James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome (2024)

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.

The Music Man

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999

On December 17th 2019, I, James Acaster, filmed my 2019 tour show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 at EartH in Hackney. It was a show about the best year of my life (1999) and the worst year of my life (2017), I wore a very nifty jacket for it and I looked extremely cool.

Mission: Impossible III

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

Blade Runner

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Joker

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Your Name.

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

The Green Mile

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Grave of the Fireflies

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

Dead Poets Society

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

The Shawshank Redemption

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

The Accountant²

When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with Marybeth Medina, they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.

Sleeping Beauty

Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.

Interstellar

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Parasite

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Titanic

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

Sinners

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Whiplash

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

Knives Out

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Spirited Away

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

It

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

Dune

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

The Lobster

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

Don't Look Up

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.

The Lighthouse

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.

Free Guy

A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.

Fight Club

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

Dunkirk

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Her

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

Poor Things

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

The Wolf of Wall Street

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

The Addams Family

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

Greyhound

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

Niels Hausgaard: Kun Ydre Ting

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Thomas Warberg: Du har det ikke fra mig

It's been over two years since we last spoke, and boy has a lot happened! The pandemic is over, Europe is at war and Thomas has been diagnosed with high cholesterol. Not only that, but he also has involuntary urination, has started watching reality TV, has been to Noma, got a new bathroom, and he's starting to think that maybe he's halfway through life, and has everything really turned out as it should? What's the point! Is he the best version of himself? Is society?!!! SHOULD EVERYTHING REALLY BE SO MUCH BETTER?!?!? OH MY GOD!!! Wait!!! Isn't it better that we just get together and have a laugh about it all? And oh yeah... I guess he's a father too.

Fortune Feimster: Crushing It

From no longer being her mom's stand-in husband to a "romantic" honeymoon with her wife, Fortune Feimster is crushing it in this feel-good special.

Afonso Padilha: Nada Planejado

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Linda P's Talk Show - With Talk and Show

Linda P is once again ready to come on stage. This time with a show called Linda P's talk show – including talk and show. The name comes from the fact that she once again wants to entertain her audience in the style of her show "The too big Linda P show".

Dan Andersen: På vippen

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Ricky Gervais: Out of England

Taped live before a sold-out audience at the WaMu Theater at New York Citys Madison Square Garden, Ricky Gervais: Out of England The Stand-Up Special is a high-spirited hour of offbeat observations and understated humor from the actor/comedian/writer/director.

Men's Room 3

Torben Chris and Thomas Hartmann continue their male bonding in Men's Room 3.

Jimmy Carr: In Concert

Britain's foremost multi award winning joke technician Jimmy Carr returns with his fourth live stand up DVD, Jimmy Carr In Concert.

Mads De Krak - Madsere af succes?

Mads de Krak has been doing stand-up for 9 years, and right now he enjoys it more than ever, which is why he's decided to take the comedy scene seriously and spread his craziness further than ever before. Standup comedy is a somewhat different career choice, it's not universally accepted and it can be difficult to defend in some contexts. But if it's what you're really passionate about, can't you do it and still be successful? Mads de Krak intends to answer this question in his latest comedy show: “Madsers of success?”. The big question is, can Mads achieve “Madsere of success?” when he turns topics from big to small in his show and shares his crazy observations and peculiar everyday problems. Throughout the show, Mads brings up several different themes that don't necessarily have a common denominator other than jokes and laughter as the main goal.

Talegaver til børn: 15 års jubilæum

Talegaver Til Børn celebrated its 15th anniversary in December 2007 with three sold-out shows at Forum. The FBI's annual charity show was produced in collaboration with Unicef. For 15 years, between Christmas and New Year's Eve, people have been able to laugh for a good cause in the company of the country's best stand-up comedians, and the 2007 shows definitely lived up to the success of previous years.

Christian Fuhlendorff - Det er ligegyldigt hva' andre tænker, ikk'?

In spring 2016, Christian Fuhlendorff is ready with a new one-man show, “It doesn't matter what others think, right?”, which this time emphasizes fun over an actual theme. But then again, maybe the theme is that it just has to be hilarious!

Pete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone

Comedian Pete Holmes delivers a feel-good stand-up set on his awkward post-prostate exam hug, a devilish Midwest meeting and his mom's voicemail glitches.

The Final Gala: Quebec Comedy Legends

Yvon Deschamps, Patrick Huard, Louis-Josée Houde, Martin Matte, Mariana Mazza... For its final classic Gala in French, Juste Pour Rire assembled the absolute biggest names in Quebec comedy. More than thirty of our favourite stars delivered a Gala for the ages, and brought the house down. Juste Pour Rire truly saved the best for last!

Frank Hvam - Nobody

Frank Hvam has lived in New Zealand with his family for an extended period. What is it like to go from being respected and recognized in Denmark to being ‘Nobody’ in New Zealand - and not least coming home again? Watch the classic stand-up show with Frank Hvam as we know him: straightforward and a little too honest. Recorded on a small, cozy stage in Amager in front of 70 audience members.

Arjen Lubach: STRIJDER

In STRIJDER, his second solo performance, Arjen once again shares personal stories, funny anecdotes, and surprising music. With this, he offers a unique perspective on his own life, the country, and the times we live in. The performance was sold out to the last seat in the Netherlands and Belgium and received enthusiastic audiences and standing ovations everywhere.

Anders Matthesen - Anden bringer ud

There are more than two hours of classic stand-up when ANDEN BRINGER OUT is just Anders, a stool and a microphone.

Jenny Slate: Stage Fright

Jenny Slate's first stand-up special is a mix of stage time, funny stories about adulthood and conversations with family in her childhood home.

Bo Burnham: Inside

Stuck in COVID-19 lockdown, US comedian and musician Bo Burnham attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, shooting and performing a one-man comedy special.

Michael McIntyre: Live & Laughing

Acclaimed stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre delivers a hilarious performance to a receptive crowd at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

Andrew Schulz: Infamous

Andrew Schulz delivers his latest comedy special INFAMOUS, a daring, raw performance filmed during his 10 month sold-out' "Infamous Tour" at The Paramount in Austin, TX. For Schulz nothing is off limits. There's only one rule at his shows - everyone gets these jokes.

Katherine Ryan: In Trouble

Stand-up comic Katherine Ryan reminisces about unusual relationships, aging, Taylor Swift, life in the hometown she hates and the time she enraged an entire nation.

Niels Hausgaard: Live med mer

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Nikolaj Stokholm: Jeg er stadig Nikolaj Stokholm

Denmark's Stokkefar is now ready with his third and funniest one-man show to date. This also marks the end of the trilogy, which tells the story of one of the country's most popular, beloved and award-winning comedians. (Did he write this himself?...shut up!).

Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

A true equal-opportunity offender, Chris Rock's brand of humor will make you think after you're done laughing.

Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy

Nick Kroll shares his comedian origin story, his first heartbreak, his strange hypnosis experience and the trash-talking celebrity voice in his head.

Jimmy Carr: Stand Up

Jimmy Carr returns with a brand new live stand-up DVD. Recorded live at London's Bloomsbury theatre, Jimmy unleashes brand new material upon his audience that is just too rude for TV, taking his dry and sardonic wit and delightfully crafted jokes to a whole new level

Anders Matthesen: Anden på coke?

The latest stand-up from Denmark's biggest comedian. "Anden paa coke?" toured the country in 2006 and was seen live by over 100,000 people. Anden takes the stand-up comedy genre to a level never before seen in Denmark. There are backdrops, there is scenography, there is multimedia, but at its core, it is still just stand-up comedy at its very best!

Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.

Pieter Derks: Van Nature

Registration of the fourth theatre program by the Dutch comedian Pieter Derks.

Mick Øgendahl: Tåfræser

Comedy show featuring Danish stand-up comedian Mick Øgendahl.

Mick Øgendahl: UNDSKYLD!

Mick Øgendahl's "cinema comedy show" from his 2006 tour, a hybrid of live stand-up and fiction featuring Kim Bodnia.

Jonatan Spangs familie

Jonatan Spang's second one man show.

Extrospekt

Danish comedy's sharpest tongue, Thomas Hartmann, toured in the fall of 2008 with his 4th one man show Extrospekt, where he proved to audiences and critics alike why he is considered one of the very best and funniest comedians in Denmark. His twisted brain takes us past everything from religion, technology, social values and supermarket queues, to toilet paper and pensioners' manic need for gardening, and his trademark equilibristic word games show a comedian in his most versatile show yet.

Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby

SNL alumnus and subversive master of late-night Seth Meyers comes out from behind the desk to share some lighthearted stories from his own life.

Biswa Kalyan Rath: Sushi

A carefully assorted platter of raw but delicate jokes skillfully assembled with great care and precision from thinly sliced observations caught from the sea of existence of humanity on planet earth that leaves your soul feeling cheerful, happy, content and light.

Hannah Gadsby: Douglas

Hannah Gadsby returns for her second special and digs deep into the complexities of popularity, identity, and her most unusual dog park encounter.

Beyond a Joke

Comedian Adam Rowe sets out to explore the question: what is the role of comedy in today’s increasingly divided, febrile and hostile world? In order to answer this, he is tasked to explore the controversial subject of Cultural Appropriation and then deliver a brand new stand-up comedy routine about it to an audience who have been affected by it.

Linda P - Normal?

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Niels Hausgaard: Os der glor

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Niels Hausgaard: Med hudfarvet hud

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Adam & Noah: Hva' Sker Der Dansker!?

Extra wisdom is in store for the Danes when Adam & Noah embark on a new nationwide tour in 2017, following up on this year's sold-out ‘Sker Der Dansker’ tour. Adam & Noah explain: Sker der dansker.. We fired our press release writer. He wanted 5K to write a text. Believe it! Does this guy think we can't spell? Tss... Racist! Anyway, we're doing a new show. It's time for you to sit down and get some wisdom crammed into your heads. If you don't listen, you're gonna be bro-style. If you don't listen, you're gonna be bro-style. The show is so sick that even the Ministry of Education has approved it as a graduate program in wisdom. I swear they have! Well... come on... we live in Denmark honestly there is nothing else to do anyway!!! And we have made sure that the ticket price is cheap so a whole bro family of 9 has enough money to see the show! Seriously!!! Yalla fuck off we'll see you.

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.

Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin

Comedy icon Dave Chappelle makes his triumphant return to the screen with a pair of blistering, fresh stand-up specials. Filmed at The Palladium in Los Angeles, California, in March 2016.

Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Comedy icon Dave Chappelle makes his triumphant return to the screen with a pair of blistering, fresh stand-up specials. Filmed at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, in April 2015.

Anders Grau: Vamos a La Playa

Welcome to the disappearing little world of Anders Grau. There are limits to how much can happen when any thought or event can grow to fill your entire head. But in the tiny stories there are huge adventures hiding.