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A Long Way DownA Long Way Down (2014)
Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots
Four lost souls – a disgraced TV presenter, a foul–mouthed teen, an isolated single mother and a solipsistic muso – decide to end…
BirdmanBirdman (Birdman: or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Feat. Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton
A nimble, bravura Oscar–winning black comedy that cannily casts Michael Keaton as a washed–up actor who, having once played an iconic…
Force MajeureForce Majeure (Turist) (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ruben Östlund
Feat. Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Kristofer Hivju
A barbed and incisive Swedish black comedy of gender politics, centred around a family on a skiing holiday in the French Alps who face a recognizable…
Guest, TheGuest, The (2014) Recommended
Dir. Adam Wingard
Feat. Dan Stevens, Sheila Kelley, Maika Monroe
The director of YOU'RE NEXT returns with another entertainingly lurid thriller about a returning soldier ingratiating himself to a family whose son…
Horrible Bosses 2Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Dir. Sean Anders
Feat. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day
More employment related shenanigans with Jason Bateman and pals' entrepreneurial ways getting them involved in a decidedly harebrained and misguided…
In Order of DisappearanceIn Order of Disappearance (2014)
Dir. Hans Petter Moland
Feat. Stellan Skarsgard, Bruno Ganz, Pål Sverre Hagen
Stellan Skarsgård reunites with the director of ZERO KELVIN and A SOMEWHAT GENTLE MAN for this blackly comic Nordic noir. He plays a somewhat…
Inside No. 9 (TV Series)Inside No. 9 (TV Series) (2014-2018)
Dir. David Kerr, Guillem Morales
Feat. Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
CONTRABAND TITLE. Series 1–4 are not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of…
Interview, TheInterview, The (2014)
Dir. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Feat. Seth Rogen, James Franco, Lizzy Caplan
The highly controversial comedy that sparked a political crisis has a tabloid reporter recruited by the CIA to murder North Korean dictator Kim…
Mafia Kills Only in Summer, TheMafia Kills Only in Summer, The (2014)
Dir. Pierfrancesco Diliberto
Feat. Cristiana Capotondi, Pierfrancesco Diliberto, Alex Bisconti
Italian black comedy set in Palermo follows a young boy from childhood to maturity, and examines the pervasive influence the Cosa Nostra holds over…
Mule, TheMule, The (2014)
Dir. Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson
Feat. Hugo Weaving, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell
Penned by SAW screenwriter Leigh Whannell, this hard case Ocker black comedy follows a naive drug mule as he tries to outwit the law after being…

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