TV Guide Sky Cinema Comedy Thursday

A directionless bassist meets the girl of his dreams, but finds that romancing her comes with a dangerous catch. She has seven evil ex-lovers, all endowed with tremendous fighting skills or superpowers - and before he can go out with her, he is expected to face each one in a battle to the death. Comedy adventure, starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jason Schwartzman

A naive pizza parlour owner inherits $40billion and moves to New York, where he encounters unscrupulous opportunists keen to get their hands on the money - and a ruthless reporter determined to tell his story. Remake of 1936 romantic comedy Mr Deeds Goes to Town, with Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Allen Covert, Peter Gallagher and Jared Harris

Aliens declare war on Earth having seen video games from the 1980s and interpreted them as a threat. Their attack comes in the form of deadly recreations of classic video games, so the US government recruits four former arcade champions to repel the attack. Sci-fi comedy, starring Adam Sandler and Peter Dinklage

Anxious family man Gil Buckman is determined to have a better relationship with his three children than he had with his tough father. Elsewhere, his two sisters are also having family problems - one is struggling to understand her two troubled teenagers, while the other's husband wants to turn their toddler into a child genius. Comedy drama, starring Steve Martin, Keanu Reeves, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards and Dianne Wiest

The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis. Comedy horror, starring Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance and Nikki Amuka-Bird

Thirtysomething slacker Dupree finds himself out of a job with nowhere to live, and turns to his newly married best friend Carl for a place to stay. But Carl comes to regret his act of hospitality as the layabout shows no sign of ever moving out - not to mention his annoyance when his new wife takes a liking to their laid-back guest. Comedy, starring Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson and Michael Douglas.

A power-crazed bully, a sleazy cocaine addict and a sexual predator each make an employee's life a misery, but the three workers cannot afford to quit their jobs. They resort to desperate measures by conspiring to murder each other's bosses, with a little help from an eccentric ex-convict. Comedy, starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell

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 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 journalist desperate to be posted to a war zone encounters a special forces agent, who claims to have been part of a top-secret project to endow soldiers with superhuman powers. As the reporter joins the supposed psychic on a journey across Iraq, he discovers the bizarre story behind the experiment. Satirical comedy, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey