Movies and TvShows featuring "screwball" theme.
In this cult TV show from the 1960s, an astronaut finds a genie in a bottle and tries to keep her existence a secret while experiencing unintended consequences. The show follows their comedic adventures and mishaps as the genie grants his wishes.
A grandfather reads a story about a farmboy-turned-pirate who embarks on a quest to rescue his true love from the clutches of an evil prince. Along the way, he encounters various obstacles, allies, and enemies.
When an advertising executive and a criminal are separately framed for crimes they didn't commit, they form an unlikely friendship and go on a road trip to clear their names. Along the way, they face various obstacles and encounters, including racism, infidelity, and mistaken identity.
When a down-on-his-luck race car driver discovers an old Volkswagen beetle, he soon realizes that the car has a mind of its own. With Herbie's help, he becomes a racing sensation, but must navigate sabotage attempts and a ruthless competitor.
A rich heiress escapes her father's yacht and buys a bus ticket to New York. She meets a reporter who offers to help her in exchange for exclusive rights to her story. They pretend to be husband and wife to avoid suspicion and encounter various obstacles along the way. Ultimately, they fall in love and overcome the challenges to be together.
In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister. George and Ken plan a jewel heist and bring in two Americans, Wanda and Otto, to help. The team plans to betray each other after the heist. Wanda seduces George's lawyer, Archie, to find out where the loot is. Chaos and comedy ensue as Wanda and Archie fall in love, Ken seeks revenge on Otto, and the diamonds are finally recovered.
Leatherheads is a romantic comedy that takes place in the 1920s during the rise of professional American Football. It follows the story of a struggling football team and their charismatic leader who recruits a war hero to boost the team's popularity. Along the way, they navigate through love triangles, sponsorships, and the challenges of the game.
In the movie '10 Rules for Sleeping Around,' a couple decides to try an open relationship and hilarity ensues as they navigate the ups and downs of sleeping with other people. The film explores themes of love, jealousy, and the complexity of modern relationships.
In The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, a small-town girl named Trudy gets married to a soldier before he goes off to war. However, due to a mix-up at a farewell party, she wakes up to find out that she's pregnant but doesn't remember who the father is. As rumors spread through the town, Trudy must navigate through the chaos with the help of her sister, a newspaper editor, and a town constable. This screwball comedy takes place during World War II and delves into themes of marriage, fatherhood, and the comedic consequences of mistaken identities and rumors.
Dave is a professional internet troll who lies for a living. Candace works in human resources at a blood lab with a bipolar boss. In this modern spin on the romantic comedy, they meet online and circle the airport of their relationship refusing to land. Together they discover it's hard to hug someone when you're keeping them at arm's length.
In a small Spanish village, a mother and her gay son face racism and prejudice from their fellow townspeople. With the help of a transvestite dancer, they navigate the challenges of coming out while dealing with rivalries and a love triangle. The story explores themes of acceptance, love, and understanding.
Carmen has a daughter, Patricia, who attends a school for young ladies where they think Carmen is married to a sailor. Viviano is a friend of Carmen and when she needs it, he poses as the father of Patricia and she believes is her father. Actually, Viviano is engaged with Marilu
Texas cattleman Opie Bedloe comes to Maine to visit his son Joe, a college instructor, and his wife Connie in the hopes of persuading Joe to give up his teaching career and come back to Texas and take over the ranch. When Opie finds out that Connie, who is expecting a baby, can not afford the steaks she yearns for on Joe's salary, Opie, who believes that pregnant women gotta have meat, arranges for the local butcher, Spangenberg to cut his prices in half (with Opie paying the difference) so that Connie can have the meat she desires.
Three boys drop out of military school. They get jobs working at a hotel, but it's about to go under. They decide to help the owner raise enough money to stay in business. They prove that sex sells by holding "Miss Purity Pageant" starring some of the females staying at the hotel.
When the zealous followers of the Church of the Divine Light collide with the heathen filmmakers heaven help those caught in the middle! Bishop Wally, the cult's corrupt founder, must liquidate his assets or face the wrath of the IRS, unaware that his too-slick tax advisor Lodz Kuckoff has unwittingly set the stage for calamity. Kuckoff promises a filmmaker, Liberty Jean, that he'll secure the million dollars she needs to make her dream project, an expose on sex in advertising. She reluctantly agrees, even though part of the deal includes having to cast the financier's curvaceous, but obnoxiously untalented girlfriend LIta as the star. Kuckoff, realizing the terrible mistake he's made, hires the neighborhood thugs to sabotage the picture. However, before they can hit full stride, the Bishop arrives and declares his own holy war. The movie's set, a gigantic birthday cake, becomes the battleground for one of the most uproarious brawls ever.
When a teenager discovers a scandalous sex tape, she embarks on a journey to uncover the truth, leading to comical and romantic adventures.
After completing work on the British musical Invitation to the Waltz, Lillian Harvey returned to her adopted country of Germany to star in the comedy-with-music Glueckskinder (Children of Fortune). Harvey plays Ann Garden, an unemployed actress who ends up in night court on a loitering charge. Here she meets Gil Taylor (Willy Fritsch), a struggling songwriter temporarily employed as a court reporter. Hoping to keep her out of jail, Gil impulsively tells the judge that he's engaged to Ann -- whereupon the judge, equally impulsively, marries the couple on the spot! After this inauspicious start, Ann and Gil embark upon a rocky (but tuneful) whirlwind romance.
Summer Job is a 1989 comedy movie about a group of college students who take on summer jobs at a beach resort. The movie follows their hilarious and unpredictable experiences, including beach parties, casual sex, and funny encounters. It is a classic sex comedy with plenty of laughs and memorable characters.
A congenital liar who works as a barkeep ends up falsely arrested for robbery. He enlists the help of a defense attorney to prove his innocence. Through a series of overactive imaginations and exaggerations, he becomes a famous defense lawyer and solves a murder case.
In this Czech screwball comedy, a hotel squatter and a mistaken wedding ceremony lead to hilarious misunderstandings and chaos. With a female protagonist at the helm, the story takes place in the Blue Star Hotel and explores themes of inheritance, mistaken beliefs, and humorous twists.