Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5434 Films to Rent
Prime (2005)
- Dir. Ben Younger
Feat. Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep
- Light yet smart New York City comedy in the Woody Allen mode, proposing the cracked fairytale of 30–something Thurman being wooed by a young…
Princess Raccoon (Operetta tanuki goten) (2005)
- Dir. Seijun Suzuki
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Joe Odagiri
- Wacky musical rumpus stars Zhang Ziyi as a 'raccoon dog' who falls in love with a prince banished to her enchanted forest.
A fanciful swansong for…
Producers, The (2005)
- Dir. Susan Stroman
Feat. Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman…
- Lively remake of Mel Brooks' classic blackly comedy in which two Jewish Broadway producers (Broderick and Lane) develop a musical which they are sure…
Puffy Chair, The (2005)
- Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton, Rhett Wilkins
- A failed musician hits the road with his girlfriend to collect the "puffy chair" they've bought on E–Bay in this indie gem that keenly…
Puppy (2005)
- Dir. Kieran Galvin
Feat. Bernard Curry, Nadia Townsend
- A self–funded meditation on obsession and love, set in Victoria's pretty Yarra Valley, in which a free spirit is rescued by a delusional…
Quiet Night In (2005)
- Dir. Christopher Banks
Feat. Nicolette Kenny
- Odd low–budget Kiwi comedy that chronicles a series of unfortunate events over one evening, where a would–be–novelist ends up…
Racing Stripes (2005)
- Dir. Frederik Du Chau
Feat. Bruce Greenwood, M. Emmet Walsh, Hayden Panettiere
- Likable family comedy has 'Stripes' the zebra (voiced by Frankie Muniz) growing up on a farm believing he is a racehorse and being humoured by other…
Ringer, The (2005)
- Dir. Barry W. Blaustein
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox
- A taboo–fumbling–dodging comedy in which, due to a large outstanding debt, Johnny Knoxville (JACKASS) poses as mentally handicapped and…
Robinsons, The (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Martin Freeman, Hugh Bonneville
- A wry British sitcom of family dysfunction with the disarming Martin Freeman – who’s since cornered the English everyman role all for himself –…
Robot Chicken (TV Series) (2005)
- Devilish stop–motion animated series jiving an array of random sketch–comedy segments to the tune of pop–cultural parody, rounded…