Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5544 Films to Buy & Rent
Mrs. Brown's Boys (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Brendan O'Carroll
- Jolly Irish sitcom spawned from actor Brendan O'Carroll's radio show and books about a funny, foul–mouthed Dublin mother who interferes in the…
Muppets, The (2011)
- Dir. James Bobin
Feat. Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper…
- Jim Henson's beloved family of puppets make a long–overdue comeback in this buoyant musical–comedy reunion of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo…
My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
- Dir. Roseanne Liang
Feat. Michelle Ang, Matt Whelan, Kenneth Tsang…
- Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…
New Girl (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield…
- Zooey Deschanel stars as an offbeat young woman, who moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Hilarity of a quirky kind ensues.
New Year's Eve (2011)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert De Niro…
- Made–to–order rom–com ensemble continues the work of star–laden date movie VALENTINE'S DAY, with New Year's celebrations in…
Night at the Classic (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Brendhan Lovegrove
- Caustic Kiwi comedian Brendhan Lovegrove fronts this clever send–up of the stand–up circuit, where various guests get the chance to…
No Strings Attached (2011)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline…
- Bed buddies Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher do their best not to fall for each other in this frisky romantic comedy. Riffing on a similar premise…
Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Shane Cortese, Tandi Wright, Blair Strang…
- An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
Oranges, The (2011)
- Dir. Julian Farino
Feat. Leighton Meester, Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener…
- Two upper–middle class New Jersey families are split apart when the father of one (Laurie) falls in love with the daughter of the other…
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
- Dir. Jesse Peretz
Feat. Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks…
- Agreeable, if largely uninspired vehicle for comedy everyman Paul Rudd, here playing the sweet–natured but gullible sibling to three sisters…