Best Comedy Drama Films of 1999
Tea With Mussolini
Based in part on ... him in a boarding school in Austria; by the time 1940 rolls around, situations have changed radically for everyone. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Sweet and Lowdown
Woody Allen immerses himself ... the soundtrack, while several authorities on jazz discuss "Emmet's" music, including Nat Hentoff, Douglas McGrath, and one Woody Allen. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Mystery, Alaska
In this comic drama ... John Biebe, Mary McCormack as his wife Donna, Burt Reynolds as Judge Burns, and Lolita Davidovich as Mary Jane. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
It's The Rage
Director James D. Stern ... result is as violent as it is senseless. All the Rage was screened at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Pushing Tin
The intense world of ... Mike Newell, who's last project, Donnie Brasco, also took him into a little seen side of New York City. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Crazy in Alabama
Comedy and drama take ... actor Antonio Banderas; his supporting cast includes Cathy Moriarty, Elizabeth Perkins, Rod Steiger, Fannie Flagg, and Meat Loaf Aday. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Big City Blues
A group of strangers ... in ways they never could have expected. Big City Blues also stars Giancarlo Esposito, Balthazar Getty, and Arye Gross. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Man on the Moon
Comedian Andy Kaufman gave ... as his friend Bob Zmuda, and David Letterman, Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Carol Kane, and Christopher Lloyd as themselves. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Diamonds
A elderly man and ... in a Nevada brothel, marking her first appearance onscreen with Douglas since Young Man with a Horn in 1950. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Jakob the Liar
This remake of the ... American feature for director Peter Kassovitz; the supporting cast includes Armin Mueller-Stahl, Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, and Liev Schreiber. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Guinevere
Writer Audrey Wells (The ... alcoholism, all of his Guineveres, including Harper, come together to remember (and drink to) his work and his life. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Life
Comedians Eddie Murphy and ... by Murphy. The supporting cast includes Ned Beatty, Clarence Williams III, Bernie Mac, Nick Cassavetes and R. Lee Ermey. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Mumford
Lawrence Kasdan wrote and ... qualifications? Mumford's supporting cast includes Ted Danson, Martin Short, Alfre Woodard, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Animal Farm
George Orwell's political fable ... TNT cable TV network in October 1999; it opened as a theatrical release in several other countries shortly afterward. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Five Aces
Charlie Sheen stars in ... be something more serious when Martin starts having second thoughts about matrimony. Christopher McDonald and David Sherrill also star. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Anywhere But Here
As with his earlier ... provokes a crisis between mother and daughter, the irresponsible Adele is forced to become a traditional mom for once. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Flawless
Can a homophobic former ... both of whom first gained notice in the Broadway musical Rent, as well as Rory Cochran and Barry Miller. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Lip Service
After a long absence, ... an affair with Allison's longtime boyfriend (Christian Camargo), and contributed to Allison's rape by an acquaintance she's brought home. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Sports Night: Season 02
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But I'm a Cheerleader
In this satire, parents ... Noted female impersonator RuPaul appears as a camp guide, and Julie Delpy has a cameo as a "lipstick lesbian." [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Earthly Possessions
Susan Sarandon stars in ... she suddenly gets a lot more adventure than she bargained for when she's taken hostage during a bank robbery. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Panstvi
In this spoof of ... be shot entirely in English; while little known in America, Dejdar is a major star in his native land. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
A Slipping-Down Life
Making its world premiere ... away. Will these two people make something of themselves or will they forever just be slipping down life? [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Molly
Elisabeth Shue stars in ... supporting cast includes D.W. Moffett, Jill Hennessy, and Thomas Jane; it was the first credit for screenwriter Dick Christie. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Best Man
In this romantic comedy, ... big day. The Best Man was the debut film for writer/director Malcolm D. Lee; Spike Lee served as producer. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Suburbans
Answering the question of ... cameo from A Flock Of Seagulls and supporting performances from Ben Stiller, Jerry Stiller, Will Ferrell and Robert Loggia. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Judy Berlin
Judy Berlin allows the ... has equipped this offbeat comic drama an outstanding cast, which also includes Julie Kavner, Anne Meara, and Novella Nelson. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Attention Shoppers
Luke Perry stars in ... opening of a shopping center, he finds himself taking a long, hard look at his career and his marriage. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
She's All That
If Hollywood can shoehorn ... best friend and little brother, respectively. Robert Iscove, director of television's Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, makes his big-screen debut. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Splendor
A struggling actress forges ... à trois with 2002's XX/XY. Offscreen, the actress raised eyebrows after beginning a romance with her openly gay director. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Friends & Lovers
The Christmas holidays are ... to move past friendship into a deeper relationship. This romantic comedy-drama was the debut feature from writer/director George Haas. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Love, sex, fidelity, and ... can help her with her problems in reaching an orgasm. The supporting cast includes Lauren Hutton as Laura's mother. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Big Day
Julianna Margulies and Ivan ... and the bride's controlling mother Carol (Dixie Carter) to have a conniption fit. Can the resulting damage be mended? [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Freaks and Geeks [TV Series]
Though it didn't even ... contingent of obsessive Freaks and Geeks fans, the actress will always be identified with her character's signature green jacket. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
8 1/2 Women
From Peter Greenaway, one ... the cast of this multi-layered film that failed to reach the degree of critical acclaim of Greenaway's previous works. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Venus Beauty Institute
A visually stylish comedy ... cinema will want to keep an eye peeled for guest appearances from Emmanuelle Riva, Micheline Presle and Edith Scob. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Girl On The Bridge
A woman's long history ... with his partners. Will he make an exception, or is Adèle's new run of luck coming to an end? [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Duke
Billed as Benji meets ... James Doohan also appears as a snooty English butler. The Duke was screened at the 1999 Flanders Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
SLC Punk
What's it like being ... The Dead Kennedys and others, SLC Punk was chosen as the opening-night feature at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Mascara
In Linda Kandel's comedy-drama ... Aunt Eloise, who has a habit of telling her what she either already knows or doesn't want to hear. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Chutney Popcorn
The push and pull ... also plays Renna; the film was enthusiastically received in its screening at the 1999 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Wood
A man who's uncertain ... writer/director Rick Famuyiwa, whose first short subject, Blacktop Lingo, won an enthusiastic response at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
In Catfish In Black ... writer/director Chi Muoi Lo, who also plays Dwane; it was a prize winner at the 1999 WorldFest/Houston Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Daddy Who?
In this comedy, teamwork ... team. The supporting cast includes appearances by Patty Duke as a doctor and Molly Ringwald as Walter's significant other. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Ninth Street
A dramatic comedy about ... flock in the ghetto, and a supporting performance from soul music legendIsaac Hayes, who also contributes to the score. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Kikujiro
After the success of ... Jam Session, a feature-length documentary on the making of Kikujiro. In competition at the 52nd Cannes Film Festival, 1999. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Agnes Browne
Actress Anjelica Huston directed ... a child; the film was shown as part of the Directors Fortnight series at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Strange Planet
The second film of ... Year's Eve 1999 and everything is unraveled. The film was screened at the Stockholm International Film Festival in 1999. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
I'll Take You There
Former Hal Hartley collaborator ... New York and out of his rut. I'll Take You There was screened at the 1999 Telluride Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Standing on Fishes
An artist struggles against ... Meredith Scott Lynn (Tatum also wrote the screenplay) and was shown at the 1999 South by Southwest Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Life/Drawing
Can a would-be artist ... aired on U.S. cable in 2003, retitled Apartment 12. It premiered on DVD in 2006 under the same title. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Blowin' Smoke
So what do you ... sense of responsibility. Freak Talks About Sex was well received in its screening at the 1999 Seattle Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
New Waterford Girl
While imagining the childhood ... the mid-1970s, which features a soundtrack of classic Canadian rock, including vintage tracks by April Wine and The Stampeders. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
After Sex
Brooke Shields plays a ... the inebriated women find themselves involved with five male strangers of questionable integrity. Virginia Madsen and Johnathon Schaech co-star. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Two Ninas
After a long lonely ... feet in an ill-fated attempt at snagging a cab. Two Ninas was screened at the 1999 Boston Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Hook'd Up
Writer/director Mike Sargent makes ... forthright businesswoman who seeks the right man to impregnate her. Personals was screened at the 1999 Chicago Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Drive Me Crazy
Based on the novel, ... Gives Birth to Prom Date and test-screened as Next to You before the producers settled on Drive Me Crazy. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Just One Time
Producer-turned-director Lane Janger also ... collaborate on the first act and then split up, with his scribing the second act and her the third. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Just Looking
A wacky screwball sex ... remember their respective dead fathers. Just Looking is a sweet-minded film about the great mystery of the teenaged years. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Siam Sunset
Siam Sunset is a ... world as he is. Together they decide to give life and love another chance if the universe lets them. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
24 Nights
What do you call ... live-in boyfriend. The directorial debut from Kieran Turner, 24 Nights was shown at the 1999 Santa Barbara Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
A Day In Black And White
A non-narrative comedy that ... director Desmond Hall, A Day in Black and White was shown at the 1999 South by Southwest Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Five Senses
Five characters serve as ... While this situation has left him horribly depressed, he meets a woman who helps him feel better about life. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
This Space Between Us
A novice filmmaker finds ... musicians David Charles Lowery (of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven) and Brian Van Der Ark (of The Verve Pipe). [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Topsy-Turvy
Noted for intimate character ... McKidd as members of the operetta's cast. Jim Broadbent won Best Actor at the 1999 Venice Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Something More
In this romantic comedy, ... was shot in 1997, but it didn't emerge from the editing room until 1999 for its initial Canadian release. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Luminarias
Billed as a Latina ... has her own conflicted feelings toward her transvestite brother. Luminarias was screened at the 1999 San Sebastian Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Henry Hill
After Henry (Jamie Harold) ... of his past to rejuvenate his muse and his life. Henry Hill was screened at the L.A./AFI film festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
A Wake In Providence
Anthony (Vincent Pagano) is ... in this wacky family is to drink. A Wake in Providence was screened at the 1999 Boston Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Me Myself I
Most people have regrets ... cheat on her husband. This fantasy was enthusiastically received at the Telluride, Boston, and Toronto Film Festivals in 1999. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Foolish
Rap music star and ... an original score by former Prince associates Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. Master P also wrote the film's screenplay. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Trippin'
A high-school senior finds ... David Raynr's own teenage years included a brief stint as a regular on the TV series James at 15. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Hit And Runway
Can two men, one ... was the debut feature for director/co-screenwriter Christopher Livingston, and was screened at the 1999 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire
Two brothers look for ... protege Kevin Jordan, Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish) won the Film Discovery at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Suckers
Daniel Benzali stars as ... sharks visit to call in some of Bobby's substantial debts. Suckers was screened at the 1999 AFI/L.A. Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Wirey Spindell
Eric Schaeffer writes, directs, ... just as neurotic and sexually kinked as he is. Wirey Spindell was screened at the 1999 Boston Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Beggars and Choosers: Season 01
Season one of the ... Merman with herself in the lead -- only to end up competing for the role with a transvestite hooker! [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Postmark Paradise
A Russian woman gets ... Thompson E. Clay and screenwriter Dan Slider; the film was a prize-winner at the 2000 East Lansing Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Santitos
Santitos is a character-driven ... Santitos was screened as part of the Filmmakers of the Present section of the 1999 Locarno International Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Muertos de Risa
Show business legend is ... look and mood of each decade presented, as well as witty references to Spain's contemporary political and social history. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Man of the Century
Johnny Twenties (Gibson Frazier) ... and jazz pianist Bobby Short. The film was shown at the 1999 Slamdance and South by Southwest film festivals. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Strange Fits of Passion
Sex and the singles ... Elise McCredie, Strange Fits of Passion was chosen for the International Critics' Week at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Sexo, Pudor Y Lágrimas
The romantic foibles of ... Y Lagrimas/Sex, Shame and Tears was written and directed by Antonio Serrano, who adapted his own successful stage play. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Adieu, Plancher des Vaches
A rich young man ... Des Vaches! was written and directed by Otar Iosseliani, who also gave himself a plum supporting role as Father. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Jesse Ventura Story
Where else but Minnesota, ... six months after the real life Ventura won the Minnesota election, with Toronto standing in for the Twin Cities. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Harmonium in My Memory
Set in 1963, Nae ... for the fine performances of the three leads and the accurate recreation of Korea on the cusp of modernization. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Samurai Fiction
Simultaneous parodying and paying ... who plays the villain, is also a popular and acclaimed guitarist in Japan, and he also scored this film. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Not One Less
In a village in ... the strength and humor of its characters; the film won the Golden Lion at the 1999 Venice Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
But Forever In My Mind
Youthful idealism meets teenage ... on the screenplay with two 16-year-olds, Silvio Muccino and Adele Tulli, both of whom have roles in the film. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Shower
A family's differences are ... few weeks. Veteran Chinese actor Feng Shun made his final screen appearance as a man who trains fighting crickets. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Heater
Two of Canada's most ... space heater that they still keep in its original box. Heater was screened at the 1999 Vancouver Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Tuvalu
Drawing from the influences ... bathhouse and to win back the woman he loves. Tuvalu was screened at the 1999 San Sebastian Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Best Man in Grass Creek
Described as an inverted ... agreeing, Adam follows Jimmy and his bride-to-be (Grace Phillips) to small-town Indiana to attend his nightmare dressed in white. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Another Planet
Documentary veteran Christene Browne ... when she meets a worker from Mali (Tiemoko Simaga). Another Planet was screened at the 1999 Vancouver Film Festival. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
One More Kiss
Vadim Jean directs this ... presence. Told with humor and brevity, the film offers well-drawn characters who interact until the inevitable yet dignified end. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Attack The Gas Station!
Kim Sang-jin directs this ... film's delirious final showdown between the four protagonists, the cops, a local clan of gangsters, and irate delivery boys. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Last Man
Somehow the entire population ... order to compete for Sarah's affection, or spend his life without a woman. But nature is full of surprises. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Opera Lover
Star and producer Tom ... review in the paper. Suddenly, George's life is on track again, until some unforeseen complications hamper his forward movement. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
I Will Survive
Acclaimed directing duo Alfonso ... Diego Botto). The two establish a clear emotional bond, but soon more than mere emotional sparks start to fly. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Highwayman
A man who lowered ... appears, claiming to be his daughter. The duo then sets out to find the truth about their relationship. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Imitators
A group of thieves ... in the U.S. by Troma Team Pictures in a decided change of pace from their usual outrageous exploitation items. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Mast
Bollywood glamour queen Urmila ... uncle, who treats her with cruelty, and Kittu takes it upon himself to save Mallika from her uncle's treachery. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Beverly Hood
In this independent comedy-drama, ... they discover that being able to make the house payments doesn't mean that they'll fit in with their neighbors. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Love Goggles
Man-about-town Ollie (Steven Peacock ... it seems to Ollie, who catches them together in a compromising position. Can love survive this test between friends? [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Silk Hope
The will-o'-the-wisp black sheep ... of a limb in some faulty factory machinery), the made-for-TV Silk Hope originally aired October 17, 1999, on CBS. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Damaged Goods
Two people find themselves ... into a new and highly unexpected direction. Damaged Goods was the first feature from writer and director Jason Francois. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka [Anime Series]
Former motorcycle gang member ... what sets Onizuka apart; his street-wise style can get through to young people the way no one else can. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
All Of It
For her debut feature ... Once the two women come together, facades are stripped away and long unaddressed issues finally bubble to the surface. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Southern Heart
A New York city ... entire life. Southern Heart also stars Jamie Hendrix Collins and Emily Carpenter, the pair responsible for the film's screenplay. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Chapter Zero
Nip/Tuck's Dylan Walsh stars ... up. Chapter Zero also stars The L Word's Laurel Holloman and Lee Majors of The Six Million Dollar Man. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Gravitation: Lyrics of Love OVA [Anime OVA Series]
A musician tries to ... company are all becoming increasingly impatient with his troubles as they wait to complete the band's long-awaited second album. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
La Segunda Noche
In this youth-centric comedy ... a major box-office success in Mexico, where it became one of the biggest homegrown hits in the nation's history. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
Operation Grandma
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Las Travesuras Navidenas de Manolito Gafotas
A visit from a ... that follow, Manolito and his hapless family do everything they can to maintain their sanity amidst the escalating madness. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]
The Great Chef: Peking Restaurant
Moviegoers drawn to tales ... to it's original glory, and sets about making it's signature spicy sauce noodle dish the talk of the town. [ best comedy drama films - 1999 ]Supplemental Navigation
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