Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5536 Films to Buy & Rent
New Blood (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Mark Strepan, Ben Tavassoli, Mark Addy…
- A light–on–its–feet London–based BBC police series from the creator of FOYLE'S WAR that brings together a pair of cheeky…
Nice Guys, The (2016)
- Dir. Shane Black
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice…
- Genuinely hilarious buddy comedy from the director of KISS KISS BANG BANG (and writer of the LETHAL WEAPON movies back in the day) about a mismatched…
Office Christmas Party (2016)
- Dir. Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Feat. Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller…
- Christmas debauchery from the makers of BLADES OF GLORY which treads a now familiar path of outrageous, satisfyingly un–PC excess.
Olive Tree, The (El olivo) (2016)
- Dir. Iciar Bollain
Feat. Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambros
- Spanish actor–director Iciar Bollain and Ken Loach's regular screenwriter Paul Laverty join forces for this warm and sometimes humorous road…
Opening Night (2016)
- Dir. Isaac Rentz
Feat. Topher Grace, Anne Heche, Taye Diggs…
- Raunchy backstage musical comedy with Topher Grace suffering all manner of calamity as a failed Broadway…
Ordinary World (2016)
- Dir. Lee Kirk
Feat. Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair, Judy Greer…
- Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tries out his acting chops as a domesticated ex–rocker who throws an extravagant 40th birthday party…
Paris Can Wait (Bonjour Anne) (2016)
- Dir. Eleanor Coppola
Feat. Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard
- Indulgent romantic dramady with Diane Lane as a woman at a crossroads in her life who is wooed throughout the French countryside by a charming Gallic…
Penny Pincher (Radin!) (2016)
- Dir. Fred Cavaye
Feat. Dany Boon, Laurence Arné, Noémie Schmidt…
- Farcical French comedy starring Dany Boon as a gifted violinist and secret "penny pincher" – obsessed with saving money at all costs, he leads…
Perfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti) (2016)
- Dir. Paolo Genovese
Feat. Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini…
- A clever comedy of manners for the iphone–era, this Italian award–winner follows a dinner party debacle that unfolds after seven…
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
- Dir. Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Feat. Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer…
- Pop mockumentary providing a willfully ridiculous send–up of the music biz, produced by Judd Apatow and loaded with fun cameos by musicians and…