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Barton Academy boarding school teacher Paul Hunham incurs the wrath of headmaster Dr Hardy Woodrup by failing the son of a powerful senator. As punishment, Woodrup selects Paul to remain on campus over Christmas to chaperone the boys who won't be travelling home for the holidays. Alexander Payne's comedy drama, starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa

A plus-size supermodel invites her family over to experience the birth of her first child. Director Thom Harp's comedy, starring Joe Pantoliano and Lesley Ann Warren

As King Jaffe Joffer, ruler of the prosperous nation of Zamunda, takes his final breath, pampered crown prince Akeem faces a constitutional crisis without a male heir to ascend the throne. An elderly shaman unexpectedly discloses that Akeem has an illegitimate son in New York. Comedy, starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall

A portly Mexican friar working as a cook in an orphanage adopts the guise of a masked wrestler. He teams up with a thief and enters a tournament hoping to win enough money to sort out the monastery's financial problems, feed the kids under his care and impress the nun he is in love with. Comedy, starring Jack Black and Ana de la Reguera

A Cappella group the Barden Bellas enjoy an unprecedented run of success, until a disastrous performance sees them banned from national competitions and beset by scandal. They attempt to turn their fortunes around and redeem their reputation by competing in the World Championships of A Cappella in Copenhagen. Comedy sequel, starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson

Two rivals in the bookshop business fall in love over the internet, unaware they know and dislike each other in the real world. While things remain frosty in person, the pair's anonymous online relationship continues to blossom. Romantic comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey and Dabney Coleman.

Two criminal brothers discover the orphanage where they were raised faces closure unless the nuns who run it can pay their tax bill, so the pair embark on an urgent mission to revive their old blues band to raise the money needed. Comedy, starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher, John Candy and John Lee Hooker

Bea and Ben enjoy an incredible first date, but attraction quickly burns out and they are delighted to be apart. However, fate compels the duo to reconsider, and they seize the opportunity to attend a lavish wedding in Australia, as a couple. The pair pretend to be deliriously in love during the once-in-a-lifetime trip and keep up appearances in front of other guests. Director Will Gluck's romantic comedy based on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell

When New York University professor Rachel Chu heads to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick Young, she's surprised to learn he's from an extremely wealthy family. The problem is they aren't so approving of her, so she attempts to win them over. Blockbusting comedy based on Kevin Kwan's novel, starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan and Michelle Yeoh