Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5540 Films to Buy & Rent
Rewrite, The (2015)
- Dir. Marc Lawrence
Feat. Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, J.K. Simmons…
- Frothy Hugh Grant outing has him cast as an Oscar–winning writer in a slump teaching screenwriting at a college, where he falls for a single…
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
- Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer…
- Meryl Streep adds 'rock star' to her oeuvre in this pleasing dramedy written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jonathan Demme. Streep stars as a…
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
- Dir. Dearbhla Walsh
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench, James Corden
- Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman star in this fine Roald Dahl adaptation about a retired bachelor who has a thing for his tortoise–obsessed…
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Kate Hudson…
- Bill Murray strikes out in this tepid comedy as down–on–his–luck music manager who discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary…
Ruben Guthrie (2015)
- Dir. Brendan Cowell
Feat. Patrick Brammall, Alex Dimitriades, Abbey Lee…
- A comedic examination of Australian drinking culture follows a boozy ad–man as he struggles to keep of the sauce in order to win back his…
Schitt's Creek (TV Series) (2015)
- Dir. Jerry Ciccoritti
Feat. Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy…
- Eugene Levy and his son, Dan Levy, developed and star in this dryly witty Canadian sitcom about a filthy–rich video store magnate and his…
Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2015)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy…
- Sequel to the unlikely hit comedy has the Marigold's proprietor considering expansion as a rooming predicament arises.
Second Mother, The (Que Horas Ela Volta?) (2015)
- Dir. Anna Muylaert
Feat. Regina Case
- An intelligent, touching and funny film exploring the complexities of class structure in Brazil. Tensions arise when a wealthy family allows their…
She's Funny That Way (2015)
- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston…
- Peter Bogdanovich returns to the screwball comedy genre is an enjoyable slice of nostalgia. On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle…
Sisters (2015)
- Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph…
- Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team up for this raucous comedy as two sisters who decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their…