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Spotlight on... Screwball Comedies

November gloom got you down in the dumps? Dig yourself out of the doldrums with a screwball comedy. Characterized by snappy dialogue, wacky characters, and fast-paced plots, screwballs are one of the most popular comedy genres.

Try a classic or a contemporary from our collection!

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Gone in 60 seconds (2000)
A thief must steal 50 cars in one night.

      
Hot fuzz (2007)
A London cop is exiled to a small town, where he finds more action than he anticipated.

      
Initial D (2005)
A Japanese tofu delivery boy becomes a star in the sport of drift racing.

      
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world (1963)
When a goofy bunch of motorists learns the location of a stolen fortune, they set out on a race for the loot.

      
Le Mans (1971)
Returning to Le Mans to compete a year after being injured, a driver is drawn to the widow of a racer who was killed in the same accident.

      
Lethal weapon 2 (1989)
L.A.P.D. detectives must guard a free-wheeling witness in a comedy of car chases, gun battles, and under-water escapes.

      
Mad Max (1979)
A fast-driving cop takes on a gang of psychopaths in the desolate near-future.

      
Matrix reloaded (2003)
Neo has 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants.

      
Mission Impossible 2 (2000)
A secret agent must find and destroy a genetically modified disease called “Chimera.”

      
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
A married couple discovers each is an assassin hired to kill the other.

      
Next (2007)
FBI agents pursue a magician who can see into the future.

      
Rat race (2001)
A casino tycoon gives six money-crazed contestants the chance to win $2 million in a race from Las Vegas to New Mexico.

      
Rebel without a cause (1955)
A rebellious young man comes to a new town and finds new trouble.

      
Redline (2007)
A gorgeous young woman gets caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions.

      
Road warrior (1981)
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a band of bandits.

      
Ronin (1998)
Freelance intelligence agents cooperate to steal a mysterious package, only to have a double-cross throw things into confusion.

      
Smokey and the bandit (1977)
The Bandit is hired to run a tractor trailer full of beer across county lines.

      
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Two 1970s cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino.

      
Talladega nights: the ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
NASCAR’s #1 driver is challenged by a French Formula One racer.

      
Terminator 2: judgment day (1991)
The Terminator is back, with a mission that requires him to travel back in time.



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