Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Ghost Town (2008)
- Dir. David Koepp
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Tea Leoni, Greg Kinnear…
- Brit comedy darling Ricky Gervais ventures Stateside for his first leading role in a feature film, playing a misanthropic dentist whose…
Gigantic (2008)
- Dir. Matt Aselton
Feat. Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner…
- Whimsical, self–conscious indie comedy about a mattress salesman (Paul Dano) whose plan to adopt a baby from China is interrupted when a women…