I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Summary: After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracts the interest of a down-and-out reporter.

Release Date: December 21, 1990

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Brian De Palma

Writers: Michael Cristofer

, Tom Wolfe

Runtime: 2 h 05 min

MPAA: R

Production: Warner Bros.

Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Home Video, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 47,000,000

Domestic: $ 15,691,192

Dirty Laundry (2006)

Summary: A modern-day prodigal son story with a twist. It follows Patrick, a magazine writer, who seems to have the "perfect life," until one day, there is a knock at the door. On the other side stands a secret that brings him face to face...

Release Date: July 15, 2006

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Maurice Jamal

Writer: Maurice Jamal

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: MoJAM Entertainment, iN-Hale Entertainment, Brandino Catering

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 20,138

Bernie (2011)

Summary: In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.

Release Date: June 22, 2012

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Biography

Director: Richard Linklater

Writers: Skip Hollandsworth

, Richard Linklater

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Mandalay Vision, Wind Dancer Productions, Detour Filmproduction, Castle Rock Entertainment, Collins House Productions, Horsethief Pictures

Distributor: Millennium Entertainment, Millennium Media Entertainment, The Criterion Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 5,000,000

Domestic: $ 9,206,470

International: $ 966,591

Whitney (2018)

Summary: An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

Release Date: July 05, 2018

Genres: Drama, Documentary, Biography

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Writer: Kevin Macdonald

Runtime: 2 h 00 min

MPAA: R

Production: Lisa Erspamer Entertainment, Lightbox, Altitude Film Entertainment

Distributor: FilmHub

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 3,026,351

International: $ 1,578,772

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Happy, Happy (2010)

Summary: Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she isn't particularly attra...

Release Date: September 16, 2011

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Anne Sewitsky

Writers: Mette M. Bølstad

, Anne Sewitsky

, Ragnhild Tronvoll

Runtime: 1 h 25 min

MPAA: R

Production: Maipo Film

Country: Norway

Language: Norwegian (Bokmal)

Domestic: $ 45,154

International: $ 575,084

The Theory of Everything (2014)

Summary: A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

Release Date: November 26, 2014

Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography

Director: James Marsh

Writers: Anthony McCarten

, Jane Hawking

Runtime: 2 h 03 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Working Title Films, Dentsu Motion Pictures, Fuji Television Network

Distributor: Focus Features

Countries: United Kingdom, Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 35,893,537

International: $ 87,833,151

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)

Summary: Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via ta...

Release Date: April 26, 2006

Genres: Documentary, History

Director: Stanley Nelson

Writers: Marcia Smith

, Noland Walker

Runtime: 1 h 26 min

Production: Firelight Media Inc.

Distributor: Seventh Art Releasing, PBS American Experience, PBS Distribution

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 148,292

I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)

Summary: When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

Release Date: September 11, 2009

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Tyler Perry

Writer: Tyler Perry

Runtime: 1 h 53 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: The Tyler Perry Company

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 13,000,000

Domestic: $ 51,733,921

What They Had (2018)

Summary: Bridget returns home at her brother's urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father's reluctance to let go of their life together.

Release Date: November 29, 2018

Genre: Drama

Director: Elizabeth Chomko

Writer: Elizabeth Chomko

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: R

Production: Unified Pictures, Bona Fide Productions, Look to the Sky Films

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 260,136

International: $ 273,443

Madea's Witness Protection (2012)

Summary: A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home.

Release Date: June 29, 2012

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime

Director: Tyler Perry

Writer: Tyler Perry

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: The Tyler Perry Company

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Madea

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 65,653,242

International: $ 1,246,000

This Christmas (2007)

Summary: A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.

Release Date: November 21, 2007

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II

Writer: Preston A. Whitmore II

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Facilitator Films, Rainforest Films, Screen Gems

Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Mill Creek Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 13,000,000

Domestic: $ 49,121,934

International: $ 656,618

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Summary: A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.

Release Date: November 02, 2007

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Craig Gillespie

Writer: Nancy Oliver

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lars Productions

Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), HBO Max, MGM Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Canada

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 12,000,000

Domestic: $ 5,972,884

International: $ 5,320,779

Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Summary: An Aboriginal student on the west coast of Australia in the late '60s runs away from a Catholic boarding school with his cruel headmaster in hot pursuit, meeting eccentric characters along the journey back to his hometown.

Release Date: January 14, 2010

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical

Director: Rachel Perkins

Writers: Jimmy Chi

, Kuckles

, Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat

Runtime: 1 h 25 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Robyn Kershaw Productions, Mayfan, Film Victoria, Melbourne International Film Festival, Omnilab Media, Screen Australia

Distributor: Cinemarket, Freestyle Releasing

Country: Australia

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 6,500,000

Domestic: $ 113,568

International: $ 6,698,962