Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5540 Films to Buy & Rent
Dictator, The (2012)
- Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas…
- Sacha Baron Cohen returns with this sweet 'n' vulgar satire as a ruthless Middle Eastern tyrant who's diplomatic visit to New York doesn't go…
Fantastic Fear of Everything, A (2012)
- Dir. Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell
Feat. Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Amara Karan…
- Comedic misfire with Pegg as a crime novelist who's intensive research makes him more than a little paranoid culminating in a fateful trip to the…
Five-Year Engagement, The (2012)
- Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt…
- Soul mates Jason Segel and Emily Blunt find each other, only to struggle over the line after becoming fiances in this engaging romantic comedy.
Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012)
- Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Diane Kruger, Dany Boon, Alice Pol
- The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…
For a Good Time, Call… (2012)
- Dir. Jamie Travis
Feat. Lauren Miller, Ari Graynor, James Wolk…
- Cash strapped Manhattanites turn to phone sex to make ends meet.
Conventional but not short on laughter, this girl–centric comedy gets good…
Frances Ha (2012)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver…
- The whimsical exploits of a struggling dancer at the tail end of her adolescence are semi–improvised in this Manhattan indie rom–com,…
Free Samples (2012)
- Dir. Jay Gammill
Feat. Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter…
- A small–scale but deceptively smart and engaging "retail comedy" that spends a day in the life with a sarcastic LA law–school dropout who…
Fresh Meat (2012)
- Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. Temuera Morrison, Nicola Kawana, Hanna Tevita…
- A cannibal comedy with a Maori twist, this spirited romp throws various genres into its gory blender when a gang of criminals accidentally invade the…
Friday Night Dinner (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird…
- The British sprinkle their rowdy sense of humour over the conventional family sitcom format in this fun series centred on the weekly Friday night…
Gambit (2012)
- Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Cameron Diaz…
- An art curator's best laid plans to steal a priceless statue from a tycoon come unstuck when he recruits a slippery blonde as his partner in…