Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5522 Films to Buy & Rent
- Holdovers, The (2023)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa
- A jaded teacher is forced to remain on campus during the snowy Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere else to go. He soon…
- La Chimera (2023)
- Dir. Alice Rohrwacher
- Another delight from dir. Alice Rohrwacher that completes a trilogy (after The Wonders and Happy as Lazzaro) about Italy's relationship with its…
- No Hard Feelings (2023)
- Dir. Gene Stupnitsky
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew Broderick, Natalie Morales…
- Jennifer Lawrence produces and stars in this sweet–natured sex comedy spiked by more than a few laugh–out–loud moments and at least…
- Problemista (2023)
- Dir. Julio Torres
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Julio Torres
- Character comic Julio Torres directs and stars as an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to break out in New York city. As time on his…
- Red, White and Brass (2023)
- Dir. Damon Fepulea’i
Feat. John-Paul Foliaki, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi…
- John–Paul Foliaki leads a lovable ensemble cast in this joyous, uplifting comedy set in the Tongan community of Te…
- Uproar (2023)
- Dir. Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
Feat. Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver…
- Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
- Allelujah (2022)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Russell Tovey, David Bradley…
- An adaptation of the play by Alan Bennett, set in a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital that is threatened with closure. The hospital…
- Babylon (2022)
- Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva Hernandez…
- Director Damien Chazelle's epic set in 1920s Los Angeles tells a tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of…
- Flux Gourmet (2022)
- Dir. Peter Strickland
Feat. Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie , Asa Butterfield…
- Required viewing for those with an interest in the machinations of the Arts, director Peter Strickland steps up as the rightful heir to British…
- Jackass Forever (2022)
- Dir. Jeff Tremaine
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O , Chris Pontius…
- Fourth installment in the JACKASS film series, with the crew 11 years older and no less gloriously stupid.
All the same insane stunts, pranks and…