman …
Directed by: Steve Skrovan
Comedian, actor and perpetual lonely guy Fred Stoller (playing "himself") is thrilled when his good buddy, Vinnie (comedian Angelo Tsarouchas), the world's happiest agoraphobic and the…
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Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Cast: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss …
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
Ambitious young record company intern Aaron Green will let nothing get in the way of his planned rise to the top in the music business, not even the unruly rock star he must escort to Los…
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Morning Glory (2010)
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton …
Directed by: Roger Michell
Whiz-kid producer Becky Fuller finds her abilities put to the test when she's charged with bringing a network morning show back from ratings purgatory. Her first job: getting the…
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National Lampoon's Dirty Movie (2010)
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Diane Neal, Adam Ferrara …
Directed by: Jerry Daigle, Christopher Meloni
Christopher Meloni co-directs and stars in this crude comedy about sleazy producer Charlie (Meloni), whose goal is to up the ante in comedy filmmaking by creating a movie out of the most…
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Breast Picture (2010)
Cast: Tim Meadows, Joel Spence, Matt Walsh …
Directed by: Jonathan Smith
When adult-film director Bud (Joel Spence) pens a great dramatic screenplay, he's determined to shoot it, one way or another -- especially when a mainstream star (Joey Kern) signs on to…
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Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40 (2010)
Cast: Kevin Smith
Directed by: Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson
On the heels of a humiliating incident in which he was ejected from a Southwest Airlines flight because of his generous size, director Kevin Smith bites back in this television comedy special…
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Made in Romania (2010)
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Jason Flemyng, Elizabeth Hurley …
Directed by: Guy J. Louthan
What better place to film a big-screen adaptation of the little-known Victorian novel The Tides of Reason than in Romania, where a shady tax deal grants the movie's young producer (Joe…
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Queen of the Lot (2010)
Cast: Tanna Frederick, Noah Wyle, Christopher Rydell …
Directed by: Henry Jaglom
B-movie actress Maggie Chase (Tanna Frederick) is on her way up: She's snagged a hunky Hollywood boyfriend (Christopher Rydell), and her publicity team has parlayed her recent arrests…
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Love Shack (2010)
Cast: Diora Baird, Mark Feuerstein, America Olivo …
Directed by: Gregg Sacon, Michael B. Silver
As a touching tribute to a dearly departed producer, a dream team of porn superstars come together to bang out the greatest adult film of all time, but bickering and a lack of motivation…
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Funny People (2009)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann …
Directed by: Judd Apatow
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 --…
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The Invention of Lying (2009)
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill …
Directed by: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
In a world where no one fibs, fiction doesn't exist and people take each other at their literal word, unsuccessful screenwriter Mark gains fame and fortune -- and maybe the girl of his…
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Pirate Radio (2009)
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans …
Directed by: Richard Curtis
In 1966, hard-partying British DJs have the time of their lives running a radio station on a ship in the North Sea, broadcasting generation-defining (but banned) music to millions. But they…
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
Cast: Jason Lee, David Cross, Zachary Levi …
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Alvin (voiced by Justin Long), Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Theodore (Jesse McCartney) are back, along with their careworn manager, Dave (Jason Lee), and this time they have competition:…
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Finding Bliss (2009)
Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Kristen Johnston, Jamie Kennedy …
Directed by: Julie Davis
Jody Balaban (Leelee Sobieski), a promising filmmaker, works at a porn studio while secretly creating her own "legit" movie when no one is looking. When she's busted, Jody is forced to…
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Bollywood Hero (2009)
Cast: Chris Kattan, Neha Dhupia, Julian Sands …
Directed by: Bill Bennett
Chris Kattan (starring as himself) leaves Hollywood behind when he lands the leading role in the Bollywood film Peculiar Dancing Boy. But when Bollywood proves to be no easy song and dance,…
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Janky Promoters (2009)
Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Young Jeezy …
Directed by: Marcus Raboy
Russell Redds (Ice Cube) and "Jellyroll" (Mike Epps), two louche, inexperienced concert promoters from California, get their huge break when they book a famous rap star (Young Jeezy, playing…
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Punching the Clown (2009)
Cast: Henry Phillips, Ellen Ratner, Matthew Walker …
Directed by: Gregori Viens
In a bid to jump-start his flagging career, a hapless songwriter (Henry Phillips) moves to L.A., where through a stroke of dumb luck, he lands a record deal. But show biz is a fickle…
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The Marc Pease Experience (2009)
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Anna Kendrick …
Directed by: Todd Louiso
Ten years after graduation, high school musical star Marc Pease (Jason Schwartzman) remains stuck in his glory days. But he's given a chance to face his past once and for all when he…
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Nativity! (2009)
Cast: Martin Freeman, Marc Wootton, Jason Watkins …
Directed by: Debbie Isitt
Grade school teacher Paul (Martin Freeman), charged with directing his school's Nativity play, puts himself in a comedic bind when he boasts -- falsely -- that his ex-girlfriend,…
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Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009)
Cast: Olivia Colman, Paddy Considine, Arctic Monkeys …
Directed by: Shane Meadows
In this mockumentary comedy, rocker-turned-roadie Le Donk (Paddy Considine) hits the highway touring with British band Arctic Monkeys. Hoping to jumpstart the career of Nottingham rapper…
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009)
Cast: Jake Hoffman, Devon Aoki, John Ventimiglia …
Directed by: Jordan Galland
At loose ends, actor and playboy Julian Marsh (Jake Hoffman) accepts a gig directing a bizarre adaptation of "Hamlet" -- written by a spooky-looking Romanian playwright -- that transforms the…
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2 Dudes and a Dream (2009)
Cast: Brian Drolet, Nic Nac, Tanja Reichert …
Directed by: Nathan Bexton
As flabby Sebastian (Nic Nac) strives to become a model, lowly usher Tom (Brian Drolet) hustles to make it as an actor. While pursuing fame and fortune together, the naïve duo stumbles into…
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The Assistants (2009)
Cast: Chris Conner, Joe Mantegna, Michael Grant Terry …
Directed by: Steve Morris
Weary of slaving for years as lowly assistants in the movie business, Jack Ryder (Chris Conner) and his friends stumble into a chance to own some production leverage of their own, based on a…