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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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Kabhi alvida naa kehna (2006)
A football player on the DL becomes convinced that his wife is having an affair, but he is the one who ends up being unfaithful.

      
Knute Rockne—All American (1940)
The legendary football coach leads Notre Dame to 105 victories in 13 years.

      
Leatherheads (2008)
The owner of a football team drafts a strait-laced college sensation and becomes his rival for the affections of a brassy newswoman.

      
Love and basketball (2000)
Monica and Quincy must decide what sacrifices are worth pro basketball careers.

      
Lucas (1986)
A brainy nerd tries to impress a girl by trying out for the high school football team.

      
Miracle (2004)
The 1980 US Olympic hockey team takes on the seemingly invincible squad from the USSR.

      
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Remote Mystery, Alaska’s team of weekend warriors is chosen to play the New York Rangers in a televised publicity stunt.

      
No sleep till Madison (2002)
30-year-old Owen can’t understand why his friends are bailing out on him on their annual pilgrimage to the Wisconsin State High School Hockey Tournament.

      
Radio (2003)
A football coach takes a developmentally challenged man under his wing.

      
Rebound (2005)
An acclaimed college coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after he has a public meltdown.

      
Remember the Titans (2000)
An African-American coach and his high school football team take on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

      
Rudy (1993)
Rudy is determined to overcome his small stature and blue collar background to play college football for Notre Dame.

      
Semi-pro (2008)
A former pop star buys a semi-pro basketball team and becomes its inept coach as well as a player.

      
Slap shot (1977)
The coach of a third-rate hockey team signs some goons to help his team win.

      
Space jam (1996)
Michael Jordan agrees to help the Looney Toons play a basketball game against the aliens who have kidnapped them.

      
Stuck on you (2003)
Conjoined twins enjoy working at a diner and playing hockey, until one decides he wants to be an actor.

      
The cutting edge: going for the gold (2005)
A driven figure skater is paired with a chilled-out in-line skater to compete in the Olympics.

      
The fortune cookie (1966)
A TV cameraman, hurt while shooting a football game, is persuaded to defraud an insurance company in a million dollar lawsuit.

      
The game plan (2007)
A quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has a 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

      
The Junction boys (2002)
In his first summer as coach at Texas A&M, Bear Bryant spirits his players away to a training camp in the tiny town of Junction.



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