The Finest Female-Fronted Comedies
By Kristy PuchkoIt's long been declared that women just aren't funny. Well, here are 12 films that defy that absurd allegation at every turn and prove that comedy isn't a boys-only game, as girls take on slapstick, satire, black comedy, rom-coms, and even toilet humor.
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 Drop Dead GorgeousMichael Patrick Jann |
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 AmélieJean-Pierre Jeunet |
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 All About EveJoseph L. Mankiewicz |
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 JunoJason Reitman |
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 Bridget Jones’s DiarySharon Maguire |
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 Nine to FiveColin Higgins |
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 BridesmaidsPaul FeigThis female-fronted comedy transcends chick-flick conventions. >> |
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 Romy and Michele's High School ReunionDavid Mirkin |
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 CluelessAmy Heckerling |
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 Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownPedro Almodóvar |
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 My Best Friend's WeddingP. J. Hogan |
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 Mean GirlsMark Waters |
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