Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5541 Films to Buy & Rent
Jack and the Beanstalk - The Real Story (2001)
- Dir. Brian Henson
Feat. Matthew Modine, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave…
- TV sequel to the fairytale of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in which a descendant of Jack (Modine) must lift a family curse by returning the world of the…
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Will Ferrell…
- The profane, less–than–dynamic duo that appeared in all of dir. Kevin Smith’s previous films get their own feature – a road…
Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical (2001)
- Dir. Don Roy King
Feat. David Hasselhoff, Coleen Sexton, Andrea Rivette
- The unlikely David Hasselhoff stars as Dr.Jekyll in his crazed alter–ego Mr.Hyde in this rock n roll adaptation of Robert Louis Steveson's…
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
- Dir. Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Feat. Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Rachael Leigh Cook…
- Cute, but declawed pop–biz satire derived from an ‘Archie’ comic spinoff (and TV series), in which the titular girl–band use their…
K-Pax (2001)
- Dir. Iain Softley
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges
- Acting like RAINMAN–from–outer–space, Kevin Spacey has a hard job convincing Dr Jeff Bridges he’s not a lunatic, but instead…
Kate and Leopold (2001)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Meg Ryan, Liev Schreiber
- Romantic time–travel whimsy spirits a buttoned–up Hugh Jackman from 1876 New York into modernday NYC and the sceptical embraces of Meg…
Knockaround Guys (2001)
- Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper…
- SOPRANOS–influenced crime drama, which follows aspiring NYC wiseguy Barry Pepper, son of a famous mafioso, but stuck in a menial role.…
Kung Pow - Enter the Fist (2001)
- Dir. Steve Oedekerk
Feat. Steve Oedekerk, Jim Carrey
- This novelty kung–fu parody has a couple of great set pieces, a fistful of chucklers and whole lotta filler, comprised of intercut and…
La Spagnola (2001)
- Dir. Steve Jacobs
Feat. Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Simon Palomaros…
- Drawing on the dir.’s experiences as an immigrant Spaniard in 1960s Australia, this colourful tale of revenge centres round a tempestuous…
Lawless Heart (2001)
- Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Tom Hollander, Bill Nighy
- A triptych of inter–related stories set in a coastal village in Essex, from the points–of–view of three different men who convene…