Sky Cinema Comedy

The place is Moscow, the year is 1953 and after being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin dies after an inconveniently brief illness. Amid the shock, the members of the Council of Ministers engage in a chaotic bid for power. Armando Iannucci's political satire, starring Andrea Riseborough, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor and M

A crooked railway tycoon whose men are terrorising a frontier town arranges for a black sheriff to be appointed, hoping the racist residents will reject him. The lawman proves more cunning than expected, and with the help of a drunken gunslinger, runs rings around the businessman. Mel Brooks' Western spoof, in which he co-stars alongside Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn.

A host of weird and wacky characters cause mayhem at an exclusive golf club, including a laid-back professional player, an obnoxious millionaire, the snobbish club president, a motley collection of teenage caddies and a psychotic groundskeeper engaging in a fight to the death with a canny gopher. Comedy, starring Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Michael O'Keefe and Rodney Dangerfield.

An ageing British rock band try to revive their fortunes by embarking on a US tour, with a film-maker on hand to record the mayhem. However, the big comeback soon turns into a series of disasters as tensions between the clueless rockers and their long-suffering manager reach breaking point. Spoof documentary, starring Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner.

A writer struggling to complete the script for a movie about psychopathic killers turns to his criminal friends for advice. He ends up getting more than he bargained for when the small-time crooks kidnap a dog that belongs to a gangster, putting all their lives in danger. Comedy thriller, starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken and Woody Harrelson.

Wealthy businessman Zsa-Zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins. Writer/director Wes Anderson's comedy, starring Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton and Michael Cera.

A lawyer whose underhand ploys to win cases leave him little time to see his son discovers he is incapable of lying after the boy's birthday wish makes his dad tell only the truth. However, this causes a host of problems as the attorney tries to muddle his way through a high-profile divorce settlement. Comedy, with Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Jennifer Tilly and Cary Elwes.

A middle-aged married woman feels her long-standing relationship with her unadventurous husband is becoming stale. When she hears of a marriage counsellor offering therapy sessions in his remote retreat, she persuades her reluctant spouse to join her for a week with the doctor rediscovering why they fell in love in the first place. Romantic comedy, with Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Care

Three former college friends reunite at the funeral of a mutual acquaintance, who killed herself after her husband left her for a younger woman. Finding themselves in a similar situation, the trio decide to take action and hit their former partners where it hurts most - their finances. Comedy, starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Bronson Pinchot and Elizabeth

Failed actress Lucy Mason is a star employee of the Adore matchmaking agency. She prefers the life of a singleton after her previous relationship with actor John imploded because of his precarious finances. At a client's wedding, Lucy meets the groom's brother, Harry, and politely rebuffs his amorous advances, suggesting he should enrol with Adore. Harry persists and Lucy agrees to go on a date, o

A middle-aged shop worker reveals he has never been intimate with a woman, which prompts his shocked colleagues to set him up with a series of potentially passionate dates. When he falls for a single mother, his friends think he is right on course for a lusty liaison, but his new partner is not ready for a physical relationship. Judd Apatow's comedy, starring Steve Carell, Catherine Keener and Pau

A blind man and his deaf friend go on the run to clear themselves of a trumped-up murder charge. However, all kinds of oddball characters are on their trail, determined to get hold of a top-secret microchip that the duo do not realise they have. Comedy, starring Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Kevin Spacey, Joan Severance, Alan North and Anthony Zerbe.

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A disgraced soccer star jailed for assaulting two policemen is persuaded by the prison authorities to form a football team of inmates to take on the guards. Unfortunately, whipping his fellow prisoners into shape proves a tricky proposition. Comedy drama, starring Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, David Hemmings and Jason Flemyng.

An idealistic lawyer catches the attention of a real-estate tycoon, who offers her a job. She starts out thinking she can change his venal ways, but quickly tires of running his life for him. Finding himself in desperate need of her support, the self-absorbed millionaire pulls out all the stops to win her back. Romantic comedy, starring Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt and Dana Ivey.

FBI agent Gracie Hart is taken off active duty and made the face of the bureau's publicity campaign, but would rather catch crooks than be the focus of media attention - so when her friends are kidnapped, she disobeys orders to run her own undercover investigation with the help of a short-tempered colleague. Comedy sequel, starring Sandra Bullock, Regina King, William Shatner and Heather Burns.

A female journalist sets out to demonstrate how women manage to put off prospective partners, and spies the perfect man on whom to test her theories. However, the experiment takes an unexpected turn thanks to her guinea pig, who has a hidden agenda of his own. Romantic comedy, starring Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg and Michael Michele.

Failed actress Lucy Mason is a star employee of the Adore matchmaking agency. She prefers the life of a singleton after her previous relationship with actor John imploded because of his precarious finances. At a client's wedding, Lucy meets the groom's brother, Harry, and politely rebuffs his amorous advances, suggesting he should enrol with Adore. Harry persists and Lucy agrees to go on a date, o

A slobbish guitarist dreams of stardom, but his hopes are dashed when the other members of his band kick him out. Struggling to make ends meet, he takes a job as a supply teacher at an exclusive private school, and sets about moulding his pupils into rock gods. Comedy from director Richard Linklater, starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White and Sarah Silverman.

Recently widowed Bridget enters the dating game once again, caught between her son's science teacher and a man 20 years her junior. Romantic comedy, starring Renee Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hugh Grant, Leo Woodall and Colin Firth.

Nurse Greg is now the proud father of twins, but has yet to earn the respect of his wife's stern father after 10 years of marriage. The couple invite both sides of their extended family to the kids' birthday party, where Greg makes a desperate effort to finally prove his worth to his father-in-law. Comedy sequel, with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson and Dustin Hoffman.

A brilliant surgeon escapes the heartache and frustration of his failing marriage by falling in love with a bottled human brain - but needs to find a suitable body to implant it in. Science Fiction comedy, starring Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner and Paul Benedict, while Sissy Spacek provides the voice of the doctor's beloved brain.

Having settled their differences, Brad and Dusty's newfound friendship is put to the test when their respective fathers - one gentle, the other overly macho - arrive for the Christmas holidays, forcing them to change their plans. What starts as a break at a fun-filled trip to a luxury resort turns into something far more chaotic. Comedy, starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson and John Li

Two teenage friends are on the brink of going to different colleges, so decide to mark the event by going to a party where they hope to lose their virginity. However, they have promised to supply the booze for the event, a task that proves much harder than expected because they are under age. Unfortunately, when a friend steps in to help, the situation gets even worse. Comedy, starring Jonah Hill,

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A teenager is surprised when she is befriended by the girls in the most popular clique at her new school. However, a dating mishap leads to trouble and her supposed friends start to turn on her. Urged on by other pals outside their circle, the newcomer resolves to bring down the self-appointed queen of campus - only to end up adopting some of her rival's crueller characteristics. Comedy, with Lind

Three former college friends reunite at the funeral of a mutual acquaintance, who killed herself after her husband left her for a younger woman. Finding themselves in a similar situation, the trio decide to take action and hit their former partners where it hurts most - their finances. Comedy, starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Bronson Pinchot and Elizabeth

A bad-boy figure skater and his effeminate arch-enemy are banned from the sport after their intense rivalry results in a brawl. However, the pair find a loophole in the regulations allowing them to enter the world championships as the first ever same-sex pair - if they can put aside their differences long enough to compete. Comedy, starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett and Amy Poehler.

Recently widowed Bridget enters the dating game once again, caught between her son's science teacher and a man 20 years her junior. Romantic comedy, starring Renee Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hugh Grant, Leo Woodall and Colin Firth.

A drug dealer is hired to pick up a shipment of marijuana in Mexico and bring it back over the border. To make himself look less suspicious, he recruits a stripper and two teenagers to pose as a perfect all-American family on holiday, only to end up getting on the wrong side of a drug cartel. Comedy, with Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston and Emma Roberts.

Nurse Greg is now the proud father of twins, but has yet to earn the respect of his wife's stern father after 10 years of marriage. The couple invite both sides of their extended family to the kids' birthday party, where Greg makes a desperate effort to finally prove his worth to his father-in-law. Comedy sequel, with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson and Dustin Hoffman.

A blind man and his deaf friend go on the run to clear themselves of a trumped-up murder charge. However, all kinds of oddball characters are on their trail, determined to get hold of a top-secret microchip that the duo do not realise they have. Comedy, starring Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Kevin Spacey, Joan Severance, Alan North and Anthony Zerbe.

Dimwitted Rhode Island limousine driver Lloyd Christmas and his equally vacuous friend Harry Dunne embark on a disaster-fraught cross-country trip to Aspen, where they hope to reunite a briefcase with its female owner. However, the pair are unaware the case contains a $1million ransom they would have been better leaving well alone. Farrelly brothers comedy, starring Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Laure

The half-witted duo meet for the first time as teenagers and band together to face the perils of high school - and prove they are intelligent enough to leave remedial classes behind. Comedy prequel, starring Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Rachel Nichols, Eugene Levy and Mimi Rogers.

Three men on a stag weekend in Las Vegas wake up after a night of heavy drinking and find they have not only misplaced the groom, but somehow gained a tiger and a baby. Unable to remember the details of the night before, they set about piecing the clues together in the hope of finding their missing friend. Comedy, starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.

Phil, Stu and Alan reunite in Bangkok for another stag weekend, but having learned the lessons of their previous misadventures, resolve to keep this one quiet and alcohol-free. Things inevitably do not go according to plan, and they must once again piece together the events of a wild night they cannot remember. Comedy sequel, starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.

Drinking buddies Phil and Stu try to help their troubled friend Alan get his life in order, only to stumble into another bizarre misadventure. The Mob have taken Alan's brother hostage and to free him, they have to track down manic gangster Mr Chow, who has escaped from a Thai prison. Comedy sequel, starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and John Goodman.

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An idealistic lawyer catches the attention of a real-estate tycoon, who offers her a job. She starts out thinking she can change his venal ways, but quickly tires of running his life for him. Finding himself in desperate need of her support, the self-absorbed millionaire pulls out all the stops to win her back. Romantic comedy, starring Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt and Dana Ivey.

A widowed father is coping badly with his wife's death, but his son is convinced that what he really needs is some new romance in his life. He arranges for his dad to go on a radio phone-in show, and his touching story moves a reporter to respond, even though she is already engaged. She returns to her fiance, but the boy, certain she is the woman for his father, plots to bring them together. Roman

A married couple decide to put some passion back into their dull marriage by filming themselves having sex. However, a technological mix-up results in the footage being uploaded to various gadgets, and they race against time to recover all the copies before it ends up in the public eye. Comedy, starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel.

A plastic surgeon pretends to be unhappily married to seduce women. When his girlfriend finds his prop wedding ring, he claims he is getting a divorce and has to persuade his assistant to pose as his soon-to-be ex-wife, but is forced to come up with yet more lies to maintain the illusion. Romantic comedy, starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman.

Old tensions resurface when ex-bandmates who were former lovers reunite for a private show at the island home of an eccentric millionaire. Comedy drama, written by and starring Tim Key and Tom Basden, with Carey Mulligan and Sian Clifford.

A middle-aged married woman feels her long-standing relationship with her unadventurous husband is becoming stale. When she hears of a marriage counsellor offering therapy sessions in his remote retreat, she persuades her reluctant spouse to join her for a week with the doctor rediscovering why they fell in love in the first place. Romantic comedy, with Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Care

A female journalist sets out to demonstrate how women manage to put off prospective partners, and spies the perfect man on whom to test her theories. However, the experiment takes an unexpected turn thanks to her guinea pig, who has a hidden agenda of his own. Romantic comedy, starring Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg and Michael Michele.

An eccentric but brilliant former cop sets himself up to champion the underdog - as a private eye specialising in locating missing animals. The zany detective is called in to find a kidnapped dolphin - the mascot of an American football team - and uncovers a plot involving high-level police corruption. Comedy, starring Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young, Tone Loc and Noble Willingham.

The eccentric pet detective is coaxed out of self-imposed exile in a Buddhist monastery to visit Africa and help search for a sacred white bat. However, his unique investigative talents are tested to the limits as he faces a race against time to find the missing creature and prevent a tribal war. Comedy sequel, starring Jim Carrey, Simon Callow and Bob Gunton.

A failed rock star carves out a career as a popular wedding singer, but his hopes for a bright future are dashed when his fiancee jilts him at the altar and he tries to shut himself off from the outside world. At one of his functions, a waitress catches his eye - but unfortunately for him, she is already engaged to someone else. Romantic comedy set in the 1980s, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barr

A disgraced soccer star jailed for assaulting two policemen is persuaded by the prison authorities to form a football team of inmates to take on the guards. Unfortunately, whipping his fellow prisoners into shape proves a tricky proposition. Comedy drama, starring Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, David Hemmings and Jason Flemyng.

A writer struggling to complete the script for a movie about psychopathic killers turns to his criminal friends for advice. He ends up getting more than he bargained for when the small-time crooks kidnap a dog that belongs to a gangster, putting all their lives in danger. Comedy thriller, starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken and Woody Harrelson.

Down-on-his-luck suburban dentist Nicholas Oseransky is horrified to discover his new neighbour is a former hitman, who is now in hiding after turning evidence against gangland bosses. When his wife convinces him to contact the Mob to try to extort money in exchange for revealing the crook's location, Nicholas finds himself out of his depth and in mortal danger. Comedy, with Matthew Perry, Bruce W

America's most inept cops graduate and are let loose on the streets - under the command of an unscrupulous lieutenant whose promotion depends on their failure. Fortunately for him, their unique brand of policing actually leads to an increase in the crime rate. Comedy sequel, starring Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf and Michael Winslow.

A host of weird and wacky characters cause mayhem at an exclusive golf club, including a laid-back professional player, an obnoxious millionaire, the snobbish club president, a motley collection of teenage caddies and a psychotic groundskeeper engaging in a fight to the death with a canny gopher. Comedy, starring Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Michael O'Keefe and Rodney Dangerfield.

A crooked railway tycoon whose men are terrorising a frontier town arranges for a black sheriff to be appointed, hoping the racist residents will reject him. The lawman proves more cunning than expected, and with the help of a drunken gunslinger, runs rings around the businessman. Mel Brooks' Western spoof, in which he co-stars alongside Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn.

A Nascar racing champion has everything he could want - until an arrogant French rival seizes the title from him, and his wife runs off with his best friend. Forced to move back in with his mother, the downhearted driver turns to his estranged father for help rebuilding his shattered self-confidence. Comedy, starring Will Ferrell, John C Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen.

An American counter-terrorism unit travels around the world on the lookout for threats to global peace, causing much destruction to major world cities in the process. The biggest current menace is North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and an organisation much closer to home - the Film Actors Guild. Satirical puppet comedy, voiced by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

Two teenage friends are on the brink of going to different colleges, so decide to mark the event by going to a party where they hope to lose their virginity. However, they have promised to supply the booze for the event, a task that proves much harder than expected because they are under age. Unfortunately, when a friend steps in to help, the situation gets even worse. Comedy, starring Jonah Hill,

A bad-boy figure skater and his effeminate arch-enemy are banned from the sport after their intense rivalry results in a brawl. However, the pair find a loophole in the regulations allowing them to enter the world championships as the first ever same-sex pair - if they can put aside their differences long enough to compete. Comedy, starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett and Amy Poehler.

A teenager is surprised when she is befriended by the girls in the most popular clique at her new school. However, a dating mishap leads to trouble and her supposed friends start to turn on her. Urged on by other pals outside their circle, the newcomer resolves to bring down the self-appointed queen of campus - only to end up adopting some of her rival's crueller characteristics. Comedy, with Lind

A middle-aged married woman feels her long-standing relationship with her unadventurous husband is becoming stale. When she hears of a marriage counsellor offering therapy sessions in his remote retreat, she persuades her reluctant spouse to join her for a week with the doctor rediscovering why they fell in love in the first place. Romantic comedy, with Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Care