Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Comedy: 1073 Films to Rent
- Bad Behaviour (2023)
- Dir. Alice Englert
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Alice Englert, Ben Whishaw…
- Jennifer Connelly gives a committed performance as a former child actor who seeks enlightenment at a retreat in Oregon while navigating a…
- Cat Person (2023)
- Dir. Susanna Fogel
Feat. Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan…
- An extended film adaptation of a 2017 'New Yorker' short story that went viral on account of its wildly relatable tale of a young millennial woman's…
- Holdovers, The (2023)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa
- A jaded teacher is forced to remain on campus during the snowy Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere else to go. He soon…
- Uproar (2023)
- Dir. Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
Feat. Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver…
- Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
- Babylon (2022)
- Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva Hernandez…
- Director Damien Chazelle's epic set in 1920s Los Angeles tells a tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of…
- Man Called Otto, A (2022)
- Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Tom Hanks, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
- Based on the bestseller and subsequent Swedish film “A Man Called Ove”, this English language remake tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom…
- Menu, The (2022)
- Dir. Mark Mylod
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult…
- A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.…
- Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris (2022)
- Dir. Anthony Fabian
Feat. Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson…
- The story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own.…
- Triangle of Sadness (2022)
- Dir. Ruben Östlund
Feat. Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Woody Harrelson…
- Gilded privilege gets a stinging taste of reality in this brilliantly orchestrated Palm D'Or–winner from the dir. of THE SQUARE and FORCE…
- Two Tickets To Greece (2022)
- Dir. Marc Fitoussi
Feat. Laure Calamy, Olivia Cote, Kristin Scott Thomas
- A sunlit escapist comedy set in Les Cyclades (the original French title) starring Laure Calamy and Olivia Côte as long–estranged childhood…
- C'Mon C'Mon (2021)
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy…
- Joaquin Phoenix offers his best self as a journalist saddled with his sister's precocious 10–year–old while on assignment gathering…
- French Dispatch, The (2021)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton…
- A wildly inventive anthology film from meticulous auteur Wes Anderson (GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL) set in in a fictional 20th century French town, where a…
- French Exit (2021)
- Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Imogen Poots…
- Another wonderfully surreal comedy from director Azazel Jacobs (THE LOVERS).
Michelle Pfeiffer plays a privileged Manhattan heiress who loses her…
- Language Lessons (2021)
- Dir. Natalie Morales
Feat. Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales
- A Spanish teacher and her American student develop an unexpected friendship over a series of conference calls in this quirky, Co–Vid inspired…
- Licorice Pizza (2021)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn…
- Celebrated auteur Paul Thomas Anderson amusingly runs through the fads of the 1970s while loosely following the relationship between a precocious…
- My Salinger Year (2021)
- Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth…
- Light drama set in the world of literary arts in the pre–digital era, from French–Canadian director Philippe Falardeau (MONSIEUR…
- Worst Person in the World, The (2021)
- Dir. Joachim Trier
Feat. Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum
- Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…
- A Christmas Gift from Bob (A Gift from Bob) (2020)
- Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Luke Treadaway, Anna Wilson-Jones
- A Christmas sequel to A STREET CAT NAMED BOB with Luke Treadaway returning as James Bowen (who wrote the loosely autobiographical books) – a…
- A Friendly Tale (Le bonheur des uns) (2020)
- Dir. Daniel Cohen
Feat. Bérénice Bejo, Vincent Cassel, François Damiens…
- A charming four–hander from the director of LE CHEF in which a sparkling cast play two forty–something couples whose professional and…
- Another Round (Druk) (2020)
- Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang…
- Another cheeky yet bittersweet provocation from Dogme 95 alumni Thomas Vinterberg that won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film.
The…
- Antoinette in the Cevennes (2020)
- Dir. Caroline Vignal
Feat. Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Olivia Cote…
- A warm hearted French comedy from writer director Caroline Vignal, starring Laure Calamy as a school teacher on a journey of self–discovery in…
- County, The (2020)
- Dir. Grimur Hakonarson
Feat. Arndis Hronn Egilsdottir, Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson
- A quintessentially Icelandic serio–comedy from the director of RAMS about one woman’s fight against a monopolistic co–op stifling the…
- Duke, The (2020)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead…
- Crowd–pleasing British comedy–drama based on a true incident in which a 60–year old taxi driver (Jim Broadbent) stole Goya’s…
- Freshman Year (S#!%house) (2020)
- Dir. Cooper Raiff
Feat. Cooper Raiff, Amy Landecker, Dylan Gelula
- An intimate microbudget indie depicting the experience of an awkward, lonely college freshman who unexpectedly makes a connection with a girl at a…
- Great, The (TV Series) (2020)
- Feat. Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox…
- A wild and witty period drama loosely based on the rise to power of Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning).
Billed as 'anti–historical', the…
- How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
- Dir. Martin Provost
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau, Noemie Lvovsky…
- Feather lite French comedy set in 1968, with the predictably scene–stealing Juliette Binoche playing an immaculate and morally upright teacher…
- June Again (2020)
- Dir. JJ Winlove
Feat. Noni Hazlehurst, Claudia Karvan, Stephen Curry
- Drama with Noni Hazelhurst playing a woman whose dementia unexpectedly goes away, leaving her with a valuable window of time before her inevitable…
- Kajillionaire (2020)
- Dir. Miranda July
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Gina Rodriguez…
- Irreverent comedy from writer–director Miranda July (ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW) following a struggling family who survive on petty crime,…
- King of Staten Island, The (2020)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr…
- An understated and surprisingly mature comedy charmer from director Judd Apatow about a young slacker in a state of arrested development and…
- Limbo (2020)
- Dir. Ben Sharrock
Feat. Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi…
- A moving cross–cultural comedy about the refugee experience, set on a remote Scottish island where a promising young Syrian musician is waiting…
- Love Sarah (2020)
- Dir. Eliza Schroeder
Feat. Rupert Penry-Jones, Celia Imrie, Shelley Conn
- Charming multi–generational rom–com set in Notting Hill, where a 19 year–old woman enlists the help of her mother's best friend and…
- Man in the Hat, The (2020)
- Dir. Stephen Warbeck, John-Paul Davidson
Feat. Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Dillane, Maïwenn …
- Road–trip comedy–musical about a man who sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500, with five angry men in a Citroën Dyane…
- Military Wives (2020)
- Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng…
- Shamelessly cheesy British comedy following four women who form a military wives choir after their husbands leave to serve in Afghanistan, then find…
- Never Gonna Snow Again (2020)
- Dir. Malgorzata Szumowska
Feat. Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza…
- Assured Polish Oscar contender about a Ukrainian immigrant who unexpectedly develops a cult–like following while working as a masseur in a…
- Rams (2020)
- Dir. Jeremy Sims
Feat. Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson…
- Aussie re–imagining of the hit Icelandic comedy RAMS (2016), with Sam Neill the obvious choice to play a farmer in a decades long war with his…
- Rosa's Wedding (2020)
- Feat. Candela Pena, Sergi Lopez, Nathalie Poza…
- Delightful Spanish comedy about a hard–working seamstress in her mid–40's who decides to turn her life around after spending years…
- Rose Maker, The (La fine fleur) (2020)
- Dir. Pierre Pinaud
Feat. Catherine Frot, Olivia Cote, Rukkmini Ghosh
- Gentle French comedy with Catherine Frot (THE MIDWIFE) playing a rose maker on the verge of financial ruin, who hires three hapless misfits with no…
- Show, The (2020)
- Dir. Mitch Jenkins
Feat. Tom Burke, Siobhan Hewlett, Alan Moore…
- Highly imaginative British fantasy noir based on a screenplay by brilliant English graphic novelist Alan Moore (V FOR VENDETTA, WATCHMEN).
Set in…
- Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
- Dir. John Patrick Shanley
Feat. Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm…
- John Patrick Shanley, who created MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary…
- A Bump Along the Way (2019)
- Dir. Shelly Love
Feat. Bronagh Gallagher, Lola Petticrew, Mary Moulds…
- A warm hearted comedy set in Derry in Northern Ireland, with Bronagh Gallagher in a deserved lead role as a free spirited mother in her 40's who…
- A Dog's Journey (2019)
- Dir. Gail Mancuso
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Marg Helgenberger
- Sweet and sentimental sequel to A DOG'S PURPOSE (2017), following the various reincarnations of a lovable canine, who carries out a promise to a…
- A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez…
- Whimsical rom–com set in New York and following a young college student (Timothée Chalamet) and his romantic exploits with his film student…
- Animals (2019)
- Dir. Sophie Hyde
Feat. Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat
- Raucous comedy with Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat brilliant together as best friends living in Dublin, whose hard partying lifestyle comes under…
- Babyteeth (2019)
- Dir. Shannon Murphy
Feat. Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Michelle Lotters…
- Australian coming–of–age drama marking the feature debut for director Shannon Murphy (KILLING EVE), from a screenplay by Rita Kalnejais,…
- Bellbird (2019)
- Dir. Hamish Bennett
Feat. Marshall Napier, Cohen Holloway, Annie Whittle
- Charming and quietly restrained comedy drama set on a Northland NZ dairy farm, where a third generation farm owner struggles to cope with the loss of…
- Climb, The (2019)
- Dir. Michael Angelo Covino
Feat. Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Gayle Rankin…
- Expanding on their short film of the same name, friends Michael Angelo Corvino and Kyle Marvin write and star in this caustically funny portrait of…
- Come As You Are (2019)
- Dir. Richard Wong
Feat. Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel…
- A remake of the acclaimed Belgian film 'Hasta La Vista', this endearing and often funny bro comedy follows three young men with disabilities who hit…
- Daffodils (2019)
- Dir. David Stubbs
Feat. Rose McIver, George Mason, Kimbra
- Ambitious screen musical based on the stageplay of same name that threads a bittersweet romantic narrative over several decades through a setlist of…
- Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019)
- Dir. Simon Bird
Feat. Earl Cave, Tamsin Greig, Rob Brydon
- Charming coming–of–age comedy–drama starring newcomer Earl Cave (son of Nick Cave) as a teenage heavy metal fan struggling to get…
- Dogs Don't Wear Pants (Koirat eivät käytä housuja) (2019)
- Dir. J.-P. Valkeapää
Feat. Krista Kosonen
- Finnish erotic drama about a lonely dad who is traumatized by the loss of his wife in a drowning accident, and stumbles into ecstasy via a powerful…
- Emma (2019)
- Dir. Autumn de Wilde
Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner…
- Adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel, from a screenplay by New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton. Lead actress Anna Taylor–Joy is wickedly…
- Farewell, The (2019)
- Dir. Lulu Wang
Feat. Awkwafina , Tzi Ma, Zhao Shuzhen…
- Widely acclaimed comedy–drama of family dysfunction, based on the real–life experiences of Chinese writer director Lulu Wang.
A…
- Fighting With My Family (2019)
- Dir. Stephen Merchant
Feat. Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost
- Big–hearted wrestling biopic centered around real–life WWE wrestler Paige (Florence Pugh), whose dad is also a former wrestler.
- Fisherman's Friends (2019)
- Dir. Chris Foggin
Feat. Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, David Hayman…
- Delightful comedy inspired by the true story of ten grizzled Cornish fishermen whose sea shanties unexpectedly became chart toppers after a cynical…
- Gloria Bell (2019)
- Dir. Sebastián Lelio
Feat. Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius…
- Another winner from Chilean director Sebastian Lelio, who remakes his superb Spanish–language mid–life romance with absolute assurance…
- Greed (2019)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Asa Butterfield…
- Satirical comedy about filthy rich people, with Steve Coogan playing a billionaire fashion mogul whose life is explored using non–linear…
- Jo-Jo Rabbit (JoJo Rabbit) (2019)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Taika Waititi…
- Wildly satirical WWII comedy following Jojo, a lonely German boy who discovers his mother, who is secretly anti–Nazi, is hiding a young Jewish…
- Late Night (2019)
- Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella…
- Emma Thompson plays a once successful late–night talk show host who fears her popularity is slipping and hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to…
- Mystery of Henri Pick, The (Le mystère Henri Pick) (2019)
- Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz…
- Delectable literary–themed French comedy caper based on the book of the same name by David Foenkinos.
The titular Henri Pick is a…
- Of Love and Lies (2019)
- Dir. Julien Rappeneau
Feat. François Damiens, Andre Dussollier, Maleaume Paquin
- Uplifting French dramedy about a diminutive but spirited 12–year old boy who challenges his lonely disillusioned dad into embracing life again…
- Palm Beach (2019)
- Dir. Rachel Ward
Feat. Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Aaron Jeffery…
- Veteran Australian actor Rachel Ward directs this ensemble comedy in which lifelong friends of a privileged class reunite for a party at Sydney's…
- Perfumes (2019)
- Dir. Gregory Magne
Feat. Emmanuelle Devos, Gregory Montel
- Anne (Emmanuelle Devos) was once the star of her industry – a perfumer whose ability to produce enticing new fragrances was second to none. She…
- Personal History Of David Copperfield, The (2019)
- Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton…
- A modern take on the Charles Dickens classic about the young orphan who triumphs over adversity in Victorian England. Puts a refreshing spin on…
- Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019)
- Dir. Christophe Honore
Feat. Chiara Mastroianni, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin…
- Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS).
Set over the course of one night, where…
- Safe Spaces (After Class) (2019)
- Dir. Daniel Schechter
Feat. Justin Long, Fran Drescher, Kate Berlant
- A biting comedy following a NYC professor who has an awkward run–in with a student, and attempts to defend his controversial behavior while…
- Truth, The (2019)
- Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke…
- Dazzling modern family drama from master auteur Kore–eda Hirokazu (SHOPLIFTERS), pairing French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette…
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig…
- The 19th feature of director Richard Linklater (BOYHOOD) is a whimsical drama about an architect–turned–recluse Bernadette Fox (Cate…
- A Man in a Hurry (Un homme pressé) (2018)
- Dir. Hervé Mimran
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Leïla Bekhti
- French comic–drama based on the life of the former head of Peugeot, Christian Stieff, a high profile businessman who has let his personal life…
- BlacKkKlansman (Black Klansman) (2018)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier…
- Celebrated as the best Spike Lee "joint" in years, this astute period satire tells the story of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer in 1970's…
- Book Week (2018)
- Dir. Heath Davis
Feat. Toby Schmitz, Maya Stange
- Aussie comedy following a jaded and self–centered novelist and high school English teacher who stumbles upon a new lease on life when a trashy…
- Destination Wedding (2018)
- Dir. Victor Levin
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Dj Dallenbach
- Two hopelessly mismatched wedding guests develop a mutual affection while contending with their own spiteful feelings about the wedding, the guests,…
- Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, The (2018)
- Dir. Ken Scott
Feat. Dhanush , Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty
- Whimsical comedy following a street magician from Mumbai who sets out to find his estranged father but finds himself adventuring around the world in…
- Favourite, The (2018)
- Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone
- A viciously witty tragi–comedy from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, set in early 18th century England where a frail Queen Anne allows her close…
- Good Girls (TV Series) (2018)
- Feat. Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, Retta
- A female–centric take on the premise of BREAKING BAD in which three suburban moms who're tired of trying to make ends meet take a leap into…
- Green Book (2018)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly
Feat. Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini
- Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
- Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glenn Powell
- Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…
- Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
- Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Neil Maskell, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley…
- Director Ben Wheatley (HIGH RISE, FREE FIRE) applies his absurd mix of humour and violence to the dysfunction family genre in this comedy about a man…
- Here and Now (TV Series) (2018)
- Feat. Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Daniel Zovatto…
- Dark comedy TV series created by Alan Ball (SIX FEET UNDER), following Portlandian parents with three adopted kids from Liberia, Vietnam and…
- Hot Air (2018)
- Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Steve Coogan, Taylor Russell, Neve Campbell
- Steve Coogan plays a conservative talk show host whose life is shaken up when his 16 year old niece shows up out of the blue. A timely, but…
- Humor Me (Humour Me) (2018)
- Dir. Sam Hoffman
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Elliott Gould
- A down–on–his–luck New York playwright (Jermaine Clement) moves in with his widowed father after his wife leaves him. But living in…
- Instant Family (2018)
- Dir. Sean Anders
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner
- An enjoyable comedy of family dysfunction with Wahlberg and Byrne as a happily married couple who adopt three Hispanic–American siblings but…
- Juliet, Naked (2018)
- Dir. Jesse Peretz
Feat. Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris O'Dowd
- Romantic comedy from the pen of Nick Hornby, exploring indie music superfandom, with a professor who idolises an obscure 90's alt–rocker (Ethan…
- Keep the Change (2018)
- Dir. Rachel Israel
Feat. Brandon Polansky, Samantha Elisofon
- A tender, funny and unique New York romantic–comedy that melts the heart with two engaging performances from the thirty–something leads…
- Kidding (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Michel Gondry, Jake Schreier
Feat. Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Judy Greer…
- An ironically titled, poignant examination of life and grief for a beloved children's television presenter known as Mr. Pickles who anchors a…
- Ladies in Black (2018)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Angourie Rice, Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond
- Set in Sydney in 1959, this charming adaptation of the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John follows the lives of a group of young employees at the…
- Old Boys (2018)
- Dir. Toby MacDonald
Feat. Jonah Hauer-King, Alex Lawther, Pauline Etienne
- A fresh and modern re–working of the classic French comedy Cyrano de Bergerac, set at an English all–boys boarding school, where the…
- Richard Says Goodbye (Professor, the) (2018)
- Dir. Wayne Roberts
Feat. Johnny Depp, Danny Huston, Rosemarie DeWitt…
- Johnny Depp is well cast as an (unintentionally?) insufferable college professor who, after finding out he has six months to live, transforms into a…
- Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through The Gateway Chosen By The Holy Storsh (2018)
- Dir. Vivieno Caldinelli
Feat. Kate Micucci, Sam Huntington, Mark McKinney…
- Maverick existential black comedy about a young couple whose new LA apartment turns out to have been the site of a cult leader's suicide, and his…
- Sick Of It (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Richard Yee
Feat. Karl Pilkington, Marama Corlett, Sondra James
- Delightfully melancholic British comedy co–created and written by the talented Karl Pilkington (AN IDIOT ABROAD), who plays a fictionalised…
- Sink or Swim (Le grand bain) (2018)
- Dir. Gilles Lellouche
Feat. Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet, Benoit Poelvoorde…
- A group of 40–something guys, all on the verge of a mid–life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first ever synchronized swimming…
- Sisters Brothers, The (2018)
- Dir. Jacques Audiard
Feat. John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal…
- John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix play a couple of fraternal assassins who hunt down a gold prospector in 1850s Oregon in this richly satisfying and…
- Sometimes Always Never (2018)
- Dir. Carl Hunter
Feat. Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Alice Lowe…
- Charming British comedy about a ageing tailor (Bill Nighy) whose eccentricities drive his family up the wall. Based on a short story by Frank…
- Stan and Ollie (2018)
- Dir. Jon S. Baird
Feat. Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson…
- Delightful biopic based on the later years of the lives of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, focusing on the duo's personal relationship while…
- Support the Girls (2018)
- Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, James LeGros
- Indie stalwart Andrew Bujalski (MUTUAL APPRECIATION) directs this keenly observed comedy about a relentlessly optimistic and dedicated woman who…
- Swinging Safari (2018)
- Dir. Stephan Elliot
Feat. Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell…
- Slap–dash cringe comedy set in suburban Australia in the 1970's, where everyone's lives are disrupted when a 200–ton whale washes up on…
- Thunder Road (2018)
- Dir. Jim Cummings
Feat. Jim Cummings, Kendal Farr
- Jim Cummings wrote, directed and stars in this feature debut as a Texan police officer who suffers a nervous breakdown after his mother dies, risking…
- Upside, The (2018)
- Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman…
- A remake of the French smash hit comedy THE INTOUCHABLES that charts the relationship between a wealthy quadriplegic and an unemployed man with a…
- Woman at War (2018)
- Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson
Feat. Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
- A droll yet heroic tale of a fifty–year–old environmental activist who is secretly waging a one–woman–war on the local…
- 20th Century Women (2017)
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig…
- Recalling her turn in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Annette Bening shines once again as a bohemian Californian mom, who here enlists Greta Gerwig and Elle…
- Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017)
- Dir. Blandine Lenoir
Feat. Agnes Jaoui, Thibault de Montalembert, Pascale Arbillot
- Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…
- Back to Burgundy (Ce qui nous lie) (2017)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot, François Civil
- Sumptuous French family saga which will be a special treat for oenophiles, as three siblings attempt to save the family vineyard in picturesque…
- Battle of the Sexes, The (2017)
- Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman…
- Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…
- Brad's Status (2017)
- Dir. Mike White
Feat. Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer…
- Ben Stiller is well cast as a man living a comfortable but unspectacular life, who begins to have doubts about his happiness and prosperity after a…
- Brigsby Bear (2017)
- Dir. Dave McCary
Feat. Kyle Mooney, Greg Kinnear, Mark Hamill…
- A wonderfully outré yet comedy starring Saturday Night Live’s Kyle Mooney as a young man whose only connection to the world are his eccentric…
- Death of Stalin, The (2017)
- Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine…
- Outrageous "comedy of terrors" from the creator of IN THE LOOP and VEEP, set in Moscow in 1953, where Stalin has just dropped dead and his cronies…
- Disaster Artist, The (2017)
- Dir. James Franco
Feat. James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen…
- A satirical yet empathetic adaptation of Greg Sestero's autobiographical book of the same name depicting his friendship with one Tommy Wiseau, the…
- Downsizing (2017)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau…
- Dir. Alexander Payne (NEBRASKA, SIDEWAYS) pulls another one from outside the box with a satiric fantasy in which a man joins the ranks of a…
- Funny Cow (2017)
- Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine
- Maxine Peake is tremendous in this role as a stand–up comedian touring the working men's clubs in the stifling cultural climate of 1970's…
- Gifted (2017)
- Dir. Marc Webb
Feat. Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan…
- A single man (Chris Evans) attempts to give his niece, a burgeoning child prodigy, a normal school life in coastal Florida in this heartfelt and…
- Girls - Season 6 (TV Series) (2017)
- Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…
- Final season of Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty, shallow,…
- Hampstead (2017)
- Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, Lesley Manville…
- Cosy Brit rom–com in the Richard Curtis tradition, following a mis–matched love affair between Diane Keaton (a wealthy widow) and Brendan…
- Hero, The (2017)
- Dir. Brett Haley
Feat. Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter…
- An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality in this touching comedy drama. The title role was written for lead actor Sam Elliot,…
- I, Tonya (2017)
- Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan…
- Darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history.
Harding was the first…
- Imposters (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Inbar Lavi
- TV series following a relationship con–artist, who gets involved with men and women under the guise of invented personalities, before using…
- Just To Be Sure (Otez-moi d'un doute) (2017)
- Dir. Carine Tardieu
Feat. François Damiens, Cecile De France, Andre Wilms
- A delightful French comedy–of–errors following a grounded 45–year old widower whose life changes abruptly when he learns that the…
- Last Word, The (2017)
- Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Amanda Seyfried
- A once–successful businesswoman writes her own obituary in an effort to keep tight control over her life, enlisting the help of a young local…
- Love, Lies and Records (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Ashley Jensen, Kenny Doughty
- 6–episode TV Series from the pen of BAFTA award–winning writer Kay Mellor (SYNDICATE, IN THE CLUB).
Kate Dickenson has just been…
- Lovers, The (2017)
- Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen…
- Authentic sombre comedy with Debra Winger and Tracy Letts well matched as a long–married, dispassionate couple whose romantic spark suddenly…
- Other Side of Hope, The (2017)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Ville Virtanen…
- This Finnish take on the European migrant crisis – proclaimed to be last directed by auteur Aki Kaurismäki – is a poignant yet typically…
- Party, The (2017)
- Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones…
- A bitingly sharp social satire from the usually more experimental director Sally Potter (ORLANDO) with an experienced ensemble cast lead by Patricia…
- Permission (2017)
- Dir. Brian Crano
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Morgan Spector…
- A rom–com that explores thought–provoking themes in a charming package, with Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens as a committed and loving…
- Pop Aye (2017)
- Dir. Kirsten Tan
Feat. Thaneth Warakulnukroh
- Quietly uplifting road trip dramedy following a disillusioned Bangkok architect who embarks on a trek across the idyllic Thai countryside with the…
- See You Up There (Au revoir là-haut) (2017)
- Dir. Albert Dupontel
Feat. Albert Dupontel, Nahuel Pérez Biscayar, Laurent Lafitte…
- French film adaptation of the ambitious novel set a few days before the 1918 Armistice, where, among the ruins of WWI, a genius draftsman and a…
- Suburbicon (2017)
- Dir. George Clooney
Feat. Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac
- Dark crime comedy set in supposedly idyllic 50's suburbia, with Matt Damon as a husband and father who is discovering a dark underbelly of crime and…
- Their Finest (2017)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy…
- Charming, rousing WWII romance starring Gemma Arterton as a greenhorn screenwriter who joins a makeshift cast and crew to make a film to lift British…
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
- Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell…
- Frances McDormand gives an Oscar–winning turn as a grieving mother who personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's…
- Wajib - The Wedding Invitation (Wajib) (2017)
- Dir. Annemarie Jacir
Feat. Mohamed Bakri
- Wryly comedic drama set in Nazareth in the lead–up to Christmas, where a conservative father and his estranged hipster son attempt to reconcile…
- A Date for Mad Mary (2016)
- Dir. Darren Thornton
Feat. Seána Kerslake, Tara Lee
- Smart, soulful Irish rom–com following "Mad" Mary McArdle (Seana Kerslake) as she struggles to find a date to her best friends wedding after…
- Adult Life Skills (2016)
- Dir. Rachel Tunnard
Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Ozzy Myers, Brett Goldstein…
- Smart indie Brit–com with Jodie Whittaker as a women approaching 30 but caught a state of arrested adolescence, living reclusively in her mum's…
- After the Storm (Umi yori mo mada fukaku) (2016)
- Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Feat. Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kiki, Yôko Maki
- After the death of his father, a morally bankrupt private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and…
- Atlanta (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield…
- One of a kind comedy series created by and starring Donald Glover, set in the Atlanta rap scene, where a collage drop out (Glover) takes on the…
- Brief Encounters (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Sophie Rundle, Angela Griffin, Penelope Wilton…
- In early 1980s England, four women wrestling with the pressures of family and finances grasp the opportunity to become party planners for "Ann…
- Burn Burn Burn (2016)
- Dir. Chanya Button
Feat. Laura Carmichael, Hannah Arterton, Joe Dempsie…
- Agreeable British dramedy with two woman hitting the road to scatter their friends ashes in four different locations.
- Cafe Society (2016)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Jeannie Berlin…
- Diverting valentine to the 1930s from Woody Allen, in his 49th film, following Bronx–born Jesse Eisenberg through romantic, familial and…
- Captain Fantastic (2016)
- Dir. Matt Ross
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler…
- Viggo Mortensen stars in this provocative yet delightful drama set in the forests of the Pacific Northwest as a father devoted to raising his six…
- Carer, The (2016)
- Dir. János Edelényi
Feat. Brian Cox, Anna Chancellor, Emilia Fox…
- The redoubtable Brian Cox stars in this likeable, if familiar, drama about an ailing thespian and his relationship with a young immigrant actress who…
- Carrie Pilby (2016)
- Dir. Susan Johnson
Feat. Bel Powley, Nathan Lane, Gabriel Byrne…
- Bel Powley (DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL) gives another excellent performance as a highly intelligent but isolated 19–year–old woman who is…
- Catch, The (2016)
- Dir. Simon Mark-Brown
Feat. Tainui Tukiwaho, David Capstick , Nicol Munro
- Based on a true story, this good–hearted eco–comedy celebrates fishing culture as fraud unfolds during an angling contest amidst the…
- Chronesthesia (2016)
- Dir. Hayden J. Weal
Feat. Hayden J. Weal, Michelle Ny, Cohen Holloway…
- Indie rom–com with a curious time–shifting twist in which a socially isolated young man's burgeoning romance with a science student is…
- Dear Eleanor (2016)
- Dir. Kevin Connolly
Feat. Isabelle Fuhrman, Liana Liberato, Jessica Alba…
- Family–friendly drama follows two teenage girls who travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of…
- Delicious (TV Series) (2016)
- Dir. Claire Kilner
Feat. Dawn French, Iain Glen, Emilia Fox…
- A darkly comedic infidelity drama with a foodie twist. Dawn French plays a passionate cook who engages in a complicating affair with her celebrity…
- Don't Think Twice (2016)
- Dir. Mike Birbiglia
Feat. Mike Birbiglia, Gillian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key…
- Stand–up comic Mike Birbiglia follows up his debut feature SLEEPWALK WITH ME with another self–analytical probe set in the comedy…
- Durrells, The (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Keeley Hawes, Milo Parker, Leslie Caron
- Picturesque adaptation of Gerald Durrell's autobiographical novel about his family's sudden move to Corfu in the 1930's.
- Eddie the Eagle (2016)
- Dir. Dexter Fletcher
Feat. Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken…
- Feelgood biopic about the infamous British ski–jumper Eddie Edwards whose lack of athletic prowess and unlikely character charmed the world at…
- Edge of Seventeen (2016)
- Dir. Kelly Fremon Craig
Feat. Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner…
- Candid and humourous coming–of–age drama where an awkward seventeen year old comes to terms with her all–star older brother dating…
- Elvis & Nixon (Elvis and Nixon) (2016)
- Dir. Liza Johnson
Feat. Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer…
- Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon square off in this entertaining account of rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley's journey to the White House to request…
- Everybody Wants Some! (2016)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Blake Jenner, Will Brittain, Ryan Guzman…
- Richard Linklater's spiritual successor to DAZED AND CONFUSED follows a group of college baseball players as they navigate their way through the…
- Family Fang, The (2016)
- Dir. Jason Bateman
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn…
- The Fang siblings, raised by performance artist parents, return home as adults with their own artistic careers in this art–world family…
- Family Law, The (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Trystan Go, Fiona Choi
- Gently comic series set in one dysfunctional Chinese–Australian family seen through the eyes of a fourteen–year old boy.
- Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg…
- Meryl Streep shines in this biopic of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible…
- Girls - Season 5 (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Lena Dunham, Adam Driver
- Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
- Handsome Devil (2016)
- Dir. John Butler
Feat. Fionn O’Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, Andrew Scott
- This sweet and amiable Irish coming–of–age story in which a loner and the star athlete at a rugby–mad boarding school become…
- Hollars, The (2016)
- Dir. John Krasinski
Feat. Margo Martindale, Sharlto Copley, Richard Jenkins…
- Actor John Kasinski makes a commendable directing debut with this bittersweet indie as a New York artist who returns to his middle–American…
- Hologram for the King, A (2016)
- Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Ben Whishaw…
- An off–beat, low–key vehicle for Tom Hanks, who plays a failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia…
- Home From Home (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Johnny Vegas, Emilia Fox, Adam James…
- BBC sitcom set in the Lake District, England, where a couple fulfill their dream of buying a holiday lodge there, and are overjoyed until they meet…
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata…
- A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…
- La La Land (2016)
- Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt…
- The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…
- Lazy Eye (2016)
- Dir. Tim Kirkman
Feat. Lucas Near-Verbruggh, Aaron Costa Ganis, Michaela Watkins
- A graphic designer in his 40's reconnects with a lost love over a weekend away in the Californian desert in this gay–themed romantic drama.…
- Like Crazy (La Pazza Gioia) (2016)
- Dir. Paolo Virzi
Feat. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti
- Gratifying comedy–drama following two women, one a troubled introvert, one an impassioned mythomaniac, who break out of a psychiatric facility…
- Love & Friendship (Love and Friendship) (2016)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel…
- Cult American director Whit Stillman helms this sparkling adaptation of a lesser known Jane Austen novella called “Lady Susan”, believed to have…
- Mother's Day (2016)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson…
- A quality sap–fest from the director of NEW YEAR'S EVE and VALENTINE'S DAY that follows the fortunes of three generations coming together for…
- Mum (TV Series) (2016-2019)
- Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan
- Quality British character comedy following twelve months in the life of a newly widowed mother in her late fifties who attempts to rebuild her life…
- Olive Tree, The (El olivo) (2016)
- Dir. Iciar Bollain
Feat. Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambros
- Spanish actor–director Iciar Bollain and Ken Loach's regular screenwriter Paul Laverty join forces for this warm and sometimes humorous road…
- Ordinary World (2016)
- Dir. Lee Kirk
Feat. Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair, Judy Greer…
- Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tries out his acting chops as a domesticated ex–rocker who throws an extravagant 40th birthday party…
- Perfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti) (2016)
- Dir. Paolo Genovese
Feat. Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini…
- A clever comedy of manners for the iphone–era, this Italian award–winner follows a dinner party debacle that unfolds after seven…
- Shared Rooms (2016)
- Dir. Rob Williams
Feat. Daniel Lipshutz, Alex Neil Miller, Enzo Nova
- Queer rom–com telling three interconnected stories of gay men seeking love during the holiday season.
A married couple take in a teenage…
- Street Cat Named Bob, A (2016)
- Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt
- A sweet and poignant comedy–drama based on the life (and best–selling autobiography) of James Bowen, a young homeless London busker and…
- Teacher, The (Ucitelka) (2016)
- Dir. Jan Hrebejk
Feat. Zuzana Mauréry
- Black comedy set in 1983 Bratislava, where a school teacher takes advantage of Communist traditions, manipulating the parents of her students into…
- This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)
- Dir. Simon Aboud
Feat. Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine…
- A talented but reclusive girl develops a friendship with her cantankerous neighbour in this contemporary fairy tale set against the backdrop of a…
- This Is Us (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown…
- Comedy–drama following the lives of two twins and their adopted brother, interweaving the past and present to explore how each of the…
- Toni Erdmann (2016)
- Dir. Maren Ade
Feat. Peter Simonischek, Sandra Huller, Ingrid Bisu
- Brilliant, unclassifiable German comedy where a stern, career–focused woman is followed around a series of mundane board meetings and vapid…
- Two is a Family (Demain tout commence) (2016)
- Dir. Hugo Gélin
Feat. Omar Sy, Clemence Poesy
- An elegantly crafted, crowd–pleasing comedy–drama in fine French tradition, following a bachelor (Omar Sy, THE INTOUCHABLES) who enjoys a…
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
- Dir. Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Feat. Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman…
- Spiky war comedy with Tina Fey as a journalist assigned to Afghanistan at the height of the second Gulf War. Based on the acclaimed memoir "The…
- Wiener-Dog (2016)
- Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy…
- Typically black humoured and viciously insightful comedy from dir. Todd Solondz, a spin–off from his indie classic WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE,…
- 5 Flights Up (Five Flights Up) (2015)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon…
- Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton headline this amiable drama as a long–married couple endure a hectic weekend as they ponder the sale of the…
- 800 Words (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Erik Thomson, Michelle Langstone, Jonathan Brugh
- From the writers of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE come this gentle dramedy that follows the travails of a widowed Sydney columnist as he up sticks for life in…
- A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove) (2015)
- Dir. Hannes Holm
Feat. Rolf Lassgard, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg
- Endearing Swedish hit about a grumpy 59–year–old widower who was deposed as president of the condominium association, but still presides…
- Aloha (2015)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone…
- Hawaiian set romantic comedy with Bradley Cooper as a defense worker who teams up with a pilot to stop a satellite launch.
- Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015)
- Dir. Emily Ting
Feat. Jamie Chung, Bryan Greenberg
- A charming romance unfolds in Hong Kong between a Chinese–American toy designer and an American ex–pat. Based on the director's own…
- Anomalisa (2015)
- Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
- Charlie Kaufman directs this affecting stop–motion animation that explores a loners failure to connect with other people and his struggles to…
- Ballers (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Rob Corddry, John David Washington
- ENTOURAGE–like series centred around the misadventures of a group of NFL footballers, their agents and their families.
- Better Call Saul (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Michael McKean
- Spinning–off from smash hit BREAKING BAD, this worthy successor follows the trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, in the…
- Big Short, The (2015)
- Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling…
- A nimble and pointed comedy with a serious agenda about four denizens in the world of high–finance who predict the credit and housing bubble…
- Brand New Testament, The (2015)
- Dir. Jaco Van Dormael
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens…
- Fantastical comedy in which God's teenage daughter gets fed up up with her overbearing father – who never gets off the computer – and…
- Chi-Raq (2015)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris…
- Brilliant Spike Lee musical transposing the classical Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes into the setting of a Chicago neighbourhood beset by gang…
- Danny Collins (2015)
- Dir. Dan Fogelman
Feat. Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner…
- Al Pacino stars as an aging rock star who decides to change his life when he discovers a 40–year–old letter written to him by John…
- Diary of a Teenage Girl, The (2015)
- Dir. Marielle Heller
Feat. Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig…
- This brave and bittersweet portrait of an unusual sexual awakening has Bel Powley as a fledgling cartoonist entering into a relationship with her…
- Dressmaker, The (2015)
- Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth…
- Kate Winslet cuts a dashing figure (and a true–blue Aussie accent) as a talented dressmaker who returns home from Paris to the tiny isolated…
- Focus (2015)
- Dir. John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Feat. Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro…
- Will Smith stars as a veteran con man whose latest scheme is thrown for a loop when a woman from his past returns.
- Forbidden Room, The (2015)
- Dir. Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson
Feat. Roy Dupuis, Clara Furey, Jacques Nolot…
- Maverick director Guy Maddin applies his wild and deliciously demented imagination to this fantastic fantasy, telling a range of almost…
- Frisky (2015)
- Dir. Claudia Pickering
Feat. Claudia Pickering, Monica Ammerman, Brandon Wardle
- Directed by and starring the multi–talented Claudia Pickering, this fresh micro–budget indie follows two female college grads who leave…
- Girl Asleep (2015)
- Dir. Rosemary Myers
Feat. Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Amber McMahon
- Based on the theatre production, this colourful coming–of–age tale set in 1970’s Australia expressively journeys into the absurd, scary…
- Girls - Season 4 (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…
- Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
- Grandma (2015)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden…
- Satisfying indie comedy–drama starring Lily Tomlin in a rare starring role as an acerbic lesbian grandmother who receives an unexpected visit…
- I'll See You In My Dreams (2015)
- Dir. Brett Haley
Feat. Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, Martin Starr…
- Blythe Danner is exceptional in this heartfelt drama about a widow and former songstress who discovers that life can begin anew at any age.
- Idol, The (Ya tayr el tayer) (2015)
- Dir. Hany Abu-Assad
Feat. Tawfeek Barhom, Kais Attalah, Hiba Attalah
- Comedy–drama based on the true story of an aspiring Palestinian musician who sets about overcoming the extraordinary goal of competing on the…
- Intern, The (2015)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo…
- Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway clash in this generation gap comedy from the pen of Nancy Meyers (IT'S COMPLICATED). De Niro plays a retired…
- Lady in the Van, The (2015)
- Dir. Nicholas Hytner
Feat. Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent…
- Maggie Smith is adorable as usual in this cosy adaptation of Alan Bennett's play, based on his experience of developing an unlikely friendship with a…
- Lobster, The (2015)
- Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux…
- The director of DOGTOOTH returns with another decidedly offbeat satire. Set in the dystopian near future, single people, are obliged to find a…
- Looking for Grace (2015)
- Dir. Sue Brooks
Feat. Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh, Odessa Young…
- Set in hot and desolate Western Australia, this tells its story of a runaway teenager and her parents endeavours to track her down from multiple…
- Maggie's Plan (2015)
- Dir. Rebecca Miller
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore…
- Witty showcase for the talents of Greta Gerwig, here playing a woman who's plans to have a baby on her own are derailed when she becomes involved…
- Magic Mike XXL (2015)
- Dir. Gregory Jacobs
Feat. Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Kevin Nash…
- Channing Tatum rips his pants one more time as Mike and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow–out…
- Marguerite (2015)
- Dir. Xavier Giannoli
Feat. Catherine Frot, Andre Marcon, Michel Fau…
- Touching French version of the story inspired by the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, a socialite who believed she was in possession of a beautiful…
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
- Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Feat. Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke…
- Winner of the Grand Jury prize at Sundance, this imaginative, eclectic dramedy follows an awkward high–school filmmaker and a gravely ill…
- Meddler, The (2015)
- Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons…
- Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne face off in this amiable, bittersweet and comedy about an aging widow who follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes…
- Miss You Already (2015)
- Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, Dominic Cooper…
- Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore headline this superior tearjerker about how the friendship between two life–long girlfriends is put to the…
- Nina Forever (2015)
- Dir. Chris Blaine, Ben Blaine
Feat. Fiona OShaughnessy, Cian Barry, Abigail Hardingham
- Darkly funny horror in which a man embarking on a new relationship is taunted by his dead ex–girlfriend whenever he has sex.
- One Wild Moment (2015)
- Dir. Jean-François Richet
Feat. Vincent Cassel, Francois Cluzet, Alice Isaaz…
- Exotic romantic comedy with Cassel and Cluzet as two friends who bring their daughters with them on a beach vacation and find themselves in an…
- Paper Towns (2015)
- Dir. Jake Schreier
Feat. Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams…
- From the pen of John Green, the writer of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, comes a wistful teen adventure in which a boy and his friends search for his…
- Pawno (2015)
- Dir. Phil Ireland
Feat. John Brumpton, Damian Hill, Kerry Armstrong…
- A well–drawn ensemble drama that surveys a single day in a Melbourne pawnshop centred around its laid–back but jaded owner who encounters…
- People Places Things (2015)
- Dir. James C. Strouse
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams
- Bittersweet indie comedy distinguished by a romantic lead performance by Jemaine Clement as a newly single graphic novelist balancing parenting his…
- Ricki and the Flash (2015)
- Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer…
- Meryl Streep adds 'rock star' to her oeuvre in this pleasing dramedy written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jonathan Demme. Streep stars as a…
- Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2015)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy…
- Sequel to the unlikely hit comedy has the Marigold's proprietor considering expansion as a rooming predicament arises.
- Second Mother, The (Que Horas Ela Volta?) (2015)
- Dir. Anna Muylaert
Feat. Regina Case
- An intelligent, touching and funny film exploring the complexities of class structure in Brazil. Tensions arise when a wealthy family allows their…
- Tangerine (2015)
- Dir. Sean Baker
Feat. Katana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, James Ransone
- Energetic and frequently hilarious buddy comedy follows two transgender sex workers as they navigate the unforgiving streets of Los Angeles on…
- Togetherness (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, Amanda Peet…
- Kiwi actress Melanie Lynskey stars in this entirely relatable HBO comedy–drama from the prolific Duplass brothers that follows the…
- Truman (2015)
- Dir. Cesc Gay
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Javier Camara
- Spanish cinema stars Ricardo Darin and Javier Camara team up for this sensitive comedy as childhood friends who reunite after many years when one of…
- Tumbledown (2015)
- Dir. Sean Mewshaw
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Blythe Danner…
- Earnest romantic drama with the widow of a acclaimed folk–singer tentatively exploring romance with his biographer.
- Walk in the Woods, A (2015)
- Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson…
- Robert Redford and Nick Nolte walk the Appalachian trail together in this lightly comic adaptation of Bill Bryson's memoir, with much of the pleasure…
- Westside (TV Series) (2015-2019)
- Feat. Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Reef Ireland
- A period prequel to OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE. Legendary safe cracker and career criminal, Ted West and his first wife Rita Build their fortune in the slums…
- Youth (2015)
- Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Feat. Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz…
- Bittersweet dramedy with Michael Caine as a retired orchestra conductor on holiday contemplating one final performance after a request from Queen…
- Zoom (2015)
- Dir. Paulo Morelli
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Alison Pill, Jason Priestley…
- A multi–dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a…
- A Chance Encounter (Quantum Love) (2014)
- Dir. Lisa Azuelos
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Francois Cluzet, Lisa Azuelos…
- High–concept romantic comedy which blends fantasy with reality as a a married man's encounter with another woman develops into a mutual…
- A Long Way Down (2014)
- Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots…
- Four lost souls – a disgraced TV presenter, a foul–mouthed teen, an isolated single mother and a solipsistic muso – decide to end…
- Birdman (Birdman: or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
- Dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Feat. Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton…
- A nimble, bravura Oscar–winning black comedy that cannily casts Michael Keaton as a washed–up actor who, having once played an iconic…
- Cobbler, The (2014)
- Dir. Tom McCarthy
Feat. Adam Sandler, Dan Stevens, Ellen Barkin…
- The director of THE STATION AGENT and THE VISITOR helms this slice of magic realism about a frustrated shoemaker who finds a magical sewing machine…
- Comet (2014)
- Dir. Sam Esmail
Feat. Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Kayla Servi…
- Visually distinctive romantic drama set in a parallel universe that bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired…
- Elsa & Fred (Elsa and Fred) (2014)
- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden…
- Shirley Maclaine and Christopher Plummer take the leads in this remake of the Argentinian romance in which a feisty retiree and her new neighbor, an…
- Faults (2014)
- Dir. Riley Stearns
Feat. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Leland Orser
- Commendable, darkly comic indie–drama set in the intiguing world of cult de–programming with excellent performances from Lealand Orser…
- Folies Bergère (Paris Follies) (2014)
- Dir. Marc Fitoussi
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Michael Nyqvist…
- Isabelle Huppert stars in this lighty comic French tale as a as a farmer’s wife who takes off to Paris on a whim and finds romance in unexpected…
- Force Majeure (Turist) (2014)
- Dir. Ruben Östlund
Feat. Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Kristofer Hivju…
- A barbed and incisive Swedish black comedy of gender politics, centred around a family on a skiing holiday in the French Alps who face a recognizable…
- Frank (2014)
- Dir. Lenny Abrahamson
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Scoot McNairy, Maggie Gyllenhaal…
- A lovable, off–beat indie rock satire in which Michael Fassbender plays the leader of a group of experimental musicians who lives permanently…
- Gemma Bovery (2014)
- Dir. Anne Fontaine
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Fabrice Luchini, Jason Flemyng…
- Gemma Arterton stars in this whimsical send–up of Flaubert's classic novel. Aftermoving to the French countryside with her husband, a British…
- Girls - Season 3 (TV Series) (2014)
- Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…
- Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
- Hector and the Search For Happiness (2014)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Jean Reno…
- Simon Pegg plays a disillusioned psychiatrist traveling the globe in search of the secret of happiness.
- Humbling, The (2014)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Dianne Wiest…
- Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig headline this erotic comedy about a stage actor who is slowly losing his mind who engages in a relationship with a…
- Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
- Dir. Maya Forbes
Feat. Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Keir Dullea…
- Bittersweet drama in which a bipolar father takes over sole responsibility for his two spirited daughters while his wife attends graduate school in…
- Laggies (2014)
- Dir. Lynn Shelton
Feat. Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell…
- Indie comedy with Knightley as a woman in the throes of a quarter–life crisis brought on by her boyfriend's sudden proposal.
- Learning to Drive (2014)
- Dir. Isabel Coixet
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer…
- Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley headline this undemanding comedy about the unlikely friendship between a literary agent and a Sikh driving…
- Life Partners (2014)
- Dir. Susanna Fogel
Feat. Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody…
- A lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship.
- Listen Up Philip (2014)
- Dir. Alex Ross Perry
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce…
- Acidic, stylistically bold portrait of a young narcissistic writer (Schwartzman) who petulantly refuses to promote his second novel, and instead…
- Looking (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Jonathan Groff, Frankie J. Álvarez, Murray Bartlett…
- A funny and earnest HBO dramedy about the lives of a group of gay friends living in contemporary San Francisco. Co–produced by Andrew Haigh…
- Love at First Fight (Les Combattants) (2014)
- Dir. Thomas Cailley
Feat. Adele Haenel, Kevin Azais, Antoine Laurent…
- An intensely physical take on the romantic comedy, with an awkward summer romance taking place at a French survivalist camp between a…
- My Old Lady (2014)
- Dir. Israel Horovitz
Feat. Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas…
- Uplifting and sophisticated Anglo–French dramedy set around a disputed Parisian apartment in the wake of a family bereavement. Based on…
- Obvious Child (2014)
- Dir. Gillian Robespierre
Feat. Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann…
- A New York indie comedy of the "awkward girl" variety that focuses on how a comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of…
- Our Zoo (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Lee Ingleby, Liz White, Anne Reid…
- Charming mini–series follows the family who founded the famed Chester Zoo.
- Pride (2014)
- Dir. Matthew Warchus
Feat. Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West…
- An inspired and inspirational dramatization of true events that took place when a group of Gay Rights activists in London offered generous support to…
- Queen & Country (Queen and Country) (2014)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Callum Turner, Vanessa Kirby, David Thewlis…
- Long–awaited follow up to director John Boorman's comic memoir HOPE AND GLORY follows his alter–ego as he undergoes basic training in…
- Samba (2014)
- Dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Feat. Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim…
- The creative force behind THE INTOUCHABLES return with this inspirational drama centered on the redeeming relationship between a Senegalese…
- Shooting for Socrates (2014)
- Dir. James Erskine
Feat. Art Parkinson, Richard Dormer, John Hannah…
- Heartfelt sports drama follows Northern Ireland's participation in the 1986 soccer World Cup told from the point of view of a player and a young fan.
- Skeleton Twins, The (2014)
- Dir. Craig Johnson
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson…
- Piercing black comedy about two estranged twins, having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, struggling to mend their relationship.
- St. Vincent (2014)
- Dir. Theodore Melfi
Feat. Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Melissa McCarthy…
- Likeable coming–of–age comedy about an unlikely friendship between a young boy and a misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who…
- Trash (2014)
- Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura…
- From the unlikely pen of Brit rom–com supremo Richard Curtis comes this crime comedy set in Rio de Janeiro in which three kids who make a…
- What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
- Dir. Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Feat. Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly…
- Amiable British comedy with Rosamund Pike and David Tennant as a bickering, divorcing couple, who take their kids from London to Scotland, to visit…
- While We're Young (2014)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver…
- Ben Stiller plays a documentarian whose career and marriage are overturned when a much younger couple enters their social circle in this…
- Wish I Was Here (2014)
- Dir. Zach Braff
Feat. Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin…
- Zach Braff's belated follow–up to GARDEN STATE sees him direct and star as a 35 year old struggling actor, father and husband who winds up…
- Witches of East End (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Julia Ormond, Madchen Amick
- TV series about a family of witches who live in the seaside town of East End. Based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz.
- A.C.O.D (Adult Children Of Divorce) (2013)
- Dir. Stuart Zicherman
Feat. Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O'Hara…
- A solid, character–focused mixer of dysfunctional comedy and down–to–earth navel gazing, with Adam Scott as the weary…
- Admission (2013)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Wallace Shawn…
- A sweet, serio–comic romance with Tiny Fey as a Princeton admission officer whose straight–laced existence is invigorated by a…
- Adult World (2013)
- Dir. Scott Coffey
Feat. Emma Roberts, John Cusack, Evan Peters…
- A struggling college graduate with aspirations of becoming a poet slums it at a small town sex shop in this dry indie comedy.
- Ambassadors (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb
- Comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb somewhat invert their PEEP SHOW personas for this three–part comedy–drama series following the…
- Blue Jasmine (2013)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin…
- Another jewel from 'late period' Woody Allen with Cate Blanchett also in fine form as a down–at–heel socialite who moves to San Francisco…
- Bluestone 42 (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Oliver Chris, Kelly Adams, Matthew Lewis
- Excellent British dramedy combines realism with levity in its chronicle of a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan.
Series One: 9…
- C.O.G. (2013)
- Dir. Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Feat. Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Casey Wilson…
- Coming–of–age dramedy based on the story of the same name by David Sedaris.
A young man (Jonathan Groff) travels to Oregon to work on…
- Computer Chess (2013)
- Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher, Wiley Wiggins
- Mumblecore maestro Andrew Bujalski directs this left–of–field mockumentary, shot on low–fi video, about a surreal chess tournament…
- Don Jon (2013)
- Dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore…
- Joseph Gordon–Levitt wrote, directs and stars in this distinctly masculine rom–com as a New Jersey 'player' who must confront his nagging…
- Drinking Buddies (2013)
- Dir. Joe Swanberg
Feat. Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick…
- Dir. Joe Swanberg instills a mumblecore ethos into this lively and naturalistic comedy of two friendly couples fighting an attraction to opposite…
- English Teacher, The (2013)
- Dir. Craig Zisk
Feat. Julianne Moore, Michael Angarano, Greg Kinnear…
- An introverted English teacher learns to take risks in life and love with the aid of a former student and aspiring playwright in this snappy,…
- Enough Said (2013)
- Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener…
- Writer/director Nicole Holofcener moves into the first division with her fifth feature film, a savvy divorcee rom–com in perfect accord with…
- Fading Gigolo (2013)
- Dir. John Turturro
Feat. John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sofia Vergara…
- John Turturro is a struggling Brooklyn bookstore owner who contrives with his best friend (played by Woody Allen) to set up a male prostitution…
- Family Tree (TV Series) (2013)
- Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Ed Jr. Begley, Nina Conti…
- Director Christopher Guest (WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW) applies his distinctive doco–style comedy to the episodic format of television…
- Geography Club (2013)
- Dir. Gary Entin
Feat. Cameron Deane Stewart, Meaghan Martin, Justin Deeley
- A sweet–centred dramedy of queer coming–of–age, focused on a teenager whose struggle with sexuality is comforted after he joins an…
- Getting On (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash
- Serio–comic HBO remake of the British satirical series about a geriatric ward and the relationship between its patients and medical…
- Girls - Season 2 (TV Series) (2013)
- Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…
- Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
- Le Weekend (2013)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum
- Director Roger Michell and writer Hanif Kureishi (VENUS, THE MOTHER) reteam for this poignant story of a long–married couple who revisit Paris…
- Life of Crime (2013)
- Dir. Daniel Schechter
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Mos Def, Isla Fisher…
- Elmore Leonard adaptation has two crims get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real–estate developer who shows…
- Living is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013)
- Dir. David Trueba
Feat. Javier Camara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer…
- Award–winning Spanish comedy concerning a Beatles–obsessed school teacher on a quest to meet John Lennon, picking up two teenage runaways…
- May in the Summer (2013)
- Dir. Cherien Dabis
Feat. Cherien Dabis, Alia Shawkat, Hiam Abbass…
- Jordanian set drama of cultural misunderstanding about a successful author returning to her familial hometown Amman in preparation for her impending…
- Mr. Morgan's Last Love (Last Love) (2013)
- Dir. Sandra Nettelbeck
Feat. Michael Caine, Clemence Poesy, Gillian Anderson…
- Grieving for his beloved wife, a professor who planned to spend their twilight years in Paris rekindles a passion for life after a chance meeting…
- Of Horses and Men (2013)
- Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson
Feat. Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Charlotte Bøving, Kristbjörg Kjeld
- A series of comic vignettes of life in a rural Icelandic community, which shows the intertwined lives of humans and horses in sometimes awkward…
- Orange is the New Black (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew…
- A bracing, darkly humorous addition to the women–in–prison genre, centred on the plight of a privileged young woman whose fling with a…
- Perfect Wedding, The (2013)
- Dir. Scott Gabriel
Feat. James Rebhorn, Eric Aragon, Kristine Sutherland
- Nobody's going for the Best Actor Oscar in this Hallmark–but–gay Xmas movie from New York Times Bestselling Author Suzanne Brockmann.…
- Please Like Me (TV Series) (2013)
- Dir. Matthew Saville
Feat. Josh Thomas, Debra Lawrance, David Roberts…
- A charming (if cute) Australian comedy–drama series created by and starring Josh Thomas, who plays a twenty–something who's girlfriend…
- Pretty One, The (2013)
- Dir. Jenée LaMarque
Feat. Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston…
- An insecure young woman assumes the identity of her dead twin sister in this whimsical romantic comedy.
- Prince Avalanche (2013)
- Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch
- Two highway road workers pass the time in the Texas wilderness in this laconic return–to–form for indie darling David Gordon Green.
- Rock the Casbah (2013)
- Dir. Laïla Marrakchi
Feat. Morjana Alaoui, Nadine Labaki, Lubna Azabal…
- Culturally–specific family comedy in which three women reunite in Morocco to mourn in accordance with Muslim tradition following the death of…
- Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The (2013)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Kathryn Hahn…
- Ben Stiller directs and stars in this splashy adaptation of James Thurber's short story about a meek proofreader who finds solace and empowerment in…
- Some Girl(s) (2013)
- Feat. Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Zoe Kazan…
- Adam Brody (THE OC) stars in this comedy about a man who decides to travel around the USA visiting his ex–girlfriends, who he mistreated,…
- Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013)
- Dir. Donovan Marsh
Feat. Troye Sivan, John Cleese
- The eponymous spud, now 15–years–old, creeps along towards manhood in this sequel to the charming private school comedy.
- Still Life (2013)
- Dir. Uberto Pasolini
Feat. Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Andrew Buchan
- Eddie Marsan excels as a lonely, obsessive council worker made redundant from his job tracking down relatives of those who have died alone who…
- Sunshine on Leith (2013)
- Dir. Dexter Fletcher
Feat. Antonia Thomas, Peter Mullan, Jason Flemyng…
- Bouncing off the solid catalogue of hits from died–in–the–wool Scots popsters The Proclaimers, this jubilant musical inspires with…
- Turtle Hill, Brooklyn (2013)
- Dir. Ryan Gielen
Feat. Brian W. Seibert, Ricardo Valdez, Joie Bauer
- Micro–budget indie dramedy about a gay couple who invite their friends over for a 30th birthday party, with all kinds of drama ensuing. A well…
- Way Way Back, The (2013)
- Dir. Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Feat. Rob Corddry, Steve Carell, Toni Collette…
- The screenwriters behind THE DESCENDENTS direct this affecting summer comedy of an awkward boy's transition into adulthood and his relationships with…
- Wetlands (2013)
- Dir. David Wnendt
Feat. Carla Juri, Christoph Letkowski, Marlen Kruse
- Provocative comic tale of an eccentric girl who has strange attitudes towards hygiene and sexuality longs for the reunion of her divorced parents.
- What If (2013)
- Dir. Michael Dowse
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park…
- A medical–school dropout tries to hide his attraction to his new friend, a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
- Words and Pictures (2013)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison…
- Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche play passionate arts teachers with opposing worldviews in this romantic comedy of the mind.
- 2 Days in New York (2012)
- Dir. Julie Delpy
Feat. Julie Delpy, Chris Rock
- The sequel to 2 DAYS IN PARIS, written, directed and starring Julie Delpy, who is Marian, a Parisian woman now living in New York and exploring a new…
- A Gun in Each Hand (2012)
- Dir. Cesc Gay
Feat. Javier Camara, Ricardo Darín, Jordi Molla…
- A talk–em–up as opposed to a shoot–em–up, this lively portmanteau follows the dissatisfied lives of eight middle–aged…
- Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012)
- Dir. Donald Rice
Feat. Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook…
- Coy period drama with a young woman battling with nerves on her wedding day, while downstairs her fretting husband waits.
- Darling Companion (2012)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest…
- Cracks in the marriage of a long–time couple begin to show when their beloved dog goes missing on a weekend retreat. Dir. Kasdan's ongoing…
- Frances Ha (2012)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver…
- The whimsical exploits of a struggling dancer at the tail end of her adolescence are semi–improvised in this Manhattan indie rom–com,…
- Free Samples (2012)
- Dir. Jay Gammill
Feat. Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter…
- A small–scale but deceptively smart and engaging "retail comedy" that spends a day in the life with a sarcastic LA law–school dropout who…
- Girl In Progress (2012)
- Dir. Patricia Riggen
Feat. Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, Cierra Ramirez
- Comedy following a Hispanic single mother (Eva Mendes) raising a precocious teenager who wants to grow up fast, and decides to tick off all the…
- Girls - Season 1 (TV Series) (2012)
- Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…
- Following her "mumblecore" hit TINY FURNITURE, wunderkind Lena Dunham's breakthrough into television (with the help of kingpin Judd Apatow) heralds a…
- Haute Cuisine (2012)
- Dir. Christian Vincent
Feat. Catherine Frot, Hippolyte Girardot
- A heavenly food biopic of the life of Danièle Delpeuch, celebrated private chef to the French president, François Mitterrand.
- Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
- Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein…
- Melanie Lynskey is excellent as a wounded young divorcee forced to move back in with her parents, in this serio–comic character…
- Hope Springs (2012)
- Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell…
- An admirable dramedy of twilight romance, with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones playing a couple of thirty years who attend marriage counseling when…
- Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman…
- Pleasant chronicle of the affair between President Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney), which comes to light during…
- Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2012: Volume One (2012)
- Comprehensive box–set collection of 16 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2012' spread over 5 discs.
Films…
- Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2012: Volume Two (2012)
- Comprehensive box–set collection of 14 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2012' spread over 5 discs.
Films…
- Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)
- Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Robert Duvall, Kevin Bacon, Robert Patrick…
- Flavoursome southern drama set during the Vietnam war is about two families from different countries whose cultures clash.
- Kiwi Flyer (2012)
- Dir. Tony Simpson
Feat. Edward Hall, Tikirau Hathaway, Tandi Wright…
- Amiable family fun follows twelve–year old Ben as he sets out to win Nelson's annual trolley derby, but he's up against some stiff Aussie…
- Liberal Arts (2012)
- Dir. Josh Radnor
Feat. Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins…
- Josh Radnor, star of top–draw sitcom HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER directs his second self–penned romantic comedy, himself playing a…
- Looking for Hortense (2012)
- Dir. Pascal Bonitzer
Feat. Jean-Pierre Bacri, Kristin Scott Thomas, Isabelle Carré…
- This bittersweet comedy of manners finds familiar May–December pleasures in the mid–life journey of an unhappily married professor who…
- Magic Mike (2012)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer…
- Steven Soderbergh directs this hard–bodied drama of an upstart male stripper mentored by a veteran of the business, apparently based on…
- Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
- Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion…
- Thank heaven for Joss Whedon and for a tiny little project he threw together in his spare time whole he was in the editing room for THE AVENGERS.…
- On Air (Parlez-moi de vous) (2012)
- Dir. Pierre Pinaud
Feat. Karin Viard, Nicolas Duvauchelle
- A solid character vehicle for French mainstay Karin Viard, here playing the sophisticated host of a radio talkback show, whose knack for delivering…
- Picture Day (2012)
- Dir. Kate Melville
Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy
- A rebellious teenager forced to complete her senior year of high school falls in romantically with two very different guys in this modest indie…
- Quartet (2012)
- Dir. Dustin Hoffman
Feat. Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly…
- Another pleasant surprise for the retiree set, this time centred on a home for retired musicians, and the recently arrived opera diva (Maggie Smith)…
- Reality (2012)
- Dir. Matteo Garrone
Feat. Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone
- A working class scam artist tries out for 'Big Brother' in this bustling, Fellini–esque satire of unrealised dreams from dir. Matteo Garrone…
- Rita (TV Series) (2012-2015)
- Feat. Mille Dinesen, Lise Baastrup, Carsten Bjørnlund…
- Danish comedy series following the life of a defiantly outspoken school teacher and single mother who excels in her teaching but struggles in her…
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro…
- An institutionalized man attempts to readjust to life and love in this full–bodied comedy–drama that pairs two of the hottest stars of…
- Stella (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Ruth Jones
- Ruth Jones, creator of GAVIN AND STACEY, steps into the role of a Welsh single mother surrounded by the comic eccentricities of her family and the…
- Thanks For Sharing (2012)
- Dir. Stuart Blumberg
Feat. Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins…
- By making the primary addiction of its central characters sex, Stuart Blumberg’s film prompts the audience to ask themselves about their attitudes…
- Tortoise in Love (2012)
- Dir. Guy Browning
Feat. Tom Mitchelson, Alice Zawadzki, Tom Yates…
- Cheap and cheerful rom–com concerning a socially awkward gardener who attempts to overcome his chronic shyness after falling in love with a…
- Why Stop Now? (2012)
- Dir. Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan
- Jesse Eisenberg plays a piano prodigy determined to get his drug addicted mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab – with the help of a bumbling dealer…
- 10 Years (2011)
- Dir. Jamie Linden
Feat. Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Rosario Dawson…
- A group of friends take the opportunity to reassess their lives on the occasion of their ten–year high school reunion in this…
- 50/50 (2011)
- Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick…
- Seth Rogen plays the supportive best friend to Joseph Gordon–Levitt's terminally ill 27–year–old in this serio–comic…
- A Happy Event (Un Heureux Evenement) (2011)
- Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Louise Bourgoin, Pio Marmaï, Josiane Balasko…
- Keenly felt depiction of the baby blues as a young couple struggle to come to grips with parenthood.
- Ages of Love (Manual of Love 3) (2011)
- Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Robert De Niro, Monica Bellucci, Riccardo Scamarcio…
- Third installment in the fluffy romantic series has benefits from the presence of De Niro as a visiting professor seduced by his neighbour's…
- Almighty Johnsons, The (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Timothy Balme, Dean O'Gorman, Ben Barrington…
- From the creators of Outrageous Fortune, this fantastical series follows the misadventures of four brothers who happen to be the living incarnations…
- And If We All Lived Together (2011)
- Dir. Stéphane Robelin
Feat. Guy Bedos, Daniel Brühl, Geraldine Chaplin…
- Five 70–something friends resolve to move in together when faced with life in a retirement home, much to the fascination of a ethnology student…
- Another Happy Day (2011)
- Dir. Sam Levinson
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn…
- Ellen Barkin is a stand–out in this black comedy, playing a high strung woman who visits her parents' Annapolis estate for a wedding, which…
- Art of Getting By, The (2011)
- Dir. Gavin Wiesen
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano…
- A sensitive and even–handed coming–of–age tale about a teenage fatalist and his blooming friendship with the popular…
- Artist, The (2011)
- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman…
- The director and star of the OSS 117 movies combine for this glorious homage to the Golden Age of cinema, set in 1920s Hollywood on the eve of the…
- Awkward (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Ashley Rickards, Beau Mirchoff, Nikki Deloach
- An unpopular 15 year old gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a…
- Beginners (2011)
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent…
- Semi–autobiographical tale from the dir. of THUMBSUCKER reconciles two relationships in the life of a 38–year–old graphic artist…
- Bernie (2011)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jack Black, Shirley Maclaine, Matthew McConaughey
- A memorable (Jack) Black comedy about a gregarious Texas mortician who befriends a clingy spinster (Maclaine), with murderous results. The film's…
- Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2011)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy…
- A gaggle of British senior citizens are charmed by the 'real' India when they check into a run–down Jaipur hotel they believed was a luxury…
- Black Pond (2011)
- Dir. Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe
Feat. Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue…
- Distinctive indie thriller from acclaimed up–and–coming UK writer–directors Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe. A suburban man in a…
- Burning Man (2011)
- Dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
Feat. Matthew Goode, Rachel Griffiths, Bojana Novakovic…
- The reasons behind a Bondi chef's self–destructive behaviour are slowly revealed in this absorbing portrait of grief that plays its cards close…
- Carnage (2011)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly…
- Two sets of parents resort to increasingly childish tactics over an altercation between their sons in this fiery war of words directed by Roman…
- Celeste and Jesse Forever (2011)
- Dir. Lee Toland Krieger
Feat. Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor…
- Two best friends struggle to reconcile lingering feelings despite being divorced from one another in this smart, unexpected romantic comedy.
- Chinese Takeaway (2011)
- Dir. Sebastian Borensztein
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Muriel Santa Ana, Ignacio Huang…
- Wry comedy of clashing cultures centres on an unlikely friendship between a curmudgeonly hardware store–owner and a young immigrant.
- Collaborator (2011)
- Dir. Martin Donovan
Feat. Martin Donovan, David Morse, Olivia Williams…
- A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run–in with his former neighbor, a right–wing ex–con.
- Curry Munchers (2011)
- Dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos
Feat. Aunanda Naaido, Alison Titulaer, Ben Mitchell
- Knockabout comedy has a young Indian immigrant struggling to catch the attention of kiwi girls.
- Death in Paradise (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Ben Miller, Sara Martins, Kris Marshall…
- A stuffy London detective is assigned the murder case of a fellow British policeman on a fictional Caribbean island, and ends up staying against his…
- Details, The (2011)
- Dir. Jacob Aaron Estes
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney…
- A confidently delivered black comedy of a idealised suburban existence turned inside out, this stars Tobey Maguire as successful young doctor whose…
- Dilemma, The (2011)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder…
- Thorny comedy, verging on melodrama, with Vaughn discovering his best friend's wife is being unfaithful.
- Footnote (2011)
- Dir. Joseph Cedar
Feat. Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi, Micah Lewnsohn
- A father and son's complicated relationship is tested over the award of a vaunted academic prize in their shared field of Talmudic studies in this…
- Future, The (2011)
- Dir. Miranda July
Feat. Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky…
- Another arthouse treasure from the writer/director/actor behind ME AND YOU EVERYONE WE KNOW concerns an atypical 30–something LA couple who…
- Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011)
- Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Danny De Vito, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett…
- The third of dir. Guitierrez's female–centric ensemble comedies, here springing an episodic structure from a noir–ish plot hatched by a…
- God Bless America (2011)
- Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton
- Irrepressible writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait returns with another sizzling, charcoal–black comedy that takes aim at the worst proponents of…
- Hysteria (2011)
- Dir. Tanya Wexler
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce…
- A buoyant, light–to–touch period romance about the 19th Century invention of the vibrator, devised as cure for the female ailment know as…
- I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
- Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear…
- Glib SJP vehicle about a supermom who miraculously juggles a needy husband, two young children, and a career in hedge–fund managing without…
- Intouchables, The (2011)
- Dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Feat. Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny…
- Exemplary feel–good French comedy that details the unlikely friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and a young French–African…
- Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2011 (2011)
- Comprehensive box–set collection of 11 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2011' spread over 5 discs.
Film…
- Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)
- Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon…
- The Duplass brothers follow–up the formidable CYRUS with another deep–centred comedy about the crises of two stagnant adult siblings; one…
- Le Havre (2011)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Andre Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin…
- An old–time shoe–shiner befriends a young African refugee in hiding from immigration authorities in this soft–centred comedy from…
- Midnight in Paris (2011)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates…
- High class whimsy from Woody Allen with Woody–surrogate honours going this time to Owen Wilson as a frustrated hack screenwriter magically…
- Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
- Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron…
- An asylum seeking Algerian attempts to pass himself off as teacher in a Canadian school bereft after the suicide of a popular teacher.
- My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
- Dir. Roseanne Liang
Feat. Michelle Ang, Matt Whelan, Kenneth Tsang…
- Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…
- Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Shane Cortese, Tandi Wright, Blair Strang…
- An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
- Oranges, The (2011)
- Dir. Julian Farino
Feat. Leighton Meester, Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener…
- Two upper–middle class New Jersey families are split apart when the father of one (Laurie) falls in love with the daughter of the other…
- Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Olsen…
- Light comedy about an uptight NYC lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse upstate for a family vacation.
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas
- Lasse Hallstrom directs this light–headed romantic comedy about a British businesswoman and a doctor recruited to project manage a Sheikh's…
- Shameless (TV Series, US) (2011)
- Feat. William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin
- Watchable, surprisingly insightful remake of the hit British series attempts to three–dimensionalize the 'trailer park' stereotype in its…
- Something Borrowed (2011)
- Dir. Luke Greenfield
Feat. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield…
- Modest wedding drama with the appealing Goodwin testing the boundaries of friendship after sleeping with her best friend's fiance.
- Source, The (La Source des femmes) (2011)
- Dir. Radu Mihaileanu
Feat. Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass
- A dashing feminist dramedy sprung from the male bias in the Middle East, about a village of women who take up a 'sex strike' after their husbands…
- Spark of Life, The (As Luck Would Have It) (2011)
- Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Jose Mota, Salma Hayek, Blanca Portillo…
- An aggressive media satire centred around the frenzied bidding war that erupts for a permanently and publicly immobile man's story, with the man…
- Suits (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams
- Smart, sassy lawyer show where a brilliant college drop–out with a photographic memory is hired by one of Manhattan's top corporate firms,…
- Terri (2011)
- Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jacob Wysocki, Creed Bratton
- An overweight teenage outcast finds unlikely counsel and friendship in the intimidating vice principal of his high school in this…
- Turn Me On, Goddamit! (2011)
- Dir. Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Feat. Helene Bergsholm, Beate Stofring, Malin Bjorhovde
- Deadpan sex comedy in a sleepy Norwegian hamlet with a hormone ravaged teen determined to lose her virginity.
- Win Win (2011)
- Dir. Tom McCarthy
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Alex Shaffer, Amy Ryan…
- Recession comedy starring midlife–crisis poster boy Paul Giamatti, who here entangles his professional life as a struggling lawyer with his…
- Winners and Losers (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Melissa Bergland, Virginia Gay…
- Winning female–centric dramedy concerns the altered lives of four Melbournian women who score big on the Lottery. Gets great mileage from the…
- 3 (Three) (2010)
- Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, Devid Striesow
- Dir. Tom Tykwer energises this simple love story of a forty–something couple who fall for the same man with the frenetic visual and narrative…
- Abel (2010)
- Dir. Diego Luna
Feat. Christopher Ruíz-Esparza, Jose Maria Yazpik
- Sweet and satisfyingly unpredictable child fantasy about an imaginative young boy who returns from a psychiatric ward to declare himself the father…
- After the Break Up (Break Ke Baad) (2010)
- Dir. Danish Aslam
Feat. Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sharmila Tagore…
- Two of India's most popular young stars feature in this coming–of–age story about an independent–minded woman who takes a small…
- Another World (Un altro Mondo) (2010)
- Dir. Silvio Muccino
Feat. Silvio Muccino, Isabella Ragonese, Michael Rainey Jr…
- Glossy dramedy in which a wealthy slacker who after the death of his father finds himself the legal guardian of a half–brother he never new…
- Barney's Version (2010)
- Dir. Richard J. Lewis
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Mark Addy…
- Paul Giamatti fans will find much to enjoy in this bittersweet character piece in which he plays a jaded TV producer who reflects on his varied…
- Boy (2010)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu…
- Taika Waititi continues his dream run as director with this fictionalised coming–of–age tale that draws on his own experience growing up…
- Casino Jack (2010)
- Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Jon Lovitz…
- A cracking script that favours comedy through absurdity over a heavyweight statement on American politics energises this dramatization of the scandal…
- Castle (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
- Quirky cop show with a pulp crime writer teaming up with a detective to track down a serial killer.
- Cemetery Junction (2010)
- Dir. Ricky Gervais
Feat. Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan…
- Ricky Gervais directs this 70s coming of age tale of three young and rebellious insurance salesman set against the less–than–glamorous…
- Copacabana (2010)
- Dir. Marc Fitoussi
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Aure Atika, Lolita Chammah
- Free–spirited and perpetually unemployed Isabelle Huppert must get with the program after learning her newly engaged daughter (played by her…
- Daydream Nation (2010)
- Dir. Michael Goldbach
Feat. Kat Dennings, Reece Thompson, Andie MacDowell…
- A daydreaming 17–year–old (Dennings) seduces a high school teacher for kicks, only to attract the attention of a lovesick stoner…
- Elektra Luxx (2010)
- Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kathleen Quinlan…
- Luscious Carla Gugino reprises the role of the retired porn star whose pregnancy complicates life and career options in this burlesque comedy sequel…
- Enlightened (TV Series) (2010)
- Dir. Miguel Arteta, Nicole Holofcener, Jonathan Demme
Feat. Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Luke Wilson…
- This enlightened HBO cringe–comedy from writer–actor Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK) pushes all the buttons as an excruciating study of…
- Expecting Mary (2010)
- Dir. Dan Gordon
Feat. Olesya Rulin, Elliott Gould, Linda Gray…
- Good–natured road movie tale with a pregnant teenager heading to California in search of her father, but who she encounters along the way will…
- Father of Invention (2010)
- Dir. Trent Cooper
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham…
- A former 'king of infomercials' struggles to win back his estranged family and his top–billing in the tele–marketing world in this…
- First Beautiful Thing, The (2010)
- Dir. Paolo Virzi
Feat. Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli
- Winsome melodrama with a misanthropic professor returning to his home town to assist his dying mother. Delicately performed but perhaps overly…
- First Grader, The (2010)
- Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Emily Njoki…
- Heart–warming true tale of an Kenyan octogenarian who decides to take advantage of his government's offer of free education and enrolls at the…
- Get Low (2010)
- Dir. Aaron Schneider
Feat. Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek…
- Folksy comic tale with mysterious hermit Duvall throwing the inhabitants of a small town into turmoil when he decides to host his own funeral party.
- Greenberg (2010)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans…
- An off–key, serio–comic role for Ben Stiller, here playing a challenged 40–something whose stint crashing at his brother’s L.A.…
- Happy Thank You More Please (2010)
- Dir. Josh Radnor
Feat. Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Zoe Kazan…
- Genial indie comedy with a self involved writer and his friends struggling to adjust to adulthood. Directorial debut of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER star…
- Happy, Happy (2010)
- Dir. Anne Sewitsky
Feat. Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen…
- Sharp comedy with a woman trapped in a loveless marriage finding her life taking an exciting turn for the better when an exciting new couple move in…
- Hesher (2010)
- Dir. Spencer Susser
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Devin Brochu…
- Cruel comedy as black as the tee–shirt of its stringy–haired, metal–loving, borderline–sociopath titular character, who…
- Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell, The (2010)
- Dir. Brendan Donovan
Feat. William McInnes, Robyn Malcolm, Mia Blake…
- Emotionally loaded kiwi comedy centres on a Peter Pan dad with political aspirations and a serious go–karting obsession.
- How Do You Know (2010)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson…
- A softball star (Witherspoon) past her prime contemplates the future while flittering romantically between a major league baseballer (Wilson) and a…
- Human Resources Manager, The (2010)
- Dir. Eran Riklis
Feat. Mark Ivanir
- An absurdist odyssey from the director of LEMON TREE, about an Israeli bakery manager who must accompany the body of one of his employees back to…
- Insatiable Moon, The (2010)
- Dir. Rosemary Riddell
Feat. Rawiri Paratene, Sara Wiseman, Ian Mune…
- Heartfelt local feature has a self–proclaimed son of God setting out to save the world, save his boarding–house, and woo the Queen of…
- It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
- Dir. Anna Boden
, Ryan Fleck
Feat. Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis…
- A wayward teen (Gilchrist) checks himself into a mental hospital, forming life–changing relationships with an affable older patient…
- Kids Are All Right, The (2010)
- Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo…
- Feathers fly in this smart and insightful comedy–drama anchored by three terrific lead performances whose character's unique relationships are…
- Letters to Juliet (2010)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal…
- Picturesque romance set in Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, where a young American tourist discovers a love letter that will change her life.
- Love and Other Drugs (2010)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer…
- Winning romance with a charismatic pharmaceutical salesman falling for a free–spirited woman with a tragic secret.
- Love Ranch (2010)
- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Sergio Peris-Mencheta…
- Helen Mirren stars in this flamboyant tale of the real–life couple who opened the first legal brothel in America.
- Made in Dagenham (2010)
- Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson…
- Nostalgic, uplifting dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford car plant in Dagenham, where female machinists famously walked out in protest…
- Meet Monica Velour (2010)
- Dir. Keith Bearden
Feat. Kim Cattrall, Dustin Ingram, Brian Dennehy…
- Kim Cattrall shines in this indie drama about a nerdy, movie–loving teen who lusts after a softcore actress and embarks on a road trip to see…
- My Afternoons With Margueritte (2010)
- Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus
- Gerard Depardieu plays an illiterate man who forges an unlikely friendship with a elderly writer in this gentle new film from the dir. of…
- My Name is Khan (2010)
- Dir. Karan Johar
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol , Christopher B. Duncan
- Well–meaning plea for racial tolerance with an Aspergers–afflicted Muslim detained in the U.S. as a terrorist and undertaking a journey…
- Names of Love, The (2010)
- Dir. Michel Leclerc
Feat. Jacques Gamblin, Sara Forestier, Zinedine Soualem…
- Witty cocktail of sex and politics about an extroverted left–wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause.
- Norman (2010)
- Dir. Jonathan Segal
Feat. Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Richard Jenkins…
- A melancholy high school 'indie' about a teenage loner who claims his father's terminal cancer as his own in order to make tracks with a pretty…
- Offspring (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Asher Keddie, Don Hany, Deborah Mailman…
- A neurotic obstetrician and her extended Melbourne family navigate love and other disasters in this bright comedy series.
While not particularly…
- Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 6 (2010)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…
- Explosive final season of the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
- Parenthood (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, Dax Shepard…
- Familiar faces star aplenty in this "funny and heart–warming" series that follows four grown siblings as they try to balance the various…
- Romantics, The (2010)
- Dir. Galt Niederhoffer
Feat. Anna Paquin, Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel…
- Low–key ensemble drama has seven close friends re–unite for a wedding, but long simmering romantic tensions threaten to tear their…
- Room in Rome (Habitación en Roma) (2010)
- Dir. Julio Medem
Feat. Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso…
- Erotic chronicle of a brief encounter between two women set almost entirely within the confines of a hotel room. More porno–profundity from…
- Russian Snark (2010)
- Dir. Stephen Sinclair
Feat. Stephen Papps, Elena Stejko, Stephanie Tauevihi…
- A pair of Russian refugees settle in Auckland to make art and a new home in this eccentric yet accessible 'art comedy' from screenwriter and…
- Sasha (2010)
- Dir. Dennis Todorovic
Feat. Sasa Kekez, Predrag Bjelac, Ljubisa Gruicic
- Compassionate gay drama about a Yugoslav–German piano prodigy who is trying to gain admittance to a prestigious music school but who becomes…
- Sensation (2010)
- Dir. Tom Hall
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Luanne Gordon, Patrick Ryan
- An intelligently written and thoroughly endearing sex comedy involving an introverted farmer's son and a Kiwi prostitute who form an unlikely…
- Sex and the City 2 (2010)
- Dir. Michael Patrick King
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon…
- While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to Abu Dhabi, where…
- Spud (2010)
- Dir. Donovan Marsh
Feat. John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Jamie Royal
- Charming coming–of–age comedy concerns the misfortunes of a young boy struggling to adapt to live in a South African private school. Very…
- Submarine (2010)
- Dir. Richard Ayoade
Feat. Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor…
- Actor Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) proves adept behind the camera with this imaginative adaptation of Joe Dunthorne's novel about precocious…
- Tamara Drewe (2010)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig…
- Winning comedy concerns the comic travails of a young journalist whose return to her hometown sets tongues wagging and disasters into motion.
- Tiny Furniture (2010)
- Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Alex Karpovsky…
- A prototype for Lena Dunham's hugely successful HBO series GIRLS, this smart–funny indie finds the talented actress/director mining the…
- Toast (2010)
- Dir. S.J. Clarkson
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Ken Stott, Freddie Highmore…
- Heartily nostalgic adaptation of chef and author Nigel Slater's best–selling memoir, about growing up in a stodgy British household in the 60s…
- Vincent Wants to Sea (2010)
- Dir. Ralf Huettner
Feat. Florian David Fitz, Karoline Herfurth, Heino Ferch…
- Likeable though lightweight road comedy in which a Tourette's sufferer escapes from a clinic with two others (an obsessive and an anorexic) and…
- Woman of My Dreams, The (La donna della mia vita) (2010)
- Dir. Luca Lucini
Feat. Alessandro Gassman, Luca Argentero
- Astute romantic comedy about the big and little lies people tell in their search for love, following the fallout of a friendship between two brothers…
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin…
- Not so much a serious Woody Allen film as a funny one without any jokes. An ensemble of fine actors stumble through a series of scenes with only a…
- Accidents Happen (2009)
- Dir. Andrew Lancaster
Feat. Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Harry Cook…
- Earnest dramedy enlivened by a sensationally brash Geena Davis performance. Davis plays the mother of a deeply dysfunctional family who's lives are…
- Adam (2009)
- Dir. Max Mayer
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher…
- Moon–faced Rose Byrne warms to her Asperger's–afflicted neighbour (Dancy) in this unlikely, heartfelt romance.
Distracting subplots…
- Adventureland (2009)
- Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds…
- Low–key indie comedy set in 1987 where a virginal high–school grad gets a summer job at a local amusement park and finds unlikely…
- Away We Go (2009)
- Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O'Hara…
- An ersatz hipster road movie that follows a 30–something expectant couple as they travel across America looking for the perfect place to start…
- Baaria (2009)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Raoul Bova, Margareth Made, Francesco Scianna…
- Giuseppe Tornatore directs an autobiographical saga covering sixty years of turmoil through the eyes of three generations of a peasant family. Those…
- Boogie Woogie (2009)
- Dir. Duncan Ward
Feat. Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming…
- Broad satire of the modern art scene with Danny Huston as a supercilious art dealer scheming to get his hands on a rare Mondrian. Hugely…
- Breaking Upwards (2009)
- Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister Jones, Julie White…
- Skittish romantic comedy in which a couple attempt to end their moribund relationship gradually, beginning with three days off each week.
Drawing…
- Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
- Dir. John Krasinski
Feat. Julianne Nicholson, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Hutton…
- A graduate student copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men.
Ill–conceived and messy adaptation of David Foster…
- Calvin Marshall (2009)
- Dir. Gary Lundgren
Feat. Steve Zahn, Alex Frost, Michelle Lombardo…
- Sweet–natured drama has a young man chasing his dream of playing Major League Baseball with little success. Low–key and agreeably folksy,…
- Cezanne Affair, The (2009)
- Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Sergio Rubini, Riccardo Scamarcio, Valeria Golino…
- Sentimental comedy–drama with a son returning home to his dying father who's thwarted artistic ambitions cast a dark shaodw over his childhood.
- Change of Plans (Le code a changé) (2009)
- Dir. Daniele Thompson
Feat. Dany Boon, Karin Viard, Emmanuelle Seigner…
- Stacked Gallic dramedy stars Karin Viard and Dany Boon as a swanky French couple who invite six equally wealthy Parisians to dinner – their evening…
- City Island (2009)
- Dir. Raymond De Felitta
Feat. Andy Garcia, Julianne Margulies, Steven Strait…
- Winning ensemble stars Andy Garcia as a would–be actor–cum–corrections officer who brings a young ex–con home from work, much…
- Cold Souls (2009)
- Dir. Sophie Barthes
Feat. Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Lauren Ambrose…
- A existentialist tragi–comedy in which Paul Giamatti plays himself, a New York actor in crisis, who literally has his soul extracted, only to…
- Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Kate Levering…
- A vacant fashion model is killed in a car accident, only to be resurrected in the body of a plus–sized lawyer, in this far–fetched, if…
- East West East (2009)
- Dir. Gjergj Xhuvani
Feat. Ervin Bejleri, Helidon Fino, Gentiano Hazizi
- An amateur cycling team from Albania heads to France to take part in a tournament only to discover on the way that revolution has broken out back…
- Emma (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Feat. Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon…
- The BBC's latest update of Jane Austen's comic classic, centred on the titular beauty's dangerous game of matchmaking. Regarded as the best Austen…
- Funny People (2009)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann…
- Judd Apatow (KNOCKED UP) helms this muddled comedy about a lonely but successful stand–up comedian (Sandler) who discovers he has an incurable…
- Go Girls (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Anna Hutchison, Bronwyn Turei, Alix Bushnell…
- A North Shore equivalent of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE perhaps, but with considerably less bite, this follows four middle–class 20–somethings as…
- Good Guy, The (2009)
- Dir. Julio DePietro
Feat. Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, Bryan Greenberg…
- Unusually stringent romantic comedy set against the back drop of Wall Street where an offbeat love triangle develops. Dir. De Pietro – a former…
- Hedgehog, The (Le hérisson) (2009)
- Dir. Mona Achache
Feat. Josiane Balasko, Togo Igawa, Garance Le Guillermic…
- Charming, melancholy comedy in which a precocious, jaded 11–year–old from a well–to–do family decides to commit suicide on…
- Hung (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Thomas Jane, Jane Adams, Anne Heche…
- Earthy HBO drama centred around a former high–school sports legend turned middle–aged basketball coach and cash–strapped dad,…
- I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) (2009)
- Dir. Xavier Dolan
Feat. Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément…
- An angst ridden teen grapples with growing up gay and his neurotic, overbearing mother in this feisty first feature from young French Canadian…
- Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, The (2009)
- Dir. David Russo
Feat. Marshall Allman, Vince Vieluf, Natasha Lyonne
- Pleasingly off–kilter indie comedy bares witness to the spiritual crisis of an office clerk who joins a posse of bohemian night janitors who…
- Informant!, The (2009)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Melanie Lynskey
- Frantic and frivilous, yet oddly diverting upscale comedy from prolific dir. Steven Soderbergh, with Matt Damon's bland appeal put to surprisingly…
- Joneses, The (2009)
- Dir. Derrick Borte
Feat. David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Amber Heard…
- A seemingly perfect couple and their equally perfect teenagers move into an upscale gated community. The only problem is they're not a family but…
- Julie And Julia (Julie & Julia) (2009)
- Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci…
- The biography of legendary chef Julia Child is puzzingly intertwined with the story of Julie Powell, who in 2002 challenged herself to cook…
- Life Coach, The (Le Coach) (2009)
- Dir. Olivier Doran
Feat. Jean-Paul Rouve, Richard Berry, Annie Marivin…
- Affable comedy with a business coach, up to his eyeballs in debt, taking on a most difficult assignment help an irredeemable miquetoast close an…
- Looking For Eric (2009)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop…
- With a touch of magic realism, the great British director Ken Loach returns to the top of his game to tell the story of a beleaguered postal worker…
- Many Kisses Later (Ex) (2009)
- Dir. Fausto Brizzi
Feat. Claudia Gerini, Flavio Insinna, Silvio Orlando
- Breezy rom–com –a smash hit in Italy– follows six couples from Chistmas to Valetine's Day and their various entanglements.…
- Marc Pease Experience, The (2009)
- Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Anna Kendrick…
- Remorseless comedy of the deluded with Schwartzman as a sad–sack limo driver desperate to relive his glory days as a high school music star.…
- Me Too (Yo, Tambien) (2009)
- Dir. Antonio Naharro, Alvaro Pastor
Feat. Lola Dueñas, Isabel Garcia Lorca, Antonio Naharro
- Affecting tale of a bittersweet friendship between an office worker with Down syndrome and his restless, free–spirited colleague.
- Middle Men (2009)
- Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht…
- Darkly funny drama looks at the unsavoury mix of characters who kicked off the internet porn revolution in the mid–nineties. Stylishly done in…
- My One and Only (2009)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Kevin Bacon…
- Inspired by the childhood experiences of actor George Hamilton in the 1950s, this bittersweet comedy of some acclaim tells the tale of one mother's…
- My Suicide (2009)
- Dir. David Lee Miller
Feat. Gabriel Sunday, David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway…
- A disaffected teenager announces that he intends to document his impending suicide on camera in this heavy handed, if potent youth indie.
Built on…
- My Year Without Sex (2009)
- Dir. Sarah Watt
Feat. Sacha Horler, Matt Day
- The director of LOOK BOTH WAYS offers a closely observed portrait of an Australian family in this tender–funny comedy of marriage, abstinence,…
- Nurse Jackie (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Edie Falco
- Pitch black comedy follows the everyday travails of the deeply troubled Nurse Jackie as she rails against the insanity of the US Health System.
- Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 5 (2009)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Charles Mesure, Antony Starr…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Series 5:…
- Packed to the Rafters (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson, Jessica Marais…
- Fluffy Australian comedy focused around a couple whose plans of finally having a quiet household are destroyed when their three grown children move…
- Post Grad (Post Grad Survival Guide) (2009)
- Dir. Vicky Jenson
Feat. Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton, Jane Lynch…
- Innocuous dramedy follows the misfortune of an unemployed graduate who is forced to move back home when the economy starts to pinch a…
- Puzzle (Rompecabezas) (2009)
- Dir. Natalia Smirnoff
Feat. María Onetto, Arturo Goetz, Gabriel Goity
- Low–key charmer with a bored housewife discovering her freakish aptitude for puzzles and partnering with a rich bachelor for an international…
- Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
- Dir. Hue Rhodes
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Sarah Silverman…
- Steve Buscemi is in his element as an ex–gambler and inveterate loser sent to Las Vegas to investigate a mysterious auto accident. Oddball…
- Separation City (2009)
- Dir. Paul Middleditch
Feat. Joel Edgerton, Rhona Mitra, Danielle Cormack…
- Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…
- Smell of Success, The (2009)
- Dir. Michael Polish
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Tea Leoni, Mark Polish…
- Another quirky character study from dir. Polish this time set amongst the world of manure salesmen, as Billy Bob and Leoni struggle to keep her late…
- Solitary Man (2009)
- Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny De Vito…
- Michael Douglas fronts this navel–gazing mid–life drama, about a successful New York businessman whose life begins to unravel after a…
- Soul Kitchen (2009)
- Dir. Fatih Akin
Feat. Adam Bousdoukos, Pheline Roggan, Moritz Bleibtreu…
- Light but hearty food comedy from the dir. of THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, about a soulful Greek immigrant who sets about relaunching his failed restaurant…
- Subdivision (2009)
- Dir. Sue Brooks
Feat. Gary Sweet, Ashley Bradnam, Brooke Satchwell…
- Workmanlike drama examines the changes a community goes through when developers take over, and in particular the impact on a father and son carpentry…
- Taking Woodstock (2009)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman…
- Dir. Ang Lee painstakingly recreates the age of Aquarius for this sprawling yet tepid comedy based on the 'true story' of a Jewish interior designer…
- Up (2009)
- Dir. Peter Docter, Bob Peterson
Feat. Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai
- Pixar are on top yet again with this inspired flight of fancy, about a widowed octogenarian (voiced by grizzly Ed Asner) and his dream of traveling…
- Up in the Air (2009)
- Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick…
- A cautionary business tale wrapped in a frisky romantic comedy, with George Clooney starring as a compulsive traveller whose job it is to dismiss…
- Wah Do Dem (What They Do) (2009)
- Dir. Sam Fleischner, Ben Chace
Feat. Sean Bones, Carl Bradshaw, Norah Jones
- A young indie musician suffers solo through a disaster–prone Caribbean holiday in this shaggy road movie with a sweetly comic sensibility.…
- Whip It (2009)
- Dir. Drew Barrymore
Feat. Elliot Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig…
- Drew Barrymore's directorial debut is a joyful tale of a small town outsider (Page) who empowers herself through the bruising sport of roller…
- Women in Trouble (2009)
- Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Carla Gugino, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Marley Shelton…
- A grungy burlesque comedy set on the fringes of Hollywood in LA's porn industry, this connects stories of wives, mothers and ladies of the trade…
- World's Greatest Dad (2009)
- Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Geoff Pierson…
- Savage black comedy gifts Robin Williams his best role in years as a struggling writer and poetry teacher whose life is burdened by his insufferable…
- $5 A Day (Five Dollars a Day) (2008)
- Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Sharon Stone…
- Lightweight comedy with the conservative son of a thrifty conman begrudgingly joining his father on the road –– after being released from…
- Baghead (2008)
- Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig, Ross Partridge…
- The Duplass Brothers deliver on the promise of their debut, THE PUFFY CHAIR, with another no–frills charmer that effortlessly marries assured…
- Being Human (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, Aidan Turner
- Supernatural sitcom has three British twenty–somethings struggling with their respective alter–egos as a vampire, ghost and werewolf.
- Boston Legal - Season 5 (TV Series) (2008-2009)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner
- Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
- Bottle Shock (2008)
- Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman…
- Lightly farcical take on the true story of how American viticulture pioneer Jim Barrett broke the French domination of premium wine market (esp.…
- Cashmere Mafia (TV Series) (2008)
- Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Lucy Liu, Miranda Otto, Frances O’Connor…
- Short–lived drama series centred on four career hungry New York friends who turn to each other in times of personal and professional crisis.…
- Dean Spanley (2008)
- Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole…
- This Kiwi–British production cross–breed is a charmingly eccentric, surprisingly moving 'drawing room' drama set in Edwardian Britain in…
- Early Bird Catches the Worm, The (2008)
- Dir. Francesco Patierno
Feat. Elio Germano, Laura Chiatti, Martina Stella
- Leaden portrait of the rise and fall of popular Italian disc jockey Marco Baldini who's gambling addiction leads him tom make some decidedly rash…
- Easy Virtue (2008)
- Dir. Stephan Elliott
Feat. Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas…
- This breezy, gorgeously detailed period piece features Biel as the world's first female Grand Prix driver, a glamorous city–bred American…
- Finding Amanda (2008)
- Dir. Peter Tolan
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney…
- No–holds–barred black comedy stars Broderick as a TV producer and struggling addict sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to…
- First Day of the Rest of Your Life, The (Le Premier Jour du Reste de ta Vie) (2008)
- Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, Deborah Francois…
- Five days in the life of an average, functional family form the basis of this universally appealing French comedy spanning the decade of the…
- French Film (2008)
- Dir. Jackie Oudney
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Victoria Hamilton, Douglas Henshall…
- Affable British rom–com about a jaded journalist who is forced to reassess his views on romance after interviewing a French…
- Gigantic (2008)
- Dir. Matt Aselton
Feat. Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner…
- Whimsical, self–conscious indie comedy about a mattress salesman (Paul Dano) whose plan to adopt a baby from China is interrupted when a women…
- Good Dick (2008)
- Dir. Marianna Palka
Feat. Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Martin Starr…
- A romantic–comedy fraught with emotional damage, this unique American indie follows the strange yet touching relationship between a troubled,…
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman
- An optimistic if not exactly 'feel–good' comedy–drama from veteran dir. Mike Leigh, about a London primary school teacher who greets the…
- He's Just Not That Into You (2008)
- Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore…
- Convoluted ensemble piece based on a self–help book focusing on a group of 20–somethings trying to navigate their way through love's…
- Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
- Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, Adriana Barraza…
- Low–key drama centered around Henry Poole (Wilson) a successful man who, upon being diagonosed with a terrible disease, retreats to a small…
- How To Be (2008)
- Dir. Oliver Irving
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Rebecca Pidgeon, Powell Jones
- Another delayed release for eager Robert Pattinson fans sees the heartthrob play a listless musician living in London who enlists the help of a…
- Humboldt County (2008)
- Dir. Darren Grodsky, Danny Jacobs
Feat. Jeremy Strong, Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich…
- Pleasant, though highly unoriginal dramedy plonks a straight–laced medical student (Strong) in the company of a potty…
- Inbetweeners, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison…
- Acerbic comedy follows four gawky teenage boys growing up in suburbia experiencing the deep humiliations and relentless disappointments of late…
- Invisibles, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Anthony Head, Warren Clarke, Jenny Agutter…
- Crooked comedy sees Antony Head (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) and Warren Clarke (DALZIEL AND PASCOE) play two notorious ex–crims struggling with…
- Last Chance Harvey (2008)
- Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins…
- Simple romance stars Dustin Hoffman as a down–and–out divorcee whose life seems to be going nowhere until he meets the equally…
- Last Word, The (2008)
- Dir. Geoffrey Haley
Feat. Wes Bentley, Winona Ryder, Ray Romano
- Quirky black comedy centered on a man who makes a living writing suicide notes for the depressed, and has his life is turned upside down when he…
- Lipstick Jungle (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Brooke Shields, Kim Raver, Lindsay Price
- Sassy, if at times sappy, TV drama based on another Candace Bushnell book (author of SEX AND THE CITY) centred on three NYC gal pals attempting to…
- Lost in Austen (TV Mini-Series) (2008)
- Feat. Jemima Rooper, Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville…
- Fizzy twist on PRIDE AND PREJUDICE has an ardent Jane Austen fan, living in present day London, swapping places with Austen's fictional creation…
- Marley and Me (2008)
- Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane…
- Drama/comedy focused on a young newlywed couple (Wilson and Aniston) who decide to buy a puppy and underestimate the incredible impact it will have…
- Mid-August Lunch (2008)
- Dir. Gianni Di Gregorio
Feat. Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Marina Cacciotti
- A comedy of manners and good taste in form and content, this soulful comedy sets up a middle–aged man forced to play host to a gaggle of…
- Momma's Man (2008)
- Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Matt Boren, Ken Jacobs, Richard Edson…
- A grown man in a state of arrested adolescence stays with his parents whilst on a business trip, and then concocts a series of excuses as to why he…
- Nick And Nora's Infinite Playlist (2008)
- Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo
- "Geeky Dreamboat" Michael Cera is typecast again in this pleasing but trifle indie flick centred around two high school seniors who bond over music…
- Peaceful Times (Friedliche Zeiten) (2008)
- Dir. Neele Leana Vollmar
Feat. Katharina M. Schubert, Oliver Stokowski, Nina Monka
- A sweet, if slender trip back to 1960s West Germany, where a mother's mental health issues are remembered from the naive, but loving perspective of…
- Promotion, The (2008)
- Dir. Steven Conrad
Feat. Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer…
- A meek assistant manager's dreams of managing his very own supermarket are in doubt when a Canadian nice–guy transfers to the store.…
- Rudo and Cursi (Rudo y Cursi) (2008)
- Dir. Carlos Cuarón
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna
- The charismatic stars and co–writer of Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN reunite in this biting satire about two brothers from rural stock who have an intense…
- Salvation (2008)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Bruce Myles, Natasha Novak…
- Dir. Paul Cox delivers the right amount of tenderness and wickedness in this wry Australian comedy, about a downtrodden husband who cannot connect…
- Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Holly Shanahan, Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson…
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
- Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)
- Dir. Michael Patrick King
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon…
- Highly–anticipated movie version of the groundbreaking series SEX AND THE CITY, meeting up with the Big Apple's four hottest gal pals Carrie,…
- Show of Hands (2008)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
- 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…
- Smart People (2008)
- Dir. Noam Murro
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elliot Page…
- Dunderheaded dramedy focused on a widowed, misanthropic professor (Quaid) who awakens to life again after a hit to the head, only to discover that…
- Somers Town (2008)
- Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Piotr Jagiello, Ireneusz Czop, Perry Benson…
- A gentle, winsome offering from dir. Shane Meadows, centred on an unlikely friendship between a shy Polish teen, and a knockabout runaway from the…
- Synecdoche, New York (2008)
- Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener…
- Screenwriting extraordinaire Charlie Kaufman turns his hand to directing for the first time with another amusing existential conundrum, here enjoying…
- Telstar (Telstar: The Joe Meek Story) (2008)
- Dir. Nick Moran
Feat. Con O' Neill, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris…
- Suitably poppy biopic of the rise and fall of flamboyant music producer Joe Meek whose pioneering sound experiments briefly made him the toast of…
- Three Blind Mice (2008)
- Dir. Matthew Newton
Feat. Ewen Leslie, Toby Schmitz, Matthew Newton
- Playful Australian drama focused around three young Navy officers who hit the town in Sydney for one last night before they're shipped off to fight…
- Tru Loved (2008)
- Dir. Stewart Wade
Feat. Najarra Townsend, Jane Lynch, Alexandra Paul
- Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love, but her…
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem…
- Woody Allen proves he hasn't lost his touch with this refreshing and vital rom–com that follows two American gal–pals who fall for the…
- Wackness, The (2008)
- Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby…
- Smitten with nostalgia for a bygone early–90's New York, this coming–of–age drama follows a listless, pot–dealing teenager as…
- Weirdsville (2008)
- Dir. Allan Moyle
Feat. Taryn Manning, Wes Bentley, Scott Speedman
- Delightfully referential black comedy spins a feverishly–paced, zigzagging yarn about a bizarre night in the life of two junkies who mistakenly…
- Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (2008)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Andre Dussollier, Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Devos…
- A masterful light–footed comedy of the surreal from veteran French dir. Alain Resnais, centered on a missing wallet responsible for triggering…
- Women, The (2008)
- Dir. Diane English
Feat. Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes…
- Fluffy remake of the 1930s original focuses on a group of shrieking high–society women who rally together to help their friend deal with a…
- Wushu - The Young Generation (2008)
- Dir. Antony Szeto
Feat. Sammo Hung, Fengchao Liu, Wenjie Wang
- Under the auspices of genre legends Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan (in producing role), this standard–issue kung fu flick introduces a bevy a…
- After Sex (2007)
- Dir. Eric Amadio
Feat. Mila Kunis, Jane Seymour, Emmanuelle Chriqui
- Low–budget indie comedy focused on several couples having awkward, post–modern conversations about sex and sexuality. Unfortunately this…
- Arranged (2007)
- Dir. Diane Crespo, Stefan C. Schaefer
Feat. Zoe Lister Jones, Francis Benhamou
- Kindhearted take on cross–cultural bridge building, in which two teachers of Jewish and Muslim faith form an unlikely, uplifting…
- Band's Visit, The (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) (2007)
- Dir. Eran Kolirin
- Sweet and sensitive Israeli comedy following an Egyptian police band who get way laid in a small Israeli town and unexpectedly break down cultural…
- Black Snake Moan (2007)
- Dir. Craig Brewer
Feat. Christina Ricci, Samuel L. Jackson, Justin Timberlake
- Christina Ricci stars as a scrawny, Southern–fried nympho whose demons get her deep into trouble in the deep, deep South the minute her doting…
- Blue State (2007)
- Dir. Marshall Lewy
Feat. Anna Paquin, Breckin Meyer, Nick Ouellette
- Politically skewed road movie following an ardent liberal who makes good on a drunken promise to move to Canada if George Bush wins the…
- Boston Legal - Season 4 (TV Series) (2007-2008)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner
- Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
- Breakfast With Scot (2007)
- Dir. Laurie Lynd
Feat. Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman, Noah Bernett
- Tom Cavanagh (from TV's ED) plays up his character's awkward machismo – a closeted sportscaster whose 11–year–old adoptive son is…
- Broken English (2007)
- Dir. Zoe Cassavetes
Feat. Parker Posey, Drea De Matteo, Melvil Poupaud…
- The usually zany Parker Posey searches for love in this supple, melancholic romantic comedy, here playing a Manhattan thirty–something as yet…
- Bucket List, The (2007)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes
- Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star in this endearing aging–buddy flick about two terminally ill elderly gentlemen who throw caution to the…
- Californication (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone
- Former X–FILER Duchovny plays a ribald American novelist in the throws of a career and personal crisis; a mid–life funk which draws in…
- Camille (2007)
- Dir. Gregory Mackenzie
Feat. Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine…
- A kooky road movie with a macabre twist, Sienna Miller plays a ditzy Southern sweetheart who believes she can change her new petty–crim husband…
- Chacun Son Cinema (To Each His Own Cinema) (2007)
- Dir. Theo Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Bille August
- 35 auteurs convey the meaning of cinema in less than three minutes each, in this epic commission to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film…
- Chaos Theory (2007)
- Dir. Marcos Siega
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend…
- Ryan Reynolds is an obsessive perfectionist whose precise index–carded existence is turned inside out, with fairly predictable 'chaotic'…
- Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman…
- Tom Hanks spearheads this crisp, ever–timely political sideswipe, about a real–life Texas congressman who, together with the financial…
- Clubland (Introducing the Dwights) (2007)
- Dir. Cherie Nowlan
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Richard Wilson, Khan Chittenden…
- Australian comedy–drama stars Brit Brenda Blethyn (LITTLE VOICE, SECRETS AND LIES) as a bawdy, comedy diva Mum gone downunder, whose midlife…
- Empties (Vratné lahve) (2007)
- Dir. Jan Sverak
Feat. Zdenek Sverak, Tatiana Vilhelmova, Daniela Kolarova
- This cheeky Czech favourite comically indulges the disobedience of its retirement–aged protagonist, who, after losing his teaching position and…
- Four Last Songs (2007)
- Dir. Francesca Joseph
Feat. Stanley Tucci, Rhys Ifans, Jena Malone…
- A group of British and other ex–pats in Mallocan, Spain decide to put on a piano recital in this fanciful mediterranean drama, with Rhys Ifans…
- Georgia Rule (2007)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman…
- Jane Fonda leads three generations of strong–minded females in this uneasy mix of comedy and drama.
Georgia (Fonda), the…
- Go-Getter, The (2007)
- Dir. Martin Hynes
Feat. Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone
- Coming–of–age road trip drama situated around an inquisitive teen (THUMBSUCKER's Pucci) who throws caution to the wind after a painful…
- Good Life, The (2007)
- Dir. Stephen Berra
Feat. Bill Paxton, Chris Klein, Zooey Deschanel…
- Professional skateboarder Stephen Berra directs this gloomy indie drama centering on a young outsider who finds solace in old movies while living in…
- Good Night, The (2007)
- Dir. Jake Paltrow
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow…
- Warped amorous comedy focused on a fed–up fella in the midst of a mid–life breakdown (played by Martin Freeman of THE OFFICE fame) who…
- Gossip Girl (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester
- Flashy teen series centred on a group of well–heeled New York prep school kids whose main focus in life is a blog written by 'Gossip Girl'…
- He Was a Quiet Man (2007)
- Dir. Frank A. Cappello
Feat. Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy
- With his best role in donkey's years, Christian Slater stars in this bleakly satirical drama as a frustrated loner who decides to take out his anger…
- In Search Of A Midnight Kiss (2007)
- Dir. Alex Holdridge
Feat. Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds, Brian McGuire
- Restoring our faith in the unreliable indie rom–com genre, this terrific example takes place on New Years Eve in Los Angeles, where two…
- In the Land of Women (2007)
- Dir. Jon Kasdan
Feat. Olympia Dukakis, Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart…
- Relationship drama centering on struggling writer Adam Brody (THE OC) and the neighbouring family of women he encounters when he moves in with his…
- Inner Life of Martin Frost, The (2007)
- Dir. Paul Auster
Feat. David Thewlis, Irene Jacob, Michael Imperioli…
- Philosophy–lite drama gets inside the head of a retreating novelist (Thewlis) suffering from writer’s block who gets reinvigorated by a…
- Juno (2007)
- Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner…
- Upstart indie comedy that broke wide into the mainstream, this packages up Gen–Y angst and 'riot–grrl' attitude into a commercially…
- Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
- Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer…
- Ryan Gosling plays an awkward loner who enters into a courtship with a life–size, anatomically–correct sex doll in this…
- Lessons in Chocolate (Lezioni di Cioccolato) (2007)
- Dir. Claudio Cupellini
Feat. Luca Argentero, Violante Placido, Neri Marcore…
- A building contractor on the verge of closing his biggest deal to date finds his future jeopardized when an illegally hired worker is injured on the…
- Nanny Diaries, The (2007)
- Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti…
- The everhot Scarlett Johansson plays an accidental nanny to Mr and Mrs X of that peculiar breed, the Upper East Sider, in this lightly…
- Nina's Heavenly Delights (2007)
- Dir. Pratibha Parmar
Feat. Shelley Conn, Laura Fraser
- Comical and touching story of a Glaswegian cook who falls in love with a restaurant owner and together attempt to save a floundering restaurant by…
- No Reservations (2007)
- Dir. Scott Hicks
Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin
- US remake of German foodie rom–com MOSTLY MARTHA that’s inferior to its predecessor, yet appetizing enough in garnish (attractive…
- Noise (2007)
- Dir. Henry Bean
Feat. Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt…
- Irreverent black comedy stars Tim Robbins as an outraged citizen impelled to take a stand against the daily irritation of New York noise…
- O'Horten (2007)
- Dir. Bent Hamer
Feat. Baard Owe, Ghita Norby
- The director of KITCHEN STORIES follows up with another comic delicacy about a 67–year–old engineer and his oddly challenging quest to…
- Persepolis (2007)
- Dir. Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
- Exceptional black–and–white animated feature for adults based on the autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, who grew up in…
- Rocket Science (2007)
- Dir. Jeffrey Blitz
Feat. Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Denis O'Hare…
- Pointy–headed comedy from the dir. of the documentary SPELLBOUND that switches the subject to high–school debating, and the travails of…
- Rude Awakenings (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Danielle Cormack, Patrick Wilson
- Polished, darkly tinged suburban satire between a grassroots Kiwi family and their new latte–slurping neighbours, who declare warfare in the…
- Satisfaction (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Kestie Morassi, Diana Glenn, Bojana Novakovic…
- Intelligent, ASTRA award–winning Australian drama series focusing on a group of beautiful women who work in a high–class brothel in…
- Suso's Tower (La Torre de Suso) (2007)
- Dir. Tom Fernández
Feat. Javier Camara, Gonzalo de Castro, César Vea
- Forced to return to his native Spain following the death of a friend, a hard–living man decides to fulfill his dead mate’s dream of…
- Towelhead (Nothing Is Private) (2007)
- Dir. Alan Ball
Feat. Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette…
- The writer of AMERICAN BEAUTY and SIX FEET UNDER brings an acclaimed novel to the screen in this dark and uncomfortable suburban drama focused on a…
- We're Here to Help (2007)
- Dir. Jonothan Cullinane
Feat. Erik Thomson, Miriama Smith, Michael Hurst…
- Hearty bureaucratic broadside with Australian Erik Thomson well cast as Kiwi property developer Dave Henderson, who became hounded and eventually…
- Year of the Dog (2007)
- Dir. Mike White
Feat. Laura Dern, Peter Sarsgaard, Regina King…
- This sensitive comedy–drama about a woman whose life falls to pieces when her pet beagle dies, is the directorial debut of Mike White, writer…
- Amazing Mrs Pritchard, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Jane Horrocks, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May…
- Excellent UK drama focused on supermarket manager Ros Pritchard (Horrocks) who decides to sort out Britain's political climate by running for Prime…
- As You Like It (2006)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Romola Garai, Alfred Molina…
- Kenneth Branagh transplants the Bard’s comedy to old Japan in this talent–stacked tale of woman's flight from persecution and into the arms…
- Bernard and Doris (2006)
- Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Ralph Fiennes
- Romantic comedy based loosely on the real–life relationship between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke (Sarandon) and her butler…
- Bonneville (2006)
- Dir. Christopher Rowley
Feat. Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen…
- Endearing road dramedy featuring a trio of Mormon friends that set out for Santa Barbara in a vintage 66' Bonneville Convertible to deliver the ashes…
- Boston Legal - Season 3 (TV Series) (2006-2007)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner
- Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
- Caiman, The (Il Camino) (2006)
- Dir. Nanni Moretti
Feat. Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy, Jasmine Trinca…
- Unflinching Italian film–within–a–film concerning a producer attempting to make a film about former Italian prime minister Silvio…
- Devil Wears Prada, The (2006)
- Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt…
- Fabulous fashion cringe–comedy has a provincial lass (Anne Hathaway) somehow obtain a sought after junior position at high–class magazine…
- Driving Lessons (2006)
- Dir. Jeremy Brock
Feat. Julie Walters, Laura Linney, Rupert Grint
- Both a coming–of–age and late–life story, this British feel–gooder concerns a shy teenager (Grint), who under the influence…
- Family Law (Derecho de familia) (2006)
- Dir. Daniel Burman
Feat. Daniel Hendler, Arturo Goetz, Eloy Burman…
- Fatherhood and career jitters converge in this wry comedy of family matters.
Promising young dir. Burman displays a dry wit in looking at three…
- Footy Legends (2006)
- Dir. Khoa Do
Feat. Anh Do
- Sydney 'burbs–set feel–good sporting flick about an unemployed Asian rugga fanatic with an ambition to win a local competition with the…
- Friends with Money (2006)
- Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener…
- Diverting relationship–drama skips through dir. Holofcener's (LOVELY AND AMAZING) perennial wry life lessons, presenting the tribulations of…
- Groomsmen, The (2006)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns, Jay Mohr, John Leguizamo…
- An earnest buddy comedy for writer–director Edward Burns that triples as a reunion film and a pre–wedding jitters piece, with Ed playing…
- History Boys, The (2006)
- Dir. Nicholas Hytner
Feat. Richard Griffiths, Stephen Campbell Moore, Samuel Anderson…
- Alan Bennett's hit stageplay about the precocious lads and frustrated teachers at a well–bred English boarding school is transposed directly to…
- Hotel Babylon (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Beesley, Dexter Fletcher
- The dysfunctional inner–workings of a posh luxury hotel are played out against the ever–increasing eccentricity of its guests in this…
- Ira & Abby (2006)
- Dir. Robert Cary
Feat. Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jason Alexander…
- Jittery romantic comedy concerns the ramifications of a hasty marriage between a neurotic therapy patient and a flighty saleswoman.
New York…
- Kiss Me Baby (Baciami Piccina) (2006)
- Dir. Roberto Cimapnelli
Feat. Neri Marcore, Vincenzo Salemme, Elena Russo
- Elegant blend of love–story, witty road movie and historical drama tells the story of a couple on their honeymoon at the most unlikely of times…
- Land, The (La Terra, Our Land) (2006)
- Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Paolo Briguglia, Emilio Solfrizzi, Sergio Rubini
- Compulsive Italian dramedy depicting a man who returns to the home of his childhood to tie up the sale of the family estate, but is instead…
- Lipstick (Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy) (2006)
- Dir. Peter Werner
Feat. Sarah Chalke, Jay Harrington
- Based on a true story of a woman's fight to maintain her humour and passion while battling breast cancer, Sarah Chalke (SCRUBS) gives a raw and…
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette…
- The little film that could, this endearing, whole–hearted indie underdog shunts a screwball family on an eventful roadtrip across America, lead…
- LOL (2006)
- Dir. Joe Swanberg
Feat. Joe Swanberg, Kevin Bewersdorf, C. Mason Wells…
- Humble "mumblecore" rom–com about relationships and technology, written, directed, produced and starring Joe Swanberg, the artist who is…
- Night of the White Pants, The (2006)
- Dir. Amy Talkington
Feat. Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl, Selma Blair
- Intriguing comedy–drama in which middle–aged businessman Tom Wilkinson is thrown out of his house (and marriage) with only the clothes…
- No. 2 (Number 2) (2006)
- Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. Ruby Dee, Mia Blake, Emile Taungaroa…
- Playwright Toa Fraser adapts his acclaimed stageplay about a hard–bitten matriarch determined to bring her grandchildren together for a…
- Offside (2006)
- Dir. Jafar Panahi
- Filmed using non–professionals, in and around the unfolding events of an actual World Cup qualifier, Jafar Panahi expertly weaves a…
- Prairie Home Companion, A (2006)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Lee Jones…
- Reviving the musical scope of his 70s watermark NASHVILLE, Robert Altman’s last film lovingly dramatizes the backstage quandary of a live radio…
- Reprise (2006)
- Dir. Joachim Trier
Feat. Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman-Høiner, Viktoria Winge…
- Touching, keenly perceptive Norwegian film fest favourite centres on two twenty–something writers whose vastly divergent personalities and…
- Science of Sleep, The (2006)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emma de Caunes…
- A delightfully self–conscious, self–indulged fantasy for cine–wizard Michel Gondry, the director's follow–up to ETERNAL…
- Shortbus (2006)
- Dir. John Cameron Mitchell
Feat. Sook-Yin Lee, Lindsay Beamish, Paul Dawson…
- A raucous, freewheeling comedy of intercourse from gay auteur John Cameron Mitchell, audacious in its employment of explicit sex, unknown actors and…
- Sixty Six (2006)
- Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Rea…
- Gentle, uplifting British comedy–drama about a young boy preparing for his Bar Mitzvah in North London, which just happens to clash with the…
- TV Set, The (2006)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd
- Viciously accurate, insider–penned satire of TV networks and one man's efforts to develop his own show by the writer/director of ZERO…
- Actress, The (2005)
- Dir. Zak Hilditch
Feat. Matt Hardie, Catlin Higgins, Steve Mccall…
- An observational black comedy centering on a Perth household of three sex–starved 20–somethings who invite a seductive actress to be…
- Adam's Apples (2005)
- Dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen…
- Roguishly sardonic Danish black comedy about a sanguine country vicar (CASINO ROYALE’s Mikkelsen) who encounters resistance from a neo–Nazi…
- Bigger than the Sky (2005)
- Dir. Al Corley
Feat. John Corbett, Amy Smart, Sean Astin…
- An innocuous if fitfully insightful drama about a sad–sack graphic designer (Thomas) who finds solace when he snags the lead role in a…
- Boston Legal - Season 2 (TV Series) (2005-2006)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner
- Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
- Boynton Beach Club (The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club) (2005)
- Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Dyan Cannon, Sally Kellerman, Brenda Vaccaro…
- Endearingly affable comedy–drama centres on a group of recently bereaved retirees attempting to rejuvenate their lives while coping with trauma…
- Broken Flowers (2005)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy…
- A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch.
Playing an…
- Conversations with Other Women (2005)
- Dir. Hans Canosa
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter
- An innovative, bittersweet romantic two–hander that uses split screen for its entire running time to explore the contrasting…
- Daltry Calhoun (2005)
- Dir. Katrina Holden Bronson
Feat. Elizabeth Banks, Johnny Knoxville, Beth Grant…
- 'Bachelor father' black comedy set in Tennessee sees ordinary Southern lad Calhoun (Knoxville) have his life turned upside down by the appearance of…
- Dark Horse (Voksne mennesker) (2005)
- Dir. Dagur Kari
Feat. Jakob Cedergren, Nicolas Bro
- Charmingly offbeat slacker comedy from the director of NOI THE ALBINO, following a Copenhagen graffiti artist who spends his days dodging parking…
- Everything is Illuminated (2005)
- Dir. Liev Schreiber
Feat. Elijah Wood
- An ambitious debut for dir. Schreiber, telling the deadpan, yet wistful tale of an earnest NYC Jew (Wood) who travels to the Ukraine to find the…
- Family Stone, The (2005)
- Dir. Thomas Bezucha
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson…
- More considered and better–written than the usual family Christmas comedy plot, this finds Mulroney bringing his fiance (Parker) to his clan's…
- Game 6 (2005)
- Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne…
- Nicely balanced dramedy about a fretful playwright with a new work opening on Broadway who chooses to instead focus his anxiety on his beloved Red…
- Girl in the Cafe, The (2005)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. Bill Nighy, Kelly MacDonald
- Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY) penned this second–chances romance with a mild political streak, where an aging civil servant strikes up an…
- Happy Endings (2005)
- Dir. Don Roos
Feat. Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Maggie Gyllenhaal…
- A clutch of hedonistic Americans collide, abuse and impregnate each other in this typically light yet smart black comedy from the dir. of THE…
- Hard Pill (2005)
- Dir. John Baumgartner
Feat. Jonathan Slavin, Scotch Ellis Loring, Susan Slome…
- Provocative comedy–drama dares to posit a scenario in which a little pill can induce heterosexuality and when a depressed gay man wonders if…
- Heartbreak Hotel (2005)
- Dir. Colin Nutley
Feat. Helena Bergstrom, Maria Lundqvist
- Two recently–divorced Swedish women form an unlikely bond and navigate their way through the perils of singledom in this fresh–faced…
- How Much Do You Love Me? (Combien tu m'aimes?) (2005)
- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Monica Bellucci, Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin…
- Akin to THE VALET’s improbable live–in relationship, but offering entirely different results, this peculiar comedy–romance stars Monica…
- In Her Shoes (2005)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley Maclaine
- Intelligent, if overly conventional adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's chick–lit novel about two contrasting and clashing sisters: the ebullient…
- Insiders Guide to Love, The (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Kate Elliot, Will Hall, Ryan O' Kane…
- Adopting the whimsical style of series forerunner INSIDERS GUIDE TO HAPPINESS, this spiffy companion–piece assembles an entirely new set of…
- Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2007 (2005-2006)
- Comprehensive box–set collection of 11 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2007' spread over 6 discs.
Films…
- Junebug (2005)
- Dir. Phil Morrison
Feat. Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams…
- An enchanting indie gem about an art–dealer whose pursuit of an 'outsider artist' in backwoods North Carolina prompts various life crises,…
- Look Both Ways (2005)
- Dir. Sarah Watt
Feat. Justine Clarke, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes
- A melancholy comedy with inspired flashes of animation, this impressive feature film debut from writer–director Sarah Watt nicely freshens the…
- Mistress of Spices (2005)
- Dir. Paul Mayeda Berges
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Ayesha Dharkar…
- A beautiful Indian 'spice mistress' (Rai) emigrates to San Francisco, where she opens a dispensary, having to obey three special edicts –…
- Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest…
- Set in the grey drabness of 1930s England, this charming wee feel–gooder tells the true story of an eccentric, somewhat difficult dowager…
- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)
- Dir. Dan Ireland
Feat. Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend
- Immensely popular drama strikes up great chemistry between its genteel, elderly titular character (Plowright) who is struggling to maintain her…
- Must Love Dogs (2005)
- Dir. Gary David Goldberg
Feat. Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins…
- Candyfloss romcom sees a forty–something teacher (Lane) recover from a broken marriage with the help of her large Irish–American family,…
- Mutual Appreciation (2005)
- Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Justin Rice, Andrew Bujalski, Kate Dollenmayer…
- An authentically amusing, perfectly observed capsule of post–graduate blues from the idiosyncratic dir. of FUNNY HA HA, praised almost…
- My Family and Other Animals (2005)
- Dir. Sheree Folkson
Feat. Imelda Staunton
- Delightfully unassuming BBC telemovie with Imelda Staunton as the matriarch of an eccentric British family living on the Greek isle of Corfu. Based…
- One Stays, One Leaves (L' un reste, l'autre part) (2005)
- Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nathalie Baye…
- Witty French comedy with an undercurrent of angst in which two philandering middle–aged husbands do their utmost to juggle fresh–faced…
- Puppy (2005)
- Dir. Kieran Galvin
Feat. Bernard Curry, Nadia Townsend
- A self–funded meditation on obsession and love, set in Victoria's pretty Yarra Valley, in which a free spirit is rescued by a delusional…
- Takeshis' (2005)
- Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi…
- Returning to his comedic roots, dir. Takeshi Kitano springs layer upon layer of self–reference and in this conceptually ambitious, though…
- Wedding Date, The (2005)
- Dir. Claire Kilner
Feat. Dermot Mulroney, Debra Messing, Jack Davenport…
- Lightweight romcom sees a successful single woman (Messing, from TV's "Will and Grace") travel to her sister's wedding in London with a paid male…
- Wendell Baker Story, The (2005)
- Dir. Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson
Feat. Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Eva Mendes…
- Typical Wilson brother comedy fare about a scheming ex con who finds work at a retirement hotel and helps the residents get revenge on their nasty…
- Winter Passing (2005)
- Dir. adam rapp
Feat. Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell…
- Lyrical, character driven drama offering humour tinged ruminations on loneliness and yearning. Zooey Deschanel provides an arresting lead…
- Alfie (2004)
- Dir. Charles Shyer
Feat. Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps…
- Slicked back remake of the Michael Caine original, here translated to contemporary Manhattan, with Jude Law playing the Cockney skirt–chaser on…
- As it is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen) (2004)
- Dir. Kay Pollak
Feat. Michael Nyqvist
- A feelgood arthouse hit about a renowned classical music conductor who rediscovers his roots in the far north of Sweden.
Acquiring a rundown…
- Blackpool (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. Coky Giedroyc, Julie Ann Robinson
Feat. David Morrissey, Sarah Parish, David Tennant
- Cocky and entertaining mini–series concerns the rise and fall of a Blackpool gambling entrepeneur, played with broad intensity by the excellent…
- Bombon (El Perro) (2004)
- Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Juan Villegas
- A middle–aged man (Villegas), struggling to maintain his meager lifestyle working as a mechanic in remote Patagonia, and selling knives on the…
- Boston Legal - Season 1 (TV Series) (2004-2005)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner, Monica Potter…
- Irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE adds a thwack of biting comedy to some familiar courtroom antics, chiefly courtesy of star turns from James Spader…
- Calcium Kid, The (2004)
- Dir. Alex de Rakoff
Feat. Orlando Bloom
- A perky, earnest mockumentary in which a weedy amateur boxer (Bloom) – in daily life a milkman – finds himself in an unlikely bout with…
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop…
- A compendium of whimsical b&w shorts from lapsidaisical indie auteur Jim Jarmusch, set around various celebrity encounters over nicotine and…
- Criminal (2004)
- Dir. Greg Jacobs
Feat. John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal…
- A reasonably successful American replay of the Argentian thriller NINE QUEENS, this sees a con artist (Reilly) take an apprentice (Luna) under his…
- Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 1 (2004)
- Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…
- A wildly popular "super–soap" which explores the secrets, neuroses, affairs and generally intriguing lives of a group of middle–aged…
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst…
- A miraculous, complex 'domestic fantasy' from the twin genius of writer Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry, who find a satisfying narrative…
- Familia Rodante (Rolling Family) (2004)
- Dir. Pablo Trapero
Feat. Graciana Chironi, Bernardo Forteza
- Argentinian comedy from the director of EL BONAERENSE, following a large family who embark on an epic road trip from Buenos Aires to a village in…
- Garden State (2004)
- Dir. Zach Braff
Feat. Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm…
- Sitcom actor Zach Braff compliments his career in "Scrubs" as the ambitious writer, director and star of this personal, melancholy comedy that became…
- Huff (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Hank Azaria, Paget Brewster, Blythe Danner…
- Solid 'midlife crisis' drama series set around a successful psychiatrist (Azaria) who is sent into a tailspin when a 15–year old patient…
- In Good Company (2004)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson…
- Grappling with the personal dynamics and conflicts of corporate culture in a marketing department, this has a youthful upstart (Grace) promoted over…
- Insiders Guide to Happiness, The (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Fasitua Amosa, Ben Barrington, Fraser Brown…
- An ambitious, stylish TV series (made on our doorstep) which shows the life–tracks of various contemporary urbanites and suburbanites meshing…
- Intimate Strangers (Confidences trop intimes) (2004)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrice Luchini, Anne Brochet
- Another stylish excursion into suspensful romanticism for dir. Leconte (MONSIEUR HIRE), here premised on a woman's mistaken assumption that she is…
- Jersey Girl (2004)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Jason Biggs…
- Surprising schmaltz from the dir. of CLERKS and CHASING AMY, who supresses (almost) the dick and movie jokes that are his stock–in–trade…
- Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The (2004)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson…
- An entertaining, if disturbing summary of the turbulent life of British comedian Peter Sellers, with Geoffrey Rush starring as the man who famously…
- Life is a Miracle (Zivot je cudo) (2004)
- Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Slavko Stimac, Natasa Solak
- Another feverish, frenetic and heartfelt vision from Balkan dir. Emir Kusturica (UNDERGOUND), attempting here to fathom and unknot the bloody Bosnian…
- Little Black Book (2004)
- Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Brittany Murphy, Kathy Bates, Holly Hunter…
- Brittany Murphy plays a television researcher whose curiosity gets the better of her when she gets her hands on her boyfriend's pocket…
- Look At Me (Comme une Image) (2004)
- Dir. Agnes Jaoui
Feat. Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnes Jaoui
- Another diverting comedy of manners from the husband–wife creative team behind THE TASTE OF OTHERS, set among the fragile egos of the literary…
- Me And My Sister (Les Soeurs Fachees) (2004)
- Dir. Alexandra Leclere
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Frot
- A deceptively simple French comedy, which has a bubbly and gauche rural–dwelling woman (Frot) visiting her arrogant and successful sister…
- Me and You and Everyone We Know (2004)
- Dir. Miranda July
Feat. Miranda July, John Hawkes, Brad William Henke
- An intriguing, fine–quality drama from the boundary of art and indie filmmaking, in which two struggling characters – a performance…
- Melinda and Melinda (2004)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Chiwetel Ejiofor…
- Woody Allen's tweaks his formula in a clever conceit that alternates a comic and tragic version of the same romantic story.
Australian actress…
- Millions (2004)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon, James Nesbitt
- A magical family film concerning an idealistic seven–year–old Manchester lad (Etel) whose will to 'do good' is complicated when a…
- Nighty Night (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Julia Davis
- Thoroughly "wicked" drama series follows the nefarious efforts of arch–manipulator Julia Davis to 'move on' after her husband falls ill to…
- Producing Adults (2004)
- Dir. Aleksi Salmenpera
Feat. Minna Haapkyla, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Minttu Mustakallio…
- Finnish comedy–drama about a woman who develops an unlikely relationship with the female doctor she meets at the fertility clinic, while she is…
- Rice Rhapsody (Hainan ji fan) (2004)
- Dir. Kenneth Bi
Feat. Sylvia Chang, Mélanie Laurent, Maggie Q
- Light, good–natured familial farce about a sturdy single mother who, fearing a drought of grandchildren, plots to ‘straighten’ the…
- Shameless (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. David Threlfall, Elliot Tittensor, Gerard Kearns…
- The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits – and humor – on a rough…
- She Hate Me (2004)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin…
- Another well–packed 'joint' from Spike Lee, has a corporate whistle–blower (Mackie) fired from his job and recruited to impregnate…
- Sideways (2004)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen…
- Reserve quality odd–couple comedy–drama from the consistent talent behind ELECTION and ABOUT SCHMIDT, about two middle–aged friends…
- Silver City (2004)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, Danny Huston, Daryl Hannah…
- Oddly tangled satire of Bush–era American politics in which a George Dubya soundalike (Cooper) goes on the campaign trail in Colorado, while…
- Spanglish (2004)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Adam Sandler, Paz Vega, Tea Leoni…
- A Mexican maid (Vega) is inducted into the Bel Air household of a celebrity chef (Sandler) and his dysfunctional family, in this cheerfully sour…
- Thunderstruck (2004)
- Dir. Darren Ashton
Feat. Sam Worthington
- Bittersweet comedy has a group of young heavy–metal musicians make a pact to reunite, should one of them die, so as to bury the body next to…
- Upside of Anger, The (2004)
- Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Erika Christensen…
- After being deserted by her husband, a resentful suburban Mom (Allen) turns to the bottle and the arms of her neighbour (Costner), an…
- Vanity Fair (2004)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rhys Ifans…
- Sumptuous and intelligent adaptation of William Thackeray's novel, about the rise of an unscrupulous orphan lass to the aristocracy in Britain during…
- A Foreign Affair (2 Brothers and a Bride) (2003)
- Dir. Helmut Schleppi
Feat. David Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Emily Mortimer
- An underrated dramatic satire in which two American farmboys enrol in a 'romance tour' of Russia when their mother dies.
As they tour the clubs…
- Bright Young Things (2003)
- Dir. Stephen Fry
Feat. Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dan Aykroyd…
- Set among the aspirant youth of 1930s Britain, this fresh satirical comedy marks a promising debut for dir. Fry, even if the drama is sliced a little…
- Calendar Girls (2003)
- Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Linda Bassett…
- A group of middle–aged Yorkshire–women decide to disrobe for a charity calender, in an affirmative spin on the FULL MONTY…
- Canterbury Tales, The (TV Mini-Series) (2003)
- Feat. James Nesbitt, Julie Walters, Billie Piper…
- A contemporay retelling of six tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval classic, which dispenses with the framing journey to concentrate on the…
- Carolina (2003)
- Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. Julia Stiles, Shirley Maclaine, Randy Quaid…
- Slightly off–kilter romantic comedy, with the dir. of MRS DALLOWAY injecting a little originality into the normal recipe.
Stiles, projecting…
- Easy (2003)
- Dir. Jane Weinstock
Feat. Marguerite Moreau, Brian F O'Byrne, Naveen Andrews…
- A nicely–judged indie riff on some of the perennial dilemmas of modern romance, as experienced by two sisters on the quest to find their…
- Fortysomething (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, Benedict Cumberbatch
- Humorous Britcom starring Hugh Laurie as an anxiety ridden doctor amidst the meltdown of a midlife crisis. With his long–term marriage slowly…
- Good Fences (2003)
- Dir. Ernest Dickerson
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique
- Instructive race–relations telemovie about the stresses of prejudice on an upwardly mobile black family in the white, affluent suburb of…
- Goodbye Lenin! (2003)
- Dir. Wolfgang Becker
Feat. Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova
- This comedy of concealment set around the fall of the Berlin Wall was a justifiable success around the world, with a bittersweet mood of political…
- James' Journey to Jerusalem (Massa'ot James Be'eretz Hakodesh) (2003)
- Dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Feat. Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe
- A witty yet significant portrait of contemporary Israel that takes the form of a deceptively straightforward fable, charting the progress of a young…
- Kal Ho Naa Ho (Tomorrow May Never Come) (2003)
- Dir. Nikhil Advani
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta
- Sporting a string of hit songs and featuring a troika of India's most popular stars, this giddy swirl of romantic comedy, musical, family melodrama…
- Kiss Me First (Prima dammi un bacio) (2003)
- Dir. Ambrogio Lo Giudice
Feat. Stefania Rocca, Marco Cocci
- Endearing Italian comedy following the fate of two separated lovers whose lives cannot help but intersect. The events of WW2 inevitably drive these…
- Kitchen Stories (Salmer fra kjøkkenet) (2003)
- Dir. Bent Hamer
Feat. Tomas Norstrom, Joachim Calmeyer, Reine Brynolfsson…
- A slyly humourous offering from Scandanavia, examining the efforts of the (real–life) Swedish Home Research Institute to improve lives of…
- Last Detective, The (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Peter Davison
- The ironically moniker Constable "Dangerous" Davies livens up this comic policier about an inept but persistent detective saddled with the most…
- Latter Days (2003)
- Dir. C. Jay Cox
Feat. Steve Sandvoss, Wes Ramsey, Jacqueline Bisset
- Putting a slight twist on the conventions of romantic gay comedy, a Los Angeles party animal falls for and becomes involved with a young Mormon…
- Le Divorce (2003)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Leslie Caron…
- Neither romantic escapism nor French farce American–style, this comedy from ‘prestige’ partnership Merchant–Ivory can’t find shape…
- Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) (2003)
- Dir. Yann Samuell
Feat. Marion Cotillard, Guillaume Canet
- Two French kids develop an intense relationship through escalating games of "dare" that bond and haunt them through a turbulent teenage and…
- New Tricks (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman…
- Solidly commended British crime series set around a trio of retired police detectives (Armstrong, Bolam and Waterman), led by the rather brash Amanda…
- Nicotina (2003)
- Dir. Hugo Rodriguez
Feat. Diego Luna, Jésus Ochoa, Lucas Crespi…
- A stylish crime caper set in Mexico City, featuring an array of storylines, all featuring frustrated cigarette addicts, who finally intersect in a…
- Noi Albinoi (Noi the Albino) (2003)
- Dir. Dagur Kari
Feat. Tomas Lemarquis, Pröstur Leó Gunnarsson
- Distinctive drama about a 'gifted' 17–year–old who rebels against the limits of life in a remote Icelandic town.
Brimming with…
- Out of Order (2003)
- Feat. Eric Stoltz, Felicity Huffman, Justine Bateman…
- The pilot episode for a TV Series set around a Los Angeles family, where Mom (Huffman) and Dad (Stoltz) exist on the middle rungs of the Hollywood…
- Pieces of April (2003)
- Dir. Peter Hedges
Feat. Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke…
- The uncomfortably comic family reunion done in the DAYTRIPPERS mold, with a tattooed Katie Holmes as the spacey black sheep of the clan, who invites…
- Rage in Placid Lake, The (2003)
- Dir. Tony McNamara
Feat. Ben Lee, Rose Byrne, Miranda Richardson…
- Tale of an eccentric bullied teenager, this mordant comedy executes its satire of abnormality without mercy.
The titular Lake (Ben Lee)…
- Real Women Have Curves (2003)
- Dir. Patricia Cardoso
Feat. America Ferrera
- A natural antidote to Hollywood silicone, this tells the charming coming–of–age story of an ‘ordinary’ Mexican–American…
- Secondhand Lions (2003)
- Dir. Tim McCanlies
Feat. Robert Duvall, Michael Caine, Haley Joel Osment
- 'Hayseed drama' set around a boy (Osment) being sent to live with his eccentric uncles in deepest Texas in the hope they will 'will' him their…
- Secret Lives of Dentists, The (2003)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Campbell Scott, Denis Leary, Hope Davis…
- Typically quirky adult fare from dir. Alan Rudolph about two dentists who find cavities in their marriage, this takes imaginative yet distracting…
- Something's Gotta Give (2003)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves…
- Smoothly fashioned comic drama in which aging music–industry womaniser Nicholson suffers a heart attack and falls for grey–haired…
- Tiptoes (Tiny Tiptoes) (2003)
- Dir. Matthew Bright
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale…
- Safely quirky indie has Kate Beckinsale and Matthew McConaughey's relationship heading for the rough waters when she discovers his family almost…
- Von Trapped (2003)
- Dir. Morag Fullarton
Feat. Caroline Quentin, Una Stubbs, Jim Carter…
- Brit comedy in which a jilted mother, portrayed by Caroline Quentin (JONATHAN CREEK), with a religious–like devotion to THE SOUND OF MUSIC…
- Watching You (2003)
- Feat. Diane Flacks, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Cara Pifko…
- A collection of award–winning international lesbian short films, which will be a treat for the target audience. There's a huge variety of…
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2003)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson
- 'Dogme' film by way of Scotland, that surveys the doings of four childlike adults, achieving a curious dual tone of whimsical drama and gallows…
- Wondrous Oblivion (2003)
- Dir. Paul Morrison
Feat. Delroy Lindo, Emily Woof
- A warm–hearted tale of sporting nostalgia, set in 60s London around a Jewish boy's tutoring in cricket from his Jamacian neighbour…
- 24 Hour Party People (2002)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Andy Serkis, Paddy Considine…
- A serio–comic music industry biopic about one Tony Wilson, founder of the legendary Factory record label and the Hacienda Club, that provides a…
- About a Boy (2002)
- Dir. Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
Feat. Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz…
- “No man is an island” is a theme explored with wit and pathos in this romantic comedy that’s plot and characters refreshingly detour from…
- About Schmidt (2002)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney…
- Age becomes Jack Nicholson in a beautifully modulated comedy of late life lament that doubles as an affectionate satire of middle…
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken…
- A widely enjoyed but minor caper comedy “inspired by” the career of a teenage con man, who passed himself off as an airline pilot, doctor, and…
- Chicago (2002)
- Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere…
- A screen adaptation of Bob Fosse’s 1970s smash hit stage musical that measures up to the legendary director–choreographer’s exacting…
- Chutney Popcorn (2002)
- Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Nisha Ganatra, Jill Hennessy, Madhur Jaffrey…
- Writer–director Nisha Ganatra is highly engaging in her own fictional family portrait as a young Indian–American New Yorker trying to…
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
- Dir. George Clooney
Feat. Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Julia Roberts…
- The life and neuroses of TV–producer Chuck Barris are the subject of this 'confession', a freewheeling comic fantasy in which the worlds of…
- Dalkeith (2002)
- Dir. Leigh Sheehan
Feat. Ray Barrett
- The residents of a retirement home are given a greyhound who, to the surprise of all turns out to be a winner, but when management puts a stop to the…
- Divine Intervention (2002)
- Dir. Elia Suleiman
Feat. Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader
- A rare cinematic glimpse into life in Ramallah, on the Palestine–Israel border, with its daily challenges presented through a series of…
- Footballers' Wives (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Christian Solimeno, Zoe Lucker, Gary Lucky
- Compulsive campy drama about women married to members of a fictional English Premiership soccer team.
At heart this is soap opera of the highest…
- Full Frontal (2002)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Julia Roberts, Catherine Keener, David Duchovny…
- Director Stephen Soderbergh calls on the favours of famous friends for a makeshift, semi–improvised poke at the film industry that only a…
- Funny Ha Ha (2002)
- Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Kate Dollenmayer
- Less 'funny ha ha' than funny peculiar drama about a young woman's desultry efforts to move on in life after completing her university degree. Its…
- Good Girl, The (2002)
- Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly…
- Quirky, downbeat comedy about people stuck with dead end lives in small–town America adds a string to the bow of acting challenges for starlet…
- Hollywood Ending (2002)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Tea Leoni, George Hamilton…
- Dir. Allen turns the lense onto his own business in an ever–characteristic comedy about a struggling film director (Allen) whose comeback…
- Hope Springs (2002)
- Dir. Mark Herman
Feat. Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Heather Graham…
- Smoothly enjoyable though indistinguishable romance that sees a British illustrator (Firth) 'start again' in a small New England town after being…
- Igby Goes Down (2002)
- Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum…
- More than meets the eye in this indie New York satire about an over–educated ‘slacker’ experiencing growing pains amid upper…
- L'Homme du Train (Man on the Train) (2002)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday
- An elegantly amusing role–switching tale that's equal parts social comedy, existential drama and subtle thriller, tinged with melancholy…
- Laurel Canyon (2002)
- Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale…
- Dropping in on the LA music scene, the writer–director of HIGH ART returns to her pet theme of conservatism yielding to a bohemianism, but…
- Linda Green (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Liza Tarbuck
- Surprisingly endearing comic drama, follows the life of swinging single girl Linda (played by former TV presenter Liza Tarbuck) from work to home to…
- Man Without a Past, The (2002)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen
- Another understated, double–take comedy from Finnish dir. Kaurismaki, making perhaps his most cleverly balanced work yet.
An itinerant…
- Monsieur Batignole (2002)
- Dir. Gerard Jugnot
Feat. Gerard Jugnot
- An ironic comedy set in WW2 Paris, in which the titular butcher helps himself to an apartment vacated by a Jewish family who have been rounded up by…
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
- Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Stella Gonet, Christopher Plummer, Tom Courtenay…
- Able–handed version of Dicken's classic of Victorian–age injustice, that respects both the comic and tragic sides to the tale.
After…
- Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
- Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kathy Burke, Ricky Tomlinson…
- The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…
- Ping Pong (2002)
- Dir. Fumisiko Sori
Feat. Yôsuke Kubozuka, Arata
- A madcap, yet gently humourous Japanese sports tale, set around two table tennis hotshots (Kubozuka and Arata) preparing for a ferocious battle at a…
- Pumpkin (2002)
- Dir. Adam Larson Broder, Tony R Abrams
Feat. Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn
- Politically–confused blackly comic satire that follows the progress of Christina Ricci's 'inappropriate' romantic fixation with a disabled…
- Raising Victor Vargas (2002)
- Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte
- A sensitive, appealing urban coming of age story set in a Hispanic New York subculture that rewardingly favours low–key incident over…
- Respiro (Grazia's Island) (2002)
- Dir. Emanuele Crialese
Feat. Valeria Golino
- Highly charged and mostly insightful depiction of a free–spirited woman whose near–psychotic episodes have a profound effect on her small…
- Secretary (2002)
- Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies…
- A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
- Summer Things (Embrassez qui vous voudrez) (2002)
- Dir. Michel Blanc
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet…
- Rom–com with an ensemble cast led by Charlotte Rampling as an unhappily married woman who is off to stay at a seaside resort, where she…
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey…
- Fashion designer Reese Witherspoon travels from a classy New York existence and engagement to the mayor’s son, back to her hometown in the…
- Always Greener (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. John Howard, Anne Tenney
- Whimsical Australian 'dramedy' follows the mis/fortunes of two related families – the Taylors from suburban Sydney, and the Todds from rural New…
- Anniversary Party, The (2001)
- Dir. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Kevin Kline…
- A wedding anniversary celebration sets the scene for a riveting expose of Hollywood private lives who play host to a large ensemble playing…
- Autumn Spring (Babí léto) (2001)
- Dir. Vladimír Michálek
Feat. Vlastimil Brodsky
- Spry Czech comedy of elderly bad manners, concerns an aging prankster (Brodsky) who spends his retirement impersonating people in league with a…
- Before You Go (2001)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Julie Walters, Tom Wilkinson, Joanne Whalley…
- A lightly melancholic comedy, in which three sisters settle scores at their mother’s funeral.
The talents of the sparky threesome –…
- Being Eve (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Fleur Saville
- Spunky, good–natured Kiwi comedy essays the angsty teenage years of girl philosopher Eve Baxter, whose unconventional outlook on life is…
- Bob and Rose (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Julian Farino, Joe Wright
Feat. Alan Davies, Lesley Sharp
- Smart, open–minded relationship drama contemplates the possibility of a gay man and a straight woman falling in love. Devoid of stereotypes,…
- Book Group, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Annie Griffin
Feat. Anne Dudek, Rory McCann, James Lance
- Browses amusingly through the lives of a mixed group of Glaswegian book–lovers, who have weekly meetings to discuss their literary…
- Crush (2001)
- Dir. John McKay
Feat. Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor
- Uninhibited, yet ultimately wishful, this drama concerns the sex–starved lives of three middle–aged women, mainly teacher Andie…
- Crying... Silicon Tears (Klama) (2001)
- Dir. Thanassis Papathanassiou
- One of the biggest hits of recent Greek cinema, this is a lavish parody of 1960s Greek movie melodramas, mixing musical, comedy and suspense into a…
- Emperor's New Clothes (2001)
- Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny…
- Moderately noteworthy, this historical conceit has the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte switch identities with a commoner in order to escape St Helena,…
- Fast Food Fast Women (2001)
- Dir. Amos Ollek
Feat. Anna Thomson
- Set within a New York diner and the coming–and–going of customers and staff, this gentle indie–drama serves up some charming comedy…
- Festival in Cannes (2001)
- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell…
- Not a documentary, but just as ‘real’ in the hands of veteran independent director Henry Jaglom, who fashions a delightfully candid…
- Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (2001)
- Dir. Philippe Harel
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Jose Garcia
- Less sports drama than celebration of the endearingly average, this comical biopic charts the 30–year career of big–hearted, but…
- Guinevere (2001)
- Dir. Audrey Wells
Feat. Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea
- Sarah Polley (GO) headlines in this Sundance–winning indie, as a directionless Harvard graduate who falls under the spell of…
- Italian For Beginners (2001)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Anders W Berthelsen
- A likeable ensemble comedy in which six vulnerable characters orbit a drab Copenhagen suburb, each seeking some form of solace, romance or…
- La Spagnola (2001)
- Dir. Steve Jacobs
Feat. Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Simon Palomaros…
- Drawing on the dir.’s experiences as an immigrant Spaniard in 1960s Australia, this colourful tale of revenge centres round a tempestuous…
- Lawless Heart (2001)
- Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Tom Hollander, Bill Nighy
- A triptych of inter–related stories set in a coastal village in Essex, from the points–of–view of three different men who convene…
- Martins, The (2001)
- Dir. Tony Grounds
Feat. Lee Evans, Kathy Burke, Paddy Considine
- Lee Evans (better known as a standup comic) gives a standout performance as the manic, disgruntled patriarch of a disastrous Hatfield family –…
- Mean Machine (2001)
- Dir. Barry Skolnick
Feat. Vinnie Jones, David Hemmings, Jason Statham
- Former footballer Vinnie Jones (SNATCH) sprigs up for this remake of THE LONGEST YARD, as a jailed football champ ordered to coach the prisoner’s…
- Minor Mishaps (2001)
- Dir. Annette K. Olesen
Feat. Jorgen Kiil, Maria Wurgler Rich, Jannie Faurschou
- Emerging from the lighter end of the Dogme 95 movement, this drama reunites a father and three children after the death of their mother in a car…
- Monsoon Wedding (2001)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Naseeruddin Shah, Shafali Shetty, Lillete Dubey
- Exotically charmed with a glamorous cast and a tremendous soundtrack, various members of an extended Indian family busy themselves with the mystery…
- Pauline and Paulette (Pauline et Paulette) (2001)
- Dir. Lieven Debrauwer
Feat. Dora van der Groen, Ann Petersen
- An amusing, poignant tale of two elderly sisters and their unique relationship, portrayed by two grand old dames of Belgian theatre.
After her…
- Secret Life of Us, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Claudia Karvan, Deborah Mailman
- Surprisingly consistent dramedy set in funky, downtown Melbourne amongst a group of romantically ambitious young people. Maintains a quirky lightness…
- Son of the Bride (El Hijo de la novia) (2001)
- Dir. Juan José Campanella
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro
- Wittily contrived drama, where various family problems revolve around a successful restauranteur Darín, himself undergoing a mid–life crisis…
- Storytelling (2001)
- Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. John Goodman, Selma Blair, Franke Potente…
- Continuing to plumb the depths of controversy, the dir. of HAPPINESS tells more stories of the depressed and cruel inhabitants of American suburbia,…
- Teachers (TV Series) (2001-2004)
- Feat. Andrew Lincoln, Nina Sosanya, Adrian Bower…
- British TV comedy following the lives of a group of secondary school teachers in and out of the classroom. Series One centres around Andrew Lincoln…
- This is Not a Love Story (2001)
- Dir. Keith Hill
Feat. Stephen Lovatt, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy
- Exploring the dynamics of a love–triangle between a soap–opera actor and two women, this local 'DV drama' from debuting dir. Hill catches…
- Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Will Mellor, Sheridan Smith, Natalie Casey
- Brit sitcom following a group of five 20 somethings in Cheshire who regularly meet at the local pub to discuss the trials and tribulations of life.…
- Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too!) (2001)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna
- Acclaimed universally (and here in NZ beset with censorship wrangles), this Mexican joyride, taken by two teenage boys and an older woman, is indeed…
- 101 Reykjavik (2000)
- Dir. Baltasar Kormakur
Feat. Baltasar Kormakur, Victoria Abril
- An endearingly skewed yet unexpectedly poignant sex comedy moored in the 30–below temperatures of the Icelandic winter, about a…
- Aberdeen (2000)
- Dir. Tony Spataro, Hans Petter Moland
Feat. Stellan Skarsgard, Lena Headey, Jean Anderson
- Bleakly funny dysfunctional family drama set in Aberdeen, Scotland, where a dying mother (Charlotte Rampling) enlists the help of her daughter to…
- At Home With The Braithwaites (TV Series) (2000)
- Feat. Amanda Redman, Peter Davison, Sarah Smart…
- A self–consciously offbeat domestic drama revolving around the dysfunctional minefield of the Braithwaite household, familial relations that…
- Better than Sex (2000)
- Dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
Feat. David Wenham, Susie Porter
- Better than sex is the open possibility of something ‘more’ between ships–in–the–night David Wenham and Susie Porter, whose two…
- Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns (Fovou tous Ellines) (2000)
- Dir. John Tatoulis
Feat. Lakis Lazopoulos, Zoe Carides
- A warm Greek–Australian rom–com following the exploits of a school teacher from Crete who is sent to Australia to avenge the family name…
- Chocolat (2000)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin…
- Light and fluffy ‘food–comedy’ of international mien in which, after a shaky start, Juliette Binoche gets into the heart of an crusty…
- Coyote Ugly (2000)
- Dir. David McNally
Feat. Piper Perabo, Andy Garcia, Melanie Lynskey
- A young 'Jersey' girl (Piper Perabo) sets off to the Big Apple to follow her dreams of becoming a successful songwriter, but winds up shaking her…
- Dinner Rush (2000)
- Dir. Bob Giraldi
Feat. Danny Aiello, Summer Phoenix, John Corbett…
- An appetizing New York ‘food movie’ sprinkled over lightly with mobster melodrama set in the bustling, upmarket Italian restaurant of the…
- Dr T and the Women (2000)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett…
- Director Altman's typically offbeat ensemble comedy–drama about a middle–aged gynaecologist's (Richard Gere) midlife crisis, as he's…
- Flawless (2000)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman
- After suffering a stroke that leaves him part–paralyzed, an arch–conservative, retired security guard (Robert De Niro) agrees to let a…
- He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2000)
- Dir. Richard Lowenstein
Feat. Noah Taylor, Sophie Lee, Ian Hughes
- Ramshackle Aussie comedy based on the cult novel, that follows the fortunes of blocked wannabe writer Noah Taylor in a series of flatting…
- Human Remains (TV Series) (2000)
- Feat. Rob Brydon, Julia Davis
- BBC black comedy mockumentary style series centred around six different offbeat couples, one per episode, candidly revealing their kooky home lives.…
- Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000)
- Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron…
- Charming light drama about a recently–widowed Judi Dench who decides to revive her saxophone playing, eventually getting the idea to reunite…
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen (How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog) (2000)
- Dir. Michael Kalesniko
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright, Jared Harris…
- Kenneth Branagh brings a rumpled, harassed charm to his role as a playwright whose career is interrupted by 'writer's block', a condition exacerbated…
- Malena (2000)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Monica Bellucci
- The dir. of CINEMA PARADISO throws an amber–lit glow around a man’s memory of a boyhood infatuation in his hometown in WWII Sicily.…
- Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War (2000)
- Dir. Ian Sharp
Feat. Pauline Collins, Peter Capaldi
- Pauline Collins (SHIRLEY VALENTINE) plays an elderly widow who is shunted into a resthome by her money grubbing offspring, who don’t count on her…
- My Family (TV Series) (2000-2006)
- Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Robert Lindsay
- Sturdy British sitcom with Zoe Wanamaker and Robert Lindsay at the head of middle–class family whose dysfunctions range from the petty…
- My Mother Frank (2000)
- Dir. Mark Lamprell
Feat. Sinead Cusack, Sam Neill, Sacha Horler…
- Sober comedy with an 'it's never too late' theme, is nicely done despite some rather convenient plotting.
Mother and widow Sinead Cusack decides…
- Shower (Xizhao) (2000)
- Dir. Zhang Yang
Feat. Pu Cunxin, Zhu Xu
- A popular success with international audiences, this Chinese comedy is centred around a modern–day bathhouse in Beijing without a…
- Space Cowboys (2000)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland…
- Director Clint Eastwood plays a specially trained astronaut who takes three of his retirement–age buddies into space on a mission to repair a…
- Together (2000)
- Dir. Lukas Moodysson
Feat. Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist
- An affectionate yet affecting satire set on a domestic commune in mid–1970s Stockholm that challenges the principled ideologies of its members…
- Wonder Boys (2000)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jnr., Tobey Maguire…
- A rumpled Michael Douglas plays an academic professor and successful author who's terminally unfinished second novel is symptomatic of midlife…
- 28 Days (1999)
- Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Diane Ladd…
- Fun–loving NY journalist Sandra Bullock doesn't know when to say 'when' and gets slapped with a month in rehab after a drink driving incident.…
- Beautiful People (1999)
- Dir. Jasmin Dizdar
Feat. Rosalind Ayres, Julian Firth, Bobby Williams…
- Set in London 1993 when the Balkan Wars were in full flight, this lively, panoramic drama reaches its ambitions in witnessing turbulence of the…
- Cup, The (1999)
- Dir. Khyentse Norbu
Feat. Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling, Jamyang Lodro
- This charming, slyly comic tale of soccer–mad young monks obsessed with viewing the World Cup has found broad worldwide appreciation with its…
- Daddy and Them (1999)
- Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Kelly Preston…
- Low–key, quirky and casually paced, dir. Thornton's tribute to his roots unfolds as an Arkansas clan draw together to support their imprisoned…
- Elephant Juice (1999)
- Dir. Sam Miller
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Sean Gallagher, Daniel Lapaine
- The makers of the cult late–night TV–series ‘This Life’, extract a similar blend of drama, ennui and pathos from the lives of…
- Go (1999)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr…
- The director of SWINGERS switches focus to the reckless chic of LA's twentysomething rave scene, brandishing a slew of racy taboos, an impossibly…
- Human Resources (1999)
- Dir. Laurent Cantet
Feat. Jalil Lespert
- Astute French drama from director Laurent Cantet (THE CLASS) set in a white collar human resources department in Normandy, about the conflicts that…
- I'm Losing You (1999)
- Dir. Bruce Wagner
Feat. Frank Langella, Andrew McCarthy, Elizabeth Perkins…
- Hollywood 'commentator' Bruce Wagner (WILD PALMS) directs his own novel inter–connecting the rather plaintive lives of well–heeled Los…
- Jakob the Liar (1999)
- Dir. Peter Kassovitz
Feat. Alan Arkin, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Robin Williams
- In this second version of Jurek Becker's novel, Robin Williams plays a café–owner in Nazi–occupied Poland who capitalises on an unearned…
- L.A. Without a Map (1999)
- Dir. Mika Kaurismaki
Feat. David Tennant, Vincent Gallo, Julie Delpy…
- A young Scottish undertaker (Tennant) follows an aspiring American actress back to La–la land, where he competes with the shallow excesses and…
- Lost for Words (1999)
- Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Thora Hird, Pete Postlethwaite, Penny Downie…
- British drama with Thora Hird playing a mother whose health declines as she suffers a stroke and succumbs to dementia, and the impact this has on her…
- Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Brian Grant
Feat. Gerard Butler
- Romantic drama based on the top selling chick lit novel by Marian Keyes following the life and loves of a twenty–something living in London.…
- Man On the Moon (1999)
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Jim Carrey, Courtney Love, Danny De Vito
- Mesmerising biopic of the late 'comedian' Andy Kaufman culls its magnificence from an utterly unique, intriguing personality subject and a virtuoso…
- Mifune (1999)
- Dir. Soren Kragh-Jacobson
Feat. Iben Hjejle, Anders W Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt…
- The third Dogma 95 film is in many ways as traditional a European romantic comedy as you could come across, a breezy and smart take on a yuppie…
- Playing by Heart (1999)
- Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson…
- Ambitious multi–character film along the lines of SHORT CUTS, likewise set in the varying social strata of Los Angeles, but infused with…
- Queer as Folk (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly, Charlie Hunnam…
- Groundbreaking television drama that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Eight…
- Siam Sunset (1999)
- Dir. John Polson
Feat. Linus Roache, Danielle Cormack
- Bright brain candy that puts a surreal, antipodean tilt on road–movie/black comedy familiarities, with dazed Brit Linus Roache suffering an…
- Soft Fruit (1999)
- Dir. Christina Andreef
Feat. Jeanie Drynan, Linal Haft, Russell Dykstra…
- From NZ short film dir. Christina Andreef comes this ripely entertaining comic drama about the ties that separate and bind as four Aussie siblings…
- This Year's Love (1999)
- Dir. David Kane
Feat. Kathy Burke, Jennifer Ehle, Ian Hart…
- Set amongst the romantic roundelays of 6 thirty–somethings who reside in London's bohemian Camden Town, this comedy has a quirky streak, some…
- Varsity Blues (1999)
- Dir. Brian Robbins
Feat. James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight
- Reluctant star quarterback James Van Der Beek (from TV's Dawson's Creek) takes a stand against team coach Jon Voight's voracious pursuit of sporting…
- Venus Beauty Institute (Venus Beauty) (1999)
- Dir. Tonie Marshall
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Audrey Tautou
- A modest beauty salon is the setting for this wry ensemble piece about the vagaries of womanhood, with an engagingly eccentric collection of clients…
- An Autumn Tale (1998)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Marie Riviere, Beatrice Romand, Alain Libolt
- Completing his suite of films based on the four seasons, dir. Rohmer provides another mellow, seemingly unplotted comedy, in which Rhone valley…
- Butcher Boy, The (1998)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw
- Despairing yet distinctive black comedy depicts the insanity implicit in a boy's view of his small town in Ireland, circa 1962. Adopts a lurid…
- Cookie's Fortune (1998)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Glenn Close, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell…
- A satisfying, home–spun Southern patchwork, stuffed with little–biddy–town idiosyncracies and a slightly kooky plot surrounding the…
- Girls' Night (1998)
- Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn
- A windfall at the local bingo hall puts air in the wings of forty–something factory gals Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn, but a wheel of…
- Grafters (TV Mini-series) (1998)
- Dir. David Richards, Stephen Whittaker
Feat. Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson
- Distinct drama series following the misadventures of two brothers forced to work together as builders and renovate a house for a London couple, which…
- Higher Love (At Sachem Farm; Uncorked) (1998)
- Dir. John Huddles
Feat. Rufus Sewell, Minnie Driver, Nigel Hawthorne
- Moderately quaffable comedy has a young heir (Sewell) plan to sell his wealthy Californian family's huge wine collection so as make an investment.…
- Last Days of Disco (1998)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Chloe Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale
- Not so much a nostalgia trip as a literate comedy of manners a la 1980s Manhattan, dissecting the sashays on the social dancefloor among a troupe of…
- Late August, Early September (Fin août, début septembre) (1998)
- Dir. Olivier Assayas
Feat. Mathieu Amalric, Virginie Ledoyen, Francois Cluzet…
- Overlooked French drama from prolific and distinctive auteur Olivier Assayas (IRMA VEP, PERSONAL SHOPPER) following a group of friends and lovers as…
- Life Is Beautiful (La vita e bella) (1998)
- Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni
- Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto…
- Living Out Loud (1998)
- Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Holly Hunter, Queen Latifah, Danny De Vito…
- Facing up to life without her philandering husband, a nurse (Holly Hunter) forges unlikely friendships with a jazz club chanteuse (Queen Latifah) and…
- Polish Wedding (1998)
- Dir. Theresa Connelly
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin, Rade Serbedzija…
- Laid on incredibly thick, Polish accents and all, this is 'ethnic shtick' writ large with Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin and Rade Serbedzija heading a…
- Relax...It's Just Sex (1998)
- Dir. P.J. Castellaneta
Feat. Mitchell Anderson, T.C. Carson, Lori Petty…
- Centring around an eclectic group of friends – gay, straight and lesbian – in LA, a struggling gay playwright is desperately looking for…
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench…
- Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…
- Truman Show, The (1998)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone…
- A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
- Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, The (1998)
- Dir. Sheree Folkson, Kieron Walsh
Feat. Ciaran McMenamin, Simone Lahbib, Nicole Stapleton…
- Young persons are the target of the whimsical Scottish TV series following the fortunes of an eclectic rock group who go from garage nobodies to gain…
- Clockwatchers (1997)
- Dir. Jill Sprecher
Feat. Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow…
- Four office temps band together in an oppressive (and outdated?) corporate environment – too bad they're caricatures: Toni Collette is…
- Idiot Box (1997)
- Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Jeremy Sims
- Yet another winner from across the Taz, Ben Mendelsohn and Jeremy Sims give career–best performances as a pair of cuddly petrol–heads…
- In the Company of Men (1997)
- Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards
- The year's most–discussed filmic skirmish in the war of the sexes is also one of its more outrageous black comedies. Two corporate exec's on…
- Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
- Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly
- Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix and Jennifer Connelly can't revive this '50s coming–of–age yawn in which two hard–done–by brothers…
- My Son The Fanatic (1997)
- Dir. Udayan Prasad
Feat. Akbar Kurtha, Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths…
- Penned by Hanif Kureishi (MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE), this Brit drama conflates various issues of British–Asian culture as a family is polarised…
- On Connait la Chanson (Same Old Song) (1997)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema, Jean-Pierre Bacri…
- A winner of seven Cesar awards, this light–hearted homage to Dennis Potter applies his musical–cinematic ideas to the…
- Second Civil War, The (1997)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, James Coburn
- Fairly realistic speculation of an American Civil War, occurring when present–day Idaho cedes from the Union, painted over with the lighter…
- Someone Else's America (1997)
- Dir. Goran Paskaljevic
Feat. Tom Conti, Miki Manojlovic
- A quirky character–study drawn from the lives of illegal European immigrants living hand–to–mouth on the bottom–rung of New…
- Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997)
- Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Joel Tobeck, Ian Hughes…
- The local sensation of the '97 year that far too few Kiwis saw on the big screen, this fresh and assured comic tableau sees various appealing…
- Twin Town (1997)
- Dir. Kevin Allen
Feat. Llyr Ifans, Rhys Ifans, Dorien Thomas…
- The creators of TRAINSPOTTING lend their executive stamp to this anarchic tale of village dysfunction, set in a quiet Welsh community.
Crooked…
- Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
- Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers…
- Media moguls Gabriel Byrne and Ben Kingsley vie for ownership of a pro football team, in an escalating war of one–upmanship, eventually raking…
- Autumn Sun (Sol de otoño) (1996)
- Dir. Eduardo Mignogna
Feat. Frederico Luppi, Norma Aleandro
- Argentine drama following a Jewish woman who pretends to be in a relationship with a Jewish man from Uruguay (Frederico Luppi, CRONOS) to appease her…
- Ballykissangel (TV Series) (1996-2001)
- Feat. Stephen Tompkinson, Dervla Kirwan, Niall Toibin
- Quirky smalltown Irish drama takes a warmly comedic approach to the travails of the 'new priest in town'. It doesn't help that he's English and…
- Beautiful Girls (1996)
- Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman…
- Not about beautiful girls but in fact about almost–thirtysomething blokes who think from between their legs. Lots of beautiful movie stars seem…
- Big Night (1996)
- Dir. Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Feat. Stanley Tucci, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini…
- Two Italian restauranteur–brothers hope to catch the imagination of local tastebuds with an elaborate 6–course banquet, and rejuvinate…
- Children of the Revolution (1996)
- Dir. Peter Duncan
Feat. Judy Davis, Richard Roxburgh, Sam Neill
- An eclectic, ambitious black comedy based on a highly fictional premise – Stalin's son rises through the ranks in Australian politics.…
- Citizen Ruth (1996)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz
- When chronic solvent–abuser Laura Dern becomes pregnant, then gets arrested again, she strays into the idealogical thicket of the abortion…
- Cold Comfort Farm (1996)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen…
- A beguiling comedy transpires when a penniless woman of society is forced to live with her yokel cousins. Full of eccentric dialogue and characters,…
- Cold Feet (TV Series) (1996)
- Feat. James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale, John Thomson…
- Highly infectious and candid look at the lives of six thirty–something Brits, which gets to the sharp end of careers, love and sex in the…
- Dogs (Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint) (1996)
- Dir. Eve Annenburg
Feat. Pam Columbus, Pam Gray, Melody Beal…
- Four Brooklyn women opt for a life of running an illegal bookie joint, over the dead–end, unemployed lifestyle of the local area. In her debut,…
- Emma (1996)
- Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi…
- A clued up reworking of Jane Austen's classic, set in 19th century England, about a congenial young lady's well–intentioned but misjudged…
- Emma (Jane Austen's Emma) (1996)
- Dir. Diarmuid Lawrence
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Dominic Rowan, Mark Strong…
- Released the same year as the fanfared Gwyneth Paltrow version, this modest made–for–TV version of Jane Austen's matchmaker rom–com…
- Go Now (1996)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt…
- Scotsman Robert Carlyle faces terminal illness with the support of family, his lover and a rich line in crude male banter from his mates. Not often…
- Jane Austen Collection, The (1996-2007)
- Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Billie Piper, Samantha Morton…
- Collection of three of Austen's greatest stories; Emma, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, brought to life by prestigious British casts.
Emma…
- Jerry Maguire (1996)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Jr. Gooding
- The (then) thinking person's Tom Cruise movie, with Hollywood's biggest star actually getting to act in this insightful comic–drama about…
- Late Bloomers (1996)
- Dir. Gretchen Dyer, Julia Dyer
Feat. Connie Nelson, Dee Hennigan
- A lonely, ageing geometry teacher has a blossoming affair with the principal’s married secretary, setting off a chorus of disapproval among the…
- Lust and Revenge (1996)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Nicholas Hope, Claudia Karvan
- An unlikely creative partnership between the solemn, prolific Dutch–Aussie director Paul Cox (MAN OF FLOWERS, A WOMAN'S TALE) and John Clarke…
- Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)
- Dir. Sadjan Dragojevic
Feat. Dragan Bjelorgrlic, Nikola Kojo
- Seen in flashback from a ward in triage, the Bosnian war is portrayed in a riveting counter–play of nihilism and theatre, as a band of Serbian…
- Summer in La Goulette (1996)
- Dir. Ferid Boughedir
Feat. Sonia Mankai, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Sarah Pariente…
- Three families of disparate cultures enjoy harmony in Tunisian paradise, until three of their beautiful daughters flirt with losing their virginity,…
- August (1995)
- Dir. Anthony Hopkins
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Phillips, Leslie Burton
- Anthony Hopkins directs and takes the lead role in this variation on Chekhov's oft–filmed drama Uncle Vanya, setting it in his native Wales…
- Blue Juice (1995)
- Dir. Carl Prechezer
Feat. Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor, Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Sean Pertwee is the surf–king of a Cornish(!) town, prolonging adolescence with his loutish mates but fearing an inevitable tide of…
- Brothers Mcmullen, The (1995)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns
- Filmed on weekends over two years at his family home, Ed Burns' DIY romantic comedy went on to win the Grand Prize at the 1995 Sundance Festival.…
- Catherine Cookson Collection (TV Mini-series) (1995-2000)
- Feat. Nigel Havers, Clare Higgins, Emily Mortimer…
- Various collections of the prolific Catherine Cookson's mini–series adapted from her widely read novels.
Vol. 1 contains: The Cinder Path,…
- Disappearance of Kevin Johnson, The (1995)
- Dir. Francis Megahy
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, James Coburn, Dudley Moore…
- Fact–based movie movie about the perils of the Hollywood machine, in which a would–be film producer apparently runs afoul of the…
- Edie and Pen (1995)
- Dir. Matthew Irmas
Feat. Stockard Channing, Jennifer Tilly, Scott Glenn…
- Unhappily–marrieds Stockard Channing and Jennifer Tilly cut out to Reno to dispense with husbands, bad luck and sobriety. Bittersweet comedy…
- Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, The (1995)
- Dir. Christopher Monger
Feat. Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney…
- In 1917, much ado ensues at a Welsh village. When the local hill falls just short of qualifying for the official map, the locals set about building…
- Hamish MacBeth (TV series) (1995-1997)
- Feat. Robert Carlyle
- The town of Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands forms a droll and scenic setting for this smalltown policier set around the put–upon local…
- Kicking and Screaming (1995)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Eric Stoltz, Elliott Gould…
- Several college grads flounder in love and with prospects of the future. Dialogue–intensive comedy borrows its philosophical vantage and acting…
- Madagascar Skin (1995)
- Dir. Chris Newby
Feat. Bernard Hill, John Hannah
- Intimate drama that portrays the unlikely relationship between two outsiders in a remote seaside cottage in South Wales.
Hannah plays a disfigured…
- Perez Family, The (1995)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Marisa Tomei…
- A gently humorous tale about Cuban refugees who pose as a family in order to gain entry into the U.S. The director of SALAAM BOMBAY well harnesses…
- Rik Mayall Presents (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Rik Mayall
- There's more to Rik Mayall than the usual ' fart jokes' ,as demonstrated by these six groundbreaking 50 minute plays commissioned by the BBC in 1995.…
- Being Human (1994)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Robin Williams, Robert Carlyle, John Turturro…
- An episodic comic–drama in which Robin Williams plays five men named Hector, who each search for their place in their own historical period…
- Country Life (1994)
- Dir. Michael Blakemore
Feat. Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, Kerry Fox
- Yet another version of Uncle Vanya, this time set 'out back' in WWI–era New South Wales, and providing some interesting comparisons between…
- Due South (TV Series) (1994)
- Feat. Paul Gross
- CRASH dir. Paul Haggis served as creator of this offbeat, mildly popular fish–out–of–water policier about a Canadian Mountie in…
- Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu
- Those that attended Ang Lee's WEDDING BANQUET will want to sample his tasty and sensual comedy about the perennial delights of life – sex and…
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Mykeltin Williamson
- Oscar–winning box–office monster has suffered heavily from over–exposure, but one cannot dispute its effectiveness as a nutshell of…
- Love On A Branch Line (TV Mini-series) (1994)
- Dir. Martyn Friend
Feat. Michael Maloney, Leslie Phillips
- Acclaimed comedy tracks the misfortunes that befall a dull civil servant who decides to quit his job to become an artist in Paris, but his employers…
- No Ordinary Love (1994)
- Dir. Doug Witkins
Feat. Smith Forte, Erika Klein, Robert Pecora…
- Intriguing clash of styles marks this MELROSE PLACE spoof as one to watch, with five sexy and possibly dangerous housemates coping with a unexpected…
- Pie in the Sky (TV Series) (1994)
- Feat. Richard Griffiths
- Brit crime series following a retirement age detective hanging up his mystery solving hat to fulfil a goal of owning his own restaurant, but it seems…
- Pret-a-Porter (1994)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Sophia Loren…
- Director Altman's take on the Paris fashion industry hasn't the edgy sarcasm or the incisiveness of his THE PLAYER and SHORT CUTS, but is…
- Sex Is a Four Letter Word (1994)
- Dir. Murray Fahey
Feat. Joy Smithers, Mark Lee, Miranda Otto
- A love columnist holds a dinner party for six young Ozzies, ostensibly to source material for her spicy novel. Low budget comedy–drama.
- Somebody to Love (1994)
- Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Rosie Perez, Quentin Tarantino
- Harvey Keitel and Rosie Perez match–up as a screwball couple frequenting scuzzy clubs in a murky continuum of unrequited dreams. Dir. Rockwell…
- Spanking the Monkey (1994)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Newett, Benjamin Hendrickson…
- The awkwardness of youth is brilliantly captured in this provocative tragi–comedy, another maverick success story from the US indie scene. A…
- Spider and Rose (1994)
- Dir. Bill Bennett
Feat. Ruth Cracknell, Max Cullen
- A light Ozzie road movie about a special friendship between her elderly widow and a rebellious young ambulance driver entrusted to escort her home.…
- Vanya On 42nd Street (1994)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Andre Gregory
- The late director's final film recouples him with Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory from MY DINNER WITH ANDRE for another compulsive round of…
- Business Affair, A (1993)
- Dir. Charlotte Brandstom
Feat. Carole Bouquet, Christopher Walken, Jonathan Pryce…
- Would–be writer Carole Bouquet is caught between her husband (another struggling scribe) and publisher Christopher Walken. European…
- Calendar (1993)
- Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Atom Egoyan, Arsinee Khanjian
- Dir. Atom Egoyan and his real–life wife Arsinee Khanjian play a romantic–professional couple whose photographic calendar assignment in…
- Cemetery Club, The (1993)
- Dir. Bill Duke
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello…
- Three Jewish widows in their 60s re–enter the dating game in this light but generally well–regarded comedy. All the cast put in…
- Dallas Doll (1993)
- Dir. Ann Turner
Feat. Sarah Bernhardt
- Sandra Bernhardt plays a free–spirited American who turns the lives of a middle–class Sydney family on its ear with her unbridled…
- Desperate Remedies (1993)
- Dir. Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Feat. Michael Hurst, Cliff Curtis, Kevin Smith…
- An audacious, decadent soap–opera which proudly flaunts its contempt for traditional local film–making with drugs, kinky sex,…
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves…
- Kenneth Branagh plunders the Bard again and pulls off a rare breed of romantic escapism. Here he somehow modifies the traditional text for an…
- Snapper, The (1993)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Colm Meaney
- Dublin–set working–class comedy from the pen of Roddy 'The Commitments' Doyle. Harassment and embarrassment ensue for a family when they…
- Younger and Younger (1993)
- Dir. Percy Aldon
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Julie Delpy, Lolita Davidovich
- The director of BAGDAD CAFÉ fashions another quirky, character–driven comedy of self–discovery. Donald Sutherland must reconsider his…
- Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Series) (1992)
- Feat. Richard Johnson, Douglas Hodge, Elizabeth Spriggs…
- TV drama based on the post–war satirical novel by Angus Wilson, following an aging historian (Richard Johnson) as he reflects on his youth, his…
- Broadway Bound (1992)
- Dir. Paul Bogart
Feat. Anne Bancroft, Hume Cronyn
- Third film in the trilogy based on the Neil Simon's memoirs remains faithful to its stage origins. His alter–ego aspires to write successful…
- Dear Diary (Caro Diario) (1992)
- Dir. Nanni Moretti
Feat. Nanni Moretti
- Often hilarious and inspiring film travelogue follows the endearing Nanni Moretti's personal experiences over 18 months. Over three chapters, he…
- Discrete, La (1992)
- Dir. Christian Vincent
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Judith Henry, Maurice Garrel…
- Things don't go to plan for a philandering writer who refuses to commit emotionally. A literary yet accessible essay on sexual game–playing,…
- Get Back (TV Series) (1992-1993)
- Feat. Ray Winstone, Carol Harrison, Larry Lamb…
- Limp sitcom with Ray Winstone as an East End boy now running a menswear shop facing financial ruin. Notable only for an early Kate Winslet role and…
- Husbands and Wives (1992)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Liam Neeson…
- A Woody Allen 'art–imitates–life' parable about aging intellectuals with the twenty–year itch. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack and Liam…
- In the Soup (1992)
- Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals…
- Steve Buscemi lends his bug–eyed innocence as a wannabee film–maker who becomes involved with a charismatic hood who promises to raise…
- Newsies (1992)
- Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret…
- Disney musical based loosely on the 1899 New York City Newsboys' strike, in which the young newspaper hawkers of the city rose up to demand fair…
- Peter's Friends (1992)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie…
- British stiff–upper–lip spin on the BIG CHILL with Kenneth Brannagh and friends. They come across as something of a lacklustre lot,…
- Simple Men (1992)
- Dir. Hal Hartley
Feat. Robert Burke, Bill Sage, Martin Donovan…
- Hartley's third feature re–visits his deadpan, sexy and intellectual world in which two brothers set off to find their estranged father.
- Used People (1992)
- Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates…
- Feathers fly in the hen–house of recently widowed Shirley Maclaine when courted by debonair Marcello Mastroianni.
- Absolute Hell (1991)
- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Judi Dench, Francesca Annis
- Classic BBC television production based on Rodney Ackland's book of the same name: a black, bleak comedy about about a sex–addicted , boozy…
- Breaking In (1991)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley
- A Stateside charmer from the director of LOCAL HERO about a veteran burglar who takes on a young petty criminal as an apprentice of his trade.
- Brittas Empire, The (TV Series) (1991)
- Feat. Chris Barrie
- Set around the mishap–prone executive of the 'Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre', this enjoyable series provided a semi–satirical look at…
- Commish, The (TV Series) (1991-1995)
- Feat. Michael Chiklis
- Impressionable cop series set in small–town America with Michael Chiklis taking on the role of local police commissioner attempting to balance…
- Commitments, The (1991)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Colm Meaney
- Surprise hit simply chronicles the rise and fall of a Dublin soul band, formed by a group of teens with naught better to do. Unashamedly light fare,…
- Hear My Song (1991)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Ned Beatty, Tara Fitzgerald
- A night–club owner goes to convoluted lengths to restore his credibility by tracking down a long–reclusive singing star (Beatty –…
- Jungle Fever (1991)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Annabella Sciorra, Wesley Snipes
- Slick account of an inter–racial affair and its affect on family and friends. Annabella Sciorra and Wesley Snipes star with Spike himself, who…
- Night On Earth (1991)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Winona Ryder, Beatrice Dalle, Roberto Benigni
- An exotic excursion through five cities in five taxis; Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome and Helsinki. The clever blend of pathos, humour and…
- Object of Beauty (1991)
- Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Feat. Andie MacDowell, John Malkovich, Joss Ackland…
- An amusing black comedy set around a pair of passionate high–flying art lovers, who contrive the theft of a prized sculpture while in London,…
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
- Dir. Tom Stoppard
Feat. Gary Oldman, Tim Roth
- Tom Stoppard films his own play that follows the aimless lives of two incidental characters from HAMLET. Gary Oldman and Tim Roth dazzlingly…
- Sleepers (TV Series) (1991)
- Feat. Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke
- Absurdist BBC spy comedy set in the post–Glasnost era, where it is discovered that two KGB agents assigned to infiltrate British society in the…
- Surviving Desire (Hal Hartley Shorts) (1991)
- Dir. Hal Hartley
Feat. Martin Donovan
- The hour–long 'Surviving Desire' is an earlier Hartley work that focuses on Hartley's world of the 'college–educated slacker' whose…
- Woman, Her Men and Her Futon, A (1991)
- Dir. Mussef Sibay
Feat. Jennifer Rubin, Grant Show
- A woman juggles her career in the film industry with her love life as she tries to find the perfect lover and partner. The star presence of Jennifer…
- Antonia and Jane (1990)
- Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Saskia Reeves, Imelda Staunton
- Whimsical portrait of friendship will tickle the fancy of women in particular. Insecurities abound for long–time chums – attractive…
- Dancin' Thru the Dark (Dancing Through the Dark) (1990)
- Dir. Mike Ockrent
Feat. Peter Beckett, Angela Clarke, Julia Deakin…
- An engaged couple's stag and hen parties wind up at the same nightclub, with a mixed reception! Writer Willy (SHIRLEY VALENTINE) Russell again forges…
- Gravy Train, The (TV Mini-series) (1990-1991)
- Dir. David Tucker, James Cellan Jones
Feat. Ian Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Francesca Annis…
- Intriguing political TV Mini–series based around a scheming Director of European Economic Community and his naive assistant travelling across…
- Guy Maddin Collection, The (Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, The Heart of the World, Archangel) (1990-2000)
- Dir. Guy Maddin
Feat. Michael Gottli, David Falkenburg, Michael O’Sullivan…
- Three films from Canada's silent movie alchemist, all deliciously dreamlike examples of the cult filmmaker's brilliant oeuvre.
Twilight of the Ice…
- Impromptu (1990)
- Dir. James Lapine
Feat. Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin…
- Splendid frolic with Chopin, Liszt, Delacroix, George Sand and friends gathered at a French country villa. Hilarious and moving, Judy Davis leads a…
- Life Is Sweet (1990)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Alison Steadman, Timothy Spall, Jane Horrocks…
- Life is always bittersweet in a Mike Leigh film, but never so funny. Naturalism and caricature harmonise is this domestic black comedy thanks to his…
- Match Factory Girl, The (1990)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Kati Outinen, Elina Salo
- Aki Kaurismaki concludes his "Proletariat Trilogy" with this bleakly ironic fable following the drab fortunes of a factory–worker (Kati…
- Time of the Gypsies (1990)
- Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic
- A fascinating and unconventional glimpse at gypsy life in pre–revolution Yugoslavia. It follows the fortunes of a supernaturally–gifted…
- A World Without Pity (Un Monde Sans Pitie) (1989)
- Dir. Eric Rochant
Feat. Hippolyte Girardot, Mireille Perrier, Yvan Attal
- A young Parisian slacker falls in love with an ambitious, bright student but finds the tables turning on his egocentric existence. Rochant's debut…
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow…
- Premium Woody Allen combines the best of his comedic and dramatic worlds. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow and Woody himself do justice to…
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis…
- Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…
- Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)
- Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic
- Oddball dramedy with Daniel Day–Lewis taking on the role of a dentist travelling by motorbike through South America to provide locals with free…
- Family Business (1989)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick
- Star–studded caper film that follows a family of criminals and their struggles when attachment clashes with business. Adapted by Vincent…
- Kiwi Shorts Volume 2 (1989-1993)
- Dir. William Toepfer, Anthony McCarten, Jessica Hobbs
- Another good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission – also compiled by the good folk at…
- Metropolitan (1989)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman
- Sundance–winning arthouse hit focuses on the disappearing Manhattan debutante scene. An unknown ensemble play upper–class adolescents who…
- Mystery Train (1989)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Joe Strummer, Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- Three consecutive stories that take place at the same time and place; one night in a seedy Memphis hotel. Quirky and thought–provoking with…
- Press Gang (TV Series) (1989-1993)
- Feat. Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher
- Much–loved British TV series follows the fortunes of a newspaper, the 'Junior Gazette', run by a troublesome crowd of teenage students in North…
- She's Been Away (1989)
- Dir. Peter Hall
Feat. Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox
- After a lifetime in mental institutions, an elderly Peggy Ashcroft is released into the care of her liberal nephew James Fox. A disarming and…
- Steel Magnolias (1989)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah…
- Light comedy–come–tearjerker in which six Southern belles congregate at a beauty salon over several years.
- Ariel (1988)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpaa
- A redundant miner takes his newly acquired Thunderbird to Helsinki in search of financial and emotional security, but is hampered with rotten luck. A…
- Big (1988)
- Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia…
- Tom Hanks is perfect as a 12–year–old trapped in an adults body, having to cope with big business and romance without the benefit of…
- Down by Law (1988)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie
- Three disparate misfits become friends after sharing an escape from a crummy Southern jail. Art and humour rarely mix better than in this eccentric…
- Kiwi Shorts Volume 1 (1988-1992)
- Dir. Grant Lahood, Scott Reynolds, Nicky Marshall
- A good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission, including the classic "The Lounge Bar". Compiled by the good…
- Memories of Me (1988)
- Dir. Henry Winkler
Feat. Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams
- Henry Winkler (The "Fonz" from HAPPY DAYS) directs this sentimental drama with Billy Crystal playing a New York doctor who, after a…
- Wonder Years, The (TV Series) (1988-1993)
- Feat. Fred Savage
- One of the more endearing US TV series of the period, depicts the 'growing up' of its adolescent protagonists with humour and empathy. This disc…
- Boyfriends and Girlfriends (My Girlfriend's Boyfriend) (1987)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir
- Through a series of deceptions and misunderstandings, four Parisians come to discover their true feelings for each other. Entrancing tale of…
- Broadcast News (1987)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks…
- Superb TV newsroom dramedy in which vacuous newsreader Hurt and neurotic reporter Brooks compete for the attentions of Holly Hunter.
- Degrassi Junior High (TV Series) (1987-1991)
- An unusually entertaining 1980s Canadian high school drama gathered a certain cult following around its charismatic young cast and well–judged…
- Intervista (1987)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Sergio Rubini
- An easy–going ode to dir. Fellini's early career at Cinecitta Studios, this takes the form of a mock interview–flashback, with the…
- Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series) (1987)
- Dir. Robert Knights
Feat. Ian Richardson, David Jason
- Stuffy Powerhouse College, with its old boy archaism and hermetically sealed traditions, is given a jolt of reform by new headmaster Ian Richardson.…
- Radio Days (1987)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner
- Woody Allen revisits his childhood days in the golden era of radio.
- Someone to Love (1987)
- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Orson Welles
- Typically loose and naturalistic drama from independent stalwart Henry Jaglom, who pretty much plays himself – a jaded divorcee filmmaker in search…
- Best of Times, The (1986)
- Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed…
- Robin Williams and Kurt Russell star as two friends attempting to relive a high school football game in this comedy–drama written by…
- Crimes of the Heart (1986)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek…
- Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek play the Magrath sisters, who reunite in their family home in Mississippi to regroup and settle their…
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest…
- Spot–on romantic comedy from Woody Allen, aligning another witty and perceptive script with a stellar cast.
- Heartburn (1986)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson
- Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson undergo some engaging marital strife.
- Nothing in Common (1986)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint…
- Tom Hanks stars as a precocious ad exec who's forced to deal with his aging, unloving father (Jackie Gleason) after his parents separate.
The…
- Parting Glances (1986)
- Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung
- A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
- Peking Opera Blues (1986)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh
- One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
- Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide…
- Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
- Space Camp (1986)
- Dir. Harry Winer
Feat. Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott…
- Good natured 80's adolescent romp in which a group of young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is…
- Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
- Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Bryne
- Movie adaptation of the musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, about a painter who immerses himself in creating a masterpiece. Inspired by…
- Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985)
- Feat. James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton
- Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…
- Echo Park (1985)
- Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Tom Hulce, Susan Dey, Cassandra Peterson
- Drama structured around a series of vignettes, each exploring the hopes and dreams of characters living in the Echo Park area of central Los Angeles,…
- Fandango (1985)
- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards…
- Kevin Costner landed his first leading role in this nostalgic comedy/drama about five college students from Texas in 1971 who go on a last road trip…
- Legend of Billie Jean, The (1985)
- Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Helen Slater, Christian Slater, Keith Gordon…
- Under–rated 80's youth drama about a young woman and her pals who become media–hyped "legends" after an incident involving a gun and…
- Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Ian Holm, Judi Dench
- Based on Noel Coward's play about an English couple who lived on the South Pacific island of Cowrie, this telemovie is graced with top cast and…
- Water (1985)
- Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine…
- When oil is discovered on a peaceful Caribbean outpost island it swiftly finds itself embroiled in a political upheaval with all sides fighting for…
- When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
- Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Moreno de Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mira Furlan
- A delightful dramedy of social upheaval, set during Yugoslavia’s Tito–Stalin conflict of the 1950s.
Kusturica filters the tribulations of…
- Comfort and Joy (1984)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Bill Paterson, Eleanor David
- Another likeable and quirky comedy from Bill Forsyth, about a disc–jockey who becomes involved in a mob feud over a mobile ice–cream…
- Dim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart) (1984)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong
- Endearing, warm–hearted tale of Chinese–Americans living in San Fransisco. Distinctly Chinese but the themes and the humour are universal.
- Secret Honor (1984)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Philip Baker Hall
- A fictionalized monologue adapted from the stage by playwrights Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, with the great Philip Baker Hall as former…
- She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984)
- Dir. John Goldschmidt
Feat. Julie Walters, Anthony Higgins
- Eight women come together to have a crack at a week–long survival course, so as to let off some steam and gather life–focus.
Leading…
- Alice in Wonderland (1983)
- Dir. Kirk Browning
Feat. Kate Burton, Richard Burton, Eve Arden…
- From the Broadway Theatre Archive series, this is a filmed version of the 1970s revival of a 1932 Broadway version. Distinguished by extraordinary…
- Experience Preferred, but Not Essential (1983)
- Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Elizabeth Edmonds, Sue Wallace
- Amusing, low–key drama about a young woman waitressing at a seaside resort.
- Local Hero (1983)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Peter Reigert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson…
- Peter Riegert plays an American oil executive assigned to buy out a small Scottish community where, of course, not everyone takes the bait. Burt…
- Return to Eden (TV Series) (1983)
- Feat. Rebecca Gilling
- Early 80s mini–series set around the survivor of a treacherous crocodile attack, that garnered a small cult due to its Aussie–kitsch…
- A Good Marriage (Le Beau Marriage) (1982)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Beatrice Romand, Andre Dussollier, Féodor Atkine
- An art history student is growing tired of being the mistress of a married painter, then meets a handsome and wealthy younger man whom she vows to…
- Diner (1982)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon…
- Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
- Home Sweet Home (1982)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Timothy Spall, Frances Barber
- Postmen, social workers, and desperate housewives converge in this biting Mike Leigh feature, one of the director’s early achievements. Originally…
- Losing Ground (1982)
- Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
- Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
- Starstruck (1982)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Jo Kennedy
- A fabulous, overlooked Aussie musical in which an ambitious barmaid lives out her dreams to be a singing star in the new wave–inflected early…
- All's Well That Ends Well (1981)
- Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Ian Charleson, Angela Down, Sir Michael Hordern…
- Adaptation of the Shakespeare play about a low–born daughter of a doctor who falls in love with the son of a countess, and attempts to cure the…
- Aviator's Wife, The (La femme de l'aviateur) (1981)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Philippe Marlaud, Marie Riviere
- A young student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and…
- Four Seasons, The (1981)
- Dir. Alan Alda
Feat. Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou…
- Inspired by the theme and format of SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, Alda wrote and directed this grown–up comedy in which three wealthy,…
- My Dinner with Andre (1981)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory
- An honest exchange of philosophy transpires over dinner between an out–of–work playwright and a theatre director. Remarkably compelling…
- Naked Civil Servant, The (1981)
- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Hurt
- The life and times of homosexual Quentin Crisp, as drawn from his autobiography. John Hurt is a revelation as this courageous man who endured major…
- S.O.B. (1981)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Julie Andrews, William Holden, Richard Mulligan…
- Blake Edwards' satire of the film industry and Hollywood society in which a movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by…
- Take a Letter Mr. Jones (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. John Inman, Rula Lenska, Miriam Margolyes
- British sitcom set in the office of a multinational corporation, where an exec juggles her hectic work life (and workplace sexual politics) with…
- A Change of Seasons (1980)
- Dir. Richard Lang
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek
- Comedy of tangled relationships and mid–life crises, following a forty–something woman who begins a relationship with a young,…
- Being There (1980)
- Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Peter Sellers
- A middle–aged gardner, reared in solitude and exclusively educated through his television, is mistaken for a political genius. Profound and…
- Grown-Ups (1980)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Philip Davis, Lesley Manville, Brenda Blethyn
- A working class couple discovers the joys of living in a council flat in this early Mike Leigh drama for the BBC (part of the 'Play for Today'…
- Ninth Configuration, The (Twinkle, Twinkle, ) (1980)
- Dir. William Peter Blatty
Feat. Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller…
- Psychological thriller set in the 70's written, produced and directed by William Peter Blatty (THE EXORCIST). Having returned from Vietnam, a marine…
- Pride and Prejudice (TV Mini-Series) (1980)
- Feat. Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson
- Fay Weldon adaptation of the Jane Austen perennial in which the arrival of a wealthy gentleman sends her marriage–minded mother into a frenzy,…
- Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre…
- In his feature debut, writer–director John Sayles demonstrates a wisdom way beyond his years with this ‘do–it–yourself’…
- Amour en fuite, L' (Love on the Run) (1979)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jean-Pierre Leaud, Marie-France Pisier
- The fifth and final entry in dir. Truffaut's loosely autobiographical 'Anoine Doinel' series. Here, the footloose hero reaches his 30s and a new…
- Design For Living / Mrs. Capper's Birthday / What Mad Pursuit (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 3) (1979-1985)
- Dir. Philip Saville, Mike Ockrent
Feat. Dandy Nichols, Patricia Hayes, Hugh Laurie…
- –Design For Living (79') Contrived comedy set in a Paris apartment where a woman and the two men she loves all live together in an awkward…
- Little Romance, A (1979)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Anna Massey, Arthur Hill…
- Sweet minor comedy in which aged charmer Olivier persuades two teenage lovers – American boy, French girl – to run off together.…
- Manhattan (1979)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway
- This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
- Measure for Measure (1979)
- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- More American Graffiti (1979)
- Dir. Bill L. Norton
Feat. Ron Howard, Bo Hopkins, Candy Clark…
- College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s in this creaky sequel to the coming–of–age hit.
- That Sinking Feeling (1979)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. John Hughes
- The Bill Forsyth (LOCAL HERO) ‘touch’ for gentle, ironic comedy, is fully evident in this first feature. Chronicling a small–scale scam…
- To the Manor Born (TV Series) (1979-1981)
- Feat. Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles
- Fondly remembered British comedy series in which the recently widowed Audrey Forbes–Hamilton (Keith) finds she has to relinquish her stately…
- A Wedding (1978)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lillian Gish, Ruth Nelson, Desi Jr. Arnaz…
- An ensemble satire completely suited to dir. Robert Altman’s trademark naturalism and sardonic worldview, this is a suitable follow–up and…
- End, The (1978)
- Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise
- Black comedy directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, who plays a real–estate agent who decides to kill himself when he is diagnosed with a…
- Same Time Next Year (1978)
- Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn
- Genteel yet immensely likeable two–hander based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play with Alda and Burstyn as an adulterous couple who share one…
- Annie Hall (1977)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- The 'hall'mark of Woody Allen's career – it won him an Oscar for Best Picture and made him a household name. It's a hilarious send–up of…
- Citizen Smith (1977-1980)
- Dir. Ray Butt
Feat. Robert Lindsay
- Mischievous TV comedy about self–styled 'urban guerilla' Wolfie Smith (Lindsay) who tries to spark a socialist revolution from the London…
- Despair (1977)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Dirk Bogarde
- Fassbinder's blackly comic adaptation of Nabakov's novel about delusion, depression and decline of the human spirit. Dirk Bogarde plays a Russian…
- Eight is Enough (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Dick Van Patten, Diana Hyland, Betty Buckley
- Comedy about a family of eight living in Sacramento California, where Dad is a columnist for the fictional local newspaper (based on real–life…
- Man Who Loved Women, The (1977)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Charles Denner, Leslie Caron, Brigitte Fossey…
- Charles Denner plays a dedicated skirt–chaser, who falls in love with women so constantly he is brought to the point of…
- Alfie Darling (1976)
- Dir. Ken Hughes
Feat. Alan Price, Jill Townsend, Joan Collins…
- Alan Price is a poor substitute for Michael Caine in this limp sequel. This time round Alfie is driving lorries round Europe and back to his…
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) (1976-1977)
- Feat. Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey
- Adventurous satirical soap opera from the 70's following a small–town housewife who encounters various complex and compounding…
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene…
- Cozy, semi–autographical coming–of–age from New York native Paul Mazursky, recounting with fondness the formative years of an…
- Stroszek (1976)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Bruno S., Eva Mattes
- Powerful tragi–comedy follows a simple–minded Bruno S to America with a prostitute trying to escape her unsavoury past. The film's…
- Lucky Lady (1975)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds…
- Shapeless caper with three rum–runners set during the prohibition whose lives are complicated by the personal relationships.
A notorious…
- Nashville (1975)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin…
- An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
- Seven Beauties (1975)
- Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Shirley Stoler
- Wimpish Casanova Giancarlo Giannini is cast wherever the winds of WWII fling him: eventually into a German concentration camp run by Shirley Stoler…
- California Split (1974)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. George Segal, Elliott Gould, Gwen Welles
- A terrific gambling lark–come–cautionary tale from director Robert Altman, starring George Segal as a casual gambler who befriends a…
- Front Page, The (1974)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Susan Sarandon…
- Regular odd couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau jostle on screen in this snappy remake of HIS GIRL FRIDAY, playing reporters in the midst of a…
- Harry & Tonto (Harry and Tonto) (1974)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Rene Enriquez…
- Art Carney won the Oscar for his performance as a retiree embarking on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
- Martha (1974)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Margit Carstensen, Karlheinz Bohm
- Addressing his favourite subject, emotional cruelty, Dir. Fassbinder skillfully works a vein of pitch–black comedy in depicting Margit…
- American Graffiti (1973)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss
- Seminal coming–of–age comedy set in '62 spawned a hit TV show (Happy Days), a mega–selling soundtrack and boosted many careers.
- Girl Most Likely To, The (1973)
- Dir. Lee Philips
Feat. Stockard Channing, Edward Asner, Jim Backus
- An 'ugly duckling' high–school student is transformed by plastic surgery and decides to wreak homicidal vengeance on former boyfriends and…
- A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Une Belle Fille Comme Moi) (1972)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Andre Dussollier
- Twisted French black comedy of a licentious, manipulative murderess recounting her sordid past to a green criminology student. Dripping in silly…
- Cesar & Rosalie (1972)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey…
- French romantic drama with Yves Montand and Sami Frey playing contrasting romantic rivals to divorced single mum Romy Schneider. Montand is a coarse…
- Discreet Charm of the Bourgeiosie (1972)
- Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stephane Audran…
- Best Foreign Film Oscar–winner in which six guests convene for a meal they never actually get to eat! Bunuel veers between reality and illusion…
- Emma (TV Series) (1972)
- Dir. John Glenister
Feat. Doran Godwin, John Carson
- A reverent, charming BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about one of her most memorable characters, Emma Woodhouse.
- MASH (TV Series) (M*A*S*H) (1972-1983)
- Feat. Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit
- Long running and much loved TV Series loosely based on Robert Altman’s 1969 film set in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean…
- Number 96 (TV Series) (1972-1977)
- Feat. Rebecca Gilling
- A groundbreaking Australian soap–opera set around a block of flats in Sydney, and the sometimes nude, often rude, and frequently comedic…
- Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page…
- Bittersweet character story of a smarmy rogue and an aging virgin who get married despite fundamental differences which remain unaltered nine years…
- Seduction of Mimi, The (1972)
- Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato
- Satirical comedy taking plenty of shots at Italianisms, about a poor labourer who is forced to leave his family in Sicily to take an illegal factory…
- Carnal Knowledge (1971)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret…
- Classic from the early 70s 'zeitgeist', this funny yet sobering film chronicles the sex lives of two disparate men from high–school to…
- Kotch (1971)
- Dir. Jack Lemmon
Feat. Walter Matthau
- Heart–warming fare with irascible senior citizen Walter Matthau resisting all attempts to 'retire' him. Matthau's regular screen buddy directs.
- Bombay Talkie (1970)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Zia Mohyeddin
- Probably the most visually distinguished Merchant–Ivory film, this semi–satiric swirl through the 'Bollywood' film industry works as both…
- Catch 22 (1970)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Alan Arkin, Jon Voight, Orson Welles
- An acerbic anti–war statement based on the much–hailed novel about a WW2 fighter pilot's reluctance to fight, in order to preserve his…
- Claire's Knee (1970)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Jean-Claude Brialy
- The director's fifth moral tale gained him major international recognition. A curiously droll tale of a middle–aged man's obsession with the…
- Domicile Conjugal (Bed and Board) (1970)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jean-Pierre Leaud
- Serio–comic misadventures of Truffaut's alter–ego, Antoine Doinel, an immature father–to–be who is unsettled in matrimonial…
- Harold and Maude (1970)
- Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon
- Much adored black comedy about a lonely teenager who befriends an old woman who shares his morbid fascination, among other interests. This cult hit…
- Lola (Twinky, London Affair) (1970)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Susan George
- Comedy drama following the relationship between a 38 year old American man who writes pornographic novels and the 16 year old girl he falls in love…
- Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
- Dir. Cy Howard
Feat. Beatrice Arthur, Bonnie Bedelia, Michael Brandon…
- Smart ensemble comedy about preparations for a young couple's wedding and how this stirs up the lives of those around them. Full of many delightful…
- Ma Nuit Chez Maud (My Night at Maud's / My Night with Maud) (1969)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Francoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault
- Rohmer's fourth moral tale again presents the idea of a man's romantic dilemma with more than one woman in his life. The wordy philosophising is…
- Me, Natalie (1969)
- Dir. Fred Coe
Feat. Patty Duke, James Farentino, Salome Jens…
- Thoughtful, though occasionally mawkish coming–of–age tale with Patty Duke as a young woman struggling with low self esteem and fighting…
- Slogan (1969)
- Dir. Pierre Grimblat
Feat. Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg
- Vivacious French romance about a reckless advertising director who throws caution to the wind and abandons his preggers wife to embark on a worldwide…
- Staircase (1969)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Cathleen Nesbitt
- Sitting somewhere between farce and melancholy, a pair of aging barbers bicker over the possibility of ending their loving but often volatile…
- Virgin Soldiers, The (1969)
- Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport…
- Comdey–drama following a squad of naive young British soldiers in 1950's Singapore who fall for the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
- Vortex, The / Hay Fever (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 1) (1969-1984)
- Dir. Philip Dudley
Feat. Margaret Leighton, Richard Warwick, Penelope Keith…
- –The Vortex (69') Dark and disturbing drama centred on a family torn apart by drug abuse and sordid affairs. This deeply shocking play, that…
- With Six You Get Egg Roll (1968)
- Feat. Doris Day, Brian Keith
- Doris Day's last film sees the archetypal girl–next–door a more mature "working mom", here a widower trying to integrate her three sons…
- Cool Hand Luke (1967)
- Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Paul Newman, George Kennedy
- Sure–footed, entertaining chain–gang yarn with a famously repulsive egg–eating contest.
- Graduate, The (1967)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross
- An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…
- King of Hearts (1967)
- Dir. Phillipe De Broca
Feat. Alan Bates, Genevieve Bujold, Pierre Brasseur
- Excellently quirky mid–60s comedy that became a cult–hit in the US, has soldier Alan Bates infiltrate a French village in WWI, which has…
- Thief of Paris, The (Le Voleur) (1967)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Genevieve Bujold, Marie Dubois
- Enjoyable comedy with Belmondo as a young man cheated of his inheritance who in turn develops a taste for thieving. Set in Paris at the turn of the…
- Woman Times Seven (1967)
- Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Rossano Brazzi, Vittorio Gassman…
- Shirley MacLaine inhabits seven different women in seven fanciful, star–studded mini–stories of adultery for Italian dir. Vittorio De…
- Alfie (1965)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Michael Caine, Shelley Winters
- The film that made Michael Caine a household name. His eponymous anti–hero is that of a likely lad who likes to 'ave a go wiv the birds. They…
- Fists in the Pocket (1965)
- Dir. Marco Bellochio
Feat. Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Mase
- A ferocious intensity pervades this bitter yet utterly startling tale of a family afflicted with epilepsy, blindness and frustration, unafforded the…
- Paris vu par (Six in Paris) (1965)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol
- Passionate, parochial anthology of New Wave shorts from six of France's best: Godard, Chabrol and Rohmer headline a concoction of Parisian sketches…
- Shop on High Street, The (The Shop on Main Street) (1965)
- Dir. Jan Kadar
- A key film of the Czech film renaissance of the 1960s, that explores 'everyday fascism' through the story of a Jewish shopkeeper who mistakes her…
- Yellow Rolls-Royce, The (1964)
- Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, Omar Sharif…
- Star–studded omnibus following three consecutive owners of a cute Rolls Royce Pantom II. An English aristocrat, a Chicago gangster and a…
- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
- Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni
- A compendium of three stories starring Sophia Loren in her luscious prime in three very different roles. Together with Marcello Mastroianni, it…
- Boccaccio '70 (1962)
- Dir. Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini
Feat. Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider, Marisa Solinas…
- Naughty for the time, this all–star portmanteau film is loosely based on updated versions of the bawdy stories of 14th century writer Giovanni…
- Two For The Seesaw (1962)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Shirley Maclaine, Edmon Ryan…
- 'Odd couple' comedy set in NYC, where a Nebraskan lawyer (Mitchum) moves to start life anew and hits the romantic playground in the company of kooky…
- Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton…
- Bruising comedy with an elderly general struggling to come to terms with impending retirement and his ruinous personal life.
- Who's Got The Action? (1962)
- Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Dean Martin, Lana Turner, Eddie Albert…
- Comedy drama with Dean Martin playing a lawyer with a bad gambling habit whose behaviour concerns both his wife and his law partner.
- Only Two Can Play (1961)
- Dir. Sidney Gilliat
Feat. Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Richard Attenborough…
- One of Peter Seller's earlier films sees him in rare semi–dramatic part, playing a librarian in a small Welsh town who has an affair. Dryly…
- Bells are Ringing (1960)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark…
- Winning musical rom–com from Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST LOUIS), with Judy Holliday playing a fictionalised version of real–life…
- It Started in Naples (1960)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica
- Winning combination of Gable and Loren guided by director Shavelson (HOUSEBOAT) team up again for this romantic comedy drama set in Naples following…
- Good Morning (Ohayo) (1959)
- Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Shimazu Masahiko, Koji Shidara, Chishu Ryu…
- Ozu’s most accessible and scathing film amuses with its deceptively light–hearted tale of two boys’ vow of silence after being refused a…
- Hole in the Head, A (1959)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker…
- One of dir. Capra's (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE) final efforts stays true to the redemptive themes of his classic works.
Sinatra runs a threadbare…
- Bus Stop (1956)
- Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray
- Marilyn Monroe excels in this comedy/drama as a distraught southern showgirl who becomes the object of desire and marriage for an obsessive and naive…
- French Can Can (French Cancan, Only the French Can) (1955)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Jean Gabin, Michel Piccoli, Dora Doll…
- Jean Renoir returned to France after 15 years absence to make this vibrant tribute to the Parisian world of his father, the Impressionist painter…
- Final Test, The (1953)
- Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Jack Warner, Robert Morley, George Relph…
- Gentle comedy of values has a famed cricketer making his way to the middle for one last innings. Meanwhile is son is torn between seeing dad bat one…
- Hobson's Choice (1953)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Charles Laughton
- Hard to take one's eyes off the maniacal acting of Charles Laughton in this Dickensian comic–drama, as a vulgar cobbler whose rebellious eldest…
- Flavour Of Green Tea Over Rice, The (Ochazuke no aji) (1952)
- Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Kōji Tsuruta
- Dir. Ozu once again explores the subtleties of Japanese family life, this time drawing our attention to the struggles of those in arranged marriages…
- White Sheik, The (Sceicco bianco, Lo) (1952)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina
- Fellini’s against–the–grain feature debut coaxes the marital problems of a newlywed couple into a light, playful comedy that wasn’t…
- People Will Talk (1951)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Hume Cronyn
- Enjoyable and sophisticated allegory, disguised as a standard Hollywood romantic comedy, in which a humanitarian doctor (Grant) must contend with the…
- History of Mr. Polly, The (1949)
- Dir. Anthony Pelissier
Feat. John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins…
- Bracing comedy set in the Victorian era follows the various misfortunes of sensitive but ineffectual draper Mills as he sets out in search of…
- Quartet (1949)
- Dir. Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Basil Radford, Honor Blackman
- Four W Somerset Maugham stories are given exemplary treatment by the best of British, incl. Dirk Bogarde, Basil Radford and Honor Blackman. Unlike…
- Roxie Hart (Chicago) (1942)
- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery…
- Comedy adapting the 1926 play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins, which was the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical.
Ginger Rogers plays the…
- Tales of Manhattan (1942)
- Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers…
- A star–studded portmanteau of five tales of life in the Big Apple. Runs the gamut from film noir, to romantic comedy, to high melodrama.
- Remember the Night (1940)
- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi…
- Preston Sturges scripted this forgotten yuletide gem, about an assistant D.A. (MacMurray) who, feeling sorry for a glamorous jewel thief (Stanwyck),…
- Bank Holiday (Three on a Weekend) (1938)
- Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, John Lodge, Hugh Williams…
- Minor drama with nurse Lockwood heading to the seaside for an illicit weekend only to have her enjoyment tempered by her job.
- Angel (1937)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas
- Love triangle between a distracted husband, a neglected wife and an ardent suitor set amid the rigid social norms of the…
- O.H.M.S (You're in the Army Now) (1937)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. John Mills, Wallace Ford, Anna Lee…
- Broad comedy with Ford as an American gangster who evades capture by joining the British army posing as a comedian.
- Devil Is A Woman, The (1935)
- Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero
- Set during Carnival in turn on the century Seville where a temptress comes between a young revolutionary and his old friend.
- Le Crime De Monsieur Lange (1935)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Rene Lefevre, Florelle , Jules Berry
- One of the dir.’s early classics. Rene Leferve rises to newsprint fame as the author of the serial “Arizona Jim” after his boss, a…
- Marius (1931)
- Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis…
- Based on the play by revered French writer Marcel Pagnol, this is the first film in the Marseille Trilogy featuring the characters of Marius (Pierre…