Dave Tompkins :: DVD Library :: 2-Genre Table :: Biography :: Comedy


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American Splendor (2003)

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

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Casino Jack (2010)

A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.

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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.

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The Damned United (2009)

A look at Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United.

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Ed Wood (1994)

The mostly true story of the legendary director of awful movies and his strange group of friends and actors.

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Funny Girl (1968)

The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side...

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Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret ''Daisy'' Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.

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Il Postino (1994)

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

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The Intouchables (2011)

After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker.

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Man on the Moon (1999)

A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

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Patch Adams (1998)

A medical student in the 70's that treated patients, illegally, using humor.

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Private Parts (1997)

The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality, an author and a movie star.

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Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney , who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

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Searching for Bobby Fisher (1993)

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

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Topsy-Turvy (1999)

After Gilbert and Sullivan's latest play is critically panned, the frustrated team threatens to disband until it is inspired to write the masterpiece ''The Mikado.''

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Winnebago Man (2009)

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video...

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

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