Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5540 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
What Just Happened (2008)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis…
- Robert De Niro is in late–career–best form in this amiable showbiz satire that captures two weeks in the life of a frustrated film…
Wild Child (2008)
- Dir. Nick Moore
Feat. Emma Roberts, Aidan Quinn, Natasha Richardson…
- Fluffy teen comedy focused on a pampered American highschooler shipped off to an English boarding school after maxing out daddy's credit card one too…
Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (2008)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Andre Dussollier, Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Devos…
- A masterful light–footed comedy of the surreal from veteran French dir. Alain Resnais, centered on a missing wallet responsible for triggering…
Women, The (2008)
- Dir. Diane English
Feat. Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes…
- Fluffy remake of the 1930s original focuses on a group of shrieking high–society women who rally together to help their friend deal with a…
Wushu - The Young Generation (2008)
- Dir. Antony Szeto
Feat. Sammo Hung, Fengchao Liu, Wenjie Wang
- Under the auspices of genre legends Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan (in producing role), this standard–issue kung fu flick introduces a bevy a…
Yes Man (2008)
- Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper…
- Jim Carrey plays it straight(ish) as a man who loses his cynicism and compulsion to says 'no' when he signs up for a self–help program that…
You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008)
- Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Rob Schneider
- Banned by censors in Egypt, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, this trademark silly Adam Sandler vehicle stars him as a former Israeli army agent…
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson…
- Latest comedic offering from King of Crude dir. Smith sees two platonic friends (Rogan and Banks) try to earn some much–needed cash by filming…