The best Gemma Arterton’s comedy movies

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

02/02/1986 (38 años)
English actress Gemma Arterton won her first professional role while she was still at drama school, in the BBC television drama Capturing Mary written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. Arterton made her stage debut as Rosaline in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's production of Love's Labour's Lost in July 2007 before graduating later that year.  Also, Gemma made her big screen debut in the 2007 film St Trinian's as Head Girl Kelly.  Arterton was seen in the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace (2008), as well as Clash of the Titans (2010) and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010). In 2011, she was recognized for her performance in Tamara Drewe and The Disappearance of Alice Creed, nominated twice for an award by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.  Arterton married Stefano Catelli at a secret ceremony in Zuheros, Spain in June of 2010. 
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The Amazing Maurice

The Amazing Maurice
6.2/10
Every town on Discworld knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice - a street wise tomcat - leads a band of educated ratty friends (and a stupid kid) on a nice little earner. Piper plus rats equals lots and lots of money. Until they run across someones playing a different tune. Now Maurice and his rats must learn a new concept: evil...

Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 25/05/2019
  • Character: Grace Ballard
On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.

The Voices

The Voices
6.3/10
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.

The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 01/04/2009
  • Character: Desiree
The Boat That Rocked is an ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".

Their Finest

Their Finest
6.8/10
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter (Gemma Arterton) works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters (Lily Knight and Francesca Knight) who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

StarDog and TurboCat

StarDog and TurboCat
5.1/10
When vigilante cat, Felix, and loyal canine, Buddy, set out to find Buddy’s lost owner, they discover not only the power of friendship, but their inner superpowers along the way.

How to Build a Girl

How to Build a Girl
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 24/09/2020
  • Character: Maria Von Trapp
The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel.

Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 14/07/2010
  • Character: Tamara Drewe
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.

Gemma Bovery

Gemma Bovery
6.4/10
Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.

St. Trinian's

St. Trinian's
5.8/10
When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
5.3/10
The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.

Song for Marion

Song for Marion
6.9/10
Arthur is a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth sees something special in the reluctant Arthur and refuses to give up on him. As she coaxes him out of his shell, Arthur realizes that it is never too late to change.

Leading Lady Parts

Leading Lady Parts
8.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 30/07/2018
  • Character: Panelist #2
The best women of British acting go to an audition for a dream role, primed to take on the role of a lifetime: that complex woman, the strong woman, a woman for today.

Three and Out

Three and Out
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 12/10/2008
  • Character: Frankie Cassidy
A London tube driver considers pursuing a third fatal accident to collect a huge payout.

Heroes and Demons

Heroes and Demons
4.8/10
Gripping thriller drama with fantastic all-star cast: Six different stories about crooks, misfits, heroes and their determination to overcome the destiny. Stories about intolerance, hopelessness, betrayal, despair, and the unpredictable.

It's Me, Sugar

It's Me, Sugar
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 11/03/2018
  • Character: Marilyn Monroe
A recounting of the making of 'Some Like It Hot' starring Marilyn Monroe and directed by Billy Wilder - now regarded as one of the great comedies in the history of cinema. During filming, Marilyn was required to knock on a hotel room door and say the line: 'It's me. Sugar.' With Wilder; her co-stars, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, and her husband, Arthur Miller, looking on, Marilyn finally nails the line - e...after 47 takes.

Sport Relief Special

Sport Relief Special
7.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 18/03/2016
  • Character: Jessica Spencer
Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known Formula 1 driver and a well-known - except to Frank - politician. Other mishaps follow culminating in an intrusion into the cycle race where Frank accidentally sabotages Bradley Wiggins' attempt to go for the world record.

Shakespeare's Globe: Love's Labour's Lost

Shakespeare's Globe: Love's Labour's Lost
7.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 28/09/2010
  • Character: Rosaline
When the King of Navarre and his three courtiers forswear all pleasure - particularly of the female variety - in favour of a life of study, the arrival of the Princess of France and her ladies plays havoc with their intentions. Using every kind of verbal gymnastics to poke fun, Shakespeare's most intellectual comedy is brought to hilarious life in this highly entaining production, rich in visual humour and sexual innuendo.

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