Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5561 Films to Buy & Rent
Mumford (1999)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Loren Dean, Ted Danson, Martin Short…
- A laugh–worthy ensemble piece that nicely plays on the idea of a small–town therapist (Loren Dean) becoming the reality–crutch for…
My Favourite Martian (1999)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd
- Family sci–fi comedy based on the US 60s TV series, with Jeff Daniels as the ordinary Joe who harbours a stranded extra–terrestrial…
Mystery Men (1999)
- Dir. Kinka Usher
Feat. Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria…
- Doing for the super–hero genre what PLEASANTVILLE did for 50s sitcoms, this frequently hilarious spoof sets a rag–tag team of…
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Russell Crowe, Colm Meaney, Burt Reynolds…
- Pre–superstar Russell Crowe is typically strong and gruff in this grown–up version of THE MIGHTY DUCKS, with an bumbling, amateur Alaskan…
Nephew, The (1999)
- Dir. Eugene Brady
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Donal McCann
- A small Irish island is shaken by the arrival of a young black man from America whose (white) mother has recently died in the community. On familiar…
Never Been Kissed (1999)
- Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Leelee Sobieski
- A 25yr old cub–reporter, Drew Barrymore must surmount her teenage fears of being uncool when she goes undercover to a high–school to…
Next Friday (1999)
- Dir. Steve Carr
Feat. Ice-Cube
- Ice Cube returns as writer and star of this sequel that moves the hood jokes and parlance into African–American suburbia. Exclusively for the…
Notting Hill (1999)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans…
- Divorced book merchant Hugh Grant falls in love with a customer who happens to be the world's most famous movie star (Julia Roberts, yes, essentially…
Office Space (1999)
- Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman…
- Putting the boot into American office culture, dir. Mike Judge (BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD) inflicts some satisfying damage on the absurdities of the…
Out-of-Towners, The (1999)
- Dir. Sam Weisman
Feat. Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn
- Replaying Neil Simon's original screenplay (the basis for the 1970 Jack Lemmon film), Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn leave the safe and cosy haven of…