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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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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Three brothers who haven’t spoken to each other in a year take a train across to India to reconnect.

      
The getaway (1972)
A recently released ex-con and his wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.

      
The grapes of wrath (1940)
The Joads migrate to California from their dust-bowl farm during the Great Depression.

      
The hitcher (2007)
A spring break trip turns into a nightmare when a couple picks up a mysterious hitch-hiker.

      
The long, long trailer (1954)
Newlyweds travel from California to Colorado in a gigantic trailer and very nearly get divorced.

      
The motorcycle diaries (2004)
A 23-year-old Che Guevara and friend travel across South America by motorcycle.

      
The passenger (1975)
A reporter in Africa assumes a dead man’s identity and appointments across Europe.

      
The road to Bali (1952)
Two song-and-dance men flee Melbourne for Bali to skip out on marriage proposals.

      
The road to Morocco (1942)
Two castaways wash ashore on a desert and hop a camel to a city out of “The Arabian nights.”

      
The searchers (1956)
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

      
The Straight story (1999)
An old man makes a long journey by tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

      
The sure thing (1985)
A college student plans a cross-country trip to hook up with “a sure thing” but gets stuck traveling with a young woman who hates him.

      
The vanishing (1988)
During a road trip with her husband, a woman is kidnapped by a methodical psychopath.

      
Thelma and Louise (1991)
A waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a ‘66 Thunderbird.

      
Transamerica (2005)
A male-to-female transsexual learns she had fathered a son and travels from Los Angeles to New York to get him out of jail.

      
Two for the road (1967)
A couple experiences courtship, marriage, parenthood, and infidelity, all on the road.

      
Two lane blacktop (1971)
Two car freaks drive a 1955 Chevy across the Southwestern U.S. looking for other cars to race.

      
Ulysses’ gaze (1995)
A Greek-American film director travels the Balkans during the war in the 1990s.

      
Wild hogs (2007)
A group of middle-aged biker wannabes hit the road for adventure and get more than they anticipated.

      
Wristcutters: a love story (2006)
A man who has committed suicide takes off on a bizarre journey through purgatory to find his ex-girlfriend, who also has died by suicide.



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