Favorite Comedy Films: 2000-2001

Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Produced by: Cameron Crowe and Ian Bryce
Written by: Cameron Crowe
Cinematography: John Toll
Edited by: Saar Klein and Joe Hutshing
Music by: Nancy Wilson

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures and Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
Produced by: Amy Minda Cohen, Richard Perello, and Peter E. Lengyel
Written by: Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, Kevin Hefferman, Steve Lemme, and Erik Stolhanske
Cinematography: Joaquin Baca Asay
Edited by: Jacob Craycroft, Jay Chandrasekhar, and Kevin Hefferman
Music by: 38 Special

Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Directed by: David Wain
Produced by: Howard Bernstein
Written by: Michael Showalter and David Wain
Cinematography: Ben Weinstein
Edited by: Meg Reticker
Music by: Craig Wedren and Theodore Shapiro

Distributed by: USA Films

Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
Produced by: Pippa Cross, John Malkovich, Janette Day, Lianne Halfon, Barbara A. Hall, and Russell Smith
Written by: Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff
Based on the graphic novel by: Daniel Clowe
Cinematography: Affonso Beato
Edited by: Carole Kravetz Aykanian and Michael R. Miller
Music by: David Kitkay

Distributed by: United Artists

Directed by: Charles Herman Wurmfeld
Produced by: Eden Wurmfeld and Brad Zions
Written by: Heather Juergenson and Jennifer Westfeldt
Cinematography: Lawrence Sher
Edited by: Kristy Jacobs Maslin and Greg Tillman
Music by: Marcelo Zarvos

Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Directed by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Produced by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Tim Bevan, John Cameron, and Eric Fellner
Written by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Based on the poem, "The Odyessy" by Homer
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Edited by: Roderick Jaymes and Tricia Cooke
Music by: T Bone Burnett

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Ronny Yu
Produced by: Stephanie Davis, Jonathan Debin, Andras Hamori, Samuel L. Jackson, Malcolm Kohll, Seaton McLean, David Pupkewitz, Eli Selden, and Julie Yorn
Written by: Stel Pavlov
Cinematography: Hang Poon Sang
Edited by: David Yu
Music by: Casper Kadros and Darius Kadros

Distributed by: Screen Gems Pictures

Directed by: Harald Zwart
Produced by: Michael Douglas, Whitney Green, and Allison Lyon Segan
Written by: Stan Seidel
Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by: Bruce Cannon
Music by: Marc Shaiman

Distributed by: USA Films

Directed by: Mary Harron
Produced by: Edward R. Pressman, Chris Hanley, and Christian Halsey Solomon
Written By: Guinevere Turner and Mary Herron
Based on the novel by: Brett Easton Ellis
Edited by: Andrew Marcus
Cinematography: Andrzej Sekula
Music by: John Cale

Distributed by: Lions Gate Films

Directed by: Christopher Guest
Produced by: Gordon Mark and Karen Murphy
Written by: Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy
Cinematography: Roberto Schaefer
Edited by: Robert Leighton
Music by: C.J. Vanston

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Harold Ramis
Produced by: Neil A. Machlis, Trevor Albert, and Harold Ramis
Written by: Larry Gelbart, Harold Ramis, and Peter Tolan
Based on the film by: Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Edited by: Craig Herring
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Francine McDougall
Produced by: Wendy Finnerman, Michele McGuire, Greg Mooradian, Michael Nelson, and Claire Rodnick Polstein
Written by: Mandy Nelson
Cinematography: Robert Brinkmann
Edited by: Sloane Kline
Music by: Mark Mothersbaugh

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Peyton Reed
Produced by: Marc Abraham, Jessica Bendinger, Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss, Paddy Cullen, Caitlin Scanlon, Patricia Wolff, and Max Wong
Written by: Jessica Bendinger
Cinematography: Shaun Bauer
Edited by: Larry Bock
Music by: Christophe Beck

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Daldry
Produced by: Charles Brand, Greg Brennan, Jon Finn, Tessa Ross, David M. Thompson, and Natscha Wharton
Written by: Lee Hall
Cinematography: Brian Tufano
Edited by: John Wilson
Music by: Stephen Warbeck

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: John Hay
Produced by: Jeremy Bolt, Sarah Radclyffe, Andrea Calderwood, Bill Godfrey, Alexis Lloyd, Alison Jackson, and Claire Hunt
Written by: Rik Carmichael, Simon Mayle, and John Hay
Cinematography: John De Borman
Edited by: Oral Norrie Ottey
Music by: Simon Boswell and Alex James

Distributed by: Pathe Pictures International

Directed by: Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan
Produced by: Marc Platt, Tracey E. Edmonds, Kenneth Edmonds, Richard Goldwater, Chuck Grimes, and Tony DeRosa Grund
Written by: Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan
Based on the comic book series by: Dan DeCarlo, Richard Goldwater, and John L. Goldwater
Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Edited by: Peter Teschner
Music by: John Frizzle

Distributed by: Universal Pictures and MGM/UA

Directed by: Spike Lee
Produced by: Jon Kilik, Spike Lee, and Kisha Imani Cameron
Written by: Spike Lee
Cinematography: Ellen Kuras
Edited by: Samuel L. Pollard
Music by: Terrance Blanchard
Songs and lyrics by: Stevie Wonder and Bruce Hornsby

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Daniel Minahan
Produced by: Jason Bowers, Jason Kliot, Katie Koumel,
Charles J. Rusbuan, Christine Vachon, and Joana Vicente
Written by: Daniel Minahan
Cinematograph: Randy Drummond
Edited by: Michael Jamieson
Music by: Girls Against Boys

Distributed by: October Films

Directed by: Robert Luketic
Produced by: Marc Platt, David Nicksay, and Rik Kidney
Written by: Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith
Based on the novel by: Amanda Brown
Cinematography: Anthony B. Richmond
Edited by: Anita Brandt Burgoyne and Matt Craven
Music by: Rolfe Kent
Song and lyrics by: Tim James and Antonina Amati

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: John Waters
Produced by: Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., John Fiedler, and Mark Tarlov
Written by: John Waters
Cinematography: Robert M. Stevens
Edited by: Joseph Wolf
Music by: Basil Poledouris and Zoe Poledouris

Distributed by: Artistian Entertainment

Directed by: Joseph "McG." McGunity Nichol
Produced by: Drew Barrymore, Leonard Goldberg, and
Nancy Juvonwen
Written by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August
Based on the TV series by: Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Edited by: Wayne Wahrman and Peter Teschner
Music by: Edward Sheamur

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Produced by: Daniel Goldberg, Sheldon Kahn, Joe Medjuck, Tom Pollock, and Ivan Reitman
Written by: Todd Phillips and Scot Armstrong
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Edited by: Sheldon Kahn
Music by: Mike Simpson

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Produced by: Bruce Berman, Susan Elins, John Hardy, R.J. Louis, and Jerry Weintraub
Based on the characters created by: George Clayton Johnson, Jack Russell Gordon, Harold Brown, and Charles Lederer
Written by: Ted Griffin
Cinematography: Steven Soderbergh
Edited by: Stephen Mirrione
Music by: David Holmes

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
Produced by: Aron Warner, John H. Williams, znd Jeffrey Katzenberg
Written by: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman
Based on the novel, "Shrek!" by: William Steig
Edited by: Sim Evan-Jones
Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell

Distributed by: DreamWorks Animation

Directed by: Ben Stiller
Produced by: Ben Stiller, Joel Gallen, Scott Ruden, Adam Schroeder, and Laura Zalanick
Written by: Ben Stiller, Derek Sather, and John Hamburg
Based on the character created by: Ben Stiller and Drake Sather
Cinematograph: Barry Peterson
Edited by: Greg Hayden
Music by: David Arnold

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Peter Chisholm
Produced by: Peter Abrams, Simon Fields, and Robert L. Levy
Written by: Mark Klein
Cinematography: John DeBorman
Edited by: Christopher Greenbury
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Steven Brill
Produced by: Allan Colvert, Michael De Luca, Robert Engleman, Jack Giarraputto, Adam Sandler, Robert Simonds, and Brian Witten
Written by: Tim Herlihy, Steven Brill, and Adam Sandler
Cinematography by: Theo Van de Sande
Edited by: Jeff Gourson
Music by: Teddy Castelluci and Adam Jeremy Williams

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: James Mangold
Produced by: Cathy Konrad, Kerry Orent, Meryl Poster, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Steven Rogers and James Mangold
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by: David Brenner
Music by: Rolfe Kent

Distributed by: Miramx Pictures

Directed by: Keenan Ivory Wayans
Produced by: Eric L. Gold, Peter Schwerin, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Brad Weston, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Alyson Fouse, Greg Grabianski, Dave Polsky, Michael Anthony Snowden, and Craig Wayans
Based on characters created by: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, and Aaron Seltzer
Cinematography: Steven Bernstein
Edited by: Peter Teschner, Thomas J. Nordberg, and Richard Pearson
Music by: Mark McGrath

Distributed by: Dimension Pictures

Directed by: Gary Marshal
Produced by: Debra Martin Chase, Martin Iscove, and Whitney Huston
Written by: Gina Wendkos
Based on the novel by: Meg Cabot
Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindentaub
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: John Debney

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Wes Anderson
Produced by: Wes Anderson, Barry Mendel, and Scott Rudin
Written by: Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
Cinematography: Robert Yeoman
Edited by: Dylan Tichenor
Music by: Mark Mothersbaugh

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: David McNalty
Produced by: Chad Oman, Jerry Bruckheimer, Scott Gardenhour, and Mike Stenson
Written by : Gina Wendkos and Todd Graff
Cinematography: Amir Mokri
Edited by: William Goldenberg
Music by: Trevor Horn

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Frears
Produced by: John Cusack, Steve Pink, D.V. DeVincentis, Tim Bevan, Liza Chasin, Alan Greenspan, Peter Newell, and Rudd Simmons
Written by: John Cusack, Steve Pink, D.V. DeVincentis, and Scott Rosenberg
Based on the novel by: Nick Hornby
Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
Edited by: Mick Audsley
Music by: Howard Shore

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Kevin Smith
Produced by: Jonathan Gordon, Scott Mosier, Laura Greenlee, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Kevin Smith
Based on characters created by: Kevin Smith
Cinematography: Jamie Anderson
Edited by: Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier
Music by: James L. Venable

Distributed by: Deminsion Pictures

Directed by: David Mirkin
Produced by: John Davis, Irving Ong, Gary Smith, Hadeel Reda, and Clayton Townsend
Written by: Robert Dunn, Paul Guay, and Stephen Mazur
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: William Steinkamp
Music by: John Debney

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Jean Pierre Jeunet
Produced by: Arne Meerkamp van Embde and Claudie Ossard
Written by: Guillaume Laurant and Jean Pierre Jeunet
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonne
Edited by: Herve Schneid
Music by: Yann Tiersen

Distributed by: Canal + and Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Produced by: Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck, and Ivan Reitman
Written by: David Diamond, David Weissman, and Don Jakoby
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Edited by: Wendy Greene Brichtmon and Sheldon Kahn
Music by: John Powell

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures and Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Rob Sitch
Produced by: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Michael Hirsh, Jane Kennedy, and Rob Sitch
Written by: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, and Rob Sitch
Cinematography: Graeme Wood
Edited by: Jill Bilcock
Music by: Edmund Choi

Distributed by: Village Roadshow and Warner Bros.

Directed by: J.B. Rogers
Produced by: Chris Bender, Chris Weitz, Adam Herz, Chris Moore, Craig Perry, Paul Weitz, and Warren Zide
Written by: Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg
Based on characters created by: Adam Herz
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Edited by: Larry Madaras and Stuart H. Pappe
Music by: David Lawrence

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Sharon Maguire
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Jonathan Cavendish
Written by: Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding
Based on the novel by: Helen Fielding
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by: Martin Walsh
Music by: Patrick Doyle

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures, Working Title Films , and StudioCanal

Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Produced by: Don Carmondy, Mike Drake, George Edde, Allan Kaufman, Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens, and David Willis
Written by: Mitchell Kapner
Cinematography: David Franco
Edited by: Tom Lewis
Music by: Randy Edelman and Gary Gold

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Trudie Styler, Matthew Vaughn, Steve Tisch, Angad Paul, Steven Marks, and Peter Morton
Written by: Guy Ritchie
Cinematography: Tim Maurice Jones
Edited by: Jon Harris
Music by: John Murphy

Distributed by: Screen Gems

Directed by: Tom Dey
Produced by: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jackie Chan, Ned Dowd, and Jonathan Glickman
Written by: Alfred Gough and Miles Milar
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by: Richard Chew
Music by: Randy Endelman

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Keenan Ivory Wayans
Produced by: Brad Grey, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Cary Granat, Shawn Wayans, Eric L. Gold, Marlon Wayans, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, and Aaron Seltzer
Cinematograph: Francis Kenny
Edited by: Mark Helfrich
Music by: David Kitkay

Distributed by: Dimension Pictures

Directed by: Donald Petrie
Produced by: Bruce Berman, Ginger Sledge, Sandra Bullock, and Mark Lawrence
Written by: Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, and Caryn Lucas
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: Billy Weber
Music by: Edward Shearmur

Music by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Justin Kerrigan
Produced by: Renata S. Aly, Emer McCourt, and Allan Niblo, and Michael Wearing
Written by: Justin Kerrigan
Cinematography: Dave Bennett
Edited by: Patrick Moore
Music by: Matthew Herbert and Roberto Mello

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Jay Roach
Produced by: Nancy Tenenbaum, Jay Roach, Jane Rosenthal, and Robert De Niro
Written by: Jim Herzfeld, John Hamburg, Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke
Based on the film by: Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke
Cinematography: Paul James
Edited by: Jon Poll and Greg Hayden
Music by: Randy Bewman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrlley
Produced by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Linda Fields, J.B. Rogers, Tom Schulman, Bradley Thomas, and Charles B. Wessler
Written by: Mike Cerrone, Peter Farrelly, and Bobby Farrelly
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Edited by: Christopher Greenbury
Music by: Mark Irwin

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Brian Helgeland,
Produced by: Todd Black, Brian Helgeland, and Tim Van Rellim
Written by: Brian Helgeland
Based on the story, "The Knight`s Tale" by: Geoffrey Chaucer
Cinematography: Richard Greatrex
Edited by: Kevin Stit
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Betty Thomas
Produced by: Junno Topping
Written by: Susannah Grant
Cinematography: Declan Quinn
Edited by: Peter Teschner
Music by: Richard Gibbs

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures