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Summary: An old patriarch unites all members of his family for his birthday, but the group of people are full of personal and social problems.
Release Date: September 02, 1988
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 h 39 min
MPAA: PG

Production: Columbia Pictures
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, CBS
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,000,000
Domestic: $ 187,349
Summary: The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 4,533,261
International: $ 245,115
Summary: A stand-up comic (Julie Kavner) neglects her two daughters in the midst of her newfound fame.
Runtime: 1 h 45 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 10,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,922,094
Summary: The film chronicles the rise and fall of Germany's most famous a capella group, the Comedian Harmonists, in 1930s Germany.
Runtime: 1 h 55 min
MPAA: R

Countries: Germany, Austria
Language: German
Domestic: $ 244,861
Summary: After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
Runtime: 1 h 37 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 14,000,000
Domestic: $ 18,034,150
Summary: A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Domestic: $ 2,198,924
International: $ 5,807,510
Summary: A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.
Runtime: 1 h 38 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 236,809
Summary: The second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.
Runtime: 2 h 13 min
MPAA: G

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 4,979,380
Summary: Richard Pryor's classic 1979 concert film has him discussing a wide range of topics, including race, the police and his favorite target -- himself.
Runtime: 1 h 18 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 300,000
Summary: The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.
Runtime: 1 h 17 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Domestic: $ 327,958
Summary: Rupert Pupkin is a passionate yet unsuccessful comic who craves nothing more than to be in the spotlight and to achieve this, he stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
Runtime: 1 h 49 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 20,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,536,242
Summary: John Cassavetes gives a compelling performance as a man confronting a mid-life crisis with extraordinary results for everyone around him.
Runtime: 2 h 20 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 13,000,000
Domestic: $ 5,005,245
Summary: Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 3,527,886
Summary: A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.
Runtime: 2 h 08 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 21,042,667
Summary: The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career, while journalist Bob Woodward researches Belushi's life as he prepares to write a book about the late comic actor.
Runtime: 1 h 52 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Domestic: $ 1,089,000
Summary: The life of Buddy Young, a comic legend in flashbacks but an old man looking for work in the present.
Runtime: 1 h 59 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 43,000,000
Domestic: $ 13,351,357
Summary: The story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate and mysteriously disappears in 1975.
Runtime: 2 h 20 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 35,000,000
Domestic: $ 24,276,506
International: $ 5,025,615
Summary: A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Runtime: 1 h 48 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 1,316,865
Summary: Sick of the neglect he receives from his mom and dad, a young boy leaves home and travels the world in search of new parents.
Runtime: 1 h 27 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 40,000,000
Domestic: $ 7,182,747
Summary: Stand up comedy by Martin Lawrence, filmed in the Majestic Theater in New York City. Martin Lawrence talks about everything from racism, to relationships, to his childhood.
Runtime: 1 h 24 min
MPAA: Unrated

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 10,184,701