Dinner & A Couple Movies... 2015
by Britneylsmall | created - 27 Aug 2015 | updated - 27 Aug 2015 | PublicAn introvert's dream.
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1. Manhattan (1979)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy
Votes: 147,319 | Gross: $45.70M
To me this one is better than Annie Hall, but the relationship with the minor throws me off... other than the statutory rape a great film.
2. Welcome to Me (2014)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Director: Shira Piven | Stars: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, Wes Bentley
Votes: 19,651 | Gross: $0.61M
Just watch it, quirky could can describe how offbeat this main character is. She is completely wretched and relatable at the same time, watch it.
3. Chef (2014)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 231,843 | Gross: $31.42M
Reading the cast list alone should warrant a viewing, but the films is incredibly well told. It has just the right mix of jokes and drama, a good time all around.
4. The Apartment (1960)
Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston
Votes: 196,936 | Gross: $18.60M
A sweet old-timey film for the hopeless romantic inside all of us.
5. The Odd Couple (1968)
Passed | 105 min | Comedy
A New Yorker newly separated from his wife moves in with his best friend, a divorced sportswriter, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.
Director: Gene Saks | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman
Votes: 37,462 | Gross: $44.53M
If you don't love Walter Matthau, I don't know why you're reading this list...
6. Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.
Director: David Wain | Stars: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau
Votes: 60,537 | Gross: $0.29M
Metehumor at its finest. Please only if you've got a keen sense of irony.
7. In a World... (2013)
R | 93 min | Comedy
An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over profession against her arrogant father and his protégé.
Director: Lake Bell | Stars: Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry
Votes: 33,064 | Gross: $2.96M
A solid indie with that whole "hollywood-adjacent" vibe.
8. Happy Christmas (2014)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
After a break up, Jenny moves in with writer Kelly, her filmmaker husband, and their child. Despite a rocky start, Jenny's influence helps Kelly realize that an evolution in her life, career and relationship is necessary for her happiness.
Director: Joe Swanberg | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham
Votes: 8,866 | Gross: $0.03M
Real life improvised by actors.
9. Staten Island Summer (II) (2015)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
Pals Danny and Frank spend the summer after high school working as lifeguards while figuring out their future.
Director: Rhys Thomas | Stars: Graham Phillips, Zack Pearlman, Ashley Greene, Bobby Moynihan
Votes: 7,321
Seems like every other summer-coming-of-age-camp-ensemble-movie, and is it, but it's a good one.
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