Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5546 Films to Buy & Rent
Man of the Year (2006)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney…
- Played for quick laughs, this political satire suitably casts Robin Williams as an affable, late–night talk show host who runs for President…
Man to Man with Dean Learner (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness
- Cheeky comedian Richard Ayoade reprises his character from the spoof sci–fi series DARKPLACE in this spoof chat show featuring spoof…
Material Girls (2006)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston…
- Powder–puff girls Hilary and Haylie Duff go from riches to rags in this mostly slim–witted stab at vacuous socialites having to slum it…
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, The (TV Series) (2006)
- A warped, unpredictable anime series centred on the titular Haruhi Suzumiya: an eccentric high school girl whose unconscious ability to alter reality…
Metalocalypse (TV Series) (2006-2013)
- Vicious metal–inspired satire details the exploits of Dethlok, a mega–successful heavy metal band partial to a little violence, revolt,…
Mighty Boosh, The - Live (2006)
- Feat. Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt
- Eccentric comedy duo Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt – stars of the cult series THE MIGHTY BOOSH – give their show characters of Vince…
Minoriteam (TV Series) (2006)
- Eye–popping racial satire from the Adult Swim Network features a cast of superheros as ethnic stereotypes battling crime and corruption in a…
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…
My Best Enemy (Il Mio miglior nemico) (2006)
- Dir. Carlo Verdone
Feat. Carlo Verdone, Silvio Muccino
- Capricious Italian comedy concerning a bitter rivalry between a father and his daughter's new lover – who also happens to be the son of a woman…
My Best Friend (2006)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon
- Daniel Auteuil lends his lovable persona to this textbook French comedy as a frosty antique dealer who has 10 days to disprove his work colleagues'…