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Rental > Comedy: 5434 Films to Rent
Romance and Cigarettes (2005)
- Dir. John Turturro
Feat. James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet…
- Actor John Turturro wrote, directed and self–released this bawdy and often brilliant 60's–pop–anthem–fuelled comedy musical,…
Rumour Has It... (2005)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley Maclaine…
- An intriguing meta–Hollywood 'sequel' to THE GRADUATE (1967), in which Aniston plays an unlucky–in–love New Yorker who learns that…
Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes) (2005)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Cecile De France…
- A sequel of substance to the pan–Euro comedy THE SPANISH APARTMENT, which will again strike an entertaining chord with the young globetrotting,…
Seeing Other People (2005)
- Dir. Wally Wolodarsky
Feat. Jay Mohr, Josh Charles, Lauren Graham…
- Sporting a nicely screwball premise – a soon–to–be–married couple (Mohr and Nicholson) agree to have a two–month bout…
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005)
- Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Jason Hoyte, Tandi Wright…
- Gleefully un–PC series stars David McPhail as an aggressively behind the times 'relief teacher' in a small New Zealand secondary school, whose…
Sex Sells - The Making of Touche (2005)
- Dir. Jonathan Liebert
Feat. Priscilla Barnes, Jay Michael Ferguson, Adrian Zmed…
- Suprisingly effective mockumentary about the making of a porn film – "Touche" – which skirts satire for a twisted, yet warm–natured…
She's the Man (2005)
- Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Amanda Bynes, Vinnie Jones, Julie Hagerty…
- Spunky, if rather uncomfortable transposition of Shakespeare’s 'Twelfth Night' into the realm of American teen comedy, about a talented female…
Southern Belles (2005)
- Dir. Brennan Shroff, Paul S Myers
Feat. Laura Breckenridge, Anna Faris, Justin Chambers
- Simple chick comedy about Belle and Bell, a couple of sweet–as–pie, trailer–trapped Georgia peaches who dream of Atlanta –…
Strangers with Candy (2005)
- Dir. Paul Dinello
Feat. Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Matthew Broderick…
- Cinematic reprise of a cult 'Comedy Central' TV series stars a truly absurd Amy Sedaris as an ex–con–junkie–whore who after being…
Studs (2005)
- Dir. Paul Mercier
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Eamonn Owens
- Soccer fans and amateur players will rejoice over this Irish comedy, which relates the story of a Sunday league team of no–hopers who are…