Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5541 Films to Buy & Rent
Heartlands (2002)
- Dir. Damien O'Donnell
Feat. Michael Sheen, Celia Imrie, Mark Addy…
- Charming and bittersweet 'hero's journey' in which a bumbling darts enthusiast embarks on a trip across the British Midlands on his scooter, in…
Hebrew Hammer, The (2002)
- Dir. Jonathan Kesselman
Feat. Adam Goldberg
- An oddball spoof in which Goldberg (DAZED AND CONFUSED) plays a caricatured streetsmart Jewish stud fighting a religious conspiracy. Interesting…
Hollywood Ending (2002)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Tea Leoni, George Hamilton…
- Dir. Allen turns the lense onto his own business in an ever–characteristic comedy about a struggling film director (Allen) whose comeback…
Hope Springs (2002)
- Dir. Mark Herman
Feat. Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Heather Graham…
- Smoothly enjoyable though indistinguishable romance that sees a British illustrator (Firth) 'start again' in a small New England town after being…
Housekeeper, The (Une Femme de Menage) (2002)
- Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emilie Dequenne, Catherine Breillat
- Charming "French souffle" about a forlorn divorcee who hires a housekeeper to clean up his slovenly act.
However, it turns out she's never done a…
How High (2002)
- Dir. Jesse Dylan
Feat. Method Man , Redman
- Rappers Method Man and Redman end up in Harvard University after smoking some supernaturally–enhanced dope and acing their exams.
Rolling…
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2002)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey
- Two sharp–witted yuppies spar away in this enjoyably far–fetched romantic comedy.
Hudson plays a journalist who, for the premise of a…
I-Spy (2002)
- Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen
- The 60s TV–series of the same name fashioned as a slick but silly buddy comedy and a shameless star vehicle for two tried–and–true…
Igby Goes Down (2002)
- Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum…
- More than meets the eye in this indie New York satire about an over–educated ‘slacker’ experiencing growing pains amid upper…
Importance of Being Earnest, The (2002)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Frances O’Connor…
- Second bite of the Oscar Wilde cherry by the director of AN IDEAL HUSBAND transcribes Wilde’s most delectable drawing–room farce with perfect…