Film Theme: Schemes and Ruses

1.

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus

Overview: Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus, written by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel, Madame Doubtfire, by Anne Fine. The film was produced ...

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

2.

Easy A

2010 film by Will Gluck

Overview: Easy A (stylized as easy A) is a 2010 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes (in her final acting credit) ...

Release date: 11 September 2010

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Will Gluck

Cast: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Dan Byrd, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson

Producer: Zanne Devine, Alicia Emmrich

Writer: Bert V. Royal

A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.

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2010 romantic comedy-drama films 31T

2010 LGBT-related films 90T

2010 independent films 158T

3.

Just Go with It

2011 romantic comedy movie directed by Dennis Dugan

Overview: Just Go With It is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling, and produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Heather Parry. It is a remake ...

Release date: 8 February 2011

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Dennis Dugan

Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Nick Swardson, Brooklyn Decker, Bailee Madison

Producer: Barry Bernardi, Allen Covert

Writer: Allan Loeb, Timothy Dowling

On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie ...

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Films with screenplays by Allan Loeb 12T

Golden Raspberry Award winning films 242T

2010s English-language films 5,220T

4.

Psych

American detective comedy-drama television series

Overview: Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police ...

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Director: Mel Damski, Steve Franks

Cast: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen, Kirsten Nelson

Producer: Steve Franks, Chris Henze

Writer: Steve Franks, Andy Berman

A novice sleuth is hired by the police after he cons them into thinking he has psychic powers which help solve crimes. With the assistance of his reluctant ...

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Television shows filmed in Vancouver 375T

Television series by Universal Content Productions 70T

2000s American police comedy television series 9T

5.

White Chicks

2004 film by Keenen Ivory Wayans

Overview: White Chicks (stylized as WHiTE CHiCKS) is a 2004 American buddy cop crime comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans from a screenplay co-written by Wayans, Xavier Cook, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony ...

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

6.

Step Brothers

2008 American comedy film by Adam McKay

Overview: Step Brothers is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow, and written by Will Ferrell and McKay from a story by Ferrell, McKay, and John C. Reilly ...

Release date: 25 July 2008

Genre: Comedy

Director: Adam McKay

Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn

Producer: Judd Apatow, Joshua Church

Writer: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay

Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry.

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2000s English-language films 4,262T

2008 comedy films 421T

Films with screenplays by Will Ferrell 6T

7.

Some Like It Hot

1959 comedy film directed by Billy Wilder

Overview: Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown ...

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

8.

Mulan

1998 film directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft

Overview: Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, the film was ...

Release date: 5 June 1998

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, War

Director: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook

Cast: Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Freda Foh Shen, June Foray, James Hong, Miriam Margolyes

Producer: Pam Coats, Robert S. Garber

Writer: Robert D. San Souci, Rita Hsiao

To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.

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Films about Hua Mulan 8T

American animated feature films 68T

1990s English-language films 3,888T

9.

Aladdin

American animated musical fantasy film

Overview: Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution under Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on the ...

Release date: 11 November 1992

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker

Cast: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried

Producer: Ron Clements, Donald W. Ernst

Writer: Ron Clements, John Musker

A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

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Animation controversies in film 102T

American animated feature films 68T

1990s English-language films 3,891T

10.

Chloe

2009 film by Atom Egoyan

Overview: Chloe is a 2009 erotic thriller film directed by Atom Egoyan, a remake of the 2003 French film Nathalie.... It stars Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried in the title role. Its screenplay was ...

Release date: 13 September 2009

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance

Director: Atom Egoyan

Cast: Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Max Thieriot, R.H. Thomson, Nina Dobrev

Producer: Ali Bell, Jeffrey Clifford

Writer: Erin Cressida Wilson, Anne Fontaine

Suspecting her husband of infidelity, gynecologist Dr. Catherine Stewart hires an escort named Chloe in order to test his faithfulness. Soon, the rela ...

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English-language Canadian films 2,725T

2000s English-language films 4,264T

French psychological thriller films 66T

11.

Wedding Crashers

2005 film by David Dobkin

Overview: Wedding Crashers is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Steve Faber and Bob Fisher, starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken with Rachel McAdams ...

Release date: 13 July 2005

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: David Dobkin

Cast: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour

Producer: Peter Abrams, Cale Boyter

Writer: Steve Faber, Bob Fisher

John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves ...

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2000s English-language films 4,281T

Films about weddings in the United States 34T

2005 romantic comedy films 82T

12.

There's Something About Mary

1998 romantic comedy movie

Overview: There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, who co-wrote it with Ed Decter and John J. Strauss. The film features Cameron Diaz as ...

Release date: 15 July 1998

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Danny Byers, Peter Farrelly

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Lee Evans, Chris Elliott, Lin Shaye

Producer: Frank Beddor, Mark Charpentier

Writer: Ed Decter, John J. Strauss

A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.

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1990s English-language films 3,881T

1998 romantic comedy films 52T

1998 comedy films 276T

13.

The Hottie & the Nottie

2008 American film

Overview: The Hottie and The Nottie (stylized as The Hottie & The Nottie) is a 2008 American romantic comedy film starring Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, and Christine Lakin. Written by Heidi Ferrer and directed ...

Release date: 8 February 2008

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Tom Putnam

Cast: Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, Christine Lakin, Johann Urb, Adam Kulbersh, The Greg Wilson

Producer: Kenneth Burke, Craig Chapman

Writer: Heidi Ferrer

Nate moves to L.A. to track down Cristabel, the woman he's been in love with since childhood, only to discover that his plan to woo her only has one ...

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English-language independent films 5,510T

English-language romantic comedy films 2,269T

2000s American films 7,249T

14.

She's All That

1999 film directed by Robert Iscove

Overview: She's All That is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove. It stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, and Paul Walker. After being dumped by his girl ...

Release date: 29 January 1999

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Robert Iscove

Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Kevin Pollak

Producer: Peter Abrams, Jennifer Gibgot

Writer: R. Lee Fleming Jr.

A high school jock makes a bet that he can turn an unattractive girl into the school's prom queen.

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1990s coming-of-age comedy films 17T

1999 comedy films 289T

Films directed by Robert Iscove 15T

15.

Love Don't Cost a Thing

2003 American film

Overview: Love Don't Cost a Thing (stylized as Love Don't Co$t a Thing) is a 2003 American teen comedy film written and directed by Troy Beyer and starring Nick Cannon and Christina Milian. It also stars Steve ...

Release date: 10 December 2003

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Director: Troy Byer

Cast: Nick Cannon, Jordan Burg, Jackie Benoit, George Cedar, Gay Thomas-Wilson, Al Thompson

Producer: Mark Burg, Reuben Cannon

Writer: Michael Swerdlick, Troy Byer

A high school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.

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2000s English-language films 4,269T

2000s teen sex comedy films 19T

Films scored by Richard Gibbs 47T

16.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007 film by Dennis Dugan

Overview: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (also simply known as Chuck & Larry) is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan. It stars Adam Sandler and Kevin James as the title characters Chuck Levine ...

Release date: 12 July 2007

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Dennis Dugan

Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi

Producer: Barry Bernardi, Michael Bostick

Writer: Barry Fanaro, Alexander Payne

Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

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2000s American films 7,129T

Film controversies in the United States 117T

17.

Dostana

2008 film by Tarun Mansukhani

Overview: Dostana (transl. Friendship) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Dharma Productions. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham ...

Release date: 13 November 2008

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Tarun Mansukhani

Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kirron Kher, Bobby Deol, Boman Irani

Producer: Constance Buccafurri, Hiroo Johar

Writer: Anvita Dutt Guptan, Tarun Mansukhani

Two straight guys pretend to be gay in order to secure a Miami apartment. When both of them fall for their roommate Neha, hilarity ensues as they strive ...

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Films set in Coral Gables, Florida 18T

2008 romantic comedy films 97T

2008 comedy films 421T

18.

Dinner for Schmucks

2010 film by Jay Roach

Overview: Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and based on Francis Veber's 1998 French film Le Dîner de Cons.

Release date: 30 July 2010

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jay Roach

Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Jemaine Clement, Stephanie Szostak, Lucy Punch

Producer: Gary Barber, Sacha Baron Cohen

Writer: David Guion, Michael Handelman

After he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their special guests, a rising executive questions the merits of his ...

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2010s English-language films 5,179T

Films produced by Walter F. Parkes 31T

2010 comedy films 386T

19.

Body of Lies

2008 film by Ridley Scott

Overview: Body of Lies is a 2008 American spy action thriller film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, written by William Monahan, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and Golshifteh Farahani in the ...

Release date: 5 October 2008

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Ali Suliman

Producer: Zakaria Alaoui, Michael Costigan

Writer: William Monahan, David Ignatius

A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors ...

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Films set in Langley, Virginia 15T

American spy action films 53T

2008 action thriller films 45T

20.

10 Things I Hate About You

1999 film by Gil Junger

Overview: 10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Gil Junger in his film directorial debut and starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa O ...