13 Summer Comedies You Cannot Miss
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With so many movies coming out this Summer, it may be hard to find exactly what you want to see, depending on your tastes. Sure, you may know about all the big action blockbusters hitting theaters soon, but if you're a bigger fan of comedy, we have a curated guide for that too. Read on to find all the movies guaranteed to make you laugh, like Pitch Perfect 2, Masterminds, and Spy!
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Hot Pursuit
- Who's starring: Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara.
- Why you should be interested: These two ladies are funny in their own right, and paired up, they're guaranteed to make an excellent team.
- When it opens: May 8
- Watch the trailer for Hot Pursuit.
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Pitch Perfect 2
- Who's starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, plus some newbies like Hailee Steinfeld. See everyone in the cast here.
- Why you should be interested: The original a cappella comedy is already a classic, and we've been craving more since that came out.
- When it opens: May 15
- Watch the trailer for Pitch Perfect 2.
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Spy
- Who's starring: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, and Jude Law.
- Why you should be interested: McCarthy and Byrne are reteamed with their Bridesmaids director Paul Feig, and this one may re-create the magic; it got excellent reviews out of SXSW.
- When it opens: May 22
- Watch the trailer for Spy.
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Aloha
- Who's starring: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, John Krasinski, and Rachel McAdams.
- Why you should be interested: This romantic comedy is the latest project from director Cameron Crowe, and hello? Cooper and Stone as love interests.
- When it opens: May 29
- Watch the trailer for Aloha.
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Entourage
- Who's starring: Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Connolly, and Kevin Dillon.
- Why you should be interested: Vincent Chase is back! Good old-fashioned nostalgia for the HBO comedy will get us in the theaters, plus the sheer amount of cameos in the trailer makes it worth it.
- When it opens: June 3
- Watch the trailer for Entourage.
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Ted 2
- Who's starring: Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, and Seth MacFarlane as Ted.
- Why you should be interested: As silly as it is, the first Ted is hilarious. The sequel looks like it has the same dumb but brilliant humor.
- When it opens: June 26
- Watch the trailer for Ted 2.
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Magic Mike XXL
- Who's starring: Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, plus these new and returning stars.
- Why you should be interested: Why wouldn't you be interested?! Are you kidding? Next question.
- When it opens: July 1
- Watch the trailer for Magic Mike XXL.
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Trainwreck
- Who's starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, and Vanessa Bayer.
- Why you should be interested: Schumer is one of the funniest fresh new voices on TV, and Judd Apatow is behind the camera on this one. It might be Summer's funniest movie.
- When it opens: July 17
- Watch the trailer for Trainwreck.
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Pixels
- Who's starring: Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Monaghan, and Josh Gad.
- Why you should be interested: This fantasy comedy about video games coming to life and attacking the Earth looks like a crowd-pleaser.
- When it opens: July 24
- Watch the trailer for Pixels.
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Irrational Man
- Who's starring: Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone.
- Why you should be interested: Woody Allen cast Phoenix as a professor having an existential crisis (shades of Her, anyone?) as he falls for his student, played by Stone. We're dying to see that pairing.
- When it opens: July 24
- Watch the trailer for Irrational Man.
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Vacation
- Who's starring: Ed Helms and Leslie Mann are grown-up Rusty and Audrey, while Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo will reprise their roles. See who else (like Chris Hemsworth!) is in the cast.
- Why you should be interested: The beloved comedy franchise is back with a cast of genuinely funny people but isn't leaving out the original Griswolds. And did we mention Chris Hemsworth doing comedy?!
- When it opens: July 29
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Masterminds
- Who's starring: Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, and Owen Wilson.
- Why you should be interested: Besides the cast being stocked with a comedy dream team, the movie is inspired by a so-crazy-it's-true tale of a huge armored-car heist.
- When it opens: Aug. 7
- Watch the trailer for Masterminds.
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She's Funny That Way
- Who's starring: Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, and Jennifer Aniston.
- Why you should be interested: Legendary director Peter Bogdanovich is behind this screwball comedy, which doesn't look like highbrow comedy as much as it just looks like a ton of fun.
- When it opens: Aug. 21
- Watch the trailer for She's Funny That Way.