Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986
Matthew Broderick vibrates with charisma in John Hughes' portrayal of one wily teenager's epic day off high school. Sweet talking and swindling his way round Chicago, Ferris is an unexpected icon of 1980s individualism, and there are some great comic set pieces with a seize-the-day vibe for teens.
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Matthew Broderick vibrates with charisma in John Hughes' portrayal of one wily teenager's epic day off high school. Sweet talking and swindling his way round Chicago, Ferris is an unexpected icon of 1980s individualism, and there are some great comic set pieces with a seize-the-day vibe for teens.
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A Fish Called Wanda, 1988
Veteran high comedian and ex-Python John Cleese has never performed by halves, and this fast-paced all-star hoot combines bullseye comic timing with high-energy farce. Jamie Curtis, Cleese and Kevin Kline pull off a jewel heist which results in a flattened psychotic, and a number of ex-dogs, while Michael Palin delivers a stunning, Oscar-winning performance as a clumsy, stuttering sniper.This is British comedy at its pinnacle.
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Veteran high comedian and ex-Python John Cleese has never performed by halves, and this fast-paced all-star hoot combines bullseye comic timing with high-energy farce. Jamie Curtis, Cleese and Kevin Kline pull off a jewel heist which results in a flattened psychotic, and a number of ex-dogs, while Michael Palin delivers a stunning, Oscar-winning performance as a clumsy, stuttering sniper.This is British comedy at its pinnacle.
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Four Weddings And A Funeral, 1993
The film which rocketed Hugh Grant to international stardom and revolutionised the English film industry brought together a fine cast and an even finer script. The slightly offbeat theme of death and matrimony sees Grant as a foppish bachelor skirting around the edges of his mega-posh friends' weddings, never quite seeming to make the right catch, despite his undeniable charms. One cannot fail to become absorbed in this classic rainy day tale.
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The film which rocketed Hugh Grant to international stardom and revolutionised the English film industry brought together a fine cast and an even finer script. The slightly offbeat theme of death and matrimony sees Grant as a foppish bachelor skirting around the edges of his mega-posh friends' weddings, never quite seeming to make the right catch, despite his undeniable charms. One cannot fail to become absorbed in this classic rainy day tale.
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His Girl Friday, 1939
Cary Grant sparkles in this quick-fire journo-comedy, which pits a perfectly pointed newspaper editor against his ex wife/reporter in an attempt to keep her in his office. When a Death Row con falls into his lap, his luck begins to change, resulting in the leading lady landing a major scoop and a tangled web emerging from the wreckage. Repeatedly watchable, and deliriously joyful.
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Cary Grant sparkles in this quick-fire journo-comedy, which pits a perfectly pointed newspaper editor against his ex wife/reporter in an attempt to keep her in his office. When a Death Row con falls into his lap, his luck begins to change, resulting in the leading lady landing a major scoop and a tangled web emerging from the wreckage. Repeatedly watchable, and deliriously joyful.
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The Full Monty, 1997
Inspiring the 90s second great wave of blockbuster British comedy, The Full Monty played upon the notion of a group of unlikely Northern lads getting their kit off to earn some cash, quickly. Set in the grimy, rundown industrial city of Sheffield, the incongruity of our heroes' ambitions only serves to accentuate the comedy. Packed with fabulously delivered one-liners from the likes of Robert Carlyle, The Full Monty will have you genuinely creasing up.
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Inspiring the 90s second great wave of blockbuster British comedy, The Full Monty played upon the notion of a group of unlikely Northern lads getting their kit off to earn some cash, quickly. Set in the grimy, rundown industrial city of Sheffield, the incongruity of our heroes' ambitions only serves to accentuate the comedy. Packed with fabulously delivered one-liners from the likes of Robert Carlyle, The Full Monty will have you genuinely creasing up.
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