Subgenre Sampler
Black Comedy: 494 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Dead and Deader (2007)
- Dir. Patrick Dinhut
Feat. Dean Cain, Guy Torry, Susan Ward
- A referential zombie comedy that is knowingly unoriginal, but serves its subgenre well by splatting the target more often than most in both laughs…
Dead Clever (The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley) (2007)
- Dir. Dearbhla Walsh
Feat. Suranne Jones, Helen Baxendale, Dean Lennox Kelly
- Smart British suburban thriller in which a scorned wife extracts wicked revenge on her cheating husband. A simple concept that skirts the line…
Death Proof (2007)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan…
- Tarantino, that great galloping genre geek, further indulges his jones for '70s B flicks and sexual kicks with his half of the 'Grindhouse' double…
Dirt (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Courteney Cox
- Dark comedic television series inside the life of an influential magazine Editor–in–Chief, Courtney Cox (FRIENDS) power tripping her way…
Fonejacker (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Kayvan Novak
- Juvenile but undeniably funny series devoted to the art of the prank call. What could become quickly tedious is livened up by star Novak's…
Garage (2007)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Lenny Abrahamson
Feat. Pat Shortt, Anne-Marie Duff, Conor Ryan
- Studious Irish tragi–comedy centred on an ostracised small–town petrol station owner who attempts to open up to those around him with…
Jekyll (TV Series) (2007)
- Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. James Nesbitt, Gina Bellman
- A modern adaptation of the 'Jekyll and Hyde' tale, this twisted comedy series focuses on an everyday guy who morphs into his violent alter ego 'Hyde'…
Just Buried (2007)
- Dir. Chaz Thorne
Feat. Rose Byrne, Jay Baruchel, Graham Greene
- Unrepentant dark comedy focused on a young man inheriting a struggling funeral home who tries to drum up some business by killing off the town…
Married Life (2007)
- Dir. Ira Sachs
Feat. Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson…
- A potentially murderous love quadrangle develops between two wealthy businessmen – one of whom is married – and the mistress they covet…