Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Romance: 694 Films to Buy & Rent
Sidewalks of New York (2001)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Farina…
- Ed Burns of THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN hits the byways of his usual home turf – cynical flirtation, adultery, longing to meet the right lover…
Very Annie-Mary (2001)
- Dir. Sara Sugarman
Feat. Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce
- Set in the tiny Welsh village of Ogw and embracing the national obsession with singing, this doggedly eccentric comedy is not for all tastes yet has…
When Brendan Met Trudy (2001)
- Dir. Kieron J Walsh
Feat. Peter McDonald, Flora Montgomery
- A Roddy Doyle–concocted boy–meets–girl comedy with a gentle twist – he’s a straightlaced schoolteacher, she’s a…
About Adam (2000)
- Dir. Gerard Stembridge
Feat. Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Frances O’Connor…
- A catchy, but inconsequential comic conceit unfolds when Adam successively seduces three Irish sisters while managing to remain sympathetic.
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns (Fovou tous Ellines) (2000)
- Dir. John Tatoulis
Feat. Lakis Lazopoulos, Zoe Carides
- A warm Greek–Australian rom–com following the exploits of a school teacher from Crete who is sent to Australia to avenge the family name…
Chocolat (2000)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin…
- Light and fluffy ‘food–comedy’ of international mien in which, after a shaky start, Juliette Binoche gets into the heart of an crusty…
Closer You Get, The (2000)
- Dir. Aileen Ritchie
Feat. Ian Hart, Sean McGinley
- This 'Trans–Atlantic' production has a bunch of Irish bachelors trying to lure Miami women back to their village for marriage, but come to…
Coupling (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Martin Dennis
Feat. Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander…
- A battle–of–the–sexes comedy series centering around six thirtysomethings, this British "Friends" enjoys a similar group dynamic…
High Fidelity (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black…
- American adaptation of Nick Hornby's beloved English novel about pop music obsession and the vagaries of romance loses surprisingly little in the…
Hopeless (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Hickey
Feat. Philip Pinner, Scott Wills, Adam Gardiner
- Charming enough to have inspired a 26–episode TV series, this rookie Kiwi comedy boasts a genuine low–budget verve, a charismatic cast of…