Summer movie preview: What to watch if you're in the mood to laugh
All week, we'll be running our 2017 summer movie preview. On Monday, we kicked things off with our most highly anticipated action movies. Today: the comedies we're dying to see.
Hot, heavy days call for easy, breezy laughs, and this summer's comedies are eager to deliver.
Our top picks run the gamut from unabashedly NSFW to super-duper kid-friendly, so no matter who you're with, you'll have something to smile about.
Here's your summer movie to-do list if you love comedy ...
… and you’ve missed Goldie Hawn: Snatched (May 12)
It’s been fifteen years since Goldie Hawn graced the screen, so naturally we’re eager to see her grand return. Snatched pairs her with Amy Schumer as a mother-daughter duo whose vacation in paradise turns into a hellish (but apparently still hilarious) nightmare. In the process of escaping their kidnappers, they learn a few things about themselves, each other, and their unbreakable bond. Aww.
… and your kids love superheroes: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (June 2)
As far as family-friendly entertainment goes, you could definitely do worse than a gorgeously animated superhero adventure featuring an all-star comedy voice cast led by Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, and Ed Helms. There’s no mistaking Captain Underpants as anything other than a kids’ movie, but it looks like one adults might secretly dig as well. (Hey, we won’t tell.)
… and you’re a big Broad City fan: Rough Night (June 16)
Maybe you don't know Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs by name, but if you love Broad City, you love their work. The real-life couple do triple duty on the show – both write and produce, Aniello directs, and Downs co-stars as Trey. Rough Night is their first-ever feature, and the cast they’ve assembled includes Scarlett Johansson, Zoë Kravitz, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, and their Broad City colleague Ilana Glazer. We don’t know about you, but we’re laughing already.
… and you think SNL peaked in the early '00s: The House (June 30)
It’s a truism that every generation of SNL viewers is convinced that their generation was peak SNL, that the show will never be that good again. So if your time was circa 2001, The House is for you. Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler – two of the brightest stars to come out of that era – star as a suburban couple who open up an illegal casino in their basement to pay for their daughter’s college tuition. You can guess what kind of hijinks ensue.
… and your kids love Minions: Despicable Me 3 (June 30)
If your kids adore the Minions and you can at least tolerate them, accept no substitutes. Despicable Me 3 brings back the (endearingly?) obnoxious yellow blobs for more misadventures, this time involving a former child star voiced by South Park's Trey Parker. It also doubles down on Gru, the supervillain-turned-family-man voiced by Steve Carell – it turns out he's got a long-lost twin brother, Dru, also voiced by Carell.
… and the wilder, the better: Girls Trip (July 21)
Sometimes you're in the mood for a really epic night out, but not in the mood for all the hassle that comes with it – the plucking and the primping, the exorbitant cover charges, the pounding hangover and the embarrassing apologies the next morning. Fortunately, the girls of Girls Trip are here to let you live vicariously through them. Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish play four longtime pals who reunite for what turns out to be an unforgettable trip to New Orleans.
All week, we'll be running our 2017 summer movie preview. Come back every day to find out what to watch if ...
Monday: ... you're an action connoisseur
Tuesday: ... you're in the mood to laugh
Wednesday: ... you want to feel a chill down your spine
Thursday: ... you're feeling nostalgic
Friday: ... you just want to see the best of the best
