Funny Women in Film

Celebrate Women’s History Month at The Village at SOPAC during their Funny Women in Film Series.

Bridesmaids
March 6 + March 9

125 mins | Rated R (for some strong sexuality, and language throughout)

Directed by Paul Feig | Starring Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rebel Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper

Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride’s best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.

Girls Trip
March 13 + March 16

122 mins | Rated R (for crude and sexual content throughout, pervasive language, brief graphic nudity, and drug material)

Directed by Malcolm D. Lee | Starring Jada Pinkett-Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish

When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there’s enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

Booksmart
March 20 + March 23

105 mins | Rated R (for strong sexual content and language throughout, drug use and drinking – all involving teens.)

Directed by Olivia Wilde | Starring Lisa Kudrow, Kaitlyn Dever, Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Beanie Feldstein, Billie Lourd

2 academic superstars and best friends who, on the eve of their high school graduation, realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram 4 years of fun into 1 night.

Miss Congeniality
March 27 + March 30

109 mins | Rated PG13 (for sexual references and a scene of violence)

Directed by Donald Petrie | Starring Ernie Hudson, Michael Caine, Sandra Bullock, William Shatner, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen

An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.