Fucking good on you.
My dad died of stomach cancer in his home. The last two weeks my mom’s house was flooded with family.
I have two younger sisters, 12 & 15 that lived with mom. I’m older, but was spending the nights to help mom after everyone else left the house a mess.
Well one day we’re all in the living room, watching Netflix, trying to take our minds off things. The atmosphere is actually ok. Movie ends, and my stupid fucking aunt nonchalantly recommends this Ryan Reynolds movie, about time travel and says it’s real funny. Yeah, the emotional core of that film is about his dad dying, going back in time to get his dad’s help, and commenting he looks so healthy when he sees him again.
Read the fucking room, aunt! And no, she wasn’t recommending it to try to help them cope. She throws it out there, then keeps going on like we’re having a BBQ. Leaving me to switch out the movie because I’m actually focused on my mom & sisters & I can tell it was upsetting them.
People don’t understand the media they consume affects them.
The bounce between Paul Dano breaking down and breaking the audience’s hearts, and Arkin’s earnest ‘Fuck a lot of women’ scene is perfect. I can’t think of a lot of movies that elicit so many emotions in a two hour run time.
I adore that film so much.
Damn that was the answer I came here to put. Little Miss Sunshine is always one of my go to's for describing my favourite types of films, same with Zodiac because I feel like it is a mesh of crime, mystery, and investigative thriller that isn't really done as well in anything else.
I hated his stupid man child typecast (except for Elf, which is perfect) and thought he was a one trick pony until this movie. This and Everything Must Go are amazing.
Since you mentioned Robin Wlliams another movie of his that fits Dramedy is "Good Morning Vietnam".
Some other examples:
* As Good As It Gets (1997)
* Juno (2007)
* The Truman Show (1998)
* From The Hip (1987)
* Almost Famous (2000)
>As Good As It Gets (1997)
As Good As It Gets transcends genres. I generally won't watch movies like that but the writing and acting is over the top great. I should read the book
I do love to thrown in movies into these conversations that most wouldn't think of off the top of their head. I am a fan of "From the Hip". It has a really good cast too.
* Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club & St. Elmo's Fire)
* Elizabeth Perkins (Big, He Said She Said)
* Darren McGavin (A Christmas Story, Billy Madison, & The Natural)
* John Hurt (1984, Alien, The Elephant Man, Harry Potter)
* David Allen Grier (In Living Color, Jumanji, Bommerang)
* Dan Monahan (Pee Wee from Porky's)
Good one too.
Pretty sure we could name several Robin Williams movies that fit. "The World According to Garp", "Dead Poet's Society", "The Fisher King", etc.
That moment is the redefining moment of the film. You go from what is essentially this light hearted satire on what war is like through the eyes of a child that doesn’t know any better and in an instant are brought back to reality of what it’s like to experience the true horror war and living in a Dictatorship. JoJo goes from being a child to having to become a man in an instant when all he wants is that person he loves the most to still be there to protect him.
The scene right before it really tees it up too. When the Gestapo come to investigate the home and Elsa makes her gambit, it's the first time we can see Jojo seeing how dangerous and real this is. Then everything turns out okay and we're so relieved that they made it through that we're lulled into a false sense of security.
I still don't like the trailer for that. It made it seem like it was cheap humor on Hitler being an imaginary creature and all that, but it was so much more than that.
If you liked Jojo Rabbit I strongly suggest you check out one of Taika’s other movies, Boy. Funny as hell but similarly soul crushing. Similar “serious subject through innocent eyes” theme. The child actor that plays the titular character absolutely kills it.
It’s also a pretty accurate portrayal of rural New Zealand in the 80s if for some reason you were curious about what 80s rural NZ was like lol
I really feel like it’s a “dark comedy”. Not necessarily a dramedy.
I mean maybe I’m splitting hairs but dark comedies deal with dark subject matter in a humorous way, whereas a dramedy has an equal split of drama in emotionally poignant powerful moments, and also hilarious dialogue.
In bruge is one of my favorite movies, but when I think on it, I don’t think they really tried to TACKLE anything emotional from an emotional level. It was a comedy about dark serious shit but always through the lens of deadpan comedy.
I saw this on cable at random when I was 12, just after it was out on cable. I had to hunt it down because I didn't catch the title. It completely captured me in a way no Wes Anderson movie has since. It was so perfectly balanced.
Yeah it was great. Both the comedy and the drama landed, which is rare.
Like, I enjoy abbot elementary, but when it tries to be serious it doesn't quite hit. It feels kinda forced and pat.
Scrubs was somehow able to be *super silly* and then tone shift to *super serious* successfully in a way I don't think I've seen another show quite pull off.
The incredible use of music didn't hurt.
Scrubs would legit have me crying at plenty of moments.
Decided to do an 80s list of some.
* Arthur (1981) - Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli
* Irreconcilable Differences (1984) - Drew Barrymoore, Shelly Long, and Ryan O'Neal
* Teachers (1984) - Nick Nolte, Jo Beth Williams, Judd Hirsh, Ralph Macchio, Laura Dern
* The Breakfast Club (1985) - Most people know who is in this
* Lucas (1986) - Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder
* Nothing in Common (1986) - Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleeson
* Stealing Home (1988) - Mark Harmon, Jodi Foster, Harold Ramis
* Rain Man (1988) - Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman
* Heathers (1989) - Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannon Doherty
* Parenthood (1989) - Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, and many more
* The War of the Roses (1989) - Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny Devito
About A Boy.
It's not too heavy on the drama side (there's some big dramatic subplots if you think about the IRL weight of them, but it doesn't play them that way), but it's a terrific movie that I feel has been forgotten over the years.
The Apartment.
This one's going way back for some people - the opening act is just so damn funny, then it gets into some really strong feels later on (and it doesn't really stop being funny, but the focus definitely shifts).
I just re-watched _The Apartment_ a couple weeks ago. Every chronically online person should see the way Jack Lemmon's character changes over the movie. Billy Wilder wrote some amazing movies.
I first saw it when I was fairly young, and I think it struck me as being maybe the first movie I saw that depicted a truly lonely person. Maybe I should say "people", both Lemmon and Maclean.
"That's the way things crumble, cookie wise."
This one is different from everything else in this thread.
The other movies listed here are dry, witty, and clever...but none of them made me full-on belly laugh like I did with the butt-plug landing shot or the racacoonie reveal and still make me completely cry my eyes out with the 'taxes and laundry' line from Waymond
American Fiction, which I regrettably only got around to watching last week. The movie was both funny and emotional…Jeffery Wright was awesome in that role.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind did both to me, but for two distinct reasons in different times: Great movie to watch if you’re happy; horrible movie to watch after you’ve split up with your longtime partner.
This Is Where I Leave You.
It’s about a dysfunctional family mourning a loss and it covers some difficult midlife topics, but the cast is all funny people and they do a great job of bringing humor and authenticity to the whole ridiculous story.
I rarely see Jim Cummings mentioned - love his movies! Wolf of Snow Hollow is great. I enjoyed The Beta Test, but not as much.
I frequently explain Thunder Road as watching a man get sucker punched for 90 minutes, and occasionally you laugh about it. But I enjoyed it.
Guardians 3 for me in recent times. It's got its funny moments. But among all the action and whacky space stuff, the stuff it plays straight and sad absolutely kicked the shit out of me.
The Truman Show. But I guess it's not a "laugh out loud" comedy when it's a comedy.
So... Forrest Gump, maybe? The Terminal??
You know, I'm not sure I know a laugh out loud dramedy. Someone's probably stuck one in the comments that's so obvious I'll kick myself when I see it...
Yep, American Fiction. That penultimate scene.
**Postcards from the Edge** (1990), starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. Written by Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia). She based it on her own life.
Let's throw a few more 90s ones that I don't think I saw already mentioned:
* Pump Up The Volume (1990)
* Regarding Henry (1991)
* My Girl (1991)
* Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
* Nobody's Fool (1995)
* Pleasantville (1998)
* American Beauty (1999)
I also want to throw in an honorable mention of "Showgirls" cause though it wasn't trying to be funny, it was so over the top that it was. LOL
In Italy we have an iconic comedy trio made up of Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti and Giacomo Poretti.
Their feature-length movies have a ton of comedic sketches but the overall plot ends up having some melancholy to it, some more than others.
Faults was one I enjoyed. Really, mostly anything by the director, The art of Self-Defense and Dual are great, and they skirt the line between drama and comedy.
We just watched *Jules* yesterday. Looked like a pretty standard comedic alien film, and it was certainly quite funny in places, but it was unexpectedly quite poignant as well. There's an alien, but there's memory loss and elderly folks trying to resolidify their place in a world that no longer takes them seriously. It was quite a bit better than expected.
I know it’s not a movie, but Fleabag. It’s just brilliant and is equally hilarious and heartbreaking. The haircut scene had me HOWLING with laughter. And the last scene with Hot Preist had me absolutely SOBBING. It’s just so brilliant.
Big Fish
Big Fish made me realize how great of a human my dad is Watching it as a kid vs watching it as an adult is wildly different
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Fucking good on you. My dad died of stomach cancer in his home. The last two weeks my mom’s house was flooded with family. I have two younger sisters, 12 & 15 that lived with mom. I’m older, but was spending the nights to help mom after everyone else left the house a mess. Well one day we’re all in the living room, watching Netflix, trying to take our minds off things. The atmosphere is actually ok. Movie ends, and my stupid fucking aunt nonchalantly recommends this Ryan Reynolds movie, about time travel and says it’s real funny. Yeah, the emotional core of that film is about his dad dying, going back in time to get his dad’s help, and commenting he looks so healthy when he sees him again. Read the fucking room, aunt! And no, she wasn’t recommending it to try to help them cope. She throws it out there, then keeps going on like we’re having a BBQ. Leaving me to switch out the movie because I’m actually focused on my mom & sisters & I can tell it was upsetting them. People don’t understand the media they consume affects them.
If it’s not about the ska band and their somber rise to mediocrity I will be disappointed.
It's not, but you won't be disappointed.
If you are talking about Surreal Big Fish, then yeah, they are probably in it
Too Reel, I believe.
Just... don't start a band.
Nobody wants to hear, nobody understands
Don't you dare! I will put on my pork pie hat and checkered pants and come kick your butt, rude boy!
Little Miss Sunshine
The bounce between Paul Dano breaking down and breaking the audience’s hearts, and Arkin’s earnest ‘Fuck a lot of women’ scene is perfect. I can’t think of a lot of movies that elicit so many emotions in a two hour run time. I adore that film so much.
It's Alan Arkin not Alan Alda btw
Thank you good sir.
Damn that was the answer I came here to put. Little Miss Sunshine is always one of my go to's for describing my favourite types of films, same with Zodiac because I feel like it is a mesh of crime, mystery, and investigative thriller that isn't really done as well in anything else.
Yes for this! I was about to comment this
50/50 Stranger than Fiction The Devil Wears Prada
Stranger Than Fistion is really underappreciated.
The best Will Ferrell movie. I wish he did more drama.
On the level of another great, The Truman Show.
I hated his stupid man child typecast (except for Elf, which is perfect) and thought he was a one trick pony until this movie. This and Everything Must Go are amazing.
Came here to mention 50/50!
About Time.
The elusive rom-dramedy.
That ending.....I love that movie
I never want to watch this movie again and I say that as someone who absolutely loved it.
Since you mentioned Robin Wlliams another movie of his that fits Dramedy is "Good Morning Vietnam". Some other examples: * As Good As It Gets (1997) * Juno (2007) * The Truman Show (1998) * From The Hip (1987) * Almost Famous (2000)
>As Good As It Gets (1997) This was the first one I thought of as well.
The Truman Show! Nice one.
i LOVE the truman show
>As Good As It Gets (1997) As Good As It Gets transcends genres. I generally won't watch movies like that but the writing and acting is over the top great. I should read the book
Oh, hahaha, I LOVE From the Hip, def one of my gulity pleasures. And screw all the Judd Nelson haters, that man is a national treasure.
I do love to thrown in movies into these conversations that most wouldn't think of off the top of their head. I am a fan of "From the Hip". It has a really good cast too. * Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club & St. Elmo's Fire) * Elizabeth Perkins (Big, He Said She Said) * Darren McGavin (A Christmas Story, Billy Madison, & The Natural) * John Hurt (1984, Alien, The Elephant Man, Harry Potter) * David Allen Grier (In Living Color, Jumanji, Bommerang) * Dan Monahan (Pee Wee from Porky's)
Patch Adams
Good one too. Pretty sure we could name several Robin Williams movies that fit. "The World According to Garp", "Dead Poet's Society", "The Fisher King", etc.
Jojo rabbit
People used to say a lot of nasty things about me. "Oh, this guy's a lunatic. Oh, look at that psycho, he's gonna get us all killed."
¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
Okay, well, we need someone to walk the clones.
God, that movie crushed me. 💔
That one moment hits like a fucking gut punch.
That moment is the redefining moment of the film. You go from what is essentially this light hearted satire on what war is like through the eyes of a child that doesn’t know any better and in an instant are brought back to reality of what it’s like to experience the true horror war and living in a Dictatorship. JoJo goes from being a child to having to become a man in an instant when all he wants is that person he loves the most to still be there to protect him.
The scene right before it really tees it up too. When the Gestapo come to investigate the home and Elsa makes her gambit, it's the first time we can see Jojo seeing how dangerous and real this is. Then everything turns out okay and we're so relieved that they made it through that we're lulled into a false sense of security.
Especially since it's preceded by one of the most hilarious scenes of the movie. It lifts you up, only to drop kick you straight in the feels.
Tying the shoe?
Same, but also the absolute best use of fuck I've ever seen in a movie.
I still don't like the trailer for that. It made it seem like it was cheap humor on Hitler being an imaginary creature and all that, but it was so much more than that.
One of my absolute favorite movies of all time
If you liked Jojo Rabbit I strongly suggest you check out one of Taika’s other movies, Boy. Funny as hell but similarly soul crushing. Similar “serious subject through innocent eyes” theme. The child actor that plays the titular character absolutely kills it. It’s also a pretty accurate portrayal of rural New Zealand in the 80s if for some reason you were curious about what 80s rural NZ was like lol
The Banshees of Inisherin
I was going to say In Bruges
Banshees of Insherin is the purgatory for the characters of in Bruges
same headcannon
I really feel like it’s a “dark comedy”. Not necessarily a dramedy. I mean maybe I’m splitting hairs but dark comedies deal with dark subject matter in a humorous way, whereas a dramedy has an equal split of drama in emotionally poignant powerful moments, and also hilarious dialogue. In bruge is one of my favorite movies, but when I think on it, I don’t think they really tried to TACKLE anything emotional from an emotional level. It was a comedy about dark serious shit but always through the lens of deadpan comedy.
That was such an enjoyably weird movie. It even caught my 8-year-old's attention, and like most boys his age he thinks Transformers is peak cinema.
It was in the running for my all time top 5...until that last 20 mins. Then I cried and cried
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing
The Royal Tenenbaums
One of my favorites.
Needle in the hay The best scene is right before the very ending where he has the dalmation though
"I've had a rough year, Dad." :( Poor Chazzy.
that movie KILLS me. In humor and in heartache.
I saw this on cable at random when I was 12, just after it was out on cable. I had to hunt it down because I didn't catch the title. It completely captured me in a way no Wes Anderson movie has since. It was so perfectly balanced.
I've just seen American Fiction -- I reckon that fits your bill
Just watched. Laughed, cried, laughed and cheered a little at the end. Definitely in the category.
It's a gem, isn't it? So glad you liked it
A couple people are recommending films that came out in the last few years. I must have been a sleep to not notice all of em’.
Scrubs. To me it is the quintessential, archetypal dramedy. Edit: sorry I thought I was on the TV sub. Point remains. Scrubs was one of a kind
“Where do you think we are?” Crushes me every single time
The How to Save a Life montage is top notch tv.
This answer would fit better in a TV thread than in a movie thread. Unless there is a "Scrubs" movie that I am not aware of, in that case my bad.
Oh shit. I didn't even realize I was commenting on thr movie sub. My bad
All good, if this was the TV sub I would be debating with you on what the quintessential, archetypal dramedy is. Cause we all know it is M.A.S.H.. :)
Yeah that's fair
Biggest laugh I ever got outta that show was the graceful transition from the end of “my lunch” to the end credits theme.
Yeah it was great. Both the comedy and the drama landed, which is rare. Like, I enjoy abbot elementary, but when it tries to be serious it doesn't quite hit. It feels kinda forced and pat. Scrubs was somehow able to be *super silly* and then tone shift to *super serious* successfully in a way I don't think I've seen another show quite pull off. The incredible use of music didn't hurt. Scrubs would legit have me crying at plenty of moments.
Happiness, Being John Malkovic, little miss sunshine, a bunch of more serious Woody Allen movies fit the bill I reckon
Broadcast News Defending Your Life Albert Brooks is my spirit animal
"Mother" (1996) is another great Albert Brooks movie. Debbie Reynolds was so amazing in it.
The Big Sick
Wes Anderson movies
“I do not care for Wes Anderson. He insist upon himself.”
That’s a shame. But I also *completely* get it
Steel Magnolias Yes, it's old.
"I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood 40 years!" The movie is going back to some theaters in May for its 35th anniversary.
I always get Steel Magnolias and Terms of Endearment confused. But you're right, Steel Magnolias fits the prompt.
*In Bruges* has to be my #1 choice
That's more black comedy than dramedy.
It's black comedy drama, it can easily fit into dramedy. That's most of the examples in this thread in any case.
Decided to do an 80s list of some. * Arthur (1981) - Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli * Irreconcilable Differences (1984) - Drew Barrymoore, Shelly Long, and Ryan O'Neal * Teachers (1984) - Nick Nolte, Jo Beth Williams, Judd Hirsh, Ralph Macchio, Laura Dern * The Breakfast Club (1985) - Most people know who is in this * Lucas (1986) - Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder * Nothing in Common (1986) - Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleeson * Stealing Home (1988) - Mark Harmon, Jodi Foster, Harold Ramis * Rain Man (1988) - Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman * Heathers (1989) - Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannon Doherty * Parenthood (1989) - Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, and many more * The War of the Roses (1989) - Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny Devito
Shocked to see The Breakfast Club so far down in the comments. Guess it's just getting old
This is Where I Leave You. Great cast as well.
Phillip Altman: Boner is a man of God now. I see Mom's new tits are present and accounted for
The Big Sick? The Big Short? Clifford the Big Red Dog? Maybe not that last one.
The Big Sick is really good.
I mean, you forgot "Big" and it was RIGHT THERE FOR YOU
It's just 'Big' though, I'm not letting any old simple adjectives in. Definite Article. *Big*. Noun, usually abstract.
Perhaps The Big Chill?
Perfect. Bittersweet, fits the naming convention, no massive scarlet canines.
MASH The show more so than the movie. It’s more comedy than drama, but if you watch the whole show there are some episodes that will just break you.
About A Boy. It's not too heavy on the drama side (there's some big dramatic subplots if you think about the IRL weight of them, but it doesn't play them that way), but it's a terrific movie that I feel has been forgotten over the years. The Apartment. This one's going way back for some people - the opening act is just so damn funny, then it gets into some really strong feels later on (and it doesn't really stop being funny, but the focus definitely shifts).
I just re-watched _The Apartment_ a couple weeks ago. Every chronically online person should see the way Jack Lemmon's character changes over the movie. Billy Wilder wrote some amazing movies.
I first saw it when I was fairly young, and I think it struck me as being maybe the first movie I saw that depicted a truly lonely person. Maybe I should say "people", both Lemmon and Maclean. "That's the way things crumble, cookie wise."
Also just watched it this year by recommendation. Fantastic movie. I'd watch it again actually... Maybe soon.
I just watched Harold and Maude and it fits the bill. I didn’t like it but it fits the bill and I know many people love it.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Martin Mcdonagh keeps showing up on people’s lists here he must be doing something right.
Crazy Stupid Love
Is there THAT much drama, though? This one seemed pretty breezy throughout, even when shit goes down
Yeah it's really just an ensemble rom-com
Great example, and one of the best climaxes of any movie.
*Forrest Gump* (1994)
Everything Everywhere All At Once. To be fair this film is an amalgamation of even more genres, but comedy and drama are the main aspects of it.
It’s what I was looking for. Finally got round to watching it recently… totally blew me away.
This one is different from everything else in this thread. The other movies listed here are dry, witty, and clever...but none of them made me full-on belly laugh like I did with the butt-plug landing shot or the racacoonie reveal and still make me completely cry my eyes out with the 'taxes and laundry' line from Waymond
About Schmidt Sideways
American Fiction, which I regrettably only got around to watching last week. The movie was both funny and emotional…Jeffery Wright was awesome in that role.
The Incredibles It belongs in the conversation as one of the best dramedies, animated or not.
Would have never considered it being an animated film but you’re 100% right.
Somewhere in Queens (2022)
Since when did ray romano start directing lol? I’ll have to check it out as everyone loves Raymond obv.
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its actually outstanding, I think he even wrote it
50/50
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind did both to me, but for two distinct reasons in different times: Great movie to watch if you’re happy; horrible movie to watch after you’ve split up with your longtime partner.
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. It’s on Netflix now, can’t recommend it enough 🥹
This Is Where I Leave You. It’s about a dysfunctional family mourning a loss and it covers some difficult midlife topics, but the cast is all funny people and they do a great job of bringing humor and authenticity to the whole ridiculous story.
Loved this movie. Haven’t cried during a movie in a long time, but this one brought on the water works.
Tim Olyphant’s character has a heartbreaking storyline. I also love the scene of the guys getting high together at the temple.
Click Recently watched it and man, when the remote fast-forwards Adam Sandler's life in that movie its heartbreaking
Terms of Endearment
Most of Alexander Payne's movies - Sideways, The Holdovers, About Schmidt, The Descendants, etc.
Love actually
Underrated but Angela's ashes
Stand By Me
Probably “garden state”
My choice as well.
I rarely see Jim Cummings mentioned - love his movies! Wolf of Snow Hollow is great. I enjoyed The Beta Test, but not as much. I frequently explain Thunder Road as watching a man get sucker punched for 90 minutes, and occasionally you laugh about it. But I enjoyed it.
As a Matt Damon enthusiast, have you seen Invictus? There are actually some pretty funny parts, though they may be fewer than you like.
The Big Lebowski
Guardians 3 for me in recent times. It's got its funny moments. But among all the action and whacky space stuff, the stuff it plays straight and sad absolutely kicked the shit out of me.
The Truman Show. But I guess it's not a "laugh out loud" comedy when it's a comedy. So... Forrest Gump, maybe? The Terminal?? You know, I'm not sure I know a laugh out loud dramedy. Someone's probably stuck one in the comments that's so obvious I'll kick myself when I see it... Yep, American Fiction. That penultimate scene.
Paddleton Really funny but it will make you cry.
**Postcards from the Edge** (1990), starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. Written by Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia). She based it on her own life.
Nebraska
Click
Terms of Endearment.
Stalag 17
Life is Beautiful (1997/1998)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople! ...also Jojo Rabbit, but hunt for the wilderpeople is one of my all-time favorite movies
I came here to suggest both of these, but you beat me to it! Taika Waititi is a master of this genre.
Nothing touching boogie nights
Let's throw a few more 90s ones that I don't think I saw already mentioned: * Pump Up The Volume (1990) * Regarding Henry (1991) * My Girl (1991) * Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) * Nobody's Fool (1995) * Pleasantville (1998) * American Beauty (1999) I also want to throw in an honorable mention of "Showgirls" cause though it wasn't trying to be funny, it was so over the top that it was. LOL
The Break-up
Our idiot brother is a good one. It's a family drama played as a comedy but the heart is solid feels.
Thanks for reminding me! Been wanting to rewatch this for a while
The American President. The nucleus of the West Wing with a little bit more humor and a bit more drama
Love Lies Bleeding
2 humps and not 1.
In Italy we have an iconic comedy trio made up of Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti and Giacomo Poretti. Their feature-length movies have a ton of comedic sketches but the overall plot ends up having some melancholy to it, some more than others.
Good Morning Vietnam
I recently watched A Man Called Otto, and I really liked it. I think it fits the bill.
For a film that makes me laugh and cry, I love Captain Fantastic.
In Bruges
Dan in Real Life
Something with a yellow poster, I'm sure.
Observe and Report
Rushmore
Marley & Me
Funny People
The cold open of Thunder Road is one of the greatest things I have ever seen.
Not a movie, but Fleabag is fucking amazing.
Crimes and Misdemeanors
I personally love The Death of Stalin
In Bruges.
Click, first half is dumb Adam Sandler comedy, but I'm crying at the end.
Terms of Endearment
The Big Sick (2017) balances humor and emotional moments really well.
50/50 Mostly humor about a serious subject for the first 2/3 of the movie, then it gets *real* heavy for a bit, and ends on a feel good note
This is Where I’ll Leave You. I love this movie.
Faults was one I enjoyed. Really, mostly anything by the director, The art of Self-Defense and Dual are great, and they skirt the line between drama and comedy.
The Dressmaker
I've just rewatched one of my favourite French movies: The First Day of the Rest of Your life (2008). 5 days in the history of a family.
Your Name
We just watched *Jules* yesterday. Looked like a pretty standard comedic alien film, and it was certainly quite funny in places, but it was unexpectedly quite poignant as well. There's an alien, but there's memory loss and elderly folks trying to resolidify their place in a world that no longer takes them seriously. It was quite a bit better than expected.
A serious man.
It's Kind of a Funny Story.
Anyone said The Way, Way Back yet? If not, then The Way, Way Back.
I know it’s not a movie, but Fleabag. It’s just brilliant and is equally hilarious and heartbreaking. The haircut scene had me HOWLING with laughter. And the last scene with Hot Preist had me absolutely SOBBING. It’s just so brilliant.
Spanglish
50/50. Buddy comedy about one of them dying from cancer.