Film Theme: Fish Out of Water

1.

Ugly Betty

2006 American dramedy television series

Overview: Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC between 2006 and 2010. It revolves around the character Betty Suarez, who despite ...

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Victor Nelli Jr., James Hayman

Cast: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Becki Newton, Michael Urie

Producer: Salma Hayek, Silvio Horta

Writer: Silvio Horta, Fernando Gaitán

A young, smart and wise woman named Betty Suarez goes on a journey to find her inner beauty. The only...

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Television shows set in Queens 10T

Television shows set in Manhattan 37T

Television shows filmed in New York City 216T

2.

The O.C.

2003 American teen drama television series

Overview: The O.C. is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of ...

Release date: 5 August 2003

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Ian Toynton, Michael Lange

Cast: Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Melinda Clarke

Producer: McG, Josh Schwartz

Writer: Josh Schwartz, Mark Fish

A troubled youth becomes embroiled in the lives of a close-knit group of people in the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County ...

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Television series about teenagers 1,022T

Gay-related television shows 207T

2000s American LGBT-related drama television series 51T

3.

Mork & Mindy

American television situation comedy

Overview: Mork & Mindy is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from September 14, 1978 to May 27, 1982. A spin-off after a highly successful episode of Happy Days, it starred Robin Williams as ...

Release date: 14 September 1978

Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Family

Director: Howard Storm, Bob Claver

Cast: Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Ralph James, Conrad Janis, Tom Poston, Jay Thomas

Producer: Bruce Johnson, Anthony W. Marshall

Writer: Joe Glauberg, Garry Marshall

A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents, and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.

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Fictional married couples 47T

Television series about alien visitations 54T

1970s American comic science fiction television series 8T

4.

Green Acres

American sitcom television series

Overview: Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series ...

Release date: 15 September 1965

Genre: Comedy, Family

Director: Richard L. Bare, Ralph Levy

Cast: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Tom Lester, Pat Buttram, Alvy Moore, Frank Cady

Producer: Paul Henning, Guy Scarpitta

Writer: Jay Sommers, Dick Chevillat

A New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville.

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Television series by Filmways 24T

Green Acres 1T

1970s American sitcoms 201T

5.

ALF

American sitcom

Overview: ALF is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 22, 1986, to March 24, 1990.

Release date: 22 September 1986

Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Drama

Director: Nick Havinga, Burt Brinckerhoff

Cast: Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, Benji Gregory, John LaMotta

Producer: Bernie Brillstein, Paul Fusco

Writer: Tom Patchett, Paul Fusco

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

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Television series by Lorimar-Telepictures 32T

American television shows featuring puppetry 413T

Television series about alien visitations 56T

6.

Wild Child

2008 film by Nick Moore

Overview: Wild Child is a 2008 teen comedy film directed by Nick Moore and starring Emma Roberts, Alex Pettyfer, Georgia King, Kimberley Nixon, Juno Temple, Linzey Cocker, Sophie Wu, Aidan Quinn and Natasha Richardson ...

Release date: 14 August 2008

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy

Director: Nick Moore

Cast: Emma Roberts, Lexi Ainsworth, Shelby Young, Johnny Pacar, Aidan Quinn, Natasha Richardson

Producer: Tim Bevan, Alexandra Ferguson

Writer: Lucy Dahl

A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.

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Films directed by Nick Moore 3T

Films shot in Scarborough 4T

Films shot in Harrogate 1T

7.

White Chicks

2004 film by Keenen Ivory Wayans

Overview: White Chicks is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It stars Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans as two black FBI agents who go undercover using whiteface as women to solve a kidnapping ...

Release date: 23 June 2004

Genre: Crime, Comedy

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Cast: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John Heard

Producer: Rick Alvarez, Lee R. Mayes

Writer: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans

Two disgraced FBI agents go way undercover in an effort to protect hotel heiresses the Wilson sisters from a kidnapping plot.

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2000s English-language films 4,264T

Films about the Federal Bureau of Investigation 150T

2004 comedy films 391T

8.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975 American film by Jim Sharman

Overview: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy horror film by 20th Century Fox, produced by Lou Adler and Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman. The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor ...

Release date: 14 August 1975

Genre: Comedy, Musical, Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: Jim Sharman

Cast: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell

Producer: Lou Adler, John Goldstone

Writer: Richard O'Brien, Jim Sharman

A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

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Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios 141T

LGBT-related comedy horror films 28T

Science fiction musical films 21T

9.

The Princess Diaries

2001 film produced by Walt Disney Pictures

Overview: The Princess Diaries is a 2001 American coming-of-age teen comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Garry Marshall. Based on Meg Cabot's 2000 young adult novel of the same name, the ...

Release date: 29 July 2001

Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance, Thriller

Director: Garry Marshall

Cast: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall

Producer: Debra Martin Chase, Whitney Houston

Writer: Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos

Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries ...

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

American coming-of-age comedy films 135T

2001 romantic comedy films 68T

10.

Some Like It Hot

1959 comedy film directed by Billy Wilder

Overview: Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed and produced by Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George ...

Release date: 29 March 1959

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Music, Romance, Thriller

Director: Billy Wilder

Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown

Producer: I.A.L. Diamond, Doane Harrison

Writer: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

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Polish-Americans in fiction 3T

1950s English-language films 1,582T

1959 romantic comedy films 23T

11.

Ratatouille

2007 animated film directed by Brad Bird

Overview: Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was written and directed by Brad Bird ...

Release date: 22 June 2007

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

Cast: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole

Producer: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis

Writer: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous Paris restaurant.

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American animated feature films 69T

2000s English-language films 4,356T

Animated films set in Paris 26T

12.

Pretty Woman

1990 romantic movie directed by Garry Marshall

Overview: Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy ...

Release date: 23 March 1990

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Garry Marshall

Cast: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo, Alex Hyde-White

Producer: Gary W. Goldstein, Arnon Milchan

Writer: J.F. Lawton

A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.

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Films produced by Arnon Milchan 76T

1990s English-language films 3,880T

Films about the upper class 57T

13.

Lilo & Stitch

2002 Disney animated science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois

Overview: Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated science fiction comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 42nd Disney animated feature film, it was ...

Release date: 16 June 2002

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders

Cast: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames

Producer: Lisa M. Poole, Clark Spencer

Writer: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive from the law.

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2000s English-language films 2,127T

American surfing films 63T

Animated films about sisters 11T

14.

Kindergarten Cop

1990 action comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman

Overview: Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and distributed by Universal Pictures. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough police detective working undercover as ...

Release date: 21 December 1990

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Director: Ivan Reitman

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson, Carroll Baker

Producer: Brian Grazer, Michael C. Gross

Writer: Murray Salem, Herschel Weingrod

A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.

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Films about witness protection 48T

1990s English-language films 3,881T

1990s comedy thriller films 34T

15.

How High

2001 film by Jesse Dylan

Overview: How High is a 2001 American stoner comedy film starring Method Man and Redman, written by Dustin Lee Abraham, and director Jesse Dylan's debut feature film.

Release date: 17 December 2001

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Jesse Dylan

Cast: Method Man, Redman, Obba Babatundé, Mike Epps, Anna Maria Horsford, Fred Willard

Producer: Pamela Abdy, Danny DeVito

Writer: Dustin Abraham

Two guys by the name of Silas and Jamal decided to one day smoke something magical, which eventually helps them to ace their college entrance exam.

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2000s English-language films 4,269T

2001 directorial debut films 124T

2001 comedy films 331T

16.

Fat Albert

2004 film by Joel Zwick

Overview: Fat Albert is a 2004 American live-action/animated comedy film based on the 1972 Filmation animated television series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids created by Bill Cosby. Kenan Thompson stars as the title ...

Release date: 12 December 2004

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Joel Zwick

Cast: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Dania Ramirez, Shedrack Anderson III, Aaron Frazier, Marques Houston

Producer: Bill Cosby, Camille O. Cosby

Writer: Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids come to life and step out of their animated, inner-city Philadelphia world.

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American films with live action and animation 274T

2000s English-language films 4,281T

Films scored by Richard Gibbs 47T

17.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982 film by Steven Spielberg

Overview: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (or simply E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who ...

Release date: 26 May 1982

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, K.C. Martel

Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Melissa Mathison

Writer: Melissa Mathison

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home-world.

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1980s American films 3,362T

American films about Halloween 89T

1980s English-language films 3,443T

18.

Coming to America

1988 film by John Landis

Overview: Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also starred in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio ...

Release date: 29 June 1988

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: John Landis

Cast: Paul Bates, Eddie Murphy, Garcelle Beauvais, Feather, Stephanie Simon, Victoria Dillard

Producer: Leslie Belzberg, George Folsey Jr.

Writer: Eddie Murphy, David Sheffield

An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong ...

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American crossover films 41T

1980s English-language films 3,420T

Comedy crossover films 16T

19.

Caddyshack

1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis

Overview: Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O ...

Release date: 25 July 1980

Genre: Comedy, Sport

Director: Harold Ramis

Cast: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray, Sarah Holcomb

Producer: Douglas Kenney, Donald MacDonald

Writer: Brian Doyle-Murray, Harold Ramis

An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

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1980s English-language films 3,418T

1980 directorial debut films 49T

1980 comedy films 189T

20.

Aquamarine

2006 film by Elizabeth Allen

Overview: Aquamarine is a 2006 American teen fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Elizabeth Allen, loosely based on the 2001 young adult novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman. It stars Emma Roberts, Joanna ...