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Thursday, April 23: Hot Fuzz (2007)

IMDB (7.8/10) | Letterboxd (4.1/5) | Rotten Tomatoes (91% 🍅/89% 🍿) | Wikipedia

Directed by Edgar Wright
Written by Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent
Distributed by Rogue Pictures (Focus Features/Universal)
Original release date: April 20, 2007
Runtime: 2 hours 1 minute
MPAA rating: Rated R for violent content including some graphic images, and language.
Synopsis: A skilled London police officer is transferred to a small town that's harbouring a dark secret.
Listed as LOL: Hot Fuzz in the Regal website and app.

What makes it qualify for "Legends of Laughs"?

Part of Edgar Wright's Cornetto anthology trilogy.
Voted one of The New York Times' Readers' Choice best movies of the 21st century.

Is it currently available on streaming?

No - Hot Fuzz is not streaming on any major services. The film is available for purchase or rental on disc or digital.

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Our month-long celebration of comedies in honor of April Fools' Day -- "Legends of Laughs" -- continues tomorrow:

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Wednesday, April 22: This is the End (2013)

IMDB (6.6/10) | Letterboxd (3.2/5) | Rotten Tomatoes (82% 🍅/71% 🍿) | Wikipedia

Directed by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Based on the 2007 short film Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse
Starring James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson. Michael Cera, Emma Watson
Distributed by Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Original release date: June 12, 2013
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
MPAA rating: Rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence.
Synopsis: Six friends are trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.
Listed as LOL: This is the End in the Regal website and app.