Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5536 Films to Buy & Rent
Cottage, The (2008)
- Dir. Paul Andrew Williams
Feat. Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith
- Splattery horror–comedy in the vein of SHAUN OF THE DEAD follows two mismatched brothers on a bungled kidnapping attempt of a gangster’s…
Country Wedding (Sveitabrúðkaup) (2008)
- Dir. Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Feat. Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
- Two busloads of wedding guests get lost on their way to the church in this lively Icelandic comedy, improvised and shot on the fly. Farcical and…
Dance of the Dead (2008)
- Dir. Gregg Bishop
Feat. Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Zoe Myers…
- Lean and mean zombie comedy about a plague of living dead who crash the high school prom and the dateless losers who appear to be the only ones who…
Dead Set (TV Series) (2008)
- Dir. Yann Demange
Feat. Jaime Winstone, Riz Ahmed, Warren Brown…
- A bleak send–up of reality TV culture in which a production studio is attacked by zombies during the filming of a fictional "Big Brother" style…
Deal, The (2008)
- Dir. Steven Schachter
Feat. William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, Jason Ritter
- William H. Macy penned and stars in this mild showbiz satire, focused on a down–and–out producer who must bluff his way into getting a…
Dean Spanley (2008)
- Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole…
- This Kiwi–British production cross–breed is a charmingly eccentric, surprisingly moving 'drawing room' drama set in Edwardian Britain in…
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
- Dir. Adam Brooks
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz…
- Ryan Reynolds explains his 'complicated' romantic history to his young daughter (Breslin) in this agreeable romantic comedy set against a backdrop of…
Delocated (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Jon Glaser, Nadia Dajani
- An anonymous family join the witness protection program after testifying against the Russian mob, only to exploit the situation by starring in their…
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
- Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alex Frost
- Teen comedy of comeuppance from the Rogen/Apatow hit factory (SUPERBAD/KNOCKED UP) focuses on a group of bullied high–schoolers who hire a…
Dylan Moran - What It Is (2008)
- Feat. Dylan Moran
- Ireland's most beloved comic takes to the stage to perform a rambling, whimsical set in his usual droll and semi–detached style.