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Subgenre Sampler

 
When Harry Met SallyWhen Harry Met Sally (1990) Recommended
Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal
Thirtysomething favourite that amicably flirts with the subject of platonic relationships between men and women. Meg Ryan's priceless 'fake orgasm'…
ScroogedScrooged (1988)
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard
Bill Murray is hilariously mean–spirited as a yuppie incarnation of Charles Dicken’s ‘Scrooge’ who eventually gets a change of attitude…
Planes, Trains and AutomobilesPlanes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) Recommended
Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Steve Martin, John Candy
Well–matched comic coupling Steve Martin and John Candy go astray in the Midwest transport system. Reliably funny "mature" comedy is a pleasant…
SpaceballsSpaceballs (1987)
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy
A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
AmadeusAmadeus (1984) Aro Favourite
Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham
Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…
GandhiGandhi (1982) Recommended
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox
Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
FedoraFedora (1978) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. William Holden, Marthe Keller, Jose Ferrer
Fascinating later work from dir. Wilder, in which an impoverished film producer travels to the Greek islands to track down an elusive European star…
Black SundayBlack Sunday (1977)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller
A suspenseful, violent terrorist thriller based on Thomas Harris' fictional novel about the pro–Palestinian "Black September" group who…
Bad News BearsBad News Bears (1976) Recommended
Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow
Delightfully cynical baseball comedy starring Walter Matthau as an alcoholic ex–baseball pitcher who becomes a coach for a youth baseball team…
Gambler, TheGambler, The (1974) Recommended
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton
A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…

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