Ready to Laugh? See What Comedies are Hitting Theaters in 2012
11. 'Fun Size'
Starring:Victoria Justice, Johnny Knoxville, Josh Pence, and Jane LevyThe Plot:Fun Size follows a high school senior who takes her weird kid brother out trick-or-treating and loses him. Along with some friends, she tries to find him before her mom gets home.
Release Date: October 26, 2012More »
12. 'Gambit'
Starring:Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman, Sir Tom Courtenay, and Cloris LeachmanThe Plot: Colin Firth stars as a London art curator who teams up with a Texas rodeo queen (Cameron Diaz) to rip-off the richest man in England.
Release Date: November 21, 2012More »
13. 'The Guilt Trip'
Starring:Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand, Colin Hanks, and Adam ScottThe Plot: Seth Rogen plays an inventor who takes to the road with his mom (Barbra Streisand) to try and sell his latest product.
Release Date: December 19, 2012More »
14. 'Here Comes the Boom'
Starring:Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, and Joe RoganThe Plot: Kevin James stars as a high school biology teacher who moonlights as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.
Release Date: October 12, 2012
15. 'Hit and Run'
Starring: Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bardley Cooper and Tom ArnoldThe Plot: Dax Shepard pulls triple duty on this action comedy as writer, co-director, and star. The story finds Shepard playing a guy in the witness protection program who puts himself in jeopardy after his girlfriend (Bell) decides to move back to California following an impossible-to-say-no-to job offer.
Release Date: August 22, 2012More »
16. 'Hope Springs'
Starring:Steve Carell, Meryl Streep, and Tommy Lee JonesThe Plot: Steve Carell plays a relationship guru who Maeve (Meryl Streep) and her husband (Tommy Lee Jones) turn to - she enthusiastically; he reluctantly - to rekindle the spark.
Release Date: August 8, 2012More »
17. 'Joyful Noise'
Starring: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Jeremy Jordan, Courtney B. Vance, and Keke PalmerThe Plot: The National Joyful Noise Competition means everything to the struggling town of Pacashau, Georgia, but the in-fighting between the choir's leaders - the old-school Vi Rose Hill (Queen Latifah) and the free-thinking G.G. Sparrow (Dolly Parton) - threatens to destroy the choir's chances at winning. Complicating matters, G.G.'s grandson (Jeremy Jordan) shows up and has the hots for Vi Rose's daughter (Keke Palmer).
Release Date: January 13, 2012More »
18. 'LOL'
Starring:Miley Cyrus, Ashley Greene, Demi Moore, Gina Gershon, and Thomas JaneThe Plot: An American remake of the French film, Laughing Out Loud, LOL follows a divorced mom (Demi Moore) and her teenage daughter (Miley Cyrus) as they deal with relationships and sexual issues.
Release Date: May 4, 2012More »
19. 'Magic Mike'
Starring:Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, and Matthew BomerThe Plot:Director Steven Soderbergh reunites with his Haywire star Channing Tatum for this stripper comedy loosely based on Tatum's experiences as a stripper. The film stars Tatum as an experienced dancer who takes a newbie (played by Alex Pettyfer) under his wing and shows him the ropes.
Release Date: June 29, 2012More »
20. 'Men in Black III'
Starring:Will Smith, Alice Eve, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Emma ThompsonThe Plot: Columbia Pictures and director Barry Sonnenfeld are keeping the plot underwraps, however we do know Jemaine Clement is the main villain and the story involves time travel.
Release Date: May 25, 2012More »