Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5536 Films to Buy & Rent
My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
- Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin…
- Crass comedy starring Cook as a foul–mouthed 'emotional terrorist' who gets hired to take girls on the worst dates of their lives in order to…
My Friends My Loves (Mes amis, mes amours) (2008)
- Dir. Lorraine Levy
Feat. Vincent Lindon, Pascal Elbé, Virginie Ledoyen
- A buddy movie for middle–aged divorcees, this lightweight odd–coupling follows two Parisian single dads who decide to raise their…
My Spy (My Mom's New Boyfriend) (2008)
- Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks…
- Featherweight comedy–caper concerns an undercover FBI agent (Hanks) whose surveillance of an international art thief (Banderas) is undermined…
Nick And Nora's Infinite Playlist (2008)
- Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo
- "Geeky Dreamboat" Michael Cera is typecast again in this pleasing but trifle indie flick centred around two high school seniors who bond over music…
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati
- Filmed on location in Botswana – a major first for the country, this vibrant, award winning series comes with a hefty line–up of…
One Eyed Monster (2008)
- Dir. Adam Fields
Feat. Amber Benson, Ron Jeremy, Jason Graham
- 'The world is screwed' in this horror comedy, where a cast and crew of a porno film must escape a shape–shifting alien who chooses to posses…
Onion Movie, The (2008)
- Dir. Mike Maguire, Tom Kuntz
Feat. Len Cariou, Steven Seagal
- Lame–duck collection of paint–by–numbers satirical skits, based on the lauded American fake news program 'The Onion,' taking aim at…
Other End of the Line, The (2008)
- Dir. James Dodson
Feat. Jesse Metcalfe, Shriya , Larry Miller
- Bloodless romantic comedy focused around an Indian call centre worker who falls for an American she meets on the other end of the line. Shriya Saran…
Otis (2008)
- Dir. Tony Krantz
Feat. Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas, Bostin Christopher…
- A cult favourite in the making, this outrageous black comedy is an assuredly twisted, dark and laugh–out–loud funny satire of vigilantism…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 4 (2008)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
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