Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5546 Films to Buy & Rent
Shall We Dance? (2004)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon…
- A fairly graceful remake of the 1996 Japanese hit comedy, with overworked city lawyer Gere finding release and solace in ballroom dancing lessons…
Shameless (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. David Threlfall, Elliot Tittensor, Gerard Kearns…
- The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits – and humor – on a rough…
Shark Tale (2004)
- Dir. Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman
- A snappy deep–sea animated comedy from the makers of SHREK whose tale almost sinks under its load of gags and in–jokes.
Oscar, a lowly…
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield…
- The zombie movie genre collides with distinctively British "lad humour" in this playful and wildly entertaining parody.
Centred around the…
She Hate Me (2004)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin…
- Another well–packed 'joint' from Spike Lee, has a corporate whistle–blower (Mackie) fired from his job and recruited to impregnate…
Shortcut to Happiness (Devil and Daniel Webster, The) (2004)
- Dir. Alec Baldwin
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt…
- Alec Baldwin's sole directorial outing is something of a misfire, with Baldwin as a struggling author who's Faustian bargaining is his…
Sideways (2004)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen…
- Reserve quality odd–couple comedy–drama from the consistent talent behind ELECTION and ABOUT SCHMIDT, about two middle–aged friends…
Silver City (2004)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, Danny Huston, Daryl Hannah…
- Oddly tangled satire of Bush–era American politics in which a George Dubya soundalike (Cooper) goes on the campaign trail in Colorado, while…
Sleepover (2004)
- Dir. Joe Nussbaum
Feat. Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch…
- The 'tweenie' star of SPY KIDS, Alexa Vega, ventures into more conventional mission with this slightly tweaked high–school comedy in which…
Small Samoan Wedding, A (2004)
- Filmed at the Wellington Opera House, this live show is the latest offering from the Laughing Samoans comedy duo.