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Ensemble Comedy movies

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

The Concert

1. The Concert

Drama Comedy Entertainment Industry Drama Ensemble Comedy
7.5
20091h 59min

Overview

A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once directed. One day, he intercepts an official invitation from the prestigious Théâtre du Châtelet. Through a series of mad antics, he reunites his old orchestra, now composed of old alcoholic musicians, and flies to perform in Paris and complete the Tchaikovsky concerto interrupted 30 years earlier. For the concerto, he engages a young violin soloist with whom he has an unexpected connection.

Themes

Political oppression, Ethnic diversity in music, Gypsy musicians solidarity, Aging artists resilience, Crime sponsorship in art, Collective performance reclamation

Available on

Amazon Video
Kanopy
Plex
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Looking for Eric

2. Looking for Eric

Drama Comedy Relationship Drama Ensemble Comedy
7.1
20091h 56min

Overview

A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.

Themes

Family under pressure, Role model influence, Social satire, Intergenerational reconciliation, Crime exposure and public humiliation, Coping under crisis

Available on

Amazon Video
AMC+ Amazon Channel
The Roku Channel
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The Brothers Bloom

3. The Brothers Bloom

Adventure Comedy Drama Romance Globetrotting Adventure
6.7
20081h 54min

Overview

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

Themes

Trust under manipulation, Deception in romance, Adventure as escape, Dual lives of con artists, Loneliness and longing, Wealth and longing

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Welcome to the Sticks

4. Welcome to the Sticks

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.1
20081h 46min

Overview

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

Themes

Regional prejudice, Relocation and belonging, Deception for mobility, Dialect as social marker, Unhappy marriage, Hospitality and community

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Definitely, Maybe

5. Definitely, Maybe

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
7.1
20081h 52min

Overview

In a world where a dad turns his love life into a mystery story, a soon‑to‑be divorcé rewrites his romantic past for his curious daughter, hiding every name and detail. As he jumps between three great loves, he realizes he might have been chasing the wrong ending all along.

Themes

Divorce pressure, Parent-child relationship, Political ambition, Dating woes, Romance vs career clash, Past relationships impact present

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Bring It On: All or Nothing

6. Bring It On: All or Nothing

Comedy Ensemble Comedy
5.6
20061h 39min

Overview

A transfer student at a rough high school tries joining the cheer-leading squad and finds that she not only has to face off against the head cheerleader, but also against her former school in preparation for a cheer-off competition.

Themes

High school dynamics, Cheering crowd expectations, Sports competition pressure, Cheerleading identity, Dance driven teamwork, Music video energy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Cheaper by the Dozen 2

7. Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Comedy Family Adventure Vacation Family Ensemble Comedy
5.6
20051h 34min

Overview

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.

Themes

Intergenerational growth pressure, Family competition dynamics, Wealth display and insecurity, Parenting style clash, Autonomy versus guidance, Shared crisis and cooperation

Available on

Netflix
Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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Kinky Boots

8. Kinky Boots

Comedy Drama Music Ensemble Comedy Narrative Musical
7.1
20051h 47min

Overview

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

Themes

Class inequality, Gender performance, Labor instability, Factory resilience, Market pressure, Collaboration across roles

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Swing Girls

9. Swing Girls

Comedy Music Ensemble Comedy Narrative Musical
7.6
20041h 45min

Overview

A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up poisoning and replacing the school's brass band.

Themes

Belonging through group work, Deception and improvisation, Peer pressure and coercion, Pursuit of skill under constraint, Identity formed by performance, Collective resilience and adaptation


Coffee and Cigarettes

10. Coffee and Cigarettes

Comedy Drama Ensemble Comedy
7.0
20041h 37min

Overview

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Themes

Casual conversations under caffeine, Addiction and restraint, Coffee culture rituals, Fame and performativity, Music as social glue, Unfamiliar encounters

Available on

HBO Max
HBO Max Amazon Channel
Criterion Channel
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