Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Music: 85 Films to Buy & Rent
- Music and Lyrics (2006)
- Dir. Marc Lawrence
Feat. Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Brad Garrett…
- An infectious romantic comedy that winningly pairs Hugh Grant with Drew Barrymore, this adds music notes to the formula and scores a…
- Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
- Dir. Liam Lynch
Feat. Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Ben Stiller…
- Comic chums Jack Black and Kyle Gass parade their mock–rock star alter–egos in a feature length adventure and prove there to be a number…
- Linda Linda Linda (2005)
- Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita
Feat. Doona Bae, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii…
- Guided by a rousing rock anthem, three high school seniors – and one gawky Korean exchange student – strive to have three Japanese punk classics…
- It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
- Dir. Michael Dowse
Feat. Paul Kaye, Kate Magowan
- Documentary–mockumentary comedy about the notoriously hedonistic dance DJ Frankie Wilde (Kaye), who rode the wave of 1990s Ibiza club culture…
- Cheetah Girls, The (2003)
- Dir. Oz Scott
Feat. Raven -Symone, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan…
- Bubblegum pop teen chick flick following four New York teens trying to make it big in the music world who end up having to choose between fame and…
- Mighty Wind, A (2003)
- Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean…
- Writer–director Christopher Guest and his repertory of actors return for another cheerful send–up of an American subculture – this time…
- 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…
- Tenacious D - The Complete Masterworks (2003)
- Feat. Jack Black, Kyle Gass
- The complete episodes of the short–lived but hilarious HBO TV series, this showcase also compiles the various other projects formed around the…
- 24 Hour Party People (2002)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Andy Serkis, Paddy Considine…
- A serio–comic music industry biopic about one Tony Wilson, founder of the legendary Factory record label and the Hacienda Club, that provides a…
- John Safran's Music Jamboree (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. John Safran
- The mischievious Australian–Jewish satirist here plunges into the surprisingly weird world of contemporary popular music.
Presenting a range…