Category Comedy

Asteroid City

Asteroid City, 1955. At a site in the Nevada desert, renowned for its crater after the impact of a giant asteroid, the fates of a war reporter in mourning for his wife, an actress he knows exists only in the gaze of others, a melancholic grandfather who tries to ‘reach’ his granddaughters, a scientist overwhelmed by events and a varied humanity lost in too large a space. During a convention of budding young scientists (the Junior Stargazer), who converged on the tourist town to present their inventions, an extraterrestrial ‘falls’ from the sky. The United States government, alarmed by the alien presence, places all those present in quarantine...

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No Hard Feelings

We’re in Montauk, summer hasn’t started yet and Maddie is already in a mess – her car has been impounded for unpaid fines, but without the car she can’t work as an Uber driver and supplement the salary she gets as a waitress, and without that extra money he can’t keep up with the property taxes on the house he inherited from his mother after her death… However, an ad on Craigslist seems to fit his (desperate) case: Laird and Allison, a rich couple New Yorkers with a house on the beaches of Montauk, seek “help” for their son Percy, in their view too inexperienced and unprepared to face life in college which will access in September. If Maddie can get him out of her shell, weaning him emotionally and sexually, she’ll get a Buick Regal in exchange. And so all her problems will be solved...

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Barbie

After more than 30 cartoon films where she has explored every possibility and situation, Barbie arrives at the cinema in live action and has the face of Margot Robbie. The most famous doll in the world comes to life thanks to the direction of Greta Gerwig who took care of the screenplay of the film together with her partner Noah Baumbach. Forced to leave Barbieland and her perfection of hers, she Barbie ventures to the real world where she has a series of adventures helping the people she meets until she finds herself on her way home again...

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Beau Is Afraid

Forty-nine-year-old Beau suffers from severe mental disorders and is still a virgin because he was convinced by his mother that if he orgasmed he would die – as happened (he is told) to his father the moment he conceived him. He lives in paranoia and imagines the city around him as a hell, where a serial killer roams the streets naked and corpses are left to rot in the middle of the intersections. He should leave to join his mother, but in a series of failed acts he manages to have his house keys and luggage stolen, furthermore an accident with a psychotropic drug further precipitates his psychic condition...

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Renfield

Robert Montague Renfield in a self-awareness group – together with other people with psychological and relational problems – reveals that he is in a destructive relationship. However, he does not reveal that his relationship is none other than with Count Dracula, the vampire of whom he has been a servant for dozens and dozens of years...

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Love Again

Mira Ray waits in a bar for her boyfriend. They joke, they talk, they kiss, without knowing that it will be the last time for both. He is hit by a drunk driver in broad daylight, and it will be very difficult for her to survive her pain. She will find the trick to continue to send him messages via cell phone without knowing that her number has meanwhile been reassigned to the company phone of music critic Rob Burns...

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret explores new friends, romance and early adolescence...

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Book Club- The Next Chapter

Diane, Vivian, Sharon and Carol have struggled through the lockdown supporting each other through Zoom connections, but as soon as the travel ban is lifted, the four friends decide to leave together for a trip to Italy...

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Maybe I Do

Michelle and Allen are in a relationship. They decide to invite their parents to finally meet to talk about marriage...

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Hustle

Stanley Sugarman works as a talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, NBA team. Promoted to assistant coach by the aging president, he finds himself traveling the world scouting talent following the death of his mentor and his son’s relegation, who has taken charge of the team. During a trip to Spain, Stanley – whose playing career was cut short by an accident – discovers Bo Cruz, a factory worker in whom he sees a future champion...

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