Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5536 Films to Buy & Rent
Accidental Husband, The (2008)
- Dir. Griffin Dunne
Feat. Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth…
- Romantic comedy stars Uma Thurman as a talk–show host who discovers she is somehow married to a man she has never met, and goes on a mission to…
Adventures of Food Boy, The (2008)
- Dir. Dane Cannon
Feat. Lucas Grabeel, Brittany Curran, Kunal Sharma
- HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL alumnus Lucas Grabeel moves centre stage here for this High School family comedy with a mildly bizarre twist – he inherits…
Adventures Of Power (2008)
- Dir. Ari Gold
Feat. Ari Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch…
- Destined for future cult–status perhaps, this upbeat and endearing underdog tale features dir. Gold as a small–town mine–worker…
Albert's Memorial (2008)
- Dir. David Richards
Feat. David Jason, David Warner, Michael Jayston
- Somber comedy in which a war vet undertakes two old friends to fulfill his dying wish – to be buried in the meadow where they fought in 1945.…
An American Carol (2008)
- Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Trace Adkins, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper…
- Latest comedy from hit–and–miss dir. Zucker spoofs on A CHRISTMAS CAROL with his story of an anti–American, Michael Moorish…
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
- Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Georgia Groome, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alan Davies
- Louise Rennison’s much–loved youth novel comes to the screen as a sprightly feelgood comedy about a teenager recording the pitfalls of her…
Another Gay Sequel (Gays Gone Wild!) (2008)
- Dir. Todd Stephens
Feat. RuPaul
- Crass follow–up to 'Another Gay Movie' with the group of campy guys returning as college lads on their wild Spring Break where the goal is to…
Assassination Of A High School President (2008)
- Dir. Brett Simon
Feat. Mischa Barton, Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis…
- A high–school reporter investigating the disappearance of missing exam papers uncovers a wider conspiracy in this smart, teen riff on CHINATOWN.
Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix Aux Jeux Olympiques) (2008)
- Dir. Frederic Forestier, Thomas Langmann
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoit Poelvoorde…
- Fairly loose adaptation of the original comic follows the oddball duo as they try to win the Olympic Games in order to set their friend up with a…
Baby Mama (2008)
- Dir. Michael McCullers
Feat. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear…
- This odd–couple chick comedy feels lightweight and ultimately forgettable, however the talents of its two perfectly harmonized stars, Saturday…