Film Tone: Goofy

1.

Joe Dirt

2001 film by Dennie Gordon

Overview: Joe Dirt is a 2001 American adventure comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Adam Beach, Brian Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan, and Kid Rock. The ...

Release date: 11 April 2001

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Drama

Director: Dennie Gordon

Cast: David Spade, Brittany Daniel, Dennis Miller, Adam Beach, Christopher Walken, Jaime Pressly

Producer: Jack Giarraputo, Tom McNulty

Writer: David Spade, Fred Wolf

After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.

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2000s English-language films 4,276T

2001 directorial debut films 124T

2001 comedy films 331T

2.

Grease

1978 romantic musical film directed by Randal Kleiser

Overview: Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical ...

Release date: 13 June 1978

Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance

Director: Randal Kleiser

Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci

Producer: Allan Carr, Neil A. Machlis

Writer: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey

Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they ...

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1978 romantic comedy films 10T

Films about teenagers 158T

1970s American films 2,673T

3.

30 Rock

American satirical comedy television series

Overview: 30 Rock is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006 to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer ...

Genre: Comedy

Director: Don Scardino, Beth McCarthy-Miller

Cast: Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Alec Baldwin

Producer: Tina Fey, Marci Klein

Writer: Tina Fey, Kay Cannon

Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while ...

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2000s American workplace comedy television series 32T

Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series 208T

2010s American surreal comedy television series 58T

4.

The Mask

1994 comedy film by Chuck Russell

Overview: The Mask is a 1994 American neo-noir superhero comedy film directed by Charles Russell, produced by Bob Engelman, and written by Mike Werb, loosely based on the Mask comics published by Dark Horse Comics ...

Release date: 29 July 1994

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Chuck Russell

Cast: Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni, Orestes Matacena

Producer: Ann Burgund, Michael De Luca

Writer: Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden

Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask.

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1990s superhero comedy films 12T

1994 fantasy films 9T

Films produced by Michael De Luca 62T

5.

The Goonies

1985 American film by Richard Donner

Overview: The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. In the film ...

Release date: 7 June 1985

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery

Director: Richard Donner

Cast: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton

Producer: Harvey Bernhard, Richard Donner

Writer: Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus

In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate's ancient treasure.

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1980s English-language films 1,274T

1985 comedy films 183T

1980s adventure comedy films 56T

6.

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus

Overview: Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It was written for the screen by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by ...

Release date: 24 November 1993

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance

Director: Chris Columbus

Cast: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Polly Holliday, Lisa Jakub

Producer: Joan Bradshaw, Linda Jones Clough

Writer: Anne Fine, Randi Mayem Singer

After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.

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1990s American films 38T

1990s English-language films 3,906T

Films with screenplays by Leslie Dixon 13T

7.

That '70s Show

American television period sitcom

Overview: That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that originally aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in f ...

Release date: 23 August 1998

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: David Trainer, Terry Hughes

Cast: Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama, Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith

Producer: Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner

Writer: Mark Brazill, Bonnie Turner

A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin.

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That '70s Show 6T

Coming-of-age television shows 75T

Television series about teenagers 1,023T

8.

Seinfeld

American sitcom

Overview: Seinfeld ( SYNE-feld) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld ...

Release date: 31 May 1990

Genre: Comedy

Director: Andy Ackerman, Tom Cherones

Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, Ruth Cohen, Wayne Knight

Producer: George Shapiro, Howard West

Writer: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld

The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends.

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Television shows set in Manhattan 37T

Television series created by Jerry Seinfeld 3T

Television series created by Larry David 2T

9.

Saved by the Bell

American television sitcom

Overview: Saved by the Bell is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from August 20, 1989 to May 22, 1993. A retooling of the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the show follows a group of ...

Release date: 20 August 1989

Director: Don Barnhart, Gary Shimokawa

Cast: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies, Dennis Haskins, Tiffani Thiessen

Producer: Franco Bario, Peter Engel

Writer: Sam Bobrick, Bennett Tramer

A TV show centered on six students and their years at Bayside High School in Palisades, California.

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Television series about teenagers 1,023T

1980s American teen sitcoms 14T

1990s American high school television series 59T

10.

Saturday Night Live

American late-night live television sketch comedy show

Overview: Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiere was hosted by ...

Release date: 11 October 1975

Director: Dave Wilson, Don Roy King

Cast: Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson, Lenny Pickett, Seth Meyers

Producer: Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong

Writer: Lorne Michaels, James Downey

A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.

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American English-language television shows 9,864T

1970s American political comedy television series 8T

1980s American political comedy television series 8T

11.

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

12.

Chuck

American television spy action-comedy-drama series

Overview: Chuck is an American action-comedy/spy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck Bartowski, played by Zachary ...

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill, Allan Kroeker

Cast: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Sarah Lancaster

Producer: Chris Fedak, Josh Schwartz

Writer: Chris Fedak, Josh Schwartz

When a twenty-something computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, CIA and NSA assign two agents to protect him ...

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Television series about the Central Intelligence Agency 17T

American spy comedy television series 9T

American action comedy television series 29T

13.

Chappelle's Show

Comedy television program

Overview: Chappelle's Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by comedians Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show and starring in the majority of its sketches. Chappelle ...

Release date: 22 January 2003

Genre: Comedy, Music

Director: Rusty Cundieff, Andre Allen

Cast: Dave Chappelle, Donnell Rawlings, Rudy Rush, Charlie Murphy, Neal Brennan, Yasiin Bey

Producer: Michele Armour, Neal Brennan

Writer: Neal Brennan, Dave Chappelle

Comedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.

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2000s American variety television series 51T

2000s American sketch comedy television series 67T

2000s American satirical television series 154T

14.

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

15.

Zoolander

2001 film by Ben Stiller

Overview: Zoolander is a 2001 American action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and starring Stiller, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates ...

Release date: 28 September 2001

Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Director: Ben Stiller

Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller

Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Celia D. Costas

Writer: Drake Sather, Ben Stiller

At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

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2000s American films 7,129T

Film controversies in Singapore 8T

Film controversies in Malaysia 17T

16.

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008 film by Dennis Dugan

Overview: You Don't Mess with the Zohan is a 2008 American action black comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, produced by Adam Sandler, written by Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Robert Smigel, and starring Sandler ...

Release date: 6 June 2008

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama

Director: Dennis Dugan

Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, Ido Mosseri

Producer: Barry Bernardi, Jack Giarraputo

Writer: Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel

An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.

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Films about hairdressers 8T

Jewish films 28T

2000s English-language films 4,279T

17.

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

18.

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

19.

The Waterboy

1998 film by Frank Coraci

Overview: The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports comedy film directed by Frank Coraci and starring Adam Sandler in the title role, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Blake ...

Release date: 6 November 1998

Genre: Comedy, Sport

Director: Frank Coraci

Cast: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Producer: Phyllis Alia, Jack Giarraputo

Writer: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler

A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.

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1990s English-language films 3,887T

Films about mother–son relationships 142T

1998 comedy films 276T

20.

The House Bunny

2008 American film

Overview: The House Bunny is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Fred Wolf and written by Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah Lutz. It stars Anna Faris as a former Playboy bunny who signs up to be the "house mother" ...