Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5536 Films to Buy & Rent
Not Suitable for Children (2012)
- Dir. Peter Templeman
Feat. Ryan Kwanten, Bojana Novakovic, Sarah Snook
- A hedonistic young man (Kwanten) faced with losing his reproductive ability from a life–saving operation sets about finding the mother of his…
On Air (Parlez-moi de vous) (2012)
- Dir. Pierre Pinaud
Feat. Karin Viard, Nicolas Duvauchelle
- A solid character vehicle for French mainstay Karin Viard, here playing the sophisticated host of a radio talkback show, whose knack for delivering…
One for the Money (2012)
- Dir. Julie Anne Robinson
Feat. Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata…
- Rom–com floozy Katherine Heigl finds work as a bail–bond agent; must track down fugitive cop who just happens to be an old high school…
Parental Guidance (2012)
- Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei…
- A broad, uncomplicated family comedy of old–fashioned grandparents struggling to babysit their wired 21st grandchildren.
Paris-Manhattan (2012)
- Dir. Sophie Lellouche
Feat. Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel
- A Woody Allen–obsessed pharmacist employs the philosophies of her nebbish movie hero in life and in love. Typically, inconsequentially French,…
Picture Day (2012)
- Dir. Kate Melville
Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy
- A rebellious teenager forced to complete her senior year of high school falls in romantically with two very different guys in this modest indie…
Pitch Perfect (2012)
- Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Brittany Snow…
- New girl on campus Anna Kendrick joins an all–female a cappella group determined to win the male–dominated national competition in this…
Playing for Keeps (2012)
- Dir. Gabriel Muccino
Feat. Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid…
- A womanising hunk (Gerard Butler, obviously) allows himself to be objectified by the soccer moms on a junior team he's coaching in order to win back…
Politically Incorrect Guide to Grown Ups, The (2012)
- Psychologist Nigel Latta's third installment in his popular 'politically incorrect' series turns the spotlight on the adults and the complexities of…
Populaire (2012)
- Dir. Régis Roinsard
Feat. Romain Duris, Deborah Francois, Bérénice Bejo
- Full of colour and quick–witted style, this French period comedy plays up the vintage appeal of the 1950s through rose tinted glasses. Deborah…