Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5572 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
In-Laws, The (2002)
- Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks
- Jokily enacted remake of the 1979 film, proffers the same blend of family comedy and spy antics, only with far more hi–tech action and less…
Jack Dee - Live at Hammersmith Apollo (2002)
- Feat. Jack Dee
- The sardonic wit of Jack Dee is presented in all its miserable, deadpan glory live at the Hammersmith Apollo, 2002.
Jackie Mason - A Night at the Opera (2002)
- Enjoy a front row seat as stand–up Jewish comedian Jackie Mason entertains a capacity audience at the Royal Opera House, London. Mason was the…
Jet Lag (2002)
- Dir. Daniele Thompson
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno, Sergi Lopez
- Euro–comedy with supermodel Binoche and insomniac Reno forced into each's others' company by an airline strike and soon, opposites begin to…
John Safran's Music Jamboree (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. John Safran
- The mischievious Australian–Jewish satirist here plunges into the surprisingly weird world of contemporary popular music.
Presenting a range…
Kath and Kim (TV Series) (Kath & Kim) (2002-2005)
- Dir. Ted Emery
Feat. Gina Riley, Jane Turner, Glenn Robbins
- Fair–dinkum Ocker ‘suburban satire' developed and superbly performed by its two female stars who play a mum–and–daughter who…
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)
- Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Feat. Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Jurgensen
- After a series of ‘straight’ failures, straight–laced Jessica Stein dabbles with same–sex romance and finds a twisted kind of…
Kumars at No. 42, The (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal
- Hit British comedy show in which a ficticious Indian immigrant family host a chat–show with real–life guests. Appearing here –…
L'Homme du Train (Man on the Train) (2002)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday
- An elegantly amusing role–switching tale that's equal parts social comedy, existential drama and subtle thriller, tinged with melancholy…