Favorite Comedy Films: 2004-2005

Directed by: Brian Dannelly
Produced by: Michael Ohoven, Sandy Stern, Michael Stipe, and William Vince
Written by: Brian Dannelly and Michael Urban
Cinematography: Bobby Bukowski
Edited by: Pamela Martin
Music by: Christophe Beck

Distributed by: United Artists Pictures

Directed by: Mike Mitchell
Produced by: Andrew Gunn Mario Iscovich, and Ann Marie Sanderlin
Written by: Paul Hernandez, Bob Schooley, and Mark McCorkle
Cinematography: Shelly Johnson
Edited by: Peter Amundson
Music by: Michael Giacchio

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
Produced by: Teresa Chiang and Mireille Soria
Written by: Billy Frolick, Mark Burton, Eric Darnell, and Tom McGrath
Edited by: Clare De Chenu, Mark A. Hester, and H. Lee Peterson
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: DreamWorks Animation

Directed by: Brad Bird
Produced by: John Walker and John Lasseter
Written by: Brad Bird
Cinematography: Andrew Jimenez, Patrick Lin, and Janet Lucroy
Edited by: Stephen Schaffer
Music by: Michael Giacchino

Distributed by: Walt Disney Picturex and Pixsr Animation

Directed by: Gary David Goldberg David
Produced by: Duane A. Dahl, Gary David Goldberg, Brad Hall, Jennifer Todd, and Susan Todd
Based on the novel by: Claire Cook
Written by: Gary David Goldberg
Edited by: Roger Bondelli and Eric A. Sears
Music by: Craig Armstrong

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Jared Hess
Produced by: Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt, Sean Covel, and Jory Weitz
Written by: Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess
Based on the short film, "Peluca" by: Jared Hess
Cinematography: Munn Powell
Edited by: Jeremy Coon
Music by: John Swihart

Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Directed by: Wayne Kramer
Produced by: Andrew Busey, Alessandro Camon, Bryan Furst, Sean Furst, Robert Gryphon, Joe Madden, Chris Miller, Brett Morrison, Michael A. Pierce, Edward R. Pressman, Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt, and John Schmidt
Written by: Wayne Kramer and Frank Hannah
Cinematography: James Whitaker
Edited by: Arthur Coburn
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Lionsgate Entertainment

Directed by: Trey Parker
Produced by: Pam Brady, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Scott Rudin, Anne Garefino, and Scott Aversano
Written by: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Pam Brady
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Edited by: Thomas M. Vogt
Music by: Harry Gregson Williams
Songs and lyrics by: Trey Parker and Mark Shaiman

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Judd Apatow
Produced by: Judd Apatow, Clayton Townsend, and Shauna Robertson
Written by: Steve Carell and Judd Apatow
Cinematography: Jack Green
Edited by: Brent White
Music by: Lyle Workman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Gary Winick
Produced by: Susan Arnold, Todd Garner, Dan Kolsrud, and Gina Matthews
Written by: Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa
Cinematograph: Don Burgess
Edited by: Susan Littenberg
Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Andy Cardiff
Produced by: David Parfitt, Broderick Johnson, and Andrew A. Kosove
Written by: Derek Guiley and David Schneider
Cinematography: Ashley Rowe
Edited by: Jon Gregory
Music by: Christian Henson

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Michael Dowse
Produced by: James Richardson, Rupert Preston, Allan Niblo, Rob Morgan, and Kim Roberts
Written by: Michael Dowse
Cinematography: Balazs Bolygo
Edited by: Stuart Gazzard
Music by: Graham Massey

Distributed by: Odeon Films

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Produced by: Jerry Weintraub, Bruce Berman, Susan Elkins, and John Hardy
Written by: George Nolfi
Based on characters created by: George Clayton Johnson and John Golden Russell
Cinematography: Steven Soderbergh
Edited by: Stephen Mirrione
Music by: David Holmes

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Stephen Chow
Produced by: Stephen Chow, Bill Borden, Po Chu Chui, David Hung, Jeffrey Lau, Wang Zhonglei, and Zhao Hai Cheng
Written by: Lola Huo Xin. Stephen Chow, Tsang Kan Cheung, and Man Keung Chan
Cinematograph: Poon Hang Sang
Edited by: Angie Lam
Music by: Stephen Chow

Distributed by: Star Overseas

Directed by: Adam McKay
Produced by: Judd Apatow, David O. Russell, and Shauna Robertson
Written by: Will Farrell and Adam McKay
Cinematography: Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by: Brent White
Music by: Alex Wurman

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures

Directed by: John Hamburg
Produced by: Jane Bartelme, Danny DeVito, Louis G. Friedman, Dan Levine, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher .
Written by: John Hamburg
Cinematography: Sheamus McGarvey
Edited by: William Kerr and Nick Moore
Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Produced by: Stuart Cornfield, Todd C. Guzze, Mary McLaglen, Rhoades Rader, and Ben Stiller
Written by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cinematography: Jerzy Zielinski
Edited by: Alan Baumgarten
Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly
Produced by: Drew Barrymore, David Evans, Nancy Juvonen, Alan Greenspan, Gil Netter, Amanda Posey, and Bradly Thomas
Based on the novel, "Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life" by: Nick Hornby
Written by: Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by: Alan Baumgarten
Music by: Craig Armstrong

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: John Waters
Produced by: Christine Vachon, Ted Hope, Mark Ordesky, Mark Kaufman, and Pat Moran
Written by: John Waters
Cinematography: Steve Gainer
Edited by: Jeffrey Wolf
Music by: George S. Clinton

Distributed by: Fine Line Pictures

Directed by: Luke Greenfield
Produced by: Harry Gittes, Charles Gordon, Aaron Milchan, and Mark Sternberg
Written by: David. Wagner, Brent Goldberg, and Stuart Blumberg
Cinematography: Jamie Anderson
Edited by: Mark Livolsi
Music by: Paul Haslinger

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, and David Mandel
Produced by: Ivan Reitman, Alec Berg, Daniel Goldberg, David Mandel, Jackie Marcus Schaffer, Joe Medjuck, Ivan Reitman, and Tom Pollock
Written by: Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, and David Mandel
Cinematography: David Eggby
Edited by: Roger Bondell
Music by: James L. Venable
Song and lyrics by: J. Adams, Christopher Baird, Nicholas J.M. Cloutman, and Bruce Fulford

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Robert Luketic
Produced by: William S. Beasley, Lucy Fisher, Gail Lyon, and Douglas Wick
Written by: Victor Levin
Cinematography: Peter Lyons Collister
Edited by: Scott Hill
Music by: Edward Shearmur

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Wayne Wang
Produced by: Richard Baratta, Elaine Goldsmith Thomas, Benny Medina, Charles Newirth, Paul Schiff, and Deborah Schindler
Written by: Kevin Wade and John Hughes
Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by: Craig McKay
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Paul Weitz
Produced by: Lawrence Pressman, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz
Written by: Paul Weitz
Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin
Edited by: Myron I. Kerstein
Music by: Damien Rice and Stephen Trask

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Wes Anderson
Produced by Wes Anderson, Dan Beers, Barry Mendel, Scott Rudin, and Rudd Simmons
Written by: Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson
Cinematography: Robert O. Yeoman
Edited by: David Moritz
Music by: Mark Mothersbaugh

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Edgar Wright
Produced by: Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison Owen, Ronaldo Vasconcellos, Natascha Wharton, and James Wilson
Written by: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
Cinematography: David M. Dunlop
Edited by: Chris Dickens
Music by: Dan Mudford and Pete Woodhead

Distributed by: Universal Pictures and Rogue Pictures

Directed by: Ol Parker
Produced by: Sophie Balhetchet, Barnaby Thompson, and Andro Steinborn
Written by: Ol Parker
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Edited by: Alex Mackie
Music by: Alex Heffes

Distributed by: Focus Films and BBC Films

Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
Produced by: Conrad Hool, Lance Hool, Peter Lengyer, and Richard Perello
Written by: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Hefferman, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske
Cinematography: Lawrence Sher
Edited by: Ryan Folsy
Music by: Nathan Barr

Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Directed by: David Dobkin
Produced by: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, and Andrew Pana
Written by: Steve Faber and Bob Fisher
Cinematography: Julio
Edited by: Mark Livolsi
Music by: Rolfe Kent

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Dean Parisot
Produced by: Peter Bart, Jim Carrey, Jane Bartlme, and Brian Grazer
Written by: Judd Apatow, Nicholas Stoller, and Gerald Gaiser
Based on the novel by: Gerald Gaiser
Based on the film written by: David Giler, Jerry Belson, and Mordecai Richler
Cinematography: Jerzy Zelinski
Edited by: Don Zimmerman
Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Rob McKitttrick
Produced by: Robert O. Green, Jeff Balis, Jay Rifkin, Adam Rosenfelt, and Satvros Merjos
Written by: Rob McKittrick
Cinematography: Matthew Irving
Edited by: Andy Blumenthal and David Finfer
Music by: Adam Gorgini

Distributed by; Lionsgate Entertainment

Directed by: Adam Shankman
Produced by: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman
Written by: Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant
Cinematography: Peter James
Edited by: Christopher Greenbury
Music by: John Debney

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Liam Lynch
Produced by: Heidi Herzon, Randy Sosin, and Mark Williams
Written by: Sarah Silverman
Cinematography: Rhet W. Bear
Edited by: Liam Lynch

Distributed by: Roadside Attractions

Directed by: Garth Jennings
Produced by: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman,
Nick Goldsmith, and Jay Roach
Written by: Karey Kirkpatrick and Douglas Adams
Based on the novel by: Douglas Adams
Cinematography: Igor Jadue-Lillo
Edited by: Niven Howie
Music by: Joby Talbot

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Mark Waters
Produced by: Marc Levy, Walter F. Parkes, and Laurie MacDonald
Written by: Peter Tolan and Leslie Dixon
Based on the novel by: Marc Levy
Cinematography: Daryn Okada
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: Rolfe Kent

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Todd Phillips
Produced by: William Blinn, Stuart Cornfeld, Akiva Goldsman, Tony Ludwig, and Alan Riche
Written by: John O'Brien, Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong, Stevie Long, and John O'Brien
Based on the TV series by: William Blinn
Cinematography: Barry Paterson
Edited by: Leslie Jones
Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Alexander Payne
Produced by: Michael London
Written by: Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne
Based on the novel by: Rex Pickett
Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Edited by: Kevin Tent
Music by: Rolfe Kent

Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon
Produced by: Aron Warner, David Lipman, and John H. Williams
Written by: Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, and
David N. Weiss
Based on charecters created by: William Stieg
Edited by: Michael Andrews and Sim Evan-Jones

Distributed by: DreamWorks Animation

Directed by: Danny Leiner
Produced by: Nathan Kahane and Greg Shapiro
Written by: Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
Cinematography: Bruce Douglas Johnson
Edited by: Jeff Bentancourt
Music by: David Kitay

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Produced by: Whitney Houston, Debra Martin Chase, and Mario Iscovich
Based on characters created by: Meg Cabot
Written by: Shonda Rhimes and Gina Wendkos
Cinematography: Charles Minsky
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: John Debney
Song and lyrics by: Avril Lavinge, Brigette Benenate, and Matthew Gerrard

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: David O. Russell
Produced by: Gregory Goodman, David O. Russell, and Scott Rudin
Written by: David O. Russell and Jeff Baena
Cinematography: Peter Deming
Edited by: Robert K. Lambert
Music by: Jon Brion

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Produced by: John Cameron, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Barry Sonnenfeld, Barry Josephson, and Tom Jacobson
Written by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Based on the film by: William Rose
Cinematography:: Roger Deakins
Edited by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Charles Stone III
Produced by: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, and Maggie Wilde
Written by: Eric Champnella, Keith Mitchell, and Howard Michael Gould
Cinematography: Shane Hurlbut
Edited by: Bill Pankow
Music by: John Powell

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Donald Petrie
Produced by: Moritz Borman, David Coatsworth, Marc Frydman, Basil Iwanyk, Tom Schulman, and Doug Richardson
Written by: Tom Schulman and Doug Richardson
Cinematography: Victor Hammer
Edited by: Debra Neil Fisher
Music by: John Powell

Distributed by: 2Oth Century Fox

Directed by: Mark Waters
Produced by: Jill Sobel Messick, Lorne Michaels, and Tony Shimkin
Written by: Tina Fey
Based on the book, "Queen Bees and Wannabes" by: Rosalind Wiseman
Cinematography: Daryn Okuda
Edited by: Wendy Greene Bricmont
Music by: Rolfe Kent

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures