Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 157 Films to Rent
- Free Guy (2021)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery…
- Unabashedly sweet sci–fi comedy with Ryan Reynolds playing a clueless bank teller who discovers he is a non–player character in an open…
- Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020)
- Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal…
- Time–traveling rock 'n' roll nerds Bill and Ted are back for another adventure, now as middle–aged dads. From the director of GALAXY…
- Birds of Prey (Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)) (2020)
- Dir. Cathy Yan
Feat. Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez…
- Margot Robbie returns as the edgy anti–hero Harley Quinn in this follow–up to the DC Comics adaptation SUICIDE SQUAD. Full of wickedly…
- King of Staten Island, The (2020)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr…
- An understated and surprisingly mature comedy charmer from director Judd Apatow about a young slacker in a state of arrested development and…
- Military Wives (2020)
- Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng…
- Shamelessly cheesy British comedy following four women who form a military wives choir after their husbands leave to serve in Afghanistan, then find…
- Sonic The Hedgehog (2020)
- Dir. Jeff Fowler
Feat. James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter…
- Action–packed video game spin off following the supersonic hedgehog as he teams up with a small–town cop to defeat an evil genius who…
- Booksmart (2019)
- Dir. Olivia Wilde
Feat. Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein
- Sensational directorial debut for actor Olivia Wilde, who transforms the High School coming–of–age comedy into a riotous celebration of…
- Cats (2019)
- Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. James Corden, Judi Dench, Idris Elba…
- Vilified remake of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about a group of cats competing at an elaborate ceremony to decide who will be reincarnated. A…
- Dead Don't Die, The (2019)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton…
- Zom–com from indie favourite Jim Jarmusch, assembling a stunning ensemble cast and following the police force of a small town as they struggle…
- Deerskin (Le Daim) (2019)
- Dir. Quentin Dupieux
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Adele Haenel, Albert Delpy
- Quentin Dupieux, director of the cult hit RUBBER, returns with this buckwild surrealist comedy, following a man's all–consuming devotion for a…
- Detective Pikachu (Pokémon Detective Pikachu) (2019)
- Dir. Rob Letterman
- Thrilling Pokemon adventure set in Ryme City, a sprawling metropolis where humans and Pokemon live side by side. When a detective goes missing, his…
- Emma (2019)
- Dir. Autumn de Wilde
Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner…
- Adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel, from a screenplay by New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton. Lead actress Anna Taylor–Joy is wickedly…
- Fighting With My Family (2019)
- Dir. Stephen Merchant
Feat. Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost
- Big–hearted wrestling biopic centered around real–life WWE wrestler Paige (Florence Pugh), whose dad is also a former wrestler.
- Gentlemen, The (2019)
- Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell…
- A star–studded "mockney" action–comedy from Guy Ritchie led by Matthew McConaughey as an American marijuana magnate in London whose…
- Jo-Jo Rabbit (JoJo Rabbit) (2019)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Taika Waititi…
- Wildly satirical WWII comedy following Jojo, a lonely German boy who discovers his mother, who is secretly anti–Nazi, is hiding a young Jewish…
- Knives Out (2019)
- Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas…
- A wildly funny and supremely clever contemporary murder–mystery from writer–director Rian Johnson, where a family patriarch's death…
- Late Night (2019)
- Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella…
- Emma Thompson plays a once successful late–night talk show host who fears her popularity is slipping and hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to…
- Men in Black: International (Men in Black 4) (2019)
- Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Rebecca Ferguson…
- Reboot of the sci–fi comedy about the top–secret organization which protects the earth from alien activity. Tessa Thompson and Chris…
- Poms (2019)
- Dir. Zara Hayes
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jackie Weaver, Pam Grier…
- Delightful and energetic ensemble comedy set in a picture–perfect retirement community near Phoenix, Arizona, where residents form the Sun City…
- Ready or Not (2019)
- Dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Feat. Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Henry Czerny…
- Outrageously violent horror comedy following the fate of a bride who discovers that her wealthy and eccentric in–laws have a terrifying and…
- Shazam! (2019)
- Dir. David F. Sandberg
Feat. Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong
- Playful DC comics movie about a teenage boy who can transform into an adult superhero by shouting one word: SHAZAM! Naturally he goes about…
- Yesterday (2019)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon…
- Another smash hit from writer Richard Curtis which, like ABOUT TIME, works a fantasy element into his patented brand of well–scrubbed English…
- A Simple Favour (2018)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding…
- Featuring a knowing cocktail of far–fetched twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, this stylish post–modern film noir stars Anna…
- BlacKkKlansman (Black Klansman) (2018)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier…
- Celebrated as the best Spike Lee "joint" in years, this astute period satire tells the story of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer in 1970's…
- Blockers (2018)
- Dir. Kay Cannon
Feat. Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena
- A surprisingly tender sex–comedy about a trio of parents who attempt to stop their teenage daughters from having sex on prom night. Features…
- Book Club (2018)
- Dir. Bill Holderman
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen…
- Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen play four life–long friends who read Fifty Shades of Grey as part of their…
- Breaker Upperers, The (2018)
- Dir. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek
Feat. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek, James Rolleston…
- Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek write, direct and star in this frisky and flat–out hilarious Kiwi comedy as heart–burned pals who form…
- Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
- Dir. Jon Chu
Feat. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
- Highly effective hi–gloss American rom–com featuring an all Asian cast that follows a young native New Yorker and her longtime boyfriend…
- Deadpool 2 (2018)
- Dir. David Leitch
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison…
- Ryan Reynolds returns for the sequel to the 2016 X–men blockbuster, delivering another round of bleakly comic jokes and…
- Favourite, The (2018)
- Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone
- A viciously witty tragi–comedy from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, set in early 18th century England where a frail Queen Anne allows her close…
- Game Night (2018)
- Dir. Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Feat. Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen…
- Clever crime comedy with likeable leads Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams as a couple whose weekly table top gaming get–together turns into a…
- Green Book (2018)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly
Feat. Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini
- Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
- Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glenn Powell
- Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…
- Ideal Home (2018)
- Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Alison Pill…
- Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan play a bickering couple leading an extravagant lifestyle in a chic Santa Fe Mansion, whose lives are turned upside down…
- In Fabric (2018)
- Dir. Peter Strickland
Feat. Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Fatma Mohamed, Hayley Squires…
- Utterly beguiling and sumptuous ghost story from singular British director Peter Strickland (DUKE OF BURGUNDY), following a possessed red dress as it…
- Isle of Dogs (2018)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
- Beautiful stop–motion animation set in Japan in a dystopian near–future, where an outbreak of canine flu has lead to all dogs being…
- Ladies in Black (2018)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Angourie Rice, Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond
- Set in Sydney in 1959, this charming adaptation of the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John follows the lives of a group of young employees at the…
- Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (Mamma Mia 2) (2018)
- Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Christine Baranski…
- Everything you adored (or despised) about the first movie is here in spades in this sequel to the impossibly rowdy all–singing,…
- Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
- Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw…
- Emily Blunt couldn't be more perfectly cast as the delightful Mary Poppins in this sequel that proves it's worth. Set in 1930's London, 25 years…
- Spy Who Dumped Me, The (2018)
- Dir. Susanna Fogel
Feat. Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux…
- Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon play two best friends who go on the run across Europe to evade assassins after one of their ex–boyfriends turns…
- American Made (2017)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright…
- Tom Cruise stars in this energized biopic about an American pilot who became a drug–runner for the CIA in the 1980s that would come to be…
- Baby Driver (2017)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx…
- Entertainingly preposterous heist–comedy from British upstart Edgar Wright, centred around a precociously talented getaway driver whose every…
- Battle of the Sexes, The (2017)
- Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman…
- Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…
- Big Sick, The (2017)
- Dir. Michael Showalter
Feat. Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter…
- Pakistan–born comedian Kumail Nanjiani (SILICON VALLEY) and Zoe Kazan find the right chemistry in this winning culture clash rom–com that…
- Disaster Artist, The (2017)
- Dir. James Franco
Feat. James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen…
- A satirical yet empathetic adaptation of Greg Sestero's autobiographical book of the same name depicting his friendship with one Tommy Wiseau, the…
- Downsizing (2017)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau…
- Dir. Alexander Payne (NEBRASKA, SIDEWAYS) pulls another one from outside the box with a satiric fantasy in which a man joins the ranks of a…
- Ferdinand (Ferdinand the Bull) (2017)
- Dir. Carlos Saldanha
- A gentle–hearted bull eschews the machismo of the bull–fighting ring in favour of cultivating friendships with a gorgeous array of farm…
- Free Fire (2017)
- Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Jack Reynor…
- Gleeful and hilariously nihilistic parody of the insanity of gun violence by acclaimed director Ben Wheatley (HIGH RISE). Set in 1970's Boston, an…
- Get Out (2017)
- Dir. Jordan Peele
Feat. Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener…
- A deliciously fresh and contemporary paranoid thriller that puts an ingenious and spirited African–American spin on the conspiracy template set…
- Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) (2017)
- Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista…
- Second installment of the widely appealing comic–cosmic Marvel hit set to another batch of AM radio classics, though this time feels all…
- Hitman's Bodyguard, The (2017)
- Dir. Patrick Hughes
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman…
- Smart–ass action shennanigans with Ryan Reynolds hired as a bodyguard to protect hitman Samuel L. Jackson who has to testify at the…
- I, Tonya (2017)
- Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan…
- Darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history.
Harding was the first…
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart…
- Reboot of the beloved 90's adventure, with four high school kids discovering an old video game console that transforms them into the avatars they…
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton…
- Sequel to the outrageous blockbuster spy spoof about an elite secret organisation called Kingsman, who this time must team up with their American…
- Lego Batman Movie, The (2017)
- Dir. Chris McKay
- Spawned from the success of the "block"–buster satire, THE LEGO MOVIE, the po–faced LEGO Batman returns with his own hilariously…
- Other Side of Hope, The (2017)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Ville Virtanen…
- This Finnish take on the European migrant crisis – proclaimed to be last directed by auteur Aki Kaurismäki – is a poignant yet typically…
- Paddington 2 (2017)
- Dir. Paul King
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville…
- The beloved bear Paddington returns in this more than worthy sequel to the 2015 movie. Full of pure, big hearted happiness, this delightful and witty…
- Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
- Dir. Trish Sie
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld…
- Adds nothing new to the formula, but it's a winning one – The Bellas reunite after finishing college and return to their a capella roots after…
- Pork Pie (2017)
- Dir. Matt Murphy
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings…
- Geoff Murphy's beloved and iconic New Zealand road movie is given a souped–up and delightfully witty make–over by his son, Matt Murphy,…
- Their Finest (2017)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy…
- Charming, rousing WWII romance starring Gemma Arterton as a greenhorn screenwriter who joins a makeshift cast and crew to make a film to lift British…
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett…
- New Zealand's most successful film–maker on home turf (and former Aro Valleyite) Taika Waititi makes his equally successful Hollywood debut…
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
- Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell…
- Frances McDormand gives an Oscar–winning turn as a grieving mother who personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's…
- Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
- Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey…
- A belated and rather witty third screen outing for Helen Fielding's comic heroine, with Renee Zellweger returning as the beleaguered Bridget, now 43,…
- Deadpool (2016)
- Dir. Tim Miller
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller
- Super–smug but irresistible super–(anti)hero riff based on the Marvel comic about a wise–cracking former Special Forces operative…
- Eddie the Eagle (2016)
- Dir. Dexter Fletcher
Feat. Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken…
- Feelgood biopic about the infamous British ski–jumper Eddie Edwards whose lack of athletic prowess and unlikely character charmed the world at…
- Ghostbusters (2016)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon…
- Proving they're not always a "bridesmaid", Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig headline this riotous girl–powered reboot of the eighties comedy…
- Hail Caesar! (2016)
- Dir. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Feat. Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich…
- Light yet dazzlingly bright comic outing from the Coen Bros follows real life Hollywood 'fixer' Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) as he frantically tries to…
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata…
- A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…
- La La Land (2016)
- Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt…
- The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…
- Love Witch, The (2016)
- Dir. Anna Biller
Feat. Samantha Robinson, Laura Waddell, Gian Keys…
- Writer–director Anna Biller who also produced, edited, costumed, set designed and scored this feminist sexploitation pastiche shot in 35mm as…
- Nice Guys, The (2016)
- Dir. Shane Black
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice…
- Genuinely hilarious buddy comedy from the director of KISS KISS BANG BANG (and writer of the LETHAL WEAPON movies back in the day) about a mismatched…
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
- Dir. Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Feat. Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer…
- Pop mockumentary providing a willfully ridiculous send–up of the music biz, produced by Judd Apatow and loaded with fun cameos by musicians and…
- Street Cat Named Bob, A (2016)
- Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt
- A sweet and poignant comedy–drama based on the life (and best–selling autobiography) of James Bowen, a young homeless London busker and…
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- Dir. David Ayer
Feat. Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto…
- Warped action from the DC Comics stable has a team of incarcerated super–villains recruited by a secret government agency to prevent the…
- Swiss Army Man (2016)
- Dir. Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Feat. Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Off–the–wall buddy flick in which a man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to…
- Zoolander 2 (2016)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz…
- Amiable but only occasionally inspired sequel has Derek and Hansel return to the fashion world to help investigate who is behind the mysterious…
- 5 Flights Up (Five Flights Up) (2015)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon…
- Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton headline this amiable drama as a long–married couple endure a hectic weekend as they ponder the sale of the…
- American Ultra (2015)
- Dir. Nima Nourizadeh
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton…
- Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart reunite in this paranoid action–comedy , with Eisenberg dumbing down to play a hapless stoner who discovers…
- Anomalisa (2015)
- Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
- Charlie Kaufman directs this affecting stop–motion animation that explores a loners failure to connect with other people and his struggles to…
- Big Short, The (2015)
- Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling…
- A nimble and pointed comedy with a serious agenda about four denizens in the world of high–finance who predict the credit and housing bubble…
- Dressmaker, The (2015)
- Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth…
- Kate Winslet cuts a dashing figure (and a true–blue Aussie accent) as a talented dressmaker who returns home from Paris to the tiny isolated…
- Goosebumps (2015)
- Dir. Rob Letterman
Feat. Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush…
- Fantastical spin on the popular kidult horror series with Jack Black perfectly cast as horror maestro R.L. Stine whose imaginary demons come to life.
- Lobster, The (2015)
- Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux…
- The director of DOGTOOTH returns with another decidedly offbeat satire. Set in the dystopian near future, single people, are obliged to find a…
- Man from U.N.C.L.E., The (The Man From Uncle) (2015)
- Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander…
- Guy Ritchie's remake of the cult TV series is a stylish tale of Cold War espionage with a CIA agent and a KGB operative participating in a joint…
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
- Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Feat. Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke…
- Winner of the Grand Jury prize at Sundance, this imaginative, eclectic dramedy follows an awkward high–school filmmaker and a gravely ill…
- Pixels (2015)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan…
- Adam Sandler and pals must use their old–school gaming skills to save the world after aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games…
- Spy (2015)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law…
- Melissa McCarthy's third outing for the dir. of BRIDESMAIDS comes up roses in this frequently side–splitting James Bond spoof that doubles as a…
- Trainwreck (2015)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson…
- Amy Schumer writes and stars in this ribald comedy about a commitment–phobic career woman who has to face her fears of monogamy when she…
- 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…
- 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.
- Grand Budapest Hotel, The (2014)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric…
- Dir. Wes Anderson at last marries his quirky, meticulous aesthetic to a marvellously exotic setting and characters to create arguably his finest film…
- Housebound (2014)
- Dir. Gerard Johnstone
Feat. Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru…
- A home detainee is forced to move back into her old family house where she grapples with her neurotic mother and supernatural disturbances.
A…
- Inherent Vice (2014)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson…
- Dir. PT Anderson brings Thomas Pynchon faithfully to the big screen in this dope–addled, shaggy–dog comedy in which Joaquin Phoenix stars…
- Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson…
- Good–natured, violent spoof in which gentleman spy Colin Firth recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the ultra–competitive…
- Lego Movie, The (2014)
- Dir. Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Feat. Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks…
- This quick–witted, pop–culture laden adventure set in the Lego universe centres on an ordinary minifigure destined to save his fellow…
- Pride (2014)
- Dir. Matthew Warchus
Feat. Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West…
- An inspired and inspirational dramatization of true events that took place when a group of Gay Rights activists in London offered generous support to…
- Trip to Italy, The (2014)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon
- More of the same is not a bad thing when concerning another gastronomic trip with British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Here, the prickly…
- While We're Young (2014)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver…
- Ben Stiller plays a documentarian whose career and marriage are overturned when a much younger couple enters their social circle in this…
- About Time (2013)
- Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy…
- Writer–director Richard Curtis infuses time travel into his romantic comedy formula in which a lovelorn man's ability to relive the past…
- Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
- Dir. Declan Lowney
Feat. Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee
- Steve Coogan's bumbling DJ from his popular 90's TV show gets a big screen outing with this belly–aching farce situated around a corporate…
- Don Jon (2013)
- Dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore…
- Joseph Gordon–Levitt wrote, directs and stars in this distinctly masculine rom–com as a New Jersey 'player' who must confront his nagging…
- Enough Said (2013)
- Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener…
- Writer/director Nicole Holofcener moves into the first division with her fifth feature film, a savvy divorcee rom–com in perfect accord with…
- World's End, The (2013)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman…
- The stars and director of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ reteam for this third installment of their "Cornetto Trilogy", this time centering around a…
- 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…
- Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (2012)
- Dir. Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Feat. Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo…
- The continental break–up is the basis for yet more malarkey with Manny, Sid and Diego as they're set adrift to encounter pirates and various…
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
- Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…
- The Madagascan gang are a long way from their beloved Central Park zoo in this rambunctious European outing.
As good, if not better than the…
- 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…
- Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
- Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson…
- Winningly oddball 'true' tale set in Seattle that follows a writer and two colleagues on a flakey assignment to interview a man who placed a…
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro…
- An institutionalized man attempts to readjust to life and love in this full–bodied comedy–drama that pairs two of the hottest stars of…
- Ted (2012)
- Dir. Seth MacFarlane
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis…
- The man–child comedy reaches its apotheosis with Seth MacFarlane's unsurprisingly vulgar film debut. Mark Wahlberg plays opposite his teddy…
- Attack the Block (2011)
- Dir. Joe Cornish
Feat. Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail…
- A gang of teenage delinquents rally to defend their tower block from alien invaders in this quick–witted urban sci–fi comedy that…
- Johnny English Reborn (2011)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West…
- The blundering Bond returns in this agreeably silly sequel. This time round a series of international assassins are hunting the Chinese premier, and…
- Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
- Dir. James Nguyen
Feat. Alan Bagh, Whitney Moore
- Shoe–string trash homage to Hitchcock's THE BIRDS that follows a romantic couple whose small town that is attacked by birds.…
- Boy (2010)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu…
- Taika Waititi continues his dream run as director with this fictionalised coming–of–age tale that draws on his own experience growing up…
- Four Lions (2010)
- Dir. Chris Morris
Feat. Kayvan Novak, Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay…
- Explosive comedy of folly and idiocy that follows four would–be Jihadists as they bicker and blunder towards their intended target.
Perhaps…
- Guard, The (2010)
- Dir. John Michael McDonagh
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham…
- A straitlaced FBI agent (Cheadle) and a raucous Irish cop (Gleeson) buddy up to take down an international drug smuggling ring in this riotous…
- Kick-Ass (2010)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage…
- Adapted from the kick–ass graphic novel, this gleeful bone–cruncher portrays a world in which wannabe superheroes don costumes and fight…
- Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick…
- Wearing its super–coolness on its sleeve, this precocious action–comedy stars archetypal geek Michael Cera as a gawky bass–player…
- Super (2010)
- Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Rainn Wilson, Elliot Page, Liv Tyler…
- Violent comedy with Rainn Wilson as a schlubb turned violent avenger after his wife runs off with a drug dealer. Uneven, perhaps intentionally, with…
- RocknRolla (2008)
- Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton…
- Stylephile Guy Ritchie revisits well–trodden territory with this typically tangled crime caper involving a menagerie of seedy opportunists…
- Hot Fuzz (2007)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman…
- A tour de force of comedy from the creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and TV's "Spaced", this fills every corner of its big widescreen with better jokes,…
- Ratatouille (2007)
- Dir. Brad Bird
- Another Pixar masterpiece from the genius creator of THE INCREDIBLES, this follows Remy, a French country rat, who pursues his dream of culinary…
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz…
- Uber–comedy scribe Judd Apatow sends up the recent spate of musical biopics, with John C. Reilly posing as the film's titular, hard livin' rock…
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005)
- Dir. Garth Jennings
Feat. Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell…
- Maintaining the comic wonderstuff and special British eccentricity of Douglas Adams' original novel (and radio and TV spin–offs), this…
- Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Wah Yuen
- Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow trumps all previous efforts (and that's saying something) with this dynamic, bust–a–gut funny…
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield…
- The zombie movie genre collides with distinctively British "lad humour" in this playful and wildly entertaining parody.
Centred around the…
- Love Actually (2003)
- Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson…
- Golden–boy comedy writer Richard Curtis assumes directing duties for the first time but mislays the Midas touch he gained from penning “Four…
- School of Rock (2003)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White
- A must for rock fans of all ages, this hilarious, tongue–in–cheek tribute to rock music is charged by the head–banging enthusiasm…
- Moulin Rouge (2001)
- Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Richard Roxburgh…
- Arch–romantic whizz–kid Baz Luhrmann celebrates truth, beauty, freedom, and Love, set in the infamous, decadent Paris nightclub, circa…
- Dish, The (2000)
- Dir. Rob Sitch
Feat. Sam Neill, Patrick Warburton, Kevin Harrington…
- Another endearing tale from the creators of much–adored THE CASTLE, based on real events that involved small–town Aussies in the…
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson…
- The Coen Brothers' return to their best form with what they neatly describe as the Rolls–Royce of 'hayseed' movies (by which they mean a…
- Big Lebowski, The (1998)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore…
- Rolling another warped vision down the gutter, the inscrutable minds of the Coen Brothers (FARGO, RAISING ARIZONA) endow this bowling comedy with…
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening…
- Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage.
This gleefully (though…
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Mykeltin Williamson
- Oscar–winning box–office monster has suffered heavily from over–exposure, but one cannot dispute its effectiveness as a nutshell of…
- Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3) (1992)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz
- Raimi's third 'Evil Dead' movie is an out–and–out Pythonesque comic–fantasy in which the hero, Ash, confronts simpleton locals and…
- Back to the Future 3 (1990)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen…
- Fun conclusion to the trilogy sends Marty McFly back to the wild west to resolve the havoc he created in part 2.
- Tremors (1990)
- Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross
- Exciting tongue–in–cheek horror flick in the tradition of 50s 'Creature Features' has Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward among the desert yokels…
- When Harry Met Sally (1990)
- 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'…
- Back to the Future 2 (1989)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson…
- Second part of the trilogy has Marty McFly catapulted into 2020 and back again into a dark alternate reality. With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd,…
- Child's Play (1988)
- Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent…
- 'Chucky', the possessed cabbage–patch kid, goes on a murderous rampage in this clever consumerist parable. Tightly scripted and imaginatively…
- Scrooged (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…
- Innerspace (1987)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan…
- The premise of FANTSTIC VOYAGE is comically reworked with a vastly different plotline involving a miniaturized Dennis Quaid is inadvertently injected…
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
- 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…
- Spaceballs (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…
- Absolute Beginners (1986)
- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. David Bowie, Sade Adu, Patsy Kensit…
- Glitzy musical pastiche that takes its inspiration from British jazz, mod, and beatnik culture to tell its barely coherent tale of teen angst.
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson…
- A bona fide 80s classic, this original sci–fi comedy/adventure has a perfectly cast Michael J. Fox sent back to the '50s to have his mother…
- Breakfast Club, The (1985)
- Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall…
- Five teenagers do detention together in this John Hughes classic.
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver…
- Blockbuster supernatural comedy follows the lives of three flaky paranormal investigators who find themselves in countless gooey situations. The…
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest
- Brilliant parody of a burnt–out British Heavy–Metal band on tour in America, filmed in the classic tradition of a rock documentary. A…
- Losing Ground (1982)
- Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
- Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
- Grease (1977)
- Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing…
- Musical sensation set in a 1950s high–school was a box–office phenomenon, now an enduring classic. John Travolta, Olivia…
- Bad News Bears (1976)
- 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…
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder
- Classic Mel Brooks spoof–Western that almost killed the genre off!
- Little Murders (1971)
- Dir. Alan Arkin
Feat. Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd
- Actor Alan Arkin directs this black comedy about a girl who brings her boyfriend home to meet her severely dysfunctional family amidst a series of…
- Graduate, The (1967)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross
- An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…
- Quiet Man, The (1952)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara
- Ex–boxer John Wayne retires to his Irish homeland in search of tranquillity and maybe the hand of Maureen O'Hara. This romantic comedy was a…
- Steamboat Bill Jr (1928)
- Dir. Charles Riesner
Feat. Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuire
- One of Buster Keaton's best films begins as sly farce, with his wimpish city–slicker meekly tussling with a thuggish steamboat–captain…