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Worst Person in the World, The (2021): Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…; DVD $29.95
Baby Done (2020): Appealing Kiwi comedy with award–winning stand–up comedian Rose Matafeo playing a reluctant soon–to–be parent in a state of…; DVD $29.95
Freshman Year (S#!%house) (2020): An intimate microbudget indie depicting the experience of an awkward, lonely college freshman who unexpectedly makes a connection with a girl at a…; DVD $29.95
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020): John Patrick Shanley, who created MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary…; DVD $29.95
An Unexpected Love (El amor menos pensado) (2019): Argentinian romantic comedy exploring the lives of a couple who, after 25 years of marriage, decide to explore being single, with hilarious and…; DVD $29.95
Babyteeth (2019): Australian coming–of–age drama marking the feature debut for director Shannon Murphy (KILLING EVE), from a screenplay by Rita Kalnejais,…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019): Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS). Set over the course of one night, where…; DVD $29.95
Breaker Upperers, The (2018): Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek write, direct and star in this frisky and flat–out hilarious Kiwi comedy as heart–burned pals who form…; DVD $19.95
Destination Wedding (2018): Two hopelessly mismatched wedding guests develop a mutual affection while contending with their own spiteful feelings about the wedding, the guests,…; DVD $29.95
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018): Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…; DVD $19.95
Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017): Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…; DVD $29.95
Big Sick, The (2017): Pakistan–born comedian Kumail Nanjiani (SILICON VALLEY) and Zoe Kazan find the right chemistry in this winning culture clash rom–com that…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Kiki, Love to Love (2016): Vibrant Spanish sex comedy that follows a collection of lovers in Madrid through a series of five intertwined stories, delivering an outrageously…; DVD $29.95
Up For Love (Un homme à la hauteur) (2016): Warm hearted French rom–com about a lawyer who unexpectedly falls for a man with short stature (Jean Dujardin, star of THE ARTIST and the OSS…; DVD $34.95
Warm Bodies (2013): A young, sensitive zombie falls for a human girl in this savvy romantic comedy which turns the walking dead genre on its head.; DVD $14.95
Another Woman's Life (2012): Juliette Binoche is typically radiant in this otherwise slight variation on the time–leap genre. She plays a well–to–do woman who…; DVD $29.95
Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012): The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…; DVD $29.95
My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011): Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011): An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Age of Reason, The (With Love... from the Age of Reason) (2010): A frazzled career woman at breaking point reconnects with her childhood in this soul–searching romantic comedy. More melodramatic, and less…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
All About Steve (2009): Misguided neurotic rom–com stars Sandra Bullock (who's had better days) as a loony crossword puzzler who gains an unhealthy obsession with…; DVD $19.95
Paper Heart (2009): Cutesy indie combination of documentary and narrative as Charlyne Yi travels America interviewing couples about their relationships. Meanwhile,…
Separation City (2009): Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008): Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Show of Hands (2008): Quaint but contrived Kiwi rom–dram set in New Plymouth in which a grab–bag of townsfolk compete for new 4–wheel drive by keeping…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Cashback (2006): British crush–comedy about a heartbroken, insomniac art student and his nightjob in a supermarket, where he whiles away the hours by freezing…; DVD $29.95
Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006): An afternoon in the London sun is the setting for this amiable British ensemble piece of couples debating the vagaries and politics of modern sexual…; DVD $34.95
Unconscious (Inconscientes) (2004): Boisterous 'Freudian farce' set amidst the extravagent architecture of Barcelona in 1913, where a disturbed psychiatrist suddenly adandons his…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Beauty (2003): Brit comedy in which a cloistered aristocrat, represented by Martin Clunes (DOC MARTIN), scarred by years of inbreeding has chosen to "trap" himself…; DVD $14.95, $39.95
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002): After a series of ‘straight’ failures, straight–laced Jessica Stein dabbles with same–sex romance and finds a twisted kind of…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Amelie (2001): A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Maybe Baby (2000): Brit comic whizz–kid Ben Elton has a crack at the directing whip, adapting his semi–autobiographical novel about infertility;…; DVD $11.95
Most Fertile Man in Ireland, The (2000): Kris Marshall is the Irishman with the high sperm–count, who is recruited by Catholics and Protestants alike to boost their numbers.…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Shakespeare in Love (1998): Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Strange Planet (1998): Three girl–friends and three guy–friends collide by chance for New Years Eve in a remote beach–house, mixing–n–matching…; DVD $39.95
Wedding Singer, The (1998): Slightly premature 80s nostalgia comedy, though the benefit of hindsight makes amends on much of the genuine article (PRETTY IN PINK et al). This…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
As Good As It Gets (1997): Obsessive–compulsive Jack Nicholson has his fear and loathing neutered by the straight–shooting solo–Mum waitress, Helen Hunt, in…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Guantanamera (1996): A quirky mix of low–speed road movie and romantic comedy following the unsteady progress of a funeral procession across the length of Cuba…; Poster (G) $9.95
Love and Other Catastrophes (1996): The indie success story of '96 was made by 23–year–old Croghan on a shoestring with her Melbourne film school buddies. Love is a…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1993): Hugh Grant plays a loveable bachelor who is forever celebrating the romantic union of his friends, but is dreadfully reluctant to take the plunge…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Singles (1992): Despite the grungy soundtrack and the Seattle setting, this ain't a gritty depiction of long–hairs trying to put their anarchic stamp on the…; Poster (U) $14.95
Purple Rose of Cairo (1985): Exceptional comic fantasy about a depression–era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose solace in the movies blossoms into a romance with a screen…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95

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