Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5536 Films to Buy & Rent
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.
Stephen K Amos - Find the Funny (2009)
- Before a live audience, Edinburgh Festival stalwart Stephen K. Amos delivers a classic comedy routine of full of wit, charm and 'feelgood' humour.
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…
Suck (2009)
- Dir. Rob Stefaniuk
Feat. Rob Stefaniuk, Malcolm McDowell, Jessica Pare…
- Heady horror–comedy follows the career highs and lows of a struggling band who find unexpected (but fraught) success when one of their members…
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…
Tenure (2009)
- Dir. Mike Million
Feat. Luke Wilson, Gretchen Mol, David Koechner…
- Laconic comedy of academic infighting with Luke Wilson as an ennui ridden English Professor hoping to secure tenure and facing stiff competition from…