Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5434 Films to Rent
Holiday, The (2006)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black…
- Reliable entertainment from 'chick flick' maestress, Nancy Meyer (WHAT WOMEN WANT, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE) in which two disenchanted women (Diaz…
Hotel Babylon (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Beesley, Dexter Fletcher
- The dysfunctional inner–workings of a posh luxury hotel are played out against the ever–increasing eccentricity of its guests in this…
Hyperdrive (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Nick Frost, Miranda Hart
- Post–RED DWARF spin–off combines British sci–fi humour with splashes of STAR TREK subversion. Set in 2151, it concerns the…
I Do: Or How to Get Married and Stay Single (Prete-moi ta main) (2006)
- Dir. Eric Lartigau
Feat. Alain Chabat, Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Under pressure from his nearest and dearest to wed, committed bachelor Alain Chabat solicits the gorgeous Charlotte Gainsbourg to become his faux…
I Served the King of England (2006)
- Dir. Jiri Menzel
Feat. Julia Jentsch, Oldrich Kaiser, Ivan Barnev
- Whimsical yet biting Czech farce centres on the exploits of an endearingly opportunistic waiter, whose thrifty wiles propel him into all manner of…
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)
- Dir. Jeff Garlin
Feat. Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt
- Fans of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and SEINFELD should seek out this thoroughly likeable comedy written and directed by Larry David's benevolent offsider,…
I'm Reed Fish (2006)
- Dir. Zackary Adler
Feat. Jay Baruchel, Alexis Bledel, Katey Sagal
- Sweetly subversive coming–of–age indie comedy focused on Reed Fish (Baruchel), a philosophical young radio presenter whose idealistic…
Idiocracy (2006)
- Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, David Herman…
- A dumb comedy for smart people, this follows the likes of TEAM AMERICA and BORAT as another shrewd post–9/11 satire in which Americans take a…
Ira & Abby (2006)
- Dir. Robert Cary
Feat. Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jason Alexander…
- Jittery romantic comedy concerns the ramifications of a hasty marriage between a neurotic therapy patient and a flighty saleswoman.
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IT Crowd, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson
- Three I.T. technicians relegated to the basement of a large corporation – a neurotic manager, a computer geek and a borderline sociopath…