Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5540 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Serious Man, A (2009)
- Dir. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Feat. Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed
- The prolific Coen Bros. get back to their roots with this affectionate, philosophical satire of American Jewishness, set in the suburban midwest of…
Sherman's Way (2009)
- Dir. Craig M. Saavedra
Feat. James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Michael Shulman
- Whimsical road–trip comedy sees an uptight Yale law student (Shulman) hitching a memorable ride with a washed up ski pro (LeGros).…
Slammin' Salmon, The (2009)
- Dir. Kevin Heffernan
Feat. Jay Chandrasekhar, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Chase…
- The 'Broken Lizard' comedy troupe returns with the tale of a brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon, now owner of a Miami…
Smash Cut (2009)
- Dir. Lee Demarbe
Feat. David Hess, Sasha Grey, Michael Berryman…
- Splatter comedy with Hess as horror hack who discovers a way to both gain notoriety and also to keep those pesky special effects costs down.…
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…
Splinterheads (2009)
- Dir. Brant Sersen
Feat. Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald…
- Funky comedy in which a hapless slacker has his world turned upside down when a carnival brings a sexy con artist to town
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant…
- Solid sequel has the girls of St. Trinians on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.