TV Guide Sky Cinema Comedy Wednesday

A teenager's parents forget her birthday, so she tries to get over her disappointment by searching for the man of her dreams, unaware she's looking in the wrong place. Comedy drama, starring Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry and Anthony Michael Hall

Divorced couple Jane and Jake are reunited at their son's college graduation after 10 years apart, and end up sleeping together. Despite Jake's marriage to a younger woman and Jane's fledgling romance with a kindly architect, the pair end up having a clandestine affair. Romantic comedy, starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin

A private eye is recruited by a group of Buddhist mystics and sent on a mission to rescue an abducted boy whose supernatural powers will enable him to bring about world peace. However, the kidnapper is actually a demon in human form, determined to ensure the youngster does not fulfil his destiny. Comedy fantasy adventure, starring Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance and Charlotte Lewis

A cockney lothario leads a charmed life, enjoying casual sex with as many women as possible with no thought of the consequences. However, a series of unexpected setbacks forces him to finally take stock of his life. Comedy drama based on the play by Bill Naughton, starring Michael Caine, Jane Asher, Millicent Martin, Shirley Anne Field, Shelley Winters and Denholm Elliott

Boozy playboy Arthur Bach is content to drift through life without ambition and await the multimillion-dollar inheritance due to him following an arranged high-society wedding. However, on the threshold of the nuptials, Arthur falls for a penniless shoplifter and begins to doubt whether he wants to go through with the ceremony. Comedy, starring Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli and an Oscar-winning John Gielgud

A silent-movie star tries to win the heart of an aspiring actress as the introduction of sound changes the film business for ever. However, his frequent on-screen love interest does not take kindly to this real-life romance. Musical comedy, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen and Millard Mitchell. Songs include Make 'em Laugh, You Are My Lucky Star and the title number

A writer befriends a retired serial killer in an attempt to find inspiration for his next novel and save his relationship. Covering as his marriage counsellor, the killer teaches him his methods as reality becomes deadlier than fiction. Comedy drama, starring Steve Buscemi, Britt Lower and John Magaro

A slobbish guitarist dreams of stardom, but his hopes are dashed when the other members of his band kick him out. Struggling to make ends meet, he takes a job as a supply teacher at an exclusive private school, and sets about moulding his pupils into rock gods. Comedy from director Richard Linklater, starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White and Sarah Silverman

An Eastern European en route to America is stranded at JFK Airport when a coup in his native country leaves him in a diplomatic no-man's land. His nation ceases to exist, meaning he can neither return home nor set foot on the streets of New York. Stuck indefinitely inside the terminal, he sets out to make some sort of a life for himself. Steven Spielberg's comedy, with Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci and Chi McBride

A smooth-talking chauffeur employs his natural charm to enjoy a string of casual liaisons with a host of women - but as he tires of his bed-hopping antics, he struggles to work out what is missing from his life. Comedy drama remake, starring Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Susan Sarandon and Marisa Tomei

Two men dismissed from the police become security guards, but are forced to go on the run when they uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation. With the criminal gang and the LAPD both chasing them, the unlikely partners seem more intent on fighting each other than covering their tracks. Action comedy, starring Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore and Eric Roberts

A debauched old man makes a bizarre road trip across America to reunite his eight-year-old grandson with his real father. He takes the youngster through funerals, beauty pageants and biker bars and treats the people he meets to a display of his twisted approach to childcare. Hidden camera comedy, starring Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll