Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5540 Films to Buy & Rent
Wil Anderson - Wilosophy (2009)
- Feat. Wil Anderson
- Australian stand–up Anderson takes to the stage at the Sydney Opera House to perform his show in which 'no topic is out of bounds'. Thankfully,…
Winning Season, The (2009)
- Dir. James C. Strouse
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry…
- Sam Rockwell carries this warm, if predictable underdog tale of a washed up NBA baller who seeks redemption and an escape from alcoholism by coaching…
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…
Year One (2009)
- Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt…
- Jack Black and Michael Cera marginally miss the mark as a couple of cavemen who become unlikely participants in some of history's most pivotal…
Yes Men Fix the World, The (2009)
- Dir. Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno
- The activist pranksters of documentary THE YES MEN direct and star in their own follow–up, which chronicles their continuing adventures as…
Youth in Revolt (2009)
- Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Zach Galifianakis…
- Perfectly typecast, Michael Cera plays an adorable, sexually–frustrated "nice guy" who invents a trouble–making alter ego –…
Zombieland (2009)
- Dir. Ruben Fleischer
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone…
- Deftly funny splatter comedy set in a post–apocalyptic world overrun with – you guessed it – Zombies, has two drifters teaming up…
$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…
$9.99 (2008)
- Dir. Tatia Rosenthal
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Roy Billing…
- An unemployed 28–year–old named Dave comes across a booklet purporting the know the meaning of life – and all for $9.99 – in…