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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 longest yard (2005)
A sadistic warden forces a former pro quarterback, now serving time, to form a team of inmates to play against the prison’s guards.

      
The love guru (2008)
A love guru is hired to help a pro hockey player whose career sags after this wife leaves him for a rival player.

      
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
A judge orders a hotshot lawyer to coach a terrible peewee hockey team as his community service sentence.

      
The waterboy (1998)
The water boy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a star player.

      
We are Marshall (2006)
After a plane crash claims the lives of the Marshshall University football team, a new coach tries to keep the football program alive.

      
White air (2007)
A snowboarder loses his edge and wants to abandon the sport, but his trainer pushes him to compete in one last half-pipe event.

      
Wintertime (1943)
The Norwegian skating star brings a popularity boom to a Canadian winter resort.



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