Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Drama: 1112 Films to Buy & Rent
Artist, The (2011)
- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman…
- The director and star of the OSS 117 movies combine for this glorious homage to the Golden Age of cinema, set in 1920s Hollywood on the eve of the…
Awkward (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Ashley Rickards, Beau Mirchoff, Nikki Deloach
- An unpopular 15 year old gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a…
Beginners (2011)
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent…
- Semi–autobiographical tale from the dir. of THUMBSUCKER reconciles two relationships in the life of a 38–year–old graphic artist…
Bernie (2011)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jack Black, Shirley Maclaine, Matthew McConaughey
- A memorable (Jack) Black comedy about a gregarious Texas mortician who befriends a clingy spinster (Maclaine), with murderous results. The film's…
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2011)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy…
- A gaggle of British senior citizens are charmed by the 'real' India when they check into a run–down Jaipur hotel they believed was a luxury…
Black Pond (2011)
- Dir. Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe
Feat. Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue…
- Distinctive indie thriller from acclaimed up–and–coming UK writer–directors Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe. A suburban man in a…
Burning Man (2011)
- Dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
Feat. Matthew Goode, Rachel Griffiths, Bojana Novakovic…
- The reasons behind a Bondi chef's self–destructive behaviour are slowly revealed in this absorbing portrait of grief that plays its cards close…
Carnage (2011)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly…
- Two sets of parents resort to increasingly childish tactics over an altercation between their sons in this fiery war of words directed by Roman…
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2011)
- Dir. Lee Toland Krieger
Feat. Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor…
- Two best friends struggle to reconcile lingering feelings despite being divorced from one another in this smart, unexpected romantic comedy.
Chinese Takeaway (2011)
- Dir. Sebastian Borensztein
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Muriel Santa Ana, Ignacio Huang…
- Wry comedy of clashing cultures centres on an unlikely friendship between a curmudgeonly hardware store–owner and a young immigrant.