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Ensemble Comedy movies

Group dynamics comedy: competing agendas, misunderstandings, alliances, and rapid-fire interpersonal collisions.

Love Actually

1. Love Actually

Comedy Romance Drama Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
7.5
20032h 15min

Overview

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

Themes

Language barrier dynamics, Workplace romance complications, Public-private tension, Cross-cultural courting, Holiday time pressure, Celebrity romance interference

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Mighty Wind

2. A Mighty Wind

Comedy Music Ensemble Comedy Narrative Musical
7.2
20031h 32min

Overview

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.

Themes

Authenticity vs performance, Intergenerational transmission of craft, Satire of showbiz, Fading fame and legacy, Romantic tension within groups, Reunion under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Spanish Apartment

3. The Spanish Apartment

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.3
20022h 2min

Overview

A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.

Themes

Group loyalty under pressure, Language barriers, Romantic entanglements, Multicultural cohabitation, Conflict and reconciliation, Jealousy and desire

Available on

Hoopla
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

4. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Comedy Drama Family Drama Ensemble Comedy
6.1
20021h 56min

Overview

A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.

Themes

Intergenerational trauma, Public image vs private past, Parental memory shaping, Family loyalty vs autonomy, Reconciliation amid past wounds, Social pressure and manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Dog Days

5. Dog Days

Drama Comedy Ensemble Comedy Everyday Life Drama
7.0
20012h 2min

Overview

Vignettes of the lives of several residents of a Vienna suburb during a heat wave.

Themes

Jealousy and longing, Suburban heat tension, Fragile relationships under strain, Fate and bad luck, Existence and routine, Drinking and escapism

Available on

Kanopy
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Rat Race

6. Rat Race

Adventure Comedy Globetrotting Adventure Ensemble Comedy
6.5
20011h 52min

Overview

In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.

Themes

Group dynamics under stress, Risk and improvisation, Bets and spectators, No-rule competition, Greed and manipulation, Pursuit of wealth under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Blow Dry

7. Blow Dry

Comedy Drama Ensemble Comedy Entertainment Industry Drama
6.2
20011h 31min

Overview

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lover Sandra run a beauty salon.

Themes

Cancer as pressure, Hairdresser craft, Yorkshire community, Barbershop culture, Barbershop family dynamics, Cheating in competition

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Recess: School's Out

8. Recess: School's Out

Family Animation Comedy Family Animation Ensemble Comedy
6.5
20011h 22min

Overview

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot to do away with summer vacation! A crazy former principal, Dr. Benedict, is planning to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. Faced with the dire threat of year-round school, T.J. rounds up the RECESS gang and bands together with some unexpected allies — Miss Finster and Principal Prickly — in a nonstop adventure to save everyone's summer break. As the kids discover the heroes inside themselves, a platoon of wacky characters, far-out music, and sci-fi surprises turn this madcap mission into a major victory for fun!

Themes

Political ambition, Education power, Institutional rivalry, Protecting summer break, Collective youth action, Policy vs rebellion

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Dish

9. The Dish

Comedy Drama History Historical Drama Historical Event
7.2
20001h 41min

Overview

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

Themes

Deception and accountability, Expertise vs bureaucracy, Local ingenuity under pressure, Local pride vs national expectations, Trust under collaboration, Risk management under crisis

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
blue TV
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A Bug's Life

10. A Bug's Life

Family Animation Adventure Comedy Family Animation
7.2
19981h 35min

Overview

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

Themes

Grasshopper intimidation, Food dependence, Circus troupe deception, Bugs cooperation under threat, Ant-hill resilience, Flea influence

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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