Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5452 Films to Rent
Rock Star (2001)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Spall…
- Set in the heavy rock scene of the mid 80s, this music ‘comedy’ invites hysterics by (maybe?) taking itself too seriously in the face of some…
Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow…
- Spinning another pathologically eccentric comedy, the dir. of BOTTLE ROCKET and RUSHMORE will either have you declining to be amused or else…
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone
- Sturdy followup to the action–comedy pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, as LAPD cops on the trail of Triad boss John Lone, Chan’s…
Russian Doll (2001)
- Dir. Stavros Kazantzidis
Feat. Sacha Horler, David Wenham, Hugo Weaving
- Horler plays a Russian 'mail order bride' who migrates to Australia but finds the groom has perished in the interim. Stuck with a fairly obvious…
Say It Isn't So (2001)
- Dir. J.B. Rogers
Feat. Heather Graham, Chris Klein, Sally Field
- A romantic chase–comedy with a difference, this Farrelly Bros (KINGPIN) produced effort sees young couple Heather Graham and Chris Klein split…
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
- Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Tori Spelling, James Woods
- The Wayans clan (Marlon, Shawn and Keenan) again agreeably pastiche the (already self–parodic) SCREAM slasher genre, yet the law of diminishing…
Score, The (2001)
- Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Edward Norton…
- Slick but perfunctory caper–comedy with Marlon Brando luring heist–specialist Robert De Niro into a ‘big score’ with Edward…
Scrubs (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Zach Braff, John C. McGinley
- A unique TV medical drama, set around the young medical interns at Sacred Heart Hospital, with a tone that crosses from the serious to the blackly…
Sealab 2021 (TV Series) (2001)
- Savvy Adult Swim comedy is another redux of a dead–and–buried Hanna Barbara cartoon: an undersea–themed adventure series now…
Secret Life of Us, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Claudia Karvan, Deborah Mailman
- Surprisingly consistent dramedy set in funky, downtown Melbourne amongst a group of romantically ambitious young people. Maintains a quirky lightness…