Comedies involving Toni Collette
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This section is for comedies involving Toni Collette as an actor, director or writer. By default the movies are presented starting with those ranking highest on the laugh-o-meter, but you can also sort them by year, title or IMDB rating.
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Toni Collette is said to have been born on Wednesday 1 November 1972, which would make her 51 years, 5 months and 27 days old (if this date is accurate and she is alive today).
Titles involving Toni Collette sorted by Laugh-o-meter (descending)
Toni Collette was credited as
actor in the following film.
At the time, she would have been about
39 years old.
Mental
2012 |
Australia | Laughs: 6.5 (Laugh and Smile) |
imdb: 6.2
wikipedia |
who was involved?
A mentally unstable woman is hired to supervise the five mentally unstable daughters of a mentally unstable housewife. But in the sterile Australian suburbia just south of the Gold Coast, who is really mental—the normal people or the loonies? Supercharged with female hormones, this movie gets loud at times, but it is well-constructed by the unreliable standards of Australia's movie industry. It delivers a couple laughs, lots of grinning, and a pleasant couple of hours in the company of Toni Colette, who rarely disappoints.
(Last viewed: September 2013)
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Toni Collette was credited as
actor in the following film.
At the time, she would have been about
33 years old.
Little Miss Sunshine
2006 |
USA | Laughs: 3.5 (Light-Hearted) |
imdb: 7.8
wikipedia |
who was involved?
Five stars. Dad is bankrupt, mom wants a divorce, grandpa snorts heroin, uncle Frank has just tried to kill himself, big brother doesn't speak, but everyone piles up in a VW van to bring little sister to a beauty pageant in California. Great story about who we are, and splendid acting, not least by Alan Arkin, who was already an amazing actor forty years earlier in
The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming.
(Last viewed: July 2010)
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Toni Collette was credited as
actor in the following film.
At the time, she would have been about
40 years old.
The Way Way Back
2013 |
USA | Laughs: 3.5 (Light-Hearted) |
imdb: 7.4
wikipedia |
who was involved?
A teenager spending the Summer in Cape Cod escapes his family by taking a job at a water park. This is certainly not a laugh-out-loud comedy, but it's a good movie in the light-hearted movie. I did have a couple of good laughs thanks to the character of the water park supervisor (Sam Rockwell), who carries the bulk of the film's comedic power.
(Last viewed: October 2013)
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Toni Collette was credited as
actor in the following film.
At the time, she would have been about
41 years old.
Tammy
2014 |
USA | Laughs: 1.5 (Don't Bother) |
imdb: 4.9
wikipedia |
who was involved?
A young woman who discovers her husband has been cheating goes on a road trip with her grandmother. Tammy's straight-shooting, foul-mouthed character is endearing and the movie is well meaning. But there are no laughs and the plot fails to generate enough interest to redeem the lack of laughs. Overall, I'd say the movie is about as weak as this review—that's how inspiring it was.
(Last viewed: October 2015)
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Toni Collette was credited as
actor in the following film.
At the time, she would have been about
23 years old.
Cosi
1996 |
Australia | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) |
imdb: 6.6
wikipedia |
who was involved?
Hired by a psychiatric ward to direct a variety show, a young man is soon hijacked by one of the patients for a far more challenging task—that of directing the opera
Così Fan Tutte, whose theme of fidelity is mirrored in the young man's life. Speaking of hijacking, Toni Collette only has a supporting role and was not so prominent on the original poster, which was made before she overtook Ben Mendelsohn in fame. This movie was recommended to me as an introduction to Australian culture when I moved down under in 2001, and I would now second this opinion, although the country has changed. This film is a bit loud at times (it's a psychiatric yard after all), but it's endearing, and it made me laugh a few times on second viewing.
(Last viewed: November 2011)
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Toni Collette was credited as
actor in the following film.
At the time, she would have been about
21 years old.
Muriel's Wedding
1994 |
Australia | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) |
imdb: 7.2
wikipedia |
who was involved?
Everybody tells Muriel she's "daggy" (Aussie for uncool). By the end of this underdog story, she's made a place for herself, at least in her own heart. Featuring Australian archetypes and classic shots of the Gold Coast: required viewing for serious students of Australiana.
(Last viewed: April 2010)
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