14 Small, But Clever Details From 'Shazam!' Kiwi director Taika Waititi has a way of injecting his signature offbeat style into an array of narratives that are wholeheartedly original. This is officially the only superhero movie that matters.

This stoner-paradise saga follows Poet Moondog (Matthew McConaughey) around the Florida Keys as he attempts to finish his novel.

This effort to be one another's platonic comfort blankets ultimately -- and predictably -- leads to sex and an eventual relationship with all its complications. We want an invite next time. The Peanut Butter Falcon is a 2019 American adventure film directed and written by Tyler... 20 Awesome Movie Details We Found This Week That Made Us Say 'Wow', The Best New Comedy Movies of the Last Few Years.

Everyone needs to laugh. The Beach Bum is crazy, yes, but it's also surprisingly sentimental.

Can’t relate. Childhood... Detective Pikachu is a 2019 action mystery film directed by Rob Letterman, based on the video... 15 Easter Eggs In 'Detective Pikachu' You Definitely Missed. Stephen Merchant, whom you know as the lanky sidekick of Ricky Gervais, writes and directs this wrestling comedy about a family who shares the same dream: to dominate the ring as legit WWE stars. Yesterday is a 2019 British musical comedy film directed by Danny Boyle.

If there were ever a reason to come out of hibernation, it would be for these irreverent gems, humorous dramedies, and girl-power comedies. Critics had high expectations of Hustlers before it came out, and yet somehow, it still …

If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Riley Stearns, the filmmaker behind the chamber thriller Faults, hits back with another compelling character study. Sasha went on to be a successful chef, while Marcus was content living with his dad, playing in a band, and being a chill stoner. There’s new blood in late night, and it’s all woman. Much of the humor is rooted in the buddy-dom of Leonardo DiCaprio's fading TV star Rick Dalton and his stunt double/handyman Cliff Booth, played by Brad Pitt. They just want to kiss a girl, play by the rules, and sing, respectively. Good news: 2019's slate of comedy movies includes a plethora of laugh-out-loud funny flicks that will take your mind off the worst woes of the real world.

This coming-of-age story is incredibly well acted: Feldstein and Dever land every punchline even as they convey the strains of a meaningful female friendship, and it's almost unfair to single out a supporting performance because they are all perfect gems, but f you're twisting our arm, we'll pick one: Billie Lourd as a druggie, almost magical rich kid, is brilliant. Harper's BAZAAR participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites.

Where to watch: In theaters, Released: May 29Cast: Ali Wong, Randall Park, Keanu Reeves, Vivian BangDirector: Nahnatchka KhanWhy it's great: One of the best entries in Netflix's ongoing attempt to dominate the romantic comedy genre, Always Be My Maybe pairs friends Ali Wong and Randall Park as Sasha and Marcus, pals from childhood who drifted apart after an awkward moment in their teens. Directed by Craig Brewer, this movie is about ambition taking flight against all odds. Keanu Reeves playing a keyed-up, obnoxious version of himself.

Eddie Murphy stars as Rudy Ray Moore, the real-life performer who financed and starred in an ultra-low-budget 1975 movie—featuring a flashy hustler named Dolemite—that became both a hit and the stuff of legend.

But like so many movies in producing pair Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's canon, Good Boys is a lot sweeter than its marketing lets on.

Netflix’s new film is kind of the opposite of your typical girl-meets-boy rom-com—our fave Gina Rodriguez gets her dream job in San Francisco (and dumped by her boyfriend) but decides to have one last night out with her best friends in NYC before moving.

Without fully absolving the director, know that when the joke's on Cliff and Rick, the movie is near perfection.Where to watch: Pre-order on Amazon and iTunes, Released: May 24Cast: Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd, Jason SudeikisDirector: Olivia WildeWhy it's great: Ever since Superbad came out in 2007, there were calls for a female version of the Apatovian classic. Shelton, who helmed several episodes of GLOW, recruits its resident curmudgeon Marc Maron to join Michaela Watkins, Jon Bass, and Jillian Bell.

This genre might be the hardest to pull off, since it requires a magical alchemy of performance, writing, and timing to actually elicit chuckles from an audience.

And let's face it: There are a lot of bad, dumb jokes out there. It's a sort of quixotic picaresque of a film, except Moondog isn't chasing windmills -- he's looking to (contractually) write the next great American novel and getting trashed while doing so. Rebel Wilson and Priyanka Chopra are honestly all we need in a good female-driven comedy (but Liam Hemsworth doesn’t hurt either). Sometimes you just need a comedy to get you through the day.

Director Lulu Wang is a master at balancing rollicking humor with devastating truth in her second film, a tragicomedy about a Chinese family who reunite under a ruse to say goodbye to the matriarch who has cancer.

When the movie opens, they've met their goals.