Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5570 Films to Buy & Rent
Belier Family, The (2014)
- Dir. Eric Lartigau
Feat. François Damiens, Karin Viard, Louane Emera…
- Heart–warming French comedy about a hearing–impaired couple who's teenage daughter displays a remarkable flair for music.
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
- Dir. Geoff Moore, David Posamentier
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan…
- Dark suburban satire about a strait–laced pharmacist (Sam Rockwell) who starts an affair with a bored trophy wife (Olivia Wilde) and descends…
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off (2014)
- Dir. Mike Reilly
Feat. Billy Connolly
- A frank but humorous look into the business and philosophy of death by the ageing Scottish comedian, whose own public battle with cancer and…
Birdman (Birdman: or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
- 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…
Blended (2014)
- Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Terry Crews…
- After a blind date from hell, two single parents find themselves unexpectedly stuck together on an African Safari vacation spot. Pretty much…
Broad City (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer
- Comic web series, now produced by Comedy Central, follows two 20–something best friends as they struggle to navigate life in New York.
Chef (2014)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale…
- An acclaimed chef whose reputation is ruined by a restaurant critic reclaims his creative instinct and love of life by opening a humble food truck.
Cobbler, The (2014)
- Dir. Tom McCarthy
Feat. Adam Sandler, Dan Stevens, Ellen Barkin…
- The director of THE STATION AGENT and THE VISITOR helms this slice of magic realism about a frustrated shoemaker who finds a magical sewing machine…
Comet (2014)
- Dir. Sam Esmail
Feat. Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Kayla Servi…
- Visually distinctive romantic drama set in a parallel universe that bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired…
Cooties (2014)
- Dir. Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion
Feat. Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill…
- Splatter comedy set in a primary school where a cafeteria food virus turns the kiddies into killer zombies, and a group of misfit teachers must band…