Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Summary: A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.

Release Date: November 14, 2014

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Writers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

, Nicolás Giacobone

, Alexander Dinelaris

Runtime: 1 h 59 min

MPAA: R

Production: New Regency Productions, M Productions, Grisbi Productions, Le

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, KVH Media Group, Netflix

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 18,000,000

Domestic: $ 42,340,598

International: $ 60,874,496

Pink Flamingos (1972)

Summary: Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".

Release Date: March 31, 1976

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Director: John Waters

Writer: John Waters

Runtime: 1 h 33 min

MPAA: NC-17

Production: Dreamland

Distributor: Fine Line Features, Saliva Films, Harmonyvision, The Criterion Channel, The Criterion Collection, Wizard Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,000

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Summary: A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.

Release Date: December 18, 1975

Genres: Comedy, Musical

Director: Jim Sharman

Writers: Richard O'Brien

, Jim Sharman

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: R

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Michael White Productions

Distributor: CBS/Fox, Fox Video, Fox Network, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Cinémax, Home Box Office (HBO), Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,200,000

Domestic: $ 112,892,319

International: $ 2,898,917

El Mariachi (1992)

Summary: A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.

Release Date: February 26, 1993

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Writer: Robert Rodriguez

Runtime: 1 h 21 min

MPAA: R

Production: Los Hooligans Productions, Columbia Pictures

Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video, Starz, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Countries: Mexico, United States

Language: Spanish

Franchise: El Mariachi

Movie budget: $ 7,000

Domestic: $ 2,040,920

Falling Down (1993)

Summary: An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Release Date: February 26, 1993

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Joel Schumacher

Writer: Ebbe Roe Smith

Runtime: 1 h 53 min

MPAA: R

Production: Alcor Films, Canal+, New Regency Productions

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Warner Home Video

Countries: France, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 40,903,593

Crash (2004)

Summary: Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.

Release Date: May 06, 2005

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director: Paul Haggis

Writers: Paul Haggis

, Bobby Moresco

Runtime: 1 h 52 min

MPAA: R

Production: Bob Yari Productions, DEJ Productions, Blackfriars Bridge Films, Harris Company, ApolloProScreen Filmproduktion, Bull's Eye Entertainment, Incognito Pictures

Distributor: Lions Gate Films, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Germany

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 6,500,000

Domestic: $ 54,580,300

International: $ 43,829,761

Gayniggers from Outer Space (1992)

Summary: Extraterrestrial beings travel the galaxy to free men oppressed by females to make way for an entirely-homosexual society.

Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Short

Director: Morten Lindberg

Writers: Per Kristensen

, Morten Lindberg

Runtime: 0 h 26 min

Production: Lindberg/Kristensen Film

Country: Denmark

Language: English

4 - GAY STUFF

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

Summary: After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroines Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.

Release Date: February 07, 2020

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Cathy Yan

Writers: Christina Hodson

, Paul Dini

, Bruce Timm

Runtime: 1 h 49 min

MPAA: R

Production: Clubhouse Pictures (II), DC Entertainment, Kroll & Co. Entertainment, LuckyChap Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: DC Extended Universe

Movie budget: $ 84,500,000

Domestic: $ 84,172,791

International: $ 121,365,142

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Coonskin (1974)

Summary: Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.

Release Date: August 20, 1975

Genres: Action, Comedy, Animation

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Writer: Ralph Bakshi

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: R

Production: Bakshi Productions, Paramount Pictures, Ruddy Productions

Distributor: Bryanston Distributing, Academy Entertainment, Xenon Entertainment Group, California Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Summary: Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Release Date: March 06, 1998

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Sport

Directors: Joel Coen

, Ethan Coen

Writers: Ethan Coen

, Joel Coen

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: R

Production: Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

Distributor: Image Entertainment, NBC Universal Television Distribution, Peacock, PolyGram Video, USA Network, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 19,301,403

International: $ 28,765,540

Election (1999)

Summary: A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.

Release Date: May 07, 1999

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Alexander Payne

Writers: Tom Perrotta

, Alexander Payne

, Jim Taylor

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Bona Fide Productions, MTV Films, Paramount Pictures

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment, Fox Network, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel, The Criterion Collection, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 14,902,041

International: $ 239

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Summary: A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.

Release Date: August 18, 2006

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Directors: Jonathan Dayton

, Valerie Faris

Writer: Michael Arndt

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: R

Production: Searchlight Pictures, Big Beach Films, Bona Fide Productions, Major Studio Partners

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 8,000,000

Domestic: $ 59,891,098

International: $ 41,168,473

99 Francs (2007)

Summary: The life of Octave Parango, a flamboyant ad designer, filled with success, satire, misery and love.

Release Date: June 06, 2008

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Directors: Jan Kounen

, Laurent Lafran

, Bruno Vatin

Writers: Nicolas Charlet

, Bruno Lavaine

, Jan Kounen

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: 13+

Production: Légende Films, Film 99 Francs, Pathé, CinéCinéma, Poste Image, Cofimage 18

Country: France

Language: French

Movie budget: $ 12,447,638

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

Summary: Moviestar Nick Cage is channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan and a CIA agent.

Release Date: April 22, 2022

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Tom Gormican

Writers: Tom Gormican

, Kevin Etten

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: R

Production: Burr! Productions, Embassy Films, Lionsgate, Lions Gate Films

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 30,000,000

Domestic: $ 20,300,157

International: $ 8,816,163

Withnail and I (1987)

Summary: In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.

Release Date: June 19, 1987

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Bruce Robinson

Writer: Bruce Robinson

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: R

Production: Cineplex Odeon Films, Cineplex Odeon Films, HandMade Films, HandMade Films, Cineplex Odeon Films

Distributor: Cineplex Odeon Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment, HBO Max, Image Entertainment, Media Home Entertainment, Seville Pictures, The Criterion Channel, The Criterion Collection, Video Treasures

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,100,000

Domestic: $ 1,544,889

International: $ 405,734

Parasite (2019)

Summary: Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

Release Date: November 08, 2019

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Director: Bong Joon Ho

Writers: Bong Joon Ho

, Han Jin-won

Runtime: 2 h 12 min

MPAA: R

Production: CJ Entertainment, Barunson E&A

Distributor: Neon, The Criterion Collection

Country: South Korea

Language: Korean

Movie budget: $ 11,400,000

Domestic: $ 53,369,749

International: $ 208,760,220

Happiness (1998)

Summary: The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

Release Date: October 23, 1998

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Todd Solondz

Writer: Todd Solondz

Runtime: 2 h 14 min

MPAA: R

Production: Good Machine, Killer Films

Distributor: Trimark Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 2,200,000

Domestic: $ 2,982,011

International: $ 310

The Interview (2014)

Summary: Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.

Release Date: December 24, 2014

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Directors: Evan Goldberg

, Seth Rogen

Writers: Dan Sterling

, Seth Rogen

, Evan Goldberg

Runtime: 1 h 52 min

MPAA: 14A

Production: Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Point Grey Pictures

Distributor: Google Play, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Xbox Video, YouTube

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 44,000,000

Domestic: $ 6,105,175

International: $ 5,677,450