Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5434 Films to Rent
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin
- Dusting off a little–known French spy spoof from the 1960's, this remake upgrades rather than updates the franchise, combining the Bond school…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 2 (2006)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Series Two:…
Outsourced (2006)
- Dir. John Jeffcoat
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharkar
- Quite charming cross–cultural comedy follows the romantic fortunes of an American call centre manager (Hamilton) sent to India to train his…
Pablo Francisco: Ouch! Live From San Hose (2006)
- Feat. Pablo Francisco
- Touted as one of the more 'outrageous' American comedians, Francisco's main comedic material comes from pop culture. His sharp–witted take on…
Penelope (2006)
- Dir. Mark Palansky
Feat. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara…
- Whimsical fantasy comedy about an unfortunate girl cursed with the face of a pig whose family are driven to find her a "handsome prince" to undo the…
Pink Panther, The (2006)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Steve Martin, Beyonce Knowles, Kevin Kline…
- Brave but rather misconceived reinvention of the iconic Peter Sellers role has Steve Martin filling the idiotically–contrary Detective…
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley…
- Smash sequel–equal, which replicates the swashbuckling wit, quirkiness and visual excitement of its predecessor, again following the…
Prairie Home Companion, A (2006)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Lee Jones…
- Reviving the musical scope of his 70s watermark NASHVILLE, Robert Altman’s last film lovingly dramatizes the backstage quandary of a live radio…
Priceless (2006)
- Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh
- Ultra–glamorous French romantic comedy, in which one can gorge on (or gawp at) Riviera culture at its most opulent – the clothes, the…
Psych (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. James Roday, Dule Hill
- Offbeat detective series draws its dry and witty asides from the odd–coupling of a fake psychic and his long–suffering best friend, who…