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Jun 15, 2020 · These are the best Judd Apatow movies of the last two decades — including Trainwreck, Bridesmaids, The King of Staten Island, The Big Sick, and more — each bringing a dose of giddiness ...
Apr 4, 2022 · Here are all nine of the films that Judd Apatow has directed — including the two feature-length documentaries he’s made so far — ranked from worst to best.
- The Bubble
- Trainwreck
- This Is 40
- Funny People
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- The King of Staten Island
- Knocked Up
The Bubble's outstanding ensemble cast should've pushed this Judd Apatow movie higher up the list, but the final product didn't deliver. Starring the likes of Karen Gillan, Fred Armisen, and Keegan-Michael Key, The Bubble follows a team of actors during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the actors try to shoot director Darren Eigen's (Armisen) ridiculous a...
Written by and starring Amy Schumer, the Judd Apatow movie Trainwreck feels like a misstep in the director's oeuvre. On paper, the casting makes sense, as both Schumer and co-star Bill Hader were ideal choices based on their industry momentum at the time. But whereas Apatow's early comedies feature situational comedy that feels bizarrely natural, m...
With This Is 40, Apatow played it safe by directing a Knocked Up spinoff. The Judd Apatow movie stars his endearing wife Leslie Mann and the perpetually-likable Paul Rudd, both of whom reprise their roles as the always-bickering parents Debbie and Pete, respectively. Apatow wrote the script for This Is 40 himself, giving the story an authentic feel...
Another nostalgia-driven Apatow production, Funny People stars none other than movie actor Adam Sandleras a fictionalized version of himself. The screenplay, written solely by Apatow, caters to the Sandman's comedic palette of zany voices and includes meta-references to his pop-culture persona. Interestingly, Apatow adds a cancer-themed subplot tha...
For Apatow's debut The 40-Year-Old Virgin, he enlisted Steve Carell as his co-writer and horny lead. From beginning to end, there's a potent one-liner in each minute of the film, with Carell himself carrying the storyline with his impeccable comedic timing and ability to convey social anxiety in almost every situation. With this narrative rock in p...
Five years after Trainwreck, Apatow returned to form with The King of Staten Island, a film that favors the central story over directorial gimmicks and nostalgia. Pete Davidson portrays a fictionalized version of himself as Scott, a wannabe tattoo artist who just can't catch a break — or a least that's how it seems. Much like Funny People, it's the...
After The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Apatow took a strong step forward with Knocked Up. Starring Rogen and Katherine Heigl as an unlikely couple, the 2007 comedy maintains a comedic and dramatic balance, and through the lens of American 20-somethings. As a filmmaker, Apatow appears to be clinging to his younger years while realizing that everything is abo...
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin. 351 votes. Director, Screenwriter, Producer. More The 40-Year-Old Virgin. #47 of 699 on The All-Time Greatest Comedy Films. #495 of 772 on The Most Rewatchable Movies.
- Superbad. 367 votes. Producer. More Superbad. Dig Deeper... Behind-The-Scenes Stories From The Making Of 'Superbad' #23 of 109 on The 100+ Best Movies About High School.
- Step Brothers. 326 votes. Producer. More Step Brothers. #42 of 699 on The All-Time Greatest Comedy Films. #10 of 158 on The Best Movies of 2008. #28 of 89 on The Most Rewatchable Comedy Movies.
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall. 338 votes. Producer. More Forgetting Sarah Marshall. #381 of 699 on The All-Time Greatest Comedy Films. #630 of 772 on The Most Rewatchable Movies.
Jun 28, 2022 · Some of Judd Apatow's movies, like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, hold up to more viewings than others, like the recently released COVID farce The Bubble.
- Zack Sharf
- The Bubble (2022) Apatow’s latest is a dual sendup of the entertainment industry and COVID culture, but unfortunately it’s devoid of any interesting or funny things to say about either.
- May It Last: A Portrait Of The Avett Brothers (2017) This documentary about the making of The Avett Brothers’ ninth album “True Sadness” is handsomely shot and follows a good band full of good people, but rarely elevates out of fans-only territory.
- The King of Staten Island (2020) Pete Davidson winningly leaned into his big-mouthed derelict screwup persona in Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island,” but the film stumbled in its efforts to soften this fictionalized Pete.
- This Is 40 (2012) A “Knocked Up” spinoff centering on Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann’s married Pete and Debbie, “This Is 40” faced some criticism as Apatow using a movie to complain about his own rich people problems.
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