Search results: Comedy Movies

The Big Lebowski -

Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi

Surf's Up -

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder
Surfing means everything to teenage penguin Cody Maverick (Shia LaBeouf) . Followed by a documentary film crew, he leaves his home in Antarctica for Pen Gu Island, site of the the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. Cody wants to be respected and admired, and he believes that winning the competition will bring him what he craves. However, an encounter with washed-up surfer Geek (Jeff Bridges) teaches Cody about what is truly important.

Nim's Island -

Starring: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler
Life is an adventure for a courageous youngster named Nim (Abigail Breslin), who lives on an exotic island with her marine-biologist father. and a menagerie of animal friends. When Nim's father goes missing, she turns to the only person she knows who can help her: adventurer Alex Rover (Gerard Butler) . But what she doesn't know is that Alex Rover is really Alexandra (Jodie Foster), a timid recluse. Though faint of heart, Alexandra must find the courage within herself to come to Nim's aid.

Imagine That -

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Church, Yara Shahidi, Nicole Parker
Like many busy professionals, Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) is so focused on his career that quality time with his young daughter, Olivia (Yara Shahidi), has fallen by the wayside. When an important promotion is suddenly within reach, stressed-out Evan starts to fall apart while trying to fend off his company rival (Thomas Haden Church) . But when little Olivia introduces him to the inhabitants of her imaginary land, Evan rediscovers his inner child and finds the answers to all his problems.

Today's Showtimes:

UA Court Street Stadium 12

108 Court St. - Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights)

Cinemart Cinemas

106-03 Metropolitan Ave. - Forest Hills

Up -

Starring: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson
Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner), a 78-year-old balloon salesman, is about to fulfill a lifelong dream. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness. But curmudgeonly Carl's worst nightmare comes true when he discovers a little boy named Russell is a stowaway aboard the balloon-powered house.

Today's Showtimes:

Regal Union Square Stadium 14

850 Broadway - New York (Greenwich Village)

Clearview Chelsea

260 W. 23rd St. - New York (Chelsea)

Year One -

Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross
After Neanderthal hunter Zed (Jack Black) is exiled for eating forbidden fruit, he and his sardonic buddy Oh (Michael Cera) leave their village and begin an epic journey through history. The pals encounter biblical characters such as Cain (David Cross) and Abel, Abraham (Hank Azaria), and others, and wind up in Sodom. Along the way, Zed debunks commonly held beliefs and replaces them with his own delusions of grandeur, though luckily Zed is there to bring him back to Earth.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Loews Village 7

66 3rd Ave. - New York

AMC Loews 19th Street East 6

890 Broadway - New York (Flatiron)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa -

Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith
Alex (Ben Stiller), Morty (Chris Rock) and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

Are We Done Yet? -

Starring: Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen
Nick (Ice Cube) and Suzanne (Nia Long) decide to move to the suburbs to create a better life for children Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) and Kevin (Philip Bolden) . The contractor (John C. McGinley) they hire to renovate their home has a rather odd way of doing business, complicating the family's move. Matters spiral further out of control when the contractor clashes with Nick but bonds with Suzanne and the children.

What's Up, Doc? -

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars