Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5540 Films to Buy & Rent
Finding Amanda (2008)
- Dir. Peter Tolan
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney…
- No–holds–barred black comedy stars Broderick as a TV producer and struggling addict sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to…
First Day of the Rest of Your Life, The (Le Premier Jour du Reste de ta Vie) (2008)
- Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, Deborah Francois…
- Five days in the life of an average, functional family form the basis of this universally appealing French comedy spanning the decade of the…
Flight of the Conchords - Season 2 (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby…
- Second series of the hit musical sitcom starring Kiwis Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie as they continue to haplessly chase success in New York…
Fool's Gold (2008)
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland…
- Combustable rom–com coupling McConaughey and Hudson reunite for this high seas adventure; he plays a bum treasure hunter obsessed with finding…
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand…
- A heartbroken musician takes a Hawaiian holiday in an attempt to get over his TV star ex–girlfriend, only to have her show up at the same…
Four Holidays (Four Christmases) (2008)
- Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall…
- A big–named cast round out this festive blockbuster focused on a couple as they struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on…
Freebird (2008)
- Dir. Jon Ivay
Feat. Phil Daniels, Gary Stretch, Geoff Bell
- Three Welsh bikers head to the countryside in search of an elusive cannabis farm, only to have their nice weekend turn into a madcap mission through…
French Film (2008)
- Dir. Jackie Oudney
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Victoria Hamilton, Douglas Henshall…
- Affable British rom–com about a jaded journalist who is forced to reassess his views on romance after interviewing a French…
Futurama - Beast With a Billion Backs (2008)
- Dir. Peter Avanzino
Feat. Katey Sagal, Billy West, John Di Maggio
- The second feature–length movie outing for the Matt–Groening–created FUTURAMA franchise with Leela, Bender and Fry uncovering a…
Get Smart (2008)
- Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson…
- The iconic 60's TV show gets a surprisingly belated big screen update as a familiar Hollywood action–comedy – heavier on the action than…