Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Three on a Match (1998)
- Dir. Fred Robbins
Feat. Teressa Tunney, Jane Clark
- Dynamic romantic comedy about a group of gay friends who meet up each year to discuss each other's complicated love lives and personal crises. This…
Truman Show, The (1998)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone…
- A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, The (1998)
- Dir. Anthony Shaw
Feat. Angela Lansbury, Ed Bishop, Peter Bland
- Game old lady Angela Lansbury fulfils her life ambition to be a CIA–spy when she's accidentally sent on a mission to Morocco. Although this has…
Up 'n' Under (1998)
- Dir. John Godber
Feat. Griff Rhys-Jones, Brian Glover
- Aging pub–dwellers dust off their boots to settle a grudge match in this FULL MONTY for the Rugby Sevens set, that may have you…
Very Bad Things (1998)
- Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Jon Favreau, Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz…
- Jon Favreau's (SWINGERS) stag party pals accidently kill a call–girl during a cocaine–fueled Las Vegas bender, and once they've…
Very Thought of You, The (Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence) (1998)
- Dir. Nick Hamm
Feat. Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell…
- A trifle thin but amusing entry into the British romantic comedy stakes, with American gal Monica Potter giving a trio of London unlikely lads the…
Via Satellite (1998)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Timothy Balme, Rima Te Wiata…
- Surprise hit on its cinema release, Anthony McCarten's (writer of hit stageplay "Ladies Night") small–scale comedy contrasts the kitsch…
Waking Ned Devine (1998)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Ian Bannen
- When national lottery winner Ned Devine carks it, a cunning old codger (Ian Bannen) assumes his identity to claim the loot, and finds no shortage of…
Wedding Singer, The (1998)
- Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler
- Slightly premature 80s nostalgia comedy, though the benefit of hindsight makes amends on much of the genuine article (PRETTY IN PINK et al).
This…
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. Drew Carey
- Popular improv show hosted by comedian Carey, featuring quick–on–the–draw series regulars performing 'kooky' theatresports for a…