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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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Gregory’s girl (1981)
A boy has a crush on a girl who is so good at soccer that she plays on the boys’ team.

      
Happy Gilmore (1996)
A rejected hockey player channels his shooting skills into golf and the P.G.A. tour.

      
Hardball (2001)
A gambler takes a job coaching an inner city Little League team to get a loan from a friend.

      
Little big league (1994)
A 12-year-old boy inherits ownership of the Minnesota Twins from his grandfather.

      
Major league (1989)
The new owner of the Cleveland Indians deliberately fields the worst players she can find.

      
Mr. 3000 (2004)
A former star nicknamed “Mr. 3000” finds out he didn’t reach 3,000 hits and has to return to the game.

      
Offside (2006)
Iranian girls dress as boys to be allowed to enter Tehran’s soccer stadium and are arrested.

      
Pat and Mike (1952)
Pat has the golf championship in her reach, but her fiancé wants her to forget sports.

      
Peaceful warrior (2006)
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.

      
Point break (1991)
An FBI agent goes undercover with a bunch of surfers to catch a gang of bank robbers.

      
Princess nine (1998)
The an all-girls high school team competes to enter and win the national championship.

      
Romeo and Juliet get married (2005)
An obsessed football (soccer) fan falls for the daughter of the rival team’s club president.

      
Rookie of the year (1993)
An accident gives a boy an incredible arm, and he becomes a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

      
Shaolin soccer (2001)
A Shaolin follower unites a band of misfits to use their martial arts skills on a soccer team.

      
She’s the man (2006)
Viola disguises herself as her brother to play on the school soccer team and falls for one of her teammates.

      
The American pastime (2007)
Japanese-Americans turn to baseball to ease their imprisonment in U.S. internment camps during WW II.

      
The bad news Bears (1976)
A washed-up former minor leaguer coaches a team of Little League misfits.

      
The benchwarmers (2006)
Three klutzy adult men form a team to compete against Little Leaguers.

      
The big green (1995)
An idealistic teacher and an out-of-shape sheriff form a grade school soccer team.

      
The final season (2007)
A young coach is set up to fail but must convince his high school baseball team that those who have written them off are wrong.



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