Subgenre Sampler
Black Comedy: 497 Films to Buy & Rent
Last Yellow, The (1998)
- Dir. Julian Farino
Feat. Mark Addy, Charlie Creed-Miles, Samantha Morton
- Dishevelled rogue Mark Addy (THE FULL MONTY) and none–too–bright sidekick Charlie Creed–Miles learn lessons of loyalty and…
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
- Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Nick Moran…
- The independent hit of 1998 is a massively assured directing debut and an entertainment sensation.
Cocked with sharp dialogue, intricate plotting,…
Opposite of Sex, The (1998)
- Dir. Don Roos
Feat. Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow…
- Teenage tearaway Christina Ricci sets off a wild goose chain of frantically convoluted events when she steals her gay half–brother's boyfriend…
Parting Shots (1998)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Chris Rea, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley…
- Once–fashionable photographer Chris Rea finds out he only has months to live, and decides to get his own back at those that have made his life…
Quiet Family, The (Choyonghan kajok) (1998)
- Dir. Ji-woon Kim
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Min-sik Choi
- A deliciously deadpan black comedy in which a respectable family decide to leave the rat race behind, buy a hotel in remote mountains and lead more…
Royle Family, The (TV Series) (1998-2000)
- Dir. Mark Mylod, Steve Bendelack
Feat. Ricky Tomlinson
- "Real–life" comedy that places the viewer as a fly–on–the–wall of the living room of an average working class family living…
Thursday (1998)
- Dir. Skip Woods
Feat. Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova…
- Architect Thomas Jane has his suburban life up–ended when his drug–dealing past catches up with him in the form of Aaron Eckhart and his…
Very Bad Things (1998)
- Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Jon Favreau, Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz…
- Jon Favreau's (SWINGERS) stag party pals accidently kill a call–girl during a cocaine–fueled Las Vegas bender, and once they've…
Your Friends and Neighbours (1998)
- Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Jason Patric, Amy Brenneman, Nastassja Kinski…
- Both elegant and caustic, this dark, dark comedy from Neil LaBute mingles with a pack of handsome, sexually carnivorous and frustrated urbanites…
Addicted to Love (1997)
- Dir. Griffin Dunne
Feat. Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick
- Acting serial monogamist Meg Ryan couples this time with Matthew Broderick for romantic revenge on their respective ex–partners who've become…