Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Tropic Thunder (2008)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jnr., Jack Black…
- Ferociously funny action comedy from actor–director Ben Stiller, following a group of pretentious actors on a mission to create the biggest…
Tru Loved (2008)
- Dir. Stewart Wade
Feat. Najarra Townsend, Jane Lynch, Alexandra Paul
- Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love, but her…
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem…
- Woody Allen proves he hasn't lost his touch with this refreshing and vital rom–com that follows two American gal–pals who fall for the…
Visioneers (2008)
- Dir. Jared Drake
Feat. Zach Galifianakis, Judy Greer, James LeGros
- THE HANGOVER's Zach Galifianakis stars as a man working for the world's most successful corporation who, when he begins to show signs of stress,…
Wackness, The (2008)
- Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby…
- Smitten with nostalgia for a bygone early–90's New York, this coming–of–age drama follows a listless, pot–dealing teenager as…
Wallace and Gromit - A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
- Dir. Nick Park
- BAFTA–winning animation from the unstoppable clay characters of cheese–loving Wallace and his trusty dog Gromit.
This time round the…
War, Inc. (War Inc.) (2008)
- Dir. Joshua Seftel
Feat. John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei…
- Hit–and–miss satire with Cusack as a weary hitman sent to assassinate an oil minister in a Middle Eastern country occupied by an American…
Weirdsville (2008)
- Dir. Allan Moyle
Feat. Taryn Manning, Wes Bentley, Scott Speedman
- Delightfully referential black comedy spins a feverishly–paced, zigzagging yarn about a bizarre night in the life of two junkies who mistakenly…
Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis) (2008)
- Dir. Dany Boon
Feat. Kad Merad, Dany Boon, Zoé Félix…
- Actor Dany Boon, best known for MY BEST FRIEND, co–wrote and directed this similar comedy about a post–office manager who is, er, posted…
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
- Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah…
- Inanely amusing screwball rom–com stars Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher as a pair of mismatched strangers forced to endure married life…