Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Will and Grace (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally…
- Out and proud sitcom cooks up hysterical chemistry between its two eponymous leads – Will, a gay lawyer, and Grace, a straight interior designer…
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
- Dir. Pat Proft
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Kelly LeBrock
- This hit–and–miss comedy starring spoof king Leslie Nielsen is principally a send up of THE FUGITIVE, although manages to sully the name…
You've Got Mail (1998)
- Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
- The lovable personnel of SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and director Nora Ephron, regroup for this 'emotional sequel', with the medium of…
Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, The (1998)
- Dir. Sheree Folkson, Kieron Walsh
Feat. Ciaran McMenamin, Simone Lahbib, Nicole Stapleton…
- Young persons are the target of the whimsical Scottish TV series following the fortunes of an eclectic rock group who go from garage nobodies to gain…
Addicted to Love (1997)
- Dir. Griffin Dunne
Feat. Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick
- Acting serial monogamist Meg Ryan couples this time with Matthew Broderick for romantic revenge on their respective ex–partners who've become…
As Good As It Gets (1997)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear
- Obsessive–compulsive Jack Nicholson has his fear and loathing neutered by the straight–shooting solo–Mum waitress, Helen Hunt, in…
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York…
- American cat Mike Myers draws on his predilection for British comedy for this spot–on spy movie satire.
He plays both the swinging '60s spy…
Bean (1997)
- Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Rowan Atkinson
- Rowan Atkinson's famous alter–ego gets to prank about in this fish–out–of–water Hollywood comedy but its Atkinson himself who…
Beautician and the Beast, The (1997)
- Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton
- Figure–hugging, pink and frothy big screen vehicle for Fran 'The Nanny' Drescher.
She's a hairdresser from Queens sent to work for a Slavic…
Big One, The (1997)
- Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Michael Moore
- Just as smart and witty though with less focus than his watershed doco ROGER AND ME, this intervening 'video diary' sets the format for his popular…